On Fri, 28 Jul, 2006 at 09:17PM +0200, Nigel Henry spake thus: > On Friday 28 July 2006 21:20, Dave Phillips wrote: > > Greetings: > > > > Well, the hardware has been assembled, but I have a show-stopper of a > > problem. When I try to start the machine I get a flash from the cool > > blue lights on my Antec case, the CPU fan does a little jig, then > > nothing. :( > > > > So how do I go about diagnosing this thing ? All possible connections > > have been made between the case, the power supply, and the mobo. I've > > scoured the manuals for those pieces, I can't see that I've missed > > connecting anything. > > > > Here's the main machine parts: > > > > MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum motherboard > > AMD64 CPU > > Antec Sonata II case with power supply > > 1 GB RAM in slot 1 > > Seagate Barracuda drive > > Lite-on DVD/CD RW drive > > > > Any and all suggestions are welcome. I'd like to get this iron running > > myself, the bench fees at the local shops are outrageous. > > > > Best, > > > > dp > > Hi Dave. I'll start the show off. Harddrive on the first IDE contoller, and > set to master? DVD/CD RW drive on the second IDE controller, and set to > master? > > I hope you used a well grounded wrist strap when putting it all together. That's for newbies and old ladies. I only ever build computers in thunderstorms, while wearing nylon. My case is made of amber, and I keep a cat in it. James > Nigel. >
