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New box does not load BIOS



On Tue, May 18, 2004 at 07:12:19AM -0400, Doug Sweetser wrote:
> Hello:
> 
> I wanted a box that had solid technical parts throughout.  Here are the
> components I recently purchased:
> 
> 	ASUS Tek motherboard A7N8X-X socket-A
> 	Athlon XP 2500+ 333 FSB w/512k
> 	350 w Power Supply
> 	Radion 9200 8xAGP video card, 128 MB RAM
> 	2x256 MB DDR 266 MHz, DL 2.5 memory
> 	40 GB refurbished Diamond Max Plus 8 Hard Drive
> 	1 DVD player
> 	1 CD player
> 	case by quiet PC
> 
> The motherboard has a light to indicate it has access to the power supply.

Check that the RAM is seated properly. (That's my first guess.)
Then check all cables, anything that you installed yourself;
make sure that everything is properly fitted. 

-dsr-




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