On 22 Feb 98 at 23:06, Tracy Taulman wrote:

> 1)  Why would you install the motherboard in the case on top of the pink
> foam anti-static pad?  This is the first one I have ever seen like this.

  Totally bizarre.  I don't think it can hurt airflow or grounding.
It *could* prevent shorts between the underside of the board and the
case, but normally the stand-offs provide plenty of clearance so this
shouldn't be a concern.

> 2)  What would cause the PC to not boot every time you turn the power
> switch on?  All of the lights come on, the hard drive spins up, but the
> monitor never flashes the video bios message.  A quick reboot usually
> brings it right on or turn the power off, waiting a couple of seconds
> and then flipping it back on.

  Problems on cold boot that go away on warm boot or reboot are most
often attributable to th epower supply, or to its delivery of power
to components.  I'd make sure the hard drive and CD-ROM are not
sharing a power lead (either should be able to share with the
floppy); if so, the power supply may be somewhat below its labelled
rating, and may be about to fail.

David G