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Make sure you disconnect the HD too.
That is not strictly an essential item, (at least for basic testing).
AFTER that, even take out the RAM.
The BIOS should beep a code, or a smart one will talk to you...
OTOH, a talking BIOS should have been complaining "by now".
Rick Glazier
CC: keep on list.
From: "bobwarasila"
> I reseated everything and tried with the video card out. The P4P800 has
> integrated sound and video so I removed all boards + the burner and CD-Rom.
> Still no POST sounds or video. I removed the front panel and discovered
> there is no onboard speaker in this box so I plugged in a speaker, still no
> POST sounds although I could hear some initial noise on the speaker as the
> computer powered up and again when it went down. Last clue is that the
> CD-ROM light blinks when connected BUT when the CD-ROM and burner are
> unplugged the HD access light does not light. I'm guessing maybe the boot
> sequence in the CMOS is stalling with the CD-ROM at some point? But I
> thought the POST happened before anything else happened so it's looking to
> me as if something is wrong on the MB. BTW someone tested the video card
> for me on another computer and that worked OK. Perhaps I should just buy a
> replacement P4 MB since they're pretty cheap and go from there.
>
> I have a LINUX Knoppix disk so I tried that in the CD-ROM no luck:^(
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