Glen L. Bowes wrote:
>
> > 1)  Why would you install the motherboard in the case on top of the pink
> > foam anti-static pad?
> Really, you wouldn't. The foam is simply an insulating precaution for
> shipping.
>

Glen is right! You should NOT have the foam in there! The foam packing
is an anti-static insulator which means it is a partial conductor of
electricity.

Your motherboard is currently shorted out (to some extent) which is why
you have problem #2...

> > 2)  What would cause the PC to not boot every time you turn the power
> > switch on?

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