Hello Dharam,

Tuesday, November 16, 1999, 10:36:59 PM, you wrote:

DB> Scenario: I am doing the initial test, where I have the board with the
DB> cpu, ram and video card in the case. the cpu fan is connected to the
DB> board. The 'power switch' wire is connected. No other wires or
DB> peripherals are connected. At power up, the case fan kicks in as
DB> expected, but that's it. The cpu doesn't boot and the monitor is blank.

DB> This is the test I have normally done on socket7 units before finishing
DB> the assembly. Am I missing something?

You should also plug in the system speaker when doing the first runs.
BIOS beep messages often pinpoint the problem it would take a lot of
time to discover using only messages on the video.

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