Michael;
If you have the pc speaker hooked up,
 you should be able to hear cmos "beeps" when you boot up.
that can help diagnosis the problem. If you are not getting
beeps of some kind, then possibly you have a dead cpu or motherboard.
Try unplugging the ATX power connector to the mobo and resetting the cmos
jumper for 20 sec.
Remember to return it to the default position :-)
I would remove the front connectors for now except the power on and pc
speaker,
just to eliminate the possibility of a wrong connection.
For whatever reason some mobos require the power connector unplugged to
reset the cmos.
A couple of common problems are not having the video card
fully seated in the AGP slot. Also make sure the memory
is in the #1 slot and fully seated, and the cpu in inserted all the way.
I just went thru a hair puller like this, turned out to be a DOA Athlon XP
processor.

<>< Larry Fisk
         Fisk Computers
           Fruitvale, Idaho

----- Original Message -----
From: "mwathen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 9:49 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Ideas for booting up my computer?


> hey everybody,
>
> thanks for the help on the power supply.  I have a KT# Ultra (VIA KT333
> Chipset Based) motherboard.  I've hooked up the power supply, memory,
> graphics card, processor w/ heatsink, mouse, and keyboard, and I can't get
> any response when i power up.  I've hooked up all of the front panel
> connectors.  there are two spots for the "power LED", so i used the 2 pin
> which coordinated with the size of my cable.

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