Hello to everyone!  I haven't participated in the discussions too much.  I
am fairly new to hardware and computer building/repair.  I am putting
together a inexpensive computer for practice and experience, and also to
help prepare for the A+ exam.

The motherboard is a FIC 503+ with K6-2 400 MHz, 64 MB PC100.  Everything
booted and worked well enough, and I was at the point of learning to
install NT4, reformatting and all that good stuff.  That is beside the
point, though.  The real problem:  I bought a new power supply (250W) from
CompUSA and now the computer won't even POST.  No beeps, no nothing.  I
guess I wiped out the BIOS in installing the new power supply.  If this is
so, what can I really do, aside from chucking the motherboard?

I am more interested in learning than actually having a working computer.
(I can easily buy a computer or go to a repair shop)  Insights, logical
approaches and perspectives would be really welcome.  Thanks!

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