-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Richardson <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sunday, February 08, 1998 4:56 AM
Subject: Another First Time Builder


>Ladies and Gentlemen of the list:
>I have followed PCBuild for sometime and thought that with the help of the
>many knowledgeable people reading the list I would attempt building my own
>computer.

>According to the info I have I
>should hook up the power supply to the mainboard, install the memory and
>video card and connect the monitor, which I have done. I checked the jumper
>settings and powered it up but did not get any display on the monitor as I
>expected.

Welcome to the wonderful world of computer building!

When you "boot" the computer you should hear a single beep telling you
everything is OK.  If not you have something installed wrong.  You do not
specifically mention it, but make sure you have connected a keyboard, and a
floppy drive so the computer thinks it can boot, (even if it can't.)

Also, as an afterthought, make sure that when you connect the power supply
to the board that all the black wires are to the middle of the connector,
and that your memory is installed in SIMM slots 0&1, not slots 2&3, (look at
MB diagram.)  One more thing, remember you need to install memory SIMM's in
pairs.

Hopefully I didn't get too basic...

John
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