-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Prickett <[log in to unmask]>


>Building a system with a clone mobo which makes constant, unending
>beeps from the instant the switch is on.  Have ONLY the board
>connected with P8 & P9, [not even screws--it's lying on a
>non-conductive surface] and still have constant beeps instantly upon
>switching on.  Nothing else is touching the board, nothing installed,
>only power and the speaker connector.
>
>With P8/P9 removed--no beeps--so the box should be okay.
>Sound like a shorted mobo?
>I'd like an opinion before driving 120 miles to return it.


By the way you describe it, you have nothing connected to the motherboard
other than the power connections. 2 things to try:
1st try switching the P8 & P9 connectors just on the off chance they may be
marked incorrectly. 2nd, try installing a floppy drive on the off chance
that this particular board requires a drive controller (or some peripheral)
before it will function.

If neither of these helps, you probably have a bad MB.

Arnie
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