At 11:06 PM 2/22/1998 Tracy Taulman  wrote:
>    I have a couple of questions regarding a new PC that a cousin just
>bought.  It is a Cyrix MX 200 on a TX Pro motherboard running at 75 MHz
>bus speed(standard setting for MX 200).  It also has 32 MB EDO, 3.2GB
>Western Digital, 20X Cyber Drive, AD-CHIPS ASP-16 sound card, Cirrus
>Logic 33.6 modem (this was a new one to me) and an S3 Virge 4 MB video
>card.  He purchased it at a local shop and knows that it is very
>generic.
>
>1)  Why would you install the motherboard in the case on top of the pink
>foam anti-static pad?  This is the first one I have ever seen like this.
>
>2)  What would cause the PC to not boot every time you turn the power
>switch on?  All of the lights come on, the hard drive spins up, but the
>monitor never flashes the video bios message.  A quick reboot usually
>brings it right on or turn the power off, waiting a couple of seconds
>and then flipping it back on.


Tracy:

Check the voltage on the CPU first. Some Cyrix chips take
a slightly different voltage.

Then check the RAM, verifying proper seating. Also check the
video card for seating. In fact, check every component for
proper connection and for short circuiting.

Finally, get into CMOS and check your setup. Select slower and
more conservative RAM settings.

I would NOT use the foam anti-static pad as a backing to the
motherboard. Defeats cooling, and is a possible fire hazzard.

Regards,

John Chin