Dean Kukral wrote:

> You need to do the standard trouble-shooting tricks.
>
> First, make sure that the memory is well-seated.  It
> can look ok, but not be.
>

I have looked at the ram and it appears to be well seated. I thought if it
wasn't it would beep. There is 8 simm chips.

>
> Make sure that the power cables are connected
> black wire next to black wire.
>

I have done that.

>
> Try a minimum configuration.  No cards but the
> video card and just the floppy.  (no hard drive,
> modem, etc).  See if it will boot.  See if it will
> even read the floppy.  If it does not boot, try
> your other video card.  If it reads the floppy,
> but does not show on the screen, then you
> know the mb is likely ok and the problems
> are likely with the video.

The motherboard appears to be ok too. I saw the Hdd light come on the HDD. I
have not worked out which wires go with what yet that was going to be my
last job. The screen is not printing anything up. But I have changed video
cards, motherboards and still nothing comes on the screen. Is it possible it
is one of the buses or could it be the I/O card. I am unsure what to think.
I have number one pin conected with the red strip on data cables too. It is
mainly that nothing appears to come on the screen even when I put a card i n
that is compatable with my screen nothing changes. For example you know when
your PC boots up the screen is black and you see the what type the MB is
then the ram etc and if the video card isn't working it just stays orange or
whatever the colour is well that is the problem. But the video card was
working on the 386 but not this. Strange, could it be the CPU?
Thanks Janelle Nielsen

>
>
> If it works, then add the hard drive.
>
> Then add other pieces, if you have any, one
> by one.
>
> Hopefully, you will be able to isolate the bad
> component.
>
> HTH
>
> Dean Kukral
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jnielsen <[log in to unmask]>
>
> Date: Wednesday, February 03, 1999 7:38 AM
> Subject: [PCBUILD] old 486
>
> <snip>
>
> >To cut a long story short I ordered a second hand 486 motherboard which
> >came with 8 MG of ram a CPU which is a  DX66 and put everything back in
> >now the screen is just showing a glowing orange colour. The cmos is
> >capable of auto detecting  the hard drive but have not even heard any
> >post beeps, nothing so far. I tried another video card for the ega and
> >also tried a vesa card which allowed me to connect to my pc but nothing
> >has worked. Has anyone got any suggestions?
> >thanks
> >Janelle
> >
>
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