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LATCO
07-29-1999, 09:21 PM
I AM BUILDING A NEW MACHINE FROM THE CASE UP,BUT HIT A SNAG TO SAY THE LEAST.ATX CASE, BE-6 MB, CEL-300A, 64MB PC133 SDRAM, HDD MAXTOR DIAMOND MAX 5GIG, WIN98. PUT ALL TOGETHER AND PUT IN WORKING GRAPHICS BLASTER 4 MEG VIDEO CARD, CD ROM, 3.5 FDD, NO SOUND CARD. FIRST STARTUP HDD AND CD CAME UP, BUT NO VIDEO; NO POST.AFTER MANY TIMES OF CHECKING AND RECHECKING AND RESTARTING SAME. THEN I CHECKED HDD JUMPERS REMEMBERING IT WAS SLAVE IN OTHER BOX .RESTARTING AS MASTER IS WHEN MY REAL PROBLEM STARTED.STILL NO VIDEO EVEN WITH ANOTHER VID CARD, BUT,IT POSTED WITH ONE LONG BEEP AFTER ANOTHER AND ANOTHER AND SO ON I TRIED EVERY TIP IN SUPPORT GROUPS I COULD FIND, ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE APPRECIATED THANX IN ADVANCE.

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SB
07-29-1999, 09:58 PM
First, I'd like to make a suggestion for you to turn off your CapsLock and put some paragraphs into your post...it helps for others to read. http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

Recheck all your connections, especially your memory and video card. Make sure they are in tight. Try booting the system with just CPU, memory, video card, and floppy - no HD, or CD Drive. See if it get's past the boot process.