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I'm trying to build a system with a MSI K8T Neo-FSR motherboard, an Athlon 64 3400+
CPU and a (known-to-work) Radeon 9700. It's not booting or beeping, and I'm getting
4 red LED's. At the moment I have nothing but the above parts (and the diagnostic
bracket) plugged into the motherboard.
First, I'm not sure I have the processor and CPU fan installed properly. I bought the
retail version with the generic Athlon CPU fan, and the instructions seem to indicate
that you need to hook the fan lever into or underneath the retaining clip somehow. Is
this true? It doesn't look to me like this needs to be done, and I haven't found a clear
picture of how it should look when you're done (the picture in the manual isn't clear).
Second, I believe I've done all the obvious stuff (disconnect every unessential
component, clear the CMOS, remove and replace the battery, remove the memory) and
get the same results. So I'm down to checking my motherboard installation into the
case and checking the processor installation.
Is it enough to put the motherboard onto the static bag it came with in order to safely
power it on outside the case? Or should I buy a big anti-static mat? (Wouldn't hurt
anyway, I know.)
Also, any other gotchas I'm missing here? I think I've got another AGP card around
somewhere I could try, too, but the one in there was working with my last PC.
I'm trying to build a system with a MSI K8T Neo-FSR motherboard, an Athlon 64 3400+
CPU and a (known-to-work) Radeon 9700. It's not booting or beeping, and I'm getting
4 red LED's. At the moment I have nothing but the above parts (and the diagnostic
bracket) plugged into the motherboard.
First, I'm not sure I have the processor and CPU fan installed properly. I bought the
retail version with the generic Athlon CPU fan, and the instructions seem to indicate
that you need to hook the fan lever into or underneath the retaining clip somehow. Is
this true? It doesn't look to me like this needs to be done, and I haven't found a clear
picture of how it should look when you're done (the picture in the manual isn't clear).
Second, I believe I've done all the obvious stuff (disconnect every unessential
component, clear the CMOS, remove and replace the battery, remove the memory) and
get the same results. So I'm down to checking my motherboard installation into the
case and checking the processor installation.
Is it enough to put the motherboard onto the static bag it came with in order to safely
power it on outside the case? Or should I buy a big anti-static mat? (Wouldn't hurt
anyway, I know.)
Also, any other gotchas I'm missing here? I think I've got another AGP card around
somewhere I could try, too, but the one in there was working with my last PC.