dmb_fan

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Just put together my first PC:
Asus A7V333(New)
MSI G4Ti4200 128 MB(New)
Kingston 512 MB DDR333(New)
AMD Athlon XP 2200+(New)
Quantum Bigfoot 12.7GB(Old)

Hit the power button for the first time, nothing. So i looked at all the connectors didnt see anything wrong, thought that i must have missed something so i took it all apart and put it all back together. Still nothing.
 

Schmide

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Fan connected to the motherboard? Most motherboards won't boot without a fan attached to the motherboard.

Recursion - I curse then I recurse again and again
 

lhgpoobaa

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No lights on the motherboard?
Do the fans on the PSU even spin?
Is the <b>ON BUTTON[/b} connected correctly?


<b>Cogposto tomsa, ergo sum - <i>Descartes</i>
</b>Translation:<b> I post at Toms Hardware, Therefor I am. :smile: </b>
 

dmb_fan

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OK got it to boot however while i was installing the software it wont allow me to look in the cd-rom, both the cd-r and cd-rw show up in the bios properly.