Hi all, i am new to building a pc but im having probs can someone help me out please, heres what i have, PC Chips M848ALU SKT A SIS 748 400 DDR AGP 8x ATA133 6Ch Sound/LAN/USB 2.0 for Athlon or Sempron CPUs AMD Athlon XP2600 333mhz 512 L2 Cache Barton OEM CPU Superflower SF-562S Silver ATX Case with psu Ebuyer Extra Value Arctic Cooling Copper Silent 2l (blue Light) (maximum Support XP3400) GeForce4 MX 440 AGP 8X (GIVEN TO ME) 2 x Ebuyer Extra Value 8cm Case Fan With Blue LED's 1 x Antec Cooling Fan 120mm Blue Led Lights Crucial 512mb DDR 333MHz PC2700 Memory Module When all the parts are together, it powers up but nothing else, no post nothing on screen. if anyone can help please give me your feedback, and remember i am a noob at thsi
ok look for your mobo manual. for jumper settings: first look for clear-cmos that is bios memory it is a jumper close by mobo battery that has 3 pins 1-2-3 an two positions clear or default read in your manual which one is clear so remove the pin cap and set it to clear for example pin 1-2 clear pin 2-3 default or normal depens on your mobo. if clearing the bios doesnt work then check all the hardware again like reseating video card,memory and even cpu one other think amd cpu socket a are not for noobies to install because the fan has to be properly attach or the bios wont let pc to boot in order to protect cpu from burning amd cpus get fry pretty easy.. so: 1-clear cmos/bios look for jumpers settings on manual 2-if clearing cmos doesnt work reseat everything 3-check that the power supply is properly conected 4-since your video card is not new make sure is not damage try it with another video card hope this help if not let me know
also remember there are jumper settings for each specific type of processor, based (i believe) on the fsb. in your motherboard manual you should find the jumper orders for the specifics of your processor.
yes your mobo is 200/266/333/400 fsb capable some mobos has jumper for 200/266 and 333/400 if that your case set it 333/400
@ Dr XP, this may sound so daft BUT where do i find the jumpers to the FSB? I have not tried the CMOS jumper yet, but i will after work today, plus if that do's not work i will try reseating the other components. If it does not work after that WHAT should i do. PLEASE HELP. it maybe all money down the drain if it dosnt owrk
your motherboard manual will include an illustration of your motherboard, with the jumpers labelled and what position to put them on for which chips on a page nearby. it varies from board to board, but they're probably very close to your cmos battery.
as auslander said is a feature vey comon , but not in all mobo so in your manual should be a map of your mobo!!
