How To Test Ur Mobo

[raiserblade2003]

is there ne way to test your mobo to see if it work? becuz i have just got a job to build my friends sisters friend comp. i order the case teh mobo and the cpu arrive in 2 days. and for some weird reason i keep getting the feeling that somethign is goign to be wrong w/ the system (im only 17....and im not superstition (spell that right?) but...) i knwo u guys are going to laugh and im prepare for that. even i find myslef and idiot for that. but are there ne ways to find out if ther motherboard is working or not?

[clocker]

Install the CPU and heatsink.
Install the memory and video card.
Hook up the power supply and monitor.
Bridge the two pins that the power on switch connects to.
Does the rig POST?

Mobo works.

[Virtualbody1234]

You can even leave out the ram and video card. Connect the small pc speaker and turn it on, if your board beeps then the board is ok.

[Evil Gemini]

Well if your going to buy this stuff brand new, i dont see why it wont work and it should come with warrenty.

If this is the first time your putting a pc together, just be calm and make sure everything goes in the right place. As simple as that.

IMO the worst thing you can do when putting a pc together is shorting it out, destroying components with static and destroying the cpu from installing hs incorrectly.

[bowrabob]

Make sure the ram is correctly seated...I built a pc and when I booted it started to smoke...when I checked to to see what went wrong the second bank of Ram had popped up....cost me a Motherboard..now I allways triple check everything...

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by Cowboy Bob@24 November 2003 - 04:46
...now I allways triple check everything...

except your spelling, it would seem...?

[raiserblade2003]

Originally posted by neattairoski@24 November 2003 - 04:18
Well if your going to buy this stuff brand new, i dont see why it wont work and it should come with warrenty.

If this is the first time your putting a pc together, just be calm and make sure everything goes in the right place. As simple as that.

IMO the worst thing you can do when putting a pc together is shorting it out, destroying components with static and destroying the cpu from installing hs incorrectly.

i though there was only one way to installed the hsf....hwo do u installed it wrong.
and how do i protect myself from static other then the anit static wristband. dont feel like driving out to the store just for a wristband
ty vb123 and clocker for the help. ill find out if the work or not by tomorow (cpu arrive)

btw, is it snowing at wher u live? i live in Minnestoa and thers like 6 inches of snow outside .

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by raiserblade2003@24 November 2003 - 05:57
btw, is it snowing at wher u live? i live in Minnestoa and thers like 6 inches of snow outside .  

no...however it is bitterly cold
i live in scotland

edit: have fun in the snow

[raiserblade2003]

Originally posted by 3rd gen noob+24 November 2003 - 07:01--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (3rd gen noob @ 24 November 2003 - 07:01)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-raiserblade2003@24 November 2003 - 05:57
btw, is it snowing at wher u live? i live in Minnestoa and thers like 6 inches of snow outside .

no...however it is bitterly cold
i live in scotland

edit: have fun in the snow [/b][/quote]
meh, im not a fan of snow

[lynx]

Originally posted by raiserblade2003+24 November 2003 - 07:19--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (raiserblade2003 @ 24 November 2003 - 07:19)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Originally posted by 3rd gen noob@24 November 2003 - 07:01
<!--QuoteBegin-raiserblade2003

@24 November 2003 - 05:57
btw, is it snowing at wher u live? i live in Minnestoa and thers like 6 inches of snow outside . &nbsp;

no...however it is bitterly cold
i live in scotland

edit: have fun in the snow

meh, im not a fan of snow [/b][/quote]
Well why are you living in Minnesota then?