[SLL] OT--Hardware: New Build Won't go to POST

[Andrew Sweger]

On Sun, 14 Oct 2007, Abha Harting wrote:

> The video card is a 256mg Asus Nvidia PCI express. It comes with an
> auxiliary power cord that plugs into the back of the card and then into the
> PSU. There is also a fan plug on the fanin addition to that second plug. I
> did not hook up the extra plug to the PSU...would that stop it dead??

The board should be able to do *some* kind of POST without the video card.
You'll want the built-in speaker attached to get the diagnostic beeps, as
that's the only feedback you'll generally get running the unit headless.
Many boards should be able to do some kind of POST without any peripherals
attached (no memory, no CPU, no disks, no video, nada). But you'll need to
check the user manual for specifics. ASUS publishes relatively decent
information on their boards.

Have you mentioned whether the LED power indicator on the main board comes
on at all?

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