OK gang,
My turn to ask again. Put together a new machine last night, Matsonic MS-8127c+, Duron 750 w/fan, 128mb pc133, 10 gig Western digital.
Problem is, turn it on, all lights flicker, Trident logo appears for a second, one beep, Award bios info, Energystar logo, cpu info, and "Hit DEL to enter setup" at bottom. This is as far as it goes. No other beeps, clicks, or grinding, no response to keyboard input, NOTHING.
I have checked all jumpers, reseated all cards, tried another keyboard, read the manual AGAIN.
Didn't find anything on Matsonic's site except to talk to my vender.I will call them this afternoon but I thought I might see if anyone here had a suggestion first http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/biggrin.gif http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/cool.gif
Thanks to all

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They say to eat before you go to the grocery store so you don't buy so much. That doesn't work at the liquor store does it!

Can you try the RAM stick(s) in another system?

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"I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question."
-- Charles Babbage, mathematician, computer pioneer, analytical engine designer (1791-1871)
-- (Question: 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?')

"Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand."
-- Homer Simpson

thought about that lastnight, didn't get a chance to try it. I will this afternoon though.
Thanks TJay http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/wink.gif

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They say to eat before you go to the grocery store so you don't buy so much. That doesn't work at the liquor store does it!

I had a similiar problem yesterday with a brand new mainboard......turned out to be a brand new "BAD" mainboard http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/biggrin.gif....as you probably know, you start with Ram as the suspect, then the video, then the cpu + fan.....then the dang mainboard.....it sounds like you have a bad BIOS chip in there.

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Will XP save Me ?

Yep, my thoughts exactly. Thanks Randy. I got home today and called but their Tech support has some pretty short hours.
Did some further testing and I'm sure of the board, but HEY, that happens.

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They say to eat before you go to the grocery store so you don't buy so much. That doesn't work at the liquor store does it!

[This message has been edited by bassman (edited 05-24-2001).]