Nada on startup

[Ciscovaras]

Hi, first time user about to humiliate himself with his lack of knowledge.

I'm attempting to upgrade my computer for the first time by myself. I put in an entirely new motherboard, MICROSTAR 6339 Pentium 4 1.4-1.5Ghz ATA100 4Dimms 5PCI 1AGP4x 400Mhz FSB i850Pro chipset ATX (copied that from the vendor's site, no way I'm remembering all that), an Intel Pentium 4 1.4Ghz processor, and 184pin 256Mb RAMBUS memory 800Mhz
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I put everything together according to the motherboard manual and a how-to book and when I turned it on, I got power to the motherboard and a long, rhythmic beeping. Nothing on the monitor at all, no BIOS or anything. The monitor just wasn't responding.

I tried to do just bare bones with the motherboard, processor, memory, Maxtor 60G 7200rpm HD, 3.5 floppy, and ATI All-in-Wonder video card. I got the same results: no monitor, more beeping. One suggestion was that the video card was not properly installed, but after a number of attempts to correct that, it still wasn't working. And the video card still works with my old components.

My current theory is the fact that I have only memory chip when the vendor said "(works in pairs)." The way it was worded, I didn't think it was essential to have a pair, it just "(works in pairs)."

Suggestions are highly appreciated.

Cv

[tjaymadison]

Welcome, Ciscovaras! http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

You may very well have to put a 'stick' in two separate slots.
Found this at www.kingston.com/ (http://www.kingston.com/)

Confirm that you configured the memory correctly. Many computers require module installation in banks of equal-capacity modules. Some computers require the highest capacity module to be in the lowest labeled bank. Other computers require that all sockets be filled; still others require single-banked memory. These are only a few examples of special configuration requirements. If you have a name-brand computer, visit Kingston's Web site or use our upgrade manual to look up configuration rules specific to your computer. You can also contact technical support for your memory or computer manufacturer.



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[Ciscovaras]

Thanks for the help, I checked out the the MSI official website and it is a problem with the memory. Unfortunately, I'm going to have to fork over the money for more memory, which I was hoping to avoid.