i'm ready to power up, i think!!

[allenfi]

mobo is in, power supply is in (not hooked to mobo yet),
dvd rom is attached to dvd r/rw and to mobo,
floppy is attached, 2 fans attached so far to enermax controller.
monitor is ready to hook to the back.
Do i need to wait on the graphics card and sound card before i power on.

[Scott Tiger]

If you want the computer to do anything useful, yes.

[Bill in SD, CA]

Unless you have on-board video your not going to get anything on the monitor.

Soundcard not important.

Bill

[allenfi]

graphics= gainward 5900 128mb ultra 1200
sound = creative audigy 2 platinum zs
mobo= intel d875pbz pro lan
case=mge uv blue acrylic

i got all the wiring sleeved. , when i put in the bay for soundblaster, it had one of those wide gray funky ide type cables.
is there a substitute you can buy. that thing kills the aesthetics.

[Starfury_2260]

whats the processor? also the hard drive?

you can get rounded ide cables, if thats what the card uses.

[allenfi]

Well iI powered up! Nothing blew up!
dvd rom or dvd rw will not open. monitor shows nothing. my thermal unit and fans are working.

intel d875pbz pro lan
3.2 gig with h/t
128 mb gainward 5900 ultra 1200 (it's powering on and fans on too)
soundblaster audigy zs platinum
liteon 16x dvd rom (master-primary)
liteon 8x dvd r/rw (master also- secondary ide)
w/d raptor 36 gig @ 10000 rpm (serial ata)
maxtor 120 gig @ 7200 rpm (sata)
enermax thermal monitor
Alps floppy 1.44 mb

System not recognizing keyboard i don't think
pushing F1

????????

[ragtop]

Based on your posts, I assume you're new to building your own machines. I always advise people to just install the MB/power supply/RAM/CPU(&fan)/video card/monitor/KB/mouse. Leave all the drives and other cards disconnected.

You should then be able to boot into BIOS and check the basic settings.

Once you know the basic components are working, you can add the primary HDD and CDROM. Then install the OS. Finally, add in any other drives and cards. Make sure each component is working before you move on to the next.

Once you do it a few times, you won't have to be as meticulous - but its best to take it one item at a time on your first build.

[allenfi]

thanks ragtop
i still have to get my monitor up as well. it says HD 2 input is not in
so i'm checking that out. in the meantime, i'll diconnect the roms and hdd's. till i get the bios set
thanks
now if i can only find my sony book.

Sony SDM-hx73 17 inch digital