BOOT PROBLEM: ASUS P4P800-VM / P-IV: 1,8GHz, 400MHz, 512Kb / 512MB DDR PC3200 400MHz

[pd_bt]

I put together all newly purchased motherboard / memory / processor / hd / etc and it won't boot up, not from floppy disk, nor from CD-ROM drive. It just says put in the right boot disk and press any key or reboot and choose the right boot drive, or something like that. I tried different things but nothing seems to work.
Could it be because of the processor FSB (400MHz) and memory frequency conflict? My memory is 400 MHz, but to fit the processor FSB it should be 266 MHz. The motherboard itself lowered the momory's frequency down to 266 (it shows 266 in bios) but could it still be the conflict between memory and processor that doesnt let the system to boot?

Thank you in advance for help...

mother board: ASUS P4P800-VM
processor: P-IV: 1,8 GHz, 400 MHz, 512 Kb
memory: 512 MB DDR PC3200 400MHz

other hardware - hd western digital caviar 8Gb,
CD-RW Plextor 40-12-40A

[no1_vern]

Hi Pd_bt, Welcome to TechIMO!

When your system P.O.S.T. s , It gives you no error beeps? I dont think that memory is your immediate problem.

Check your bios setup and verify that it is setup to start from your cd-rom/floppy not your hard drive. Once you have verified that the hard drive is the last in line for bootup check the cable to ensure it is installed properly and the jumpers for your hard drive/cd-roms are set up properly(not maste/master - slave/slave, but master/slave.

Also try with a different cable, that might be the problem.

[billniceguy]

maybe speaker no work for error beeps. On startup dont it show the ram being checked? 8 gig hd?