Look at your motherboard, for the make and model, then go to their web site
and download the manual for it..

While your at it, get the latest bios, it may help.

The manual will help you find out where everything goes.


rgds

Frank

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Lee Roberts
Sent: Sunday, 30 December 2001 7:17 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] The Wait just got a lot longer!


It's never a good idea to mess with electronic devices while powered up.
Especially RAM. Surges occur when wiggling loose stuff that will destroy
the device.

At 05:42 PM 12/29/2001 -0500, Andrew wrote:
>Hello All,
>
>       Thank you for the replies to my previous "Wait." I was unable
>to implement previous recommendations due to...
>       I got curious and wiggled one of my 4 newly installed SIMMs,
>while it was running. All went blank Now even the Boot floppy does
>not spin up and the hard drive light simply stays red.
>       I am going to try removing a SIMM at a time to see if
>anything changes. Starting with the one #4 I moved/wiggled previously.
>         To confuse things more the wire going to the keyed switch,
>came off completely in my hand. I have not a clue, what to do, about
>that wire.
>
>       What Have I done??
>
>       Please excuse, If anyone is bothered by this hardware
>question please recommend a good "older" hardware list.




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