How to build a computer

zekrahminator · Aug 3, 2006, 03:43 PM

To read this article go to: http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/other/144

Batou1986 · Sep 1, 2006, 08:10 PM

wow u literately built my computer i have the same case no side window same gfx card with same cooler same sound card only things that look different is the mobo which i assume is a gigabyte like mine only i got the ga-k8u 939 with agp and the hsf combo

anyway thats a damn good tut for people that dont know how and might even teach the ppl that do know a few things they didn't know

zekrahminator · Sep 1, 2006, 08:12 PM

The motherboard's an ASRock 939Dual-SATA2...I'm glad you liked it!

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Dippyskoodlez · Sep 2, 2006, 01:23 AM

Very nice picture guide

Although I'm not sure about the static friendlyness of the floor mat..

However, I would prefer a wood desk

I' sure this will get quite a few views!

magibeg · Sep 2, 2006, 03:23 AM

This was a very well done and in depth guide. Its always good to read these things atleast once just to make sure your doing things right. (message to one of my friends... never use a magnetic tipped screwdriver)

Azn Tr14dZ · Sep 2, 2006, 04:00 AM

Great job! Very nice. I remember when you first got the idea to make this guide...

Thanks for including me in the "Special Thanks".

-Azn

drade · Sep 2, 2006, 04:31 AM

Great Job! Thats just the basics for the hardware, Software would really help those though after this, I use to have a ton of software issue my first time....But other then that great review!

KennyT772 · Sep 2, 2006, 04:46 AM

props!

POGE · Sep 2, 2006, 04:50 AM

Quote:

If your motherboard has a 20 pin connector and your PSU has a 24 pin connector (or vice versa). Just plug the connector in and it will work. The extra four pins are for additional power which might not be needed. Your system will still work fine.

No! Your system MIGHT work fine. Like you said, the extra four pins are for additional power which MIGHT not be needed. It might also need it to be stable! My DFI NF4 motherboard wont run stable without all 24 pins plugged in. It is okay to plug a 24 pin into a 20 pin, but not a 20 pin into a 24 pin... it might work sometime... MIGHT.

Azn Tr14dZ · Sep 2, 2006, 04:57 AM

20-pin to 24-pin MIGHT work, but lets say you overclock, you won't get a higher overclock as if you had 24-pin, stince it's there for stability. Also, if your motherboard has both 8-pin EPS 12v, and 24-pin, and you're only using 4-pin and 20-pin, it's not recommended to overclock.

POGE, do you have an SLI Bridge you don't use.

POGE · Sep 2, 2006, 04:57 AM

I have a home-made one. Its just a bunch of wires on a clip.

I dont think youll want it though, LOL.

Azn Tr14dZ · Sep 2, 2006, 05:08 AM

Does it actually work?

POGE · Sep 2, 2006, 05:10 AM

I havent tested it yet I made it back when I was planning on getting 7800gt's. It should work. It looks really fragile though...

W1zzard · Sep 2, 2006, 07:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Azn Tr14dZ

20-pin to 24-pin MIGHT work, but lets say you overclock, you won't get a higher overclock as if you had 24-pin, stince it's there for stability. Also, if your motherboard has both 8-pin EPS 12v, and 24-pin, and you're only using 4-pin and 20-pin, it's not recommended to overclock.

do you have any hard evidence for this?

Thermopylae_480 · Sep 2, 2006, 08:36 AM

Yeah, I question that too? A 20-pin with a seperate 4-pin ATX connector is the same as a straight 24-pin in my opinion. You plug them in differently, but it has the same effect. My motherboard and PSU allow both ways. I can either plug the 4-pin in next to the 20-pin thus creating a 24-pin; or plug the 20-pin in, placeing the 4-pin in its spot next to the processor. I've done it both ways and haven't noticed any ill effects? Of course I haven't put it through rigorous and comprehensive testing, but I haven't noticed any decrease in my overclocking potentials.

Canuto · Sep 2, 2006, 01:11 PM

I have a 20-pin with 4-pin ATX connector and i can oveclock just fine but like you said this MIGHT not work for other sytems, this is just proof i'm giving.

Dippyskoodlez · Sep 2, 2006, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by W1zzard

do you have any hard evidence for this?

I had actually run some tests using the 20 Vs 24 pin...

ANtec 350w 20 pin (smartpower)

20 pin+4pin on my DFI performed, and overclocked FINE. I could not over stress it with what I had (2500mhz winnie, x700).

I then modded my own 4 pin connector out of a molex and ran it.

NO difference.

I tried a 20->24pin adaptor.

NO difference.

Chipsets are yet to be reliant on the 24 pin PSU.(NF4+ATi x200, atleast) The only issue I had with mine was installing windows on my 20 pin, but I believe that was a one time fluke releated to my bios settings.

pt · Sep 7, 2006, 12:30 AM

Great guide

it will surely help a lot of ppl

Jimmy 2004 · Sep 7, 2006, 09:02 PM

Nice guide in general, guessing most people on the forums won't need a guide like this too much but it's good for some of the newer people and anyone who googles.

firly mcnasty · Sep 10, 2006, 01:11 AM

having problem wire up power any 1 able to get better pic of power and reset my old board had more pins and im unable to hooh up 1 of lights or what have argggggggg
and is it posable that the power swich can just go ?

zekrahminator · Sep 10, 2006, 01:44 AM

You need to connect the headers as indicated in the awful MSPaint that took me about 3 minutes

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Warning: ONLY CONNECT HEADERS LIKE THIS FOR 939Dual-SATA2! Plugging your case wires in like this on any other motherboard model probably won't work.
Note: I should have mentioned a reference point...the bottom of the motherboard is the bottom of the drawing, the PCI slots are to the left of the drawing, and the CPU is above the drawing.

firly mcnasty · Sep 10, 2006, 05:21 AM

cool thanks
i got it finily fired up but now it wont reconize keyboard our mouse so i cant install windows or mobo disk ahhhhhhhhhh

firly mcnasty · Sep 10, 2006, 05:25 AM

i got it finily fired up but now it wont reconize keyboard our mouse so i cant install windows or mobo disk ahhhhhhhhhh
amd 939 3800
3 x 512
ati x1600pro 256

Jimmy 2004 · Sep 10, 2006, 08:17 AM

Have you got another keyboard you can try? Is it USB at the moment? PS2 normally works best when installing OSes or working in the bios, some USB devices aren't recognised. This may sound stupid but make sure they are plugged in correctly.

zekrahminator · Sep 10, 2006, 11:21 AM

Jimmy's right, you need to have at least a PS2 keyboard until you enable Legacy USB support in BIOS.

Aug 3, 2006, 03:43 PM	#1
zekrahminator McLovin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: My house. Posts: 6,280 (2.35/day) Thanks: 105 Thanked 340 Times in 246 Posts System Specs	How to build a computer To read this article go to: http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/other/144 __________________ “Just because you're hung like a moose doesn't mean you should do porn.” Last edited by zekrahminator; May 20, 2007 at 04:53 PM.

Processor:	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Brisbane @ 2.8GHz (224x12.5, 1.425V)
Motherboard:	Gigabyte sumthin-or-another, it's got an nForce 430
Cooling:	Dual 120mm case fans front/rear, Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro, Zalman VF-900 on GPU
Memory:	2GB G.Skill DDR2 800
Video Card:	Sapphire X850XT @ 580/600
Hard Disk:	WD 160 GB SATA hard drive.
Optical Drive:	Lite-On DVD-RW.
CRT/LCD Model:	Hanns G 19" widescreen, 5ms response time, 1440x900
Case:	Thermaltake Soprano (black with side window).
Sound Card:	Soundblaster Live! 24 bit (paired with X-530 speakers).
PSU:	ThermalTake 430W TR2
Software:	XP Home SP2, can't wait for Vista SP1.

Processor:	FX-4100 4.2Ghz
Motherboard:	Gigabyte 970A-UD3
Cooling:	Xigmatek S1283, 75cfm Scythe S-Flex's
Memory:	2x4Gb Corsair 1600 9-9-9-24
Video Card:	Crossfire XFX HD6870
Hard Disk:	OCZ Vertex 3 120G, 150Gb VRaptor, 1TB WD Green
Optical Drive:	For What ?
CRT/LCD Model:	Dell S2330MX
Case:	Antec P182 Boltgun Metal
Sound Card:	X-Fi Fatal1ty / 5.1 Logitech Z-5500
PSU:	Silverstone DA750
Software:	Win7 x64 Pro

Sep 1, 2006, 08:12 PM	#3
zekrahminator McLovin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: My house. Posts: 6,280 (2.35/day) Thanks: 105 Thanked 340 Times in 246 Posts System Specs	The motherboard's an ASRock 939Dual-SATA2...I'm glad you liked it! . __________________ “Just because you're hung like a moose doesn't mean you should do porn.”

Processor:	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Brisbane @ 2.8GHz (224x12.5, 1.425V)
Motherboard:	Gigabyte sumthin-or-another, it's got an nForce 430
Cooling:	Dual 120mm case fans front/rear, Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro, Zalman VF-900 on GPU
Memory:	2GB G.Skill DDR2 800
Video Card:	Sapphire X850XT @ 580/600
Hard Disk:	WD 160 GB SATA hard drive.
Optical Drive:	Lite-On DVD-RW.
CRT/LCD Model:	Hanns G 19" widescreen, 5ms response time, 1440x900
Case:	Thermaltake Soprano (black with side window).
Sound Card:	Soundblaster Live! 24 bit (paired with X-530 speakers).
PSU:	ThermalTake 430W TR2
Software:	XP Home SP2, can't wait for Vista SP1.

Sep 1, 2006, 08:10 PM	#2
Batou1986 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Baltimore MD Posts: 1,937 (0.69/day) Thanks: 123 Thanked 282 Times in 236 Posts System Specs	wow u literately built my computer i have the same case no side window same gfx card with same cooler same sound card only things that look different is the mobo which i assume is a gigabyte like mine only i got the ga-k8u 939 with agp and the hsf combo anyway thats a damn good tut for people that dont know how and might even teach the ppl that do know a few things they didn't know

Sep 2, 2006, 01:23 AM	#4
Dippyskoodlez Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 4,349 (1.51/day) Thanks: 16 Thanked 237 Times in 194 Posts System Specs	Very nice picture guide Although I'm not sure about the static friendlyness of the floor mat.. However, I would prefer a wood desk I' sure this will get quite a few views! __________________ CPU-Z validation sig pics temporarily blocked

Processor:	Intel i5 2500k@ 5ghz
Motherboard:	Gigabyte UD3P
Cooling:	Water
Memory:	2x XMS3 4Gb, 2x Gskill 2Gb
Video Card:	2x Xfx Radeon 5850 1Gb
Hard Disk:	120gb Mushkin Chronos, 2x 2tb+3x1Tb
Optical Drive:	DVDRW
CRT/LCD Model:	24" Dell 1920x1080, 24" Acer
Case:	NZXT Stretch 810
PSU:	NZXT HALE90 850W
Software:	Windows 7 x64
Benchmarks:	2900Mhz 2500+ Barton mobile air cooled. 5Ghz 2500k Water cooled.

Sep 2, 2006, 03:23 AM	#5
magibeg Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,367 (0.53/day) Thanks: 126 Thanked 200 Times in 151 Posts System Specs	This was a very well done and in depth guide. Its always good to read these things atleast once just to make sure your doing things right. (message to one of my friends... never use a magnetic tipped screwdriver) __________________ Arguing with the moderators is like shaking your fist at God. There's nobody there; and if there is, he's not listening. And if he's listening, all you're doing is pissing him off Fold for Tech Power Up!!

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Motherboard:	Asus P5K-E/WIFI-AP P35 (Pencil Mod)
Cooling:	4x 120mm 1x 200mm fans
Memory:	8GB DDR2 G.Skill @511mhz (5-5-5-15)
Video Card:	Asus 7870
Hard Disk:	Hitachi Deskstar 7K500 500GB SATA2
Optical Drive:	Samsung 20X DVD Burner
CRT/LCD Model:	22Inch Samsung 2220WM
Case:	Antec 900
Sound Card:	AuzenTech HDA X-PLOSION 7.1 DTS / Z-5500 logitech
PSU:	Corsair Tx750 watt

Sep 2, 2006, 04:00 AM	#6
Azn Tr14dZ Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,415 (1.67/day) Thanks: 16 Thanked 19 Times in 12 Posts System Specs	Great job! Very nice. I remember when you first got the idea to make this guide... Thanks for including me in the "Special Thanks". -Azn

Processor:	AMD Athlon 64 3200+
Motherboard:	DFI LanParty nf4 Ultra-D
Cooling:	Thermaltake Big Typhoon
Memory:	2x512MB GeIL
Video Card:	ATI Radeon X800XL
Hard Disk:	2x80GB Western Digital
Optical Drive:	DVD +/- RW
CRT/LCD Model:	HP vs17
Case:	SuperTalent
Sound Card:	Soundblaster
PSU:	Ultra X-Finity 500 Watt

Sep 2, 2006, 04:31 AM	#7
drade Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Maine Posts: 1,268 (0.47/day) Thanks: 13 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts System Specs	Great Job! Thats just the basics for the hardware, Software would really help those though after this, I use to have a ton of software issue my first time....But other then that great review! __________________

System Name:	Classic Gamer
Processor:	Intel I5 2500K @ 4.5
Motherboard:	ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3
Cooling:	SWIFTECH H20-220 X edge 1st gen water block, Artic Silver 5, High Quality Tubing, Organic Coolant
Memory:	G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Video Card:	Powercolor(The 1st edition of this GPU) ATI 6870 HD 1GB x2 Crossfire x16/x16
Hard Disk:	1TB Western Digital 7200rpm - ADATA 256gb SSD
Optical Drive:	Mid Grade DVDRW/CDRW
CRT/LCD Model:	21.5" Dell LED LCD
Case:	NXZT Phantom Black/Green, W/ custom side window panel from Frozencpu
PSU:	775W Thermaltake Toughpower (2011)
Software:	Windows 7, ESET Smart Security, Office , Pepid
Benchmarks:	Intel 2500k @ 4.5 Constant. Doesn't go above 50c. Video cards are a little outdated but can handle

Sep 2, 2006, 04:46 AM	#8
KennyT772 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,933 (1.08/day) Thanks: 19 Thanked 103 Times in 98 Posts System Specs	props! __________________ Xfire Heatware

Processor:	Turion 64 ML-34 1.8Ghz
Motherboard:	Compaq Laptop Mobo
Cooling:	Stock Compaq Laptop Fan
Memory:	1x 256 DDR333
Video Card:	Radeon 200m
Hard Disk:	40GB 5200RPM HP
Optical Drive:	HP CDRW/DVD Combo Drive
CRT/LCD Model:	Stock Laptop LCD
Case:	Laptop Case
Sound Card:	Onboard Realtek
PSU:	Stock Laptop Powerbrick
Software:	Windows XP Pro

System Name:	Raptor
Processor:	Intel E8400 Wolfdale @3600
Motherboard:	Asus P5Q-Pro LGA775
Cooling:	Zalman CNPS9700
Memory:	1024mbx2 Crucial Ballistix DDR800
Video Card:	XFX 9600GT
Hard Disk:	Seagate 7200.11 500GB
Optical Drive:	Samsung DVD-RW
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer AL2216Wbd and Acer AL1717
Case:	Gigabyte 3DAurora Black
Sound Card:	Creative X-Fi Extreme Gamer Faitality
PSU:	OCZ GameXStream 500w

Sep 2, 2006, 04:57 AM	#10
Azn Tr14dZ Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,415 (1.67/day) Thanks: 16 Thanked 19 Times in 12 Posts System Specs	20-pin to 24-pin MIGHT work, but lets say you overclock, you won't get a higher overclock as if you had 24-pin, stince it's there for stability. Also, if your motherboard has both 8-pin EPS 12v, and 24-pin, and you're only using 4-pin and 20-pin, it's not recommended to overclock. POGE, do you have an SLI Bridge you don't use.

Sep 2, 2006, 04:57 AM	#11
POGE Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: In banjo's Goats. Posts: 1,387 (0.50/day) Thanks: 3 Thanked 35 Times in 23 Posts System Specs	I have a home-made one. Its just a bunch of wires on a clip. I dont think youll want it though, LOL. __________________ pogeybait

Sep 2, 2006, 05:08 AM	#12
Azn Tr14dZ Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,415 (1.67/day) Thanks: 16 Thanked 19 Times in 12 Posts System Specs	Does it actually work?

Sep 2, 2006, 05:10 AM	#13
POGE Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: In banjo's Goats. Posts: 1,387 (0.50/day) Thanks: 3 Thanked 35 Times in 23 Posts System Specs	I havent tested it yet I made it back when I was planning on getting 7800gt's. It should work. It looks really fragile though... __________________ pogeybait

Processor:	Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.4 GHz
Motherboard:	ASUS P8Z68-V Pro
Memory:	3x 2048 MB Mushkin DDR3
Video Card:	ASUS GeForce GTX 670 Direct CU II TOP
Hard Disk:	Crucial C300 128 GB, WD6400AAKS 640 GB, WD15EADS 1.5 TB
Optical Drive:	BenQ DW1640
CRT/LCD Model:	Dell U3011 30", 2560x1600 + 19" 1280x1024
Case:	NZXT H2
Sound Card:	On-board Realtek HD
PSU:	Kingwin Absolute Platinum 550 W
Software:	Windows 7 64-bit

Sep 2, 2006, 08:36 AM	#15
Thermopylae_480 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Little Rock Arkansas, United States Posts: 2,656 (0.91/day) Thanks: 40 Thanked 417 Times in 287 Posts System Specs	Yeah, I question that too? A 20-pin with a seperate 4-pin ATX connector is the same as a straight 24-pin in my opinion. You plug them in differently, but it has the same effect. My motherboard and PSU allow both ways. I can either plug the 4-pin in next to the 20-pin thus creating a 24-pin; or plug the 20-pin in, placeing the 4-pin in its spot next to the processor. I've done it both ways and haven't noticed any ill effects? Of course I haven't put it through rigorous and comprehensive testing, but I haven't noticed any decrease in my overclocking potentials. __________________ All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression.

System Name:	Monolith
Processor:	Intel Xeon E3110 Wolfdale@3.5GHz
Motherboard:	MSI P35-Neo
Cooling:	Active Air
Memory:	4GB DDR2 800
Video Card:	Sapphire HD 3850 512MB PCI-E
Hard Disk:	1 x 80GB Internal, 1 x 250GB Internal, 1 x 40GB External
Optical Drive:	Asus CD/DVD Burner, 1.44MB Floppy Drive!!!!!!!
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer X203w
Case:	Generic black case with locking front bezel
Sound Card:	Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS
PSU:	500 Watt Seasonic M12
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate x64

Sep 2, 2006, 01:11 PM	#16
Canuto Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portugal Posts: 798 (0.32/day) Thanks: 12 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts System Specs	I have a 20-pin with 4-pin ATX connector and i can oveclock just fine but like you said this MIGHT not work for other sytems, this is just proof i'm giving. __________________ [img disabled]http://www.lotechdesigns.com/host/images/5144canutosig.jpg[/IMG]

Processor:	Pentium D 930 @3.6Ghz
Motherboard:	Biostar 945P-A7A(8.0)
Cooling:	Stock cooling, 1x92mm outtake fan
Memory:	Infineon 2x512Mb DDR2-533 @641Mhz 4-4-4-12
Video Card:	Powercolor X550 512Mb Hipermemory @510/261Mhz
Hard Disk:	Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 200Gb
Optical Drive:	Nec ND-3540A
CRT/LCD Model:	iMax 17" LCD
Sound Card:	Realtek AC'97 ALC655
PSU:	LC Power 550w Silent Giant GREEN POWER
Software:	Windows Vista Ultimate x86

Sep 7, 2006, 12:30 AM	#18
pt not a suicide-bomber Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portugal Posts: 5,877 (2.23/day) Thanks: 106 Thanked 219 Times in 193 Posts System Specs	Great guide it will surely help a lot of ppl __________________ [img disabled]http://apax.eveonlinekb.com/?a=sig&i=39051&s=zealot[/img]

Processor:	AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile TL-60 (Trinidad)
Motherboard:	ASUS F3Ka (ATI RS690M)
Cooling:	stock
Memory:	Nanya 2x1GB ddr2 667@5-5-5-15-2T
Video Card:	ATI Mobility Radeon HD2600 512MB DDR2@ 580mhz/486mhz
Hard Disk:	160GB on laptop+250GB external
Optical Drive:	DVD RW
CRT/LCD Model:	ASUS 15.4
Case:	Asus Laptop F3Ka chassis
Sound Card:	on-board
PSU:	1:30minutes battery
Software:	"genui xp", 'cause i hated vista

Sep 7, 2006, 09:02 PM	#19
Jimmy 2004 Eligible for custom title Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: England Posts: 5,047 (1.65/day) Thanks: 134 Thanked 276 Times in 185 Posts System Specs	Nice guide in general, guessing most people on the forums won't need a guide like this too much but it's good for some of the newer people and anyone who googles.

System Name:	Jimmy 2004's PC
Processor:	S754 AMD Athlon64 3200+ @ 2640MHz
Motherboard:	ASUS K8N
Cooling:	AC Freezer 64 Pro + Zalman VF1000 + 5x120mm Antec TriCool Case Fans
Memory:	1GB Kingston PC3200 (2x512MB)
Video Card:	Saphire 256MB X800 GTO @ 450MHz/560MHz (Core/Memory)
Hard Disk:	500GB Western Digital SATA II + 80GB Maxtor DiamondMax SATA
Optical Drive:	LiteOn DVD & NEC DVD+/-RW DL
CRT/LCD Model:	Digimate 17" TFT (1280x1024)
Case:	Antec P182
Sound Card:	Audigy 4 + Creative Inspire T7900 7.1 Speakers
PSU:	Corsair HX520W
Software:	Windows XP Home

Sep 10, 2006, 01:11 AM	#20
firly mcnasty Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 4 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	help wiring problems asrock 939 dual vista having problem wire up power any 1 able to get better pic of power and reset my old board had more pins and im unable to hooh up 1 of lights or what have argggggggg and is it posable that the power swich can just go ?

Sep 10, 2006, 01:44 AM	#21
zekrahminator McLovin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: My house. Posts: 6,280 (2.35/day) Thanks: 105 Thanked 340 Times in 246 Posts System Specs	You need to connect the headers as indicated in the awful MSPaint that took me about 3 minutes . Warning: ONLY CONNECT HEADERS LIKE THIS FOR 939Dual-SATA2! Plugging your case wires in like this on any other motherboard model probably won't work. Note: I should have mentioned a reference point...the bottom of the motherboard is the bottom of the drawing, the PCI slots are to the left of the drawing, and the CPU is above the drawing. __________________ “Just because you're hung like a moose doesn't mean you should do porn.”

Sep 10, 2006, 05:21 AM	#22
firly mcnasty Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 4 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	cool thanks i got it finily fired up but now it wont reconize keyboard our mouse so i cant install windows or mobo disk ahhhhhhhhhh

Sep 10, 2006, 05:25 AM	#23
firly mcnasty Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 4 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	lil more help plz i got it finily fired up but now it wont reconize keyboard our mouse so i cant install windows or mobo disk ahhhhhhhhhh amd 939 3800 3 x 512 ati x1600pro 256

Sep 10, 2006, 08:17 AM	#24
Jimmy 2004 Eligible for custom title Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: England Posts: 5,047 (1.65/day) Thanks: 134 Thanked 276 Times in 185 Posts System Specs	Have you got another keyboard you can try? Is it USB at the moment? PS2 normally works best when installing OSes or working in the bios, some USB devices aren't recognised. This may sound stupid but make sure they are plugged in correctly.

Sep 10, 2006, 11:21 AM	#25
zekrahminator McLovin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: My house. Posts: 6,280 (2.35/day) Thanks: 105 Thanked 340 Times in 246 Posts System Specs	Jimmy's right, you need to have at least a PS2 keyboard until you enable Legacy USB support in BIOS. __________________ “Just because you're hung like a moose doesn't mean you should do porn.”