Help with setting up a new pc

buzz · Mar 3, 2006, 11:48 PM

HI I recently purchased a Soltek SL-75frn2-L Nforce 2 Ultra 400 motherboard and an amd athlon 2700+ Thouroughbred Cpu. They are both socket a , so i did that bit right. I have done other upgrades with ram and dvd roms and video cards and stuff but now i would like to know all of the things that i can before i attempt this. I know how to assemble the parts but what i dont know is what to do when i turn it on?

buzz · Mar 4, 2006, 12:08 AM

I purchased this board so that i can overclock with it but i will have to ask them questions later.

jofultner · Mar 4, 2006, 12:37 AM

Send it to my house and I`ll set up(in computer room)lol.1st Set Bios and any jumpers/pins to manual.Then format HHD and intall O/S.Good Luck,Jo

zekrahminator · Mar 4, 2006, 01:24 AM

step one-
REMEMBER THE FRICKIN SPACERS!!! If you dont remember to put the spacers in between the motherboard and the case, you will fry your motherboard, and go through a month and a half of RMA's (like me lol)
step two-
Wire all those annoying case-motherboard connections, because its alot easier to reach the connectors with the board outside the case
step three-
making sure that you don't have anything under the motherboard except spacers, put motherboard in case and screw in
step four-
insert CPU according to directions given to you by CPU company
step five-
set up the rest of the PC, you know what to do

step six-
plug everything in
step seven-
find in motherboard manual the right button to get into BIOS. Press on button, and then hit the button to get into BIOS. Configure BIOS as you please.
step eight-
if you do not have an OS in the hard drive you put in, install it now. if you did, you will need to repair your OS. This will take some time...

And thats it. you're done! you have a custom rig of gaming power! and if theres one step you need, its the one involving the SPACERS!!! good luck!

buzz · Mar 4, 2006, 01:40 AM

So i dont have to flash bios? Can someone explain what this is

zekrahminator · Mar 4, 2006, 01:42 AM

BIOS flashing is when you have to update your BIOS...you usually really dont have to. the only reason I did it was to make sure I got best performance from motherboard. Other people flash video BIOS because it makes the card better then its supposed to be...

Solaris17 · Mar 4, 2006, 01:48 AM

no you dont have to flash the bios(wait is that ur sig?) the bios is well when u start a computer you here a beep and some random white letters and other things flash on your screen that was the bios telling u things the bios holds info about your hardware time boot sequence(which hard drive to boot off) over clocking options etc....... you usually get in to bios by using a single key these keys are usually(as iv seen them their could be more) "Delete" "F1" "F8" "F10" "F12" you hit one of these (depending on which one your mother board uses) and it will enter the bios were you can change everything i stated abouve their even broken into catagories like "Frequency and voltage control" or "Advanced CMOS Setup"

buzz · Mar 4, 2006, 03:06 AM

thanks I should be ok now I will have to wait untill it gets here and build it up. If you hear a bang then u know that it went bad

zekrahminator · Mar 4, 2006, 01:58 PM

just remember the spacers (

) and what everyone here's told you, and you should be fine. happy gaming!

zekrahminator · Mar 4, 2006, 01:58 PM

what's your system going to look like anyways?

buzz · Mar 4, 2006, 03:04 PM

well i am yet to purchase the case something cool anyway

buzz · Mar 4, 2006, 03:09 PM

i havnt got a case for it yet i am going to buy 1 gig of ddr 400 samsung ram coz most other brands dont go well with my board, and need a decent graphics card maybee you can tell me what to look for as i dont like to spend much money.

trog100 · Mar 4, 2006, 05:55 PM

have read of this place.. it might help..

http://www.pcper.com/hwlb.php

trog

zekrahminator · Mar 8, 2006, 07:24 PM

lol so now you need help with your build...alright sure I can do that. how much are you willing to spend on a case and a GPU?

Mar 3, 2006, 11:48 PM	#1
buzz Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 8 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Help with setting up a new pc HI I recently purchased a Soltek SL-75frn2-L Nforce 2 Ultra 400 motherboard and an amd athlon 2700+ Thouroughbred Cpu. They are both socket a , so i did that bit right. I have done other upgrades with ram and dvd roms and video cards and stuff but now i would like to know all of the things that i can before i attempt this. I know how to assemble the parts but what i dont know is what to do when i turn it on?

Mar 4, 2006, 12:37 AM	#3
jofultner Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: outside New Orleans Posts: 4 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	Send it to my house and I`ll set up(in computer room)lol.1st Set Bios and any jumpers/pins to manual.Then format HHD and intall O/S.Good Luck,Jo __________________ 1 of 6 running=Clear Full Tower w/7 lit fans,ASUS A7N8X-Deluxe,Athlon XP 3000+,ATI 9600pro 256 mb Atlantis,X-connect 500watt Titanium,Evercool WC-101 Watercooler,1.5gig pc3200,Maxtor 120gig 7200rpm,DVD-Rom,DVD-RAM,Floppy,Windows XP pro and Office 2003 pro

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Mar 4, 2006, 01:24 AM	#4
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	step one- REMEMBER THE FRICKIN SPACERS!!! If you dont remember to put the spacers in between the motherboard and the case, you will fry your motherboard, and go through a month and a half of RMA's (like me lol) step two- Wire all those annoying case-motherboard connections, because its alot easier to reach the connectors with the board outside the case step three- making sure that you don't have anything under the motherboard except spacers, put motherboard in case and screw in step four- insert CPU according to directions given to you by CPU company step five- set up the rest of the PC, you know what to do step six- plug everything in step seven- find in motherboard manual the right button to get into BIOS. Press on button, and then hit the button to get into BIOS. Configure BIOS as you please. step eight- if you do not have an OS in the hard drive you put in, install it now. if you did, you will need to repair your OS. This will take some time... And thats it. you're done! you have a custom rig of gaming power! and if theres one step you need, its the one involving the SPACERS!!! good luck! __________________ “Just because you're hung like a moose doesn't mean you should do porn.”

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Mar 4, 2006, 12:08 AM	#2
buzz Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 8 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I purchased this board so that i can overclock with it but i will have to ask them questions later.

Mar 4, 2006, 01:40 AM	#5
buzz Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 8 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	So i dont have to flash bios? Can someone explain what this is

Mar 4, 2006, 01:42 AM	#6
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	BIOS flashing is when you have to update your BIOS...you usually really dont have to. the only reason I did it was to make sure I got best performance from motherboard. Other people flash video BIOS because it makes the card better then its supposed to be... __________________ “Just because you're hung like a moose doesn't mean you should do porn.”

Mar 4, 2006, 01:48 AM	#7
Solaris17 Creator Solaris Utility DVD Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Reinacting scenes from platoon with Charlie Sheen Posts: 13,708 (4.83/day) Thanks: 4,366 Thanked 3,295 Times in 2,311 Posts System Specs	no you dont have to flash the bios(wait is that ur sig?) the bios is well when u start a computer you here a beep and some random white letters and other things flash on your screen that was the bios telling u things the bios holds info about your hardware time boot sequence(which hard drive to boot off) over clocking options etc....... you usually get in to bios by using a single key these keys are usually(as iv seen them their could be more) "Delete" "F1" "F8" "F10" "F12" you hit one of these (depending on which one your mother board uses) and it will enter the bios were you can change everything i stated abouve their even broken into catagories like "Frequency and voltage control" or "Advanced CMOS Setup" __________________ I Made the Millionth post! \| "Please come to WI now so I can beat you over the head with a bratwurst."-Kreij PS3 mod 8500/8600GT Mod Guide Rebuild a Copperhead Heat Ware NF4 Ultra SLI Mod Solaris Utility DVD 4.0 Broken CPU pin guide Vista Mark

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Mar 4, 2006, 03:06 AM	#8
buzz Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 8 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	thanks I should be ok now I will have to wait untill it gets here and build it up. If you hear a bang then u know that it went bad

Mar 4, 2006, 01:58 PM	#9
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	just remember the spacers ( ) and what everyone here's told you, and you should be fine. happy gaming! __________________ “Just because you're hung like a moose doesn't mean you should do porn.”

Mar 4, 2006, 03:04 PM	#11
buzz Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 8 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	well i am yet to purchase the case something cool anyway

Mar 4, 2006, 03:09 PM	#12
buzz Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 8 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i havnt got a case for it yet i am going to buy 1 gig of ddr 400 samsung ram coz most other brands dont go well with my board, and need a decent graphics card maybee you can tell me what to look for as i dont like to spend much money.

Mar 4, 2006, 05:55 PM	#13
trog100 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,401 (1.62/day) Thanks: 5 Thanked 260 Times in 233 Posts System Specs	have read of this place.. it might help.. http://www.pcper.com/hwlb.php trog

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Mar 8, 2006, 07:24 PM	#14
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	lol so now you need help with your build...alright sure I can do that. how much are you willing to spend on a case and a GPU? __________________ “Just because you're hung like a moose doesn't mean you should do porn.”

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