[olug] [OT] New build questions

[T. J. Brumfield]

Many motherboards now require a 24-pin ATX power cable. The "extra" 4
pins are often separated in case your mobo has the old 20-pin
connection.

You likely just need to plug that in and you'll be fine.

You have two distinct memory channels, which explains the colors. You
can stick 1 stick in the first channel (say slot 1) and the next in
the second channel (say slot 2) and be fine. But a 1/3 or 2/4
combination should also work.

You should get POST with beeps if there is a memory error. No POST is
likely just from not getting the adequate power to the mobo.

-- T. J.

On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 11:15 PM, Dave Thacker <dthacker9 at cox.net> wrote:
> Hardware has definitely passed me by.
>
> So I'm struggling to get my new build to boot.   I have a Gigabyte EP45-UDR
> board.  Questions so far:
>
> I can't find anything in the 2 page English section of the of Gigabyte manual
> that tells me how to arrange my 2 sticks of Ram.  I have 4 slots available.
> 1 and 3 are matching color, 2 and 4 are a matching color.   No post with RAM
> in 1 and 3.  Should it be 1 and 2 or 1 and 3?
>
> Power supply has an atx connector that fills most of the motherboards power
> connector, except for 4 pins.  There's a secondary 4 pin connector in the
> same cable group that will fit there.   Do I plug in the second, 4-pin cable?
>
> I'm getting power to the case fans.
> The LED's on the motherboard are lighting up.
> The CPU fan wiggles for a split second, but never turns.
> I never get PS/2 keyboard lights.
>
> Ideas?
>
> Dave Thacker
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