help! new (assembled) pc, hangs after POST
hi, thanks in advance for any assistance you can give!
i just purchased the following items (all new):
Gigabyte GA-7N400-L MB
AMD Athlon XP 2700+
2 sticks of 265MB RAM, DDR
Antec case w/ 350wt PS
to them i have added:
PCI vid card
floppy drive
when i turn on the computer, i get a single beep (successful POST), and then the computer hangs. the correct processor speed is showing, as is the correct amount of RAM. i cannot get into BIOS, and i see no lights on the floppy at all. the keyboard flashes once during POST, but then is completely unresponsive.
i have tried resetting CMOS, via both the jumper and removing the battery and shorting the contacts. i have tried removing the floppy, and replacing the vid card with a fast AGP, all to no avail - i simply cannot get past this one point.
does anyone have any suggestions, or is it time for me to RMA either the PS or the MB?
Thanks in advance for any help!
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