Recent content by JNiemi

I tried it, no luck. I have also received an email from SOYO tech support. They asked that I try everything again. The only thing different was that they wanted me to move the memory to the other slot. Maybe they'll send me a new one.

I can have the processor checked locally for $25, but I did order another motherboard yesterday for another PC I am building, so I will just wait until that arrives to test the chip. I think the longest I had the computer powered up for was 8-10 seconds. Can this short time really damage the chip?

I'll try removing the ATX connector and reset again...

Hmmm... after a more careful examination of the motherboard, I think I see a little damage on the board near the processor. I did not think I had touched the motherboard with the screwdriver, but there is definately a scratch. I've never had this happen before. How damaging to a motherboard is...

Well, first of all, to make a long, painful admittance short, I'm a "stupid-head". I had put in the heat-sink backwards. The case where I have the motherboard does not leave a lot of room, and having put together multiple PCs, I *assumed* I had it the right way. After fighting the heat sink to...

I just bought a barebones Soyo kit with a K7VME motherboard. I bought an AMD 2800+ processor and K-Byte PC2700 512MB RAM. When I power up, the fan spins, but I do not get anything out of the on-board video and no beep. I've got the jumper set for Front Side of 166 (and I tried 100, too) and I've...