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I finally got my first PC build working! Hit a couple of snags but learned enough on the web to get by. Still got some borrowed ram till the one that didn't work gets replaced. My monitor driver won't load and I'm stuck in 16 color 640 X 480, but I'm counting on Samsung to help me out. I...

Anybody know about this version or have experience using it? What do you think?:)

DaiShan, I'm feeling stupid. I thought HD had to be formatted first. OS is not installed yet. I have Floppy set as first boot device and have been using floopy boot disc to attempt to load FDISK and FORMAT programs. Am I all wrong?

Put PC together, set up bios, want to format hard drive, keep getting "BOOT DISC ERROR" message with win98se boot disc in drive. When I try a homemade boot disc from win98, says something about I/O. Whats going on?:frown:

Has anybody tried the 4T bios or know anything about it?

I'm a little fish in a BIG pond (I just got here). minendo has already helped me a couple of times. The new guy is impressed.:)

DaiShan-MOBO is 1 month old and is working ok. minendo-RAM is new too but NG! I borrowed a stick from my store bought PC and the home built loaded the BIOS info into CMOS just fine. New problem; tab on circuit board under floppy was not broken out for tab on cable, so I installed the cable...

Thanks minendo. Do you mean a different brand or MB size?:confused:

I enter BIOS info using info from ABIT KT7A FAQ site, Wicked Cases and others but get a black screen when I Save and Exit. I clear the CMOS with the jumper and try again. Tried both 1400 settings. Same result. Have seen message "checksum error". New parts: Antec case w/ 300w PS AMD 1400 T-Bird...

You can use a mirror to read it if you dont want to take it out of the case.

To sohcrates (reminds me of Bill & Ted), Dai Shan and btvillarin, Thanks for your help, I really appreciate it! I booted with the CPU, memory, all drives and video card. I was building with confidence when I entered BIOS setup. I was stopped cold right away when my Athlon was identified as: 0644...

Thanks for all the input so far. I'll check out the links and do some homework and I'll let you all know what happens. TTYL, Techless

Hey sohcrates, Thanks for the info. It may be a couple days before I get time to build again and I'm waiting for a BIOS backup (shipped yesterday) before I play with that. I'll let you know what happens though. Techless

I'm building my first PC and using instructions found on the web. My plan: 1st boot w/ mobo, CPU, RAM & video card. Next boot w/ floppy & hard drive. Then add CD and so on. I'm not clear as to when to input to BIOS, partition HD, update drivers and the like. Should I do these things as I build...