New System-No Beep on Power Up?

[sblake]

1) I just completed putting a new system together using an ASUS P4P800 Deluxe. AI have not installed the operating system yet. As far as I can tell everything is working at power up. The manual says I should hear one short beep when the logo is being displayed. I have tried reversing the speaker connector to the motherboard but that did not produce a beep. Is there reason for concern or does anyone have an idea of the problem.

2) Should I update the Bios prior to installing the OS (WinXP Pro) or after? It came with version 1005. I have read on this board that I should go to 1006 before going to the latest (1010) but I can?t find 1006. Is it really necessary or can I just go from 1005 to 1010?

3) Is it necessary to install the Via RAID driver if I am not going to use RAID. I will be using the RAID connectors on the motherboard for my hard drives but not in RAID configuration.

4) Should I run Windows Update before or after installation of the drivers?

Thanks for any help anyone can give.

 

[Boonesmi]

i wouldnt worry to much about the speaker not beeping (probably just a dead speaker)

update the bios before installing the OS

if your going to use the sata ports (even if its not going to be raided) you should install the drivers

and personally i load the OS, then install all the drivers, then run all the updates/patches (ie the service packs and all the critical updates)