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the mobo should run with just one DIMM installed. However, with only 1 it will run at single data rate I believe. You have to have two to have double. I think.

 

well i'm having trouble setting this up. i have power, but no video. any ideas? is my video card supposed to have a power connector? cuz it does not. the instructions aren't very detailed

 

my 6600gt's don't have additional power connectors. Do you have speakers (or a case speaker) hooked up? some motherboards will tell you what is wrong either in the form of beeps (code) or even voice. Does your processor do anything? ie. does the fan start spinning?

 

well i got it to work outside the case. then i put it all in the case, and i'm getting nothing, not even a light on the motherboard. any ideas?

 

make sure everything is properly mounted in the case. I.E. all the standoffs are aligned w/the mounting holes of the MoBo. you could short out the MoBo and it wouldn't work at all if you did

 

i'm working on it. i read online that someone had to put a piece of cardboard underneath the mobo, b/c it was touching metal. i'm trying to put a piece of paper underneath it right now. i'll let you know how it works. i know i get power to the mobo though

 

alright, if the MoBo posts outside the case, but not inside the case, then you're not mounting it correctly, or something is being under powered or something.

 

ok, i got power inside the case. but i get no picture on the screen. it makes one long beep when i turn it on. i can't figure out what that means though

 

that my friend is your memory. It is either faulty, or not properly seated

 

but it's just 1 long beep. its not repeatitive (sorry can't spell)

 

and i got a display earlier outside of the case

 

it's your memory. if not your memory, check your video card. that may not be properly seated either. it's one or the other, or maybe even both

 

i'll double check. but i know it worked before, and more than once - several times outside the case

 

well it was the video card. i had to really force it in there, but it's in there now. i didn't boot all the way into windows yet though.

 

good....

<------ knows how to troubleshoot

 

thanks, but i ain't done yet. gotta do the front buttons and usb, and then gotta boot into windows and make sure everything is working

 

that's the easy part . As long as everything boots fine, then you're home free

 

yeah, looks like i'm golden. (hopefully). thanks for the help. i'll let you know how it runs and everything when i get windows and everything setup

 

cool . np on all the help stuff. i'm still waiting for pix though

 

ok. what should i take pics of? the whole thing? inside? also, i need some advice on overclocking