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From: ccastdf@prism.gatech.EDU (Dave)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE help me (no RAM, system wont even do BIOS)
Message-ID: <22584@hydra.gatech.EDU>
Date: 22 Feb 91 04:22:00 GMT
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v087mxgb@ubvmsa.cc.buffalo.edu (Shawn E Thompson) writes:



>Please help me....

>I am asembling a 80286-12 system. I have everything hooked up,
>no RAM, no floppies. I turned it on to test power. The poweer
>LED came on, hard drive spooled up, but then nothing.....
>no video, no error beeps, no BIOS, nothing!


>is this normal, given my systems emptiness, or is my motherboard
>bad???

You need something in the ram banks that are selected as active (by the
dipswitches or jumpers).  Otherwise, unpredictable results could occur.


Dave
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