i have everything but iam still waiting for my ram, can i swith my pc on without ram in it? will anythinh bad happen?
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i have everything but iam still waiting for my ram, can i swith my pc on without ram in it? will anythinh bad happen?
No. You can not turn on the computer without ram. I do not think it would hurt the machine. It should do the same thing it does with a bad memory stick. Just beep when you try to turn it on.Quote:
Originally posted by packer
i have everything but iam still waiting for my ram, can i swith my pc on without ram in it? will anythinh bad happen?
Eric
You should just get a beep code. Computers' BIOSes do a power-on self test (POST) of essential hardware like CPU and RAM, and if one of those components fail to respond, the BIOS just beeps at you. The length and number of beeps are a sort of code to let you know which component is failing.
okay i did start up and get a c1 error wich is correct, but i did not get
a sound from the speaker, how do i plug that in? as well as the power, it doesnt want to work, ihave to use the reset button to work the pc
It's motherboard specific, there's little wires that come from your case and plug onto your board. You'll have to get out the documentation and see where each goes.
Yup, and some of them are sensitive to ground. The ground wire is usually the lighter colored wire.Quote:
Originally posted by SpringDog
It's motherboard specific, there's little wires that come from your case and plug onto your board. You'll have to get out the documentation and see where each goes.
huh? what do mean?
More than likely your case On/off, HDD LED, and Speaker connectors must be put on the mobo pins with respect to the ground pins. Most Reset connectors are momentary switches and don't need to respect which pin is ground.Quote:
Originally posted by packer
huh? what do mean?
Read your motherboard manual.Quote:
Originally posted by packer
huh? what do mean?