For those who were following and assisting the EMERGENCY build problem.

[Steven Vollom]

Eberhard Roloff wrote:
> Steven Vollom wrote:
>   
>> I have booted the computer and left it running for more than half an 
>> hour.  Although the heat sink fan is still not spinning, the computer is 
>> running quiet; nothing seems to be heating up.  I put my finger on cool 
>> components.
>>
>> My new monitor should be here tomorrow so I can get the bios set up and 
>> new OS hopefully installed.  So far it appears the build is just fine.  
>> Thanks again to all who helped.
>>
>> Steven
>>
>>     
> Steven,
>
> I am glad that it is running so nicely and on low temperature, now.
>
> Maybe you are operating to many fans within your case, so that the cpu 
> cooler gets a fair amount of cool air, so that the CPU fan does not need 
> to spin?
>
> Anyway, I would recommend you to install lmsensors and ksensors, since 
> this will probably (i.e. if your chipset is supported by lmsensors) 
> allow you to monitor your temperatures from within the running KDE session.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Eberhard
>   
My problems were not solved.  I won't go through all the explanation, 
but I booted and left the system on for over a half hour with no 
apparent heating or problems.  Then I connected my 17" CRT monitor and 
tried to boot.  Nothing appeared on the screen at all.  I have spent 
hours on a forum for my particular motherboard, but no ASUS tech is 
onboard, so all the info I get is more like here, except everyone on 
that forum seems to be rich.  Their solutions is to replace power 
supplies, processors, memory util they find a brand that will work. 
Even their short tests are difficult for me because of my lack of 
experience.  And my new monitor just came in and has a resolution so 
high that it won't work on my old computer.  Boy the problems just seem 
to multiply.

The most probable solution is upgrading the BIOS, however, not even 
being able to boot to the BIOS, I can't upgrade without putting an older 
processor onboard to get a screen.  And I don't have an older Processor 
to do that with.  I am going to post about my monitor.  Take a look if 
you have the time.  It won't be so winded.
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