I recently decided to build my own computer. I bought the followin
componen
ts:

Motherboard:
PCPartner RC410MS7-A65C Socket775 mATX Motherboard w/LAN/SND
http://www.pcpartner.com/product_de..07134717-697052

CPU:
Intel Pentium 4 550 3.40GHz 800MHz 1MB Socket 775 CPU
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?in..0E775-N&cat=CPU

RAM:
Kingston 1GB 400mhz 3200 DDR

I also bought a video card, wireless card and some other stuff. But
will b
e installing these later to avoid driver installation without Windows
I use
d my old hard drive and CD/RW drive instead of buying new ones.
installed
these components into a new Antec case w/380w power supply. (NSK4400)

After installing everything, I decided to power up and the compute
turned o
n for about 10 seconds and then shut off. I think that the motherboar
begin
s to recognize the hardware and something is wrong so it fails an
shuts dow
n for safety. I am am wondering, do I have a bad motherboard? Is thi
proble
m associated with a typical error? Should I try restarting with onl
the bar
ebones components (MOBO, CPU, RAM)? Do I have compatibility issues?

Thanks


--
Tetra

Tetra wrote:
> After installing everything, I decided to power up and the compute
> turned o
> n for about 10 seconds and then shut off. I think that the motherboar
> begin
> s to recognize the hardware and something is wrong so it fails an
> shuts dow
> n for safety. I am am wondering, do I have a bad motherboard? Is thi
> proble
> m associated with a typical error? Should I try restarting with onl
> the bar
> ebones components (MOBO, CPU, RAM)? Do I have compatibility issues?


It sounds like maybe it's an overheating problem. Did you install the
heatsink with a heat conducting paste (or if it was new heat sink, did
you put it with the heat conducting gum)? Or even more basically, did
you put a heatsink on it at all?

Yousuf Khan