not posting after memtest..

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maxiedaniels

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i just finished putting together my computer (well actually, havent put the hd in.. cause i dont have one.. long story :p).

specs:
dfi nf4 lanparty sli-dr
bfg 7800gtx
amd x2 4400+
2gb crucial value (2x1gb)

to my suprise, oh my wow it boots perfectly first power on. so i was just checking out bios settings, and i saw memtest. i was like 'oh i should just test out, make sure my ram is good.'. i enabled it, restarted, and memtest started goin.

about 20 minutes into the memtest, i realized.. shit, its not saying i have an x2, i need to update my bios. so i tried to quit memtest, i hit escape, but nothing happened. memtest kept on testin tho. so after about 3 minutes, i just decided to turn the comp off (apparently that was the bad move by me).

i put in a bios update floppy, turned the computer back on, NO POST. nothin. something wierd happened too, when it powers on, fans sound normal... then about 2 seconds later, *a* fan turns way up, and gets a lot louder. i cant figure out which fan it is tho..

anyway, was it a really stupid idea to turn off my comp during a memtest?

i tried switching the clear cmos jumper, didnt do anything..

what should i do?
 
How long did you leave the jumper on the other pins? I heard sometimes you have to leave it on for like 30 mins then switch it back. Try that.
 
huh this is wierd...
i got it to post again.. im not really sure how..
i switched the button on the back of the psu, so that way my mb had no power at all..
..i think thats all i did..
 
ok it did it again. i have no idea whats going on. i think it has to do with me trying to boot from floppy...
this is a really noob question, i know, but whats the easiest way to tell if i plugged the floppy drive connector in the right way? (its not keyed...) reason i ask is, i need to update my bios, but i cant seem to boot from floppy.
 
Easiest way to tell. hmm. Is it making any noise? Explain what you mean by having trouble booting from floppy. What happends when you set it to boot from it?
 
sweet, ok i realized i didnt format the floppy correctly, thats why it wouldnt boot. im so stupid. lol.

anyway, i havent had that problem again since i flashed my bios... good stuff. yay.
 
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