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Old 15th January 2004 | 20:29
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Wedge

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New PC

Hi -

I have just built a new PC - AMD3000XP mobo.

Put all the bits in and connected it all up. When I switch on the power the PC comes on but I am getting nothing on the monitor.

The monitor is plugged into the video card - nvidia gforce MX.

The case I ordered has a 300W power supply - which I thought was standard but looking at the other thread about booting up it seems 300W is a bit low. However - doing the power wattage calculator which was linked by Richard (thanks) - it looks like 300W should be just about OK. If not, why do the vast majority of cases come with a 300W PSU?

Anyway - any suggestions on the next move on how to get into BIOS much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.
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