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I have finished building my own next computer. I have checked and double checked everything. As far as I can tell, it is all done. Yes I have checked every little cables and yes they are plugged in. 
The next stage for me is to test it long before installing Windows. So I'm here to ask for some advice.
My motherboard is a Sabertooth 990FX and got some LED lights that's supposed to sort of confirms if it's working, so what would you consider to be the best way to test it? Just check those LEDs and say "Good" or check the BIOS on screen and if all looks right, say "Good"?
I've heard people buy hardware, build computer, start it, only to find that the RAM is dead, the way they talk about it, sounds like a dud RAM when it was shipped out, so how do I get to know if the RAM is working well or not? Would computer still display BIOS if RAM was fine?
What kind of telltale signs should I watch out for that would imply it's not right?
Before any of you talk about listening to the machine, listen to the sounds of the fans spinning, or listen to it making beeping sounds, like one long beep, two short beeps, whatever, I would like to point out that this is not much of a help to me as I am hearing impaired, hence I can only just look inside the machine or on screen.
When I've checked and set up the BIOS, there's a bit of advice I would like to ask, sorry if it sounds silly, but I got to ask:
Of all the time I've been using Windows-based PCs, Windows 3.1, 98, XP, 8.1, you name it, we all know that you're meant to shut down correctly and not just use the on switch to turn it off, so since I don't have Windows on it yet, after checking the BIOS, am I supposed to actually just push the on button to turn it off? May sounds silly to ask, but you can't blame me if I have a strict habit of correctly shutting down Windows, so since I've never actually tested a machine (it is my first built computer), I've never thought of how to turn it off correctly.
Many thanks for any advice.
The next stage for me is to test it long before installing Windows. So I'm here to ask for some advice.
My motherboard is a Sabertooth 990FX and got some LED lights that's supposed to sort of confirms if it's working, so what would you consider to be the best way to test it? Just check those LEDs and say "Good" or check the BIOS on screen and if all looks right, say "Good"?
I've heard people buy hardware, build computer, start it, only to find that the RAM is dead, the way they talk about it, sounds like a dud RAM when it was shipped out, so how do I get to know if the RAM is working well or not? Would computer still display BIOS if RAM was fine?
What kind of telltale signs should I watch out for that would imply it's not right?
Before any of you talk about listening to the machine, listen to the sounds of the fans spinning, or listen to it making beeping sounds, like one long beep, two short beeps, whatever, I would like to point out that this is not much of a help to me as I am hearing impaired, hence I can only just look inside the machine or on screen.
When I've checked and set up the BIOS, there's a bit of advice I would like to ask, sorry if it sounds silly, but I got to ask:
Of all the time I've been using Windows-based PCs, Windows 3.1, 98, XP, 8.1, you name it, we all know that you're meant to shut down correctly and not just use the on switch to turn it off, so since I don't have Windows on it yet, after checking the BIOS, am I supposed to actually just push the on button to turn it off? May sounds silly to ask, but you can't blame me if I have a strict habit of correctly shutting down Windows, so since I've never actually tested a machine (it is my first built computer), I've never thought of how to turn it off correctly.
Many thanks for any advice.
