Little help

[K-Swiggle]

Ok so I've been enjoying linus and the crew for a while and noticed he always ends after post. I'm a new builder and my comp components are coming in tomorrow and was wondering what to do after it posts and we move it back into the case. Also how do you shut it off after you check the post. Since you start it with a metal contact. Does he or the othees have a post post video other than installing the os or is that all you do XD.  Thanks for the help guys and gals. And yes you can redicule me for being a noob just wait till after the help =P

[Monkeypeas]

to turn off after post without a power switch, switch the psu off (rocker switch at the back), or unplug it.

 

after i get a computer to post and built i check through the bios making sure all my drives are detected and set to what it should be, Sata mode to ahci, ram and cpu running the correct speeds and timings, fan modes set correctly, etc.

 

then just install a os.

[K-Swiggle]

13 minutes ago, Monkeypeas said:

to turn off after post without a power switch, switch the psu off (rocker switch at the back), or unplug it.

 

after i get a computer to post and built i check through the bios making sure all my drives are detected and set to what it should be, Sata mode to ahci, ram and cpu running the correct speeds and timings, fan modes set correctly, etc.

 

then just install a os.

Oh ok just didn't know if that was like a hard shut down or not. And I take it you get the speeds and timing from the cpu website Or box manual?

[Monkeypeas]

either for the cpu, ram usually has its ideal speeds/timings written on it

[K-Swiggle]

11 hours ago, Monkeypeas said:

to turn off after post without a power switch, switch the psu off (rocker switch at the back), or unplug it.

 

after i get a computer to post and built i check through the bios making sure all my drives are detected and set to what it should be, Sata mode to ahci, ram and cpu running the correct speeds and timings, fan modes set correctly, etc.

 

then just install a 

11 hours ago, K-swigle said:

Oh ok just didn't know if that was like a hard shut down or not. And I take it you get the speeds and timing from the cpu website Or box manual?

One more question friend. When testing post should I plug into on board video or can I use my graphics card video output

[Ethan9750]

1 hour ago, K-swigle said:

 

When testing post always use onboard video as it allows you to verify whether that is working and allows for less error as you could otherwise be confused by a potentially faulty video card.. Newer motherboards show post codes so this really should't matter much beyond checking if video outputs are functioning.

[K-Swiggle]

6 hours ago, Ethan9750 said:

When testing post always use onboard video as it allows you to verify whether that is working and allows for less error as you could otherwise be confused by a potentially faulty video card.. Newer motherboards show post codes so this really should't matter much beyond checking if video outputs are functioning.

Oh ok thanks^^

 

[K-Swiggle]

ok everyone i got past post and it is fully functioning. oside from it not wanting to post in the begaining with my gpu istalled but thanks to the computer gods once i posted and intalled everything in my case it finally worked with the graphics card X D. but this is  pre os cuz stupid me i didnt realize i needed a internal optical drive to instal windows and ubuntu. damn you MSI X D so now im waiting to get a drive tomorrow. but to the point i did want to ask. is a stress test/burn test necessary. i hear it around a few vids but never really knew how necessary it was? any ideas guys. and thanks for alll the help with this noob ^-^