bios missing / how can i tell?

[fierce_monkey]

this is my first install so any help would be appreciated.

i installed a new motherboard, followed the manual to the letter and, when ready to run the whole kit and kaboodle, cannot get past the screen that tells me what my cpu temperature is currently at and that it says it is checking my ide drives. then it sits for a long time (left it to run a little over an hour before i decided it was best to turn it off).

i guess the question i have is if anyone has an idea of what i did wrong or what is wrong with it?

also, if the motherboard has no bios, how would i go about locating / acquiring one - if that is even possible?

thanks in advance

[edwin]

cannot get past the screen that tells me what my cpu temperature is currently at and that it says it is checking my ide drives

bios is present.

If it hangs on detecting your drives check if you have any Western Digital disk by its own on a cable. If so, it needs to be set for Single Drive, not Master.

[fierce_monkey]

thanks for your help. it worked after that little hangup