[NTLUG:Discuss] Hardware Question

[Dennis Myhand]

I have a question about socket 775 motherboards.  I have two 
motherboards which are socket 775 and I cannot get either to post.  One 
is an MSI and the other is a Foxconn.  I have used different chips in 
both so there are two different chips which have been used on two 
different boards and I cannot get either one to post.  Does a socket 775 
mobo need to be in a case to post?  I would like to put these two to 
work in my classroom as a Samba domain server and as storage so any help 
is appreciated.  Thanks, Dennis in Edna