Recent content by RBuck

Yep, the pause at bootup is a 20-second IDE boot device timeout. It isn't going away :( Live with it, or slap some stupid IDE hard drive in.

Yank all components from your system down to the bare bones. Video, (1) dimm, processor, floppy (to boot and flash) and thats it.

No. You should have an unknown device after install, but other than that no, you dont have to install the driver if you arent using it. This is beginning to look like something other than the promise controller :) BSOD on install is a bad, bad thing.. you are running in 16bit compatibility...

Ugh, just downloaded the drivers on MSI's site. Your right, build 60, wtf are these!?! Wonder what Promise has to say about this build of driver.. I have not tried these drivers.

Eww crap man, do you have a storage space somewhere? I could upload the drivers I have..

I installed the drivers at the time of Win2K install, pressing F6 repeatedly at the first screen. The only choices I had were: Promise Fastrak100 Lite controller Windows 2000 and Promise Fastrak100 Lite controller Windows NT 4.0. So obviously I chose the Windows 2000 option. But remember, I...

Ok, just went to their site and it appears to be having problems, but using their FTP site ftp.promise.com if you go to the controllers\ide\fastrak100 area you will find the build 33 driver which I was talking about. FT100D130b33.zip -> In this file you'll find there is no evian.sys file. This...

So, are you using the onboard controller? You said 1 ibm drive connected to IDE3, so I am assuming you created a 1 drive stripe array? That is exactly how I disabled evian.sys, so you did nothing wrong. I don't claim to be an expert either, but I do want to help.. I'll hop over to their site...

I've disabled the evian "service" on 5 different systems running the MSI TurboR mainboard with different configurations so far with ZERO problems. Either you are doing something wrong, or have a configuration unknown to me. Contact Promise support, they will advise you to disable...

More info about your config and unlocking.

An update: (I've been sick as a dog so I haven't been posting..) I did finally get the board to do correct multipliers, with the 1.6overclockers bios and 133fsb. I have an unlocked 1gig tbird. This is exactly what I did to get to 7.5x133=1000mhz. I will be going higher but figured I'd start...

Then you have the exact problem we all do, the Promise controller is a SCSI card as far as the mainboard bios is concerned. It pauses if there is no IDE boot drive it appears.. giving it ample time to respond, as if its unthinkable that there wouldn't be one.. doh!

Well.. tada!! Figures it would be that. Why would I want a standard IDE drive? BAH!!! Thanks Tracer.. but your weird for having an array AND ide drive!

No way I'd allow my son to play EQ. No friggen way. Keep in mind dad, that 10 hours a week is no where NEAR enough time with EQ. This isn't a game like any other, EQ needs 8-10 hours DAILY. Take it from me, a struggling addict, you hate every moment you aren't inside the machine slaying evil...

K, I'll monkey with it this weekend.