Abit KT7A won't boot

[Gum]

I have solved my "phantom" boot problems by changing my PSU to the Enermax 350W PSU.

Now my system is very stable and boots every time!! ;D

 

[The Reaper]

I agree with the PS suggestion. I had a similur problem, and a new PS fixed it.

 

[insane]

Mobo is on the way to my dealer they will ship new one tommorow. I don't think it the PSU because i was surfing an listening to mp3 i made up my mind on leaving the case open en i closed it this process took 30 sec after the process i couldn't post

BTW i have a Aopen 300W PSU

 

[LickEmSmack]

Update on my situation:

Got all the bugs worked out it looks like. Got the chip to post at 1266, but only runs stable at 1225 or so. I relaly don't know what the problem was. Changing the video card allowed me to install Win2K after 98. It was really crappy for a while there. Definitely the toughest system build I've ever been thru. The only hang-ups were the fact that my MX-300 doesn't work in Win2K and that my PCI NIC didn't like 2K after like 3 reboots (weird, luckily I had an extra ISA NIC which I'm using right now) Other than that it's pretty sweet! I need a monitor for my mobo temps and also need a few good benchmarking programs.

 

[insane]

Ok i got a New mobo. This one wouldn't boot either i cleared the CMOS and was able to boot but it said i couldn't find the BIOS I shutdown and powered up again and it booted up. I entered the BIOS i overclocked it directly (stupid stupid) and i couldn't boot again. Now i can't boot at all. I am really thinking this can be a PSU problem but i don't know for sure. Ultimate test will be when my KT7-RAID returns from RMA (wich should be next week or so). If my PC boots with KT&-RAID i can conclude that the KT7A is very very power hungry (using 300W AMD certfified PSU). What do you think guys?.

Bye
ismail

 

[Speedo]

I think that when you have the kind of problems you have, if you get it running you should definitely NOT overclock it the first thing you do. Take it easy and run it at standard speed for a few hours. Shut it off/Reboot it a couple of times, and when you are sure everything is working perfectly, THEN you could proceed with overclocking.

Now, my suggestion is that you hardware-clear CMOS, and take everything from the beginning...

 

[RoboTECH]

insane, have you considered that your problems may be related to pushing your CPU too far?

seems you're having a string of problems. May want to just try "the basics" first before overclocking.

 

[insane]

I am not pushing it hard (i can push it alot more)
Anyway My pc doesn't work again(tried clearing the cmos;(. Tommorow i will get a new videocard for loaner (a tnt1) if it works i am pretty much sure it's a PSU related problem i hope it doesn't work because it it's PSU related i have to buy a good PSU (enermax).

 

[djchemistry]

What case and power supply do you have?

I had a similar case with an Asus Cusl-2 (and everyone knows that board is as close to perfection as a mobo comes). I sold that board off thinking I was sol. But I had the same exact problem with my MSI 815e Pro (another great board from a great manufacturer).

Finally I changed my case and powersupply to something that cost me more than $50 (an Enlight 7237). Boy was there a difference! I didn't know the case and PSU played such a big role in how easy your setup is. I recommend you getting a better PSU or Case before anything else. Like everyone's saying start from the basics and work your way down to details like ram, bios, peripherals, etc.

 

[yodayoda]

what kind of heatsink/fan are you using? remember, on the durons you have a naked chip without housing, so they are very fragile and can break easily. i used one the original golden orbs and that smashed my chip the third or fourth time i moved the computer around. take the heatsink off and visually inspect the chip. do the edges look parallel to each other? is there any gritty particles there? look at your heatsink, any there? destroying the chip can ruin your whole day.

 

[insane]

I have a Fop32 wich is AMD certified. My PSU is also AMD certified but if the TNT1 works today i am 100% sure it's the PSU because the TNT1 uses less voltage but if it doesn't work i can concluse that this might be a PSU problem.

Bye
Ismail

 

[LickEmSmack]

Have you repeatedly cleared the CMOS, and left it in the 2-3 jump position for a few minutes (not just 1 sec)? I think you may have problems with your overclock screwing up your BIOS. Clear treh CMOS, and reset everything. Take it easy right off the bat and see if you can get it stable before proceeding. That's your best shot.

 

[insane]

Ok suspect found. It was the freaking cpu it's sCrEwEd i guess i have to buy a new one. Thank you for your input guys

Have a sweat day,

Ismail

 

[johnnyasia]

I found this at Deja.com:

alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.fic

Athlon / Duron Boot Problem Fixed README!!!!


This may have already been posted before, I dont feel like searching
the archive. Here is the situation we had 3 athlon / duron systems
here. two were athlons on SD11 boards one was a Duron on an AZ11
board. The problem we were having was on every 4th or 5th reboot on
every system they would either lock up or reboot halfway through
loading windows. This happened constantly over the 5 days that we were
working on them. Come to find out there is a problem with Athlon based
systems and the Tape Detection scheme that Windows 98 uses on start
up. This also applies to windows 98 to windows ME upgrades because the
files are still there. There are some files that need to be removed
and this will stop the lockups and reboots, at least it did for us.
remove or rename these files so Windows will not load them on boot up,
thus stopping the tape detection scheme.

c:\windows\inf
> pnpwfdc.inf
> pnpwide.inf
> pnpwtape.inf
> pnpwppt.inf
c:\windows\system\iosubsys
> drvwq117.vxd
> drvwppqt.vxd
> drvwcdb.vxd

after renaming these files we were able to get all the systems to over
60 boots including warm and cold without one problem. Hope this can
help someone so they dont have to go through the mess we did.


later,
TCE Computers
4990 Nebraska Ave.
Huber Heights, Ohio

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Johnny asia