Checking NVRAM....

[ChineseGuy]

I recently just got an Asus P4V8X-MX for my Celeron D processor. Had problem getting my computer to POST. After troubleshooting, it seems that when I take out my PVR-500 MCE from the PCI slot, it would boot. So, one might think its a faulty card, but I hooked that card up to another PC, and it booted up fine, and windows found new hardware.. ect. And the card was also tested on a 3rd motherboard, and windows also detected it, and installed drivers, and everything working properly.

So, with the PVR card on P4V8X-MX, computer would turn on, detects the IDE channels, and then the very last line, I would either get "Checking NVRAM..." or "Checking NVRAM... Update Ok". And it would just stay there forever. If i take my PVR card out, it would flash by, and go into windows. Hmm... So I got a different tuner card (Nvidia) and stick it on my p4v8x, and it booted up fine. I googed "Checking NVRAM..." and some suggested a BIOS configuration error, and that clearing the bios, and starting over would help. Did that, no effect. Updated my BIOS to the latest on Asus website, still the same thing. Tried with just one stick of memory, or two sticks of memory, and various configuration between the two, no effect. So i think it could be the video card i put in (FX5200), soo i took it out, and booted it with the onboard video (w/o pvr), it went through, then i stuck pvr in, i got "Checking NVRAM... Update Failed" And it stays there.

Now I ran out of ideas as of what to do next, this machine is supoose to be a Media Center, but it wont boot with my PVR, which defeats the point of having Media Center.

Any ideas for further troubleshooting?

 

[unmerited]

Sometimes a different pci slot will work, try another if available. If you have other pci cards try them in different slots or rotate with the PVR-500.


unmerited

 

[LiLithTecH]

Sounds like the Hauppage card isn't compatible with the S3 Chrome
chipset on the motherboard.

You may want to contact Hauppage in that regard.

 

[ChineseGuy]

I did try different, i forgot to mention that. But no luck on that. S3 Chrome chipset ehh.... But I am not using the onboard video. I have an FX5200 on there. :-\ I would hate to buy a new motherboard just because of that. I guess i might have to try calling Hauppage, and see if they got any solutions for me. Otherwise, it seems like new motherboard would be my next step.