CookieMonster981
Junior Member
I've recently rebuilt my old system around a new ECS P6S5AT mobo with a new Celeron 900, 256MB of PC133 RAM, my old WD 8.4GB HDD (~3 years old), and the old case with a 250W PS. I'm encountering two problems during POST.
The first problem is that right the RAM check the system sits for about 30s before it begins to look for drives. I don't believe it's related to the IDE device autodetect, as if I manually enter the IDE values in the BIOS the system still pauses after the RAM check. Any clues as to an option I may have accidentally set? Is this normal for this board to sit for such a long time, apparently not doing anything?
The second problem only occurs when I power-on the system after it's been left off for an extended period of time. When the system starts up cold it doesn't detect the WD 8.4GB HDD. If I do a CTRL-ALT-DEL during the system summary phase the HDD will be recognized on the second go. The HDD is not ATA-100 but I've connected it with the ATA-100 cable, and it's the only device on the cable. When the HDD is recognized it comes up as ATA-66 and functions without further problems. Is this due to: an old HDD; ATA-66 on ATA-100; a combination of the two?
Any insight would be appreciated!
The first problem is that right the RAM check the system sits for about 30s before it begins to look for drives. I don't believe it's related to the IDE device autodetect, as if I manually enter the IDE values in the BIOS the system still pauses after the RAM check. Any clues as to an option I may have accidentally set? Is this normal for this board to sit for such a long time, apparently not doing anything?
The second problem only occurs when I power-on the system after it's been left off for an extended period of time. When the system starts up cold it doesn't detect the WD 8.4GB HDD. If I do a CTRL-ALT-DEL during the system summary phase the HDD will be recognized on the second go. The HDD is not ATA-100 but I've connected it with the ATA-100 cable, and it's the only device on the cable. When the HDD is recognized it comes up as ATA-66 and functions without further problems. Is this due to: an old HDD; ATA-66 on ATA-100; a combination of the two?
Any insight would be appreciated!
