Gigabyte K8NF-9 CMOS / Boot (Raid) problem

[imported_ronnieg]

System motherboard:
IDE1 0 = 200G HD
IDE1 1 = CD drive (already swapped with another drive)
IDE2 0 & 1 nothing connected

IN CMOS I have RAID turned off (disabled) for IDE & S_ATA

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SCREEN info:

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During initial install, the CMOS setting appeared to change w/o reason
CMOS clock was always correct...

On a good boot, the screen shows

IDE0 master (my hard drive)
IDE0 slave CD
IDE1 master none
IDE1 slave none

(nothing more shown, boots ok)

Once system up and working (Windows 2000) all appears to be ok.

Then on a reboot, the computer hangs, I can hear the CD drive (no cd in the slot)
trying to spin up every second, after a really long time the display will show

IDE0 master (my hard drive)
IDE0 slave none (should be CD)
IDE1 master none
IDE1 slave none
IDE(2,3,4,5) (master, slave) none

After a really long time, the screen will clear, and another screen comes up saying
NVIDIA RAID IDE ROM BIOS 4.76
>>>>>(Copyright)
Detecting array ....

This screen will not clear (only waited +- 5 min)

I power down the system:

On a re-power:
If I unplug the CD drive it will see IDE0 & IDE1 (IDE(2-5) do not show up) and system will boot ok
OR
If I go to BIOS setup. at times I will see setup for 8 drives, other times I will not.
ALSO some times the setup will show RAID enabled

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What I have tried:

After I shut the system down, all AC is removed through a power strip on/off switch

Checked the CMOS battery @ 3 V (system clock is always correct)
cleared the CMOS, set to default then input all data again
Worked for most of the day, then same trouble.

What I 'think' I have discovered, haven't proved it yet:
If the CD is removed at the next re-boot all will be ok.
If I go to setup with the CD connected, the CMOS will not autodetect the CD
also at times the CMOS setup will appear ok, other times the setup will show RAID enabled.

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Anyone else having / had any problems like this?

Thanks for any (kind) words of help,
Ronnie

 

[imported_ronnieg]

Don't u know?
Think the problem is operator error?

Reading more, the ide cable is CS (Cable Select) not DS (Drive Select)

I had assUmed that w/o any lable it is a DS cable, and with a lable for master / slave
it is a CS....

Reading the HD info, says ALL new cables are CS....

SO this MIGHT be the problem....
As for the bios not staying set, will have to see if it all works ok now.

 

[SunSamurai]

Putting a CD drive as a slave to a hard drive is just asking for trouble.

 

[gsparesa]

Originally posted by: aeternitas
Putting a CD drive as a slave to a hard drive is just asking for trouble.

Especially if it's a burner.

I would:
IDE0 master (my hard drive)
IDE0 slave none
IDE1 master (CD)
IDE1 slave none

Turn RAID off in the BIOS. Check that both the drives were jumpered for Cable Select (CS). They are marked on the drive with a picture. Use the right CS interface cables marked Master/Slave/Board. If the IDE cable has black/grey/blue connectors it is a CS cable. One comes with the K8NF-9, you need another.