I'm stuck! $5 reward

[tbidwell]

If anyone can help me solve this problem then I have
$5 paypal.

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=29&threadid=1123383

 

[Mallow]

wish I could help you bud :/ Bump for someone else?

 

[BigFatCow]

linked

 

[boyRacer]

try out outside the case... with only the things you need to post

 

[tbidwell]

tried that. the motherboard posts ( inside the case and out ). Just not when you attach a
HD. If I have a CDRW drive attached then it will post and boot up.. but will not do anything
when I have a HD attached.

 

[boyRacer]

tried playing around with the jumper? try taking it off?

 

[Glitchny]

is the hard drive formatted or is it blank?

 

[tbidwell]

Originally posted by: boyRacer
tried playing around with the jumper? try taking it off?

Jumper on the harddrives? Well I have tried 3 different HD's.

1 maxtor 120gb
1 WD 120gb
1 maxtor 160gb

The WD didn't even need a jumper on it. Posting from my other box with the WD now.

For some reason it only fails to boot when I have a HD attached. I have tried both 40conductior and
80 conductor ide cables.

 

[tbidwell]

Originally posted by: Glitchny
is the hard drive formatted or is it blank?

one of the 3 HD's were blank. The other 2 have OS's already loaded on them.

 

[clicknext]

lol, no one screams "ON TOPIC!" when there's a $5 reward.

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: tbidwell

Originally posted by: boyRacer
tried playing around with the jumper? try taking it off?

Jumper on the harddrives? Well I have tried 3 different HD's.

1 maxtor 120gb
1 WD 120gb
1 maxtor 160gb

The WD didn't even need a jumper on it. Posting from my other box with the WD now.

For some reason it only fails to boot when I have a HD attached. I have tried both 40conductior and
80 conductor ide cables.

Do you have any fans? etc? What is your PSU?

 

[boyRacer]

have you tried resetting the CMOS?

 

[tbidwell]

Originally posted by: boyRacer
have you tried resetting the CMOS?

can't, no jumper for it.

 

[tbidwell]

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: tbidwell

Originally posted by: boyRacer
tried playing around with the jumper? try taking it off?

Jumper on the harddrives? Well I have tried 3 different HD's.

1 maxtor 120gb
1 WD 120gb
1 maxtor 160gb

The WD didn't even need a jumper on it. Posting from my other box with the WD now.

For some reason it only fails to boot when I have a HD attached. I have tried both 40conductior and
80 conductor ide cables.

Do you have any fans? etc? What is your PSU?

PSU is a 250watt. Unsure of the manufacturer but I used the same 250watt psu
on another very similar XP rig. So it shouldn't be holding me back. No additional
fans are added in yet. Just psu fan and hsf.

 

[Lager]

No need for jumpers, just remove the battery for a few seconds and put it back in.

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: tbidwell

Originally posted by: boyRacer
have you tried resetting the CMOS?

can't, no jumper for it.

the manual says there is though... its right below the battery.

EDIT: ok... just read that it doesn't come with the jumper itself so you're gonna have to short pins 1 and 2

 

[lordbob99]

maybe u can try reverting back to the F7 bios and see if stuff works fine

 

[amdskip]

Originally posted by: coldcut
No need for jumpers, just remove the battery for a few seconds and put it back in.

Exactly.

 

[tbidwell]

Originally posted by: amdskip

Originally posted by: coldcut
No need for jumpers, just remove the battery for a few seconds and put it back in.

Exactly.

Will try that.

As for the f7 bios I don't want to try that. Before the mobo had the f6 bios and
it gave me the same problem before I upgraded to the f8 bios.

I would be flashing bios from cdrom so I could not backup save old.

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: tbidwell

Originally posted by: amdskip

Originally posted by: coldcut
No need for jumpers, just remove the battery for a few seconds and put it back in.

Exactly.

Will try that.

As for the f7 bios I don't want to try that. Before the mobo had the f6 bios and
it gave me the same problem before I upgraded to the f8 bios.

I would be flashing bios from cdrom so I could not backup save old.

itll be quicker if you just short the pins... but if you prefer to just take off the battery... make sure you the PS isn't connected or is unplugged.

 

[tbidwell]

Originally posted by: boyRacer

Originally posted by: tbidwell

Originally posted by: amdskip

Originally posted by: coldcut
No need for jumpers, just remove the battery for a few seconds and put it back in.

Exactly.

Will try that.

As for the f7 bios I don't want to try that. Before the mobo had the f6 bios and
it gave me the same problem before I upgraded to the f8 bios.

I would be flashing bios from cdrom so I could not backup save old.

itll be quicker if you just short the pins... but if you prefer to just take off the battery... make sure you the PS isn't connected or is unplugged.

Yeah I rather just take the battery out.. its out now.. waiting a few mins here.. psu disconnected as well.

 

[boyRacer]

So what happened?

 

[EyeMWing]

I have a board like this, faulty IDE controller. RMA it (Or grab a PCI controller if you have one laying around)