NForce2 won't boot please help.

[shootinyou]

Specs: MB GA7N400-L1, XP1800, 2X256 Kingston PC2700, GF 4 MX440.

Put system together today, loaded OS (XPpro) and all other drivers ect.
All was well untill I noticed the FSB was @ 133 (optimal settings).
So I changed to 266 which is what the processor should be at, and know
it won't boot and shows this message:

Award boot block Bios v1.0
Copyright (c) 2000 Award Software Inc

Scanning Bios Image in Hard Drive . . .

Unknown flash memory !
Can not find BIOS Image in hard drive or diskette !

any ideas? I've tried to reset CMOS with no luck.

 

[microAmp]

The Front Side Bus setting in the CMOS should be at 133 MHz, not 266. AMD says 266 MHz DDR, which is 133 x 2 = 266 MHz.

If you can't get back in the CMOS, unplug the comptuer and pull the battery, let it sit for 30 minutes for absolute clearing of the CMOS. Plug everything back where it was and try to boot.

 

[shootinyou]

Originally posted by: motoamd
The Front Side Bus setting in the CMOS should be at 133 MHz, not 266. AMD says 266 MHz DDR, which is 133 x 2 = 266 MHz.

If you can't get back in the CMOS, unplug the comptuer and pull the battery, let it sit for 30 minutes for absolute clearing of the CMOS. Plug everything back where it was and try to boot.

Thanks motoamd, I'm waiting the 30 minutes now.

EzTune reports the 1800 @ 1149mhz when fsb is set to 133 w/ an 11.5 divider,
the 1800 should be 1.53mhz correct. This is what started this fiasco.

 

[microAmp]

Originally posted by: shootinyou

Originally posted by: motoamd
The Front Side Bus setting in the CMOS should be at 133 MHz, not 266. AMD says 266 MHz DDR, which is 133 x 2 = 266 MHz.

If you can't get back in the CMOS, unplug the comptuer and pull the battery, let it sit for 30 minutes for absolute clearing of the CMOS. Plug everything back where it was and try to boot.

Thanks motoamd, I'm waiting the 30 minutes now.

EzTune reports the 1800 @ 1149mhz when fsb is set to 133 w/ an 11.5 divider,
the 1800 should be 1.53mhz correct. This is what started this fiasco.

*me bust out calculator* 😀

Ok, 1.53 GHz is correct with the 133 MHz FSB. You CMOS is set to 100 MHz FSB giving you 1149 MHz

What is should be:
133 MHz * 11.5 = 1.53 GHz

What it's currently at:
100 MHz * 11.5 = 1.15 GHz

 

[shootinyou]

Ok moto no luck waiting the 30-45 minutes.
I unplugged PSU, both MB connectors, removed
the battery and shorted the CMOS points with
a screw driver. Same message.

Even with FSB set to 133 EzTune was reporting
1149mhz

 

[mechBgon]

Looking at the manual, I see they've got a CLK_SW dipswitch that can be set to 100MHz or to Auto. Is that on Auto?

Sorta cool to see a board with dipswitches, it makes me think of my ol' Asus A7V 😀

 

[shootinyou]

Originally posted by: mechBgon
Looking at the manual, I see they've got a CLK_SW dipswitch that can be set to 100MHz or to Auto. Is that on Auto?

Sorta cool to see a board with dipswitches, it makes me think of my ol' Asus A7V 😀

Hey Mech,

The CLK_SW was set on off, so theres the reason for the 1149mhz readings in EzTune I'm thinking.
and setting it to on, or anything posted above has not solved my self inflicted agony. I don't know
what I was thinking, but it wasn't with a clear head. 😕

Anything else you can think of trying to clear Cmos?

 

[mechBgon]

Let me have another look at the manual and see if anything else comes to mind. The surefire way of clearing the CMOS is to unplug the system and take away its battery, maybe punch the case's Power button to empty the PSU's capacitors too.

:clock: passes...

If your CLK_RATIO dipswitches aren't all set to Off then it might be trying to run a multiplier that it isn't able to POST with, too. That's the one on the top-right edge of the board. With all of them at Off, it's on Auto.

That's all I'm seeing on my first pass through the manual... it doesn't look like the kind of board that freaks out when it can't see an RPM signal on the CPU-fan header, evidenced by the fact that it was POST'ing for you. Good luck! 🙂

 

[shootinyou]

Originally posted by: mechBgon
Let me have another look at the manual and see if anything else comes to mind. The surefire way of clearing the CMOS is to unplug the system and take away its battery, maybe punch the case's Power button to empty the PSU's capacitors too.

:clock: passes...

If your CLK_RATIO dipswitches aren't all set to Off then it might be trying to run a multiplier that it isn't able to POST with, too. That's the one on the top-right edge of the board. With all of them at Off, it's on Auto.

That's all I'm seeing on my first pass through the manual... it doesn't look like the kind of board that freaks out when it can't see an RPM signal on the CPU-fan header, evidenced by the fact that it was POST'ing for you. Good luck! 🙂

Ya I've disconected PSU from outlet, PSU to MB connections, taken battery out, shorted1&2 pins with screw driver to reset cmos, flipped switch at back of PSU on/off as well as the PWR button and let set for over 45 minutes.
Still receive the same message.

I'm looking at my manual and the board and can only find the one dip switch (mid board above AGP slot) I don't see one on the top-right edge of the board.

 

[mechBgon]

I bet I've got the manual for a slightly-different variant of your board, then 😕 So you get... what, again? The error message you quoted here?

Award boot block Bios v1.0
Copyright (c) 2000 Award Software Inc

Scanning Bios Image in Hard Drive . . .

Unknown flash memory !
Can not find BIOS Image in hard drive or diskette !

 

[shootinyou]

Yep thats it

 

[shootinyou]

Let stand overnight all pwr unplugged with battery removed,
still get the same message.
Emailed Gigabyte but no response as yet.