Hoping someone can help me with this issue. I got my new P5N-E SLI back after I RMA'd my first board. This one came with BIOS 0401 preinstalled. I installed it in my case, set everything up in the BIOS, installed Windows Vista, tested everything out, and it seemed to be running smoothly. Orthos looked great, with no errors after running overnight. Everything is at stock speeds (E6300 @ 1.86GHz), RAM in black slots, RAM at 4-4-4-15 (rated) speeds and 2T, and so on.
I unplugged the machine to briefly work on another, and after I was done I plugged my main system with the P5N-E back in, and now it is acting wierdly. I cannot boot the system with a network cable plugged into the NIC. When I press the power button, nothing happens. The NIC lights do show connectivity to my gigabit Netgear 8-port switch. So I pull the network cable out, and the system powers up without me pressing the power button, as if coming out of standby from Wake on LAN. Also, on the boot screen I notice that the RAM settings are NOT what I have in the BIOS, instead showing 5-5-5-15 and 1T. WTF?
Then I hold the power button down for 5 seconds to power the system down. When I power the system up again with the network cable disconnected the proper BIOS settings appear to be in place on the boot screen, with the RAM showing 4-4-4-15-2T. This exact scenario is now repeatable over and over if I try and boot with a network cable in, though this was not happening before I unplugged the machine earlier. I tried different network cables and different ports on the switch. Nothing has made a difference. I tried clearing CMOS, no help.
Anyone have any ideas what is going on? Why would the system not boot when a network cable is plugged in? Why would it suddenly power up when pulling out the network cable? Also, I checked in the BIOS and the setting under APM for PCI/PCIE devices to wake the system is disabled, so it makes no sense why that would power the system on.
Finally, should I decide to say screw it and go with another board, what would y'all suggest? I'm looking to acheive a moderate and stable overclock with my E6300, OCZ PC6400, and Radeon X800XL. Air cooling, nothing elaborate. Suggestions would be appreciated.
I unplugged the machine to briefly work on another, and after I was done I plugged my main system with the P5N-E back in, and now it is acting wierdly. I cannot boot the system with a network cable plugged into the NIC. When I press the power button, nothing happens. The NIC lights do show connectivity to my gigabit Netgear 8-port switch. So I pull the network cable out, and the system powers up without me pressing the power button, as if coming out of standby from Wake on LAN. Also, on the boot screen I notice that the RAM settings are NOT what I have in the BIOS, instead showing 5-5-5-15 and 1T. WTF?
Then I hold the power button down for 5 seconds to power the system down. When I power the system up again with the network cable disconnected the proper BIOS settings appear to be in place on the boot screen, with the RAM showing 4-4-4-15-2T. This exact scenario is now repeatable over and over if I try and boot with a network cable in, though this was not happening before I unplugged the machine earlier. I tried different network cables and different ports on the switch. Nothing has made a difference. I tried clearing CMOS, no help.
Anyone have any ideas what is going on? Why would the system not boot when a network cable is plugged in? Why would it suddenly power up when pulling out the network cable? Also, I checked in the BIOS and the setting under APM for PCI/PCIE devices to wake the system is disabled, so it makes no sense why that would power the system on.
Finally, should I decide to say screw it and go with another board, what would y'all suggest? I'm looking to acheive a moderate and stable overclock with my E6300, OCZ PC6400, and Radeon X800XL. Air cooling, nothing elaborate. Suggestions would be appreciated.
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