System configuration:
Intel P3-733
Asus P3V4X - BIOS ver 1005
384mb pc100 ram
ISA SB Awe 64
Diamond Ultra 770 TNT2
Diamond Monster II
Adaptec 2940 SCSI Controller
Promise Ultra 66
Atapi Internal Zip Drive
Pioneer 10X DVD Drive
Syquest Sparq tape drive
NEC Floppy
Plextor SCSI CD-ROM
TWO SCSI 9 gig drives (forgot brand)
One IBM 2 GIG drive (ata33) (Boot drive)
Two Maxtor ATA66 drives
One Quantum Fireball ATA66 drive
As you can see I NEED to have the ability to have more than 4 IDE devices hooked up.
When I try to boot the machine it will reach the ESCD message and stop. If I remove the Promise Ultra 66 card, it will boot. I have a couple of these cards and have tried replacing the card. Same problem. If I disconnect the two maxtors and the quantum drive, it still will refuse to boot. So the problem seems to be with the card and the Asus motherboard.
I searched the forums and have found no references to this problem. The PC will boot if I hook up only the four IDE drives to the IDE controller on the motherboard.
I have tried changing numerous settings in the BIOS to no avail.
Any ideas?
Intel P3-733
Asus P3V4X - BIOS ver 1005
384mb pc100 ram
ISA SB Awe 64
Diamond Ultra 770 TNT2
Diamond Monster II
Adaptec 2940 SCSI Controller
Promise Ultra 66
Atapi Internal Zip Drive
Pioneer 10X DVD Drive
Syquest Sparq tape drive
NEC Floppy
Plextor SCSI CD-ROM
TWO SCSI 9 gig drives (forgot brand)
One IBM 2 GIG drive (ata33) (Boot drive)
Two Maxtor ATA66 drives
One Quantum Fireball ATA66 drive
As you can see I NEED to have the ability to have more than 4 IDE devices hooked up.
When I try to boot the machine it will reach the ESCD message and stop. If I remove the Promise Ultra 66 card, it will boot. I have a couple of these cards and have tried replacing the card. Same problem. If I disconnect the two maxtors and the quantum drive, it still will refuse to boot. So the problem seems to be with the card and the Asus motherboard.
I searched the forums and have found no references to this problem. The PC will boot if I hook up only the four IDE drives to the IDE controller on the motherboard.
I have tried changing numerous settings in the BIOS to no avail.
Any ideas?