SATA boot problems

[saabman]

I trying to use a Seagate 320GB SATA drive with my Fry's ECS/AMD A64-3000 NForce3 special combo.

I can partition and install XP onto the drive but can never get the SATA drive to actually boot (no matter how I try to set the boot priorities in the BIOS).

I get a DOS screen with the following mesage that never goes away;

Verifying DMI Pool Data . .

Nothing else happens ever.

Any ideas what is happening? I have the latest BIOS (916) installed

I have tried disabling the "Other" boot device in the boot sequence menu, as well as disabling the IDE 0 channel (CD-ROM is in IDE 1 channel).

This happens after successfully using the XP SP2 CD to format and install XP, but when it reboots to finish, the message above appears.

I'm stumped, hope you can help!!

 

[saabman]

Update . . .

After a CMOS reset, I get a CMOS checksum error at the end of the POST, with a
Hit F1 to continue. Also remember seeing this the very first time I turned it on.

Looks to me like someone else mucked with this MB before me, appears I may have to RMA it.

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: saabman
Update . . .

After a CMOS reset, I get a CMOS checksum error at the end of the POST, with a
Hit F1 to continue. Also remember seeing this the very first time I turned it on.

Looks to me like someone else mucked with this MB before me, appears I may have to RMA it.

That is normal after a CMOS reset

 

[saabman]

Purdue,

Thanks for the insight, I never payed enough attention to that.

After reflashing the ROM with the same BIOS version, and another CMOS clearing, everything is now working correctly.

Wonder what the problem was?

Why wouldn't the MB boot from the SATA drive in XP?

I had no problem partitioning, setting to primary/active, formatting and then setting the boot flag on this same SATA drive on this same MB with my Linux GParted CD.

Strange, very strange.

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: saabman
Purdue,

Thanks for the insight, I never payed enough attention to that.

After reflashing the ROM with the same BIOS version, and another CMOS clearing, everything is now working correctly.

Wonder what the problem was?

Why wouldn't the MB boot from the SATA drive in XP?

I had no problem partitioning, setting to primary/active, formatting and then setting the boot flag on this same SATA drive on this same MB with my Linux GParted CD.

Strange, very strange.

could be many things, but the good part is now you:

1. Learned something new

2. Your computer is working

and those are two very good things