I built up an SB81P with:
BFG 6800 GT PCIE
P4 3.?
1 GB RAM
2X 160 GB drives
SB Audigy PCI
HP DVDR
I can't remember the exact brands or models of some of these items; I'm on a trip now and can't check the exact config...
After a few weeks of normal operation, the machine locked up. I rebooted, and after running the DMI checks, the BIOS claimed that there was no boot disk in the drive. I checked my BIOS, and one of the two SATAs was missing (This is not a RAID system). I fiddled with some stuff, unplugged the disks, plugged them back in, and no change. I swapped disk 1 and disk 2, and suddenly, it started working again. Some time later, same problem, but nothing I did could bring them back. I ended up doing a full OS reinstall on the non-OS disk, and removing the original OS HD (thinking it might be an HD problem). Strangely, the built-in card reader and a rear USB port ceased functioning at this time. I called in an RMA, and got one, but used the computer for some time before I had time to ship it back. Finally, it died again with the same message of "no boot disk in drive" (interestingly, it always sought the CD drive, even after I told it NOT to seek it in BIOS--and it sees the SATA drive in the BIOS). I sent it in to Shuttle, who sent it back saying "nothing's wrong with it". Resigned, I installed the second OS disk as primary, and reassembled the system. It boots with no trouble. It finds all peripherals. It seems to be working 100%. Until 1.5 weeks later. When it dies in exactly the same way--no boot disk. Any ideas? The SATAs are plugged into the SATA 1 and 2 plugs on the MOBO, the 6800 has its supplementary power cable plugged into a spare line from the PSU, and it seems to crash whenever (middle of a game, or in the middle of programming MS Access...it doesn't seem to require high-end computing to set it off). I have USB items hanging off it, but they are almost all independently powered.
Any help is appreciated--I suspect Shuttle will keep insisting that nothing's wrong with it.
Christian
BFG 6800 GT PCIE
P4 3.?
1 GB RAM
2X 160 GB drives
SB Audigy PCI
HP DVDR
I can't remember the exact brands or models of some of these items; I'm on a trip now and can't check the exact config...
After a few weeks of normal operation, the machine locked up. I rebooted, and after running the DMI checks, the BIOS claimed that there was no boot disk in the drive. I checked my BIOS, and one of the two SATAs was missing (This is not a RAID system). I fiddled with some stuff, unplugged the disks, plugged them back in, and no change. I swapped disk 1 and disk 2, and suddenly, it started working again. Some time later, same problem, but nothing I did could bring them back. I ended up doing a full OS reinstall on the non-OS disk, and removing the original OS HD (thinking it might be an HD problem). Strangely, the built-in card reader and a rear USB port ceased functioning at this time. I called in an RMA, and got one, but used the computer for some time before I had time to ship it back. Finally, it died again with the same message of "no boot disk in drive" (interestingly, it always sought the CD drive, even after I told it NOT to seek it in BIOS--and it sees the SATA drive in the BIOS). I sent it in to Shuttle, who sent it back saying "nothing's wrong with it". Resigned, I installed the second OS disk as primary, and reassembled the system. It boots with no trouble. It finds all peripherals. It seems to be working 100%. Until 1.5 weeks later. When it dies in exactly the same way--no boot disk. Any ideas? The SATAs are plugged into the SATA 1 and 2 plugs on the MOBO, the 6800 has its supplementary power cable plugged into a spare line from the PSU, and it seems to crash whenever (middle of a game, or in the middle of programming MS Access...it doesn't seem to require high-end computing to set it off). I have USB items hanging off it, but they are almost all independently powered.
Any help is appreciated--I suspect Shuttle will keep insisting that nothing's wrong with it.
Christian
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