Verify DMA pool issue

[Cookie Monster]

Hi fellow ATers!

I have a slight problem on my hands. Recently ive built a new HTPC with the following specs:

-Intel Pentium E6300
-Zotac 9300 ITX D-E
-2GB Corsair DDR2 800 memory
-Silverstone SG06
-Western digital green 500GB

Now when I bootup the machine, it always goes through the whole verifying DMA pool process. After the message "Update successful", it would then boot me into windows. Ive read that this process would only occur when there has been a hardware change. But on this new PC, it happens everytime during bootup.

Would I consider this to be normal and ignore it or could something be wrong with the hardware or the BIOS chip?

This is the list of things ive tried:
-Flashed to latest BIOs (didnt help)
-Load optimized defaults (didnt help)
-Clear CMOS (didnt help)

Im running outta ideas! One thing I noticed is that the hard drive in AHCI mode is never listed under the main BIOS page (that also lists time, date, other drives etc).

Help will be appreciated!

 

[Cookie Monster]

No one??

 

[theevilsharpie]

Does this interrupt the boot cycle, or does the system continue booting once it finishes the procedure?

 

[Cookie Monster]

It doesn't interrupt the boot cycle.

When I turn on the PC, it does its usual stuff (POST, list the components I have) but it does it so quick I dont quite make the last thing it lists. It doesn't look right as I see values to the power of e?? maybe im just getting blind.

Anyway the verifying DMA pool sequence starts straight after. Once the update is successful, it boots into windows.

This happens every single time. No freezing, or "insert disk" type message pop up. It boots into windows just fine, but it must go through this verify DMA pool sequence.

Am I understanding the whole verifying DMA pool procedure wrong?

 

[theevilsharpie]

Most BIOS's I've seen have an option to halt POST if it detects any errors, and it's usually set that way by default. I'm not familiar with your mobo, but if it doesn't interrupt the boot process and all your hardware works properly in Windows, I wouldn't worry about it.