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Bios Problem-can't boot
Name: lwest Date: August 31, 2000 at 17:37:08 Pacific
Comment:
My system: AMD k6-2 550 Win 98 64mb Ram WD 10 GB Hdd Matsonic MB MS6261 Award BIOS v4.51PG, Award Bios Extension v1.0A
Everything was fine a few days ago, I tried install another 4.g HDD, Bios saw it but Windows did not recognize it. I shut down as normal and rebooted, now the problem. Now it comes up with the RAM a few lines then it stops. I can only get into setup by rebooting and pressing the DEL key repeatedly to get to setup fast enough. In setup my HDD are not there, the auto IDE is blank and does'nt attempt to find a HD. I have taken off the other HD 4.3g and tried to install the 10g manually, still nogo. I have verified jumpers, reseated cables, verified MB jumpers. What can I do next?
Name: Lucas Richardson Date: August 31, 2000 at 21:38:26 Pacific
Reply:
reset your bios to it's default
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Response Number 2
Name: mr o Date: September 1, 2000 at 09:00:17 Pacific
Reply:
did you format the drive before you loaded windows?, as this could be why it didnt detect it. plug in only the newer hd and boot from a boot disk. use this to format the hd.
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Response Number 3
Name: lwest Date: September 1, 2000 at 19:29:10 Pacific
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I have reset the bios to default; the hd already had Win98; I put in another hd that I pulled from another computer, still no IDE detection; computer will not go far enough to find the fdd.
The screen comes up like and shows this:
MS 6261 ver1.4 Award Bios v4.51PG Award Bios Extension v1.0A 11/24/99-Aladdin5-2A5KKTJ96-00
It does recognize my ram in the process, the hdd attempts to turn then stops. I have tried three different hdd. Any help will be appreciated.
LaMar
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Response Number 4
Name: Lucas Richardson Date: September 2, 2000 at 08:59:01 Pacific
Reply:
attempts to turn?....do you mean it starts to spin up and then spin down?..
try a different cable
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Response Number 5
Name: Igor M Date: September 3, 2000 at 00:19:15 Pacific
Reply:
Check your cable. You can partially pull it out disconnecting the drive.
Good luck, Igor
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Response Number 6
Name: lwest Date: September 6, 2000 at 02:48:24 Pacific
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I've tried everything you guys suggested and them some. I am sending the MB back to the dealer who will fix or replace it. Even they have no clue to why it is acting strange. Thanks for all your help
LaMar
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Response Number 7
Name: Logicalconcern Date: November 16, 2000 at 23:07:13 Pacific
Reply:
Check to see that the secondary Ide Controler is enable in your bios. I've encounter a like problem and that was my solution. Hope it works Logicalconcern
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