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strange boot problem
Name: alguitar Date: September 22, 2005 at 08:08:09 Pacific OS: Debian 3.1 CPU/Ram: AthlonXP 2400+
Comment:
Hi!
My System used to run without problems for more than 2 years, now i have this strange boot issue...
After Powerup the monitor remains black and the 2 cd/dvd drives seem being checked all the time(LED flashing). 5mins later the system starts without further problems... I've already tried to disconnect the cd/dvd drives, checked RAM(memtest86)/changed it, i've mirrored my system on a new HD...no success :-( As i mentioned before i ran this pc over 2 years without problems and made no changes to the BIOS nor added new HW...Is my mainboard gone?...why does it start nevertheless?
specs: AthlonXP 2400 on MSI 745 Ultra (Amibios 3.31a) 512mb OEM Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 8 40G Samsung Spinpoint 80G LiteOn cdrw LG GSA-4163B
Name: Badboy Date: September 22, 2005 at 08:43:10 Pacific
Reply:
Are both optical drives empty or do they contain media?
If you pull your optical drives out, does it boot normally?
What display adapter do you have?
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Response Number 2
Name: Grok Lobster Date: September 22, 2005 at 09:04:27 Pacific
Reply:
Try another power supply
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Response Number 3
Name: alguitar Date: September 22, 2005 at 11:34:06 Pacific
Reply:
thanks for replies!
-the drives are both empty. I tried to insert a bootable cd, but it didn't change anything... -i think the power supply is fine and delivers enough power to the system...else it wouldn't start after 5min without problems and stay stable... -got a gforce2mx400
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Response Number 4
Name: Badboy Date: September 22, 2005 at 11:58:36 Pacific
Reply:
See if it will boot normally with the optical drives pulled.
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Response Number 5
Name: ham30 Date: September 22, 2005 at 12:18:35 Pacific
Reply:
It sure sounds like an optical drive problem. I've seen it many times where a system will hang up for a long time because of a defective optical drive.
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Response Number 6
Name: alguitar Date: September 22, 2005 at 13:54:46 Pacific
Reply:
...as i wrote in my first post, i've already started up without the drives, but the problem still persist...so it can't be the drives...
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Response Number 7
Name: Badboy Date: September 22, 2005 at 14:25:21 Pacific
Reply:
alguitar, I'm sorry I missed that in your original post.
Do you have a USB HDD or memory key hooked up?
Have you tried restoring your BIOS to default?
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Response Number 8
Name: alguitar Date: September 22, 2005 at 14:53:47 Pacific
Reply:
No prob...and no USB HDD nor memory key attached, i also did a bios reset and changed the battery... I think the closest thing must be some kind of mainboard failure, but i can't figure out why it boots nevertheless...
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Response Number 9
Name: Grok Lobster Date: September 23, 2005 at 08:09:06 Pacific
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