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Bill wrote:
> Well I posted a note above. Probably not a BIOS prob.
> There are adapters that will let you plug-jn a 20 pin conector but
> the PS may be difficient. PC Power and Cooling recommended a 470 W
> unit with the 24 pin wired connection correctly supplying the 12V
> I suspect you have a power problem. The new CUP uses 100 W by itself
> and with dual drives you probably need a 500W + size. PCP&C will
> overnight you a unit.
> FWIW
> bill
> atlanta
>
>
I am using a Zalman 400 Watt power supply with this board and a 3.4 GHz
Prescott and have no problems with the 20 pin ATX connector. I did not
use an adapter to 24 pins. I tried a 24 pin power supply on it earlier
but did not like it and it made no difference. The only problem I had
originally was getting the heat sink properly mounted and it being too
close to my power supply. A new case solved the second problem by
moving the power supply a couple of inches higher.
> On Tue, 08 Mar 2005 12:20:44 GMT, "Bobby Mac"
> <bwnexus2000@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
>>Thank you for taking time out to answer,
>>
>>I have seated the memory correctly and i have checked again at your
>>recommendation,
>>unfortunately i don't think its a memory issue, the bios checks the mem its
>>only when i get to checking the
>>ide/sata drives after the mem check in boot up that it hangs which leads me
>>to think is there a problem with Maxtor Sata drives?
>>
>>
>>I don't really know i am clutching at straws here i have uninstalled AI
>>Booster to see if this corrects the problem and it still exists, could it be
>>a setting in the Bios?
>>
>>To answer some of Pauls questions
>>My dims are Crucial value select 400mhz 2x256 =1gb configured in blues slots
>>running at dual channel.
>>
>>And sorry i forgot to mention it happened with my old bios to.
>>
>>Someone please help i wish i had gone the 925 chipset route now.
>>
>>TIA
>>Bobby
>>
>>"Paul" <nospam@needed.com> wrote in message
>>news:nospam-0703052002030001@192.168.1.177...
>>
>>>In article <9hUWd.205849$68.158759@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, "Bobby Mac"
>>><bwnexus2000@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>I have recently updated the bios on this MB to 1006 now each time i start
>>>>the PC from cold i have to press the reset switch or press the power
>>>>button
>>>>2 or 3 times to boot it just locks up after checking memory.
>>>>
>>>>Does anyone have this problem? my config is Maxtor Sata HD on SATA1 and
>>>>DVD
>>>>writer and Rom on IDE2, everything is configured correctly i just cant
>>>>find
>>>>whats wrong and its driving me mad.
>>>>
>>>>TIA
>>>>Bobby
>>>
>>>Things to try:
>>>
>>>1) In the statement above "press the power button 2 or 3 times",
>>> are you pressing the power button and nothing happens ? Or,
>>> in each case where you pressed the power button, it always
>>> hangs just after the POST memory test ? If the computer
>>> refuses to start at all, that could be a power supply problem.
>>> If it reliably starts and you see a POST screen in each case,
>>> but it fails to pass the memory test, perhaps you could get
>>> a copy of memtest86 from memtest.org, and test the memory
>>> thoroughly.
>>>
>>> Also, Joe recommended reseating the memory. Are you certain
>>> the memory is fully seated ? Sometimes the sockets are a
>>> pretty tight fit, and the memory is not all the way down into
>>> the socket. The best way to seat the memory, is while the
>>> motherboard is outside the case, because you can put something
>>> solid underneath the DIMM area, to support the motherboard
>>> while pressing the DIMMs into place. After DIMMs have been
>>> inserted and removed a couple of times, the insertion force
>>> will be a lot less. And the thing you use to support the
>>> motherboard, should not scratch the bottom of the board.
>>> Maybe a soft cover phone book would be a good support.
>>>
>>>1) Roll back the BIOS to the old version you were using
>>> prior to 1006. Do the symptoms still happen ?
>>>
>>>HTH,
>>> Paul
>>
>
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