It was working fine....

[ozium]

I just finished my first build, and I was able to get everything to POST, install Windows 7, install drivers, get online, and everything ran OK. I then tried to get into my secondary drive with all of my media on it through my networked TV, and the computer shut down, and has been turning itself off and on at random intervals ever since. Sometimes I am able to load into Windows, sometimes it won’t even make it to POST. When it does POST, I am getting the normal single short beep.
I read the MB manuals troubleshooting section and it mentioned setting the jumpers for master and slave. I had not done that (neither HDD has them), so I removed the secondary drive and tried to restart the computer. It booted into Windows and stayed there for several minutes, so I figured problem solved, and I turned everything off, moved the computer back over to its home on my desk, and started it back up. It went back to turning itself back off and on, single beep when posting, temp on MB staying in the 30-40 range (MB has a thermometer/Bios post code LCD indicator).
The secondary drive was originally Seagate external drive that had the SATA/USB adapter fail, so I removed it from the case and used an aftermarket SATA/USB adapter. I figured it would run better attached to my SATA connectors inside my PC, which is why I hooked it up. It is a Seagate 500 GB Barracuda, and has no Jumpers. The rest of my components are as follows:

MB – Biostar TZ77B http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138352
PSU – Rosewill Hive 650 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182132
CPU – Intel i5 3570 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115233
RAM – Gskill Ripjaw 1600 8Gb http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428
GPU – Gigabyte GV-N650OC-2GI http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125444
Case – Rosewill Blackhawk http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147107
HDD – WD Caviar Blue 1TB w/ 64MB Cache http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339

Does this have something to do with the drive, or is it a coincidence that everything went haywire when I tried to access it the first time and it is the PSU and/or MB?

 

[dudewitbow]

what HDD settings do you have in bios

 

[ozium]

I haven't checked. I am trying to reset my CMOS now to see if that will fix it. Will repost when I find out.

 

[ozium]

CMOS reset didn't work. I have AHCI default settings in BIOS.

 

[dudewitbow]

thats odd, ACHI is the recommended mode for HDD, but my TZ77B came as IDE as default.

 

[ozium]

I am assuming it is AHCI. I didn't change it, and the manual doesn't state anything about IDE.

 

[dudewitbow]

looking at the online manual, the second one in the pack it says:


SATA Mode Selection
This item determines how SATA controller(s) operate.
Options: IDE (Default) / AHCI / RAID

definitely wasn't crazy that IDE is an option, and that it should have been the default one.

 

[ozium]

Well, I just did the paperclip test with the PSU, and it stayed on for longer than the PC has been. It shouldn't be the MB, CPU, or RAM with the POST beep being correct, should it?

 

[dudewitbow]

does it like power off shut down, or does windows properly shut down.

 

[ozium]

It just powers off and shuts down, and then after a few seconds it will start backup, then power back down. Sometimes for a few seconds (not even to POST), and sometimes all the way to Windows. The only thing I haven't tried is removing the power button connector and starting it from the MB.

 

[dudewitbow]

the reason i asked was that windows tends to want to check hard drive if the computer shuts off abnormably. If it was a software related issue, then there could possibly be a file that documented the error code which resulted in the crash. where the file is, escapes my mind though.

 

[ozium]

I sent for help to Biostar, it has to be something with accessing that second drive. I had to update the drivers from the disk since their driver page was not working properly, but that shouldn't cause the problem, should it?

 

[dudewitbow]

i used the base disc drivers for my original installation, since then, the only driver i really changed was my sound driver, to fix a slight static noise i was getting when gaming at different times.

 

[ozium]

I think I may try taking out the case power switch header and reset header in the morning and see if that is causing it. I did notice a red light above my reset button when I powered it on. That is all I can think of right now after looking at different threads. I am more than welcome to any other suggestions, however.