K8MM3 IDE Boot Problem

I recently bought a K8MM3 motherboard and am trying to get it to run with a couple IDE drives (there are no SATA drives at all). The only problem is it won't normally boot from the Channel 0 Master drive. I have to insert a bootable CD... wait until the "Press any key to Boot From CD" message comes up... and as long as I don't press anything... only then will it detect my OS and boot up from the Channel 0 Master drive. Has anyone run into this... and how do I get it to boot normally without having to always have a bootable CD in?
The messages I get when a bootable CD is in:
Verifying DMI Pool Data .....
Boot From CD :
Boot From CD :
Press any key to Boot From CD .....
The messages I get when a bootable CD is NOT in:
Verifying DMI Pool Data .....
Boot From CD :
Boot From CD :
DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER
This is what I'm running and how it's configured:
AMD Sempron Processor 2800+
Windows XP Professional SP2
Bios Version = 02/27/2007-K8M800-8237-6A7L1M4FC-00
IDE Channel 0 Master: Maxtor 53073H4 (30 GB)
IDE Channel 0 Slave: MATSHUTA CD-RW CW-75
IDE Channel 1 Master: WDC WD1200JB-00CRA1 (Western Digital Caviar 120 GB)
IDE Channel 1 Slave: MATSHUTADVD-ROM SR-8
Advanced BIOS Features->Boot Sequence->1st Boot Device = Floppy
Advanced BIOS Features->Boot Sequence->2nd Boot Device = Hard Disk
Advanced BIOS Features->Boot Sequence->3rd Boot Device = CDROM
Advanced BIOS Features->Boot Sequence->Boot From Other Device = Enabled
Advanced BIOS Features->Boot Sequence->Boot From Other Device->Hard Disk Boot Priority->1. Ch0 M. = Maxtor 5373H4
Advanced BIOS Features->Boot Sequence->Boot From Other Device->Hard Disk Boot Priority->2. Ch1 M. = WDC WD1200JB-00CRA1
Advanced BIOS Features->Boot Sequence->Boot From Other Device->Hard Disk Boot Priority->3 = Bootable Add-in Cards
Integrated Peripherals->IDE Devices Configuration->OnChip SATA = Disabled
Integrated Peripherals->IDE Devices Configuration->SATA Mode = IDE
Integrated Peripherals->IDE Devices Configuration->OnChip IDE Channel0 = Enabled
Integrated Peripherals->IDE Devices Configuration->OnChip IDE Channel1 = Enabled
Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks.

Thanks BOSSKILLER... though I tried those settings and they didn't work:
Advanced BIOS Features->Boot Sequence->1st Boot Device = Hard Disk
Advanced BIOS Features->Boot Sequence->2nd Boot Device = Hard Disk
Advanced BIOS Features->Boot Sequence->3rd Boot Device = CDROM
Advanced BIOS Features->Boot Sequence->Boot From Other Device = Disabled
Advanced BIOS Features->Boot Sequence->Boot From Other Device->Hard Disk Boot Priority->1. Ch0 M. = Maxtor 5373H4
Advanced BIOS Features->Boot Sequence->Boot From Other Device->Hard Disk Boot Priority->2. Ch1 M. = WDC WD1200JB-00CRA1
Advanced BIOS Features->Boot Sequence->Boot From Other Device->Hard Disk Boot Priority->3 = Bootable Add-in Cards
I also tried out these variations:
Hard Disk / CDROM / Floppy
Hard Disk / Hard Disk / Hard Disk
CDROM / Hard Disk / Hard Disk
... with no luck either. The "Advanced BIOS Features->Boot Sequence->Boot From Other Device" was Disabled through all of this too... plus the Maxtor is definitely the HD with the OS. I can see this when I boot up with the bootable CDROM method.
Any other ideas?

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Hard Disk Boot Order
1st Maxtor 40 Gb -34098H4 5400 rpm Ultra-ATA/100
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if no [Pageup] [Pagedown] until Maxtor 40 Gb -34098H4 5400 rpm Ultra-ATA/100 top
save & exit
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Hi
I know you guys are fed up with all the booting problems, but this one is the strangest one I've yet come across.
I'm putting a PC together to function as an extra render for my 3D animations. Here is the specs as follows.
865PE Neo2-P Mobo
Intel Pentium 4 2.8GHz Processor
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NOTICE: Can not read the pool label from '/pci@0,0/pci8086,25f8@4/pci111d,801c@0/pci111d,801c@4/pci108e,286@0/disk@0,0:a /pci@0,0/pci8086,25f8@4/pci111d,801c@0/pci111d,801c@4/pci108e,286@0/disk@1,0:a'
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I am sorry to ask this question but I have read all of the recent posts on boot problems and followed all instructions but I am still having a problem. It passes the POST then gives the Boot Failure, insert boot disk into drive A message. The only thing I have not done is install a new bios. I have only got one SATA HDD, one CD Writer and floppy.
I have plugged the HD into SATA1 and the CD into IDE1, during the boot sequence it see the CD as Primary Master1 and the HDD as Third IDE Master.
During the POST it passes memory test and can detect both the HDD and CD and floppy.
I have set the HDD settings as follows:
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ATA Config= S-ATA only
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Seagate 80Gb S-ATA HDD
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Thanks, its good to know that I seem to have set it up ok but when I try to boot from the cd (Windows Server 2003) it still says there is a boot failure please insert disk into drive A???
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I have a strange boot problem: Whenever I reboot my T400, the machine freezes immediately after loading grub. (it passes the ThinkPad screen fine). I multiboot linux/win7, and this is not a grub problem, since when I boot Win7 the machine freezes somewhere in the windows loader, (the windows logo shows) and when I boot linux it freezes in the linux boot loader, with a blank screen, showing just a blinking underline. The disk seems ok too, since I can go for months having the machine sleep to RAM and resume without problem. It freezes only at boot, and the only way to get past it is to remove the power cable+battery/hold power button and pray. Any ideas for a more permanent solution?

loko, hello and welcome,
No answer, just questions: "whenever" you reboot - as in every time? And specifically _reboot_ as opposed to cold boot? Reboot from Win to Win, Lin to LIin, Win to Lin, Lin to Win? And warm reboot, or full power off, power on reboot?
When you reboot, is it always from an OS that has been fully shut down and _to_ an OS that has been previously fully shut down?
I've seen some pretty strange things happen when one reboots a hibernated OS where in the meantime the other OS has touched the file system. I wouldn't expect grub to care, unless this is grub2 - then who knows?
Also have seen some pretty strange stuff when warm rebooting from Linux to Windows. It can leave BIOS in a strange state. On my desktop, my NIC will be dead until I do a full cold boot - from AC mains off.
Just tossing *stuff* at the wall here,
Z.
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Occasional boot problem

sometimes when i boot my pc it crashes at the boot screen with the logo and it just freezes there ? it can happen on restart or cold start. any ideas as to why this is ? In normal running i get around 37-48 degrees C for CPU
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nismohks,
If you´re OC you could check your bios-settings on this link:
http://www.msi.com.tw/program/service/forum/index.php?threadid=29142&sid=
and also read this link about boot problems:
http://www.msi.com.tw/program/service/forum/index.php?threadid=29792&sid=
good luck,.......

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Hi,
I have an msi K7N2G-ILSR mobo and am having boot problems on the raid system.
Everything worked fine (raid 0 set up sata) and would boot fine, the bios had to be set up to look for other boot devices in order for the system to boot with raid drives.
Problem occurred when I added an ide card to give me 2 more ide channels. Still fine if I only connect cd roms to new card but as soon as I connect a hard drive it appears the msi board stops looking for the raid drives as a boot device, because I get the message NIVIDIA Boot Agen PXE-2.0(build 082 v1.82)
Copyright......................(info)
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I have version 1.6 bios (latest on msi`s site)
Any idears on how to get round this ?

Hi Raven,
For your info windows xp will support any number of ide channels (upto the number of spare pci slots you have).
I have another computer that has 2 extra ide cards in and has 2 dvd`s (on seprate channels) & 6 hard drives as well as raid hard drive set up. Windows is not confused and supports all devices and has done for the last few months ! This mobo has boot from raid in its bios so has no problems on boot up. The reason I need so many ide channels is simply I do video work and need loads of storage space so until I can buy 800gb hard drives for a reasnable price I am stuck with having to buy 200gb drives.
As I said it looks like either a bios update from msi or I`m going to have to buy a new mobo.
Regards.

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Hi..
I'm having this weird boot problem (and no it doesn't seem to be the standard one)
OK..
I have the following :
AMD Athlon 2000+
KT6V LSR mainboard
2x 256 Crucial PC2700 memory
IDE Hard Disk (120gb segate)
Creative 5700ultra Graphics card (AGP)
Cd Rom
Chieftec 400w PSU
WinXP Pro
If I set my CPU FSB to 100mhz (everything else on auto).. win Xp pro boots fine and all is pretty good except that my chip is now seen as a lowly 1.25ghz..
If I then set my CPU FSB to 133 or 166 then the machine boots (ie it beeps etc..).. starts to load windows xp (I get the logo and that's when the problem happens) and either black screens (ie.. nothing and the monitor turns off) or blue screens with the windows message saying that windows has detected a hardware fault and has halted the system..
I know my memory, chip, heatsink etc all work because just over an hour ago they all worked fine in my KT3 ultra.
What is going on as I've tried almost everything to try and solve this, with the only option to set the FSb to 100mhz which is incorrect for my CPU.
How do I fix this.
I've looked through the forum but this is not the same problem as simple reboots.. this is weird.
If I can't fix this then I guess it'll be send it back.. which is a shame because I like MSi motherboards.
Thanks
Slippery

Hi..
I've checked the CPU heatsink.. and nothings wrong !
(Can't check the voltage but I know the PSU is Ok as I did run it in a custom case with 4 Cd writters, 4 HDs, loads of lights etc.. before I moved to this new plain case tonight)
What's weird is that set at 100FSb it's fine but at 133 or 166 it just crashes after the loading XP logo is displayed. Up until that point it's all fine.
But why does it run Ok at 100mhz and not 133mhz ?
Please help.. before I end up fixing this with a hammer !
Thanks
Slippery

Windows 2000 boot problem

I have just moved my system to the new MX-6585 board - Did an Windows 2000 "upgrade" to initiate total hardware scan.
System works ok, when it has booted, but booting is sooo slow.
Found a Microsoft article describing the problem:
SYMPTOMS
After you choose to start Windows from the Boot menu, you may experience a long delay (or pause) before your computer finishes starting. Note that this delay may range from 10 seconds to a minute. Also, this delay occurs before the Starting Windows progress bar appears, and your computer may appear to stop responding (hang) during this time.
CAUSE
This behavior can occur if Windows is installed on a drive or a partition to which Windows cannot gain access with normal Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) INT-13 or INT-13 extension calls. When Windows Setup determines it cannot use BIOS calls to start, it uses scsi() or signature() syntax in the Boot.ini file instead of multi() syntax.
My question is: Does MX-6585/BIOS in any way hinder the INT-13 calls to my Adaptec 2940???

Thanks! I sent the following message:
There are no IDE devices in my system, only SCSI. My hd is an IBM Ultrastar 36XP DRHS-36D. When I start the system up, the SCSI & MSI BIOS screens display normally, then BOOT.INI appears. After I select one of my NT-type OS's (NT4, W2K, WXP), there is a 30-second delay between the time I press the Enter key at the BOOT.INI screen and the time the OS actually starts to boot. (The BOOT.INI countdown time is limited to 5 seconds. I am *not* talking about this time.)
Since the same hardware was transferred from another installation (with a non-MSI mb) in which the same Adaptec drivers were used but this 30-second delay did not occur, the delay appears to be due to the MSI BIOS. Interestingly, W98 is also installed on this hd and it appears in the BOOT.INI list. When I start up W98, the 30-second delay does not occur -- as soon as I press the Enter key, W98 starts to boot.
Other end users have complained about this same boot delay. See the post "Windows 2000 boot problem" found in the MSI user forum here: http://www.msi.com.tw/program/e_service/forum/viewindex.php?threadid=6970&boardid=10&page=1
I'd estimate our chances of success at 1%. Still, it's far better to complain and not be heard than never complain. That way, we get to complain even more.

K9N Boot Problem Resolved by BIOS 1.6

Some time back I started a thread about boot problems with my K9N Diamond mobo:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=106372.0
Well, I wound up RMA'ing it due to a HD activity light problem (thread here):
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=109973.0
Since the mobo was returned and installed, I haven't had one flaky boot situation. I had originally suspected either the video card or its drivers. BUT, the mobo was returned with BIOS version 1.6 installed, and it has worked perfectly ever since. Plus, no new problems that could be related to that version BIOS have surfaced.
So, if you are considering moving to that version, chalk one satisfied user up here.
As mentioned in the HD activity light thread, that problem ultimately proved to be a defective MSI IDE cable.

Quote from: BOSSKILLER on 25-October-07, 10:30:17
Are you sure that is the same board and not a newest one?
Pretty sure. It has the same serial number; first thing I checked before installing it!
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