K8T Neo-FIS2R No boot - Early Chipset Initialization LED

Went from a MSI K7N2 Delta-ILSR with XP 2500+ O/C'd to 3200+ to an MSI K8T Neo-FIS2R board with a retail Athlon 64 3200+ and a Thermaltake Silent Boost Heatsink/Fan combo.
RAM = 2 x 512MB Apacer PC2700 (MSI approved).
Video= ATI 9800 Pro AIW
Antec Sonata case with 380Watt True Power +12V-18A, +5V-35A, 3.3V-28A
Seagate 160GB SATA 7200.7 drive.
On boot, system hangs at #1 red LED indicating Early Chipset Initialization.
Video is blank, all switches work, all drives spin up, no beep codes, just dead.
Tried just CPU, Fan/Heatsink, Video and still same.
Without any RAM, system beep codes for RAM.
Tried RAM in slots 1 and 2, 3 and 4 and just one by itself. Never a change to the DBracket light.
Cleared BIOS and retried. Nothing. No video at all.
What does that "Early Chipset Initialization" mean anyway? I guess the board is bad. This is it's first boot attempt.

Well, I think I know what the problem is, aside from the PSU... I tried my brother-in-laws 550 PSU that pushes 24A on the +12V and it did not budge. I think it is the board. I did an RMA with Newegg and will be sending it in for a replacement.
Thanks for the advice on the PSU's... I will be heading back to Newegg to get one.
As an aside, I did get a new PSU since my last post. It was a Maddog Multimedia 550 that is made by Thermaltake. The voltage is not listed on the outside of the box, so, once I opened it, I noticed a couple things. One, it is a 480 not a 550, and two, the +12V is a paltry - abismal - 18A! This was CompUSA's best power supply and cost $140 after taxes! (I wanted one now, not in the few days it takes Newegg to get me one). Needless to say, it is going back. Since the numbers were not on the outside of the box, they are taking it back without a restock fee.
I will quell my desire for now now now and wait until a good one from Newegg arrives. I will let you know of my results!
ps - I am toying with the idea of the PC Power one... !

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No boot -- Early chipset initialization

Just built my new computer and it booted first time without issue. Was able to installed Windows XP on it. Shut it down to leave and then came back to fire it up again and it's dead. No video, no beeps, no nothing. The D-Bracket is sitting with LED1 green and the others red. I read that as early chipset initialization. Searching here let me to believe that quite a few other people have had this problem but the resolution(s) are not simple.
I've reset the BIOS but that hasn't resolved the issue. I've disconnected all unnecessary fans, etc but no help. I've also tried pulling one of the DIMMs and disconnecting the cdrom drives from power and IDE.
Any ideas about what's next before I RMA? I don't want to miss something simple but it's been 6 years since I built a system and I could easily miss something.
MSI 865G NEO2-PLS
Intel P4/2.8E GHz 800MHz FSB 1mb L2 cache Prescott core
Cooler Master Aero 4 socket 478 CPU cooler
Corsair 512MBx2 DDR400 CAS2.5
Vantec Iceberg DDR Copper headspreader
Antec case with Antec 300 watt power supply
cooling fans added front and back of case
200gb Maxtor HD Ultra ATA/133
Mad Dog 56x CDROM
Hi-Val CD-ReWritable drive
Using the integrated video on the motherboard -- for now
Thanks,
Mike

Sorry about my rant on the previous post. Third computer I've built and the first one that's had serious problems. Maybe I should be happy that I've not had any problems with the first two and just take this one in stride.
Per specs, the 400watt PSU that I tried yesterday is:
+3.3v - 28A
+5v - 38A
+12v - 18A
The 300 that came in the case is:
+3.3v - 20A
+5v - 30A
+12v - 15A
I don't know how to test the actual output from the PSU's and lack a multitester to find out.
I have an online support request into MSI. I also have an RMA from Newegg.com, where I got the MB and CPU from. I'm not sure where the problem is so the RMA is for both. I've checked with friends and am unable to come up with a setup to test the MB and CPU independently.
Not sure what to do next other than to RMA the stuff back. Was unaware of the higher power requirement for Prescott. But should 300watts be sufficient for the MB, CPU, RAM, and single Maxtor 200gb harddrive after stripping out everything else? If not the 300watt then certainly the 400watt PSU...
Anything I'm missing?

K8t Neo-fis2r - not booting!!!

Hello Motherboard gurus! Any help would be appreciated...
Here are my system specs:
AMD Athlon 64 3000+
Motherboard /AMD Socket 754 CPU’/ "K8T NEO-FIS2R"
RAM - Kingston 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200 X2
Hard Drive – 120GB – Maxtor 120GB 6Y120PO
TEAC 1.44MB 3.5 Black Floppy Disk Drive
ThermalTake Silent PurPower 360WATX Power Supply
Lite-on DVDR – Model LDW/811S/851s BLK
ATI AIW RADEON 9600 Video Card, 128MB DDR, 128-bit, CATV/Video Out/Video In, 8X AGP, Model "ALL-IN-WONDER 9600"
Everything was working just fine until I switched out my CPU fan for a super quiet Zalman fan. I hit the power and nothing, but the fan spins up just fine. No video. The LED's on the back cycle through a couple of settings and sit at all green except for the upper left at red. I am at a loss ...perhaps the video card? I tried replacing the original fan and got the same result
Thanks in advance for any help,
JD

Your power is weak for sure. However you may also be seeing a fan that runs to slow for the motherboard to read. If the speed drops below what the MB expects it will cause issues as it thinks the CPU fan is dead and may not want to operate at all. Check that by reinstalling your old fan. Also on the power issue what is the 12v rail amps on that PSU?

New K8T Neo won't boot. D-Bracket LEDs show nothing.

I just bought my first AMD based system, maybe I forgot to do something? I've read the manual but I don't feel that I've missed anything.
Anyway I've connected the ATX 12V & the ATX 20-Pin Power Connectors. I also connected that D-Bracket thingy, a GeForce2MX and one 512MB Ram in DDRslot 1. I have no harddrives or anything else connected, I just want to see if my system works.
When I try to boot the FANs go on but that's it.
The leds on the D-Bracket shows nothing.
I get nothing on my monitor.
I can only turn the computer off by disconnecting the power cable.
I've tried to unplug->plug it back together. No luck. I've also tried it with no RAM at all = no difference.
CPU: A64 3000+
MB: MSI K8T NEO-FSR
RAM: Corsair Value S. PC3200 DDR-DIMM 512MB - Unbuffered, Non-parity, 64Megx64, CL2.5
PSU: AntecTruePower380W +5V@35A +12V@18A +3.3V@28A
Is my PSU too weak or may something be broken?
Thanks.
UPDATE: My MB was offically defective

My manual says Release Date: September 2003.
I have IDE info @ 2-21 in my manual. Power LED flashing info in "Front Panel Connectors: JFP1 & JFP2" section.
What the grey power-led-flash-box says:
"MSI Reminds You...
If the Power LED on the front panel flashes every two seconds, this signal tells you that one of the power connection has been protected; if the Power LED flashes every one second, it tells you the CPU has been protected due to overheating. To refresh the system, please disconnect the power cable from the computer, and then reconnect the power cable to the computer again in at least five seconds."
D-Bracked shows no lights at all. There's two ways to connect the D-Bracked and I tried them both. My fans works perfectly everytime I boot. Too bad they are the only things that work though

MY K8T Neo-FIS2R with AMD 64 3000+ auto shuts down

I have run this system for several months with core centre all
arms going off when playing graphic intensive games (Call of duty, Counter strike etc).
I have added system fans to cool the machine sown, and this seemed to work ok until three days ago when the alarm was followed by a system shut down!
I can see no obvious problem displayed in core centre, but suspect that the alarm is CPU fan speed related - I am running the AMD supplied Heat sink& Fan assembly.
Anyone have any ideas why this problem has suddenly got worse?
CPU Type AMD Athlon 64, 2033 MHz (10 x 203) 3000+
Motherboard MSI K8T Neo-FIS2R (MS-6702)
Motherboard Chipset VIA VT8383 Apollo K8T800, AMD Hammer
System Memory 1024 MB (DDR SDRAM)
BIOS V.1.8
Video Adapter VIDIA GeForce FX 5600 (256 MB)
Temperatures: (minimal load)
Motherboard 40 °C (104 °F)
CPU 44 °C (111 °F)
Seagate ST3120022A 33 °C (91 °F)
Seagate ST380011A 34 °C (93 °F)
Cooling Fans:
CPU 2860 RPM
Chassis 3013 RPM
Voltage Values:
CPU Core 1.47 V
+3.3 V 3.10 V
+5 V 4.97 V
+12 V 11.92 V
-12 V -12.20 V
-5 V -5.30 V
+5 V Standby 4.90 V
Is this a BIOS/Core Centre issue or CPU fan or maybe a PSu shortfall since the problem only manifests itself when CPU is under high loads?

Hi mcihael ,
Thanks for the tip about Fanspeed. I have seen it around but never thought i had a need of until now.
I must admit that having all of these extra applications supplied with the motherboard can get a bit confusing - the only real use that Core Center has been to me was the alarm going off letting me know that something serious was wrong!
What's your opinion on case fans? Should they be EXTRACT, INTAKE or a mixture? Most people i read about say exhaust fans are best to take away the hot air, while others claim intake fans help keep a flow of air around the CPU cooler.
Spooks

Early Chipset Initialization problem with K8T Neo 2 - FIS2R

This one has me stumped.
I went to install a new CPU fan earlier today and while I was installing the fan I had to remove my sound card and AGP card so I could screw the fan to the side of the heat sink.
I got all that done and went to start the computer back up and now I get a contineous high pitched sound while at the same time 3 beeps. The D bracket shows a green LED on 1 so this is the "early chipset initialization" problem.
What is causing this and why would this happen after a fan installation?
Specs
A64 3200+ Winchester
1.5 GB RAM (2x 512, 2x 256) DDR 400
MSI K8T Neo 2 - FIS2R
PNY GF 6800
Audigy 2 ZS Gamer
200GB IDE HDD
80 GB IDE HDD
DVD - R/RW
Win XP Pro w/ SP2

Okay after a bit of messing around with the problem I discovered what the problem was....
I didn't plug in the power to the video card
Yeah the 6800 uses needs more power from the PSU and I left that little rail unplugged. Maybe some other soul will find this useful in a time of need.

[Athlon64] MSI K8T Neo FSR / Early Chipset Initialization

Hi There,
My MSI K8N Neo Platinum has a broken LAN interface, i don't have the papers of it so I can't send it for RMA. So i bought a MSI K8T Neo FSR.
But there is a problem, when i power up the system, the fans are spinning, the hard disk spins up and the CDRW/DVDROM drives are working. The only thing the system does is hanging at the "Early Chipset Initialization" state accoding to the D-Bracket.
- Tried an other VGA Card > No result (Radeon 9200, Club3D)
- Bought other memory (I do have 1GB now , but still no result)
- Tried resetting the BIOS > No result
- Tried removing the RAM, the system beeps there's no RAM in the system, but when i put it back in the system wouldn't boot again.
- Tried to boot up only with R9200, CPU and RAM, and still it won't work.
- Tried to boot outside the case, but still no result.
I tried my processor, memory, PSU and vga card (6800LE) back in my K8N system and it works great, so i don't think my PSU is too weak.
And I aint thinking that my motherboard is broke, it still beeps without memory in it.
I am getting really confused, i'm out of money now so i can't buy some new stuff.
Anyone ideas?
Specs in signature. (PSU 18A @ 12V), sorry for my bad english.

Quote from: fafner on 03-May-05, 20:55:16
Why don't you get a PCI network card for the K8N system? No need to fuss around with a new mb just to get a LAN connection.
Don't want to use PCI-Cards
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Have you tried removing the RAM and then doing a Bios reset? Sometimes things get sticky if the RAM is still in place during a Bios reset.
I would also unplug anything that is not entirely needed to boot so you can simplify the problem.
Another hint. As the RAM controller is inside the CPU the system will not do anything right without RAM. The CPU will imediately hang.
Just tried a BIOS reset without RAM in the system, the system won't boot. Only the CPU, VGA card and the memory is placed. Only the 4pin 12v and the 20 pin is connected.
It just won't work, maybe the board is dead?

K8T Neo-FIS2R early chipset init. hang-up; won`t POST

I`m new to forums (participating anyway) and also new to self-builds; this is my first so please be gentle with me! but am very impressed with the help you people give each other, and that is what I seem to need. I have studied this forum extensively and so am aware of the PSU/RAM pattern of problems associated with this board - am I in the same boat?
Having connected everything up I switched on and the D-bracket is giving me 3 red lights and 1 green(top left; position 1) indicating `early chipset initialization`. The monitor remains totally blank (tested on my ancient wind-up PC and works great), and there are no beeps to be heard, but all fans work and LEDs too, and the drives can be heard and seen to power up. The manual for the board lists the diagnostics for the D-bracket in what appears to be a sequential order, so it seems that I have passed the 4 red lights problem that so many of you are having/have faced. Can I assume(dangerous word that) that my CPU is properly loaded and functional as the manual suggests (if indeed the D-bracket diagnostics are carried out in this sequential manner)?
I have tried to run the board with just CPU 4-pin(JPW1)supply, heat sink fan(CFAN1)supply, 20-pin board supply, graphics card slotted in and powered up, D-bracket connected and power switch(case) connected, with all combinations of just 1 or both sticks of RAM, in all computations of DR DIMMS 1-3, and get the same hang up at the D-bracket. I cleared CMOS before trying the above as well.
Do I need to do anything to the Maxtor drives at this early stage - they came with no instructions or anything? The board is clear of the metal chassis, held aloft by the 9 clips supplied (no plastic washers supplied though? but the metal eyelets are clear of any routing on the board so I assume(that word again) that washers are no longer necessary/supplied). While working on the board I was earthed to the radiator behind me, and I did not touch the surface at all. The PSU specs seem to be within the parameters that you indicate are necessary, and the brand seems to be respectable. The OCZ RAM seems to also be of the necessary standard and type, although I don`t see the exact same RAM anywhere on this forum, unless it is just described as OCZ PC3200 256MB EL, which I have seen several times.
So over to you folks - sorry for the length of this thread, but how else can I tell you what I`ve done!!. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I want to get this board running;it sounds like once these initial problems are (hopefully) addressed, it is a super bit of kit, so I ain`t giving up without a fight - I think I`ve tried everything mentioned in earlier threads that may resolve this, other than start on the `buy a different PSU/RAM ` road!

Officially - as I've just researched the AMD website, here's what AMD has to say about RAM:
MEMORY SUPPORTED
PC1600, PC2100, PC2700 & PC3200 unbuffered memory modules
184-pin 2.5 volt
I've heard of others running PC3500 and higher, but question the effectiveness of running these modules. As earlier posts by Jocko indicate, running some inexpensive PC3200 sticks seem to have no problems with early chipset initialization. HOWEVER - just yesterday I went to a local retailer to check on 1gig modules, and the prices have jumped $20 or more per memory stick. I then went to NewEgg and checked on their prices and found that memory I paid $88 for is now $108 per stick

Booting "issues" with K8T Neo-FIS2R

Well hello everyone. First of all I want to say that my English isn't completely error-free and my problem might seem awkward because of my ways of expression.
I also want to say that i've read alot of threads and searched the forum for my problem.
For a couple of days ago I got all my parts for building my 64bit-system and I build her up. To my suprise it booted, with almost no errors. Although I could install Windows XP and use it completely, everytime I boot it (under the booting sequence) it says "Bios is not installed", although I can enter bios simply (like everyone else) just pushing the DEL-button.
But this isn't the only problem. When I enter PC Health Status it says that the cpu is running at whooping 62-65 degrees. When i have my hand around the cpu-cooler it doesn't even feel warm so I think it has something to do with my BIOS-version that i am running now (Yes, I've read that in much more threads)
Also I have problems using the Cool'n'Quiet technology. I have it supported in the BIOS and activated it although it will not work (maybe it has something to do with the bios?) With this i mean that i will not go underclocked (It's allways 2.2 GHz)
My final problem is that it sometimes takes the system 2 minutes to boot sometimes, it happend after i flashed the bios to 1.7 from 1.0
Under these circumstances I've used 1.0 AND 1.7 BIOS-versions.
I've never overclocked the computer either.
What could be wrong?
I'm using 3200+ 2.2GHz Athlon 64 cpu.
K8T Neo-FIS2R
Radeon 9800pro
Seagate 7200.7 200GB drive.
380W Antec PSU.

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Originally posted by $post[username]
I've tested notebook, minial power savings and battery. C'n'q still doesn't seem to work. Yes i've enabled it in bios. I downloaded the AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Driver for Windows XP, Version (zip) 1.1.0.14 -
Yesterday my CnQ began to work fine. I've done the same as you:
1- Enable CnQ Bios option
2- Install the AMD athlon64 driver for XP
3- Set "minimal power savings" at windows xp energy options
I have installed the CoreCenter 1.6.8.0 (is the last version) utility, and I've set enable the CnQ in this application. You'll can see that the CPU velocity change "on demmand" and the CPU fan too.
Of course, I've the last VIA 4in1 drivers, 1.7 Bios ver. etc
My temp & MHz values are:
~40ºC ~ 800 MHz idle
~50ºC ~ 2000 MHz playing or that kind of stuff
Note that the PC case is open, because the PC is under my table and there is no good ventilation.

Boot issue: K8T NEO FIS2R

Hello,
I am having a boot problem. I have the K8T NEO FIS2R, 512 meg ddr400 in the middle slot, an ati radeon 9800 pro, and and 3000+ cpu. Everything was working fine last night, i was playing hl2 and all was well in my world.
So this morning i remove a disfunctional cd device and replace it with another and now the system won't boot past the msi/core cell screen. I did update the bios with the msi live update utility but I am 98% sure i rebooted the system successfully since i did that. My computer is really new (2 days old.)
Can anyone tell me what I can do to fix this? What causes the thing to not boot past the initail screen? Could the bios be wasted maybe? I already cleared the cmos. Thanks for any help, I am having hl2 withdrawals. I hope I don't have to return the mb.
thanks,
freakmachine

Hi
If the CD caused the prob check no pins are bent, and that its jumper is set correctly, if its a master, put it on end connector of cable, red strip near power connector. Also change the cable for CD, maybe it is the cable not the drive. Reset boot sequence, if you changed a drive it will need reset.. Did you disable the Boot sector virus protection before flashing the bios.
Cheers
jocko

K8T Neo-FIS2R/FSR no POST

I have a K8T Neo-FIS2R/FSR (MS-6702) which is, along with all my other components (I'll list them later), over a year old. It has been running just fine until the other day. I have not modified any hardware or BIOS-settings recently.
The day before yesterday my speakers put out a high-pitched shriek and the screen turned black. I then turned off the computer (it seemed to still be running, fans spinning). As I switched it on it let forth 8 beeps followed by a paus, and then 8 beeps again, over and over. I switched the graphics card for another one, no difference.
I then left it turned off for a few minutes. Then I booted it up again, and voila, it worked fine. Then after a few minutes it died the same way, and when I rebooted it it started beeping again.
Switching graphics card doesn't help. I powered it on without a graphics card plugged in. Then it made 8 beeps, and then silence. The cycle was not repeated, as it was when the card was in.
I then used another motherboard, another CPU and other RAM, same graphicscard and harddrive, and it boots into Windows just fine and seems to be quite stable for the day I've tried it.
I then switch back to the K8T-motherboard with it's CPU and RAM (still same graphicscard and harddrive as the other one), and it boots fine. After almost an hour it dies again. On boot, beeps. Wait a few minutes, boots again, then dies. Beeps next time. Etc.
The 8 beeps apparently mean there is a problem with the video card. I have tested two video cards that both work fine on another motherboard, no difference.
Because it dies after a while when it has rested, I suspect some sort of overheating issue. I put a bigass fan blowing at the motherboard and video card but that didn't seem to do anything. The fan on the video card is clean.
I have hooked up the D-Bracket 2 that accompanied the motherboard. It has some lights flashing depending on what is going on, and it halts on "Early Chipset Initialization", which is phase 2 of 16 (1st being "System Power ON"). When I press the power button, the LEDs on my memory sticks flash for a few seconds (showing activity), and the D-Bracket lights up. Then the memory-LEDs go to rest (inactivity), and the D-Bracket halts. Fans keep spinning but there is no life. No beeps.
After leaving the computer off for the night, I cleared the CMOS. The computer booted and ran fine for a couple of hours, then it suddenly made a noise in the speakers, and the monitor went black. Fans still spinning. The little light at the monitor indicating that it is turned on was flashing, as it does when the computer is off and the monitor is on.
This is the hardware in my system at the moment. I have removed plenty of stuff to rule out other components but even with just this it won't work. No mouse, keyboard or other drives attached, just this.
CPU: Athlon64 3200+
Memory: Corsair TWINX1024-3200XLPRO DDR
Power: Thermaltake Purepower Butterfly 480W W0020
Output: +5V (35A), +3.3V (28A), +12V (17A), -5V (0.3A), -12V (0.8A)
Graphics: Gainward GeForce 6800Ultra 256MB GDDR3 AGP8X, "Ultra/2600 Golden S",
Motherboard: K8T Neo-FIS2R/FSR (MS-6702)
Harddrive: Seagate Barracuda IV ATA 7200 RPM
Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 957p
Any ideas, suggestions or questions? I am stumped.

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I have removed plenty of stuff to rule out other components but even with just this it won't work.
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Graphics: Gainward GeForce 6800Ultra 256MB GDDR3 AGP8X, "Ultra/2600 Golden S",
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+12V (17A),
If your graphics card is like mine (see sig) with two power connections at the back you may have stressed the PSU over the last year to it's final end. Borrow or buy another PSU with at least 24 amp on the 12v supply. Your current PSU with only 17 12v amps was bound to fail. Especially since you state you had other hardware at one time. CPU Graphics card, case fanes and drives are all calling on the 12v rail to power them and your PSU just might not have it any more to do the job and the highest draw is at startup.
Try another PSU.

Early Chipset Initialization error: One solution

I too was plauged with a non-booting K8T_Neo board that stuck on "Early Chipset Initialization" according to the lights. I knew my Thermaltake 480w PS wasn't it - and sure enough it was the RAM like others have said. I was trying Corsair XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series, (Twin Pack) 184 Pin 1GB(512MBx2) DDR PC-4000 - Retail. So today I picked up some Crucial PC3200 256mb sticks and bingo I'm in.
Later today I'll fiddle with the timings to see if I can get the Corsair to fire and let you know what happens. Buyer beware!

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Originally posted by JLP
I just set up some AMD Athlon 64 3000+ system on MSI K8T Neo-FIS2R and also have this system. I have 512 MB of TwinMOS Twister PC3200 CL2 ram. Does anyone else have a problem with this configuration? Or maybe doesn't have problems with it? Please help...
I had the same problem, and the reason was the ram. Twinmos twister does just not work, im sorry.
I have been very sucsessful with the Corsair XMS pro cl2 by the way.

Early Chipset Initialization Problem

Hello all,
After reading around this board I havn't found a very good answer for the Early Chipset Initialization problem. (which is the code that D-bracket gives me) Everything is entirely new, Including the new PSU that I bought to try to fix the problem. Any ideas? I know it's not the PSU so don't try telling me that.
The funny thing about this problem...the computer locks up and gives me the Neo Platinum screen, gives one beep to say the POST finished, and then locks up and I can't use the keyboard or get into the BIOS. Oddly enough, if I hit the reset button it boots up just fine. I'm thinking perhaps a faultly reset switch but has anybody else had this problem?

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Originally posted by naedaneth
Hello all,
The funny thing about this problem...the computer locks up and gives me the Neo Platinum screen, gives one beep to say the POST finished, and then locks up and I can't use the keyboard or get into the BIOS. Oddly enough, if I hit the reset button it boots up just fine. I'm thinking perhaps a faultly reset switch but has anybody else had this problem?
Yeah try using a USB keyboard instead if you are using a PS2 keyboard..

MOVED: K8T Neo-FIS2R SATA and Linux Question

This topic has been moved to Operating Systems.
K8T Neo-FIS2R SATA and Linux Question

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Originally posted by chasmon
Hi all,
I have just setup up a brand new system but am having probelms getting it working. I want to install XP on a single Maxtor 160Gb drive.
I have my HD on Promise Ser1 and all SATA stuff in BIOS enabled. When I get to the screen I press F6 and then when promted I insert the floppy with the promise drivers on. I then get this message:
"File txtsetup.oem caused an unexpected error (4096) at line 1742 in d:\xpclient\base\boot\setup\oemdisk.c"
I can't get past this screen I have tried:
1.Drivers from the CD supplied.
2.Drivers from the MSI website.
Please help me this lot cost lots of hard earned I'm pretty gutted at the moment. I have also tried the Via chipset with no joy.
System:
Antec 380W PSU and Sonata Case
LG DVDROM 8163B
NEC DVDR/RW 2500B
Panasonic Floppy
Neo FIS2R mobo
Maxtor Diamondmax Plus 9 160Gb SATA150
Benq RF K/B & Mouse
Don't spam man! I posted something to this same question in another thread.. from you no less! Make a new thread! lol
Hijacking = bad!
Ian

K8T Neo FIS2R AMIBOOT.ROM not working

Hi
Had a game crash on my system, and froze everything, so had to restart manualy - now I get the error BIOS is not installed..
I have downloaded a copy of the bios (not latest) and changed the relevant ROM file to AMIBOOT.ROM and copied to a freshly formated floppy.
I inserted the disk, held down CTRL and HOME and started the computer...
After a while of running through the messages of BIOS not installed and no SATA installed (which is correct), the floppy drive light comes on, and then after a while (afet I have released the CTRL and HOME keys) I get a message saying "Remove disks or other media, Press any key to restart" then nothing, if I press any key - it says the same thing untill I remove the floppy... and then it restarts again.
I have tried to restart using the floppy and the CTRL and HOME keys about 20 times so far - always the same result - I have even tried diferent versions of the BIOS.
Any ideas?
I only have one stick of RAM (256Kb - 333) and two IDE HD's
Many thanks in advance
GreenBoy

Hans
My Set up is as follows (from the top of my head as I am doing this form work)
K8T Neo FIS2R.
AMD 3300 745pin chip set.
1 stick of 512Mb ram (non branded - baught from Watford Electronics)
2 x 200Gb Maxtor HD's
1 40GB Seagate HD
1 DVD RW
Power 500W
Dont know what else you need...
Anyway - last night I reset the CMOS in the way you described.
Still cant find the VIA settings in the Advanced Chipset or elsewhare - but I will. urned of SATA in Intergrated Peripherals...
Anyway - what then happens, is it says it cannot boot.
I tried using a Win98 SE boot disk - and all the drivers were listed as not possible to load or something...
Any way - deciding I did not have anotehr boot disk to hand - tried Symantec Ghost - still same result.
Finaly I tried WinXP Pro, and found that this installed all the bootup files no problem at all - what was then found was that my C: partition was missing - yup boot sector had completely disapeared.
Anyway knowing that I have recent full backups og my primary drives using Ghost, I took the plunge, created a partition in the unalocated space, reformated the drive, and reinstalled WinXP... all seems ok for now... except the message regarding no BIOS - but from what you say as soon as I fing the switch I will loose that again.
The strange thing is I never used to get this message before, and do not remember setting anything up for SATA - couldnt afford the disks at the time....
Thanks for the help Hans, you have been more than gwenerouse with your time , but can you please give me some more information? (Im a bit of a Nooby at playing with BIOS etc as they scare the crap out of me! )
1) Why is the detail of my system so important? I have made no Hardware changes for approx 6 months and everything was fine untill the game crashed, so therefore, dont see why this should affect things.
2) Why did the flashing of the BIOS not work? I was following the instructions carefully - but nothing.. therefore in my Nooby mind this means there is something else wrong, stopping the flashing from working.
Again - many thanks
GreenBoy

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