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aa1037 · 12-27-2004, 03:59 PM

my friend is buildin himself a new comp and we are both stumped on what's goin on with it...here is his description of the problem

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Basically what i have is a K8N Neo 2 Platunium with 3200+ 64 939. When i try starting the comp for hte first time with everything plugged in it would stop at the the first bio's screen with (testing memory/ and what processer). But when i unplug everything and leave the 2 power in to the mobo and one for my 6800 gt i can get past all of that untill the computer reliezes that theres no harddrive and i get a bootdisk error. i tried chanign powersupply and that did not help.

if anyone has any ideas theyd be greatly appreciated...the bootdisk error comes from the fact that there is no OS on the drive, obviously

SiN · 12-27-2004, 04:13 PM

check the bios revision, make sure it's current.

i'd try the most all unplugged bit again, a few times, see if that's consistent.

add hardware 1 at a time.

and, check bios settings.

don't have enough info to be more specific .

merkerguitars · 12-27-2004, 05:13 PM

Maybe a bad drive...double check jumper settings...maybe doesn't like a drive.

aa1037 · 12-27-2004, 07:29 PM

wow stoop-idest thing ever...the board apparently doesnt like not having a HDD attached to it and he had the IDE ribbon in upside down. Flipped it and it worked. wow, his board is real pissy haha

SiN · 12-28-2004, 02:27 AM

heh @ blaming the board

sashime76 · 12-28-2004, 03:08 AM

This is easily and usually overlooked, reseat the RAM in the banks. Clean the contacts with some rubbing alcohol. RAM can be the culprits of many weird things. If this doesn't work, check the MB website to see if it's compatible with the AMD 64. Good luck.

MooseMan3000 · 12-28-2004, 04:58 PM

What was he planning on doing without a hard drive hooked up anyway? "Shitty fucking motherboard won't let me boot without my hard drive wtfsor."

aa1037 · 01-02-2005, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by MooseMan3000

What was he planning on doing without a hard drive hooked up anyway? "Shitty fucking motherboard won't let me boot without my hard drive wtfsor."

the HDD was hooked up but the cable wasnt in correctly...but the mobo was bein super pissy about it wtf hax0r

Rekna · 01-02-2005, 08:11 AM

yeah stupid motherboard detected that if it were to boot up normally it would have destroyed the hard drive. How dare it not destroy the hard drive!

cyrnel · 01-02-2005, 08:22 AM

Square round, peg hole?

12-27-2004, 04:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
SiN strangelove Location: ...more here than there...	check the bios revision, make sure it's current. i'd try the most all unplugged bit again, a few times, see if that's consistent. add hardware 1 at a time. and, check bios settings. don't have enough info to be more specific . __________________ - + - ° GiRLie GeeK ° - + - ° 01110010011011110110111101110100001000000110110101100101 Therell be days/When Ill stray/I may appear to be/Constantly out of reach/I give in to sin/Because I like to practise what I preach Last edited by SiN; 12-27-2004 at 04:15 PM..

12-27-2004, 05:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
merkerguitars Buffering......... Location: Wisconsin...	Maybe a bad drive...double check jumper settings...maybe doesn't like a drive. __________________ Donate now! Ask me How! Please use the search function it is your friend. Look at my mustang please feel free to comment! http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?t=26985

12-28-2004, 02:27 AM	#5 (permalink)
SiN strangelove Location: ...more here than there...	heh @ blaming the board __________________ - + - ° GiRLie GeeK ° - + - ° 01110010011011110110111101110100001000000110110101100101 Therell be days/When Ill stray/I may appear to be/Constantly out of reach/I give in to sin/Because I like to practise what I preach

12-27-2004, 07:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
aa1037 Insane Location: New York	wow stoop-idest thing ever...the board apparently doesnt like not having a HDD attached to it and he had the IDE ribbon in upside down. Flipped it and it worked. wow, his board is real pissy haha

12-28-2004, 03:08 AM	#6 (permalink)
sashime76 Addict Location: Hoosier State	This is easily and usually overlooked, reseat the RAM in the banks. Clean the contacts with some rubbing alcohol. RAM can be the culprits of many weird things. If this doesn't work, check the MB website to see if it's compatible with the AMD 64. Good luck.

12-28-2004, 04:58 PM	#7 (permalink)
MooseMan3000 wouldn't mind being a ninja. Location: Maine, the Other White State.	What was he planning on doing without a hard drive hooked up anyway? "Shitty fucking motherboard won't let me boot without my hard drive wtfsor."

01-02-2005, 08:11 AM	#9 (permalink)
Rekna Junkie	yeah stupid motherboard detected that if it were to boot up normally it would have destroyed the hard drive. How dare it not destroy the hard drive!

01-02-2005, 08:22 AM	#10 (permalink)
cyrnel Adequate Location: In my angry-dome.	Square round, peg hole?