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Startup prob, very weird.

Tengis

Tengis

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When my computer starts up (checks cpu/ram, etc) it does nothing but check my cdrom and floppy, then stops and says "insert system disc in drive a: and hit enter to continue". WTF is that? I tried reseting cmos, tried a few other measly things, but nothing. Any ideas? =/.

Abit nf7s 2.0
 
Does your bios recognize your hard drive? Have you changed anything lately? You might check all the cable connections to your hard drive and other stuff just to make sure they're securely connected.

Anyway, a little more info would be helpful. Like more info about your current setup and exactly what's happening.
 
It doesnt even look at my hard drives, it doesnt look at anything. It just comes up and says that. I will get exactly/all of what it says when I get home today.

I push the power button and thats the first thing that comes up. I cant get past it. Im thinking I might have to flash my bios when its asking for the floppy, but I dunno. Any ideas? Any help would be appriciated.
 
try disconnecting the HDD and letting the IDE detection not find it

then try the HDD as master on the Primary IDE channel
an verify that its recognized in the BIOS

Ive seen situations where it wont recognize on the first try but a ctrl alt del three finger salute and on the 2nd try it will
 
It doesnt respond to anything...

As soon as I hit the power button, thats what it says.

I cant ctrl + alt + delete. I can do nothing.

I unplugged the power on my floppy and my computer sounded like a fire truck and it said there was a problem with the a: drive. Im fucking confused and pissed off. *burns computer*
 
exact wordage-

Award Bootblock BIOS v1.0

Bios ROM Checksum Error

Detecting floppy drive A: media...
INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER


Ok, now, I inserted a floppy with my bios and the flash utility so I can try to reflash, but it says source file is missing (bios on my mobo???) WTF am I supose to do. My bios is hosed. =(.

I dont know what to do... =(. Any ideas? Please help!
 
make a new BIOS floppy
(download the latest .bin and use DrDOS 7.x)
check that your battery is properly seated
then try to flash

if no go
replace the battery and try again
 
Yes.

I was overclocking like, 5fsb, nothing major. My computer kinda stuck on something about the DMI pool data (or maybe Im lazy) so I kinda hit the reset button naturally. Computer came up, no workie!

I had the multi up .5, and the fsb up 8 actually (416fsb)
 
DrDos is corrupted when I download it. It doesnt put anything on the floppy and cant be extracted. Can somebody please give me step by step intructions to fix this, it would be highly appriciated. =(.


And, again, my flash utility says "Source file not found!" when trying to flash it. Im geussing that means it cant find the bios on my mobo for some reason, but I have no clue. Im about to go insane, I dont know how to fix this and I cant do anything about itl. =(

:(
 
I would 1) reset cmos again. 2) Double check cmos and make sure everything is like it should be. 3) Make a boot disk and do sys c:

Edit: I should have read more carefully...
 
I cant boot from anything at all. The only thing the message trys to access is AWdflash.exe. It wont load anything else at all.

"insert system disc in drive a: and hit enter to continue"

After that, it wont do ANYTHING bot load AWDflash and make an unsuccessfull attempt to flash the bios by saying the source file is not found.
 
It wont boot from it, the bios message specifically says "AWDflash.exe not found!". Only AWDflash.exe will load, and theres nothing else I can do. Im so stressed out over this.... =(. Is there anyone that can tell me how to fix this?
 
Nothing but AWDflash.exe will work. Im stuck in bootblock v1.0 and I cant get out of it. Im going to try to boot up my girlfriends computer into dos mode, take out my bios chip, put it in hers while its in dos mode, then force it to flash it with the bios. Im confident this will work, seeing as how it tells you too on Abits website.

http://fae.abit.com.tw/eng/faq/qa/2000/2000100301.htm

Im gonna try this, and if it doesnt work, Im going to have to buy two new bios chips =). This sucks. Any other suggestions?
 
hotswapping an EEPROM (BIOS chip) is extremely dangerous
and can kill both computers
(youll then need 2 preprogrammed EEPROMs)

are they Identical mobos\BIOS versions?
if not dont even bother
have you replaced the battery yet?
 
Yes, we both have Abit nf7s 2.0's. I saw on the Abit forums some guy recomend this method and he said it wasnt very dangerous at all. =/.

Battery is fine, nothing wrong with the battery.

There is no other option for me at this point, I cant fix it any other way and I have to have it by the 17th and 18th for lanwar.

Lanwar.com

Does anyone suggest doing this?
 
Alright, problem fixed. If anyone has this problem EVER, follow Abits website.

Also, another thing, my ram is bad or something and probably is the reason my system has been so unstable and Ive posted about bad PSUs, mobos, etc. My ram wont run at 400fsb anymore for some reason (maybe getting worse?) Thank god for Kingston Lifetime warranty.
 
congratulations ;)

but I'll still beg to differ, hot-flashing is dangerous
which is why you get all the disclaimers, anyone that says otherwise is misleading you.

The Hot Flashing Guide @ Adrian's Rojak Pot

"Now, why would anyone of sane mind do that? Obviously, messing around with any hardware while the system is running is an act that is often considered incredibly brave or incredibly stupid. And why not? Risks of electrocution aside, mucking with your hardware while they are running can cause permanent damage to your hardware and, not to mention, data in your computer.

However, the benefits of hot flashing may outweigh the risks. If your motherboard BIOS chip becomes corrupted, hot flashing allows you to revive the chip by replacing the corrupted BIOS software with a new BIOS image. Remember, once your BIOS becomes corrupted, you cannot boot up your computer. Therefore, the conventional BIOS flashing method cannot be used. If you cannot boot up the computer, you cannot load up the BIOS flash utility."

even people who do it regularly, end up screwing the pooch on a regular basis, n00bs have a much greater chance.



just a note, bad power and bad RAM go hand in hand ;)
plugging and unplugging components while the system is running doesnt help alot either :p

"the majority of damaged RAM returned to memory manufacturers is destoryed by fluctuations in the voltage."


Winbond Launches New Bus Termination Regulator April 4th 2003
"Winbond Electronics Corporation, a leading supplier of semiconductor solutions, today launched the W83310S, a new DDR SDRAM bus termination regulator. The solution, new to Winbond's ACPI product family, is aimed at desktop PC and embedded system applications with DDR SDRAM requirements.
Computer systems architectures continue to evolve and are becoming more complex; CPU and memory speeds continue to increase ever more rapidly with every technology turn. More and more high current/low voltage power sources are required for PC systems. This is particularly true for high-speed components such as CPU, memory, and system chipsets. The performance of these components is highly dependent upon stable power. Therefore, motherboard designers require accurate, stable, low-ripple and robust power solutions for these components.

Many system designs use discrete components to implement bus termination functions. This approach creates several problems including poorer quality load regulation; higher voltage-ripple, increased usage of board space and inconsistent designs when different discrete components are used.
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