Unusual hdd or optical detection

CrAsHnBuRnXp · Jan 5, 2008, 04:51 PM

I am putting together my old AMD64 computer with 2GB RAM, Abit Av8 motherboard, 6800GS(AGP) and a 300GB Sata150 hdd. Now upon bootup, it detects the ram and then it goes to find the IDE hard drives and optical drives. Since I have a SATA hdd it doesnt get to detect that just yet. I put the optical drives on IDE1 and IDE2 on the motherboard and I get what you see in the screenshot below. Any idea wtf is causing this?

CrAsHnBuRnXp · Jan 5, 2008, 05:06 PM

On the motherboard I noticed that it is spitting out a code 75. According to the motherboard manual it states this: "Detect and install all IDE devices: HDD, LS120 (w/e that is), ZIP, CDROM..." Problem is, I have all that connected. I only have two IDE optical drives and one SATA and I cannot get into the BIOS because of this issue.

Mandown · Jan 5, 2008, 05:25 PM

are you saying it wont go past that post it just stop there, if so try pressing Esc key that for me cancels the scan, had problems with my HDD kept posting a weird number and stopped when it got to it or before it.

Graogrim · Jan 5, 2008, 05:50 PM

I wouldn't expect a mere hard drive detection issue to stop you from getting into your BIOS. Like Mandown said it should be possible to bypass detection for the purpose of BIOS entry, or you should just be able to wait for the function to time out.

If worse comes to worst, just disconnect all your hard drives so you can get into the BIOS and see what's up.

CrAsHnBuRnXp · Jan 5, 2008, 05:50 PM

I get stuck at that screen and cant get past it by pressing any key. THe only option is to reboot but then im back at the same problem.

CrAsHnBuRnXp · Jan 5, 2008, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Graogrim

I wouldn't expect a mere hard drive detection issue to stop you from getting into your BIOS. Like Mandown said it should be possible to bypass detection for the purpose of BIOS entry, or you should just be able to wait for the function to time out.

If worse comes to worst, just disconnect all your hard drives so you can get into the BIOS and see what's up.

I have had the screen (see pic) sitting there since I made the initial post and it hasnt gone anywhere. Just sitting at the screen. And the HDD is unplugged.

Graogrim · Jan 5, 2008, 05:52 PM

You could have a keyboard problem I suppose. Check the keyboard's connection to the PC, and see if spamming a lot of keystrokes makes it beep.

Graogrim · Jan 5, 2008, 05:54 PM

Oh, and I'm unclear on the state of your optical drives. Disconnect them too if they aren't already.

CrAsHnBuRnXp · Jan 5, 2008, 06:19 PM

Fixed. Come to find out, it was the damn optical drives. They were both set as master preventing the computer to boot correctly.

Graogrim · Jan 5, 2008, 06:33 PM

That's what I figured.

CrAsHnBuRnXp · Jan 5, 2008, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrAsHnBuRnXp

Fixed. Come to find out, it was the damn optical drives. They were both set as master preventing the computer to boot correctly.

Shortly after finding out this issue, I still could not get one CD drive or the SATA hard drive to recognize in BIOS or even in POST. After two hours go by I tried a different cable for the HDD and a different cable for the optical drives. Needless to say, I through out the original cables.

Jan 5, 2008, 04:51 PM	#1
CrAsHnBuRnXp Eligible for custom title Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: United States Posts: 5,078 (2.49/day) Thanks: 451 Thanked 640 Times in 526 Posts System Specs	Unusual hdd or optical detection I am putting together my old AMD64 computer with 2GB RAM, Abit Av8 motherboard, 6800GS(AGP) and a 300GB Sata150 hdd. Now upon bootup, it detects the ram and then it goes to find the IDE hard drives and optical drives. Since I have a SATA hdd it doesnt get to detect that just yet. I put the optical drives on IDE1 and IDE2 on the motherboard and I get what you see in the screenshot below. Any idea wtf is causing this? Attached Thumbnails __________________ Raid Arrays Explained Wanna look up your BSOD code? Heatware under CrAsHnBuRnXp http://crashtown.myminicity.com/ind CrAsHnBuRnXP's For Sale Thread

System Name:	H1200
Processor:	Intel i5 2500k @ 4.3GHz w/ Corsair H60
Motherboard:	Asus P8P67 (Rev 3.1)
Cooling:	1x200mm LED fan, 5x120mm LED fans
Memory:	G.skill DDR3 1600MHz 2x2GB @ 2133MHz
Video Card:	BFG nVIDIA GTX 285
Hard Disk:	Mushkin 120GB Chronos SSD, Seagate 750GB SATAII & WD 250GBx2 SATAII
Optical Drive:	LiteOn DVD-ROM, LG DVD-RW± DL SATA
CRT/LCD Model:	LG 24 inch Flatron
Case:	Antec Twelve Hundred Full Tower
Sound Card:	Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer / Plantronics Gamecom Headphones
PSU:	Corsair HX750w Professional Series
Software:	Windows 7 x64 Professional

Jan 5, 2008, 05:06 PM	#2
CrAsHnBuRnXp Eligible for custom title Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: United States Posts: 5,078 (2.49/day) Thanks: 451 Thanked 640 Times in 526 Posts System Specs	On the motherboard I noticed that it is spitting out a code 75. According to the motherboard manual it states this: "Detect and install all IDE devices: HDD, LS120 (w/e that is), ZIP, CDROM..." Problem is, I have all that connected. I only have two IDE optical drives and one SATA and I cannot get into the BIOS because of this issue. __________________ Raid Arrays Explained Wanna look up your BSOD code? Heatware under CrAsHnBuRnXp http://crashtown.myminicity.com/ind CrAsHnBuRnXP's For Sale Thread

System Name:	H1200
Processor:	Intel i5 2500k @ 4.3GHz w/ Corsair H60
Motherboard:	Asus P8P67 (Rev 3.1)
Cooling:	1x200mm LED fan, 5x120mm LED fans
Memory:	G.skill DDR3 1600MHz 2x2GB @ 2133MHz
Video Card:	BFG nVIDIA GTX 285
Hard Disk:	Mushkin 120GB Chronos SSD, Seagate 750GB SATAII & WD 250GBx2 SATAII
Optical Drive:	LiteOn DVD-ROM, LG DVD-RW± DL SATA
CRT/LCD Model:	LG 24 inch Flatron
Case:	Antec Twelve Hundred Full Tower
Sound Card:	Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer / Plantronics Gamecom Headphones
PSU:	Corsair HX750w Professional Series
Software:	Windows 7 x64 Professional

Jan 5, 2008, 05:25 PM	#3
Mandown Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 294 (0.14/day) Thanks: 40 Thanked 21 Times in 17 Posts System Specs	are you saying it wont go past that post it just stop there, if so try pressing Esc key that for me cancels the scan, had problems with my HDD kept posting a weird number and stopped when it got to it or before it. __________________

System Name:	Rusty Black Dragon <> Spider-Dragon <> Raging Theatah
Processor:	Phenom II X4 940BE 3.6 <> Phenom X4 9850BE 3.1 <> Phenom II X3^4 740BE 3.75
Motherboard:	MSI K9A2 Platinum <> MSI K9A2-CF V2 <> ASUS M4A785-M
Cooling:	ZEROTherm Nirvana <> 2x AC Freezer 64 pro
Memory:	4Gb G-skill ripjaws @1200Mhz 5-5-5-18 <> 4Gb - G-skills 1066Mhz <> 4Gb - G-skills 1066Mhz
Video Card:	Sapphire 4850 X2 <> HIS 3850 TurboX <> HIS 4670
Hard Disk:	WD 750GB Caviar Black <> Western Digital 640GB <> 300GB Maxtor + 500GB Seagate
Optical Drive:	Gear Head Light Scribe DVD <> Samsung DVD Multi-Recorder <> LG Super Multi Blu-ray
CRT/LCD Model:	Hanns-G 28" HG281D 1080p <> Acer 22" X223W <> LG 42" LCD 720p
Case:	Antec Twelve-Hundred <> NZXT Apollo Black <> NZXT Apollo Orange
Sound Card:	SB Audigy-Logitech Z-5300e <> Diamond Xtreme 5.1 <> 4670 HD Audio
PSU:	Cosair 850w<> Ultra LSP 750w <> Antec 650w Trio-power
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate x64

Jan 5, 2008, 05:50 PM	#4
Graogrim Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: East Coast US Posts: 301 (0.15/day) Thanks: 19 Thanked 31 Times in 29 Posts System Specs	I wouldn't expect a mere hard drive detection issue to stop you from getting into your BIOS. Like Mandown said it should be possible to bypass detection for the purpose of BIOS entry, or you should just be able to wait for the function to time out. If worse comes to worst, just disconnect all your hard drives so you can get into the BIOS and see what's up.

System Name:	Paradigm
Processor:	i5 3570k
Motherboard:	MSI Z77A-G43
Cooling:	OEM
Memory:	8 GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2133
Video Card:	EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2 GB
Hard Disk:	128 MB Corsair M4 SSD + 1 TB WD Caviar Black
Optical Drive:	LG Super Multi DVD/CD/M-Disc R/W
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung 24"
Case:	Rosewill Challenger USB 3
Sound Card:	Soundblaster X-Fi Titanium HD
PSU:	Corsair GS 800
Software:	Windows 7 64 bit

Jan 5, 2008, 05:52 PM	#7
Graogrim Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: East Coast US Posts: 301 (0.15/day) Thanks: 19 Thanked 31 Times in 29 Posts System Specs	You could have a keyboard problem I suppose. Check the keyboard's connection to the PC, and see if spamming a lot of keystrokes makes it beep.

Jan 5, 2008, 05:54 PM	#8
Graogrim Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: East Coast US Posts: 301 (0.15/day) Thanks: 19 Thanked 31 Times in 29 Posts System Specs	Oh, and I'm unclear on the state of your optical drives. Disconnect them too if they aren't already.

Jan 5, 2008, 06:19 PM	#9
CrAsHnBuRnXp Eligible for custom title Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: United States Posts: 5,078 (2.49/day) Thanks: 451 Thanked 640 Times in 526 Posts System Specs	Fixed. Come to find out, it was the damn optical drives. They were both set as master preventing the computer to boot correctly. __________________ Raid Arrays Explained Wanna look up your BSOD code? Heatware under CrAsHnBuRnXp http://crashtown.myminicity.com/ind CrAsHnBuRnXP's For Sale Thread

Jan 5, 2008, 06:33 PM	#10
Graogrim Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: East Coast US Posts: 301 (0.15/day) Thanks: 19 Thanked 31 Times in 29 Posts System Specs	That's what I figured.

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
New to HDD.. How it work?	HiddenStupid	General Hardware	7	Aug 14, 2007 07:07 AM
Random Restars - > Video Card - > PSU	TrAiN^WrEcK	General Hardware	37	May 8, 2007 02:05 PM
IBM Researchers Demonstrate World's Fastest Optical Chipset	malware	News	10	Mar 26, 2007 11:53 PM
HDD drive setting	Testing	General Hardware	11	Feb 3, 2007 11:42 AM
Thermaltake Muse 3.5" HDD Enclosure	W1zzard	Reviews	0	Aug 11, 2005 03:12 PM