Problems after resetting CMOS.

[Bokteelo]

So let me understand...did u get your dedicated gpu to work fine now at full x16 speed?
How did u set your bios options?

Nope, it's still running at 2x. I have no idea why, but right now I don't care about that. I'm most worrying about my BIOS.

What do you mean BIOS options?

 

[Niarod]

I mean the settings we advised you to change within the bios setup like the halt options....

 

[Bokteelo]

I mean the settings we advised you to change within the bios setup like the halt options....

I'm not sure about the halt options, but I did change the boot order and disable the hardware that I don't have. What are the halt options?

Turn off the pc and enter bios setup for some regulations
First you dont need floppy so disable it Done
Disable Nvidia GPUEx, which boosts ur nvidia vga....u dont have so u dont need it I don't think it's there.
Leave power options to default, which should be S1 and S3 I'll have to check this.
Enable AMD cool and quiet only if u want to save power...if u overclock your cpu or u want to always have the max power from cpu the disable C'n'Q BIOS is locked, cannot OC.
Enable SMART in the main page for hard disks... I'll check this.
Look up in the advanced settings and disable your integrated gpu...if there is an option, otherwise just set your primarily gpu adapter to Hd 4830 (pci-e ...and btw check if u have any optipns about the pci-e bus speed, if so set full speed for your pci-e bus) None for bus speed, but it is set to PCI-E.
Set boot options: 1.HDD 2.DVD-ROM...3d and 4th set to disabled u dont need them
In the same page of boot options in the end you should have some settings about boot options...check and set this:
Enable quick boot, disable full screen logo, disable any kind of boot or boot check from peripheral devices like LAN bootrom, and other stuff...just keep HD and DVD-ROM. Alright I'll check this too.

 

[bnborg]

Hang in there.

I recently reset the BIOS on my Abit NI8-SLI (another NForce 4 MB), and had a hell of a time. I could not even get into BIOS setup. It would hang at detecting drives, even though I had pressed DEL. I tried a PS2 keyboard in case USB was the problem, no help.

Finally I unplugged all my drives, and then I could get into BIOS setup. I set the floppy type at "Disabled", and also disabled the integrated floppy controller. I set the boot order at CDROM first, and HardDrive second. I saved settings, and turned off the PSU after it tried to boot.

After I plugged my drives back in, I turned it on, and it booted with no problems.

The halt options would be with fan settings in advanced options somewhere in the BIOS. I set just the option for CPU temp, to halt on the lowest setting available.

 

[Bokteelo]

I don't think I can tweak those settings as my BIOS is locked. I honestly don't want to mess with anything anymore for now, I'll deal with the inability to reboot for now. Maybe in a week or so when I have more time, I'll come back here and ask for advice.

 

[Mussels]

i had a nodusM for a while, the boards really only have the basic options.

 

[Bokteelo]

i had a nodusM for a while, the boards really only have the basic options.

This sucks... everything was fine before I yanked out the battery. That didn't even fix my problem!

 

[Mussels]

This sucks... everything was fine before I yanked out the battery. That didn't even fix my problem!

I did that more than a few times to mine without issue, and the new owner has as well so thats not the cause of your problems.

have you tried cleaning out the PCI-E slot? its possible somethings in there, or some crud is on the card preventing it running at 16x.

Personally i'd be looking at a new mobo for sure, one with voltage controls would be nice

 

[Bokteelo]

I did that more than a few times to mine without issue, and the new owner has as well so thats not the cause of your problems.

have you tried cleaning out the PCI-E slot? its possible somethings in there, or some crud is on the card preventing it running at 16x.

Personally i'd be looking at a new mobo for sure, one with voltage controls would be nice

Yeah, thing is this computer won't be mine in a month or so anyway. But I have been looking at a new mobo, since I do want a lot more experience before purchasing the last piece to my i7 rig and putting it together. Would it be worth it to get a new mobo and OC a little, just for some experience in that area? And to not be giving a screwed up comp to my little nephew?

Edit: I don't know what the cause of the problems are though, my computer WAS quite dusty before I cleaned it out. At least 1/4th inch of dust on the bottom of the case. I'll blow out my PCI-E slot later and see what happens. I didn't have the rebooting problem until I took out the CMOS. The funny thing is, it rebooted a few times properly. Don't know why.

 

[Niarod]

Look if you wanna clean it, it's better if you do it properly....i mean i would disassemble everything, tale out the mobo and do a deep clean of it and of all components...cpu cooler and pci slots mainly.
So you get some experience at least with the exterior of the components of your mobo.
There are some cases that when you remove every component from the mobo, especially the cpu, once you put them back together the bios resets to default and there's a chance things might work fine.
Try to clean everything(so you don't give your nephew a dusty pc), take out the cpu, clean it and the cooler, change the thermal paste and put it back.

Forgot to ask you, have you tried formating and installing the chipset drivers after you have installed the ati ones?I mean you try to get to work your 4830 without having any nvidia drivers installed yet and see how it goes.

 

[Niarod]

Btw...what OS do you have installed?

 

[Bokteelo]

I've got XP Media Center installed. I've taken out everything in my computer aside from the mobo, it's a little intimidating. How do I do a proper clean?

 

[Niarod]

I mean by taking out the mobo as well...if u find it to difficult to take it out, leave it in, but clean the slots(PCI, PCI-e etc.) and the other stuff.
You need some antistatic clothing, i guess you can find it everywhere in shops that sell cleaning products for the house.
Install everything again, on the first run the bios should give the message ''Bios boot fail.Enter setup to load bios defaults(F5).''

I'd also try another OS, like Win 7 for example, which handles better drivers, power settings etc.
If u don't wanna format everything just create a small partition(20-30 gigs) and install it...see what happens and if things run better( 4830 GPU, restart etc.).