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| Thread ID: 90852 | 2008-06-18 03:23:00 | Help needed, weird computer problem - ASUS A7S8X-MX Motherboard | bomby101 (12915) | Press F1 |
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| 679737 | 2008-06-18 03:23:00 | I tried to do a fresh install of Windows XP but my CD drive stopped spinning half way through the install, after the install I couldn't install or load anything so I got a new CD ROM drive to install XP, I did this and all was well, I put a new 40GB hardrive in and all was well - I tried to boot my other HDD as a slave to get my old files off but the computer hanged on the bios screen and wouldn't go any futher, I reverted back to my normal setup just one HDD and it would boot ok but then the mouse and keyboard wouldn't work, I tried again and it did the same thing but now when I try it just hangs at the bios screen, I thought it may be my ram so I tried taking my older ram stick out but no, my motherboard is a ASUS A7S8X-MX, last night I installed all the drivers and all was working, I have to turn my computer manually because I need to get a new switch but recentally the computer turns on when I turn the power supply on - so that is my switch, can you help me, I can't log on as it just stays on the one screen, my motherboard is a ASUS A7S8X-MX with onboard graphics and sound, I have a western digital 40gb hdd and a standard 48x CD ROM reader with a bung switch and because of the power supply issue that is my switch atm, I'll try upload a video, please HELP! - Just tried again and it now says disk boot failure - each time I turn it on and off I get a different problem it also skips the boot priority it just flicks through that - I'm really needing help ae! | bomby101 (12915) | ||
| 679738 | 2008-06-18 03:31:00 | Did you jumper the old hdd (to slave), after you installed the new hdd?? If its on the same ide connection as the new hdd? Since you put a new hdd in, did you change the bootdisk in the BIOS to the new hdd?? So it boots from it? |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 679739 | 2008-06-18 08:32:00 | Yeah, I took the HDD out and put the new one in so I just had one HDD, I can't get into my BIOS it's skips the memory check etc and my F10 doesn't work to get into it - yet alone does the key board pick it up, I think it's my computer battery do they comes charged from DSE? and how do I go about building a new switch and could it be my IDE cables? and how do I flash the BIOS? | bomby101 (12915) | ||
| 679740 | 2008-06-18 08:48:00 | I would get another case, if the switch is stuffed. You need the BIOS and the utility which is here (support.asus.com) And if this system supports EZ-flash, all you need is a disk drive / floppy. Unzip the above files to it, reboot, chuck the floppy in. and press ALT-F2 , I think it is. Wait for it to flash the BIOS. It'll tell u in the manual how to do it Then set the BIOS to its default settings, and reconfigure it WHAT version of the BIOS is on it now?? The latest BIOS is 1007 If the battery is new it shouldnt be flat |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 679741 | 2008-06-18 10:30:00 | Ok, I think I need a new battery because it stores my CMOS info etc, I have the one that came with the pc it's not 1007 I don't think, can I use a USB instead? so is there not a work around for the switch? Thanks btw man I remember you helped me out another time with a different problem! your the man! | bomby101 (12915) | ||
| 679742 | 2008-06-18 10:38:00 | You can use a USB flash drive, but you have to make it bootable first (thats if it is bootable, not all of them are). Just copy the update and the utility to it, then boot (you have to change it to the bootdisk in the BIOS) from it into DOS Get one of the 98 boot files here (bootdisk.com) If the USB flash drive has been formatted, copy the files from one of the above files to it. Along with the BIOS update / tool |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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