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Thread ID: 76747	2007-02-14 22:33:00	Replacing a Motherboard	Strommer (42)	Press F1

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524825	2007-02-18 22:40:00	That old case the front USB connection/s, must have had a PCB with the pins (jutting out), so the USB cables you posted plug into them (then onto the mobo USB header). Coz most cases (now) that have front USB ports on them, the USB cables (that go on the USB headers) are wired (from the front of the case, you take it thru the front to the header on the mobo, they cant come off), they're part of the front of the case. And you wouldnt be able to remove them from the front of the case. Unless you had a soldering iron. To solder them back on.	Speedy Gonzales (78)
524826	2007-02-19 01:31:00	Also, with mobos that have SATA, they may have an option in the BIOS, saying something like enhanced mode (under the IDE section), this should be on, and it may also have something like SATA+PATA, SATA, or just PATA. I would put this on SATA+PATA. Thats if u use IDE too, or just put it on SATA, if the SATA is the only hdd in the case. OK, will put the 4 wire cables for later use, and will boot into the BIOS. Now for yet another stupid beginner's question. The HD is an old 40 Gb ATA. Not SATA. I know HDs started to change around 3 yrs ago from ATA to SATA. But I am not sure if this makes any difference to the setting you mention above: "SATA+PATA, SATA, or just PATA.".	Strommer (42)
524827	2007-02-19 01:47:00	If you've got a SATA and ATA in the case, put it on SATA+PATA. If this option is in the BIOS. The P means the same as ATA, someone just decided to called it Parallel ATA. I'm not too sure what these options actually do, they may speed the hdds up or something (how I dont know). The reason will be in the manual for this mobo somewhere.	Speedy Gonzales (78)
524828	2007-02-19 02:30:00	Hey hey hey - I am in the BIOS settings now - NO BIG BANG OR SMOKE when I turned it on!!! :thumbs: :cool: Both fans are going . Quiet too . One thing I have not connected is the floppy . I clearly marked the exact connector when I removed the old mb . There are 4 wires: red black black yellow . The connector (attached to the wires) has a protruding ridge indicating that it goes in only one way, but on the floppy drive itself the socket with protruding prongs have no notch and therefore the connector can be inserted both ways, 180 degrees different - I tried both ways, then have left it disconnected for the time being . FWIW, the clock was on Chinese time, 5 hrs different . Date OK . This impressed me . Now changed to NZ time . More to come . . . I am working through the instructions that came with the mb . . .	Strommer (42)
524829	2007-02-19 02:37:00	Leaving the BIOS settings as this (have not changed anything): IDE Channel 0 Master = Maxtor (with the hd alphanumeric) IDE Channel 1 Master = CD-RW Drive A 1.44M 3.5in ....there is no power to the floppy but I did connect the ribbon of wires. RAM - seems OK, near enough to 512 Mb Now going into HD settings. May need help here....	Strommer (42)
524830	2007-02-19 02:44:00	Maxtor HD seems OK. It lists capacity, etc. Still looking for boot priority sequence.... Adding the mb drivers from the CD provided: I assume this can only be done after WinXP is working, so I won't try booting from this CD. Eventually I will try booting straight from the Maxtor hd, but not placing much hope on this. Then will try putting in the Recovery CD that came with the PC, which accesses the Recovery partition on the hd, but not placing much hope on this either.	Strommer (42)
524831	2007-02-19 03:02:00	Maxtor HD seems OK. It lists capacity, etc. Still looking for boot priority sequence.... Adding the mb drivers from the CD provided: I assume this can only be done after WinXP is working, so I won't try booting from this CD. Correct mobo drivers are installed after installing XP. Mobo drivers, then the LAN/Sound etc. If you're going to install SP2 on it, if the mobo cd has USB drivers on it, theyre not needed. Altho some mobos with SATA are pretty fussy, if the SATA is connected and isnt recognised, the mobo cd may have drivers for it. You have to extract them to floppy and put the disk in by pressing F6 during the XP install. This doesnt apply to ALL SATA's tho. Eventually I will try booting straight from the Maxtor hd, but not placing much hope on this. Then will try putting in the Recovery CD that came with the PC, which accesses the Recovery partition on the hd, but not placing much hope on this either. This MAY or MAY NOT work Hey hey hey - I am in the BIOS settings now - NO BIG BANG OR SMOKE when I turned it on!!! Both fans are going. Quiet too. Thats a good sign at least its going! So whats in the case now? The Maxtor, the SATA the cd and the floppy? The Maxtor is the old hdd right? Not the SATA? What does the BIOS detect the SATA as? Is the SATA getting detected?	Speedy Gonzales (78)
524832	2007-02-19 03:16:00	So whats in the case now? The Maxtor, the SATA the cd and the floppy? I put back the old Maxtor hd. The CDwriter is connected and detected. The floppy is in the case (never removed it) but no power, so it comes up as Floppy Failed on one of the boot up screens. I tried booting from the Maxtor, but no go. No surprise here. Looking for the Recovery CD - somewhere in the mess - not placing much hope on this. The Maxtor is the old hdd right? Not the SATA? Yes the Maxtor is the old hdd. I may have led you wrong about having a SATA hdd as there is only the Maxtor in this office pc that I am upgrading. In my desktop are two SATA hdd's. What does the BIOS detect the SATA as? Is the SATA getting detected? If you are referring to SATA as something other than the hdd, I am lost here. Speedy, I have taken a bunch of BIOS screen shots. I hope you don't mind me uploading them. I only have changed the boot sequence to try the Maxtor but will change it back to boot 1st from the CD (and I disabled the floppy from booting). The other change I made was to select a warning if the CPU goes over 65 degrees (it was the middle of 3 choices, I think it is 65). Thanks for 'standing alongside me'.	Strommer (42)
524833	2007-02-19 03:30:00	Image F1 is down. Cannot upload screenshots. Will try later.	Strommer (42)
524834	2007-02-19 03:38:00	Image F1 OK now. Uploading 13 screenshots (my guess is that most all of the BIOS settings can be left as is so hopefully this will not be too onerous for you). Instead of listing each URL, try going here: imagef1.net.nz ...and start with the first screenshot that I posted. Look for my user name (Steve_L) and the date (2007-02-19). The first screenshot is labeled Boot_ All other are labeled BIOS_	Strommer (42)
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