error at start up

Nik659 · 23rd January 2004, 2:11 AM

I put the mobo cpu and ram from my computer into a new case for my son to use along with a new seagate40gb and new dvdrom but on start up it goes thru normal bios stuff,shows video card cpu drives etc then comes up with an error message about 80pin cable not connected.it has brand new ide ribbons triple checked that all is plugged in correctly.it says f1 to continue but it only goes to where it says checking DMI pool data and thats it just sits there.can restart go into bios etc but no changes make any diff.board/cpu/ram came straight out of working computer didnt even seperate them. possible cable fault?

Brodieman · 23rd January 2004, 9:19 AM

The ide cables need to be rated ATA 100 or so plus i think to be 80 pin OR it may be ATA 66. I would first try a different cable - ie pinch the one from the cdrom and bootand see what happens or find wom good 80 pin cables (they're cheap).

Of course it never hurts to look at the jumper settings, it should be the generic master/slave setting, but can be cable select if the mobo supports it. But i would try swapping cables first and making sure that the HDD is okay - it could be a bung HDD.

Nik659 · 25th January 2004, 3:34 PM

found the problem
mobo doesn't work with drives bigger than 32gb

Brodieman · 26th January 2004, 3:27 AM

Time for a bios flash. I believe the next hdd limitation is at 132gb

23rd January 2004, 2:11 AM	#1
Nik659 Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Adelaide Posts: 6	error at start up I put the mobo cpu and ram from my computer into a new case for my son to use along with a new seagate40gb and new dvdrom but on start up it goes thru normal bios stuff,shows video card cpu drives etc then comes up with an error message about 80pin cable not connected.it has brand new ide ribbons triple checked that all is plugged in correctly.it says f1 to continue but it only goes to where it says checking DMI pool data and thats it just sits there.can restart go into bios etc but no changes make any diff.board/cpu/ram came straight out of working computer didnt even seperate them. possible cable fault?

25th January 2004, 3:34 PM	#3
Nik659 Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Adelaide Posts: 6	found the problem mobo doesn't work with drives bigger than 32gb __________________ mine XP2500+ g/byte 2x512 hyundai fx5200 nec dvdr thermaltake 480w sons xp2000+ g/byte 512 mx440 40g daughters duron1.3g jetway 512 40g homenetwork

23rd January 2004, 9:19 AM	#2
Brodieman Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: End-World Posts: 4,004	The ide cables need to be rated ATA 100 or so plus i think to be 80 pin OR it may be ATA 66. I would first try a different cable - ie pinch the one from the cdrom and bootand see what happens or find wom good 80 pin cables (they're cheap). Of course it never hurts to look at the jumper settings, it should be the generic master/slave setting, but can be cable select if the mobo supports it. But i would try swapping cables first and making sure that the HDD is okay - it could be a bung HDD.

26th January 2004, 3:27 AM	#4
Brodieman Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: End-World Posts: 4,004	Time for a bios flash. I believe the next hdd limitation is at 132gb