K8N Neo Platinum - Fine, but won't boot of Hard drive

Centurion wrote:
 > t wrote:
 >
 >
  >>The setup works just fine except for one thing: It will not boot off hard
  >>drive. It will boot OK off the CD and install the initial Windows files,
  >>but on first boot it won't I have inspected the drives I have tried (3 so
  >>far) in another machine and the MBR seems to have been corrupted in all
  >>cases.
  >>
  >>I have tried resetting the BIOS, FIXMBR to fix the MBR, but each time the
  >>MBR gets re-corrupted. I have two identical mainboards and processor and
  >>graphics card setups and they both do the same thing with 3 different
  >>drives, IBM, WD, and Wuantum, various sizes.
  >>
  >>All D bracket light patterns produced OK.
  >>
  >>Any ideas anyone?
 >
 >
 > Did you install the hard drive controller drivers during the installation?
 > What OS are you installing?
 > Do you get a "STOP" error? (Assuming windows)
 > Do you have a dual-boot setup?
 > Do you get any sort of error message?
 > At what stage during boot does it appear to die?
 > Have you tried a different cable between controller <-> drive?
 > Have you run any diagnostics against the drives in another system?
 >
 > Cheers,
 >
 > James
Sounds like a windows problem to me. Where did widows come from and what
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----- Original Message -----
From: "t" <johnnyunlikelyharden.RemoveThis@hotmail.com>
Newsgroups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.msi-microstar
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 3:30 AM
Subject: K8N Neo Platinum - Fine, but won't boot of Hard drive


 > The setup works just fine except for one thing: It will not boot off hard
 > drive. It will boot OK off the CD and install the initial Windows files,
 > but on first boot it won't I have inspected the drives I have tried (3 so
 > far) in another machine and the MBR seems to have been corrupted in all
 > cases.
....
 > Any ideas anyone?

I solved it using this solution, if anyone needs it (turns out to be the
BIOS not properly recognising the hard drive):

<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://groups.google.co.uk/groups?q=stuck+verifying+dmi+pool+data&hl=en&lr=&selm=%23erD0ZSXCHA.3808%40tkmsftngp08&rnum=1" target="_blank">http://groups.google.co.uk/groups?q=stuck+verifying+dmi+pool+data&hl=e...r=&selm</a>

Very naughty of MSI and their BIOS supplier.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: K8N Neo Platinum - Fine, but won't boot of Hard drive 

Okay, there has been some progress.

If I have the board out of the case, I can get it to work.

I know the obvious problem would be shorting, but I have a new raidmax
case with a mb tray, and it still works screwed to the tray. I have
only the bare necessities installed, and I can get XP to load. So I
unplug everything, put it in the case, and when I plug the power in,
the CPU fan and Video card fan come on immediately, but no video
output. Also, the power pins and reset pins don't work.

I can get it working again by pulling the tray out and laying it on my
table. However, it still does the same fan on no video business until
I pull a stick of mem out, then put it back in. Then it boots like a
champ.

I'm wondering if:

A. there is something loose so when I put it horizontal it shorts
B. if the mem slots are loose
c. if the tray is grounding in the case.

I have looked for evidence of all of these problems, but I can't see
it.
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"DavidinDallas" <daveintexas8.DeleteThis@yahoo-dot-com.no-spam.invalid> skrev i en
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 > Okay, there has been some progress.
 > If I have the board out of the case, I can get it to work.
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  > I'm wondering if:
 > A. there is something loose so when I put it horizontal it shorts
 > B. if the mem slots are loose
 > c. if the tray is grounding in the case.
 >
 > I have looked for evidence of all of these problems, but I can't see
 > it.
Are you the same as : "t" <johnnyunlikelyharden.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> or is this a
new thread? Either way, very confusing
BjarneP<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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"Bjarnep" <bjarne.pedersen.TakeThisOut@-fjern-mail.dk> wrote in message
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 > "DavidinDallas" <daveintexas8.TakeThisOut@yahoo-dot-com.no-spam.invalid> skrev i en
 > meddelelse news:41ef4239$1_5@alt.athenanews.com...
  >> Okay, there has been some progress.
  >> If I have the board out of the case, I can get it to work.
 > snip
  > > I'm wondering if:
  >> A. there is something loose so when I put it horizontal it shorts
  >> B. if the mem slots are loose
  >> c. if the tray is grounding in the case.
  >>
  >> I have looked for evidence of all of these problems, but I can't see
  >> it.
 > Are you the same as : "t" <johnnyunlikelyharden.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> or is this a

No, I am "t" - I think he posted to the wrong thread<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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