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System stops after showing disk/cdrom after bios-update
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 4:03 pm
by ww111
After memory test and correctly displaying the disk/cdrom information.
It displays an empty screen with the cursor at the left-up cornner.
Is this a problem of bios configuration or the bios is corrupted? I tried
to change the configuration but the result is the same.
The mainboard is Soltek SL-75frn-L. I updated the bios from version 1.3
to 1.6. I got the bios from Soltek site. When I enter the CMOS setup page.
It shows 'Phenix - AwardBios CMOS Setup Utility'.
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 4:23 pm
by NickS
This is not unusual if you didn't clear the CMOS after flashing the BIOS. Try doing that (you may want to note your current settings).
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 4:36 pm
by ww111
NickS wrote:This is not unusual if you didn't clear the CMOS after flashing the BIOS. Try doing that (you may want to note your current settings).
I did clear the CMOS a few times. I tried both method: by connecting
the jumper a few seconds and by pressing INSERT when power-on and
the pressing DEL to enter bios setup and then load the default etc.
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 5:08 pm
by NickS
OK...
- how long did you leave it with the blinking cursor?
- Does the HDD activity light come on while the cursor is stuck?
- Does the CMOS setup work normally?
- Did you do anything else to the PC other than upgrade the BIOS (e.g. possibly disturb HDD cables/HDD power connector - HDD may report details but fail to spin up if 12V is intermittent)?
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 5:33 pm
by ww111
NickS wrote:OK...
- how long did you leave it with the blinking cursor?
- Does the HDD activity light come on while the cursor is stuck?
- Does the CMOS setup work normally?
- Did you do anything else to the PC other than upgrade the BIOS (e.g. possibly disturb HDD cables/HDD power connector - HDD may report details but fail to spin up if 12V is intermittent)?
I left it with the blinking cursor for several minutes. No HDD activity light
after the blinking cursor appears. CMOS setup works normally every time,
all the changes I made are saved correctly. I didn't open the case before
the probelem appeared. Also I tried to set the bios to boot from cdrom
and the other disk, all failed. Both hard disks and cdrom are detected corretly
before the blinking currsor appears.
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 2:41 pm
by NickS
Do you have an FDD? ->Will it boot from that?->Can you load CD drivers and read CD?
