Power but no boot

spanky · 09-28-2007, 08:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PC eye

No hard drive will stop the initial post screen. You would simply see the failure to find boot device message after the post unless the drive had a direct short of some type pulling power down hard.

The thing that comes to mind about the card is the possible need for the power plug. On the large vpu model cards some require the extra power feed being a small plug. The 7950s are the higest DX9 NVidia models.

Without the hdd it posts and ends saying "DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER".

With the hdd, I get black screen.

PC eye · 09-28-2007, 08:36 AM

The message seen is normal when there's no working drive or a drive set as the first boot device is unplugged from the ide or sata cable. Have you checked the drive power plug to see if one is in? Without any power that would likely stall everything. Even trying a different power plug would be something to look if that is a problem.

spanky · 09-28-2007, 08:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PC eye

The message seen is normal when there's no working drive or a drive set as the first boot device is unplugged from the ide or sata cable. Have you checked the drive power plug to see if one is in? Without any power that would likely stall everything. Even trying a different power plug would be something to look if that is a problem.

I had power going to hdd and tried each spot on the psu possible. I plugged the sata into 1st on the mobo according to instruction booklet. When I do this I get a black screen.

PC eye · 09-28-2007, 08:46 AM

Now you are getting somewhere. That sounds like the first port may be the problem! Try the 2nd or 3rd,, 4th ports on the board to see what happens then. The post screen will simply show the drive on sata #1 or #2, #3, #4, etc. while the hard drives order menu seen in the bios determines the boot drive. If not the port have another cable?

spanky · 09-28-2007, 08:51 AM

Black screen in all 4 sata ports on mobo. Rma mobo?

PC eye · 09-28-2007, 09:07 AM

Do you have an extra sata cable to try there? Generally the cables are good over the fliat ribbon type for ide drives. But if the one used there has a bad contact that will stall the works. Otherwise it's RMA Time! I know that feeling lately.

I ordered a bunch of cables to have onhand here before ordering the pair of satas now still in use on the new build just in case an extra was needed as well as plans for the new WD Cavier GP 1terabyte sata drive now seen. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136151

spanky · 09-28-2007, 09:32 AM

I just tried 2 other sata cables. Same results. Sounds like it's time to RMA the board.

PC eye · 09-28-2007, 09:25 PM

If you had another sata drive to throw in you could rule out a bad drive as well. It's down to only those two items now. You won't have to worry about partitioning and formmatting you would that to see if the drive tried works on that board. Most likely it's simply a bad board that got out but that would verify that one way or another.

spanky · 09-28-2007, 10:09 PM

Thanks all for your help.

PC eye · 09-29-2007, 12:06 AM

If you could borrow a drive even to see if it works then you can send the bad hardware back for replacement. I usually suspect a bad board before drive but never rule that out even the best makes(WD, Seagate). That would be a thing to see there. But something needs an rma form for sure there.

09-28-2007, 08:36 AM	#22 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,730	The message seen is normal when there's no working drive or a drive set as the first boot device is unplugged from the ide or sata cable. Have you checked the drive power plug to see if one is in? Without any power that would likely stall everything. Even trying a different power plug would be something to look if that is a problem. __________________ Turning the Tongue into a Device Controller http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Sma...ory?id=5647175 Is EBay going out of the Auction Business? http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5626840&page=1

09-28-2007, 08:46 AM	#24 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,730	Now you are getting somewhere. That sounds like the first port may be the problem! Try the 2nd or 3rd,, 4th ports on the board to see what happens then. The post screen will simply show the drive on sata #1 or #2, #3, #4, etc. while the hard drives order menu seen in the bios determines the boot drive. If not the port have another cable? __________________ Turning the Tongue into a Device Controller http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Sma...ory?id=5647175 Is EBay going out of the Auction Business? http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5626840&page=1

09-28-2007, 08:51 AM	#25 (permalink)
spanky Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: KC, MO Posts: 2,419	Black screen in all 4 sata ports on mobo. Rma mobo? __________________ CS:S [.:CF:.] site: http://forums.cfclan.net/ Formerly theresthatguy CPU: Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 HSF: TK IFX-14 with 120 mm @ 114 CFM GPU: XFX 7950 GX2 RAM: 2GB Corsair XMS2 Pro DDR2 800 MOBO: Intel D975XBX HDD:80GB/750GB Seagates CASE: P180b

09-28-2007, 09:07 AM	#26 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,730	Do you have an extra sata cable to try there? Generally the cables are good over the fliat ribbon type for ide drives. But if the one used there has a bad contact that will stall the works. Otherwise it's RMA Time! I know that feeling lately. I ordered a bunch of cables to have onhand here before ordering the pair of satas now still in use on the new build just in case an extra was needed as well as plans for the new WD Cavier GP 1terabyte sata drive now seen. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136151 __________________ Turning the Tongue into a Device Controller http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Sma...ory?id=5647175 Is EBay going out of the Auction Business? http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5626840&page=1

09-28-2007, 09:32 AM	#27 (permalink)
spanky Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: KC, MO Posts: 2,419	I just tried 2 other sata cables. Same results. Sounds like it's time to RMA the board. __________________ CS:S [.:CF:.] site: http://forums.cfclan.net/ Formerly theresthatguy CPU: Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 HSF: TK IFX-14 with 120 mm @ 114 CFM GPU: XFX 7950 GX2 RAM: 2GB Corsair XMS2 Pro DDR2 800 MOBO: Intel D975XBX HDD:80GB/750GB Seagates CASE: P180b

09-28-2007, 09:25 PM	#28 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,730	If you had another sata drive to throw in you could rule out a bad drive as well. It's down to only those two items now. You won't have to worry about partitioning and formmatting you would that to see if the drive tried works on that board. Most likely it's simply a bad board that got out but that would verify that one way or another. __________________ Turning the Tongue into a Device Controller http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Sma...ory?id=5647175 Is EBay going out of the Auction Business? http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5626840&page=1

09-28-2007, 10:09 PM	#29 (permalink)
spanky Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: KC, MO Posts: 2,419	Thanks all for your help. __________________ CS:S [.:CF:.] site: http://forums.cfclan.net/ Formerly theresthatguy CPU: Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 HSF: TK IFX-14 with 120 mm @ 114 CFM GPU: XFX 7950 GX2 RAM: 2GB Corsair XMS2 Pro DDR2 800 MOBO: Intel D975XBX HDD:80GB/750GB Seagates CASE: P180b

09-29-2007, 12:06 AM	#30 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,730	If you could borrow a drive even to see if it works then you can send the bad hardware back for replacement. I usually suspect a bad board before drive but never rule that out even the best makes(WD, Seagate). That would be a thing to see there. But something needs an rma form for sure there. __________________ Turning the Tongue into a Device Controller http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Sma...ory?id=5647175 Is EBay going out of the Auction Business? http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5626840&page=1

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