Re: Hard disk failing check > mobo strange behaviour

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bb202 wrote:
The status as follows:- without ide cable(new)/hdd connected to mobo, the pc will do POST. Once the ide/hdd connected to mobo, it will hang at 'checking NVRAM'. I have tried on both IDE1 and IDE2. (all the rams are working fine)
So can I deduce that the circuit on the mobo is faulty(?) but when I run the Seatool to check the harddisk, it say all the connectors are 'ok'. Thanks everyone foryour input.

So is the motherboard working with the old 40GB hard drive now ? Is
it only the 160GB new drive which causes "checking NVRAM" to fail ?

You need to post the brand and model number of the 160GB drive - that
is, if you want help figuring out how to install the "clip" jumper.
Installing the "clip" jumper, will allow fooling the motherboard
into thinking the new disk drive is 32GB. If the motherboard completes
the BIOS POST, with the faked 32GB drive present, then we know the
problem is with the lack of support for large disks.

If the motherboard is failing even with the old disk, and the old
disk is still functional, then something else more serious must
be wrong with the motherboard. So please clarify which disks
are working or not working when you do your testing.

Paul
.

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