P4P800-Deluxe

[Canadian_4_Evr]

Ok, i just recently have been having some problems... just recently my computer has started doing something at the startup screen... it says Nvram checking or something... but neways it just freezes the computer there for a minute or two... then it says 1024 ok... i'm pretty sure its checking my memory but i never changed any settings in the bios for it to do that... i've looked everywhere but can't seem to find the appropriate setting to change this back... how can't i disable the bios from doing this step b/c its getting to be a pain in the ass especially when i start o/cing

[cypher]

the ram check is part of a normal POST procedure, you may disable this in the bios. You may have had the splash screen enabled before and that is why you din not see it.

[Canadian_4_Evr]

Nope, i disabled the display screen... but since i first got the computer i have noticed a HUGE increase in the time the computer takes to post... before i barely had enought time to hit delete to enter setup... now i can hit delete and the screen doesn't recognize i have done it till it has finished doing the ram check

[ciku]

try clearing ur cmos, maybe u jst changed a setting accidentally... :)

[cypher]

try cleaning and reseating your ram if that dosn't work try different memory slots. and if that dosn't work try some different ram.

[Propilot]

What bios version are you using?

The new 1014 bios, boots WAY faster.

[ciku]

Propilot, i didnt notice that hehehe :) btw are OCZ ram expensive? where could i get them cheap? is it good?

[Propilot]

The ram I am using is the most versitale that I have found. It will run 200fsb at 2-3-2-5. Have you seen anybody else running my timings 1:1 at 240-245 FSB at stock onboard voltage?
PC4000 can't run those timings. I have ran it at 250fsb but had to go to Cas3 (3-3-3-7), which is still alot better than PC4000 (DDR500) timings.
It supposedly maxes out at 260fsb, but I personally haven't had it any higher than 250fsb.

It would probably run your 255fsb just fine. In case it doesn't and you would be happy with 250fsb, I would get it just because of the timings.

[ciku]

interesting.. where could i find those kind of ram? :)

[Propilot]

I bought mine at Newegg.com

[ciku]

the brand name is OCZ? hmmm couldnt find it there.. i usually get stuff there :(

[SybrCLocK]

i`ve had a problem... in windoes 2000.. if i change to enhanced mode in bios... and boot 2000 the CPU is allways 100% load!

why that? in xp sp1 the problem dissapears...but still.. why does it happen 2000.. bizzare

p.s i boot from my maxtor HDD, and on secondary IDE (ATA100) i-ve got 2 cd-roms... when i unplugg the secondary IDE, the problem dissapears also..

confused:rolleyes:

[Propilot]

Here is the link to the OCZ I have:
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=20-146-964&depa=1

Saw the have their 2.8c on sale. About $45 cheaper than I paid for mine. :(

[ciku]

SybrCLocK, a friend of mine encoutered that kind of problem after he got the pop-up blocker from one of the sites.... did u try running ad-aware? or antivirus?

[bardos]

Referring to the original post, I also was experiencing a longish delay at bootup, then i changed my hard drive jumper to cable select and boom, it takes about a tenth of a second and i don't even see the start-up screen anymore. It's that fast.

[ciku]

hmmm i dont think that has something to do it the post screen delay...

[bardos]

Originally posted by ciku
hmmm i dont think that has something to do it the post screen delay...

I don't mean to be abrupt, but this has nothing do do with what one "thinks". I am simply reporting an option I tried after reading about it on another forum and it worked for me, so consider it experiential data personally experienced, which is oft times the best sort of data there is and not to be discarded off-hand.

Naturally your mileage may vary, but it certainly doesn't hurt to try this suggestion given that a couple of people have reported success with it.

Also disabling the on-board LAN in the bios if it is not being used is also a decent idea.

[ciku]

Bardos, before you post, check the rig first... different hardware have different problems...

[ciku]

AND since we almost have the same rig... I'M SURE its not the jumper :)

[bardos]

Originally posted by ciku
Bardos, before you post, check the rig first... different hardware have different problems...

Sorry for the misunderstanding, I have multiple computers strewn about the house, one of them is a p4p800 deluxe-uay which has produced the results I have previously mentioned.

(The truth is I am still tweaking the p4p800, and had the same problem as the original poster. Pprobably give this one to my wife to use to replace her cusl2 on which she's running a tualatin celeron at 1.5 Ghz)

[ciku]

WELL, ur sig didnt show ur MULTI-rigs...

[ciku]

IF YOU HAVENT NOTICED, peeps usually post their MULTI-rigs here... so sorry for the misunderstanding too...

[bardos]

Ok, once again sorry for my ignorance. The thing is, my computer configs change fairly often, I only list my main one, the one I use daily, then there are the ones on the bench etc . My wife has her own life, so it's really not mine.

Here's my server, pretty permament:

Asus p2b-F @100Mhz FSB
cpu: Intel Celeron 300@450
RAM: 256mb PC133 Mushkin
hard drive: 60gb maxtor ata5 7200
video card: matrox g200

So I was gonna place this in my sig, but on the edit profile page it says max sig is 4 lines.

[Propilot]

Do your sig lenghth wise, like mine.

[bardos]

what's happened to the original poster and his/her problem?

[ciku]

maybe its fixed already :)

[bardos]

that's one thing I've noticed about several threads I've been reading lately. OP has a problem, gets some ideas and then never comes back to say what worked or didn't work. Kind of subtracts from the gerneal knowledge base. As I was saying before, experience, personally experienced, is quite the thing.

[ciku]

I agree.

[SybrCLocK]

it was a cleanly installed win2000 without any bugs!

i hear more and more often that the HDD may be a problem.. do you all have problems with maxtors?

[ciku]

Do u have a firewall? anti-virus? Im using Maxtor 200Gb and no problems ever since i mounted it :)

[SybrCLocK]

nope i dont have...it was cleanly installed and 2000 has no firewall by defaul activated..well.. i hope it was just a program glitch..

[ciku]

I sure hope too...

[Canadian_4_Evr]

Sry... been busy all weekend never got a chance 2 get back 2 u guys. Well i kinda fixed it on my own, got the bios update to 1015 and that sped up the whole post process... its so fast now i can barely get into the setup.

[ciku]

cool, thanx for the update :)

[Canadian_4_Evr]

K, guess what?! Computer was runnin nice and booting great flyin thru the ram check without even a bit of delay... but today it just suddenly shut down in the middle of nowhere and rebooted itself... and guess what... the stupid problem is back!!! except now its like 3x as long... what the hell is the problem?! i've looked at everything in the bios, cleared the cmos and done everything but switch the ram around... any other ideas, i'm gettin rly ****ed brand new computer that runs great when its in windows but can't even get past the post unless i give it 5 minutes.

[ciku]

hmmm what psu u using? and can u try not to oc? test and check if ur pc is running stable even if not oc'd :)

[Canadian_4_Evr]

Ya, i've got it runnin on default settings and just cleared the cmos for like the 10th time... runnin a 500w ultra psu... these are my tottaly system specs:

Ultra 500w PSU
Asus P4P800-Deluxe
P4 2.4C w/ Thermaltak copper Heatsink + stock fan
160Gig Maxtor Diamondmax 9 HDD
Lite-on DVD
Lite-on DVD/CD Burner
1024mb OCZ PC3500 Gold EL Edition ram runnin in dual channel (blue slots)
ATI Radeon 9600 XT
Creative Audigy 2 ZS
Leadtek TV Tuner
4x Case Fans

Also, runnin bios version 1015... The computer was prime stable at 3.36 for the entire 5 hours i had it running... just downclocked to 3.2 to keep voltage at 1.6

[ciku]

cool, at least its running stable now, congrats!

[Canadian_4_Evr]

It's been runnin stable all along, just ****es me off cuz it take a hell of a lot longer to load into the bios setup now that this stupid thing keeps freezing.

[SybrCLocK]

guyz.. if you dont have any SATA drives... is there a difference between Compatible mode and Enhanced mode?

[ciku]

im using 2xe-ide and i really havent noticed.