I have an Abit KT7 that I bought a while ago and after changing some parts it no longer boots normally! When I turn on the computer, an "Award BootBlock" screen comes up and requests a floppy disk. I tried creating a bootable floppy and reflashing the BIOS but it still happens. Other compenents in the system are an Asus v6800 (Geforce DDR), 128 MB of PC133 CAS2 RAM, 700 Mhz Duron and an IBM 13.3 GB 7200 rpm drive. These are the same components that were in the system before the problem occured.
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HELP! Abit KT7... big problems
- Thread starter Snigarps
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SniGarps..Welcome to the forums...Have you tried clearing your CMOS?
On the KT7/7A boards the CMOS jumper is located between the battery and the Via chip near the PCI slots. Be sure to unplug your PC and disconnect the ATX power connector from the power supply to the motherboard.
-Disconnect the power.
-Move the jumper from pins 1 & 2 to pins 2 & 3 for about 10 seconds.
-Replace the jumper back to the 1&2 pins
-Reconnect the ATX connector
-Plug in and reboot
That might do the trick...let us know!! Good Luck
On the KT7/7A boards the CMOS jumper is located between the battery and the Via chip near the PCI slots. Be sure to unplug your PC and disconnect the ATX power connector from the power supply to the motherboard.
-Disconnect the power.
-Move the jumper from pins 1 & 2 to pins 2 & 3 for about 10 seconds.
-Replace the jumper back to the 1&2 pins
-Reconnect the ATX connector
-Plug in and reboot
That might do the trick...let us know!! Good Luck
- Thread Starter
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thanks for the welcome! Yes I have tried that, but I tried it again and I noticed another weird problem, sometimes the computer will boot up when I hit the hard power switch on the back of the power supply and if I pull off the CMOS jumper from pins 1 and 2 it will sometimes boot up as well.
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Again, welcome!
Every now and then I have heard about someone who has trouble resetting the CMOS on one of these boards. I never had this problem, but what they do is unplug it, set the jumper and then remove the battery for 10 minutes.
I am concerned about your statement "if I pull off the CMOS jumper from pins 1 and 2 it will sometimes boot up as well." I do not think you were supposed to try this and I wonder if it could damage something.
Every now and then I have heard about someone who has trouble resetting the CMOS on one of these boards. I never had this problem, but what they do is unplug it, set the jumper and then remove the battery for 10 minutes.
I am concerned about your statement "if I pull off the CMOS jumper from pins 1 and 2 it will sometimes boot up as well." I do not think you were supposed to try this and I wonder if it could damage something.
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