Problems with Abit KT7A-Raid

[Stryker2k]

Hi,
i've some problems with ma abit kt7a-raid.
yesterday my pc freezes a few times in windows.
i always restarted the pc but the last time it doesn,t start anymore.
after the ide check after the cpu and memory check the system stops.
sometimes it boots till : "Disk Boot Failure Insert System Disk and Press a Key".
In my second pc the hdd works great
but other hdds also dont work in ma system.
My System is:
Abit KT7A Raid
Duron 800
256MB Infinion SD-RAM
IBM DTLA 327050 20,5GB 7200rpm
Asus V7700 Pure
...
What could this be?
Oh yes and i tried to flash the bios but after putting the start disk in to the 1.44" the pc also wrote: "Disk Boot Failure Insert System Disk and Press a Key".


Plz Hel|O

Stryker

PS:Sorry for ****in English im GErmaN

 

[SpyderMatrix]

what is your boot up sequence write down you settings in the bios and post them here so we can help you it may be a setting or it may be that your hdd is going or at the worst your motherboard is dying cant tell without more info ok

 

[Stryker2k]

thx for your answer
the bios settings are as they were after cmos clear and i only set the cpu to 800 (before it was 500).
the rest are the normal settings like they are after buying the board...

 

[SpyderMatrix]

can you still copy them down and post them so one of us can help you its easier to visually see things

 

[Stryker2k]

all bios settings are very much
too much to write them all down here i think
ftp://ftp.abit.nl/pub/download/manual/english/kt7a-raid.pdf
here is a link to the manual

Stryker

 

[Sonny]

Welcome To The Forums!!!!!

.....and to the addiction

.....i only set the cpu to 800 (before it was 500).....

What do you mean? Are you saying you had a 500MHz CPU which you overclocked to 800MHz? Well a few things to do would be to take it apart & test each HDD, RAM, cable, etc. to see if it's a hardware failure.

 

[Stryker2k]

i have everything tested
i have an duron [email protected]
the hdd works fine in an other sys so it cannot be broken

 

[Sonny]

Looks to be a IDE Controller failure. Sorry for the bad news

 

[repo man11]

Hello Stryker. Don't apologize for your English, it's far better than my German! It sounds like your machine isn't finding an operating system. Normally I'd think this was because the drive had died. But you said that the drive works in your other machine. How about the cable? If it is bad, you'd see exactly the error you're seeing. And are you sure that the drive is getting power? You might have a bad Molex connector. As far as the BIOS flash goes, if you don't have it set to boot from the floppy in the BIOS, it will give you the same error, because it's trying to boot from the harddrive, and it isn't finding it.

Sonny, I think he means that he left the BIOS settings at default after clearing CMOS, except for the CPU, which he switched to 800 from 500. But I could be wrong. I can allways count on your having posted first when it comes to these boards. You da man when it comes to ABIT KT7A's!

 

[Stryker2k]

yo
youre right with the settings.
i dont think the cable is damaged because it worked fine for the last two years
the molex connector is ok the disk works *rattarattea*
damn what is it
**** computer
THX f0R y4 F4St H3|_P GuYs

 

[SpyderMatrix]

i agree with sonny sounds like the ide controller is bad that happened with my Abit KA7-100 and i rma'd back to abit and they sent me another one and it still works fine

 

[Stryker2k]

hmm
may be
but i made a vcore mod
and two pins at the sockel are brocken
there is only one at one side,
has anybody an idea what it could be if it isnt the ide controller.
or has anybody an idea how i can flash the bios?

 

[repo man11]

If you change your BIOS settings to boot from drive A, your flash disc should load. I'm really not sure what you mean about the Vmod, and broken pins. Is this something you did, and then you started having problems?

 

[Stryker2k]

no
a vcore mod to get a higher voltage -> better overclocking
and with two pins i mean the pins holding the cooler at the mainboard...
ypu know?

 

[repo man11]

Oh. Sounds like you might be a candidate for a heatsink that uses the four holes surrounding the socket, if you get past this problem. Anyluck with the BIOS flash yet?

 

[Stryker2k]

with the pins is no problem...
but i had no luck with flashing the bios yet

 

[Sonny]

Be careful. I wouldnt try a BIOS flash right now with boot problems. Could cause more problems that it may fix.

 

[Sonny]

You da man when it comes to ABIT KT7A's!

I just wish that I can finally finnish paying up all my bills so I can start working on the KR7A-133RAID.

 

[repo man11]

I ncase there is something basic that is going wrong, I'll go over the steps. First you need a bootable DOS floppy disc. If you don't have a machine running Win95 or 98, you can go to www.bootdisk.com and download the Dr.DOS bootdisc files. If you are using the latest Abit BIOS (kt77n), move that to the DOS floppy. If the machine is set to boot from the floppy, it should go straight to the A:. Then type in kt77n.exe. After the files have extracted, type runme.bat, and it should be off and running. I hope that does it for you!
Edit: I agree with Sonny, I don't know that it is the wisest thing you could do right now, but if you want to, that's how.

 

[Stryker2k]

no it doesn't work
i cant boot yet
could it be the cih virus?
ma os was winxp
the cih makes the same massage