Hi all,
I've been having a problem and I'm pretty sure it's my motherboard which I've been unhappy with since I bought the blighter. When I turn on the pc, It boots past the POST and setup options but hangs after that with a blinking cursor in the top left of the screen. It's annoying but I can restart and it boots up fine. Very occasionally (like today), it won't work pressing the reset button; it just keeps freezing at the cursor. I had to turn the pc off and come back after 15 mins.
Also, and I don't know if it's related but my m/board seems to forget it's settings and boots up using the default settings. I've tried replacing the CMOS battery but it's still happening now and then.
I've had great help before on this forum and hopefully will again with this pickle!
Thanks in anticipation!



OS Information:
Property Value
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition|C:\WINDOWS|\Device\Harddisk0\Partition1
Service Pack 2.0
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS


Processor:
Property Value
Current Clock Speed 1804
Description x86 Family 15 Model 28 Stepping 0
Manufacturer AuthenticAMD
Name AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3100+


Memory (RAM):
Property Value
Bank Label BANK0
Capacity 536870912

Bank Label BANK1
Capacity 1073741824

Total Memory Deteced in Hardware: ~1536 MB
Memory Reported to Operating System: 1535MB

Disk Drives:
Property Value
Description Disk drive
Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
Model WDC WD1200BB-00DWA0
Media Type Fixed hard disk media
Size 120031511040 (~112 GB)
Number of Partitions 1

Description Disk drive
Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
Model WDC WD2000JB-00REA0
Media Type Fixed hard disk media
Size 200047034880 (~186 GB)
Number of Partitions 1


Installed Printers:
Property Value
Name Canon MP160 Printer (Copy 1)
Port Name USB001
Default True
Driver Name Canon MP160 Printer


Motherboard:
Property Value
Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Model
Name Base Board
Part Number
Product K8S-MX
Serial Number MB-1234567890
Version Rev 1.xx


BIOS:
Property Value
Manufacturer American Megatrends Inc.
Name BIOS Date: 09/06/05 18:04:06 Ver: 08.00.11
Release Date 20050906000000.000000+000
Version A M I - 9000506


Monitor:
Property Value
Description Plug and Play Monitor
Name Plug and Play Monitor
Screen Height 768
Screen Width 1024


Keyboard:
Property Value
Description Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard


Pointing Device:
Property Value
Manufacturer Microsoft
Name Microsoft PS/2 Mouse


Sound Card:
Property Value
Manufacturer Analog Devices, Inc.
Description SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio
Device ID PCI\VEN_1039&DEV_7012&SUBSYS_810D1043&REV_A0\3&267 A616A&0&17

Manufacturer Microsoft
Description Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device
Device ID MODEMWAVE\0\{3F4BFCF2-6AFE-4F6B-BCC0-2A0B8B57DA42}


Video Card:
Property Value
Adapter Compatibility NVIDIA
Adapter RAM 134217728
Description NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT
Installed Display Drivers nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version 6.14.10.7777
Driver Date 20/07/2005 13:07:00
Video Mode Description 1024 x 768 x 4294967296 colors


DirectX Installation:
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Modem:
Property Value
Model SoftV90 Data Fax Voice Modem
Name SoftV90 Data Fax Voice Modem


Network Adapters:
Property Value
Description SiS190 100/10 Ethernet Device - Packet Scheduler Miniport
Description Packet Scheduler Miniport

External Ports:
Property Value
External Reference Designator PS/2 Mouse
External Reference Designator PS/2 Keyboard
External Reference Designator LPT 1
External Reference Designator COM A
External Reference Designator Audio Mic In
External Reference Designator Audio Line In
External Reference Designator Audio Line Out
External Reference Designator LAN
External Reference Designator USB1
External Reference Designator USB2
External Reference Designator USB3
External Reference Designator USB4
External Reference Designator
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External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
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External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
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Expansion Slots:
Property Value
Slot Designation AGP
Slot Designation PCI1
Slot Designation PCI

have you tried removing the battery and all connections to the motherboard clearing the CMOS with the jumper leaving it about 10 minutes to see how that goes.

also you could remove all cards, RAM etc from the motherboard and reseat them

have you overclocked the board?

Hello
I've had the battery out for about 20 mins (new one was wrapped up nice and tight in plastic!), but haven't disconnected all connections and cards. I could give that a try and see what happens. Also I don't overclock but I have seen an error message once about overclocking failed. Could the board be overclocked as standard?
Again, thanks for your help.

it might be worth looking for any bios updates and resetting all bios back to default when done.

Originally Posted by Sniper210010

it might be worth looking for any bios updates and resetting all bios back to default when done.

I should imagine that could be a last resort if halfway through flashing the BIOS anything happens you're up a creek without a paddle.


gasman2000

the board was it new?

try removing all conections and leaving the board for all power etc to drain, clesr the CMOS with the jumper and see how that goes