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I am working on my daughter's ABit AN7 computer. The Northbridge fan was noisy, so I opened it up, lifted the seal from the bearings and added a drop of oil. Tried to reboot with the case open, but boot process hung. This MB has a post code display, and the code shows that preliminary power checks pass, but fails to run the BIOS posts (code 90). I have removed the video card and unplugged all drives and memory. Result is the same. 1. Any thoughts as to how to proceed? 2. Suggestions on possible MB replacements that will take AMD XP 2700, PC3200 DDR, with SATA. I see the AN7 still listed, but the price is $169 (more than I paid 2 years ago)! 3. Suggestions on minimal upgrade to 64bit CPU and MB. Is it possible to use the old memory with any of them? I am away from home and must leave early Sunday, but am in the Chicago area, so store access is good. Your suggestions are appreciated! Phil |
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wrote in message oups.com... I am working on my daughter's ABit AN7 computer. The Northbridge fan was noisy, so I opened it up, lifted the seal from the bearings and added a drop of oil. Tried to reboot with the case open, but boot process hung. This MB has a post code display, and the code shows that preliminary power checks pass, but fails to run the BIOS posts (code 90). I have removed the video card and unplugged all drives and memory. Result is the same. 1. Any thoughts as to how to proceed? 2. Suggestions on possible MB replacements that will take AMD XP 2700, PC3200 DDR, with SATA. I see the AN7 still listed, but the price is $169 (more than I paid 2 years ago)! 3. Suggestions on minimal upgrade to 64bit CPU and MB. Is it possible to use the old memory with any of them? I am away from home and must leave early Sunday, but am in the Chicago area, so store access is good. Your suggestions are appreciated! Phil Try resetting the cmos by unplugging from the wall and moving the reset jumper, or remove the battery for 10 minutes. Jan Alter |
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Jan Alter wrote:
Try resetting the cmos by unplugging from the wall and moving the reset jumper, or remove the battery for 10 minutes. Already tried - no change. Phil |
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On 24 Nov 2006 18:03:26 -0800, "
wrote: I am working on my daughter's ABit AN7 computer. The Northbridge fan was noisy, so I opened it up, lifted the seal from the bearings and added a drop of oil. Tried to reboot with the case open, but boot process hung. This MB has a post code display, and the code shows that preliminary power checks pass, but fails to run the BIOS posts (code 90). I have removed the video card and unplugged all drives and memory. Result is the same. 1. Any thoughts as to how to proceed? - Unplug from AC - Inspect all cards, cables, etc- just in case you dislodged something while inside. - Put video card and memory back in and leave them in unless you had a spare video card (even, preferribly, PCI type) to try instead. - Clear CMOS or skip this step and, - Pull battery for a few minutes and measure it's voltage. If borderline, swap in a good battery. - Few minutes pass, reinstall battery and plug into AC again, retry it. - Measure PSU voltage with a multimeter. The curious part is that the only event was opening it, so perhaps a physical stress to the board(s), ESD damage if you weren't properly grounded, or the battery was about dead and having it unplugged for a few minutes was enough to drain battery too much. Some boards won't POST at all without a good battery. 2. Suggestions on possible MB replacements that will take AMD XP 2700, PC3200 DDR, with SATA. I see the AN7 still listed, but the price is $169 (more than I paid 2 years ago)! Do you want an AN7 or something else? For minimal hassles getting it up and running with your present (WinXP?) OS installation, use an nForce2 chipset based board. The extra cost of same board might weight against your willingness to take time hunting down another nForce2 with the southbridge based SATA (or would a separate discrete SATA controller be acceptible as on boards like Asus A7N8X-Deluxe?) Anyway, here's a list to weed through, http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=...SATA&scoring=p Personally I'd stick with an Asus, Abit, or maybe MSI board as the cost difference between these and the lower-end brands isn't so great now that it's aged technology, old stock. 3. Suggestions on minimal upgrade to 64bit CPU and MB. Is it possible to use the old memory with any of them? Sure, socket 754 or 939. Most skt 754 support AGP video, most 939 support PCI Express video instead (though a few boards with a sort of *******ized AGP slot exist with basic functionality but don't count on maximum performance in gaming/other 3D uses). You'll have to weigh cost vs upgradability and future use. I am away from home and must leave early Sunday, but am in the Chicago area, so store access is good. No wonder you were quoting such a high price for the socket A, AN7 board. Unless you must have someone else build this for you, I suggest buying online, you'll save about 40%. That is, IF your board is bad. Beyond a certain point if nothing else works you'll have to take the plunge and buy a board but you're not quite at that point yet. Do you have a floppy drive connected? Could be your bios is scrambled and if you have a floppy drive connected it might try to load a bios to flash, if that's the only problem. Sometimes having a PCI video card installed instead of AGP will allow video feedback. Please cross-post (if you must) instead of multi-posting to separate groups. Thanks. |
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Paul wrote:
There are some suggestions here for code 90. It could be that pressing reset on the front of the computer case will get it to run. http://www.nforcershq.com/forum/an7-...light=an7+code Pressing reset changes 90 to F0, which is "button reset" Phil |
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kony wrote:
On 24 Nov 2006 18:03:26 -0800, " wrote: - Put video card and memory back in and leave them in unless you had a spare video card (even, preferribly, PCI type) to try instead. I assumed that the MB would get part way into the post without vid and memory, so tested with them removed. They are back in with no change. - Clear CMOS or skip this step and, - Pull battery for a few minutes and measure it's voltage. If borderline, swap in a good battery. - Few minutes pass, reinstall battery and plug into AC again, retry it. - Measure PSU voltage with a multimeter. Would that I could. No meter here. I have tried another PSU, and will replace the battery. I expected that even a dead battery would show with a post code error. The curious part is that the only event was opening it, so perhaps a physical stress to the board(s), ESD damage if you weren't properly grounded, or the battery was about dead and having it unplugged for a few minutes was enough to drain battery too much. Some boards won't POST at all without a good battery. Nice to know. The extra cost of same board might weight against your willingness to take time hunting down another nForce2 with the southbridge based SATA (or would a separate discrete SATA controller be acceptible as on boards like Asus A7N8X-Deluxe?) Must boot from SATA. http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=...SATA&scoring=p most of the links on this page appear dead. Personally I'd stick with an Asus, Abit, or maybe MSI board as the cost difference between these and the lower-end brands isn't so great now that it's aged technology, old stock. I agree, but the only one I have found that I can actually purchase is the AN7 for $169 (and I havent called them to see if it still exists.) I am away from home and must leave early Sunday, but am in the Chicago area, so store access is good. No wonder you were quoting such a high price for the socket A, AN7 board. Unless you must have someone else build this for you, I suggest buying online, you'll save about 40%. Suggestions on a place I can buy online and get the board today! There are shops in Chicago area that have excellent prices. Do you have a floppy drive connected? Yes Could be your bios is scrambled and if you have a floppy drive connected it might try to load a bios to flash, if that's the only problem. Sometimes having a PCI video card installed instead of AGP will allow video feedback. The bios doesn't get far enough to read a floppy. Please cross-post (if you must) instead of multi-posting to separate groups. Sorry. The second group was an afterthought. Posted to homebuilt first, but noted that alt.comp.hardware got more traffic. Thanks for your thoughts. Phil |
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I don't suppose there is some type of open case switch on that computer?
Clark wrote in message oups.com... kony wrote: On 24 Nov 2006 18:03:26 -0800, " wrote: - Put video card and memory back in and leave them in unless you had a spare video card (even, preferribly, PCI type) to try instead. I assumed that the MB would get part way into the post without vid and memory, so tested with them removed. They are back in with no change. - Clear CMOS or skip this step and, - Pull battery for a few minutes and measure it's voltage. If borderline, swap in a good battery. - Few minutes pass, reinstall battery and plug into AC again, retry it. - Measure PSU voltage with a multimeter. Would that I could. No meter here. I have tried another PSU, and will replace the battery. I expected that even a dead battery would show with a post code error. The curious part is that the only event was opening it, so perhaps a physical stress to the board(s), ESD damage if you weren't properly grounded, or the battery was about dead and having it unplugged for a few minutes was enough to drain battery too much. Some boards won't POST at all without a good battery. Nice to know. The extra cost of same board might weight against your willingness to take time hunting down another nForce2 with the southbridge based SATA (or would a separate discrete SATA controller be acceptible as on boards like Asus A7N8X-Deluxe?) Must boot from SATA. http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=...SATA&scoring=p most of the links on this page appear dead. Personally I'd stick with an Asus, Abit, or maybe MSI board as the cost difference between these and the lower-end brands isn't so great now that it's aged technology, old stock. I agree, but the only one I have found that I can actually purchase is the AN7 for $169 (and I havent called them to see if it still exists.) I am away from home and must leave early Sunday, but am in the Chicago area, so store access is good. No wonder you were quoting such a high price for the socket A, AN7 board. Unless you must have someone else build this for you, I suggest buying online, you'll save about 40%. Suggestions on a place I can buy online and get the board today! There are shops in Chicago area that have excellent prices. Do you have a floppy drive connected? Yes Could be your bios is scrambled and if you have a floppy drive connected it might try to load a bios to flash, if that's the only problem. Sometimes having a PCI video card installed instead of AGP will allow video feedback. The bios doesn't get far enough to read a floppy. Please cross-post (if you must) instead of multi-posting to separate groups. Sorry. The second group was an afterthought. Posted to homebuilt first, but noted that alt.comp.hardware got more traffic. Thanks for your thoughts. Phil |
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