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what is halting my POST?
My P5WD2E-Premium stops during POST about 15% of the time.
I turn off the PC and turn it on again, and then it completes the POST and Windows XPpro starts and everything appears to be fine Where do I start to determine why? |
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what is halting my POST?
timOleary wrote:
My P5WD2E-Premium stops during POST about 15% of the time. I turn off the PC and turn it on again, and then it completes the POST and Windows XPpro starts and everything appears to be fine Where do I start to determine why? PCI Port 80 POST card ? http://www.amazon.com/Elston-Systems...69753&sr =8-3 What a card like that does, is display two digit hex "progress" codes. The BIOS is supposed to have codes in it, and before a subroutine executes, the number corresponding to the routine, is written to PCI slot #1 at port 80. The problem, is with the documentation. It is virtually impossible to get a proper table of codes, that are correct for a particular motherboard. Many times, I've looked up a code for someone, only to find it listed as "reserved". So while it is fun to own one of those, they don't usually lead the owner to a successful conclusion regarding the root cause. Have a look at what peripherals you have plugged in. Say, disconnect your USB card reader. Or play with the USB legacy setting in the BIOS. Try disabling unused interfaces in the BIOS. There are a few things you can fiddle with. Paul |
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what is halting my POST?
"timOleary" wrote in message ... My P5WD2E-Premium stops during POST about 15% of the time. I turn off the PC and turn it on again, and then it completes the POST and Windows XPpro starts and everything appears to be fine Where do I start to determine why? try a new cmos battery |
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what is halting my POST?
Hi,
Perhaps your Bios is Corrupted. "Jim E" wrote in message ... "timOleary" wrote in message ... My P5WD2E-Premium stops during POST about 15% of the time. I turn off the PC and turn it on again, and then it completes the POST and Windows XPpro starts and everything appears to be fine Where do I start to determine why? try a new cmos battery |
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what is halting my POST?
You start with a memory diagnostic. Also, removing everything from the
system that is non-essential. timOleary wrote: My P5WD2E-Premium stops during POST about 15% of the time. I turn off the PC and turn it on again, and then it completes the POST and Windows XPpro starts and everything appears to be fine Where do I start to determine why? |
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what is halting my POST?
I agree with Barry.
Remove everything that is non-essential, including running with only 1 stick of RAM. Then gradually re-add items unitl the problem re-appears. "Barry Watzman" wrote in message news You start with a memory diagnostic. Also, removing everything from the system that is non-essential. timOleary wrote: My P5WD2E-Premium stops during POST about 15% of the time. I turn off the PC and turn it on again, and then it completes the POST and Windows XPpro starts and everything appears to be fine Where do I start to determine why? |
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