Hello forum, In Feb. I build a MC using this main hard-ware: PwrSupply: Antec ATX12Vv201 430W Motherboard: MSI P7-Digital CPU: CPU775 Core2 Duo E7200 2.53 GHz Tuner: ComproVista E900F HD: WD Caviar WD10EADS OpticalDrive: LiteOn DH-4B1S-06c (blue-ray) - Temperature readings from BIOS is normal (28-35C) - Windows Vista Problem1: There seems to be a generel hardware conflict, which I cannot identify. When I cold-start the PC, the tuner card is not found by Windows(not in the reg.). After a restart, its OK. This is general. I got the tuner card exchanged, but the same happend. I checked the ComproVista, but no advise, except for possible power supply problem. I send the BIOS-voltage sceme to Antec, they said everything is OK. So it is not the tuner card. I tried to change from a PCIx1 to a PCIx16, but no difference. The green LED on the tuner card is always on (also with the PC off), so the power is there. I have learned to live with the problem, but it means that I can only put the PC in sleep-mode (higher power consumption), never in off. Problem 2 (new): I have used the Optical drive only for reading till now (DVD's and CD's). Then I wanted to burn a DVD, and windows said: No drive. Looking in the hardware-list, there was no CD-drive, only a disk-drive (which is not installed). Bios autodetect did not find any drive, after a few restarts, still no drive. Then I put the PC in off, and cold started. Then the drive was found, and I started to burn. After 80% burning (2 hours), suddently it lost the drive again. Sorry for the long story, but I believe I needed to explain fully. Did any one experience something like this, and know what to do? I do not have a spare mother board to try, so I wish to be pretty sure where the problem could be before changing anything. Do you have any tips for me where and how to look, I would be gratefull. Thank you in advance. Kind regards Poul Erik
Hi, I had a similar problem with my lan controller, would not be detected in windows when started from cold. I had to restart it and then windows would detect it. I did a bios update this solved the problem. So give a bios update ago if it doesn't detect north & southbridge controllers.
Hi Bobby.., thanks a lot for your tip. I will look for a BIOS-update, and hopefully this will help. Did anyone experience the described problem with an optical drive? I checked in the Windows failure log, and it only says: Lost the drive. No other clues. Kind regards Poul Erik
Hi again, the bios update should solve your opticle drive issue as well. if it doesn't swap the data cable and also switch the port it's connected to on your motherboard. you could also try a firmware update on your opticle drive. BTW: I would start off with a reset cmos it can sometimes fix alot of problems.
