ASUS P4C800E computer shut down

[chris]

Hi everybody,

I've changed a ABIT IS7-V2 motherboard with an ASUS P4C800E in my
computer. I've made all the connections and I powered up the pc.
I was getting "no drive attached to Fastrack controller. The Bios is
not installed.". I found out from groups that the first part of the
message is caused by a BIOS default setting which looks for Promise
Raid. I've changed the setting to look for IDE and I got to the point
where Windows was loading the applications when...the pc shut down.

I've restarted the pc and booted from XP disk. When I was about to
select what I want (install,...) the pc shut down on me again.

What am I missing? There are no beeps, no other messages...seems to
start OK but...

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Chris

 

[Paul]

Hi everybody,

I've changed a ABIT IS7-V2 motherboard with an ASUS P4C800E in my
computer. I've made all the connections and I powered up the pc.
I was getting "no drive attached to Fastrack controller. The Bios is
not installed.". I found out from groups that the first part of the
message is caused by a BIOS default setting which looks for Promise
Raid. I've changed the setting to look for IDE and I got to the point
where Windows was loading the applications when...the pc shut down.

I've restarted the pc and booted from XP disk. When I was about to
select what I want (install,...) the pc shut down on me again.

What am I missing? There are no beeps, no other messages...seems to
start OK but...

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Chris

Connecting your drives to the Southbridge, might work a bit easier.
You can disable the Promise controller completely if you want to,
and then you won't see the message again.

If the PC shuts down at exactly the same point in some software
sequence, that could be a driver issue perhaps. If the timing of
the shutdown is random, it could be overheat at the processor. The
processor has a logic signal that indicates overheat, and that signal
can turn off the computer.

In the BIOS, is a hardware monitor with temperature display. You
should be able to go in there, and observe the CPU temperature,
before the system boots. If the temperature climbs and climbs while
you are in the BIOS, then turn off the computer, and take the
CPU/heatsink/fan assembly apart. You may have forgotten to use
thermal paste, or maybe the heatsink had a protective plastic
film on it, which should be removed. Some heatsinks have a
pre-applied black material, and that is supposed to be thermally
conductive. In any case, have a good look at the interface, and
correct any assembly errors before powering up the system again.

If you can get the thing to be stable in the BIOS, at say <45C
(for a Northwood), then I'd try booting again and see if it
stays in an operating state. You can use a program like
Asus Probe, MBM5, or Speedfan, to monitor the temperatures while
in Windows.

Paul