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Hello.
I am having a problem with a new ASUS K8V SE Deluxe (revision 2; BIOS
dated 6/17/2005; cannot figure out where the BIOS version is) with its
enabled onboard Promise Controller in CMOS. It will detect my third
Seagate 120 GB HDD just fine, but Windows XP Pro. SP2 (all updates)
would not boot. This happened the last three days. Eventually, I get
Windows to boot up with the third HDD back but it takes a while. I
fiddled around to see what was causing it. The first two days was
something like this:
1. Boot up computer after a long day of downtime (almost 12 hours -- I
turn off my computer when I go out for a long time like work).
2. XP doesn't boot up.
3. Reboot and go back to CMOS.
4. Disable Onboard Promise Controller and enable Marvell onboard network
(I use my reliable 3COM NIC).
5. Save and boot to Windows like normal.
6. Shutdown Windows and computer normally.
7. Wait like 10 seconds. Did not turn off the PSU like first time.
8. Boot the computer back up and enter CMOS.
9. Re-enable the Onboard Promise Controller, save, and reboot.
10. XP should boot up.
I didn't have this problem if I reboot a lot after getting the third HDD
to work. It seems to happen after a long downtime. I don't know how long
the downtime has to be to reproduce this. Definitely almost 12 hours so far.
After almost 12 hours of downtime today when I went to work, Windows
actually booted up fine until I felt pauses on and off in Windows. Even
mouse cursor frozed/paused. I pinged my Windows machine from a Linux
box, and the pings either came back very late or timed out (packet
loss). I checked XP's Event Logs viewer and saw this under System tab:
16 UlSata errors within 7 minutes and 17 seconds. Example:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: UlSata
Event Category: None
Event ID: 9
Date: 12/21/2005
Time: 8:42:24 PM
User: N/A
Computer: FooBar
Description:
The device, \Device\Scsi\UlSata1, did not respond within the timeout period.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 0f 00 10 00 01 00 66 00 ......f.
0008: 00 00 00 00 09 00 04 c0 .......?
0010: 01 01 00 50 00 00 00 00 ...P....
0018: 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0028: 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 00 ........
0030: 00 00 00 00 07 00 00 00 ........
I am not sure if those are related. I think they are. Any ideas? Someone
sugested a bad cable? Is that possible? I just find it weird that it
only happens during after a long downtime. My system specifications can
be found below. Thank you in advance.
Primary Computer (Multimedia, Gaming, & Workstation Box):
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2.2GHz 512KB Socket 754 CPU (using a Thermaltake
A1838 (Silent Boost K8), ATX Full Tower Case (from 1998), ASUS K8V SE
Deluxe (VIA K8T800 Socket 754 ATX; VIA VT8237 South Bridge; revision 2;
onboard sound disabled; onboard NIC not used/connected (using 3COM NIC
for network), 500 watts Seasonic S12 PSU, 2 GB of RAM total (2 512 MBs
of PC3200 Kingston RAM (CAS 3) + 1 GB (PC3200; CL3)), XFX NVIDIA GeForce
6800 (128 MB; AGP), Broadband Technologies Air2PC-ATSC-PCI HDTV card
(r0.2; DVB), Asus TV Tuner Card880 NTSC (cx23880), Creative Sound
Blaster Audigy 2 ZS, Toshiba DVD-ROM SD-M1612 16X/48X ATAPI/IDE drive,
Plextor PX-W1210 PlexWriter (12/10/32A; IDE), Quantum Fireball Plus LM
15 GB 7200 RPM EIDE HDD, IBM Deskstar 60GXP 40 GB ATA/100 Hard Drive
(7200 RPM; IC35L040AVER07-0), Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 Plus ST3120026A
120 GB (8 MB cache; 7200 RPM) HDD, an external Seagate 250 GB HDD (7200
RPM) in a Kingwin HDD Enclosure via USB (connected when needed), 3Com
Fast EtherLink XL 10/100 Mb TX Ethernet NIC (3C905 B-TX), 3.5" TEAC disk
drive, Windows XP Professional SP2 (all updates), two 80 mm case fans, a
3 fan HDD Peeze cooler, Microsoft Sidewinder Joystick (USB), Hewlett
Packard Photosmart 8450 printer (USB), external USR 33600 Sportster
Faxmodem (Model: 0413; Product Code: 000839-03; used when needed),
Hawking Technology's Hi-Gain USB Wireless-G Adapter (Model: HWU54D;
original version; used when needed), and Klipsch ProMedia v.2-400 (4.1
setup). Using DirectX v9.0c.
Nothing is overclocked. Computer is connected to a 8-ports Netgear DS108
Hub 10/100 base for LAN and Netgear RT311 Router connected to a Terayon
TJ715x cable modem for Adelphia's High Speed Internet). Also, a Linksys
Instant Wireless Network Access Point (802.11b; 2.4 Ghz; 11Mbs; v2.6;
WAP11) for wireless.
--
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the
summer." --Proverbs 30:25 (Bible)
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I am having a problem with a new ASUS K8V SE Deluxe (revision 2; BIOS
dated 6/17/2005; cannot figure out where the BIOS version is) with its
enabled onboard Promise Controller in CMOS. It will detect my third
Seagate 120 GB HDD just fine, but Windows XP Pro. SP2 (all updates)
would not boot. This happened the last three days. Eventually, I get
Windows to boot up with the third HDD back but it takes a while. I
fiddled around to see what was causing it. The first two days was
something like this:
1. Boot up computer after a long day of downtime (almost 12 hours -- I
turn off my computer when I go out for a long time like work).
2. XP doesn't boot up.
3. Reboot and go back to CMOS.
4. Disable Onboard Promise Controller and enable Marvell onboard network
(I use my reliable 3COM NIC).
5. Save and boot to Windows like normal.
6. Shutdown Windows and computer normally.
7. Wait like 10 seconds. Did not turn off the PSU like first time.
8. Boot the computer back up and enter CMOS.
9. Re-enable the Onboard Promise Controller, save, and reboot.
10. XP should boot up.
I didn't have this problem if I reboot a lot after getting the third HDD
to work. It seems to happen after a long downtime. I don't know how long
the downtime has to be to reproduce this. Definitely almost 12 hours so far.
After almost 12 hours of downtime today when I went to work, Windows
actually booted up fine until I felt pauses on and off in Windows. Even
mouse cursor frozed/paused. I pinged my Windows machine from a Linux
box, and the pings either came back very late or timed out (packet
loss). I checked XP's Event Logs viewer and saw this under System tab:
16 UlSata errors within 7 minutes and 17 seconds. Example:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: UlSata
Event Category: None
Event ID: 9
Date: 12/21/2005
Time: 8:42:24 PM
User: N/A
Computer: FooBar
Description:
The device, \Device\Scsi\UlSata1, did not respond within the timeout period.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 0f 00 10 00 01 00 66 00 ......f.
0008: 00 00 00 00 09 00 04 c0 .......?
0010: 01 01 00 50 00 00 00 00 ...P....
0018: 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0028: 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 00 ........
0030: 00 00 00 00 07 00 00 00 ........
I am not sure if those are related. I think they are. Any ideas? Someone
sugested a bad cable? Is that possible? I just find it weird that it
only happens during after a long downtime. My system specifications can
be found below. Thank you in advance.
Primary Computer (Multimedia, Gaming, & Workstation Box):
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2.2GHz 512KB Socket 754 CPU (using a Thermaltake
A1838 (Silent Boost K8), ATX Full Tower Case (from 1998), ASUS K8V SE
Deluxe (VIA K8T800 Socket 754 ATX; VIA VT8237 South Bridge; revision 2;
onboard sound disabled; onboard NIC not used/connected (using 3COM NIC
for network), 500 watts Seasonic S12 PSU, 2 GB of RAM total (2 512 MBs
of PC3200 Kingston RAM (CAS 3) + 1 GB (PC3200; CL3)), XFX NVIDIA GeForce
6800 (128 MB; AGP), Broadband Technologies Air2PC-ATSC-PCI HDTV card
(r0.2; DVB), Asus TV Tuner Card880 NTSC (cx23880), Creative Sound
Blaster Audigy 2 ZS, Toshiba DVD-ROM SD-M1612 16X/48X ATAPI/IDE drive,
Plextor PX-W1210 PlexWriter (12/10/32A; IDE), Quantum Fireball Plus LM
15 GB 7200 RPM EIDE HDD, IBM Deskstar 60GXP 40 GB ATA/100 Hard Drive
(7200 RPM; IC35L040AVER07-0), Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 Plus ST3120026A
120 GB (8 MB cache; 7200 RPM) HDD, an external Seagate 250 GB HDD (7200
RPM) in a Kingwin HDD Enclosure via USB (connected when needed), 3Com
Fast EtherLink XL 10/100 Mb TX Ethernet NIC (3C905 B-TX), 3.5" TEAC disk
drive, Windows XP Professional SP2 (all updates), two 80 mm case fans, a
3 fan HDD Peeze cooler, Microsoft Sidewinder Joystick (USB), Hewlett
Packard Photosmart 8450 printer (USB), external USR 33600 Sportster
Faxmodem (Model: 0413; Product Code: 000839-03; used when needed),
Hawking Technology's Hi-Gain USB Wireless-G Adapter (Model: HWU54D;
original version; used when needed), and Klipsch ProMedia v.2-400 (4.1
setup). Using DirectX v9.0c.
Nothing is overclocked. Computer is connected to a 8-ports Netgear DS108
Hub 10/100 base for LAN and Netgear RT311 Router connected to a Terayon
TJ715x cable modem for Adelphia's High Speed Internet). Also, a Linksys
Instant Wireless Network Access Point (802.11b; 2.4 Ghz; 11Mbs; v2.6;
WAP11) for wireless.
--
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the
summer." --Proverbs 30:25 (Bible)
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Ant is/was listening to a song on his home computer: Sonic Clang - DOOM E1M7
They all looked OK.