I started getting random lock-ups. Each time it locked, the HD LED would come on and stay on. Running HD OEM diagnostics revealed nothing. Event logs were no help either. The problem degraded into "boot disk error, please insert system disk". Through the course of troubleshooting, this is what I've found:
PSU output is good (480W Antec)
Every HD I try gets the "boot disk error"
BIOS reset did not help
Using latest BIOS
Tried a different IDE cable
Tried Hitachi, WD, Maxtor, and Seagate HD's...yes, I've got lots of old HD's laying around
Tried the HD's in various master/slave primary/secondary configs
Here's the weird part. If I use the F8 option of the Ultimate Boot CD, every HD boots just fine.
I'm guessing the mobo is the problem. Any test to confirm that?
PSU output is good (480W Antec)
Every HD I try gets the "boot disk error"
BIOS reset did not help
Using latest BIOS
Tried a different IDE cable
Tried Hitachi, WD, Maxtor, and Seagate HD's...yes, I've got lots of old HD's laying around
Tried the HD's in various master/slave primary/secondary configs
Here's the weird part. If I use the F8 option of the Ultimate Boot CD, every HD boots just fine.
I'm guessing the mobo is the problem. Any test to confirm that?