Hi, my system specs are:
ECS nForce3-A Revision A1 motherboard; AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3000+ Socket 754 CPU; 2 PATA hard drives on IDE channel 1 as master and slave; 1 ASUS SATA DRW-24B1ST SATA dvd/cd burner; 2 Kingston 512MB DDR (PC3200) memory sticks. The motherboard bios is dated 9-16-05 and it the latest ECS has on their website.
I just installed the Asus dvd burner replacing an older unit. The older units drive door would not open, so it was replaced. The older unit was a PATA device which was installed on IDE channel 2 as master.
After I installed the new Asus burner and rebooted, the system bios was loaded and then I got a black screen with the message "Detecting Array...". This was before windows loaded. Thinking that somehow maybe Raid was enabled, I rebooted and went into bios to check settings. I verified that raid was not enabled.
Also through troubleshooting, I've noticed that when I boot up I get the detecting array message unless I go into bios and load default settings and save. If I do this, the system loads windows and everything is fine. If I start the computer and do not go into the bios settings, I get the detecting array message. If I go into bios, but do not load default settings, then I still get the detecting array message.
Could this be a cmos battery going bad? I do not get any cmos checksum error message nor bad cmos battery message. Also, if I unplus the Asus burner, the computer starts fine. Any input or suggestions are appreciated. Also, sorry for the long message, I am just trying to be thorough.
Thanks,
Cliff Notes:
1) Pata dvd burner not opening, replaced with Sata unit.
2) Now getting "Detecting Array.... message.
3) Can load windows if I go into bios and load default settings.
4) Why is this happening?
ECS nForce3-A Revision A1 motherboard; AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3000+ Socket 754 CPU; 2 PATA hard drives on IDE channel 1 as master and slave; 1 ASUS SATA DRW-24B1ST SATA dvd/cd burner; 2 Kingston 512MB DDR (PC3200) memory sticks. The motherboard bios is dated 9-16-05 and it the latest ECS has on their website.
I just installed the Asus dvd burner replacing an older unit. The older units drive door would not open, so it was replaced. The older unit was a PATA device which was installed on IDE channel 2 as master.
After I installed the new Asus burner and rebooted, the system bios was loaded and then I got a black screen with the message "Detecting Array...". This was before windows loaded. Thinking that somehow maybe Raid was enabled, I rebooted and went into bios to check settings. I verified that raid was not enabled.
Also through troubleshooting, I've noticed that when I boot up I get the detecting array message unless I go into bios and load default settings and save. If I do this, the system loads windows and everything is fine. If I start the computer and do not go into the bios settings, I get the detecting array message. If I go into bios, but do not load default settings, then I still get the detecting array message.
Could this be a cmos battery going bad? I do not get any cmos checksum error message nor bad cmos battery message. Also, if I unplus the Asus burner, the computer starts fine. Any input or suggestions are appreciated. Also, sorry for the long message, I am just trying to be thorough.
Thanks,
Cliff Notes:
1) Pata dvd burner not opening, replaced with Sata unit.
2) Now getting "Detecting Array.... message.
3) Can load windows if I go into bios and load default settings.
4) Why is this happening?