- Nov 6, 2000
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I just put together a new system for my gf... biostar k8m800, amd x2, 1g ram, win xp, 200g maxtor.... etc etc.
some odd problems...
sometimes when i reboot it doesn't detect the IDE devices and gives me the "insert system disk error". when i reboot it repeats the same message but if shut down and start up it works.
sometimes when I shut down it just hangs at the windows is shutting down screen.
sometimes when i'm in windows it runs like a slug.
but when it's none of those things... it works like a champ. I ran seti on it for hours so I know it's stable. Also ran the seagate/maxtor disk test on the new hdd... no problems.
I've never come across any of these symptoms... I'd really appreciate some help.
edit: got the mb wrong... it's biostar
edit2: swapped out the mb with an asus... same problem.
some odd problems...
sometimes when i reboot it doesn't detect the IDE devices and gives me the "insert system disk error". when i reboot it repeats the same message but if shut down and start up it works.
sometimes when I shut down it just hangs at the windows is shutting down screen.
sometimes when i'm in windows it runs like a slug.
but when it's none of those things... it works like a champ. I ran seti on it for hours so I know it's stable. Also ran the seagate/maxtor disk test on the new hdd... no problems.
I've never come across any of these symptoms... I'd really appreciate some help.
edit: got the mb wrong... it's biostar
edit2: swapped out the mb with an asus... same problem.