*** Official ABIT IC7/G (875P) Thread ***

[JohnnyTexas]

I am having trouble with my installing my new IC7-G Advance Max II. I have a new P4 3.0 Prescott, Windows XP Professional and a Western Digital 200GB 7200 HD.

I have flashed the BIOS to ver 24. The problem is that I cannot get into Windows. It gets to the point where it is about to start Windows and spontaeously reboots (a BSOD appears in the background for a microsecond). The problem seems to be the mobo recognizing my HD. When it is hooked up as the only HD on the Primary Master IDE bus, the opening screen reports it as WDC2000JB-22FUAO (which is correct), but it reports the size as 15.05R15 (which is unexpected). I reconfigured it to use the ABIT SERILLeL2 IDE to SATA converter in an effort to fix the problem, but it still reboots at the same point.

When I go into SAFE MODE, it loads the device drivers from an odd location: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)/windows/system32. It does this on both the IDE config and the SATA config. The WD HD is NTFS, about % free and is not partitioned. It seems that the mobo cannot read this disk correctly.

Any suggestions (other than reformatting and reinstalling XP) will be appreciated.

<Note: Nothing short of a Repair (reinstall without formatting) would fix it, but it is fixed now>

 

[Coherence]

Originally posted by: JohnnyTexas
I am having trouble with my installing my new IC7-G Advance Max II. I have a new P4 3.0 Prescott, Windows XP Professional and a Western Digital 200GB 7200 HD.

I have flashed the BIOS to ver 24. The problem is that I cannot get into Windows. It gets to the point where it is about to start Windows and spontaeously reboots (a BSOD appears in the background for a microsecond). The problem seems to be the mobo recognizing my HD. When it is hooked up as the only HD on the Primary Master IDE bus, the opening screen reports it as WDC2000JB-22FUAO (which is correct), but it reports the size as 15.05R15 (which is unexpected). I reconfigured it to use the ABIT SERILLeL2 IDE to SATA converter in an effort to fix the problem, but it still reboots at the same point.

When I go into SAFE MODE, it loads the device drivers from an odd location: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)/windows/system32. It does this on both the IDE config and the SATA config. The WD HD is NTFS, about % free and is not partitioned. It seems that the mobo cannot read this disk correctly.

Any suggestions (other than reformatting and reinstalling XP) will be appreciated.

<Note: Nothing short of a Repair (reinstall without formatting) would fix it, but it is fixed now>

I am having an almost identical problem with my other rig (not the IC7-G rig). I put in a new mobo and CPU, and I get the same split-second BSOD followed by reboot. Windows never loads, and for some reason Windows Setup run off the CD is reversing the drives from what CMOS shows the master and slave to be. Very odd.

If anyone can explain this problem for both of us, I'd appreciate it!

On another topic, has anyone had problems with the front-panel USB ports on the IC7-G? It seems my new thumbdrive works fine on the rear USB ports, but won't work at all on the front ports. Are the front-port connectors on the mobo underpowered?

 

[thatsright]

On another topic, has anyone had problems with the front-panel USB ports on the IC7-G? It seems my new thumbdrive works fine on the rear USB ports, but won't work at all on the front ports. Are the front-port connectors on the mobo underpowered?

I have the same problem with my IC7. I have it hooked up to my Antec case front USB/FireWire ports. The front has two USB ports, but only the top one works, not the bottom.

But maybe I connected the USB cable incorrectly on the mobo?

 

[Pilsnerpete]

One of my front USB's doesn't work either. The other works fine.

edit: After further examination, I discovered that a red wire to one of the ports had come off.

 

[kaps]

I just got a Prescott 3.2 GHz Boxed CPU for my IC7-G and it won't post. My old 3.06 works fine. I shorted the BIOS to clear it but that didn't work either.

Does anyone have any thoughts on why it won't work at all.

Thanks,
Karl

 

[bashywash]

I need some input by a few experts, trying to to see if I could OC my 2.4c Further.

Motherboard: Abit IC7-G
CPU: Pentium 4 2.4C
Video: RADEON9500
RAM: 2x256MBTWINX512-3200LLPT
ANTEC TRUE430


As Of right now this is my setup, system is VERY stable without any problems. I tried many settings but right now this has been the best setup.

Core CPU - 2642 (default voltage settings)
FSB 220
FSB : DRAM - 1:1
CAS # LAT - 3
RAS TO CAS # - 3
RAS PERCHARGE - 2
Cycle Time - 5

Voltage on RAM is at Default.

With the above setting I'm trying to Reach 2.8 with my 2.4c, I have High rated Memory. I have not been able to reach 2.7 with ANY SETTING YET. Any rec, voltage increase and other setting, also
Can my 9500 be the main source of problem for the limitation?

 

[MustISO]

Originally posted by: kaps
I just got a Prescott 3.2 GHz Boxed CPU for my IC7-G and it won't post. My old 3.06 works fine. I shorted the BIOS to clear it but that didn't work either.

Does anyone have any thoughts on why it won't work at all.

Thanks,
Karl

Do you have the latest BIOS. Maybe they didn't have support for that CPU in your BIOS.