Strange Problem With Shuttle SS51G

[jwbrown77]

This might not even be an issue that's localized to the machine or the chipset (SiS 651), but I'll ask anyways.

When I turn on the computer, everything in POST takes 15-20 seconds to do. Initialize the clock speed, detect the drives, show the system info, find a boot device... Then when I try to have it boot to the Windows XP CD-ROM it just hangs. It's like it's unusable.

I have a P4 2.4 / 533
Corsair PC2700 XMS

CPU Temp is running @ 45 degrees with the fan on medium speed (the case turns the fan speed up automatically if it gets too hot). I have also tried pointing a very large fan at it thinking it was a problem with the CPU getting too hot, but that doesn't appear to be the problem.

Has anyone else experienced this problem with any other motherboard?

Thanks.

 

[Jeff H]

jwbrown77, I don't mean to be insulting, but do you have your BIOS set to boot from CD?

 

[LostHiWay]

Make sure you have the boot from CD enabled in BIOS. Also make sure you have "boot from network" at the end of the boot order (if available).

If that still doesn't work it sounds like you might have a bad stick of RAM. Try replacing it with a known good piece.