The problem:
My motherboard, one revision 1.x Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R, will not boot from any device. The furthest I can get is the DMI screen on the BIOS and then the computer reboots.
Computer Specs:
GA-P35C-DS3R, now @ F10 BIOS
Intel Q6600
Geforce 8800GTS
4GB DDR2 800 RAM
1 x 300GB SATAII HD (Trying to make it 2x)
1 x 300GB IDE HD
1 x SATAII DVD Burner
Will be Vista 64 when I can get it running again.
Background:
I've had this computer for about 8 months now, and through a couple upgrades, I've had no trouble. Just recently, I decided I would like to take advantage of the motherboard's RAID feature, and since I had a second 300GB SATAII hard drive I thought it would be easy-peasy. I realized that RAIDing the drive would require a format of both drives so I backed up any important files on my original drive and proceeded to install the second SATA HD.
Without any inkling of the trouble I was about to cause myself, I set the BIOS to use the RAID function, slapped the Vista install disk into my DVD drive, and set sail for... failure. Suddenly no drive connected to the motherboard would boot. I chuckled a little and decided to return the BIOS and the drives connected to their respective states. Nothing. Still no booting. Great! Now what?
I've tried reseting the BIOS to its fail-safe defaults, every possible combination of drives connected to the motherboard, updating the BIOS to its latest revision (F10). Nothing works. I can't believe that both my Vista install and my DVD drive have died at the same time. SOMETHING should be able to boot. I'm not sure what to do, I have trouble believing that the motherboard suddenly went bad. Replacing it would be a last resort, but one I'm willing to consider if I can't figure anything else out.
Anyone that has any advice, don't be shy! I just want my computer back. Other than this, its been running great!
My motherboard, one revision 1.x Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R, will not boot from any device. The furthest I can get is the DMI screen on the BIOS and then the computer reboots.
Computer Specs:
GA-P35C-DS3R, now @ F10 BIOS
Intel Q6600
Geforce 8800GTS
4GB DDR2 800 RAM
1 x 300GB SATAII HD (Trying to make it 2x)
1 x 300GB IDE HD
1 x SATAII DVD Burner
Will be Vista 64 when I can get it running again.
Background:
I've had this computer for about 8 months now, and through a couple upgrades, I've had no trouble. Just recently, I decided I would like to take advantage of the motherboard's RAID feature, and since I had a second 300GB SATAII hard drive I thought it would be easy-peasy. I realized that RAIDing the drive would require a format of both drives so I backed up any important files on my original drive and proceeded to install the second SATA HD.
Without any inkling of the trouble I was about to cause myself, I set the BIOS to use the RAID function, slapped the Vista install disk into my DVD drive, and set sail for... failure. Suddenly no drive connected to the motherboard would boot. I chuckled a little and decided to return the BIOS and the drives connected to their respective states. Nothing. Still no booting. Great! Now what?
I've tried reseting the BIOS to its fail-safe defaults, every possible combination of drives connected to the motherboard, updating the BIOS to its latest revision (F10). Nothing works. I can't believe that both my Vista install and my DVD drive have died at the same time. SOMETHING should be able to boot. I'm not sure what to do, I have trouble believing that the motherboard suddenly went bad. Replacing it would be a last resort, but one I'm willing to consider if I can't figure anything else out.
Anyone that has any advice, don't be shy! I just want my computer back. Other than this, its been running great!
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