In a message dated 3/13/2002 1:30:28 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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> Can someone provide me with some ideas/information that will solve a problem
> I am having with a new Abit KT7A motherboard, that I am using for my latest
> system. Specs: AMD Althon 1.1Gig, 256 SDRAM, Hercules Prophet Ti graphics
> card and Adaptec SCSI-2 2940UW Host Adapter (for CDROM and Zip Drive),
> Win98 OS.
> After the initial boot up I can not manually reboot the system using the
> reset button or from the Bios setup menu; the screen blanks out and stays
> that way. And after the first boot, restarting the system with the power
> on button only works about 1/3 of the time. The system will reboot fine
> using software, but the only way I can reboot manually is to use the on/off
> switch for the power unit. I have swapped out the video card and power
> unit; I have checked and rechecked the LED connections at the motherboard;
> I have searched the bios menu
> for any setting that I thought would contribute to the situation. I even
> replaced the original Abit MB for a new one, with same results. I have not
> replaced the PC case, but it is new out of the box. This is occurring with
> only the noted hardware and Windows98 OS installed. The VIA 4 in 1 Drivers
> were not installed, as this problem presented with the first system boot.
Hi,
This sound VERY similar to a problem I had after adding a hard drive to one
of my systems. After much trial and error troubleshooting, it turned out to
be a power supply that was marginal (mine would hang much as yours does,
w/blank screen, with the addition if you tried to make any BIOS changes, it
would ALWAYS hang on reboot). Replacing the power supply with a larger, name
brand one cured the problem. Athlons (especially over 1Ghz) are power hungry,
and need a good power supply to feed them, preferably 300 watts or more.
HTH,
Peter Hogan
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