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Marakesh · 05-05-2008, 07:06 AM

Hello All - I need some help - my experience with Raid Controllers is limited and I think that the RAID Controller could be stopping me getting into OP System. I have a Microstar 6398 Motherboard, Intel 4 processer and 512 MD of DDR2. When I switch on the computer - The MSI Splash screen is shown with 2 options (TAB to post and DEL to enter BIOS) Both have no effect. The computer then has a Fasttrack Promise header and tells be that it is "SCANNING IDE Channels". Afetr 15 secs the mesage no array is defined is shown with 2 options. Press CTRL-F to enter Array Set up or ESC to continue booting. The ESC just restarts the computer. The CTRL-F goes to a blue menu thta tells me to check power and data cables ( ALL OK) and says it cannot find drives. All options are to do with Fastbuild and only have one effect !!! ALL BUTTON just restart.
All I want to do is get into the BIOS to reset to optimesed settings. I have cleared the CMOS with JUMPER and Battery removal - No difference.
Can someone please help !!!!!

05-05-2008, 07:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
Marakesh Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 10 OS: Windows XP	MicroStar 6398 Motherboard won't let me enter BIOS Hello All - I need some help - my experience with Raid Controllers is limited and I think that the RAID Controller could be stopping me getting into OP System. I have a Microstar 6398 Motherboard, Intel 4 processer and 512 MD of DDR2. When I switch on the computer - The MSI Splash screen is shown with 2 options (TAB to post and DEL to enter BIOS) Both have no effect. The computer then has a Fasttrack Promise header and tells be that it is "SCANNING IDE Channels". Afetr 15 secs the mesage no array is defined is shown with 2 options. Press CTRL-F to enter Array Set up or ESC to continue booting. The ESC just restarts the computer. The CTRL-F goes to a blue menu thta tells me to check power and data cables ( ALL OK) and says it cannot find drives. All options are to do with Fastbuild and only have one effect !!! ALL BUTTON just restart. All I want to do is get into the BIOS to reset to optimesed settings. I have cleared the CMOS with JUMPER and Battery removal - No difference. Can someone please help !!!!!