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Harold Wilcox · 11-21-2008, 02:26 PM

1. All o.k. for looong time. Using adaptec ATA RAID 1200A to mirror (RAID 1) two 120GB WD drives & Win XP Pro.

2. Change: Tried connecting additional drives from another old machine as slaves as well as a 5-1/4" drive.

3. Machine appears to go through boot process as far as the usual first beep (drives fire up etc.), which sounds slightly different (I think) from the usual boot beep, and then stops. There is also a high-pitched, low-volume, whistle. When I turn the power off and unplug the PC, the whistle remains for a few seconds as does a red light on the motherboard.

4. Undid Change: Removed all new junk & put everything back as it was before when all was well. Still get reaction described above in 3.

Help!

11-21-2008, 02:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
Harold Wilcox Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado Posts: 2 OS: Win XP Pro Service Pack 3	1Bit NF7 Motherboard w/AMD won't boot 1. All o.k. for looong time. Using adaptec ATA RAID 1200A to mirror (RAID 1) two 120GB WD drives & Win XP Pro. 2. Change: Tried connecting additional drives from another old machine as slaves as well as a 5-1/4" drive. 3. Machine appears to go through boot process as far as the usual first beep (drives fire up etc.), which sounds slightly different (I think) from the usual boot beep, and then stops. There is also a high-pitched, low-volume, whistle. When I turn the power off and unplug the PC, the whistle remains for a few seconds as does a red light on the motherboard. 4. Undid Change: Removed all new junk & put everything back as it was before when all was well. Still get reaction described above in 3. Help!