Problem with error message when booting up

bowlsmad · 12-13-2006, 03:43 AM

Hello I am having a small problem with a computer I have just built here are the specs.

asus m2v am2 motherboard with amd 64 sempron 3500 +
160gb maxtor sata harddrive
256mb xfx gf 7300gs pciex graphic card
2x512 corsair mem
liteon dvd rw
400w power supply

The problem I am having is when I boot up after post a error message appears saying that "there is no disc found" but after a few seconds it boots up ok and seems to run well. The concern I have is when I installed windows xp first the system was not stable so I reinstalled thinking the bios was looking for a floopy I disabled that in the bios, after the second reinstall the error mesage still appears but the system seems stable the dvd rw jumper is in the master slot and I am at a loss. Can anyone help me thanks.

**cjessee** · 12-13-2006, 09:15 AM

Can you post the EXACT error message that you are getting?

I would also be sure that you have not enabled a USB boot or a network boot in the bios. Make sure that your boot order is Cd-Rom and then Hard disk.

95five-0 · 12-14-2006, 06:45 AM

You may also try taking you hard drive setting off of auto and actually setting it up in the bios. There may be a delay in reading it.

dai · 12-14-2006, 09:49 AM

400w power supply
this looks inadequate for the system
http://www.techsupportforum.com/showthread.php?t=107466
check the error message is not when it is checking the ide h/d's which you don't have
the sata will be listed on another screen

**cjessee** · 12-14-2006, 10:11 AM

Ooooo good info, dai. You may be on to something.

bowlsmad - do you get this error if you simply do a "reset"? We want to see if the error message is only displayed during a cold boot.

bowlsmad · 12-14-2006, 10:18 AM

Thanks for all the help guys but I think the problem is that this board has a marvell 88se6121 sata connection and I have not connected a hard drive to this. I will disable it in the bios and hopefully this will solve the problem as I say the system is running ok but it is a bit annoying this message popping up, I will let you know how i get on. Thanls again.

12-13-2006, 03:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
bowlsmad Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2 OS: winxp	Problem with error message when booting up Hello I am having a small problem with a computer I have just built here are the specs. asus m2v am2 motherboard with amd 64 sempron 3500 + 160gb maxtor sata harddrive 256mb xfx gf 7300gs pciex graphic card 2x512 corsair mem liteon dvd rw 400w power supply The problem I am having is when I boot up after post a error message appears saying that "there is no disc found" but after a few seconds it boots up ok and seems to run well. The concern I have is when I installed windows xp first the system was not stable so I reinstalled thinking the bios was looking for a floopy I disabled that in the bios, after the second reinstall the error mesage still appears but the system seems stable the dvd rw jumper is in the master slot and I am at a loss. Can anyone help me thanks.

12-14-2006, 06:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
95five-0 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Corinth, TX Posts: 1,339 OS: 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008	You may also try taking you hard drive setting off of auto and actually setting it up in the bios. There may be a delay in reading it. __________________ "If it's really a supercomputer, how come the bullets don't bounce off when I shoot it ?" <<PC Pitstop>><< AVG Free>><<Spybot>><<Everest 2.0>><<Trend Micro House Call>><<HijackThis How-to>>

12-14-2006, 09:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,691 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	400w power supply this looks inadequate for the system http://www.techsupportforum.com/showthread.php?t=107466 check the error message is not when it is checking the ide h/d's which you don't have the sata will be listed on another screen __________________

12-13-2006, 09:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
cjessee Uh oh. Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 794 OS: Windows NT/2000/XP, Dictaphone, Windows 2003 Server	Can you post the EXACT error message that you are getting? I would also be sure that you have not enabled a USB boot or a network boot in the bios. Make sure that your boot order is Cd-Rom and then Hard disk.

12-14-2006, 10:11 AM	#5 (permalink)
cjessee Uh oh. Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 794 OS: Windows NT/2000/XP, Dictaphone, Windows 2003 Server	Ooooo good info, dai. You may be on to something. bowlsmad - do you get this error if you simply do a "reset"? We want to see if the error message is only displayed during a cold boot.

12-14-2006, 10:18 AM	#6 (permalink)
bowlsmad Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2 OS: winxp	Thanks for all the help guys but I think the problem is that this board has a marvell 88se6121 sata connection and I have not connected a hard drive to this. I will disable it in the bios and hopefully this will solve the problem as I say the system is running ok but it is a bit annoying this message popping up, I will let you know how i get on. Thanls again.