BIOSTAR mobo Problem!!!

[h_pavon]

Hello my friends......

It's so nice to be a member of amazing forum where people kindly share their expertise and solve peoples computer problems.

I built a pc just for lan playing a couple of months ago, every once in a while when I turn it on the boot screens displays the video card model but then it reboots for 2 or 3 times displaying nothing but the video card model and sometimes the biostar logo...... someone told me I had to flash or upgrade the bios of the mobo, but I'm not sure if it will fix the problem........ please guide me on this one.

The PC has:
CPU: AMD 2400XP
Mobo: Biostar M7VIG Pro-D
Video: MSI GF4 Ti4200 64mb 8X
Ram: DDR 1gb 266

 

[Nodsu]

You should go through the "reseat everything" drill. Also, make sure the PSU has enough wattage for your machine.

 

[h_pavon]

What do you mean reset everything?......... Clear CMOS and what else?.......... the pc has a 350w power supply.

Thanx in advance!

 

[agissi]

Disconnect everything except CPU, PSU to mobo, floppy with power, have ram in (1 stick), and a videocard. Nothing more nothing less.

Then if that works, start gradually hooking up the next stick of ram, the hd, a pci card,etc,etc,etc.

 

[h_pavon]

thanx Agissi.....

According to your reply I only have to disconnect the HD, DVD-rom, and one stick of ram........ what kind of tests do I have to run to check that everyhting is ok.

One more thing!... all that about upgrading the BIOS is a discarded solution???

 

[Nodsu]

I said reseat..

You can flash the BIOS too if you want although it's a very risky business on an unstable machine.