Sata main drive ide slave

[eggyhustles]

Hi, im having a bit of an issue..when i post i get a "verfying dmi pool data" message and the pc proceeds to post..i've googled it but only seen problems where the pc never posts..so im here thinking that maybe i dont have the hardrives set up correctly..the main sata drive is in port 4 on the motherboard(port 2 and 3 are blocked by my huge video card and the pc wont post if i put it in port 1) i have a ide hd and ide dvd burner which i have on one channel..the hd is set to master..and the dvd burner is set to slave..am i doing anything wrong?

 

[kimsland]

Everything looks Ok

"verfying dmi pool data" message and the pc proceeds to post

So it then posts, and Windows starts ok ?

If so, all's ok

 

[eggyhustles]

Everything looks Ok


So it then posts, and Windows starts ok ?

If so, all's ok

Yeah it posts..which is weird..i wanna get rid of the message since it stays up for about 30 seconds and slows down boot time

 

[kimsland]

Try CS on the IDE HardDrive and Burner

Or download and run Memtest, either create a bootable floppy (preferred) or a bootable CD. Run Memtest for 7 Passes (this can take many hours, by the way)

Also if you detach the single IDE cable from the Motherboard does it boot up quickly?

 

[eggyhustles]

memtest freezes up my system for some reason..

i looked into the bios and my slave ide drive is labled "ide channel 0 master" and the sata drive with the os on it is labled ide channel 3 master..could that be the issue..?

 

[kimsland]

could that be the issue..?

No,

that's normal

But I'd say your ram is faulty

 

[eggyhustles]

No,

that's normal

But I'd say your ram is faulty

Tried new ram..same issue

 

[kimsland]

Could be CPU
Load setup defaults in CMOS settings,

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[eggyhustles]

you just told me it was ram lol