Asus CUV4X-E, 1GB CPU in reboot loop after software install

[Guest_imported]

I'm running the ASUS CUV4X-E with a PIII 1GB processor and 256 MB of PC-133 with the 1004e BIOS. It goes through the POST and boots up fine... I installed NT 4.0 and on reboot it went into a loop. I went into setup and loaded the defaults and it came up fine. I've installed Microsoft Office Professional and Outlook 98. After each install it goes into the loop and I have to reset the defaults. I'm clueless... Anyone here ever seen this before or know what I should check first? Thanks...

 

[kelsen]

I have essentially the same setup, and have not run into this problem, although I haven't loaded NT; I have used both 98SE and W2KPro.

These kind of inexplicable abberations are often caused by a bad stick of RAM; if your 256MB is two sticks, try without one, then the other.

If that doesn't clear it up, you'll probably want to start with no cards, do a clean install, and try installing software. If the problem doesn't appear, keep adding one card at a time until it reappears. This would be a laborious process, but it's probably some combination of cards and/or drivers causing some sort of hardware glitch.

Man, that's a lot of typing to say, "I don't really know..."


RFT!!!
Dave Kelsen.
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[tcnews]

I would agree that the cards could cause a reboot. A certain Crystal sound card used to throw me into fits on customer's computers.

Another possibility is that your PnP Bios on the board is not assigning the right IRQ's to a certain card, and when setup goes to install your changes it defaults back to these incorrect settings. Understand?

Could be as simple as a bad registery entry too. I would try re-installing NT over itself before I do anything and see it it's a file corruption that can be repaired fairly easily.

 

[Guest_imported]

Hello to all!
I've esperienced trouble with this MB & SCSI recorder.
After A LOT of tries finally I discover that problem is integrated sound board mixer program.
You can, in 1 instance disable sound card to see what happen.
After, you have to remove Asus mixer program.
(I solve problem ONLY reinstalling Windows and NOT using Asus procedure, but manually installing drivers except mixer).
I tried to contact Asus for a patch, with no success...