MoBo: Intel D815EEA (onboard audio & video);
BIOS: EA81510.86A.0046.P10.0103261501 (as updated from Intel Support on the web); CPU: Pentium III, 800 MHz;
Mem: 128 Mb PC-133 SDRAM;
Prim. Mast.: Fujitsu MPG3204AT E 20Gb
Prim. Slave: A.R.M.D. IOMEGA ZIP 250 ATAPI
Sec. Mast.: ATAPI CD-ROM/CD-RW 32X10X4X (Mitsubishi)
Sec. Slave: A.R.M.D. ATAPI CD-ROM/DVD-ROM 40X16X (Mitsubishi)
OS: Windows 98, original edition
The system was built new Nov. 2000. HD was replaced with identical(?) device under warranty early July, 2001 (developed bad sectors). Since re-commissioning the system with the new HD, the BIOS is erratic and/or sluggish in detecting the IDE drives. Experimentation with various arrangements of the above drives on the Primary and Secondary IDE channels produced different, sometimes wacky results, even with the same arrangements on different occasions. The HD was always Primary Master (3 different HDs were used), the others were repeatedly tried in every other combination, including being left out altogether. The DVD-ROM is mostly not recognized at all by the BIOS even though Windows recognises it and it works fine except when it is installed as Secondary Master. Then it is ignored by both the BIOS and Windows. With the above combination all the drives are detected correctly by the BIOS (at least this time around)BUT, and this is the very annoying problem, the BIOS hangs about 60 seconds before completing the process of detecting the IDE drives. If the Primary Slave is disconnected, the 60 second delay disappears (at least this time around). As soon as anything is connected as a Primary Slave, it returns. This delay varied with different combinations, being either approx. 0, 20, 30 or 60 seconds.
All suggestions by Intel Technical support have been implemented, (BIOS update, resetting BIOS defaults, checking drive jumpers and connections, etc.) to no avail.
Any and all suggestions by one and all would be most welcome and appreciated..
Bill Martin
BIOS: EA81510.86A.0046.P10.0103261501 (as updated from Intel Support on the web); CPU: Pentium III, 800 MHz;
Mem: 128 Mb PC-133 SDRAM;
Prim. Mast.: Fujitsu MPG3204AT E 20Gb
Prim. Slave: A.R.M.D. IOMEGA ZIP 250 ATAPI
Sec. Mast.: ATAPI CD-ROM/CD-RW 32X10X4X (Mitsubishi)
Sec. Slave: A.R.M.D. ATAPI CD-ROM/DVD-ROM 40X16X (Mitsubishi)
OS: Windows 98, original edition
The system was built new Nov. 2000. HD was replaced with identical(?) device under warranty early July, 2001 (developed bad sectors). Since re-commissioning the system with the new HD, the BIOS is erratic and/or sluggish in detecting the IDE drives. Experimentation with various arrangements of the above drives on the Primary and Secondary IDE channels produced different, sometimes wacky results, even with the same arrangements on different occasions. The HD was always Primary Master (3 different HDs were used), the others were repeatedly tried in every other combination, including being left out altogether. The DVD-ROM is mostly not recognized at all by the BIOS even though Windows recognises it and it works fine except when it is installed as Secondary Master. Then it is ignored by both the BIOS and Windows. With the above combination all the drives are detected correctly by the BIOS (at least this time around)BUT, and this is the very annoying problem, the BIOS hangs about 60 seconds before completing the process of detecting the IDE drives. If the Primary Slave is disconnected, the 60 second delay disappears (at least this time around). As soon as anything is connected as a Primary Slave, it returns. This delay varied with different combinations, being either approx. 0, 20, 30 or 60 seconds.
All suggestions by Intel Technical support have been implemented, (BIOS update, resetting BIOS defaults, checking drive jumpers and connections, etc.) to no avail.
Any and all suggestions by one and all would be most welcome and appreciated..
Bill Martin