I've just installed new motherboard,processor,HDD and memory.
When I bootup the Bios takes forever and eventually asks for a CD to boot.
In booting preferences I have
1st Floppy
2nd HDD0
3rd CD

Clock speed is set correctly
The Bios recognises the hard drive but when I go to ask it to detect it all the settings come up as zero.

On the bios screen I see HDD S.M.A.R.T capability is Disabled?

The reason it's asking you for the CD is because it doesn't recognise the Hard Drive, so it's moved on to the next item you have set.

Don't worry about HDD S.M.A.R.T. It's just a monitoring program.

Set your Hard Drive manually in the bios. Don't use Auto.

You will find all the parameters on a sticker on the disk.

Thanks m8.Will try that

All singing and dancing. Thanks m8. Did the trick.

Originally posted by Insomniac
Set your Hard Drive manually in the bios. Don't use Auto.

You will find all the parameters on a sticker on the disk.

Inso, if miger would have listened to you here (http://www.cdrom-guide.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=268921) instead of starting a new thread his may be singing & dancing, LOL.

:laugh:

I've got no idea what the hell is going on anymore?