Author: parsec
Subject: BIOS Bug: CD/DVD doesn't boot in certain setups
Posted: 27 Mar 2016 at 1:33pm
I would think if your situation was being caused by a BIOS problem, it would have been noticed by now by other owners, and ASRock would be aware of it. That is, given the age of this board. But I suppose it could be a BIOS problem.
Questions for you, and understand that I am going by the manual for your board regarding the options and settings in the BIOS. The manual may not reflect the BIOS options you currently have, due to BIOS updates that were not documented in the manual.
Are your HDDs and DVD drive all SATA devices, not IDE drives with an IDE to SATA adapter?
Are you using any true IDE drives, that use the 40 pin IDE ribbon cable?
What BIOS version are you using now?
When you first noticed this problem, did you try clearing the CMOS/BIOS? When you move the drives between different SATA ports, did you clear the CMOS/BIOS after moving the drives?
Are you confident that the SATA data and power cables are all working correctly?
In the Storage Configuration screen in the BIOS, what is the SATAII Operation Mode option set to?
If SATAII Operation Mode set to IDE, what are the SATAII 1,2,3,4 Configuration and SATAII 5,6 Configuration options set to?
Does the BIOS have an IDE Device Configuration option available for any of your drives?
The Exit screen has several options such as, Load Performance Setup Default (IDE/SATA), and Load Performance Setup AHCI Mode. Have you used those options at any time?
When you boot from the DVD drive, do you hear it spin up to read the disk, but then only get the blinking cursor on the monitor?
Subject: BIOS Bug: CD/DVD doesn't boot in certain setups
Posted: 27 Mar 2016 at 1:33pm
I would think if your situation was being caused by a BIOS problem, it would have been noticed by now by other owners, and ASRock would be aware of it. That is, given the age of this board. But I suppose it could be a BIOS problem.
Questions for you, and understand that I am going by the manual for your board regarding the options and settings in the BIOS. The manual may not reflect the BIOS options you currently have, due to BIOS updates that were not documented in the manual.
Are your HDDs and DVD drive all SATA devices, not IDE drives with an IDE to SATA adapter?
Are you using any true IDE drives, that use the 40 pin IDE ribbon cable?
What BIOS version are you using now?
When you first noticed this problem, did you try clearing the CMOS/BIOS? When you move the drives between different SATA ports, did you clear the CMOS/BIOS after moving the drives?
Are you confident that the SATA data and power cables are all working correctly?
In the Storage Configuration screen in the BIOS, what is the SATAII Operation Mode option set to?
If SATAII Operation Mode set to IDE, what are the SATAII 1,2,3,4 Configuration and SATAII 5,6 Configuration options set to?
Does the BIOS have an IDE Device Configuration option available for any of your drives?
The Exit screen has several options such as, Load Performance Setup Default (IDE/SATA), and Load Performance Setup AHCI Mode. Have you used those options at any time?
When you boot from the DVD drive, do you hear it spin up to read the disk, but then only get the blinking cursor on the monitor?