Hello forum,
In Feb. I build a MC using this main hard-ware:
PwrSupply: Antec ATX12Vv201 430W
Motherboard: MSI P7-Digital
CPU: CPU775 Core2 Duo E7200 2.53 GHz
Tuner: ComproVista E900F
HD: WD Caviar WD10EADS
OpticalDrive: LiteOn DH-4B1S-06c (blue-ray)
- Temperature readings from BIOS is normal (28-35C)
- Windows Vista
Problem1: There seems to be a generel hardware conflict, which I cannot identify. When I cold-start the PC, the tuner card is not found by Windows(not in the reg.). After a restart, its OK. This is general.
I got the tuner card exchanged, but the same happend. I checked the ComproVista, but no advise, except for possible power supply problem. I send the BIOS-voltage sceme to Antec, they said everything is OK.
So it is not the tuner card. I tried to change from a PCIx1 to a PCIx16, but no difference. The green LED on the tuner card is always on (also with the PC off), so the power is there.
I have learned to live with the problem, but it means that I can only put the PC in sleep-mode (higher power consumption), never in off.
Problem 2 (new): I have used the Optical drive only for reading till now (DVD's and CD's). Then I wanted to burn a DVD, and windows said: No drive. Looking in the hardware-list, there was no CD-drive, only a disk-drive (which is not installed). Bios autodetect did not find any drive, after a few restarts, still no drive. Then I put the PC in off, and cold started. Then the drive was found, and I started to burn. After 80% burning (2 hours), suddently it lost the drive again.
Sorry for the long story, but I believe I needed to explain fully. Did any one experience something like this, and know what to do? I do not have a spare mother board to try, so I wish to be pretty sure where the problem could be before changing anything.
Do you have any tips for me where and how to look, I would be gratefull.
Thank you in advance.
Kind regards
Poul Erik
In Feb. I build a MC using this main hard-ware:
PwrSupply: Antec ATX12Vv201 430W
Motherboard: MSI P7-Digital
CPU: CPU775 Core2 Duo E7200 2.53 GHz
Tuner: ComproVista E900F
HD: WD Caviar WD10EADS
OpticalDrive: LiteOn DH-4B1S-06c (blue-ray)
- Temperature readings from BIOS is normal (28-35C)
- Windows Vista
Problem1: There seems to be a generel hardware conflict, which I cannot identify. When I cold-start the PC, the tuner card is not found by Windows(not in the reg.). After a restart, its OK. This is general.
I got the tuner card exchanged, but the same happend. I checked the ComproVista, but no advise, except for possible power supply problem. I send the BIOS-voltage sceme to Antec, they said everything is OK.
So it is not the tuner card. I tried to change from a PCIx1 to a PCIx16, but no difference. The green LED on the tuner card is always on (also with the PC off), so the power is there.
I have learned to live with the problem, but it means that I can only put the PC in sleep-mode (higher power consumption), never in off.
Problem 2 (new): I have used the Optical drive only for reading till now (DVD's and CD's). Then I wanted to burn a DVD, and windows said: No drive. Looking in the hardware-list, there was no CD-drive, only a disk-drive (which is not installed). Bios autodetect did not find any drive, after a few restarts, still no drive. Then I put the PC in off, and cold started. Then the drive was found, and I started to burn. After 80% burning (2 hours), suddently it lost the drive again.
Sorry for the long story, but I believe I needed to explain fully. Did any one experience something like this, and know what to do? I do not have a spare mother board to try, so I wish to be pretty sure where the problem could be before changing anything.
Do you have any tips for me where and how to look, I would be gratefull.
Thank you in advance.
Kind regards
Poul Erik