System ALWAYS hangs at Verifying DMI Pool data.

I can't boot from CD-ROM/HD at all. Hence why I have to get around to using this AWDflash things to flash the bios.

 

verify the power supply, sometimes it's unstable. Also check for bad caps.
This kind of errors can be very annoying, check ide cables, motherboard battery, psu, ram, drives and if anything works, just unplug everything and try another day (it really works!)

 

Id go with caps too

Oh also... you suck at the internet.

ftp://ftp.fic.com.tw/motherboard/bios/socket7/pag-2130/


(and for when the time stamps dont show - that was 2 minutes)

 

"It's serious business"

 

The page won't load at all for me but shows up as working on downfor.me, weird. I'll come back to it later.

 

http://www.mediafire.com/?bq1tfci5uymqbvh

Also, it would seem there are 2 bioses for 2 different versions of this board. Make sure you read the documentation and pick the correct one.

 

Thanks for the link. I still can't access it. Not sure if its something to do with Comodo because I was unable to get a Linux ISO from TPB for like a week straight now unless I use the magnet links.

 

Sounds like its blocking lots of stuff. As nothing wrong with my original link or mediafire

 

Oh no, I could access your mediafire link. I've closed comodo and it still wont let me access the original link nor download .torrent files from tpb. Must be something with my isp.

I was poking around with it again and I noticed something I never really paid attention to before.

Theres a blue dipswitch in the top right corner.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
D U U D U D D D

D= Down, U = Up. Any particular combo I should try?

This came from a school. They'd previously been used in BTEC-IT for coursework so I figure somebody might have pissed around with the dip switch.

 

Those are to set the processor speed (before it was software controlled).

Could be causing your issue, had forgotten about those!

Manual attached.

http://www.mediafire.com/?nucdclu5peofocb

 

Thanks mate, got a bunch of my plate as I've got some more school gave me that Ill be able to piece together to make more. They were used in BTEC-IT computer systems so were taken apart by newbies. Earlier I found a AGP card half chilling in a PCI slot, "uh why dunnit fit sir?"

So a conclusion to this thread.

I booted this up not 20 minutes ago to give it another go, it boots STRAIGHT up to Windows ME with every the exact same as it was one month ago. I read in another thread you used to have to have skill to build PC's in the 90's. I disagree, you had to have goddamn luck.

 

Skill and luck are interchangeable with 90s rigs. You have seen exactly why I keep a set of legacy hardware on hand at all times with backups. Zip, SuperDisk, floppies, etc.

I just wish I could find someone with a pick gun to unlock this stick Duo dock.

 

Doesn't it disassemble?