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Bios settings to default? Are you sure you've used the bios settings for the CPU you have? Are you sure they are correct? New battery? More stuff to check.

Hi Phil, thanks for your reply. I tried to load the 5.1.

I will check back in the afternoon with new disks.
@Frank: The Bios is identifying the cpu and the HD correctly.
Also I already spend it a new battery.

FrankH wrote:Bios settings to default?

That statement set me off as well....

Yep! If I remember correctly, but I could be wrong, on one of the last BIOS pages it says something like "Set to Default"?

yes its one of the last options in bios menu. Thats how I always started fixing hardware problems of the machines I didnt know in the past. If you dont know whats wrong, I thought its best to start with default values first. Not good?

Anyway now I found the database website with a lot of pdf's to check.
So the next step will be to compare the bios settings with the ones given in the bios-settings-pdf.
Before this I will go and purchase some 3,5" disks.

Do you think I could go further with the following steps if the bios settings won't work?
- make a MS-DOS bootdisk
- hardware test on harddrive with scandisk
- probably take it out, clone it, and check what files are on it
- format a new harddisc and jumper on 32GB use
- Make 5.1 OS Bootdisks and try to install new OS

I really appreciate your help. Good to know I'm not alone

Marco

I would start with the correct BIOS settings for the processor you have.

That seems like agood idea

Crash is correct. Default BIOS settings are not the right settings for the d8b. Check the database.

Peter

Now I changed the bios settings exactly the same values like given in the pdf for older motherboards.
But still same problem:
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