Help!Problems w/ new mobo!

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Just got my new Giga-byte GA-7DX,Duron 1ghz,256mb DDR.Got it in the case,got the AGP card in(ATI XPERT98).First problem I had was no video.Reseated the card,and got it to the screen where it tells you to press "DEL"to enter setup.I did so.Nothing.Went and bought a new keyboard,just in case.
Video is working when it wants to.Even when it does,I can't get the thing to respond to keyboard command(namely,"DEL"to enter setup).
Any help or insight would be hugely appreciated.I haven't recorded in going on 3 weeks!I'm dyin' ova heya!!!!!!!
 
This may seem like a bizzare suggestion, but are all the power connectors from the power supply connected? Newer Athlon and P4 motherboards have an additional 12v power connector. If that is not plugged in one of the symptoms can be that the computer freezes during its post.
 
The keyboard goes into the socket on the bottom. The mouse goes above the keyboard. I hope that is all it was.
 
When I put together my latest box I was having a similar problem. For some reason the newer motherboard just didn't like my older Riva TNT. It worked fine with my new video card.

Can you try another video card just for testing?

I ended up going through 3 different mobo/CPU combos before I was finally even able to load windows. Definately the most frustrating build to date. Hopefully you won't have the same issues.
 
This may be reaching since I'm not familiar with that MB. Does it have an AGP Pro slot? You can tell because the AGP slot will be slightly longer than the connector on the card. The slot itself should have had a small plastic insert that was placed into the un used portion of the AGP slot on the MB. If you removed it or it's missing, inserting a small piece of plastic to fill the gap should work.

I had a similar experience with an ABit board I bought and I didn't know any better. If the vid card was loose, it's possible that this plastic peice could be somewhere in the bottom of your case.

Just another angle to try.

Dick
 
I'm not sure I understand,RWhite!There is another connector from the power supply(I believe),but where would I plug it?
I don't have another video card to try,Tex,but if worse come to worse,an upgrade in that dept.wouldn't hurt!
But even when I do get video,the keyboard prob' is still there.But it's not like it doesn't espond at all.Many times I'll get the #lock light,rhich I can switch on and off,or,if I time "DEL" just right,it will add"ESC TO SKIP MEMORY TEST"!I was even able to "Ctrl-Alt-Delete",though the screen came up blank,instead of bringing me back to the introduction.
Thanx to those who've responded so far!
 
Evildick said:
This may be reaching since I'm not familiar with that MB. Does it have an AGP Pro slot? You can tell because the AGP slot will be slightly longer than the connector on the card. The slot itself should have had a small plastic insert that was placed into the un used portion of the AGP slot on the MB. If you removed it or it's missing, inserting a small piece of plastic to fill the gap should work.

I had a similar experience with an ABit board I bought and I didn't know any better. If the vid card was loose, it's possible that this plastic peice could be somewhere in the bottom of your case.

Just another angle to try.

Dick
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Thanx EvilDick!
According to the manual,I have an AGP 4x slot(the RAID vers.has AGP Pro),but it does have this plastic thingy that looks like it's supposed to pull out to insert the card.
 
I just took a look at your board here http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/products/7dx.htm and that plastic thing that surrounds the AGP slot should be left there.

It appears you don't have the additional 4-pin power connector on your MB that RWhite was talking about.

Another thing to try would be assuming you have a PS-2 keyboard, get a PS-2 to USB adapter. If you don't have one, as a buddy of yours since they usually come with a new mouse or keyboard, or try moving to a different USB port if you have a USB keyboard. Plugging into a bad PS-2 jack also causes random behavior. I'm just trying to give you a few cheap troubleshooting tips instead of sending you off to buy everything at the computer store. Good Luck.
 
I've reached the bios setup screen,seem to have solved the AGP/Keyboard prob(Went to Giga-bytes FAQ site and learned that I should only have as many standoffs holding up the mobo as I have holes for!Duh!I may have been shorting it out.)
Problem is,I cant seem to get it to the next level(booting the o/s)!
Now,being the bafoon that I consistantly show myself to be,I am probably missing something very simple(I hope)!
A few more facts:The first thing I am seeing now,when I power up,is something like:"Detecting floppy media,Checksum error"or some shit like that.Then it comes to the screen where it tells me to hit"DEL"to enter setup,blah blah blah!If I recall correctly,this is where it should be telling me a bunch of shit about my C:drive,and mosying on over to Windows!That is where I'm at now.
Another interesting fact(Though probably irrelevant):I fucked up my last mobo trying to flash my bios!The last thing the computer told me was something about a checksum error!Could my current checksum error be my HD telling me something that happened before?Forgive my ignorance if that's utterly absurd.I don't even give a shit.I just want to record!I've come far in the last several hours,someone take me home!!!!!(God,what a pathetic little girl I am!!)
 
The checksum error on the floppy is probably due to it being plugged in backwards. The red stripe on the cable should be on the side of the power connector.

You may need to set up your BIOS to boot from the CD-ROM drive. It's most likely in advanced properties or something like that and it should have listings for First Boot Device, Second ...etc....

Make sure that CD-ROM is set first. You can change this around later once you get the OS installed but setting it first for now will save you a little time.

On the same note of the IDE cables. The red stripe on the cable should always be closest to the power connector of that device. This holds true for anything you connect the cable to. On the MB, if your cable doesn't have a tab on it, the red stripe goes on the side of the MB connector with a "0" next to it.
 
When flashing your BIOS, always back up your original *.BIN file when it asks you to. Then but this on the same bootable floppy as your new BIOS that you're flashing. In most cases, you can just revert back to your old BIOS in case the flash didn't upgrade your BIOS.

If you do mess up your BIOS, don't worry about it. Programmed BIOS chips are relatively cheap. You can check them out here. http://www.badflash.com

Dick
 
On my way down cellar to check it out E.D.!Hope it really is that simple!
 
The bios flash was on my old mobo E.D.!
Heres my new problem:I set the bios to boot the cd-rom first.It didn't help me boot to windows,but now,when I power up I'm getting a message"Bootblock Bios V.1.0,checksum error,detecting floppy A" .Then it's telling me to insert system disk and press enter!I tried throwing a windows startup disk in,but it doesn't seem to care!I cant get back to my bios screen for my new mobo.What the fuck is going on?Also,I can no longer power down from the button on the front panel of the case.I have to kill the power strip.
God,I thought I was making progress,but now it seems like my computer thinks the old mobo is still there.Is that possible?Am I getting all worked up over nothing.Should I just go whack off,go to sleep,and worry about it tommorrow!Perhaps,yes!
 
Look in your MB manual to see if there is a jumper to disable the Bootblock feature. If you continue to get this message, you may need to flash the BIOS since this message appears to come on when the computer detects a corrupt BIOS. This could have happened when you were pretty much grounding/shorting out the MB with the extra posts. If the computer boots and is able to ask for a floppy, then get the latest BIOS for your board from the Gigabyte website.
 
This board supposably has"Dual Bios",whereby if one is corrupt,the other will kick in.
 
Sorry I can't help with the technical end of things. But when I was having computer trouble I took advantage of CompUSA and their return policy. You could just buy another video card (if you still think that is the problem) and pop it in. If it doesn't clear up the problem, return it for full price minus a 15% restocking fee. It may cost you a few bucks, but it will tell you if you are on the right track.
 
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