I think that I get the:

A possible floppy or hard drive failure has occurred.

But I'm not sure, because the lights are reverse from the lights color shown in the doc, but I'm pretty sure. The HD is working in another PC, and the same goes for the CD-ROM.

if you're sure that the hdd and cdrom work on a different system, have you checked the cables as well? like check on all the slots on the data cable (check the settings, master, slave and cable select).  i would suggest to unplug the floppy and try the hard drive (with the cdrom unplugged) on either slot of the system board (ide1 and ide2)and clearing the jumper everytime you try one slot.

if either one of the slots on the motherboard is damaged, you need to purchase a new board or you can opt to get a new system.

hope this helps :smileyhappy:

Message Edited by sweetdevil14 on 12-06-2004 01:36 AM

Yes, I have been checking all the cables to and from the HD and cd-rom, and jumpers etc. for one week now, and I'm getting nowhere. It’s frustrating, and I don’t know buying a new motherboard will solve the problem I have, as I’m now sure it’s the motherboard.

But thanks for you help anyway, really need someone with fresh eyes to “look” at the problem, I’m stocked.

LarsGH Hi,

Had similar problem, nearly lost my hair (and reason). Opened up the big grey box and removed and re-seated graphics card (radeon 9800 pro) and made sure fan was securely seated. Pressed start and all went well. May need more permanent fix as fan seems to work loose, but all is well so far.

Regards

isitlive?

I have tried all hardware in a another computer, so it can only be the motherboard, and I'm not going to buy a new one as its very expensive ($240 without VAT in DK). :smileysad: