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by williamscott 1 view

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Umm, okay im only a student and well err... this is my problem..

I recently purchased some parts (mainly motherboard and CPU) for a long ewaited upgrade. And for some strange reason it just doesnt want to work. Windows always stuffs up (somethingabout a folder in windows) and my floppy disk drive does want to work on my Motherboard. It is an AMD K6 2 500 Mhz on a FIC VA-503+ motherboard i have a 8.01 GB HDD. Does anyone know what the problem is? (NOTE : I have tried to reinstall windows butthe installation always pauses up or i get General Protection Faults)

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by izzy01

Did you check the motherboard manual for dip switch settings? (Bus speed, processor speed, etc.) This can make or break an install.

by millennium tech support

Had a similar problem recently that turned out to be a core voltage jumper setting. Pay particular attention to voltages as many ppl concentrate just on bus speed and multipliers.

by williamscott

yer i think i have set all of my jumper settings on my motherboard correctly... i have an AT case (grrr!) and my jumper settings for that is right.... CPU speed right and multiplier settings... i have EDO ram? could that possibly effect it? and also, when i occasionally connect up my HDD or Floppy disk drive onto the motherboard i occasionally get no picture?

Is this a problem with my jumper settings, IDE Cables or is it just a Hardware confliction?

by bearbait

I'm thinking you need to have your floppy and hdd ALWAYS connected to the mb. Are you starting out with no other addin cards except your video card? Is the video integrated on the mb? If so, disable in bios and stick in an old one for testing. Try some different ram sticks for testing. Make sure the hdd is compatible to the mb and that your bios settings are correct. Make sure everything is seated well, and is this an old power supply? Have you done an fdisk/mbr, then fdisked the hdd? Then when you reformat, use the /u switch. I like to set my hdd's up with a 2gig partition for c: and loading only the os there. So, for an 8gig hdd I would have 2 partitions.

The point here is that it could be just about anything, and you are ina troubleshooting mode, which requires trial and error till you find the culprit. Good luck!

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