ASUS K8V BIOS problem

[Mike Cooper]

Thanks!

This seems to temporarily fix the problem.  Whenever I make any BIOS 
setting change, it goes into this "blank screen no output mode".  If I 
pull the power cord out for ~1 minute and plug it back in, it acts 
normal (I can get into BIOS setup or boot from any device).  However, 
once I change any BIOS setting, it goes back into the same mode.

Curiously, it consistantly says "Checking NVRAM... Update failed!" 
during normal BIOS initialization whenever it goes into "blank screen no 
output mode".  When it boots OK it say "Checking NVRAM...".

I'm going to try replacing the power supply (the case came with a 350W 
Allied power supply) with something better and see if that fixes the 
problem.

	mike

Pete Bradbury wrote:
> Mike Cooper wrote:
> 
>> This isn't Linux specific at all, but ASUS Tech Support is 
>> non-existant so I'm hoping someone might have seen this before...
>>
>> I have an ASUS K8V with Athlon64 3000 CPU and a 512MB DIMM (one that's 
>> listed in the K8V manual as being approved).
>>
>> The problem is the BIOS never attempts to boot from any device (DVD, 
>> IDE disk, or floppy).  I never seen any activity light on any boot 
>> device.
>>
>> It also almost never goes into BIOS setup mode when I hit <DEL>.  
>> After the BIOS startup screen showing config info, it goes to the RAID 
>> initialization screen, then the screen clears and I get absolutely 
>> nothing.  The monitor is getting a video signal still, but the screen 
>> is blank.  Sometimes I can hit <DEL> at this point and I'll get 
>> "Entering Setup ...", but nothing happens.
>>
>> If I hit <DEL> during the initial BIOS "booting" screen I can see it 
>> say "Entering Setup ..." mixed in with the normal BIOS boot messages, 
>> but it still just goes to the "on, but blank screen" mode.
>>
>> Twice I was able to hit <F8> to get the BIOS boot menu.
>>
>> Once I was actually able to get into BIOS SETUP.  That was the first 
>> time I powered on after building the system.
>>
>> I've replaced the K8V and the replacement has the same problem.
>>
>> Anybody seen anything like this?
>>
>>     mike
>>
>>
> I've had similar, odd problems with my Asus card.
> 
> Try unplugging the power connector for a few seconds - 10-20 then insert 
> and retry.
> 
> The MB seems to hold a charge when it gets stuck like this and this 
> crude but effective method
> does seem to flush out the gremlins.
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