FC5_64 fails to start - nVidia MCP51 onboard LAN causing PC hanging

[Lonni J Friedman]

On 4/18/06, Stephen Liu <satimis at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi Marcel,
>
> Tks for your advice.
>
> > > Yes, this is a new system.  Which memory setup did you refer?  TIA
> >
> > The memory timing settings. CAS/RAS settings.
>
> I can't find the above settings on BIOS of the motherboard.
>
> ASUS A8N-VM socket 939.
>
> After having tried FC5_64 (FC5 32 bit also failed) several days without
> success, it came to my notice that most likely is the onboard LAN
> chipset causing the PC hanging.
>
> Onboard LAN
> eth0 (nVidia Corporation MCP51 Ethernet Controller)
>
> Without setup network connection the OS can be played around,
> starting/closing applications.  Whenever I tried setting up broadband
> connection the PC immediately hung even before its completion.  I
> tested it several times.
>
> I ran Ubuntu 5.10 Live CD successfully on this PC.  Broadband
> connection can be setup.  How long can I browse Internet depends on
> luck.  Finally the PC also hung.
>
> I'm now searching around on Internet trying to find out a solution.
>
> Any advice would be appreciated?

Have you checked to see whether there's a newer BIOS for this
motherboard?  I'm not running into this problem on the MCP51
motherboard that I have here (although its not the same one as yours).


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