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re: bios is not installed, but computer works fine (except no onboard sound)
Monday, October 26, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Posted by Adam Bradley
(8787 messages posted)
Keep the thread together please, we can address it better that way.
On Monday, October 26, 2009 at 4:59 pm, ljiml wrote:
>when i boot up my computer it says the following, after the sk8n asus screen
>
>SATA378 tx2plus(tm) bios version 1.00.0.33 (c) 2002-2005 promise technology, inc
>all rights reserved
>detecting......
>bios is not installed
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re: bios is not installed, but computer works fine (except no onboard sound)
Monday, October 26, 2009 at 6:22 pm
Posted by Steve
(23810 messages posted)
Many Computers these days have both sata, and IDE controllers. I have seen the no
Bios installed message when there are no Drives on one of the Controllers.
A example is Raid controllers have a separate Bios, so if no Raid Drives are present
then the Raid bios won't load because the Drives can't be found.
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re: bios is not installed, but computer works fine (except no onboard sound)
Monday, October 26, 2009 at 6:45 pm
Posted by normanw
(1284 messages posted)
Yes, this has long been the case with SCSI drives, though in my
experience the message always included a reference to the SCSI
controller BIOS.
(It would be interesting to see a working computer with no BIOS
at all -- a sort of digital Indian rope trick.)
‘There’s always tomorrow. At least, there always has been, so far.’ – Keith Waterhouse
On Monday, October 26, 2009 at 6:22 pm, Steve wrote:
>Many Computers these days have both sata, and IDE controllers. I have seen the no
>Bios installed message when there are no Drives on one of the Controllers.
>A example is Raid controllers have a separate Bios, so if no Raid Drives are present
>then the Raid bios won't load because the Drives can't be found.
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re: bios is not installed, but computer works fine (except no onboard sound)
Monday, October 26, 2009 at 6:54 pm
Posted by Steve
(23810 messages posted)
I'm betting the No Bios installed is just a reference to the Raid bios of either
sata, or IDE controller. I got 3 PCs with Removable Hard Drive Drawers, and all 3
give a similar Message when I have the Drive Drawers Turned off or removed.
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re: bios is not installed, but computer works fine (except no onboard sound)
Monday, October 26, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Posted by Ricer46
(23825 messages posted)
Interesting thought, could be. He needs to read his mobo docs.
On Monday, October 26, 2009 at 6:54 pm, Steve wrote:
>I'm betting the No Bios installed is just a reference to the Raid bios of either
>sata, or IDE controller. I got 3 PCs with Removable Hard Drive Drawers, and all
3
>give a similar Message when I have the Drive Drawers Turned off or removed.
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re: bios is not installed, but computer works fine (except no onboard sound)
Monday, October 26, 2009 at 7:41 pm
Posted by Steve
(23810 messages posted)
The Docs are probably still in the Recycle Bin where he found the Klunker..:)
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