Help!! Dnt Kno Which Bios Setting Is Wrong!

Okay I got a nice new 10,000 RPM SATA hard drive recently and when I installed it, it wasnt showing up under My Computer so I did a clean install of XP and now im running windows off of it so it seems to be fine, now the prob is when I was trying to get the HD to work in the first place I was messing with bios settings making sure SATA was enabled etc... now in that process im pretty sure that I messed something up cause now when I play a graphic intensive game my comp will randomly reboot.

I know this isnt something wrong with the hard drive or any other hardware and just a setting problem because when I first built this comp I had the "EXACT" same prob and a friend fixed somethin in the bios and now I cant get ahold of him.

I repeat this is not an issue with my graphics card or overheating or anything cause my comp has been fine for almost a year after the bios was fixed the first time.

Thanx sooo much. This is sooooo frustrating!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here are my specs.

This is my exact GFX Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102361

This is my exact MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-127-184&depa=0

This is my exact proc
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-103-377&depa=0

This is my exact memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-146-969&depa=1

This is my exact HD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-144-160&depa=0

fredg

Hi,
I know it's a little late to mention this, but before making any major changes to a computer, it is always a good idea to write down the original settings.
Such as, go through the BIOS, step by step, menu after menu, and writing down all those settings.
In that way, if something happens, you have a copy of the original settings.
I wish you the best, and I am sorry, but I don't know what to return the settings to; unless you choose Default Settings.
fredg

Curlyben

1/ sorry but your links don't work as you must be logged in to be able to view.
2/Are you 100% sure that you mobo supports SATA as some don't
3/Some BIOS's have an option to load "Optimal" settings, does yours' and have you tried that?

I hope this eirther resolves your issue or gives you enough to continue with.

P2PGURU4U

Yes I am more than positive that it supports SATA (im running XP on the SATA drive as I type)

I have tried default settings and yes the optimal settings are what I have selected at the moment.

lastshooter

First make sure that Legacy support is disabled in bios.Secondly, make sure ram settings are set to mfg.'s specs, email their tech support, and also do a ram test. Thirdly, make sure the video card is getting enough voltage, find a utility that moniters your voltage rails,and make sure the card has its on power line as opposed to hooked up inline with other hardware devices.
Any of the aforementioned can cause the described problems.
Hope this helps, as I had the same problems.

P2PGURU4U

any suggestions for a program that will tell me if the ram is good and the gfx card is getting enough power?

I bumped the voltage to the gfx card up .1 and removed everything else plugged into its power line and I am still getting reboots

Curlyben

Have you made sure that you are clean of viruses and spyware ???

Its a long shot but worth a try.
ALso do you have all the most up to date drivers for your hardware ??

lastshooter

Heres a link for memtest, is the one I use and is free http://www.memtest86.com/
Read all of the install instructions and how to's.
However, if Legacy support is not turned off in the bios, it will corrupt the Ram.
I use a PC software moniter I dl'ed from Asus, my motherboard mfg. I cannont see your board's mfg due to the links you gave, but you may try their site under "utilities".
Look for "dips" in the 3.3 rail once you get a moniter, also I had to remove some system fans to get it to work, a more beefy power supply is next, so I can add my fans back. What is your power supply wattage? Is it enough for your PC?

lastshooter

This is the actual setting that caused a lot of problems in my bios,
"Leagcy USB Support" set it to disabled. As you can see, I had mulitple problems, but this was the main contributor. Once that was fixed, the system would crash under heavy graphic loads, which was due to voltage dips in the 3.3 rail.

P2PGURU4U

I will investigate that memory test and that bios option in the mean time tell me if this helps?

Also yes I am positive that I dont have a virus or anything of the sort . And yes I have installed the motherboard drivers, ATI drivers and every damm other driver over and over and no change.