'Soft' Restart Problem

[deltoro]

I just built a computer using a FIC AD11, with approved memory, video, etc., per
AMD. Works great, except it will not boot from a soft restart
(<CTRL><ALT><DEL> or from Windows via Start->Run->Restart. It goes into
what resembles a sleep mode, but then if I press the restart button on the case,
then it boots. Obviously, it should just restart on its own.

Any ideas? Thx in advance.

 

[TunaBoo]

My epox 8k7a does that. My PS is plenty good. Do you have a big PS or a smaller one?

Anyways, Im getting an RMA from newegg.

 

[deltoro]

I have an InWin S-500 with 300 watt ps. I got my FIC from newegg too, maybe it is a conspiracy <g>.

Anyone else have any ideas.

 

[fishingeek]

My Epox 8K7A does it too. I don't think it is the Motherboard though because it didn't do it untill I installed DX8.

 

[deltoro]

If I am just booting, and press <CTRL><ALT><DEL>, I get the same behavior.

 

[TunaBoo]

Epox told me it shouldnt do this tho and RMA board. Blah.

I canceled RMA, I hope it works

 

[deltoro]

If it is the PS2 mouse, that is ridiculous. I do not think it is DX8, as I can press CTL-ALT-DEL as I am just booting, and I get the same behavior.

 

[deltoro]

Oops. someone emailed me that they had the same experience and it was the PS2 KEYBOARD...

 

[dboy]

I've got an AD11 and have the same problem. I'm using a USB mouse and a PS2 kbd. If anyone has a solution (other than RMA) please let me know!!!

(oh, and I got mine from newegg too...)

 

[Paulson]

I have an FIC SD11 and it's annoying as hell.

It does the same thing. Never have figured out why...

 

[TunaBoo]

So your guys's computer hangs if u push Ctrl + alt + delete during the boot sequence? Or AFTER anby warm boot, if u dont push anything during post?

Mine does it on ANY warm re-boot. I have a dell ps/2 keyboard and am running my logitec mousie on PS/2

 

[Pabster]

I'm guessing all these boards have VIA chipsets, either North or South (or both) Bridge. That's the root of the cold/warm boot issues.

 

[dboy]

My AD11 is a AMD761 nbridge and VIA 686B south. It hangs on any reboot/shutdown - restarting from BIOS (ie after changes), restart or shutdown from windows, anything short of pushing the power switch. And speaking of the power switch, the BIOS setting for the switch is instant-off, but it is functioning as a 4-second (have to hold the button for 4 seconds before it'll shut off).

 

[TunaBoo]

It has Via southbridge.
However, I find it HIGH unlikely that this would be the problem. The problem seems to be more an issue of how the board initializes itself after a warm boot.

Or just go the pansey way and blame VIA.

 

[deltoro]

I found the answer - there was a conflict with the Netgear FA-312 NIC. Once I removed that card, it works fine. I tried the Netgear in every PCI slot, to no avail. Then I replaced it with a 3Com, and now have no restart problems.

 

[JimmyG]

i have the same exact problem with my Asus a7m266 board. It is very annoying, but like deltoro, i also have a netgear card in it, i think i will go pick up a 3com and test it out. hope it works.
j

 

[Sharkmeat]

Try it in a &quot;No shared&quot; slot should work ok.Look in your MB manual on where your shared slots are.Most are next to Video card (agp slot)and last pci slot.

 

[deltoro]

I tried it in every PCI slot. Every slot caused the restart problem. As soon as I removed it, the computer works fine in terms of restart.

 

[dboy]

I'll have to try the NIC - I've got a netgear card too. If that's the problem, out it goes! Hope I've still got the receipt around here... it was cheap, but I'll still take the cash back

 

[deltoro]

I would be curious to know if others also find the Netgear NIC is what caused their restart problem. Thx.

 

[JimmyG]

i took out the netgear card and it worked fine...in terms of rebooting. i threw in an old soho piece of crud nic i had from a few years ago...and it reboots fine. only problem is now, when i go to 'shut down' through windows....it reboots lol.
i will most likely pick up a 3com card tomorrow and see how that works out.

the NIC card was the last thing that i would have checked. thanks for posting about it...i have been posting for 3 days now and updateing changing bios/drivers like a madman trying to solve it.

if you have any ideas about the rebooting when im trying to shutdown, please post.
thnx.
jim

 

[JimmyG]

doh, just disable fast shutdown through msconfig and it shuts down properly now.

jim

 

[TunaBoo]

I love my netgear fa311 nic. waaaaaaaa

 

[Duvie]

I have same problem with biostar m7vkb ver 1.2 w/ 686a southbridge...

Funny thing is it only does it if I oc any, and I mean any like 2mhz fsb boost...

It didn't do it for 3months when I had my 750tbird oc'd totally stabile to 840...same ram so I know it can handle it...same vid card, sound, modem...

added pieces were sparkle 350watt ps from older genric 250, and ata100 maxtor controller card, and 1.1tbird. via 4 in 1 4.29...I may try via 4 in 1 4.31, but don't know if this is a via issue. It wasn't aorund before. I miss the 10 percent boost in performance in divx encoding.

If I oc 1.1tbird to 1.2 it is completely stabile and as long as I don't shutdown or do full shutdowns instead of warm reboots no issues...very annoying. No oc for last 3 weeks no problems I can warm restart anytime I want and as many times as I want.

 

[deltoro]

I tried it with a Linksys NIC last night, and that seems fine too. Sooo, it appears the Netgear FA-312 was the problem in terms of restart failure.