Thanks for the replies. I did confirm that Onboard Dev Config > IT8212F
Contr> Detecting Device Time> =[Quick Mode] but it did not help.
Apparently this ITE Controller only likes harddrives. I do notice that
on first boot screen, I have Primary, Third, & Fourth listed but no
Secondary. Whats up with that? I plan to move the NEC dvd onto the
primary blue IDE cable as "slave" altho I'll have to get a long cable as
optical drives are mounted side-by-side (in htpc case).
Steve, I have the AC Freezer 7 too, & Yes its a great cooler! quiet too.
3.4GHz chip idles around 38 deg C.
Karl
Curiously, I originally had this problem too. I had my hard drives
connected to the primary IDE controller (the blue one) and my Philips
DVDRW824 to the ITE8212 (red connector), and it took about this time to
"scan" the bus. However, it then (after scanning the SIL3114 bus (empty,
in my case)) reported "Third master: ATAPI Incompatible" and wouldn't
budge until I'd pressed F1. I had some minor problems with the DVD, so
switched them around (I now have the Philips on the Primary, and the two
hard drives on the ITE8212 (red connector)). It now takes approx 1 second
to scan the bus. However, it STILL reports ATAPI Incompatible on third
master, and I still have to press F1 to continue. I've Googled for this,
but can't find any hits. Any ideas, anyone?
P4 550 (3.4 Ghz), 2x1 Gig Kingston Valueram, 6600GT, Arctic Cooling
Freezer 7 - This is a great cooler, by the way.
Steve.
Umm - I feel a bit silly on this - but I'm claiming lack of familiarity with
the AMI BIOS! (I've been dealing with PCs for over twenty years, both
professionally and at home, and this is the first AMI BIOS I've ever had to
deal with - not deliberate, just pure chance). Anyway, went back into the
BIOS, and discovered the third master was set to CDROM. I presume I set it
that way when I had the Philips on it - the manual does actually say you
should do this if you are configuring a CDROM, but perhaps a DVDRW is not
'seen' the same way? Anyway, set it to Auto, and my 'ATAPI Incompatible'
problem has now gone.
As far as the delay is concerned, while I agree with Norman that Onboard
Devices Configuration > ITE8212F Controller > Detecting Device Time should
be set to Quick Mode, this is in any event the default; given my original
experience, could it be that this delay will happen if there's only an ATAPI
device there? My delay vanished when I put my hard drives on it.
Steve.
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