"Reboot and select proper boot device" Message

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MJB

I have been using two 120 gb SATA on my P4C800 Deluxe for a couple of years.
I just swapped out my D drive for a 300 gb SATA drive. Now every third or
forth time I boot I get the message "Reboot and select proper boot device or
insert media and press any key". The drive is the only change I made. I
have the latest BIOS and have tried disabling the 300 gb drive as a boot
device and checked the boot device order in the BIOS but so far nothing
helps. When I get the message if I restart it will usually start normally.
Any Ideas??
 
"MJB" said:
I have been using two 120 gb SATA on my P4C800 Deluxe for a couple of years.
I just swapped out my D drive for a 300 gb SATA drive. Now every third or
forth time I boot I get the message "Reboot and select proper boot device or
insert media and press any key". The drive is the only change I made. I
have the latest BIOS and have tried disabling the 300 gb drive as a boot
device and checked the boot device order in the BIOS but so far nothing
helps. When I get the message if I restart it will usually start normally.
Any Ideas??
Click to expand...

Is the "IDE Detect Timeout" set to 35 seconds ? That is the
maximum time the BIOS will wait for a drive to finish spinning
up, when connected to the Southbridge. I don't think the Promise
20378 chip has a configuration option for timeouts (RAID BIOS
modules for add-on chips don't seem to support that option
in general).

If this is a Hitachi drive, there were some issues with detection
with Hitachi drives. (Hitachi-IBM drives like to do things
differently.) There was a BIOS fix a while ago, to fix some kind of
problem with large Hitachi disks. See the description for BIOS
1017 below. Also, it looks like 1019 added a setting to the
BIOS, for another spinup delay time.

Download page:
http://au.asus.com/support/download/item.aspx?ModelName=P4C800 Deluxe&Type=All

BIOS History List:
http://au.asus.com/support/download/bioshistory.aspx?ModelName=P4C800 DELUXE

**********************************************************************
[ 1019 ]
----------------------
***Do not use old version Afudos.exe to flash BIOS.Must use new Afudos
(2.07) to flash BIOS.***
***Using ASUSLiveUpdate to flash BIOS, you need to upgrade
ASUSLiveupdate to v 5.22.02 or later before flash BIOS.***
Support new CPUs. Please refer to our website at:
http://www.asus.com.tw/support/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx
Add CPU LockFree function.
Add Item to control SATA delay time.


[ 1017 ]
----------------------
***Do not use old version Afudos.exe to flash BIOS.Must use new Afudos
(2.07) to flash BIOS.***
***Using ASUSLiveUpdate to flash BIOS, you need to upgrade
ASUSLiveupdate to v 5.22.02 or later before flash BIOS.***
Fix password will be invalid when "password check" is set to "Always"
and then the setting is confirmed by pressing "Enter" button on the
keyboard. Fix boot order sequence changed when SATA drive is unpluged
and reconnected. Patch Hitachi 400GB HDD cannot be detected when
system is powered on the first time.


[ 1016 ]
----------------------
***Do not use old version Afudos.exe to flash BIOS.Must use new Afudos
(2.07) to flash BIOS.**
***Using ASUSLiveUpdate to flash BIOS,you need to upgrade
ASUSLiveupdate to v 5.22.02 or later before flash BIOS.***
Fix Prescott Locked CPU can't run to highest frequency.
Updata Intel RAID BIOS v3.54.
Support new CPUs. Please refer to our website at:
http://www.asus.com.tw/support/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx.
Fix the issue that Logitech QuickCam under Win98


[ 1015 ]
----------------------
***Do not use old version Afudos.exe to flash BIOS.Must use new
Afudos.exe which is included in zip file to flash BIOS.***
***Using ASUSLiveUpdate to flash BIOS,you need to upgrade
ASUSLiveupdate to v 5.22.02 or later before flash BIOS.***
Support new CPUs. Please refer to our website at:
http://www.asus.com.tw/support/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx.
Fix boot devices fail to be disabled when more than one boot
device in the same group.


[ 1014 ]
----------------------
***Do not use old version Afudos.exe to flash BIOS.Must use new
Afudos.exe which is included in zip file to flash BIOS.***
***Using ASUSLiveUpdate to flash BIOS,you need to upgrade
ASUSLiveupdate to v 5.22.02 or later before flash BIOS.***
Please do not use Ezflash for updating this BIOS.
Fix extended F8 Menu that can't show all devices,if you used
more than one removables HDD, and cdrom and BEV(Bootstrap Entry
Vector) devices.
Revise extended memory size(16K--->64K).
Revise Ultra DMA Mode max limit(ultra DMA mode 6--->5).
Mute beep sound for USB device plug-in/plug-out.
Support new CPUs. Please refer to our website at:
http://www.asus.com.tw/support/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx.
Fix the system hangs after clear CMOS.


[ 1011 ]
----------------------
***Do not use Aflash.exe to update BIOS. Please use EZflash or
Afudos.exe.***
Fix PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse can't wake up the system from
Suspend-to-RAM (S3) and Hibernate(S4).
Fix the system can't boot to Windows 2000 after 3DLabs Wildcat
VP760 XGA card driver (v3.01.0181) is installed.
Update Promise RAID boot ROM (1.00.0.37).


[ 1010 ]
----------------------
***Do not use Aflash.exe to update BIOS Please use EZflash or
Afusos.exe.***
Support AMI NVRAM Manager.
Change DMI Base Board Information from "ASUSTek Computer Inc."
to "ASUSTeK Computer Inc."
**********************************************************************

HTH,
Paul
 
I have had BIOS 1019 for a while. There are a few settings that I thought
would help but didn't; drive detection to normal rather than fast, fast
boot disabled, and disabling the 300gb drive as a boot drive. It is a
Maxtor drive like my others and I ran the installation utilities. I put the
old (120 gb) back in and now everything works normal. I sent an email to
ASUS tech it will be interesting to see what they have to say.

Thanks for your help.

MB

Paul said:
"MJB" said:
I have been using two 120 gb SATA on my P4C800 Deluxe for a couple of
years.
I just swapped out my D drive for a 300 gb SATA drive. Now every third
or
forth time I boot I get the message "Reboot and select proper boot device
or
insert media and press any key". The drive is the only change I made. I
have the latest BIOS and have tried disabling the 300 gb drive as a boot
device and checked the boot device order in the BIOS but so far nothing
helps. When I get the message if I restart it will usually start
normally.
Any Ideas??
Click to expand...

Is the "IDE Detect Timeout" set to 35 seconds ? That is the
maximum time the BIOS will wait for a drive to finish spinning
up, when connected to the Southbridge. I don't think the Promise
20378 chip has a configuration option for timeouts (RAID BIOS
modules for add-on chips don't seem to support that option
in general).

If this is a Hitachi drive, there were some issues with detection
with Hitachi drives. (Hitachi-IBM drives like to do things
differently.) There was a BIOS fix a while ago, to fix some kind of
problem with large Hitachi disks. See the description for BIOS
1017 below. Also, it looks like 1019 added a setting to the
BIOS, for another spinup delay time.

Download page:
http://au.asus.com/support/download/item.aspx?ModelName=P4C800 Deluxe&Type=All

BIOS History List:
http://au.asus.com/support/download/bioshistory.aspx?ModelName=P4C800 DELUXE

**********************************************************************
[ 1019 ]
----------------------
***Do not use old version Afudos.exe to flash BIOS.Must use new Afudos
(2.07) to flash BIOS.***
***Using ASUSLiveUpdate to flash BIOS, you need to upgrade
ASUSLiveupdate to v 5.22.02 or later before flash BIOS.***
Support new CPUs. Please refer to our website at:
http://www.asus.com.tw/support/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx
Add CPU LockFree function.
Add Item to control SATA delay time.


[ 1017 ]
----------------------
***Do not use old version Afudos.exe to flash BIOS.Must use new Afudos
(2.07) to flash BIOS.***
***Using ASUSLiveUpdate to flash BIOS, you need to upgrade
ASUSLiveupdate to v 5.22.02 or later before flash BIOS.***
Fix password will be invalid when "password check" is set to "Always"
and then the setting is confirmed by pressing "Enter" button on the
keyboard. Fix boot order sequence changed when SATA drive is unpluged
and reconnected. Patch Hitachi 400GB HDD cannot be detected when
system is powered on the first time.


[ 1016 ]
----------------------
***Do not use old version Afudos.exe to flash BIOS.Must use new Afudos
(2.07) to flash BIOS.**
***Using ASUSLiveUpdate to flash BIOS,you need to upgrade
ASUSLiveupdate to v 5.22.02 or later before flash BIOS.***
Fix Prescott Locked CPU can't run to highest frequency.
Updata Intel RAID BIOS v3.54.
Support new CPUs. Please refer to our website at:
http://www.asus.com.tw/support/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx.
Fix the issue that Logitech QuickCam under Win98


[ 1015 ]
----------------------
***Do not use old version Afudos.exe to flash BIOS.Must use new
Afudos.exe which is included in zip file to flash BIOS.***
***Using ASUSLiveUpdate to flash BIOS,you need to upgrade
ASUSLiveupdate to v 5.22.02 or later before flash BIOS.***
Support new CPUs. Please refer to our website at:
http://www.asus.com.tw/support/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx.
Fix boot devices fail to be disabled when more than one boot
device in the same group.


[ 1014 ]
----------------------
***Do not use old version Afudos.exe to flash BIOS.Must use new
Afudos.exe which is included in zip file to flash BIOS.***
***Using ASUSLiveUpdate to flash BIOS,you need to upgrade
ASUSLiveupdate to v 5.22.02 or later before flash BIOS.***
Please do not use Ezflash for updating this BIOS.
Fix extended F8 Menu that can't show all devices,if you used
more than one removables HDD, and cdrom and BEV(Bootstrap Entry
Vector) devices.
Revise extended memory size(16K--->64K).
Revise Ultra DMA Mode max limit(ultra DMA mode 6--->5).
Mute beep sound for USB device plug-in/plug-out.
Support new CPUs. Please refer to our website at:
http://www.asus.com.tw/support/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx.
Fix the system hangs after clear CMOS.


[ 1011 ]
----------------------
***Do not use Aflash.exe to update BIOS. Please use EZflash or
Afudos.exe.***
Fix PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse can't wake up the system from
Suspend-to-RAM (S3) and Hibernate(S4).
Fix the system can't boot to Windows 2000 after 3DLabs Wildcat
VP760 XGA card driver (v3.01.0181) is installed.
Update Promise RAID boot ROM (1.00.0.37).


[ 1010 ]
----------------------
***Do not use Aflash.exe to update BIOS Please use EZflash or
Afusos.exe.***
Support AMI NVRAM Manager.
Change DMI Base Board Information from "ASUSTek Computer Inc."
to "ASUSTeK Computer Inc."
**********************************************************************

HTH,
Paul
Click to expand...
 
"MJB" said:
I have had BIOS 1019 for a while. There are a few settings that I thought
would help but didn't; drive detection to normal rather than fast, fast
boot disabled, and disabling the 300gb drive as a boot drive. It is a
Maxtor drive like my others and I ran the installation utilities. I put the
old (120 gb) back in and now everything works normal. I sent an email to
ASUS tech it will be interesting to see what they have to say.

Thanks for your help.

MB
Click to expand...

There are problems with Diamondmax 10's. Some people have
managed to get a firmware upgrade from Maxtor, but I expect
Maxtor really doesn't like to send that out to everyone.
(Firmware upgrades are something they give to OEMs or big
customers.)

http://groups.google.ca/[email protected]
http://forums.storagereview.net/index.php?act=ST&f=2&t=18840

Paul
 
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