Trouble with new build from get go

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Built my new computer yesterday (thanks for all the help, folks) but now have a
big problem. I have a Gigabyte 8KNXP motherboard and as the first thing to do
want to get into the BIOS to update it to the newest version.

Got into the BIOS and hit F8 to update the BIOS as the instructions say to
do...with the floppy disc in I kept getting a message that says Access Floppy
Disc Error while the disc makes a clicking sound when I try to update. At
first the green disc light was on the whole time even though it was hooked up
the right way according to the directions....nonetheless flipped the floppy
cable into every possible orientation and the same thing kept happening...those
'this drive is dying' type clicks! So I figured my floppy drive was dead...it
was an ALPS OEM drive from newegg.com. So I run out to CompUSA and buy a brand
new $25 Sony floppy drive and plug it in. Now the light isn't on except when
it tries to access the disc..but the same problem, the drive makes multiple
clicking sounds as if it is trying to read the disc but can't when I try to
update the BIOS. So, seems unlikely that it is 2 dead drives in a row. And I
tried it with multiple different discs, all of which work in my other
computer. I even bought another floppy cable and tried that, but no luck. Any
ideas...and please, please don't tell me its a bad motherboard..that would be
bad. The wierd thing that makes me think it isn't the motherboard is that the
drive does try to access the disc but can't and makes this wierd clicking
sound..both of them did that.

Any ideas??????????? AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

Howard
 
Built my new computer yesterday (thanks for all the help, folks) but now have a
big problem. I have a Gigabyte 8KNXP motherboard and as the first thing to do
want to get into the BIOS to update it to the newest version.
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Why?
Get the system working 1st IMHO.
Got into the BIOS and hit F8 to update the BIOS as the instructions say to
do...with the floppy disc in I kept getting a message that says Access Floppy
Disc Error while the disc makes a clicking sound when I try to update. At
first the green disc light was on the whole time even though it was hooked up
the right way according to the directions....nonetheless flipped the floppy
cable into every possible orientation and the same thing kept happening...those
'this drive is dying' type clicks! So I figured my floppy drive was dead...it
was an ALPS OEM drive from newegg.com. So I run out to CompUSA and buy a brand
new $25 Sony floppy drive and plug it in. Now the light isn't on except when
it tries to access the disc..but the same problem, the drive makes multiple
clicking sounds as if it is trying to read the disc but can't when I try to
update the BIOS. So, seems unlikely that it is 2 dead drives in a row. And I
tried it with multiple different discs, all of which work in my other
computer. I even bought another floppy cable and tried that, but no luck. Any
ideas...and please, please don't tell me its a bad motherboard..that would be
bad. The wierd thing that makes me think it isn't the motherboard is that the
drive does try to access the disc but can't and makes this wierd clicking
sound..both of them did that.

Any ideas??????????? AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

Howard
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I was told this was the best thing to do as this initial version of the BIOS
apparently had a lot of problems but the current one is quite good and stable.

Howard
 
I was told this was the best thing to do as this initial version of the BIOS
apparently had a lot of problems but the current one is quite good and stable.

Howard
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Hmmm.I would try and get the system booting to an O/S 1st with all
devices operating and worry about the BIOS later otherwise you could
be in bigger trouble.
1st thing to do when building a system and before anything else is
when your take the mother board out of it's packaging is to use the
clear CMOS jumper as there's many an occasion that incorrect data has
been entered in it.You can still do this with the power cord pulled
out.
Also this is a great resource for newbies and experienced,
http://www.hardwarecentral.com/hardwarecentral/tutorials/
KISS.
Keep It Simple....
e.g bare system install 1st.






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I was told this was the best thing to do as this initial version of the BIOS
apparently had a lot of problems but the current one is quite good and
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stable.


Which bios version do you have? You may already have the latest version.
 
you wouldn't by any chance have the type of case where the floppy is behind a bezel? you may have it too close to the 'cases'
button
 
Put it together with the minimum stuff and an operating system. Then see if
your 3 1/2 " drives work normally.
 
I know from experience with ga8ik1100 that is you don't have floppy set
right under standard cmos settings it will not work right. make sure your
drive a/b are setup correctly in the current bios before trying to update.
also, the dual bios and q update are nice, but sometimes tempermental to
use.
 
I can't believe it...that was the problem. The floppy seemed to seat and eject
just fine but I moved it back 1/4 inch and it worked just fine despite the fact
that disc insertion and ejection felt no different at all....can't believe all
the time I spent on that. THANKS!

Howard
 
ahh glad it worked....

HMSDOC said:
I can't believe it...that was the problem. The floppy seemed to seat and eject
just fine but I moved it back 1/4 inch and it worked just fine despite the fact
that disc insertion and ejection felt no different at all....can't believe all
the time I spent on that. THANKS!

Howard
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