BIOS Bug: CD/DVD doesn't boot in certain setups

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   I would think if your situation was being caused by a BIOS problem, it would have been noticed by now by other owners, and ASRock would be aware of it. That is, given the age of this board. But I suppose it could be a BIOS problem.

Questions for you, and understand that I am going by the manual for your board regarding the options and settings in the BIOS. The manual may not reflect the BIOS options you currently have, due to BIOS updates that were not documented in the manual.

Are your HDDs and DVD drive all SATA devices, not IDE drives with an IDE to SATA adapter?

Are you using any true IDE drives, that use the 40 pin IDE ribbon cable?

What BIOS version are you using now?

When you first noticed this problem, did you try clearing the CMOS/BIOS? When you move the drives between different SATA ports, did you clear the CMOS/BIOS after moving the drives?

Are you confident that the SATA data and power cables are all working correctly?

In the Storage Configuration screen in the BIOS, what is the SATAII Operation Mode option set to?

If SATAII Operation Mode set to IDE, what are the SATAII 1,2,3,4 Configuration and SATAII 5,6 Configuration options set to?

Does the BIOS have an IDE Device Configuration option available for any of your drives?

The Exit screen has several options such as, Load Performance Setup Default (IDE/SATA), and Load Performance Setup AHCI Mode. Have you used those options at any time?

When you boot from the DVD drive, do you hear it spin up to read the disk, but then only get the blinking cursor on the monitor?

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parsec Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 04 May 2015 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 4996	Post Options Post Reply Quote parsec Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 Mar 2016 at 1:33pm
	I would think if your situation was being caused by a BIOS problem, it would have been noticed by now by other owners, and ASRock would be aware of it. That is, given the age of this board. But I suppose it could be a BIOS problem. Questions for you, and understand that I am going by the manual for your board regarding the options and settings in the BIOS. The manual may not reflect the BIOS options you currently have, due to BIOS updates that were not documented in the manual. Are your HDDs and DVD drive all SATA devices, not IDE drives with an IDE to SATA adapter? Are you using any true IDE drives, that use the 40 pin IDE ribbon cable? What BIOS version are you using now? When you first noticed this problem, did you try clearing the CMOS/BIOS? When you move the drives between different SATA ports, did you clear the CMOS/BIOS after moving the drives? Are you confident that the SATA data and power cables are all working correctly? In the Storage Configuration screen in the BIOS, what is the SATAII Operation Mode option set to? If SATAII Operation Mode set to IDE, what are the SATAII 1,2,3,4 Configuration and SATAII 5,6 Configuration options set to? Does the BIOS have an IDE Device Configuration option available for any of your drives? The Exit screen has several options such as, Load Performance Setup Default (IDE/SATA), and Load Performance Setup AHCI Mode. Have you used those options at any time? When you boot from the DVD drive, do you hear it spin up to read the disk, but then only get the blinking cursor on the monitor?


nuc Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 27 Mar 2016 Status: Offline Points: 9	Post Options Post Reply Quote nuc Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 Mar 2016 at 9:01am
	Dear Forum members! I have been a happy user of the ASRock P55 Deluxe3 for years now. Unfortunately I happened to come across a nasty bug: I have noticed that my bootable CD/DVDs won't work in certain cable configurations, when using two HDDs. For instance if I setup my drives like this: SATA2_1 => HDD1 SATA2_2 => HDD2 SATA2_3 => DVD-Drive or SATA2_1 => HDD2 SATA2_2 => HDD1 SATA2_3 => DVD-Drive or SATA2_4 => HDD1 SATA2_5 => HDD2 SATA2_6 => DVD-Drive booting the DVD will only give me a grey blinking cursor. Setups like those work and let the drive boot: SATA2_1 => HDD1 SATA2_2 => DVD-Drive or SATA2_1 => HDD2 SATA2_2 => DVD-Drive or SATA2_1 => DVD-Drive SATA2_2 => HDD1 SATA2_3 => HDD2 or SATA2_1 => HDD1 SATA2_2 => DVD-Drive SATA2_3 => HDD2 So it only works when I am using either only one HDD, if I am placing the DVD-Drive into the middle, or if I place it first. It will not work when placed at the end with two HDDs. Did not try with more HDDs... I think this looks like a definitive BIOS bug and I hope we can resolve it - it should be pretty easy to reproduce if you still have the mobo :) My next mobo shall be from ASRock again :P Thanks in advance! Best regards, nuc Edited by nuc - 29 Mar 2016 at 8:24pm