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Aug 13th, 2005 at 1:57am

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A couple of days ago I got a Gigabyte GA-K8VM800M and I have noticed that the Hard drive light on the case has blinked maybe one time and now it stays on permanently.
Could that be the motherboard shorting out?
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Here is the motherboard link

http://www.giga-byte.com/Motherboar...GA-K8VM800M.htm

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Reply #1 - Aug 13th, 2005 at 6:26am

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Most likely you have wired the HDD LED incorrectly with the case wiring, check the pinout.

If you smell something burny and horribly wrong, then I guess it might be shorting out  Grin
 
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Reply #2 - Aug 13th, 2005 at 7:26am

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Probably the 'ATX-Mode' led instead of the HD led connector
 
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Reply #3 - Aug 13th, 2005 at 9:06am

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What's an "ATX Mode" LED ? You mean the power LED?
 
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Reply #4 - Aug 13th, 2005 at 10:23am

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How could I have installed it incorrectly? I put the connector  where the hard msg is,

Here is a picture
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I do remember it working once I removed it and then reinstalled it but the light comes one as soon as the PC comes even if the hard drive isn't even spinning.
 
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Reply #5 - Aug 13th, 2005 at 10:34am

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Hi Selbio...!
The HDD LED plug is a 2-pin plug...
Have you plugged it in the correct way round. (LED's are polarised: Positive/Negative. They only work the correct way round.
Note the wire colours on the plug, and the + and - markings on the socket...
...try that...

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Reply #6 - Aug 13th, 2005 at 10:35am

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Hi there Fozzer,

I'm trying that right this moment.
 
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Reply #7 - Aug 13th, 2005 at 10:41am

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You "HDD Active LED" plug should be wired to pins 1-3 and nothing else......not 2-1, and not  2-4.....
 
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Reply #8 - Aug 13th, 2005 at 10:43am

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Quote:
Hi there Fozzer,

I'm trying that right this moment.


Hi Selbio....HI SELBIO...!!

I detect the sound of frying and the smell of burning flesh... Shocked...!

...are you alright... Roll Eyes...?

LOL...!

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Reply #9 - Aug 13th, 2005 at 10:49am

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Tried it the other way around and the light did not com on at all. I have had bad luck with Gigabyte in the past, could it be the board that's defective?
 
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Reply #10 - Aug 13th, 2005 at 10:53am

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Tried it the other way around and the light did not com on at all.


...is there any chance that your HDD is actually running all the time... Roll Eyes...?

Paul.

Note below, my board is a Gigabyte GA-7 VT 600.

Works fine..!
 
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Reply #11 - Aug 13th, 2005 at 10:54am

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Well,

I don' here it loading anything and it is a loud one.

On top of that the light comes on as soon as the pc comes on, normally it should come on after POST right? which is when the hard drive starts to spin?
But this one is on along with the power led.
 
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Reply #12 - Aug 13th, 2005 at 11:01am

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Quote:
Well,

I don' here it loading anything and it is a loud one.

On top of that the light comes on as soon as the pc comes on, normally it should come on after POST right? which is when the hard drive starts to spin?
But this one is on along with the power led.


Ahhh Haaa...!

You have another problem, which I have had in the past...

The computer locks-up during POST.
It was worse on Win '98. but I occasionally get the prob with Win XP.
I generally have to shut the 'puter down....wait for a while...then re-start it again.....

I know exactly what you mean now... Wink...!
The light stays on and the 'puter doesn't boot into Windows... Cry...!

Cheers ....

Paul.


P.S. Have you installed all the Motherboard drivers from the CD which you got with the new Motherboard...?
 
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Reply #13 - Aug 13th, 2005 at 11:05am

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Oh no the computer goes to windows normally but the light stay on even if there is no hard drive activity.


I'm about to flash the BIOS but I have a question.

What is the Clear DMI Data Pool and the Clear  PNP Pool?

SHould I check those two before I flash the BIOS?
 
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Reply #14 - Aug 13th, 2005 at 11:06am

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How could I have installed it incorrectly? I put the connector  where the hard msg is..........



You prolly have it worked out by now, but, there is no such thing as "hard msg", I suspect you are crossing over the connection, look at the pinout diagram carefully.......

the bottom right pin is HDD LED + and the one directly above it is HDD LED -

In other words, the wired pairs are in vertical sets, not horizontal. I'll redraw it for you if you want.

If I'm right and you have it wrong, then check all the other wiring for correct pinout as well.

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