SE440BX-2
Jay Verde
Steve W.
>
> I have the SE440BX-2 motherboard with a Pentium II 300C w/cache using BIOS P03. On Windows 9x, the Suspend Mode hangs when initiated by pressing the Sleep button on the case. This problem does not exist on the SE440BX w/ BIOS P10! Please address this problem. Thanks.
Please respond by telling me what other devices are in the system. Do
you have an Intel(r) Celeron(TM) processor?
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Intel Technical Support
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Van Andrews
they would not sell it to me. They said that Intel has recalled their
stock (because of "problems") and it would be a couple of weeks before I
could buy one.
Who else makes a good P-II mother board?
Mikey
Andrew Mason
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Ken
system devices the system locks. If I go to 'Add new hardware" system the system locks up again!!!
I have a plug and play modem and a Diamond S220 video, with Intel 300A Celeron. Any thoughts?
Steve W.
>
> The motherboard that I just purchased doesn't work. It seems to me that the
> bios is not being read, as I don't hear any harddrive activity when starting
> up the computer. And it's not a video card problem because the serious of beeps
> that are there in case of a problem are not there. I strongly believe that
> this is a bios problem. Please take note that the harddrive does work with
> my other motherboard.
>
> Please reply as soon as possible. I really don't appreciate a brand new
> item (straight out of the box) not working.
>
> Thank you,
> -Jorge Balderas.
> bald...@andrew.cmu.edu
An end-user should contact their place of purchase to determine the root
cause of the problem they are seeing.
Jorge Balderas
Leif
I had similar symptoms when I first started up my SE440BX-2. There was no POST,no HDD activity, no beeps, and the hard drive light was on solid. It turned out that my old CD-ROM drive plugged into sec IDE channel was not compatible. When I unplugged that, the POST and everything worked. It seemed odd to me that that would stop the bios dead in it's tracks, but that's what happened to me.
Chris Gutowski
The system was working fine for one day until I powered the system down. I went to use it last night, the powersupply and hard drives spin up, but the system does not boot, nor do I have any video. The green power light is on and the red hard drive light(IDE)stays on for about 45 seconds. The green power light remains on. I only get one beep from the system board.
Here is the strange part. When I disconnect the power cord from the computer and reconnect, the system powers up right away. It still does not boot and no video. If I hold the power button for 5 seconds, the power shuts down. If I press the button power button again, it starts up, but it still does not boot and no video.
I've tried taking cards out and just about everything I could think of.
Please Help
Gary
Chris Gutowski
Thanks,
Chris
Steve W.
Intel has recently discovered an issue with the Intel SE440BX-2
motherboard when used in systems in combination with certain power
supplies that may cause the system to not reboot after AC power has
completely cycled from off to on. "Completely cycled" means that a user
would have to turn off the system by physically unplugging the system
from the wall or by shutting down the system using the switch on an
external AC power strip. This issue cannot occur when turning the
system off using the front panel switch on the system chassis.
Both the power supplies and the motherboard are operating within their
specification ranges, however there is unintended interaction between
them that creates this issue in some specific cases.
The issue can affect Intel BOXSE440BX2, BOXSE440BX2NA, BLKSE440BX2,
BLKSE440BX2NA, KSE440BX2PAK10 and KSE440BX2NPAK10 motherboards. This
failure does not occur on Intel SE440BX-2 system products.
The issue has been correlated to oscillations on the Flash WE# pin on
the Flash device used on the Intel SE440BX-2 motherboard. This
oscillation occurs during the short period of time between AC power-up
and DC ramp of the Power Supply. The result of this oscillation is to
reprogram the Flash device to an unrecoverable state.
The oscillations on Flash WE pin have been correlated to occur when
small oscillations are present on the 5VSB signal from the power supply
during power up. The oscillations on the 5VSB signal can be within
normal power supply operating specifications; however, the SE440BX-2
couples these oscillations to the Flash WE# signal. Testing has also
shown that the majority of failures will occur within the first 30 AC
power cycles of the product.
The observed manifestation has been that the motherboard will not reboot
after AC power has cycled from off to on. Because the motherboard does
not boot to the operating system, there is no data loss or corruption.
An end-user should contact their place of purchase to determine the root
cause of the problem they are seeing. The SE440BX-2 motherboard has
only been in shipment since October 1, 1998. Thus, if an end user
purchased a system before October 1, 1998 they are not affected by this
issue.
Steve W.
>
> I just purchased a SE440BX-2 motherboard and a PII450 processor. The system will not boot. No POST or anything. The power supply fan runs and the drives spool up but no video or signs of life from the system. The power button has no function. Pressing it does nothing. I get no error beeps or anything. Is the board bad? Or could it be the processor? Please help. I am getting nowhere with Comtrade, the place I bought it. Tech support has been out to lunch for 2 days now not answering the phone. I had heard that this was a good board. I wonder....
Information on the SE440BX motherboard, commonly referred to as
'Seattle' can be found at URL
http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/se/se_ds.htm
Common Issues are discussed in the motherboard FAQ at URL
http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/se/se_inst.htm
BIOS upgrades along with BIOS release notes and upgrade instructions can
be found at URL http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/se/SE_bios.htm or
URL ftp://download.intel.com/design/motherbd/se/
The memory should be from the list of tested modules located at URL
http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/se/SE_user.htm The SE440BX does
support double sided SDRAM DIMMs.
The SE440BX motherboard will halt if 66 MHz memory with the SPD present
is used in combination with a Pentium(R) II processor that uses a 100
MHz front side bus. The motherboard does not use a slower system clock
for incompatible memory types. Only Pentium(R) II processors that use a
100 MHz front side bus appear in the maintenance menu when either a 350
MHz or 400 MHz processor is used. If the processor uses a 66 MHz front
side bus the 233 MHz to 333 MHz processor options appear in the
maintenance menu. The front side bus detection is automatic.
We would recommend that you use memory from the SE440BX tested memory
list available at:
http://developer.intel.com/design/motherbd/se/se_mem.htm
You should ensure that you are meeting the requirements for the ATX
power supply used with your SE440BX. The SE440BX requires at least a
200W power supply that meets ATX 2.01 specification. Heavily loaded
configurations may require a higher wattage power supply. A +5V stand
by current (+5VSB) of 720ma is required for Wake On LAN* operation.
Make sure you clear the CMOS whenever you upgrade your BIOS. To do so,
enter BIOS setup after your upgrade is complete. In BIOS setup, change
the 'Reset Configuration Data' parameter to YES, press F9 to restore
defaults, and then press F10 to save and exit. You may also benefit
from removing all add-in cards from the system that are not necessary to
boot.
Let me know immediately if none of the steps above help.
Steve W.
Information on the SE440BX motherboard, commonly referred to as
Gary
Gary
Steve W.
>
> The memory is pc100 memory. I can't update the bios because I don't even get to the Power On System Test. I installed 128MB of PC100 memory. I plugged the cooling fan into the #1 fan jack and it does not run. It does run when plugged into #3. I have been to the support site for the Motherboard and tried all the fixes and still the same results.....no life.
************** CORRECTION TO PREVIOUS POST *****************
I have inadvertently posted information into this thread concerning the
SE440BX motherboard with no video, no post symptoms when I should have
addressed issues concerning no video, no post for the SE440BX-2
motherboard. My apologies for this error and any inconvenience caused by
posting information concerning the wrong motherboard. A lot of the
information is still applicable such as check the power supply and
memory etc., however this should have been handled a different way. Now
on to the correct product.
************** CORRECTION TO PREVIOUS POST ******************
Information on the SE440BX-2 motherboard can be found at URL
http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/se2/se2_ds.htm
BIOS upgrades can be found at URL
http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/se2/se2_bios.htm Documentation for
this product can be found at URL
http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/se2/SE2_prdoc.htm See the
Technical Product Specification, (TPS), and the Motherboard
Specification Update, (MSU) at this site.
Common issues are discussed in the motherboard FAQ at URL
http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/se2/se2_inst.htm
Please be sure to visit the FAQ as many questions concerning this
product have already been answered.
We recommend that you use only the memory from the list of tested
modules found at URL
http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/se2/SE2_user.htm
Intel has recently discovered an issue with the Intel SE440BX-2
motherboard when used in systems in combination with certain power
supplies that may cause the system to not reboot after AC power has
completely cycled from off to on. "Completely cycled" means that a user
would have to turn off the system by physically unplugging the system
from the wall or by shutting down the system using the switch on an
external AC power strip. This issue cannot occur when turning the
system off using the front panel switch on the system chassis.
Both the power supplies and the motherboard are operating within their
specification ranges, however there is unintended interaction between
them that creates this issue in some specific cases.
The issue can affect Intel BOXSE440BX2, BOXSE440BX2NA, BLKSE440BX2,
BLKSE440BX2NA, KSE440BX2PAK10 and KSE440BX2NPAK10 motherboards. This
failure does not occur on Intel SE440BX-2 system products.
Systems containing the Intel SE440BX-2 motherboard may not reboot on
power up after an AC power cycle.
The observed manifestation has been that the motherboard will not reboot
after AC power has cycled from off to on. Because the motherboard does
not boot to the operating system, there is no data loss or corruption.
An end-user should contact their place of purchase to determine the root
cause of the problem they are seeing. The SE440BX-2 motherboard has
only been in shipment since October 1, 1998. Thus, if an end user
purchased a system before October 1, 1998 they are not affected by this
issue.
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Maddog
what he fails to tell you is that the SE440BX-2 is on lot hold because of
an issue with the flash area of the rom loosing its data. This is probably your
problem. When this occurs you will get a no boot system actind as if the video
card has taken a crap. I would recomend taking it back to whoever you bought it
from and exchanging it for the RC440BX to be released at the end of the month.
I hope Intel has atleast informed their tech support about that!!
Darryl Addington
I returned my old board to the place I purchased it. I am now without a
computer. I am trying to find one of the fixed BOXSE440BX2NA boards. I found
a BOXSE440BX2 with audio but they don't know whether it is a fixed board or
one of the old boards.
Are there any lot numbers for the fixed boards or other ways of determining
if the board is fixed? The places I call have no knowledge of this issue and
I am hesitant to buy a board until I can verify that the board is fixed.
Thanks,
Darryl
Steve W. wrote in message <36588093...@mailbox.intel.com>...
JOSE FCO MOLINA MERCADO
Smolar Peter
draw 8 after starting program functional very slow / includet all PC /.
Your "Iflash" utility haven't utility for save old version bios /on board/.
I would lake make flash to oldest version bios, but I wouldn't find this original bios on www.intel, FTP.intel ...etc.
Please, write me wo I find this version bios, or send me it on e-mail.
Best regards
Brian Withrow
Brian
I was using a Diamond Stealth IIs220. As soon as I replaced it with a Diamond Stealth 3D Pro it worked fine.
sky...@unix.tamu.edu
the board and he informed me that over 1/4 of the Intel Seattle2 that came in
were having this strange anomoly and that Intel was shipping them a new
batch. I installed the new board and everythihng was fine. Maybe try
getting Comtrade to look into the situation and honor the warranty.
Paul Brager, Sys Admin, Texas A&M University
In article <3655F526...@mailbox.intel.com>,
"Steve W." <sup...@mailbox.intel.com> wrote:
> Gary wrote:
> >
> > I just purchased a SE440BX-2 motherboard and a PII450 processor. The system
will not boot. No POST or anything. The power supply fan runs and the drives
spool up but no video or signs of life from the system. The power button has
no function. Pressing it does nothing. I get no error beeps or anything. Is
the board bad? Or could it be the processor? Please help. I am getting
nowhere with Comtrade, the place I bought it. Tech support has been out to
lunch for 2 days now not answering the phone. I had heard that this was a
good board. I wonder....
>
> --
>
> Steve W.
> Intel Technical Support
>
> * All other brands and names are property of their respective owners.
>
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