First post, by tizzdizz
Hi guys,
I picked this old ~1998-99 custom build up on Craigslist for $10 a few months back. Tried plugging in two different IDE hard drives (one is new old stock), and it wont detect either one. It's got a Cyrix 300 CPU, Award Bios, VIA chipset, and some model MATSONIC motherboard.
During bootup, it tries to detect the HDD, but can not. Tried switching/reversing different cables, and no dice. Went into bios to try the auto-detect there, and nothing happens, just hangs. Changed the 2032 battery, Jumpers are set to master, can't think of how to troubleshoot this one. Any ideas?
It's currently got both types of RAM installed - should I remove one for troubleshooting? But not sure if that would affect the HD.