OT ABIT BE6-II issue. Hardware Gurus needed

I have an ABIT BE6-II MB that I am having a problem with. The only way I can get the machine to get past the "UPDATING ESCD message in CMOS it to have an old ISA sound card installed. The sound card has an PnP enable jumper on it. Only when the this jumper is installed will the machine get passed updating ESCD message. Now how do I get the machine to boot up without the ISA sound card installed? John

did you check there web sites FAQ`s , I think I seen something on there about that , might have been a different mobo not sure . http://www.abit.com.tw/abitweb/webjsp/english/faqs.jsp Guy "John McClaren" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:X0ej8.13478$[email hidden]... > I have an ABIT BE6-II MB that I am having a problem with. The only way Ican > get the machine to get past the "UPDATING ESCD message in CMOS it to havean > old ISA sound card installed. The sound card has an PnP enable jumper onit. > Only when the this jumper is installed will the machine get passedupdating > ESCD message. Now how do I get the machine to boot up without the ISAsound

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Two possibilities: There is an option to enable/disable PnP in bios ("PnP OS installed?") You could try to either enable or disable this, depending on how it's set at present. This may be enough to get it running OK. Also, there is another option to "force update ESCD". Try that one as well. Failing that, we'll clear the BIOS completely. I'd write down all the settings you have in the bios, and then select "load failsafe defaults". If this fails, then try clearing the CMOS, there's a jumper on it somewhere marked "clear CMOS". Oh yeah, make sure the card is not installed! Rafe Mc On Tue, 12 Mar 2002 02:49:27 GMT, "John McClaren" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>I have an ABIT BE6-II MB that I am having a problem with. The only way I can >get the machine to get past the "UPDATING ESCD message in CMOS it to have an >old ISA sound card installed. The sound card has an PnP enable jumper on it. >Only when the this jumper is installed will the machine get passed updating >ESCD message. Now how do I get the machine to boot up without the ISA sound >card installed? > >John > > > > >

On Tue, 12 Mar 2002 02:49:27 GMT, "John McClaren" <[email hidden]> wrote: >I have an ABIT BE6-II MB that I am having a problem with. The only way I can >get the machine to get past the "UPDATING ESCD message in CMOS it to have an >old ISA sound card installed. The sound card has an PnP enable jumper on it. >Only when the this jumper is installed will the machine get passed updating >ESCD message. Now how do I get the machine to boot up without the ISA sound >card installed? By any chance does this motherboard have onboard sound? The one time I got the system hang at the "updating ESCD" message was when I had blown up my SB Live sound card (long story) on my Abit BH-6. (Interestingly, it would hang here and not boot in WinME, but the same [defective card] would boot in a Win95 or Win98 machine [I forget which]. I assume you have WinME?) Maybe your onboard sound (on the mb) is fried/broken/defective and Windows needs to see a functioning sound card to get past ESCD? Just a guess from my experience. Good luck! "But in a way, fear is a big part of racing, because if there was nothing to be frightened of, and no limit, any fool could get into a motor car and racing would not exist as a sport." -- Jim Clark

Thanks guys for the help. It looks like my AWARD Bios chip bit the dust. Do you guys know where I can get a new one? John "Jeff Vincent" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Tue, 12 Mar 2002 02:49:27 GMT, "John McClaren" <[email hidden]> > wrote: > > >I have an ABIT BE6-II MB that I am having a problem with. The only way Ican > >get the machine to get past the "UPDATING ESCD message in CMOS it to havean > >old ISA sound card installed. The sound card has an PnP enable jumper onit. > >Only when the this jumper is installed will the machine get passedupdating > >ESCD message. Now how do I get the machine to boot up without the ISAsound

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> >card installed? > > By any chance does this motherboard have onboard sound? > > The one time I got the system hang at the "updating ESCD" message > was when I had blown up my SB Live sound card (long story) on my Abit > BH-6. (Interestingly, it would hang here and not boot in WinME, but > the same [defective card] would boot in a Win95 or Win98 machine [I > forget which]. I assume you have WinME?) > > Maybe your onboard sound (on the mb) is fried/broken/defective and > Windows needs to see a functioning sound card to get past ESCD? > > Just a guess from my experience. Good luck! > > "But in a way, fear is a big part of racing, because if there was > nothing to be frightened of, and no limit, any fool could get into > a motor car and racing would not exist as a sport." -- Jim Clark

Oh man, fried bio's? if you can't re-flash it to get the computer to boot, ya might as well buy another motherboard, as the price they get for just the bios is almost as much as a motherboard. There are some tricks to "Hot Flash" a fried bios. But you need a computer with the same motherboard up and running and is not for the faint at heart. I've only done it a couple of times in my computer history (7 years) and only on junk flea market boards. Here are some links that maybe of some help; http://www.badflash.com/ they advertise "for under $20+shipping" maybe the price has gone down, been awhile for me. http://www.wimsbios.com/ is the ole standard for bio's info. Good Luck. -- 1907 - Daytona Beach Florida Glenn H. Curtiss rode a V8 powered motorcycle to a 136.30 mph record in the measured mile. The Chicago Daily News headline reads: "Fastest Mile On Earth, Bullets Are The Only Rivals Of Glenn Curtiss"