KV8 Pro 3rd Eye stops at post code 52

Hi all,

Wondering if anyone has any ideas about this.

I'm trying to get this board to work but it won't get past a code 52 on the
motherboard display. I believe this is some sort of memory problem. The
board lights up ok and at the point it displays 52 I have the Abit splash
screen on the monitor. If I hit tab during the boot I get the post screen
as follows.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Copyright (C) 1984-2003, Phoenix Technologies, LTD

Main Processor : AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3300+
Memory Testing : 524288K OK

Press DEL to enter SETUP
07/29/2004-K8T800P-8237-6A7L1A1BC-16

Pressing DEL doesn't do anything. The processor and ram work in another PC.
I've tried 3 different 512MB ram sticks and all behave the same. They were:
Crucial PC3200 266MHz CL2.5
Kingston PC3200 400MHz CL2.5
PNY PC3200 400MHz CL3

I've cleared the bios by setting the jumper and also tried removing the
battery for a few minutes.
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

--
dave[at]dhoulden[dot]demon[dot]co[dot]uk

David Houlden wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Wondering if anyone has any ideas about this.
>
> I'm trying to get this board to work but it won't get past a code 52 on the
> motherboard display. I believe this is some sort of memory problem. The
> board lights up ok and at the point it displays 52 I have the Abit splash
> screen on the monitor. If I hit tab during the boot I get the post screen
> as follows.
>
> Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
> Copyright (C) 1984-2003, Phoenix Technologies, LTD
>
> Main Processor : AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3300+
> Memory Testing : 524288K OK
>
> Press DEL to enter SETUP
> 07/29/2004-K8T800P-8237-6A7L1A1BC-16
>
> Pressing DEL doesn't do anything. The processor and ram work in another PC.
> I've tried 3 different 512MB ram sticks and all behave the same. They were:
> Crucial PC3200 266MHz CL2.5
> Kingston PC3200 400MHz CL2.5
> PNY PC3200 400MHz CL3
>
> I've cleared the bios by setting the jumper and also tried removing the
> battery for a few minutes.
> Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
>

Try the memory in a different slot on the motherboard.

c wrote:

> David Houlden wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Wondering if anyone has any ideas about this.
>>
>> I'm trying to get this board to work but it won't get past a code 52 on
>> the motherboard display. I believe this is some sort of memory problem.
>> The board lights up ok and at the point it displays 52 I have the Abit
>> splash screen on the monitor. If I hit tab during the boot I get the post
>> screen as follows.
>>
>> Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
>> Copyright (C) 1984-2003, Phoenix Technologies, LTD
>>
>> Main Processor : AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3300+
>> Memory Testing : 524288K OK
>>
>> Press DEL to enter SETUP
>> 07/29/2004-K8T800P-8237-6A7L1A1BC-16
>>
>> Pressing DEL doesn't do anything. The processor and ram work in another
>> PC. I've tried 3 different 512MB ram sticks and all behave the same. They
>> were: Crucial PC3200 266MHz CL2.5
>> Kingston PC3200 400MHz CL2.5
>> PNY PC3200 400MHz CL3
>>
>> I've cleared the bios by setting the jumper and also tried removing the
>> battery for a few minutes.
>> Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
>>
>
> Try the memory in a different slot on the motherboard.

Thanks for the suggestion but it behaves exactly the same in the other slot.
I've discovered that support for the Sempron 3300+ wasn't added until a
later bios version than mine. Could this be the problem? Although, it does
put out a message saying what the processor is on the post screen.

--
dave[at]dhoulden[dot]demon[dot]co[dot]uk

David Houlden wrote:
> c wrote:
>
>> David Houlden wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Wondering if anyone has any ideas about this.
>>>
>>> I'm trying to get this board to work but it won't get past a code 52 on
>>> the motherboard display. I believe this is some sort of memory problem.
>>> The board lights up ok and at the point it displays 52 I have the Abit
>>> splash screen on the monitor. If I hit tab during the boot I get the post
>>> screen as follows.
>>>
>>> Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
>>> Copyright (C) 1984-2003, Phoenix Technologies, LTD
>>>
>>> Main Processor : AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3300+
>>> Memory Testing : 524288K OK
>>>
>>> Press DEL to enter SETUP
>>> 07/29/2004-K8T800P-8237-6A7L1A1BC-16
>>>
>>> Pressing DEL doesn't do anything. The processor and ram work in another
>>> PC. I've tried 3 different 512MB ram sticks and all behave the same. They
>>> were: Crucial PC3200 266MHz CL2.5
>>> Kingston PC3200 400MHz CL2.5
>>> PNY PC3200 400MHz CL3
>>>
>>> I've cleared the bios by setting the jumper and also tried removing the
>>> battery for a few minutes.
>>> Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
>>>
>> Try the memory in a different slot on the motherboard.
>
> Thanks for the suggestion but it behaves exactly the same in the other slot.
> I've discovered that support for the Sempron 3300+ wasn't added until a
> later bios version than mine. Could this be the problem? Although, it does
> put out a message saying what the processor is on the post screen.
>

Does it post the processor speed correctly, or just the type (Sempron)?
It is very possible that this is the cause of the problem, especially
since you've tried different memory and slots. If you have access to a
processor that is supported in your BIOS, then I would put that in, do
the BIOS flash and try again. Even if the processor is displayed
properly on the screen, I would try to do the flash.

Chris

On Thursday 20 September 2007 12:16 am c wrote:

> David Houlden wrote:
>> c wrote:
>>
>>> David Houlden wrote:
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> Wondering if anyone has any ideas about this.
>>>>
>>>> I'm trying to get this board to work but it won't get past a code 52 on
>>>> the motherboard display. I believe this is some sort of memory problem.
>>>> The board lights up ok and at the point it displays 52 I have the Abit
>>>> splash screen on the monitor. If I hit tab during the boot I get the post
>>>> screen as follows.
>>>>
>>>> Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
>>>> Copyright (C) 1984-2003, Phoenix Technologies, LTD
>>>>
>>>> Main Processor : AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3300+
>>>> Memory Testing : 524288K OK
>>>>
>>>> Press DEL to enter SETUP
>>>> 07/29/2004-K8T800P-8237-6A7L1A1BC-16
>>>>
>>>> Pressing DEL doesn't do anything. The processor and ram work in another
>>>> PC. I've tried 3 different 512MB ram sticks and all behave the same. They
>>>> were: Crucial PC3200 266MHz CL2.5
>>>> Kingston PC3200 400MHz CL2.5
>>>> PNY PC3200 400MHz CL3
>>>>
>>>> I've cleared the bios by setting the jumper and also tried removing the
>>>> battery for a few minutes.
>>>> Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
>>>>
>>> Try the memory in a different slot on the motherboard.
>>
>> Thanks for the suggestion but it behaves exactly the same in the other
>> slot. I've discovered that support for the Sempron 3300+ wasn't added until
>> a later bios version than mine. Could this be the problem? Although, it
>> does put out a message saying what the processor is on the post screen.
>>
>
> Does it post the processor speed correctly, or just the type (Sempron)?
> It is very possible that this is the cause of the problem, especially
> since you've tried different memory and slots. If you have access to a
> processor that is supported in your BIOS, then I would put that in, do
> the BIOS flash and try again. Even if the processor is displayed
> properly on the screen, I would try to do the flash.
>
> Chris
For future reference if anyone searches google, a bios upgrade fixed this
problem. I wasn't able to get a suitable processor so I purchased a new bios
chip flashed with the latest bios from eBay.
--
Dave.
dave (at) dhoulden (dot) demon (dot) co (dot) uk