Jim Rowan <j...@computing.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to resurrect some neoware ca22 thinclient boxes, and seeing > strange behavior I don't know how to interpret. > > I have a bootable 5.4 usb stick. If I put that in the box, right > after the initial bios boot screen (after it says "via c7 1.0Ghz"), > the system resets. This is before it tests the memory or probes for > devices. If I go into bios setup, and *then* plug the usb stick in, > it resets immediately. If I let it start booting windows xp (which is > on it's flash DOM), and then plug it in, it continues to boot. > > Suspicious that it was the usb drive itself, I tried three separate > brands. Same thing. > I put grml on one of them, it boots fine. I put nanobsd on the same > one; again boots fine. With openbsd on the usb drive, and I wipe out > the beginning of the drive with dd, it then does not reset. > > I haven't yet managed to get a dmesg captured, but it's a rather > unremarkable via c7 motherboard. I've tried changing all the bios > settings to the most conservative, disabled everything I can, ... same > thing. Oh, and I've tried a different box (I have several of them) > and a different power supply; neither had any effect. > > One of the confusing things is the reset that happens when the usb > drive is plugged in while in the bios setup... > > What can I do next?
What brand of BIOS is this? I had the exact same problem on a Gigabyte motherboard with Award's BIOS before. I assumed it was a BIOS bug and gave up because it wasn't a particularly good motherboard to begin with. - Martin
