This sounds a lot like the problem I'm having with the Asus P4B533-E. I had to install Mandrake via FTP server (I copied the CDs to a share on my home network and connected to it during the install).
I have also updated to the latest BIOS to no avail. --Alexander > -----Original Message----- > From: Nikunj Bansal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 6:58 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [newbie] ABIT BD-711 motherboard problems with Mandrake > > > Hi Jim, > > Thanks for the response. I do not have any of the > devices as slaves. I have 3 IDE devices - 2 HDDs and 1 > CDROM/RW (Plextor 12/10/32). Apart from the 2 slots > for IDE on board I also have a PCI-IDE bridge for the > extra device. Here is my problem. The Mandrake Install > CD does not recognize the device(s) plugged into the > on-board slots but does so for the device(s) plugged > into the PCI-IDE bridge. I have experimented with > different combinations and this seems to be always the > case. I know that the CDs are good as I have used this > same set many times before to install. Also, both the > 8.0 and the 9.0 CD give the same exact problem. On the > other hand, the RedHat CD works just fine. > > Am not sure how to get the BIOS updates and install > them. I dont have DOS/Windows at all to do that. Can > one do that from Linux? > > Thanks > Nikunj.
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