Boot Problems - Three Diag. - Cold Boot?

[ztag]

I just reassembled my system from an initial build condition. Some of you may recognize me from a post earlier this week. My case reset switch was stuck, and I realized this when using my system in the initial build configuration.

 

I reassembled my system and have a new problem. After starting the system from a long CMOS clear, I load optimized defaults and restart. I then enter BIOS settings that were given to me by wevsspot in my previous post:

 

Genie BIOS Settings:

 

FSB Bus Frequency............................. - 200

LDT/FSB Frequency Ratio....................... - Auto

CPU/FSB Frequency Ratio....................... - Auto

PCI eXpress Frequency......................... - 100Mhz

 

CPU VID StartUp Value......................... - Startup

 

CPU VID Control............................... - 1.350V

CPU VID Special Control....................... - Auto

LDT Voltage Control........................... - 1.30v

Chip Set Voltage Control...................... - 1.60v

DRAM Voltage Control.......................... - 2.80v

 

DRAM Configuration Settings:

 

DRAM Frequency Set............................ - 200=RAM/FSB:1/1

Command Per Clock (CPC)....................... - Enable

CAS Latency Control (Tcl)..................... - 3.0

RAS# to CAS# delay (Trcd)..................... - 03

Min RAS# active time (Tras)................... - 08

Row precharge time (Trp)...................... - 02 (you might also try 03 here)

Row Cycle time (Trc).......................... - 11 Bus Clocks

Row refresh cyc time (Trfc)................... - 16 Bus Clocks

Row to Row delay (Trrd)....................... - 02 Bus Clocks

Write recovery time (Twr)..................... - 02 Bus Clocks

Write to Read delay (Twtr).................... - 02 Bus Clocks

Read to Write delay (Trwt).................... - 03 Bus Clocks

Refresh Period (Tref)......................... - Auto Cycles

DRAM Bank Interleave.......................... - Enabled

 

DQS Skew Control.............................. - Auto

DQS Skew Value................................ - 0

DRAM Drive Strength........................... - Level 8

DRAM Data Drive Strength...................... - Level 1(Reduce 50%)

Max Async Latency............................. - 08.0ns

DRAM Response Time............................ - Normal

Read Preamble Time............................ - 06.0ns

IdleCycle Limit............................... - 256 Cycles

Dynamic Counter............................... - Disable

R/W Queue Bypass.............................. - 16 x

Bypass Max.................................... - 07 x

32 Byte Granularity........................... - Disable(4

 

The system will then restart and boot up. My XP installation is not working right, so I am having to shut down on occasion. If I shut down and power off via the PSU switch, the system will not boot up - I get three diagnostic LED's and the system hangs. If I use the case reset, I can restart the system as many times as I would like.

 

My question is, can someone recommend some Genie settings for me? I have searched in the working bios settings forum, but would like a direct recommendation.

 

My memory is good - many passes of memtest in the bios on several occasions. I have tried various combinations of single and double stick installations in different slot configuration with no differences.

 

XP will not boot - I suspect it is becasue I plugged a pci card into a different slot than before. I attempted to boot from CD to do a repair installation, but the system will not boot from the CD either. I am going to try a different pci slot, so hopefully xp will boot then. I attempted to do a boot into safe mode. The safe mode failed at an acpi driver, I THINK. I will verify the driver after this current CMOS clear. My CMOS clears need to be at least 8 hours in order to be effective. Anyone have any thoughts on this?

 

I appreciate all of the help I have received so far, and would like to thank everyone in advance - my patience was, and is, running thin. But, everyones advice and assistance is refreshing and, honestly, the only reason I am still trying to get this system running consistently.