S3/Standby problems Nforce2 & sata2 drive

Nefius · 2006-08-24, 09:15

Hi people,

I have this HTPC since january, but due the fact i had a TV problem with MP which couldn't be resolved, i had to switch towards MCE, which worked fine for the time being (Including kick ass S3/Standby mode).
So 2.0.4 of MP came out and i thought.. let's give it another try and with good results! It works like a charm.
So i bought an extra 160Gb Sata2 Maxtor drive and tried a fresh install on this disk and removed my older 80gb disk.

Somehow this is where it goes wrong, my kick ass S3/Standby modus doesn't work anymore. And if i put back the 80 gig ATA disk and disable the SATA disk, it works again.

So somehow it has to be my Sata controller (Nforce2 onboard controller, Nforce2 sata drivers or disk).

I have installed a plain Win XP SP2 with only the WHQL drivers and nothing else, and still the problem excist (with only SATA drive connected).

I have an Asus A7N8X-XE motherboard and the Sata drive is a Maxtor 160 GB Sata2.

Has anybody else have the same experience with the sata controller/drivers/disk and S3/Standby problems?

CHli · 2006-08-24, 09:42

What do you mean by "S3/Standby modus doesn't work anymore" ?

What are the symptoms ?

Nefius · 2006-08-24, 10:41

Oops.. forget to mention that

well, it goes into standby mode (everyhing turns off, only power on the memory and usb ports). But when i turn it back on, everything starts again (fan's hdd), but i totally get no screen and the led from the HDD is staying red.

So it hangs

Nefius · 2006-08-25, 08:40

Hate to do this, but...
Bump!

2006-08-24, 09:15	#1 (permalink)
Nefius Portal Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 80 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	S3/Standby problems Nforce2 & sata2 drive Hi people, I have this HTPC since january, but due the fact i had a TV problem with MP which couldn't be resolved, i had to switch towards MCE, which worked fine for the time being (Including kick ass S3/Standby mode). So 2.0.4 of MP came out and i thought.. let's give it another try and with good results! It works like a charm. So i bought an extra 160Gb Sata2 Maxtor drive and tried a fresh install on this disk and removed my older 80gb disk. Somehow this is where it goes wrong, my kick ass S3/Standby modus doesn't work anymore. And if i put back the 80 gig ATA disk and disable the SATA disk, it works again. So somehow it has to be my Sata controller (Nforce2 onboard controller, Nforce2 sata drivers or disk). I have installed a plain Win XP SP2 with only the WHQL drivers and nothing else, and still the problem excist (with only SATA drive connected). I have an Asus A7N8X-XE motherboard and the Sata drive is a Maxtor 160 GB Sata2. Has anybody else have the same experience with the sata controller/drivers/disk and S3/Standby problems? __________________ HTPC: Asus A8N-SLI * AMD Athlon 3000+ * 240GB Maxtor * 1024MB * Geforce 8500GT DX10* 2x Hauppage PVR 150MCE * Arctic Cooling Silentium case

2006-08-24, 09:42	#2 (permalink)
CHli Portal Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Switzerland Age: 27 Posts: 1,017 Thanks: 9 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts My System	What do you mean by "S3/Standby modus doesn't work anymore" ? What are the symptoms ? __________________ European TV + Radio Channels Logos, add yours !

2006-08-24, 10:41	#3 (permalink)
Nefius Portal Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 80 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Oops.. forget to mention that well, it goes into standby mode (everyhing turns off, only power on the memory and usb ports). But when i turn it back on, everything starts again (fan's hdd), but i totally get no screen and the led from the HDD is staying red. So it hangs __________________ HTPC: Asus A8N-SLI * AMD Athlon 3000+ * 240GB Maxtor * 1024MB * Geforce 8500GT DX10* 2x Hauppage PVR 150MCE * Arctic Cooling Silentium case

2006-08-25, 08:40	#4 (permalink)
Nefius Portal Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 80 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hate to do this, but... Bump! __________________ HTPC: Asus A8N-SLI * AMD Athlon 3000+ * 240GB Maxtor * 1024MB * Geforce 8500GT DX10* 2x Hauppage PVR 150MCE * Arctic Cooling Silentium case

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