Hi,
I've had a similar problem, upgrading my Asrock K7VT2 MoBo with an Athlon XP 2600 (from Duron 1300). At First I got Athlon 2100, then 2400 but after increasing the frequency of the FSB to 160, the MoBo froze. I could not reset the bios and there is no POST. The floppy drive keeps whirring, and when I unplugged it I got 8 short beeps. According to Asrock FAQ website, this means Video Memory Failure.
I emailed the Tech Support, and they are as useless as the manual. No idea except to take the MoBo for repairs.... Ha! It was given to me and I can't afford to throw away £25 just for checking it! I might as well buy another Ass_wipe_Rock mobo instead.
Any ideas please? How can I flash the bios if I can't get any video. I tested everything (two PCI and 2 AGP cards too) : still no POST.
Many thanks for any commments & advice
SonicMat
I've had a similar problem, upgrading my Asrock K7VT2 MoBo with an Athlon XP 2600 (from Duron 1300). At First I got Athlon 2100, then 2400 but after increasing the frequency of the FSB to 160, the MoBo froze. I could not reset the bios and there is no POST. The floppy drive keeps whirring, and when I unplugged it I got 8 short beeps. According to Asrock FAQ website, this means Video Memory Failure.
I emailed the Tech Support, and they are as useless as the manual. No idea except to take the MoBo for repairs.... Ha! It was given to me and I can't afford to throw away £25 just for checking it! I might as well buy another Ass_wipe_Rock mobo instead.
Any ideas please? How can I flash the bios if I can't get any video. I tested everything (two PCI and 2 AGP cards too) : still no POST.
Many thanks for any commments & advice
SonicMat