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by **Hugh_h** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 6:01 am

I have Windows XP, latest bios RV with hpt366 1.30 win drivers 1.30 the problem is that when I shut down windows or reboot. The computer frezzez for while and I can hear 3 clicks form hard drive, it seems like windows tries to switch off hdd but something is wrong. I have tehe same problem with IBM 20GB and Seagate 120GB drives.

by **hyperspace** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 7:50 am

Welcome to BP6.Com, Hugh_h !

Please post a detailed description of your system. This may be related to power.

by **Hugh_h** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 8:03 am

If it may help
BP6 2xceleron 466 @ 466
TNT2 M64
CDRW Samsung 52
FDD
Sagate 120GB ST3120026A
PSU Feel 300W
LAN, extra ISA IO card, Scanner SCSII

I don't thing that it's a power problem I already tried with only 1 hdd attached with no CD and other extra stuff.
I have this problem from the begining with this mobo but i thought that is the IBM hdd related, now I have new Seagate and its the same. I thing that it's something to do with the drivers beetwen Windows->BIOS

by **hyperspace** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 8:23 am

Are you using the HPT366 controller (IDE3 and IDE4)?

by **Hugh_h** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 8:26 am

CD is on IDE 3
Seagate is on HPT366 0

others are n/c

by **Dave Rave** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 3:19 am

the cd-rom is wasted on the highpoint. it's an ATA-33 device anyway.

the black sockets, with the fdc, are your std ide
the white are the highpoint

by **Hugh_h** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 8:06 am

>>> IDE 3 ie secondary master

by **wickie** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 2:05 am

Highpoint says that the HPT366 controller should only be used for harddisks not for CD/DVD etc. Try the CD-Rom on IDE 1/2 (it's fast enough).

by **Hugh_h** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 2:15 am

sorry I meant IDE2 as a wrote secondary master of IDE not ATA66, CDROM is on normal IDE

by **BCN** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 8:46 am

its is due to HPT666 :evil:

controller - if you like your HDDs and Optical or any other kind IDE drives alive and kicking, so disconnect them from this controller and buy a decent promise controller PCI card

by **hyperspace** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 7:51 pm

O.K.

Your hard drive is(was) on the standard IDE controller (IDE2 or IDE1) or on the HPT366 controller (IDE3 or IDE4)?

by **LunaticFrige** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 2:51 am

I confirm the same clicking prob while shutting down on w2k ever since I updated Bios to RV w/hpt366. With 1 HD on ide3, there are 3 clicks. With 4 HD on ide3 & 4, there are many clicks. Using v1.25.10 hpt drivers as the v1.30 would only allow 1 HD on ide3 or 4. The clicks are to a level that unsettles me abit and comparable to a finger-snap.

by **Wolfram** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 8:05 am

There is a theory from some guy around the web who says only Samsung drives shut down properly on the BP6. I posted a link to it here on the board, will search for it later. Personally I had trouble with three different Seagate drives on the HPT366, no probs with a WD 20GB, Fujitsu 40GB, Samsung 120GB.

But it might be the power connector or PSU. I recently encountered occasional freezes on my BP6, and the DVD burner (on the standard IDE) first refused to burn DVDs, later I couldn't even burn CDs.

The culprit were the power connectors. Or the PSU itself, I'm not absolutely sure. I replaced it and everything is fine, the DVD burner works perfectly, no freezes at all.

by **Wolfram** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 8:15 am

viewtopic.php?t=2307

by **BCN** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 5:16 pm

the culprit for these klicks as they are the sound of the HDD head parking and striking the barrier... is the driver of HPT and the HPT controller itself, as I remeber, when I had drives on it, they clicked with HPT BIOS 1.28 but not with 1.25 or drivers, I do not remember, but since my drive actually almost died on it, I have never ever used it again and had no problem....

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