Korean Error message - what does it say?

SteTommo · 06-17-2007, 07:03 PM

My T3 comes up with the following error after a minute or so of being switched on, then powers off imidiatly. It dosn't matter what you do with it, or weather you use a battery or PSU to power it.

Please can someone tell me what this means, and what's wrong with my T3.

SteTommo · 06-18-2007, 04:44 AM

Right well aparently it means "Boot Failure" which dosent help in the slightest.

Anyone any ideas?

sharpmat007 · 06-18-2007, 09:07 AM

Reset bios to defaults, maybe? Disconnect all external devices that are needed to boot.

Does Bios report the correct memory?

SteTommo · 06-18-2007, 09:36 AM

Bios reports correct memory, no external devices conncted. IT still does it if you press F8 and don't even boot into windows. Also does it after a few seconds if you go into bios. Also it atually shows the error b4fore the PC resets, so it looks like something causes the message to be displayed then the Infill board resets the PC.

SteTommo · 06-18-2007, 09:41 AM

well with all the internal device unplogged too it still does it after a cople of seconds in bios. Looks like the mobo is screwed.

Probably due to the fact that since i bought it, a few months ago, there has been a loose connection/dry joint on the power connector and you had to wiggle it about to get a good connection and you could hear somethign arcing inside.

sharpmat007 · 06-18-2007, 09:45 AM

Ouch...thats not good

If it was me I would pop that baby open and hit and solder joints that look weak and reseat every connector. The memory stick is underneath the very bottom board. Take the time and you may get it back without paying anthing but your own time. If you need help taking it apart let me know...had my apart a few times.

sharpmat007 · 06-18-2007, 09:47 AM

Just a shot in the dark here...You try this with your car running? I know if my battery is low enough mine wont turn on and flashes a message. Its to save your battery if it detects low voltage.

SteTommo · 06-18-2007, 09:53 AM

no this is on the bench and I've already had it apart to fix the dry joint, but now that I've finally got the thing working I have the error listed at the start of this thread.

I just took everything off apart from the ram and it still crashed in bios with the above error on the screen.

Also took the Li-ion battery off and left it for a while.

Looks pretty knackered to me, gonan see if in can find some ram to test it wiht but failing that it looks like another £200 to post it back to the US, and I don't think they even have any T3's left.

Laidback · 06-18-2007, 10:03 AM

flash the bios?

SteTommo · 06-18-2007, 10:06 AM

won't stay on long enough to do anything, it manages the POST then about 3 seconds of bios, but bizarly if you boot into windows it's managed to do everyhting and then crashed when street deck starts.

However if you try and do anything else, boot form another media or hit f8 and try and get safe mode it just crashes after a few seconds.

sharpmat007 · 06-18-2007, 10:31 AM

I would definitely try and swap/reseat the memory...Its pc2700 I believe, but should handle any speed as long as it fits.

I havent been able to find a bios to flash so thats out.

SteTommo · 06-18-2007, 10:59 AM

the memory has 199 pins? My laptop memory has 200pins? Where do I get 199 pin memory from?

SteTommo · 06-18-2007, 11:02 AM

Right well it's just the way it's printed, it does infact have 200 pins, but still it's a slightly differnt shape to normal laptop DDR ram. The locating notch is 1mm out adn all the pins are slightly offest compared to the other simm, about .5mm

sharpmat007 · 06-18-2007, 11:18 AM

PC2700 has the notch in the right place.

SteTommo · 06-19-2007, 11:20 AM

well tryed everything, found the the problem is to do wiht the control circuits, the PC side if it works fine. mp3car won't help me out because I've removed the top cover so that's £1000 down the drain then.

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