Abit an8 32x post error code 5.2

Did you ever resolve?

This is the board with the external OC monitoring panel, right?! I owned this, too. I had a similar KV8 board from Soltek, as well--post codes, also. My Abit died several years ago.

The ABit's manual still exists online. According to the code, It's hanging on the onscreen logo--it says to switch to text. Here's the page describing your code: http://www.manualslib.com/manual/615/Abit-Amd-Athlon-Kv8-Pro.html?page=69#manual

If I remember correctly, that's not a serious error code--popped up often after new installs.

If it's a hard drive error--do you have the master/slave configuration jumpers correct? (Hard drive vs. Optical drive? Probably, you want the hard drive as master--optical as slave)

Is cable orientation (Pin 1--from PATA cable and at drive(s)/board) correct? Perhaps I remember now--maybe the BIOS can't get to the hard drive and OS.

Is your floppy light always illuminated (it shouldn't be)--is that cable installed correctly?

If your onboard hdd controller is dead--and, you worked with AGP over the years--you likely have a PCI card that will take its place. (If not, you may purchase that pretty easily. still.) Syba, Siig, Sabrent, StarTech, etc.

If your controller is OK, have you tried running a live i386 (32-bit) or AMD 64(64-bit) Linux disk or an old Bios upgrade/DOS floppy--to see if you get some type of OS posts? Is your proc 64-bit or 32-bit?: If I remember correctly, 754 CPUs generally were 64-bit--some were 32-bit, though (I still own one of those, too).

Did you clear your CMOS first (move the jumper for a few seconds and back)? Is the jumper correctly installed now?

Ah, the days of socket 754 (I never obtained Socket 939.....) Socket 754 still is a good value--you may obtain such a proc for about $5 on Ebay. (Used boards are a little pricey--considering.) I get the sense that 754 was the business board--939 was the gamer board.

Recently, I resurrected my old Shuttle Athlon XP board--considering its age, it holds up pretty well. Works fine with 32-bit Linux Debian distros. Dual-channel. Great OC board in its day. Currently, I have a 9800XL card in--soon, I'll put in a 3850 AGP....

To download and install the System Update Readiness Tool, follow the steps below:

1. Click Start

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, and click Control Panel.

2. If you use Windows 7, click System and Security. If you use Windows Vista, click Security.

3. Under Windows Update, click Check for updates.

4. The System Update Readiness Tool (KB947821) is offered, only when

5. Click Install updates.

hope this helps

Hi, you can download a manual here:

http://www.abit.com.tw/page/en/motherboard/motherboard_detail.php?pMODEL_NAME=AI7&fMTYPE=Socket 478&pPRODINFO=Manual

The fault could be the cpu, wrong type of ram, a faulty ram module
or a fault in the mainboard.
Check all the settings in the manual and the bios aswell.

Here is a list of beep codes:
Basic Beep Codes for ABIT AWARD BIOS Motherboards

1. No beep at all - this means your motherboard is dead, either due to a defective or underpowered power supply, poorly seated CPU or RAM, or a dead-on-arrival board
   
2. One beep - board is working fine
   
3. One long beep then machine shuts down - faulty, improperly installed or missing CPU
   
4. 1 short(Beep) System booting is normally
   
5. 2 short(Beep) CMOS setting error
   
6. 1 long - 1 short(Beep) DRAM ERROR
   
7. 1 long - 2 short(Beep) Display card or monitor connected error
   
8. 1 long - 3 short(Beep) Keyboard Error
   
9. 1 long - 9 short(Beep) ROM Error
   
10. Long(Beep) continuous DRAM isn't inserted correctly
    
11. Short(Beep) continuous POWER supply has a problem
    
12. A two-tone siren, generally caused by overheating or out of specification voltages
    
13. Four beeps then machine shuts down. This is because this version of the BIOS will shut down your machine if no fan tachometer signal is detected on the fan header. Make sure you attach a fan to the FAN1 or FAN4 header or clear CMOS to reset to default (no checking).

Is your Vista a 32 bit or 64 Bit O/S

open this link and run the Windows readiness tool, This will help the PC unblock any failed updates for Windows and help you install the new updates.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=b4d90b06-c27d-4483-bc1f-04d43fa7b293&displaylang=en

Windows installer for Vista is Installer version 4.5, so the updates should fix the issue.

I still did not find beep code that match your problem..

Anyways here are the common beep codes for your motherboard.. it might help you too.
1. No beep - no reaction, the mother board is dead, power supply problem, processor and or ram problem.
2. 1beep - board is working fine.
3. One long beep then it shuts down - cpu problem, your processor is not working or missing.
4. 1short beep - system boots normally
5. 2short beeps - CMOS setting error.
6. 1long 1short beep - dram error
7. 1long 2 short beep - video card or monitor not connected
8. 1long 3 short beep - keyboard error.
9. 1long 9short beep - ROM error
10. Long beep - memory card is missing or not connected
11. Short beep - power supply error
12 Four beeps - there is no fan detected on Fan1 or Fan2 header. make sure to attach or reset CMOS bios to factory setting.


Hope this gave you an idea of your problem..

Much appreciated if you rate this help..thanks..

Hi,
This seems to be a common problem with this board. That error could mean any number of things from a loose cable to a fried chip. Flashing bios will not get rid of the problem.

Take a look at this article.

http://techspotlight.today.com/2009/06/03/abit-motherboard-post-code-error-90/

Good luck,
Hank

Easy fix, just take apart your unit, it is very simple if you have taken anything apart before. Once you get the screws out of the casing and you take the top off the main thing will be taking the top off the cd drive. Hopefully you will not have bent arms from the jam on your cd drive like I did. Because now I have to either get a new drive or send it to Bose for a complete refurb which is only 100 dollars and for what they offer its a great price! I could fix it myself but I cant find the drive anywhere and Bose don't sale internal parts! Anyway once its taken apart remove cd's carefully and reasemble. Easy as that unless you encounter the same problem I did! Good Luck!

i think thats memory so try removing your ram and re installing it. maby its not pushed in all the way.

Hello seany187,

What I'm doing since your system doesn't want to download from Abit, is creating a zip file with all the drives, manuals, utilities and bios updates for both XP, XP64, Vista, and Vista 64, since I don't what OS your on, and you will be able to download them from this private site HERE. And because the files are so large, I split them into, I'll post the second one as in a comment as soon as it's completely up on the site.. You shouldn't have any problems with these downloads, unless you have your IE settings to high.


Good Luck & don't forget to leave a rating based on my Solution.

Thanks Mark

Stay tuned for the second file!

I picked this up from an abit forum, It appears that it is quite common, look here, http://forums.hexus.net/abit-care-hexus/104674-abit-ab9-pro-code-25-error.html