I'm pretty stumped on this one, I can't get any video on my comp.
Specs:
MSI P6N SLI Motherboard
1xgig G.skill Ram
Geforce 8600 GTS Video card
700Watt Epsilon power supply
My D-Bracket is showing all 4 green lights, all fans turn on, and my keyboard lights turn on, i can even turn numlock/capslock on and off, but I can't get picture on either of the 2 monitors I'm using.
Ive tested the video card in my friends machine and it works, I'm getting very confused...
well I unplugged everything and plugged it back in, except the front panel USB / LED switches, I simply double checked them and made sure they were snug.
I also reseated the processor.
Now the D-bracket shows 1 3 4 Green, and 2 Red.. my manual says this for that coding:
Initializing Floppy Drive Controller
This will initialize Floppy Drive and controller.
I don't have a floppy drive... so I'm not sure what this error means.
"Endersun" <Endersun.2z2f7u@no.email.invalid> wrote in message
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>
> well I unplugged everything and plugged it back in, except the front
> panel USB / LED switches, I simply double checked them and made sure
> they were snug.
>
> I also reseated the processor.
>
> Now the D-bracket shows 1 3 4 Green, and 2 Red.. my manual says this
> for that coding:
>
> Initializing Floppy Drive Controller
> This will initialize Floppy Drive and controller.
>
> I don't have a floppy drive... so I'm not sure what this error means.
>
> Any input would be appreciated.
>
You could try disabling the floppy controller in the BIOS. Which PCI-e
slot are you using? Have you tried the other one?
The Motherboard supports 1333 FSB, and thats what my processor runs at.
I have no onboard video and I do not have a floppy drive either.
I was able to make all nine stand-offs match 9 of the motherboard holes, although I only had 8 screws, so I didnt screw one of them in, but it seems sturdy.
Another thing is that my ram runs at 1.9v - 2.0v and my MB recommends 1.8v ram, but I have heard on more than 1 occasion of people using ram over the voltage and it working. Wouldn't my D-bracket show a memory problem if it was? Anyway, heres the ram I'm using:
edit: also... how loud should my processor be? I don't think I'm hearing any processor grinding on power up, but my D-bracket never shows faulty processor. If it doesn't post, then the processor won't make much noise anyways right?
Endersun wrote:
> MSI P6N SLI-FI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard -
> Retail
> Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Conroe 3.0GHz LGA 775 Processor Model
> BX80557E6850 - Retail
>
> The Motherboard supports 1333 FSB, and thats what my processor runs
> at.
>
> I have no onboard video and I do not have a floppy drive either.
>
> I was able to make all nine stand-offs match 9 of the motherboard
> holes, although I only had 8 screws, so I didnt screw one of them in,
> but it seems sturdy.
>
> Another thing is that my ram runs at 1.9v - 2.0v and my MB recommends
> 1.8v ram, but I have heard on more than 1 occasion of people using ram
> over the voltage and it working. Wouldn't my D-bracket show a memory
> problem if it was? Anyway, heres the ram I'm using:
>
> G.SKILL 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model
> F2-6400PHU1-1GBNR - Retail
>
> edit: also... how loud should my processor be? I don't think I'm
> hearing any processor grinding on power up, but my D-bracket never shows
> faulty processor. If it doesn't post, then the processor won't make much
> noise anyways right?
>
>
ATX12V power cable plugged into the board ? Modern motherboards have
at least two power connectors, the main one (probably 24 pins), and the
one for the processor (either 2x2 or 2x4, use 2x2 cable anyway).
Second thing to check, is find your motherboard on the MSI site,
and check which version of BIOS is needed to run a FSB1333 processor.
Some motherboard products place a sticky label on the BIOS chip, with
the current revision of firmware recorded on the label. If the number
on the label indicates the BIOS is quite old, that could be a reason
it won't start properly.
On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:40:28 -0500, Endersun
<Endersun.2z383f@no.email.invalid> wrote:
>
>MSI P6N SLI-FI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard -
>Retail
>Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Conroe 3.0GHz LGA 775 Processor Model
>BX80557E6850 - Retail
>
>The Motherboard supports 1333 FSB, and thats what my processor runs
>at.
>
>I have no onboard video and I do not have a floppy drive either.
So disable the fdd and fdd controller in the BIOS.
>I was able to make all nine stand-offs match 9 of the motherboard
>holes, although I only had 8 screws, so I didnt screw one of them in,
>but it seems sturdy.
Take one out of your old computer and use it.
>Another thing is that my ram runs at 1.9v - 2.0v and my MB recommends
>1.8v ram, but I have heard on more than 1 occasion of people using ram
>over the voltage and it working. Wouldn't my D-bracket show a memory
>problem if it was? Anyway, heres the ram I'm using:
>
>G.SKILL 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model
>F2-6400PHU1-1GBNR - Retail
Since MSI is very specific about the voltage you should probably follow
their advice.
>edit: also... how loud should my processor be? I don't think I'm
>hearing any processor grinding on power up, but my D-bracket never shows
>faulty processor. If it doesn't post, then the processor won't make much
>noise anyways right?
Processors are silent. Are you asking about the heatsink/fan or harddrive
making noise?
I've got the P6N SLI Platinum and have had zero problems with it. I built
a machine for my little bother using the same board as yours and it works
fine as well. Didn't bother with the diagnostic LEDs doohicky.
When you want to diagnose a new or faulty machine, first thing is to
reduce it to just the essential parts. Take out all the extra cards and
drives. Once it boots with 1 stick of RAM, the video card, the hdd, and
the CPU with hsfan, then you can add other components back in.
Cant get built comp to POST (4 green LED) 
Linear Mode
