Board killed after changing FSB? K7N2G-ILSR

I have a K7N2G-LISR. After I changed the FSB which was at 100MHz by default, the D-Bracket showed that the CPU was damaged. I cleared the CMOS and than it showed damaged memory. I tryed the RAM and the CPU with another PC and both were OK.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
AMD Athlon XP 2400+
MSI K7N2G-ILSR nForce2
Enermax EG465AX
2x512 MB Infineon CL2.5 DDR
MSI GeForce4 TI4800SE-VTD8X
IBM/Hitachi 120GB

Try to set J10 back to safe mode (100mhz) after reset the BIOS then turn it on. If it boots set J10 to 133mhz.

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A question about an error after changing FSB

Here is what I am running
MSI K7T266 Pro
AMD Athlon Thunderbird 1.4ghz processor
512 DDR RAM
Geforce 3 Ti 500
Intel 21041-Based PCI Ethernet Adapter (Generic) #2
Now I loaded my FSB at 100 and it runs fine but only at 1.050 ghz instead of 1.4.
I try running at 133 FSB and it runs at 1.4 till I try to install anything and it crashes my computer and corrupts my HDD and gives me a 'serious error' message of:
BCCode : d1 BCP1 : FFFFFFA3 BCP2 : 00000010 BCP3 : 00000001
BCP4 : F81EB965 OSVer : 5_1_2600 SP : 0_0 Product : 768_1
Now I want to know what this means?
I cleared my CMOS and now I only got the error message once when I tried to install the drivers for my sound card. and I can install DOOM 3 now without getting the reboot and 'serious error' message.

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Originally posted by GuyOne
Yes, PC2100.
How do I run that memtest program? I cannot figure it out.
The latest memtest86 installer/extractor creates its own boot diskette (with its own boot files). Just boot with the diskette, memtest86 does its thing, no user interaction required.
Alternatively, an .ISO image is now available that is suitable for creating a self-booting memtest86 CD.

K7N2G-ILSR MS-6570 fsb cpu can't change specs

How do I change fsb and get cpu better performance.
The jumpers J10 set 133mhz
J11 " Short
My cpu running at 1.25mhz not 1.667mhz
Bios shows FSB@100
If I change CPU to 1.667 and fsb to 133 system hangs on windows desktop
K7N2G-ILSR MS-6570
AMD 2000+ AthlonXP
Seagate 60gig hdd
750mb RAM
Samsung Combo CDR
XP pro

then you got the cooler install wrong,have a weak psu,or very poor ram

K7N2G-ILSR: On-board video too unstable to use

Putting together a new computer for my son. Using K7N2G-ILSR and was really looking forward to the onboard video. Using Athlon XP 2100 (from my prior machine -- 100 percent solid CPU) and initially bought Corsair 2700 256MB with the new board. As an immediate downer, the board refused to work with the memory (nonstop beeping/D-LED stuff, etc.) at power up (tried all slots -- same result). Observation: this compares very unfavorably with my highly-favorable experience with Soyo boards, by the way. Swapped out that memory with Kingston 2700 256MB from my daughter's machine, which is running Soyo Dragon Lite.
Ok, so after some immediate (and unnecessary) memory hassle, got system to boot. CPU is running fine and cool at 50 deg C.
Next (BIG, BIG) problem: Onboard Video is WAY, WAY too unstable in Windows 2000 to be usable. At the outset, the video is showing random horizontal streaks (of trash) across the screen. The only time I've seen that before in my 15 years of PC use is in a Diamond video card a long time ago that was also defective. However, I can live with streaks. The problem is that the machine crashes every time, 100 percent of the time, within 15-90 seconds of booting into Windows 2000 (SP3). (Of course, used latest video driver from a web site, different settings, different refresh rates, and all the other usual stuff, etc., etc., etc.) By the way, I had the patience to try this with and without SP3, and tried a zillon different bios settings. Nothing worked -- same immediate crash problem. Also booted into safe mode and same deal -- but at least that confirms that the problem is probably underlying hardware-related problem, not software/driver problem. (If it can't run under generic Windows VGA driver, then it probably can't run under anything else.)
Only solution is to swap in an existing AGP card. That solves the problem 100 percent but I am not exactly happy camper since I paid for the on-board video (and for budget reasons the card that I am swapping in is not exactly cutting-edge.)
If anyone has a silver bullet fix for this, I would love to hear it. Otherwise, I will assume that the onboard AGP is defective and/or poorly designed, whereupon I would have been better off not spending the extra money for it. My best guess is that the memory and/or other video circuitry is defective.
Otherwise, happy with the underlying performance of the motherboard itself but the video fiasco is a BIG letdown. :O
Thanks.

SILVER BULLET FOUND!!! (and it was free) BIG, BIG, BIG cigar to Bikeman for his above post, which focused my attention on the BIOS. Had considered it at the outset, but figured there was no way I was going to need to flash a brand spanking new board. But when you read the BIOS update notes, one of its fixes is with Kingston memory which is currently in the board. Recall from above, however, that Kingston was a fallback as board complained bitterly about the Corsair memory that I bought with the board. (My daugher's Dragon Lite is quite happy with either memory.)
So here's the rundown. Actually couldn't see what bios ver. I had at POST as text went by way too fast. So install live update software which confirmed that I had older v. 1.2 bios. (Interestingly, the live update itself was old enough that it itself had to self-update before I could use). Flashed BIOS to 1.3 using the Windows version of update, which I will report worked real smooth.
Rebooted and proceeded to install fresh nVidia driver from nVidia website. However, I can tell you that the BIOS was definitely the problem because before I wouldn't have been able to easily get to the point of installing video driver without 5-10 crash/reboot cycles -- so the new-found stability made it very clear that the BIOS update was the "silver bullet" I was looking for.
Postscript impressions: (1) MSI boards are VERY finiky about memory (which is a problem that I have never had with Soyo boards), and (2) this is the 2nd MSI board I have bought and the 2nd one that has had severe bios issues. The first board was a low-end A socket board with AMI bios that arrived faulty/trashed -- half way thru POST, bios would start spitting out garbage ASCII characters.
Again thanks again to Bikeman for saving me from spending any more money (on psu or other memory) and for letting my son's system now run 8X AGP.

K7N2G-ILSR is DEAD after OC!!??!! PLEASE HELP!!

Ok,
I got my new K7N2G-ILSR on Tuesday and swapped it in my setup, replacing my beloved K7T266 Pro2 RU. Ive got an XP2100+ and 2X Corsair XMS2400 sticks in cual channel and a 550watt Antec PS. Install of WinXP and all software went smooth and ultra fast. Next I put in all my cards and dealt with IRQ and resource conflicts for a day before going with onboard LAN which is much more responsive than the 3COM card that I took out. I had my system running perfectly and decided Thursday morning to try a little overclocking.
Since the corsair XMS 2400 is guaranteed to run @ 300Mhz, i set the FSB to 150 and the multiplyer to 11.5, which would give me a 1725, and since the 2100+ is a 1733Mhz chip so its not a steep overclock, just some FSB tweaking. I then set the CPU Vcore to 1.75 and the VDDR to 1.7 and rebooted. Since then I have not been able to get the board to post. The DLED bracket shows the error as being damaged or improperly installed CPU. I tried resetting the BIOS jumper, the fail safe 100Mhz jumper and even took out the battery for an hour, with the PS connector off of the MB and it STILL wont POST. Thinking I may have fried the CPU (which I ran at these same settings on my K7T266 Pro2 RU) I swapped in my 1600+ and got the same results. Ive retested both processors on my K7T266 Pro2 RU machine and they run perfect.
Is there something im missing??? Ive got 3 MSI motherboards in my systems and this is the first time ive had any problem with them (except the dropping USB with the K7t266 ProR on an OC) Ive followed the directions on resetting the J10 jumper to safe mode and even taken off the J11 100Mhz CPU jumper but nothing will get this board to post. Could it actually be dead?? Please help!! Im hosting a small LAN party at my place saturday night and would hate to have to game all night without my main system. ;( I AM DESPARATE!!!!!

backwoodz,
No problem, sorry if i sounded a bit snippy, thats what 4 hours of sleep does when your troubleshooting your fancy new Mobo all night. Not to mention getting ribbed by a friend who continually spouts out "should have bought an ASUS, and get a Pentium". I cant hammer it into that putz's head that his mighty P4 gets smoked by my 2 year old K7T266 ProR and 1600+ with corsair valueram. 8o
My system will completley power on, all fans spin up, along with hard drives and CDROMS and the DLED just gives me the processor initialization error, but it wont seek the floppy. ;(
Anyways, I never used to do the online purchasing either, theres several good walk in vendors in my area, but all have some special charge for walk in or using a creditcard etc etc. X(
I cant feel to bad though, even though 4 of my friends are playing UT2K3 on my personal server right now while im trying to free space on a packed 20GB hard drive to install UT2003 on my backup system. This is only the second part that ive fragged, and ive done some boneheaded things in the past (sleep deprivation!).
Thanks for the help everyone! Im on my way to RMA land!!

...on-board NIC issues with K7N2G-ILSR

After reading several posts on this issue, it sounds as if a ton of people are having problems with their K7N2G-ILSR on-board NIC. My problem is pretty strange... When i'm on the internet (WinXP Pro, cable modem/Linksys BEFSX41 firewall router), my NIC works fairly well.. maybe 90% of time. I can also 'connect' to other machines on my LAN just fine. However, if i attempt to transfer data between my K7N2G-ILSR and another PC, the LAN conenction icon flashes back and forth between 'connected' and 'disconnected.' I also have this problem when i try to download anything... It's driving me friggin crazy!!
I haven't tried the MAC address solution (copying the NIC MAC address into the BIOS). Before i give that a shot, does anyone have any updated news regarding this issue?
Thanks for the help... Mike

I like to contribute a little. I bought a mother board K7N2G-ILSR upgraded my PC. First, I booted up with Windows 98SE most of hardware is working include on-board network port which connected with RoadRunner cable modem except not USB 2.0. I have decided to upgrade to Windows XP SP1. My first try of upgrading to Windows XP looks okay for most hardware, then I found out that network is not working. After several investigation, I see no MAC address show on network driver property. I reinstall (restore from backup) Windows 98SE then network is worked fine. I memo the MAC address. Again, upgraded to Windows XP SP1, enter the MAC address into NVIDIA nForce MCP Networking Controler's property "NetWork Address". After rebooted the Windows XP the on-board network port is working perfect. This must be glich in nForce2 driver.

How can I re-activate eBooks in Adobe Digital Editions after changing the mother board of my MacBookPro?

After changing the mother board of my MacBookPro to fix the video display issue, all my previous eBooks in Adobe Digital Editions cannot be activated. The error message: "Activation Server error - code E_ADEPT_INTERNAL". Please advise what I can do to read my eBooks again?

Hmm, it shouldn't be that much of a problem. I searched my entire drive for "digital editions", and this is the whole thing:
/Applications/Adobe Digital Editions 3.0.app
/Users/user/Library/Caches/com.adobe.adobedigitaleditions.app
/Users/user/Documents/Digital Editions
/Users/user/Library/Preferences/com.adobe.adobedigitaleditions.app.plist
/private/var/db/receipts/com.adobe.adobedigitaleditions.app.bom
/private/var/db/receipts/com.adobe.adobedigitaleditions.app.plist
/Library/Preferences/com.adobe.DigitalEditions.plist
The application itself, three small files scattered in your user account, to unimportant installation receipt files, and another preference file in the root Library folder. Removing those should remove everything related to version 3, which is what I have installed.
Where I substituted "user" above (for the three entries of /Users/user/...), replace that with whatever the actual name of your user account is.
Edit: I double checked the installer using a small app that sorts out every file in an installer, and where each item would normally be installed. The main app is literally the only item in the installer. The receipts are created by the OS per the installer's data, and the other minor preference files are created when the app is first run. There is nothing else.

Audio problem? with K7N2G-ILSR board

I have recently built the following machine :
Motherboard : MSI K7N2G-ILSR
Processor : AMD 2200
Memory : Kingston 2 x 512MB
Hard Drive : WD 80GB
OS : Windows 2000 SP 3
The problem is if the on-board audio is enabled, the system either blue screens with a STOP error where it can't find the audio system file ( which exists ) or if it does boot into Windows, explorer.exe will crash. I have to go into Task Manager to start explorer.exe in order to see my desktop.
If I disable the on-board audio, no problem what so ever, but of course this is not a solution I want to live with.
I have tried to troubleshoot this myself : taken out a stick of memory, switched memory, updated the drivers to the latest, etc.
Also another thing to note, when I finally don't blue screen, the Windows 2000 System event log will have 10-15 of the following error messages, "The driver detected a controller error on \Device\Harddisk0\DR0".
I have told all of this to the MSI Support and they think it is either memory or a bad board not the drivers. I have also burned in my system and no problems were discovered.
Any help?
Thanks,
Wayne

Yes, I have tried with SP2. Currently I am using SP3, though. I am also using Bios 1.3
Here are my IRQ assignments.
IRQ Number   Device
1   Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
3   Communications Port (COM2)
4   Communications Port (COM1)
5   NVIDIA nForce PCI System Management
6   Standard floppy disk controller
8   System CMOS/real time clock
9   Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System
12   PS/2 Compatible Mouse
13   Numeric data processor
14   Primary IDE Channel
15   Secondary IDE Channel
16   NVIDIA GeForce4 MX Integrated GPU
20   Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
20   Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
20   Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
20   NVIDIA(R) nForce(TM) MCP Audio Processing Unit
(Dolby(R) Digital)
20   NVIDIA(R) nForce(TM) Audio Codec Interface
20   OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
I have disabled the Raid in the device manager, otherwise that came up IRQ 11.
I guess I spoke too early about not crashing, this morning it took about 6 reboots in order to finally get to a login this morning. I would get a STOP error about not finding the audio driver.

Problems installing Windows XP on at K7N2G-ILSR

Hi,
I am having problems installing Windows XP on at K7N2G-ILSR.
Config.
K7N2G-ILSR
With 2 120 GB Western Digital WD1200JB drives
Liteon CDRW and Toshiba DVD
Memory ME-512MB-PC2700 DIM/DDR333/512MB/PC2700
Bios settings are all set to default. And at 4/2003 version
The WD drives are plugged into IDE1 with one as Master and the other Slave. The CD & DVD on the IDE2 with the CDRW as master and the DVD as Slave.
Boot to Dos the Drives are seen with no problem
Try doing a clean install and the System always hangs after initial driver load and Hangs when Blue Screen states "Setup is installing Windows"
Any Ideas?
Thanks

Have you tried changing the APIC function in BIOS. Either disable it or set it to MPS 1.1 see if that helps.
Also make sure your FSB is 100MHz and make sure your jumpers on the mobo are correctly set up. There are a lot of installation issues relating to FSB and win XP.
And finally make sure your memory is fully compatible with nForce boards. The default answer to everyone's nForce platform problems.
Psymon

K7N2G-ILSR overclocking problems

I am experiencing some strange problems. First my system:
K7N2G-ILSR using onboard video
Athlon XP 1700+ Thoroughbred A, factory unlocked
2x512MB Corsair XMS PC2700CL2 memory
Debian Linux, 2.4.21-pre4-ac6 kernel
350W Enermax PSU
173MHz FSB, 10x multiplyer, 1733MHz CPU 1:1 FSB/CPU
1.65V CPU Voltage
1.2 BIOS
This system works rock stable, no crashes, no problems when it is running. But if I turn the power off, it no longer posts, if I remember correctly, the bottom two leds are on. It does not beep, no video nothing.
There is a procedure I can always use to bring the system back up, but it is a bit tedious:
1. Set the safe mode jumber
2. power on, the machine starts non-stop high/low beeps, no video
3. Press reset: the board boots up, go to BIOS setup, set the FSB to 133MHz and save
4. power off, reset the safe mode jumper
5. Power on, again the machine starts with high/low beeps
6. Reset: the machine comes up, enter the BIOS, set FSB back to 173MHz
7. Reboot, enjoy!
It always works, but it is a hassle. Not too bad, since the machine is on 24/7 so I only have to do this is there is a power outage of when I change some hardware, but it is very inconvinient.
The other strange thing is that I cannot set the DDR voltage to 2.7V. I can select it in the BIOS, save it, but after reboot it is back to 2.6V

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Originally posted by wonkanoby
drives pull 2x or 3x current to spin up as do once spinning,thats what makes me think psu if a reset works but cold boot fails,disable all bar c and try a cold boot
I have tried that, removed my HD and my TV Tuner card, but it did not help. But I have discovered something new: if I turn off the machine only using the ATX power switch and do not turn off the PSU switch, the board comes back on fine. I also have a simplified procedure to revive the board after a power off:
1. Set the safe mode jumper
2. Power on, wait for high/low beeps
3. Reset and wait for POST
4. Turn off using the ATX Power switch
5. Reset the safe mode jumper while the main PSU power is still on
6. Turn on and boot
Note that I did not have to tweak the BIOS as before.
Also did anyone else had trouble setting the DDR voltage to 2.7V? I can set it in the BIOS, but it is back to 2.6V after reboot.

K7N2G-ILSR - my experience

Well, after reading through this board's multitude of problems, I think I encountered them all when I went to install my mobo.
Here's my setup & experience:
AMD XP 2600+
MSI K7N2G-ILSR
2x 512MB DDR 400MHZ Infineon 64x64 modules
2x Maxtor 60Y080 80GB SATA 7200RPM drives
Creative SB Audigy Platinum EX
Intel Gigabit Ethernet Card
Logitech USB iTouch Keyboard
Logitech USB Dual Optical 4 Button Mouse
LG DVD ROM
LG DVD-RW/+RW/RAM Drive
420 watt X-PIDER Aspireusa Black case w/purdy lights & clear side
and a whooole lota patience.
First of all, let me explain, I used to do tech support, building computers, troubleshooting bad installs, fixing problems etc, my entire job was finding problems with systems and fixing them for a retail & corporate reseller.
Here's what I did, feel free to drop in suggestions of what I should/shouldn't have done, or what I can still try.
1) I plugged everything in and turned it on. (yeah yeah, I realized the error in my ways real quick)
Result: Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep... (all long beeps, which kept going on for ages, I lost count at 20+ and realized it wasnt an error code)
2) I unplugged everything one part at a time and restarting until I had 3 things plugged into the mobo, the Mobo, the CPU, and the 2 sticks of RAM, so it was one of those 3 things that were causing the problems.
Result was still the same beeping fyi.
3) I tried every option for the memory, alternated each stick in DIMM slot 1,2 and 3. Tried combinations of each module in different slots, until I had exhausted them all.
Result: same beeping.
4) Tried a 256MB Samsung module in slot 1
Result: POST!! YAY!
5) Went into BIOS to see what the settings were, made sure everything was ok and kept going with the install and the Samsung module - I restarted & went to the SATA RAID utility next. - CTRL-F took me to that screen.
Result: Froze on RAID Controller screen.
6) Or so I thought, after an hour or so, trying different things, replaced the USB Logitech Keyboard with a MS Natural PS2 keyboard was the next option.
Result: POST & RAID Setup works now!
7) Followed manual directions at this point (yeah, I wasn't taking any chances after all this crap) Went to verify the drives.
Result: Frozen drive verifaction at 72%
8) Retried verification.
Result: Worked.
9) Formatted Drive.
Result: Worked.
10) Installed OS after loading Raid Drivers.
Result: BSOD half way through Win XP setup. Rebooted to find the Raid Array is offline.
11) Deleted the Raid Array, started from Scratch.
Result: got allll the way to having the OS installed & Ready to go (I almost cried at this point, and hugged my roomie)
12) Installed Service Pack 1.
Result: Worked.
13) Installed Motherboard Drivers (from CD - yeah yeah, I should have downloaded the latest)
Result: BSOD. AGAIN. Restarted to find the Array Offline yet again.
14) Restarted after deleting the Array and setting it up again, thinking I'd have to install the OS all over, and it booted straight into the OS with no issues. ???
15) Left it running for 1/2 hour to see if it was an intermittent problem.
Result: While I was changing a T-Shirt (due to excessive sweat buildup from the stress) it spontaneously BSOD'd and reset - Array was offline again etc.
16) Reset Array & left for the weekend.
Result - Ran aaallll weekend no problem.
17) RMA'd my memory, getting replacements today, and so far the system still works...
so... ? What should I do? I'm scared it'll spontaneously BSOD again and leave me PCless.
Comments/Sympathies/Suggestions welcome. I need consoling *sniff*

18) Replaced the memory - memory worked.
19) Wiped the drive clean - resinstalled the OS.
20) Upgraded the BIOS on the Motherboard & RAID Controller
21) Updated the Drivers for the Motherboard, Video Card and Sound Card - unplugged all other peripherals.
22) BSOD On installing the Motherboard drivers.
23) BSOD On running any 3d/Sound programs
24) Live updated kept BSODing every time I tried to load it.
25) Wiped the drive clean again, reseated all cards, tried one memory stick.
26) Reinstalled the OS - Froze half-way through intall - restarted, reformatted, reinstalled.
27) Immediately after install worked, I updated the Drivers for the motherboard - BSOD again.
28) Installed all other required drivers (LiveUpdate for motherboard - Video, Sound) I thought maybe it was a problem with an outdated peripheral driver.
29) played with all BIOS settings again with the RAM Latency, clock speeds etc. BSOD every 4-6 minutes no matter what I tried.
30) Tried pulling out the sound card and using the onboard, re-enabling it in the bios. Same problem - BSOD every few minutes.
31) Tried switching up the 9800Pro with an older Nvidia GeForce 3 - Same problem - BSOD every few minutes, the only things I have not replaced or unplugged are the Motherboard & CPU.
32) Lost patience with said motherboard - pulled it out of the case & packaged it up to send back.
X(

K7N2G-ILSR need serious help!!

OK, Ive had my K7N2G-ILSR running perfect for nearly a year. It came out of my gaming rig to do duty in my server a few months ago and always ran perfect. 6 weeks ago, I started changing my configuration, I went from a Gainward FX5900 NU to a Radeon 9800 Pro to an MSI FX5900Ultra, and added a Winfast TV2000XP expert, and swapped in a 2800+. It seems as if after I swapped in the 2800+ the problems began. Constant BSOD under use and Memtest86 would lock, never give me errors, just locked. I RMAd the board and got my replacement this weekend. I installed it and almost the exact same problems. In the interim, while the K7N2G was away at RMA camp, I picked up a KT6 Delta LSR and used it in its stead. Same processor, PSU, DDR, HSF, Video card, Tunercard, case and cables. It ran absolutley flawless. I was watching TV on the tuner while browing the web and unRARing a 4.5GB movie file without the slightest hint of trouble.
Now, With the replacment K7N2G in, some days I can Memtest86 for 2 hours without a problem, and sometimes it will not go past the "moving 64K block" section. There is no rhyme or reason as to when it will or wont lock. I got into my original windowsXP installation, and tried to run Prime95. Error, BSOD and another BSOD. Then one day, it ran for 1-1/2hours Prime95 perfect. ?!?!? I have tried the following, and have not found a stable setup yet. I dotn want to go back to the KT6 LSR, because I need my Soundstorm and I like dual channel Nforce. Heres everything I have tried.
Downclocked to 133FSB - stable sometimes.
Switched to Single Channel and relaxed timings - no difference.
Removed video card and tuner card - no difference.
Ran single stick of DDR - no difference.
Tested HDD twice - no errors.
Tested HDD on KT6 Delta LSR - ran PERFECT.
Tested DDR on NF7-S and KT6 Delta LSR - ran PERFECT.
Tested 2800+ on same 2 boards - ran PERFECT.
Tested FX5900U on same 2 boards - ran PERFECT.
Disabled FW and AGP8X- no difference.
Tried Onboard Vid - no difference.
Tried MSI FX5200 64MB - no difference.
Upped core and DDR voltage - no difference.
BIOS Safe defaults - no difference.
Cleared CMOS and ran at defaults - no difference.
Checked and rechecked mounting (though the first ran perfect in same case for 8 months)
The only thing left would be the PSU, but it seems hightly unlikely that it would be the culprit, it is only 6 months old. it is a 430W Thermaltake Silent Purepower. I built a system for a friend, nearly identical except his has an 80GB HDD and 9600XT. I recently swapped a 3 year old PP303X Antec 300Watt PSU without P4 connector into his because his cheap Raidmax 400 blew out, and the Antec runs his system rock solid. The temps in my system are right on, 45C CPU Loaded, 32C Case loaded. CPU is cooled by a Vantec Aeroflow w TMD. What the hell is going on here? My level of expertise is high. this is the first system ihave not been able to troubleshoot. I dont want to get stuck with an Nforce2 board sitting on my shelf in its box, and I cant afford to replace it. HELP!!!!

Basically yes, I took everything apart when i installed the KT6 Delta, and when I got my K7N2G back from RMA, I cemoved everything, cleaned the case and reinstalled it all.
When the K7N2G was running rock solid, I was running a 2500+ barton. When I swapped my 2600+ in, after I had the instability with the 2800+, the system seemed more stable, but still had trouble. I wish I had my 2500+ back to test it out, but its long gone. I am using the latest BIOS, 1.8 or 1.9, I forget which, and the one I got back from RMA has the latest BIOS on it as well.
I am really beginning to beleive that my PSU is flaky, and I'm waiting for a friend to borrow me his 350W Antec so I can test the PSU theory. Im still open to suggestions!!

MSI K7N2G-ILSR chipset fan stopped working. Help please.

I have an MSI K7N2G-ILSR motherboard. A couple days ago I started hearing a fluttering/groaning noise coming from inside the machine. I finally discovered it was coming from the small fan on the chipset.
Well, today I decided to try and take the fan off and fix it. After I blew some dust off of it, I put it back on the chipset heatsink and it failed to work at all. It's now broken.
Here are some questions I have.
1. Are these fans easy to replace? Where can I get one? Any brand suggestions?
2. I'm currently running my computer without this fan (but the heatsink is still affixed to the chipset). Is this bad? Will it kill my computer?
3. If it won't "kill" my computer what are the downsides to having no fan on the chipset?
4. My temperatures are now 10 degrees lower than when the fan was actually working. Have any idea why the temperatures are lower?

i also used the vantec one (copper like Flatblader) i got it at fry's for $10, it seems to be quieter and i used the smaller extra heatsink on the southbridge (just because it fits, i don't think it really gets all that hot) and i haven't found anywhere to put the other extra heatsink (bigger than the southbridge)
as for the hsf assembly, it comes off pretty easy, but you have to take the mobo out of the case (there are two little pegs you have to squeeze and push out from the bottom of the board) the heatsink is kinda sharp, i cut my finger pretty good trying to get it off
other than that, $10 for a copper hsf plus two extra heatsinks isn't bad in my book, and it looks kinda nice

K7N2G-ILSR Sometimes boots, sometimes not.

I have a feeling I'm stuck with this, but maybe there's a eureka-moment I've missed? Having looked through the forum I've seen similar problems but I'm not sure this is the same.
Problem is with a K7N2G-ILSR that 70% fails to boot (RAM error), 10% boots with half RAM, and 20% boots OK. Full system spec:
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K7N2G-ILSR (0304082234) (BIOS v1.6)
Athlon-XP 2600+ (2.083GHz)
2 * 512MB PC2700 (slots 2 & 3) (RAM branded "MV")
2 * Seagate Barracuda 7200/8 160GB S-ATA hard drives (mirrored)
Samsung floppy
Panasonic SW-9581-C DVD-writer (IDE2 master)
PS/2 kb & mouse
Antec Lanboy case (comes with Antec SmartBlue 350W PSU)
Antec SmartBlue max load details:
+5V - 35A
-5V - 0.5A
+12V - 16A
-12V - 0.8A
+3.3V - 28A
+5VSB - 2.0A
+5V & +3.3V max combined output: 230W
+5V & +3.3V & +12V max combined output: 330W
Cooling:
AKASA 824cu-RED (copper base, 8cm fan) (into 4pin from PSU)
AKASA GREEN LED 8CM CRYSTAL FAN (into 4pin from PSU)
All 4 MSI brackets are plugged in.
No AGP or PCI cards.
CPU idles at 30C, sustained load at 40C.
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I've tried all the CMOS reset, battery in/out etc suggestions with no change in symptoms.
Disconnecting HDs, DVD and front fan make no difference. BIOS v1.2, 3, 4, 5, 6 make no difference.
This is the 2nd motherboard... the first one (rest of system unchanged) worked great as far as booting went but had the INCREDIBLY ANNOYING HIGH-PITCHED NOISE from near the CPU socket. This was after running with the auxillary 12V (4 pin) cable plugged in. According to posts elsewhere in the forum, once that 12V cable has been used you can't get rid of the noise... so this time I have carefully *not* used it. Please don't tell me that the lack of it is why the current system is having problems! La-lah-LA-la-LAH I don't want to know :o)
To get the system to boot I do this (from OFF):
Turn on with front power button.
If memory error (beep and LED pattern):
turn off with front power button
count to ten and start again
If only half RAM on POST screen:
turn off with front power button
count to ten and start again
Otherwise dual channel msg comes up and we have lift-off!
I've tried other rituals (power cable, PSU switch, CMOS reset...) but the result's always the same.
When the system boots properly (1 time in 5) it's great... Win2k is happy and CPU/memory intensive apps are solid. But a Windows restart (or aven Ctrl-Alt-Del after a floppy boot) puts us right back to the problem: 1 time in 5 it'll restart happily, otherwise it's the damned beep-beep-beep!
RAM: yes, it's a brand I'd never heard of but they do seem to be a batch pair. As noted above, both DIMMs were OK in the first K7N2G-ILSR. They're also fine in a Shuttle SN41G2. So I'm a bit sceptical about the veracity of the RAM-error beeps!
So peeps, if you've read this far, any ideas what's causing me (re)boot hell? I think I'd just live with it but for one thing... I really need for this system to be remotely bootable (VNC and a Windows restart req)... hardly likely to work is it?!

wonkanoby: tried the pencil rubber thing but, sadly, no joy.
buggfix: I hear what you say and it is very tempting to plug the aux 12V in. I've got another K7N2G-ILSR in an Antec Plus 1080AMG case (Antec True430 PSU) with the 12V plugged in and no noise (yet). (But it does have a Win2k-srv memory-leak problem and that's why I'm desperate to get the system described at the top of this thread working - essentially a duplicate to let me test installation order.) The noisy board was older (going by s/n) so maybe it was a batch problem and I'd be safe enough now?
0303234967 - noise
0304036761 - OK in Antec 1080
0304082234 - this thread's subject
Now wishing I hadn't tried to make such a low component-count server; shoud've stuck with basic board + NIC + SND + VID cards.
twistedbrowntucker: Possibly there was some follow-on damage, but it doesn't "feel" right. Still, now I'm reduced to the "known good" dance. If I can get the time tomorrow I'm going to break up a Shuttle (SN41G2, XP2600+, 2*512MB, 200GB Maxtor, LG DVDwriter, card reader) and see if I can pinpoint anything... swapping the RAM is number 1 obviously! Then the CPU and then maybe rip apart another PC or two for PSUs... I feel tired already!
My gig is normally software so, although I'm quite happy with hardware, I resent getting bogged down. Usually paying a bit extra for known-brands keeps me out of that - hey, I want to *use* the stuff!
Thanks for your replies peeps.
ASIDE: Question about the HD LED - I'm getting zero activity... should the S-ATA drives be showing up? Or the DVD activity?

K7n2g-ilsr does not POST

I have been working on my machine all day to no avail. I have:
- K7N2G-ILSR
- 2-Crucial.com 512 MB 3200 DDR RAM Chips
- AMD Athlon XP 2600+ pocessor (333 FSB)
First of all this machine was running well for the last 4 months. I rebooted XP today and the problems as stated below started.
The Smart LEDS show:
RG R=Red, G=Green
RR
Whenever I try to boot my system I have no post happening (no beep no video out). If I remove all of my RAM I get some system beeps (good). If I have one chip or the other in any slot nothing happens and if both chips are in nothing happens.
I have cleared the CMOS (J11 set to 2-3, J10 removed, JBAT1 set to 2-3 and then back to 1-2)....still no response.
I have tested the RAM and processor in another machine and they work fine.
Please give any pointers.

I have a brand new K7N2 Delta-L and it also does nothing when I turn it on, the D-Led bracket shows the same error every time.....red, green, on top and red, red, on bottom. I look in the Mb manual and it says its a memory error. I was replacing an asus a7v-266 MB with this new MSI K7N2 so I could get a new 2500+ Barton and I wanted the board, cpu and ram to run at the same speed (333mhz), the computer ran fine with the asus board. Once I switched boards I got the memory error on powerup. I have 2, 512 meg sticks of PC 2700 Ram that I know work. I only have an AMD 1.1 T-Bird on the board now until I get the 2500+ this week. I figured I would change the board and get the computer running again until I got the new cpu. If I put the old board back in with the same ram, cpu, HD, it runs. As soon as I put the MSi board back in, it doesnt run. I set the J10 and J11 jumpers to 100 (safe mode) because thats what the 1.1 runs at, the Cmos clearing jumper was also set correctly from the factory. I have tried it with each stick of ram in, 2 in, 2 different video cards, 2 Hd's, with cd-rom hooked up, without it hooked up. I get nothing on bootup, not even beeps.
I tried removing the battery and jumping the Cmos clearing jumper and leaving it for a few minutes but still same result. I also dont get a signal to turn on my monitor either, as if the video wasnt working either. Thats why I tried 2 vid cards.
I have no idea whats wrong, any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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