K7N2G-L & 9800Pro Problem

I've done a search and found no helpful information. I'm having a lot of lock ups and I've replaced almost everything in my rig:
2500+
2x256 pny 2700ddr
ati 9800pro
sb audigy
antec 400w ps
maxtor 120gb drive
I've even tried lowering all of the timings and dropped my fsb to 133. I'm frustrated and would appreciate any help. By the wy I'm sure cooling is not an issue and I had the same problem with an ATI 9700 pro all-in-wonder. Thanks

Repoman there is an issue related with the 3.4 BIOS and ATI video cards, some have it and some don't, but MSI recommends using 3.3/1.2 K7N2G-L/K7N2G-ILSR respectively and are supposedly working on a fix for the problem.
IMHO it's a timing issue during post and the initialization of the AGP bus but I'm not privvy to their engineering info and can't verify this so...
Hang in there and flash back to the older BIOS and you should be fine for now...Oh and FYI disregard the high temps for the CPU that you'll see for the 3.3 BIOS as they are 10C too high...this is also a known issue that they're looking into. So be careful if you're going to do any OCing on your system.
Cheers!! 8)

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K7N2G-L restart problem

Hi
If I do a cold start my system will boot up ok,but if I have to do a "restart" after installing something it boots up and the gets to the part where it says "Searching for IDE devices" and it will hang.If I power off and then on again it will boot up normaly.Apart from that it runs well...any ideas ?(
Athlon xp 1800+

Running The K7N2G-ILSR
Antec Case, with 360 Watt power Supply.
Dual SATA Raptor 37.5 Gig WD Drives Raided
Dual WD 80 Gig 7200 RPM Drives
Single Maxtor 120 Gig 7200 RPM Drive
52x24x52x CDRW
16X DVD Rom Drive
Athlon XP2500+ Barton Core CPU w/Full Copper Heat Sink
dual 512meg DDR 333 in slots 1 and 3
Radeon 9700 Pro 8x AGO 128 Meg Video Card
4 80mm Cooling Fans Throughout the case.
CPU Temp runs on average between 50c - 60c
Case Temp runs on average about 89f - 100f
When I set this thing up I had a 300 Watt supply and it did not fully run things and did have some problems with the HD lights staying on, my guess was due to not enough power. So beefing it up to 360 Watts fixed that.
Also had restart problems quite often, at least 3 or 4 times a day it would just reboot on its own, I run and operate a computer store , so I had the ability to try different things to fix this. Turns out the memory on the nForce chipset boards is VERY important. Brand new sticks from a variety of sources had different affects, including not counting all the memory properly, restarting randomly and not booting at all. Believe it or not, one of the cheapest memory makers on the market seems to have been the best for use in the machine and that would be the Kingston Value Ram. So, if at all possible try getting some of them and see what happens. The worst??? All Components Memory.
You guys should also look at the 4 lights that are or should be in the back of your machine provided by MSI for your troubleshooting aids.. They do work and are quite helpful.
Sorry for the lengthy message post, but thought maybe I could be of some help to somebody.

RE K7N2G Lots of Problems

I tried to insert a quote and the whole threads been quoted .
Please please see the bottom post by me Wonkonoby and please please comment comment
this could be what I have sought for quite a while

this post was re : the other thread K7N2G-L Lots of Problems because I teied to insert a quote and the whole thread got posted .

K7N2G Geforce resolution problem

Hi, I looked around the forum but couldn't find anybody with exactly the same problem so...
I've got the K7n2G with onboard Geforce4. For some reason, I can't get it to display a resolution of higher than 800x600 using 32-bit colour. In fact, if I go into the NVidia tab that's in the Control Panel->Display menu, it doesn't even give me the option of choosing 32-bit colour at all! This is clearly wrong. Does anyone have any ideas/advice? BTW, I'm using the correct .inf file for the monitor and the monitor does support 32-bit colours at high resolution so that isn't the problem.
Thanks in advance.

sounds like you have only 1x dimm
get a matching second in dual channel,one of them in slot 3
then you will get more options
and twice the vga performance as well

MSI K7N2G-LISR Vcore-problems! Anyone?

Hi!
I just bought my new MB the other day. But it won't start if I raise the voltage at the Vcore!!
My CPU is a T-bred XP2100+, 512 MB Twinmos PC3200, and Thermaltake Volcano 7+ (w/modified fan).
I tested these parts at another MB, and reached 2,25 Ghz at 1,775 volt.
However, the MSI-card won't start when I modify the voltage at the vcore. I tried with only 1,625 V and it wouldn't start. The pc and all the fans start up, but the screen i all black.
Can anyone please help me with this one?

well well... I returned the board back to my supplier and got the money back. Won't risk my warranty by volt-modding my card.
I've had these MSI-cards:
K7Pro2a
K7Turbo-R
K7Pro266-R
KT3 Ultra-ARU
K7N2G-LISR
But this time I change to Asus, Epox or Abit.
My T-bred Xp2100+ is running at normal speed, aposed to xp2900+ speed with an increase in the voltage at the Abit NF7-S. It's really a shame that MSI has this problem. I've always liked MSI cards due to their bundles, and full of specifications.
Their lack of Extreme overclocking possibillities has never bothered me, as their little tweaking advantages have been enough for me. But this time... it's just to little..
To bad MSI..

K7N2G-ILSR / RAM Problem

Hello,
I’m hoping some one can help me with a problem I have on a recently purchased MSI K7N2G-ILSR motherboard. During certain games and other OS operations I am receiving General Protection Faults and being ‘bombed’ to the desktop or sometimes BSOD's. My current specifications are as follows:
AMD Athlon XP 2600
MSI K7N2G-ILSR
3 HD’s 2 onboard IDE and one on the RAID (80GB maxtor,40 GB Western Dig and 120GB Seagate)
1GB RAM (1x512 PC2700 Seitec & 1x512 Hynex PC 2700)
Radeon 9600 PRO (Gigabyte)
It appears that the problem I have is memory related running the 2 modules in slots 1 & 3 Dual Rate causes the above problems. I have also tried both modules in slots 1 & 2 (single rate) and the same problems persist. Removing the module from slot3 (i.e. running on 1 x 512 modules in slot 1) and I have no re-occurrence of these issues
Please can you let me know if these modules are supported on your motherboard and if there are any recommended BIOS settings for best performance / stability?
I am seriously considering purchasing some PC2700 Crucial Ram (DDR PC2700 • CL=2.5 • Unbuffered • Non-parity • 6ns • 2.5V • 64Meg x 64 ) to try and sort my problems only I have read mixed reports on forums regarding MSI mobo's and crucial RAM. ?(
Hope some one can help.
Kind Rgds,
icarus

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Originally posted by [email protected]
Interesting Luc, sounds like a similar problem to myself although my current pc 2700 512mb stick are "non matching" hence why I am ordering some crucial RAM of the same type.
If my problem persists after this I will be truly gutted, also I believe running your RAM in slots 2 & 3 isn't utilising the 128 bit dual ddr functions of the board afaik.
Surely some one out there is running 2 x 512MB pc2700 in slots 1 & 3 WITHOUT any problems ?!?!?
Hi,
Slots 1&3 or 2&3 both operate in dual channel, it's 1&2 that don't. Yes I am running 2X512 pc2700 in slots 1&3 without any problems, but it's Mushkin RAM.

K7n2G-ILSR, Mouse problems

I have been having a lot of issues with my mouse since I got my K7N2G-ILSR MOBO. If I use the PS/2 connection; if I have to reboot after installing a program or something the mouse no longer works and I have to reboot again and it works fine. That is the task everytime I have to reboot.
I thought maybe there was a grounding problem with my mose connector or my PS/2 connection on my MOBO, so I went out and purchased a IBM optical mouse. Problems still persist although they are different ones now. The IBM mouse is USB, if I connect it to any of the USB connections its almost like it doesn't have enough power to run my mouse. The mouse's scroll button lights up blue and when I plug it into any of the USB ports I can see it flash a couple of times, but the light is very dim and then it just goes out and my mouse doesn't work at all. Tried doing the restart process and nothing happens at all. I tried all 4 USB inputs on the MOBO itself and even installed the USB 2 S-Bracket that came with it and the same problem happens in each one.
I just wonder if I should try another mouse like an intellimouse or are my connections on my MOBO just bad or something.
Any help would be very appreciated.
Thank you all,
Demonoids777
Setup:
MOBO- MSI K7N2g-ILSR
HDD- Maxtor 80GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache
2x 256MB PC2100 Kingston Memory
300 Watt PSU
Lite-on CDRW
Lite-on DVD
AthlonXP 2000@ default 1.667MHZ
Antec Aero-Flow Heatsink and Fan

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Originally posted by Demonoids777
The Output is
+3.3V= 28A
+5V= 30A
+12V= 15A
The only problem with this theory is that it did the same thing in my friends case that has an Antec True Power 550 Watt Psu.
Any more help would be appreciated, Thank you.
Demonoids777
The problem is with the board, I've had 2 of these boards, and both of them had a problem with the mouse.
If you get a keyboard and mouse make sure they are both USB, or BOTH PS/2. If you choose the PS/2 option then make sure the keyboard, and mouse don't have any extra features.
It's odd, some keyboards and mice work fine, while others mess the whole computer up.
MSI NEEDS TO FIX THIS!!!
BioHaz

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.

MSI K7N2G-L & hardisk problem

I have problem with WD 40 GB harddrive on MSI K7N2G-L board.
BIOS is not able to detect this HDD (i tryed everything, master, slave, combinations...), but on another computer, this harddisk going without problems !!!
Is it "incompatible" disk ??? Because when i used older WD 20 GB on MSI K7N2G-L, disk work without problem.
I dont understand... i flashed lastest bios (3.2).
Sorry for my english.

Hi,
I have the same problem. I upgraded an existing computer by replacing the MB, CPU and RAM. The primary master is a WD 40GB 7,200 rpm drive, the primary slave is a Maxtor 15 GB. The Secondary master is a DVD and the secondary slave is a Teac CD-RW. The original computer works fine with the drives jumpered and cabled as is. When I put in the K7N2-L, on boot up the BIOS won\'t detect any drives, the BIOS just hangs up. When I remove power cord from the WD the BIOS detects all other drives. I tried just having the WD as sole HD and jumpered to be only HD but same thing. I also tried WD as only HD and cable select, same problem. When I put old MB back in the computer boots okay so I don't belive it's the jumper settings or cables. Suggestions?
Frank

[nForce] k7n2g-l audio problem

my onboard audio make a strange noise on right front painel, i'm use 4 chanels audio this noise is insuportable, very high i'm try others drives but nothing, try look for interference and nothing. some help?

the problem is the same in the front and back panel, I already changed the plug's and equal, the sound that leaves in the front right channel in the green plug continues this altered as if it was higher, I made some tests and when I watch tv for the card of capture "lifeview fly tv 30" that is mono the sound is ok,!!! How I identify problem in the hardware????

K7N2G-ILSR BSOD problems! please help

I just recently upgraded from a AMD 2400 to a 2800, the computer was getting alot of bsods then about memory reading so I thought it was just trying to address memory like it did with the old processor, so i re-formatted and i dont get the bsods as much anymore. Only thing is that games always crash and or the screen will go black in the middle of a game and the whole computer restarts, what could be causing this?
Is anyone else having this problem with the new ATi drivers or could this be something else?

Ok I got this from system info
Heres Conflicts/Sharing:
I/O Port 0x0000A000-0x0000AFFF   PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
I/O Port 0x0000A000-0x0000AFFF   RAID Controller
I/O Port 0x00000000-0x00000CF7   PCI bus
I/O Port 0x00000000-0x00000CF7   Direct memory access controller
I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF   NVIDIA nForce2 AGP Host to PCI Bridge
I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF   RADEON 9700 PRO
IRQ 20   Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
IRQ 20   NVIDIA(R) nForce(TM) Audio Codec Interface
IRQ 21   Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
IRQ 21   NVIDIA nForce MCP Networking Controller
IRQ 21   OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
IRQ 22   Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
IRQ 22   NVIDIA(R) nForce(TM) MCP Audio Processing Unit (Dolby(R) Digital)
Memory Address 0xD0000000-0xDFFFFFFF   NVIDIA nForce2 AGP Host to PCI Bridge
Memory Address 0xD0000000-0xDFFFFFFF   RADEON 9700 PRO
Memory Address 0xE7000000-0xE7FFFFFF   PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Memory Address 0xE7000000-0xE7FFFFFF   RAID Controller
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF   PCI bus
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF   NVIDIA nForce2 AGP Host to PCI Bridge
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF   RADEON 9700 PRO
I/O Port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB   NVIDIA nForce2 AGP Host to PCI Bridge
I/O Port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB   RADEON 9700 PRO
I/O Port 0x0000C000-0x0000CFFF   NVIDIA nForce2 AGP Host to PCI Bridge
I/O Port 0x0000C000-0x0000CFFF   RADEON 9700 PRO
And IRQs:
IRQ 0   System timer   OK
IRQ 3   Communications Port (COM2)   OK
IRQ 4   Communications Port (COM1)   OK
IRQ 6   Standard floppy disk controller   OK
IRQ 8   System CMOS/real time clock   OK
IRQ 9   Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System   OK
IRQ 10   NVIDIA nForce PCI System Management   OK
IRQ 11   RAID Controller   OK
IRQ 13   Numeric data processor   OK
IRQ 14   NVIDIA NForce 2(tm) SPP/IGP ATA Controller   OK
IRQ 15   NVIDIA NForce 2(tm) SPP/IGP ATA Controller   OK
IRQ 19   RADEON 9700 PRO   OK
IRQ 20   Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller   OK
IRQ 20   NVIDIA(R) nForce(TM) Audio Codec Interface   OK
IRQ 21   Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller   OK
IRQ 21   NVIDIA nForce MCP Networking Controller   OK
IRQ 21   OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller   OK
IRQ 22   Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller   OK
IRQ 22   NVIDIA(R) nForce(TM) MCP Audio Processing Unit (Dolby(R) Digital)   OK

K7N2G-ILSR crashing problems

I've been having problem with my system for a while now. I bought it in last May, and for the first two months everything was running fine. Then out of nowhere, it started crashing. The computer will simply reboot, just as if I'd pressed on the reset switch. Sometimes it will give me a blue screen, usually one that says MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION with this error code 0x000009. This usually happens when I try to play a game or when I run highly demanding applications. Sometimes the game only crash to Windows, but most of the time I get a reboot or a blue screen.
At first, I suspected that Windows was the problem, so I reinstalled it. It didn't solve the problem. Then as I looked up my error code in the microsoft knowledge base, I found out that my problem could be caused by deffective memory. I tried reconfiguring my sticks in every possible way. This seem to have an effect on the frequency that my computer was crashing, or how long it would last before it crashed, but it would eventually crash in every scenario.
Last weekend, I tested a Kingston Hyper X module in the system and it would still crash. I know there have been issues with Kingston RAM, but I'm not sure if that's the problem. If that is the case, who is at fault, the RAM or the motherboard? Any input will be appreciated...

I had the same exact errors except that I never got the computer running properly. There was always some problem. I also started building in May, what a coincidence. Anyway, I also had 2 sticks of Kingston Valueram 512MB. Heres what I did. Try only one stick in slot 1. You may still have problems. Check to see if your motherboard bios is the most recent version. If not, update it. Once I did this, my computer ran pretty well, the errors seemed to stop (I only tested it for a little while.) When I tried to put the second stick in slot 3 all the errors came back. If you search this forum you'll find a lot of discussion about it. I talked to Kingston and they gave me a couple of different responses but the their bottom line was that there is a problem with Kingston Ram and the K7N2. Thats the same impression I get when looking in the forum. A lot of people in the forum suggested Mushkin Black. I ordered 2 sticks of Mushkin Black 256 MB last week. Its a little more expensive but I've never had a problem since. Bottom line, try a bios update, maybe check the dram voltage. If you still get problems you may need to replace the Ram. Good luck.

K7N2G-ILSR Audio Problems

For some reason I cannot get the Dolby Digital Encoding or even Digital Out working. I've got my system connected to a Dolby receiver with a coaxial cable, but i get no output when I select digital. The speaker output levels show that audio is playing, but I dont hear any of it. My receiver works fine if I connect it to an Audigy or a DVD player. I'm using Winxp with all the latest audio drivers. Any help would be great. Thanks

Reinstall them according to the link I provided in my last post...
If you're using the K7N2G-IL board then follow this link to install the proper drivers for your sound: Realtek Driver Fix
Cheers!! 8)

K7N2G ILSR POST Problems

Built my computer tonight, fitted Crucial 333MHz 256MB memory, XP2200 with Zalman Flower, big fan with speed control (set to max), old IBM ATA66 HDD into 400W PSU, which came with the case.
Clears the BIOS with the jumper, enured 133MHz FSB jumpers were in place and fired her up. No video, one 1 second beep every 4 seconds or so, and the D-LED shows it hung on memory detection test. I switched off and changed the DIMM to bank 2 (from 1) and retried...same. Changed to bank 3 and it booted! Whent straight into bios and set profile to normal, looked at CPU fan speed (2000rpm)and power supply voltages (0.2V low on +-12V and 5V but stable), saved and exited. Same problem! Switched off and back on and the computer boots! The computer cannot warm reboot and about 60% of the time cannot cold boot. I have no OS on the HDD yet. Each time the D-LED gives the same error.
Anyone with a similar experience or an idea I can try out???

I decided to shell out on some Corair TWINX memory 512-2700LLPT for £115, which by the way cost more than the motherboard did! Clipped it in and BINGO, it worked! Tried rebooting warm, and it works fine too. Upped the FSB to 133MHZ and it works fine! I have not had any serious platime on it yet but upto now the memory has solved the problem...apart from the FDD not working (XP sees it but light is always on and it does not work).
Will now load up the driver (from the Nvidia site) and see if it all works as it should.
I'm running BIOS V1.2. What benefits will I get updating it to 1.3??
********BUYER BEWARE************
Anyone out there buying this board? Don't even think about using Ram with a latency of more than 2. You are taking a gamble and your time is worth more than any potential cost saving!
Take it easy!
Kris
MSI Nforce2 ILSR
XP 2200
Zalman Flower (all Cu)& 92mm Fan (Less noise than the PSU fan)
Corsair TWINX 512-2700LLPT RAM
Tsunami case with 400W PSU C/W 2 low noise fans
IBM 10GB ATA 66 HDD

K7N2G-ILSR RAID problems

I expected I could connect 2 ATA100 HDDs on IDE3 slot to achieve RAID0. But it doesn' work (I've already read here why).
Anyway, someone has found a sollution yet? I know this with adaptor to SATA, any others ?

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Originally posted by miti
two hdd, optical drives .. is reserved for future bios !!! ;(
that's why I'm asking. But probably must be patient, waiting for new BIOS

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