K8t-Neo Wont Post

This thread has been popping up a lot, and im experiencing the same thing. Here's the situation...
I put my whole system together (newegg)
athlon 64 3000+
Radeon 9800 Pro
Plextor 52x CD-R
Liteon 52x CD-Rom
Seagate 80g IDE
512mb Kingmax PC3200
Raidmax Case (5 fans)
350watt Raidmax PSU (switched to Antec True 430 (20a@+12v)
When I first put everything together, It booted up fine, no hiccps nothing. Installed XP Pro, few games, Dreamweaver, Photoshop 7.0, Visual Studio 6.0....
I tried out every one, and they all worked with no hiccups. Temps were stable under full load (running quake 3, Rendering 3d in PS, and FRAPS) at about 40 degrees C.
Shut down, everything was fine. I get up the next day, and i get the same slow blinking LED / little bit of HS fan turning. So, naturally I get angry and go buy an ANTEC true 430 PSU (20a@12v). Still wont boot.
So I unplug the 4-pin connector from the MB, and guess what....everything works...except for the processor of course. So then I try the opposite, and just plug in the HSFan and the processor...no drives, no fans, nothing....
It doesnt work.....HSfan spins a little, and I get the slow blinking LED....
So now what??

Hi.
thanks.
Guess i'll have to flog it on ebay and buy a new one.
Is it ok to run it for now between the crash's?
more as with the 11.76 on the 12v.
Its funny that psu's always cause me issues.
Last one with a msi 6380 motherboard failed down to 10v and welded 3 pins on the power connector to the mother board (it is not fun soldering a new connector on)
Is there anything that msi can do to promote the fact that you need a huge amp output from your power supply for this.
No parts of this website except here(which i did not look at before buying) say huge psu required.
Just me a bit annoyed of having to rma the system so many times (£60 in postage)
Thanks and sorry for the little rant.
Robert

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K8T neo wont boot

I have a
K8t Neo
amd 64 2800
512 hyperx ram
ati 256 video card
and i put in a new ati wonder, restarted the computer and got nothing. Took the componet out got nothing, started taking out peice by piece untill only the MOBo was left still nothing, and i mean you know how when you start the computer the keyboard light flashes, it won't do that half the time, and doesn't get any father if it does, I have tried everything i can think of reseting the bios and cmos, putting in a diffrent video card, moving the ram, trying diffrent ram, nothing, i don't know if it's the mobo or the amd64, i don't have a usb thing with the 4 lights, so i can't use that to help.
If anyone has any thing they can suggest please, contact, i think it might be the mobo even though power if going through, cpu fan and what not still starts, but it could be the amd64 though i'm not sure if it would kick in so early, i figured a bad cpu would make the system hang a little later. I am wondering if i could have short circuted something.
thanks

Is it a new board, or did it occur after changing the vid.card.
Ur info is a bit scarse, plz supply us with more info.

Msi k8t neo fis2r wont post plz help

I recently updated my bios for the motherboard, and now I can't get the pc to post. Before I had the pc going but it kept getting gpfs and crashing to the desktop from games..
I was having problems with it not wanting to post before but I raised the voltage to my ram and fixed that, the problem is that when the bios got wiped from the upgrade it lowered the voltage on the ram..now i just cant get it to post at all..if anyone has any suggestions on how to get this powered up so i can change the voltage again please let me know
I am only using one ram chip...
my specs are
athlon 64 3000+
512mb mushkin special
sapphire radeon 9800 pro
msi k8t neo fis2r mboard
antec 430 watt 12v - 20a
i cant afford a new psu and i know this one is ok as my friend tested it in his identical system for 24 hours ..
my mboard just seems to refuse to post ..i upgraded my bios and the voltage dropped because the update sets the defaults back to default..
after i upgraded the bios, it posted once, i was in the bios and i saved some settings and restarted..i was going to go back and up the voltage on the ram again so that it would post (i had solved my problem similar to this earlier by upping the ram voltage to 2.75) but it was too late and after it shutdown it wouldnt turn back on
also, ive tried all 3 ram slots with the chip, and ive cleared the cmos with the jumper 3 times..

your complete specs may help .. if running two sticks of ram you could remove one stick ... you could also reset the bios using the clear CMOS jumper .. but without more detailed specs ppl will struggle to help you

MSI K8T-Neo problem: Extended Powerdown to Post

Hello All,
I just upgraded my computer with a new K8T-NEO motherboard and AMD 64 3200+ processor. The other parts from my old system were transferred over. Here's the problem:
- If I reboot from Windows it doesn't post--no video signal even. The fans are going but the drives never spin up.
- If I turn off the computer completely, then power it on again, no post or drives spinning
- If I turn the computer off completely, AND LEAVE IT OFF for at least two minutes, the computer posts and boots fine.
Once I'm in Windows the machine seems to run rock solid.
Here are my other components:
ATI Radeon 9600 PRO AGP
2X256MB PC2100DDR ram (Samsung)
SB Live 5.1
Antec Truepower 350W PSU (bought less than 3 months ago and worked fine in my Athlon 1500)
I have no other add-in boards, and to troubleshoot the problem I removed my SB live, and swapped by ATI for an older Nvidia card I had lying around-- no difference.
My guess is either some sort of capacitor problem on the motherboard, or something wrong with the PSU. However, since it's a good name brand and worked fine in my old PC, I'm skeptical of this.
Before I RMA this board, anybody have any suggestions?
Thanks,
Jason

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Originally posted by Ycore
I'm at work at the moment, but as soon as I get home I'll be sure to look up the info. I'll take a peek online and see if I can find it though, and I'll post it if I do. I got some extra case fans and some tie-wraps to install anyways. I really hope it's not the mainboard that's the problem-- I've taken my computer apart way to many times in the last few months
Thanks again,
Jason
While you are at it, check your power management settings in BIOS.
I have a *similar* issue. Except that if I use the "reboot now" command or "shutdown -r now" under linux, it shuts down, powers up but wont post; these commands attempt to use ACPI functions to soft reboot. However, if I have a hard shutdown "shutdown -h" or a power off, it posts fine. Jumpering the reset switch briefly also works; so *hard* resets are ok, soft resets not.
I suspect it is possible the bios is not managing certain acpi functions relating to soft shutdowns and restarts well.
err!
jak.

MSI K8T-NEO won't post from a cold boot

Alrighty here is my strange problem. I have my system connected to a surge protector powerstip. When I power my machine down I also shut off the powerstrip which cuts wall power off from the machine. When I turn the power back on the and then fire up the computer every single time it will not POST on the first try. The drive lights cd-roms come on but the HD's never start. So I hold the power button in for 6 seconds, then hit it a second time, and it boots every time. Shutting down and restarting is no problem, so long as the power is never disconnected from the system.
Here is my configuration
MSI K8T NEO Bios version 1.2
Athlon 64 3200+ not overclocked
1 512meg stick of Geil Ultra PC3200 slot 1
1 512meg stick of Coarsair XMS3200 slot 2
memory is running at 333mhz 2-3-3-7 all setting are set to auto
Radeon 9500 in the AGP slot
Sound Blaster Audigy
Promise 100 TX4 Raid controller
2 WD 80 gig SE HD's connected to promise controller
1 Pioneer PD-115 16X DVD drive
1 Liteon 411-s I believe 4x DVD Writer
1 Zip Drive
Using AMD boxed CPU fan
Powered by an Antec true 430 +3.3V 28A +5V 36A +12V 20A
According to core center +3.3 is at 3.31V, +5V is at 5.03V, +12V is at 11.76V
So anyway its prime stable etc. But when ever the system has been powered off, and unplugged the first time I power on it always fails to post with the d-link indicator lights indicating a CPU failure. Hold down the power button and it reboots. Power the machine off, but don't disconnect wall power powers back on just fine.
This is strange, since I use the surge protector to turn off speakers, etc! Its also annoying, I used to have a MSI K7D-L Master 2xXP CPU's with the same hardware witht eh exception of the Geil RAM, and of course cpu, and mobo and never had any problems with a cold boot. any suggestions?

Yeah I tried having only one stick of ram in the machine, and it hangs on a cold boot when its been unplugged/or powersupply switched off. Reboot again and no problems. I tried just having the geil installed, and the corsair stick installed same problem. I have ordered a second Geil Ultra PC3200 stick so I'll have matched sticks and will be able to run at 400mhz FSB. The lack of a manual memory speed setting overide in the bios is frustrating. Yes I know the speed is more or less set by the CPU but there must be some override mechinism if you can slow it down....
I have also tried with just a video card installed, and one stick of ram to see if the problem would go away. No GO. One thing to mention is I had a Radeon 9700pro that I got from new egg refurbed that I had to send back becasue the card would not power on when the system was booted, unless you disconnected the power lead got the warning message, and then powered off and reconnected the power lead. Possibly this card may have damaged something else? OR the mobo was bad and damaged the card? The mobo was new, the ram (geil), CPU, and 9700pro were all refurbs. Everything else was from a previous dual processor system and was working fine.
Both of the Western digitals are set as masters and each are on their own seperate ide channels. The Promise FastTrack100 TX4, has 4 IDE channels and the HD's are connect to channel 1 and channel 2 on the FastTrack controller.
Specifically what happens is if the power has been off, I turn the power on, hit the power button. Lights come on, the cd-rom drives lights start blinking, fans come on, and I hear this kinda of poping sound out of the speakers like the kind of sound you get when you first power on the machine but it happens a second time about 2 seconds after powering on the machine, and it just sits in this kind of hung up state, hitting the reset button does nothing. Then I power off power back on and it POSTS, and back to normal. So long as the system is never disconnected from the power source while it is off, it will power back on the first time. This is really strange I've never had a system do this before. I'm beginning to wonder if I just have a bad/faulty board and ought to RMA it?

Msi k8t neo fis2r odd post issues

well, i went over to a friends house, pulled out his ram..put in in my computer..it posted and boot to windows..perfectly..
so then i go into the bios and up the voltage..so that i can put my old ram back in..it stopped responding when i updated the bios becuase it set the voltage back down to default..so..
i put my ram back in once the voltage is set to 2.75 v and it booted a few times perfectly..i unhooked everything and came home..well
now i try to boot the pc and once again it will not boot? is it possible that the cmos got cleared when i unplugged the pc???
i know my ram isnt bad..i ran it on a friends system while playing games for hours..this motherboard is driving me insane..someone really dropped the ball when they made these..so many issues with having to fool around with voltages etc..cant even get the damn system to post if the voltage isnt up and even then sometimes it seems to not want to ..its crazy..
i know none of my components are NOT broken because ive stresssed them all fully in other peoples computers..
if anyone has any clue as to how i can get this thing to post to get back in the bios plz reply..im at wits end
my system specs are
athlon 64 3000+
512mb mushkin special 2-2-2 ram (i will change the timings to the recommended slightly delayed timings but i have to actually get into the bios to make this possible)
msi k8t neo fis2r bios 1.4

Southmike is sooooooooo right on that one. I see a lot of folks running stuff on other computers with + results and then nothing on the Athlon64 - equipped systems. Well, I think it's O.K. to a certain point, at least to find out if an item is not defunct. But, most of the problems are RAM and PSU related. After that, I believe the BIOS is the biggest issue. And I think some of our forum readers don't actually understand the settings they mess with. I for one, do not fully understand a few of them myself! That is why it's important to make changes in BIOS one at a time.....if you are not as experienced as a lot of folks here at the forum are.

New K8T Neo FIS2R won't post

I have looked at all the other threads in this forum, but can't find the solution.
Specs:
New K8T Neo FIS2R
New A64 3000+
New Mushkin 3500 Level One (Cas 2) 2x512MB
New Antec 550 (24A on the 12V)
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
When I give it power, all the fans come on, the 4 LEDs on the bracket stay lit up, and then don't change, but I get no video or any other indications (such as beeps). The 4-Pin power connector, is securely connected in the proper location. The standard ATX connector is also secure. I'd link to a picture to prove it, but my camera is charging right now.
Currently I have only power wires, power switch, system speaker, video card, and 1 stick of RAM in the first slot. I have tried it without the video card, without RAM, with RAM in different slots, just about any combination I can think of. I have even cleared the CMOS a few times. Nothing changes, I always get stuck with the 4 LEDs. I don't have anything connected to the USB headers either (that was mentioned in another post).
I know some people have mentioned that the Antec 550's 24A on the 12V isn't great, but it should be more than enough amps, the way my system is setup right now.

Hi
It does not sound like a major prob, it sounds like a PSU or memory problem, anyway of checking MOBO with another PSU with at least 20A on the 12v. Also check the memory sticky at top of the posts and see if your OK memory wise, another possibility is that one of the mounting screws is tracking from the board - try removing screws and see if it boots, also check none of the cables are touching the case or MOBO.
MOBO and CPU seem fairly resilent, so faulty parts are not to likely, although one never knows. Another thought the Jbat1 Cmos jumper is on pins 1 & 2, 1 is marked on board, and you could try clearing CMOS. a corrupted bios could also cause this.
Best of luck, lets know how you go
Jocko
PS. looking at the stickys at top, Bas has put one there about a compitition by MSI, one of the questions is about Radeons needing extra power( has an April 1st entry date!!), it is worth checking, does your Radeon have its own supply, you could always remove it and see if it boots.
Cheers

K8T Neo-FIS2R - won't post.

Hello friends,
specs:
K8T Neo-FIS2R
Athlon64 3200 (retail with fan)
two 512mb stick Corsair
1 36 gig SATA Raptor WD hdd
1 80 gig SATA WD hdd
Antec 430 w "TruePower" PSU
ATI 9600 pro
Sony optical drives.
Mitsumi 3.5"
buncha Antec fans.
So I got my new baby all put together and took a deep breath and started it up.
All the fans came on, hdds making hdd type noises, CPU fan a-spinning.
Nothing happens. Doesn't post. No video at all. The MSI usb/diagnostics dongle has all 4 LEDs shining, and supposedly that means the CPU is damged or not seated right.
Poop.
So I take it down, pull of the heatsink and look at the CPU. Looks good. Just to be sure I take it out, look for dust or damage or any abnormalities. Nothing. No physical defects on the CPU pins or the socket. Alright. I carefully put the CPU back, put the heatsink back on (Am I the only one who loves how the heatsink attaches? Bravo AMD!) and.....the same thing happens. I sigh loudly and commence with the near hysterical swearing. Girlfriend announces she HATES it when I build a new PC.
Tried all sorts of other premutations, one stick of ram, unplugging all periphs in different combos, pressing the power button while petting a monkey and eating fire. You name it, I've done it. Does anyone else abuse couch pillows?
You gotta let it out man.
I've probably inserted a few hundred CPUs into ZIF sockets over the years, so I'm 100% certain I didn't muss it up.
So before I RMA these little sweethearts (both the mb and cpu, because how can one tell if it's the socket or cpu?) has anyone else been down this road and want to give me the magic cure? Or maybe just a hug?
Much Thanks to you. Have a good weekend.

Hello Friends,
The Hynix dimms in several arrangements, no go.
I also, uh, borrowed some infineon from work. Tried in several configs, no go.
Samsung no go.
Enter: Despair.
As I sat and stared at the machine in sort of a "I just spent a lot of money and what do I have?" sort of way, mine eyes did fall upon the gleaming brand new Antec "TruePower" psu.
Mind you, I had a perfectly acceptable 450 watt. No problems at all with it. It was generic and cost 30 dollars. But in the quest for stability, nay, in the quest for the very computer bliss we all aspire to, I laid out my coinage for the Antec fancy schmancy model. I thought, "Time to go with a real name, a real psu." .
And here's where the story ends. I swapped out the psu, thinking at this point I was sort grasping at straws, and wham bam thank you ma'am, here I am sitting by my gleaming tiny god, my humming MSI K8T, all is forgiven.
Thanks for the help all. The corsairs all seem to to do their job. Antec apparently does not test their rather expensive "TruePower" psu.
Ironically, the brand of the no namish psu appears to be "Works", emblazoned proudly on it's side.
So if you think ram is ruining your life, stick a piece of crap psu in that rig and see.
There's only one thing left to say.
w00t!

P35 neo combo wont post

Hi, i just bought new motherboard for my system (msi p35 neo combo) and it wont post or beep at all, all the fans start but the screen wont wake up(aka black screen). All the components works just fine on my old asrock 775-dualvsta. So far i've tried to boot up with&without any ram, graphics card, hard-disks, checked all cables X times, re-seated cpu cooler, cleared cmos, etc. No go! :( Any advices?
I bet it's DOA but i want to be sure before RMA, long process... >:(
My setup: C2D e6300, radeon x1950pro, 2gb PQI 800mhz ddr2, samsung t166 500gb, scythe ninja plus, antec slk3700amb, Hec PM-420PB.

Have you checked if all power connectors for board and video card are properly connected?
Board:
- 20/24-Pin ATX
- 4-Pin +12V CPU (connector cables should be black/yellow, otherwise it is additional 4-Pin plug for the 20+4 ATX connector above)
Video Card:
- 6-Pin +12V PCIe
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So far i've tried to boot up with&without any ram, graphics card, hard-disks, checked all cables X times, re-seated cpu cooler, cleared cmos, etc
Take the board out of the case and test it on a non-conducting surface in barebone confuguration (just CPU, video card, one stick of RAM, power connectors, keyboard). Clear CMOS with main A/C power connector removed from PSU after hardware changes. See if that changes anything.

K8T Neo won't POST, nor will it upgrade

Hey guys. I have a K8T Neo - Athlon64 3000+ - 1GB Crucial RAM (2 sticks) - Nvidia XFX 6600GT - 80GB WD Raptor (boot) - 250GB WD Caviar SATA - 2 DVD/RW - WinXP fully patched
Been running like a clock for about 2 years, till I decided to upgrade a little. I bought a 1GB stick of RAM to add to the existing 1GB, and to fill up all 3 slots. I also got another WD caviar SATA HD.
I was running 2 older IDE drives in a RAID config on the Promise 20378 (lower) chipset. I removed these and changed the BIOS setting to SATA instead of RAID for the Promise chipset, and plugged in the new WD Caviar. It was recognized in the boot sequence, but neither Windows, the WD disk tools, nor Partition Magic would recognize the drive.
Detaching and setting that aside, I installed the new RAM (in the correct configuration according to the manual.)
No more POST. The D-Bracket shows the "Early Chipset Initialization" and that is all. I moved the RAM sticks around, no results.
I now have the machine sitting in its original configuration, without the new RAM or HD. It won't POST. It either hangs in the "Early Chipset Initialization" stage, or it fires up for 2 seconds and then shuts right back off. Neither way will it get anything up on the screen.
Please help? Suggestions??? I have run through the troubleshooting guides, both on the MSI website & in the FAQs here on the forum.
Thank you.

Quote from: Tiresmoke on 17-November-06, 03:24:35
Will it fire if you remove the new stuff? You could have gone over what your PSU has power for.
Everything is out... I have a 420W power supply, and right now I am working on it with all of the new stuff out, as well as some of the old accessories (like a TV card) out. Just 2 HDs, 1 stick of RAM, and 2 CD/DVDs. I even pulled fresh power to it, using a large thick cord, from a different outlet from the rest of my PC stuff.

K8T Neo-FIS2R wont copy drivers...

Hi all i ahve been looking through the forums for a long time now. I can find anyone with the exact problem as me. I will list my specs first.
K8T Neo-FIS2R K8T800
Seagate 160GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
CORSAIR XMS Xtreme Memory Speed Series, Xtra-Low Latency 184-Pin 1GB(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200 w/ Platinum Heat Spreader
AMD Athlon 64 3400+, 1MB L2 Cache, 64-bit Processor
ATI RADEON 9800PRO Video Card, 128MB DDR, 256-bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP
Aspire 520W 12V Black Triple Fan Aluminum Power Supply
Okay heres the problem. I run the windows XP pro sp2 install cd and then i get to the screen were you press S. That works and it gives me a list and i pick the first XP one on the list. Then i press enter and it starts loading the files. At a certain point when it starts the windows setup it says that it cannot copy the following files; VIAMRAID.SYS, VIAMRAID.cat, and VIAMRAID.inf so i use the skip option. The computer runs through the copys the rest of the stuff fine then restarts like it should. When it gets to the windows loading screen it gives me a blue screen error about the HDD or something. Now i have no clue whats wrong with it there is no reason that it should not work.

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Hi
Sounds like a flakey floppy, if cable is wrong way, then the floppy led is lit all the time. Does your cable have the crossover wires to end connector, use the end of cable connector, maybe try another floppy cable, if it does use read or boot from a win98 startup disk, then it is the floppy drive or cable. Could of course be bad floppies, but not usual if you are trying several differant ones ( unless they have been beside a magnetic sourde, like telephone). I would try another cable, then another floppy drive. One or other should fix it, as your bios settings appear good.
Is the floppy shown on first page in bios setup - Standard Cmos Features.
Cheers
jocko
MSI sent me the v1.93 bios. I updated my MOBO. Now heres one question since this seagate is new and everything else is. Should i have done a full format on the HDD instead of a quick before i tried installing it. My friend is saying thats what i should have been doing instead of the quick format for partitioning.
I update ya on whats going on. Well the new bios didnt change anything. I also did full format on the HDD dudring the windows setup. It took forever to finish the format. Even after the full format it still didnt work.. I tested jockos cable theory and it did not work. And my floppy drive is show as floppy A

K8T Neo FIS2R not getting through POST

I hope some of you might be able to help me. I just finished building a new system using the K8T Neo FIS2R motherboard. I actually had everything working with XP installed, but this morning, I have not booted once. It's not clearing POST anymore.
I get a long beep followed by 8 short beeps. According to the BIOS beep codes I've seen in other posts, that has something to do with the BIOS checksum error. I did upgrade the BIOS to 1.7 from an MSI Live Update download.
I'm basically stuck, is the mobo dead?
K8T Neo FIS2R
AMD Athlon 64 3000+
2 512MB Kingston Memory Modules
MSI ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB
Power Supply :
+3.3 / 32A, +5 / 40A, +12 / 24A, -12 / 1.0A,-5 / .5A, +5SB / 2A
If you need more info, just reply.
Thanks,
-Erik

kawasakiguy37 and others
This does not bode well for my current situation, or yours. I have to believe that there are many people out there that have a successful 1.7 BIOS running.
But I'm beginning to lead in this direction now, especially since your description is close to mine. I was able to run in v1.7 for a short time, then it just died.
Also, I don't know if this helps, but after my beep codes, I assume the POST continues, because about 15 seconds later there is 2 short beep following by 1 long beep and the D-bracket is has green all around minus number 4 which is read. Assume blue=green here :
This is "Testing RTC (Real Time Clock)". At this stage it just stops.
I am assuming that I can flash my BIOS using the cntrl-home method, however, if that fails, are we looking at RMA here... And if so, what are peoples experiences with RMA'ing with an online dealer? How much proof will I need to go through?
Also, by the way, these forums are awesome... The data here has been great. It's nice to see such a great forum that has valuable information.
Thanks to everyone for the help so far.
-Erik

K8T Neo 2 (MS 6702E) won't post!

Using a K8T Neo 2 (MS 6702E) and a 3200+ athlon AMD 64 the machine won't boot. The fans will not even respond when the power switch is pressed, only a blue LED on the case flashes slowly.
History:
this combo was functioning fine initally when i set it up, with XP running with no problems whatsoever, however, when i opened it up to install a second HD I stopped getting a response from the machine, only the blue LED flashing.
I 'solved' this problem by switching out the PSU with a 2nd PSU and the machine started up SEEMINGLY with no problems. This led me to believe i had a bad PSU
I tested the original PSU in another PC and it had no problems starting up into windows, so i put it back into the MSI machine and it worked.
I had to open the unit up AGAIN to swap some parts out, and when i did, the same problem occurred. I tried to swap PSU again, but this time to no avail........I just keep getting that blue LED flashing when the PSU is plugged in.
I've tested the unit with just a single stick of RAM, the CPU and fan
I've cleared the CMOS using the jumper
I've pulled out the battery and allowed the motherboard to drain for 15 minutes
all have resulted in no response from the unit, just a blue light on the case when i plug in the PSU.
Do i have a short? Any one have any suggestions on how to proceed??

Quote from: dkmwong81 on 19-May-07, 23:58:22
PSU details:
Powerman PSU (came with Inwin case)
350W
12V 18A
5V 30A
3.3V 28A
anymore details required?
I've tried taking the board out of the case with a barebones set up several times...no luck.
the d-bracket doesn't provide any info as it doesn't power up during tests....
"The fans will not even respond when the power switch is pressed, only a blue LED on the case flashes slowly."
try with new and decent PSU(with high amperes & quality brand)

K8T Neo Fir won't post after live update to 2.0 bios

After running the Live Update which updated the bios to 2.0, I can't boot into XP (SP 1). I can boot in safe mode. Not sure how to get this running again. I've tried everything I can think of, any ideas on what I might try?
Setup was running fine prior to bios update.
XP SP 1
K8T Neo Fir
1 GB
Promise Sata Raid 1 - 2 80GB Sata drives
Radeon 9600

I tried executing "fixboot" from the recovery console but this may have made things worse. After running this successfully, the console reported that it had written a new boot vloc on teh C partition in FAT32. The SATA drives are not formatted in FAT32! Now I don't get the Windows initial screen at all, it just goes back to the bios and restarts. I can still startup in safe mode though.
Maybe the Recovery Console can't see the drives properly because the Promise drivers are not loaded? Any ideas? I'm in deep now!

K8T Neo-FIS2R/FSR no POST

I have a K8T Neo-FIS2R/FSR (MS-6702) which is, along with all my other components (I'll list them later), over a year old. It has been running just fine until the other day. I have not modified any hardware or BIOS-settings recently.
The day before yesterday my speakers put out a high-pitched shriek and the screen turned black. I then turned off the computer (it seemed to still be running, fans spinning). As I switched it on it let forth 8 beeps followed by a paus, and then 8 beeps again, over and over. I switched the graphics card for another one, no difference.
I then left it turned off for a few minutes. Then I booted it up again, and voila, it worked fine. Then after a few minutes it died the same way, and when I rebooted it it started beeping again.
Switching graphics card doesn't help. I powered it on without a graphics card plugged in. Then it made 8 beeps, and then silence. The cycle was not repeated, as it was when the card was in.
I then used another motherboard, another CPU and other RAM, same graphicscard and harddrive, and it boots into Windows just fine and seems to be quite stable for the day I've tried it.
I then switch back to the K8T-motherboard with it's CPU and RAM (still same graphicscard and harddrive as the other one), and it boots fine. After almost an hour it dies again. On boot, beeps. Wait a few minutes, boots again, then dies. Beeps next time. Etc.
The 8 beeps apparently mean there is a problem with the video card. I have tested two video cards that both work fine on another motherboard, no difference.
Because it dies after a while when it has rested, I suspect some sort of overheating issue. I put a bigass fan blowing at the motherboard and video card but that didn't seem to do anything. The fan on the video card is clean.
I have hooked up the D-Bracket 2 that accompanied the motherboard. It has some lights flashing depending on what is going on, and it halts on "Early Chipset Initialization", which is phase 2 of 16 (1st being "System Power ON"). When I press the power button, the LEDs on my memory sticks flash for a few seconds (showing activity), and the D-Bracket lights up. Then the memory-LEDs go to rest (inactivity), and the D-Bracket halts. Fans keep spinning but there is no life. No beeps.
After leaving the computer off for the night, I cleared the CMOS. The computer booted and ran fine for a couple of hours, then it suddenly made a noise in the speakers, and the monitor went black. Fans still spinning. The little light at the monitor indicating that it is turned on was flashing, as it does when the computer is off and the monitor is on.
This is the hardware in my system at the moment. I have removed plenty of stuff to rule out other components but even with just this it won't work. No mouse, keyboard or other drives attached, just this.
CPU: Athlon64 3200+
Memory: Corsair TWINX1024-3200XLPRO DDR
Power: Thermaltake Purepower Butterfly 480W W0020
Output: +5V (35A), +3.3V (28A), +12V (17A), -5V (0.3A), -12V (0.8A)
Graphics: Gainward GeForce 6800Ultra 256MB GDDR3 AGP8X, "Ultra/2600 Golden S",
Motherboard: K8T Neo-FIS2R/FSR (MS-6702)
Harddrive: Seagate Barracuda IV ATA 7200 RPM
Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 957p
Any ideas, suggestions or questions? I am stumped.

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I have removed plenty of stuff to rule out other components but even with just this it won't work.
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Graphics: Gainward GeForce 6800Ultra 256MB GDDR3 AGP8X, "Ultra/2600 Golden S",
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+12V (17A),
If your graphics card is like mine (see sig) with two power connections at the back you may have stressed the PSU over the last year to it's final end. Borrow or buy another PSU with at least 24 amp on the 12v supply. Your current PSU with only 17 12v amps was bound to fail. Especially since you state you had other hardware at one time. CPU Graphics card, case fanes and drives are all calling on the 12v rail to power them and your PSU just might not have it any more to do the job and the highest draw is at startup.
Try another PSU.

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