K9N2 Diamond POST Screen Crach

Hi, i have updated the bios at 2.5 and  at the reboot at the diamond post screen its stopt, cant enter in bios, cant doo nothing.  What can i doo?

I was cleared a cmos, and after the post screen, when i must press f1, it crash too....I press te F1, and nothing remains there... what can i doo_?
It Wites: A7375NMS v2.5 111709
             AMD Phenom (tm) II x4 955 Processor
             DRAM Frequency for ddr2 667 (Unganged mode, 64bit)
             Initializing usb controllers .. done
             8192mb ok
             DQS training failed on previous boot, reverted to slower DRAM speed
             Press F1 to resume
I press and nothing.....

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  • K9N2 Diamond problems installing Vista 64bit Raid Drivers

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       On-Chip VGA                                   Disabled
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        2nd Boot Device                             Raid Array
        3rd Boot Device                              None
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    USB Legacy Support                            Enabled
    Onboard LAN Controller                        Enabled
    LAN Option ROM                                 Disabled
    Onboard IEEE1394 Controller                 Disabled
    Extra Raid/IDE Controller                      Enabled
    Raid Mode                                         RAID
    HD Audio Codec                                  Internal Codec
    *On-Chip ATA Devices
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       PCI IDE BusMaster                            Disabled
       On-Chip SATA Controller                    Enabled
       RAID Mode                                      RAID
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    I understand the need for future proofing mainboards as much as possible. What I am not ok with is the labeling on the box stating the board is PhenomII ready when in fact it isn't ready unless you have an older CPU that you can use to flash the BIOS to make it ready. Plus, if Live Update is the POS that everyone makes it out to be on the forums, why is it the first option on MSI's website for driver and BIOS downloads? MSI's USB Flash Tool is probably one of the easiest things I have ever used to update a BIOS, why not have that as the first option?
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  • Need some assistance k9n2 diamond

    ok recieved my new mobo today. k9n2 diamond. installed proc, ram, 1 video card....yadda yadda.. installed new version of windows. my problem is that i can only use onboard video. i have a geforce 9800gt brand new plug it in no vid.. actually dont know what bios settings to turn on and off to disable onboard video.. hope to resolve asap..
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  • K9N2 Diamond - Can't Disable Onboard Graphics

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    Quote from: Fredrik on 02-November-08, 20:54:10
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    Quote from: Fredrik on 02-November-08, 20:54:10
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    Quote from: Fredrik on 02-November-08, 20:54:10
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