K9N2 SLI Platinum Boot Issue...

This is more of a do I need to RMA whether a boot question. I had my MOBO since March. Installed, in computer everything went fine, playing TF2 and so on, but about 2 weeks ago my computer basically said I'm going on strike. Went off, and never came back on period.
So I went to troubleshoot, check everything and thought it was a PSU problem. I had thought the CPU rails on the PSU went bad, because all other lights would come on. Example, if I had all the plugs in except the CPU power on the MOBO, the board would light up, with the 4 red LEDS. However once I plugged the CPU, the board only has the Orange light and would not power on showing any lights. PSU fan didn't come on either. Thought it was a PSU problem, so I RMA'd my OCZ 600W. Just got it back today, and that wasn't the problem. I even tested all other parts to see if they were faulty and no, just the MOBO is left. Its weird because she was working fine and then went off, no BSOD no nothing.
AMD Phenom 9850 B.E
600W OCZ Stealth PSU
320 GB Seagate HD

I agree with Stu on this because I have been through this too.
If you live in an area that is prone to power surge like I do then this can happen. A good quality surge protector can help.
Possibly a burned Mosfet (Metal-Oxide Semiconductor) or what I would call a Transistor. I have to look up big words like Semiconductor.
Often those that are associated with the boards power regulator are located near to where you plug your ATX power in. Some times you can actually see when they have burned but most often not.
Good Luck
Oh and one more thing. Where was Stu the last time I was trying to trouble shoot this problem?
Do you guys keep him hidden some where in a back room?

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K9N2 SLi Platinum - Raid Issues

Components:
Enermax Pro82+ 525W
MSI K9N2 SLi Platinum
AMD 5400+ Black Edition
2x2Gb SUPER*TALENT DDRII 800Mhz CL4
MSI 8800GT 512mb
1 X WD Blue 500Gb Sata2
2 x WD Blue 320GB Sata2 (NEW SET)
Basically, I've had only the 500Gb HD as the main disk, Now I've got a set of 320GB's for Raid, which i'd like to add to my current setup without Re-installing OS coz the main drive contains necessary Data etc. So I Enable the Raid settings in Bios as outlined in the Manual. Setup the raid in the Mediashield Raid Bios. Windows Vista 32 simply Bsods at the Windows loading screen, with latest MB RAID drivers from MSI & Nvidia tested, still the same.
I've discovered in other threads, people experiencing something similar. According to what I've learnt is the best is going to have to Set the single 500Gb Drive into a stripe and re-install. I've tried other alternatives, like leaving the the 320's as single drives and setting up the raid through windows Mediashield, same problem after rebooting. Compared to My older rig, RAID seems to not work so starightforward on the K9N2. MSI should be more Specific with instructions and limitations to implementing a Raid.
That's not my biggest problem here though, I've disconnected the 500Gb due to critical data, I've only got the 320's in Ports 1 & 2. Setup Stripe raid in Bios. I cannot succesfully install Windows Vista or XP to the raid, Vista install remains stuck @ the decompressing files window. XP loads until it's about to boot the OS for the first time then Bsods. Using latest Floppy Raid Drivers too. Has anyone with this board got a Raid with OS installed? Am i missing something here? what am I doing wrong?
I'm still Testing, gonna pull out my Aged and beloved Hitachi 80Gb Sata1 Drive from the dead, install OS and then get this baby to work in Raid as I want it to, Hopefully......
Will report back..

The RAID implementation on this board is really obnoxious, if you have installed windows (XP/VISTA) prior to enabling RAID in the motherboard bios, windows will keep restarting itself at the windows load screen. Not an OS problem but the way the RAID controllers work on this motherboard.
My raid setup:
1 X WD 500GB BLUE (System C:\)(Single Stripe)(HAS TO BE IN IT'S OWN ARRAY IN MEDIASHIELD ROM for windows to work if RAID IS ENABLED)
2 X WD 320GB BLUE (Raid 0)(Stripe)
1 X LG Optical Drive (Also shows up in Mediashield post screen when Raid controller is ensbled)
Make sure to back up all data before setting up an array, setting up a array on a single HDD and selecting NOT to delete the MBR should keep your data intact. Booting up the system with the previous installation not deleted but now with the system HDD in it's own array you will continue to get BSOD and auto reboots.
V3.3 Bios Settings:
1) Set 'RAID MODE' to 'RAID" within the Integrated Peripherals Menu.
2)Enable 'RAID' in the Sub-Menu "ON-CHIP ATA DEVICES" --> RIAD MODE set to RAID then enable the ports you want Raid enabled on. SATA 1.2.3.4 are NV raid 5.6 are JMICRON. I have have ports 1,2,3 & 4 enabled as all 4 of my drives are connected to those ports. Optical drives will automatically show up in Mediashield ROM post screen even if port is disabled, and once windows is reinstalled other HDD'S can be connected without having to enable raid or arrays and all will be seen as normal.
Now to install windows, had an issue with the Floppy raid drivers from MSI site so I used the MCP78 floppy from gigabyte
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherboard/Driver_Model.aspx?ProductID=2819. Windows working and Raid 0 on 2X 320GB HDD. Once windows is installed to a single disk in this manner windows will work fine with sata raid disabled (deleting array in mediashield will delete MBR) and in IDE mode as but when raid is re-enabled it will detect the disk and work fine too. Another issue unresolved is that I couldn't successfully install to the Raid 0-2X WD 320gb blue stripe, anybody got windows installed successfully to a Raid 0-2X hdd stripe? Note, If installing to Jmicron you will need JM drivers.
Another issue I have since using Raid is that S3 mode is not working well at all. S3 is enabled in Bios power management and definitely worked previously when raid was disabled. Now I cannot get S3 suspend. When i choose sleep it goes into Hibernation, checked all vista settings in power management and it should go to sleep not hibernate. Any Help? When it comes out of sleep all the lights are red and I have to power it down, turn power supply off/on then post-> 'windows resuming' then only does it come out of hibernation, strange... Whether I choose sleep or hibernate this is what I'm getting. Using Vista 32, Nvidia driver version 15.24, display driver version 180.48. Jmicron drivers installed as well.
Components:
Enermax Pro82+ 525W
MSI K9N2 SLi Platinum
AMD 5400+ Black Edition
2x2Gb SUPER*TALENT DDRII 800Mhz CL4
2x1Gb SUPER*TALENT DDRII 800Mhz CL4
MSI 8800GT OC 512mb
1 X WD Blue 500Gb Sata2
2 x WD Blue 320GB Sata2 (NEW SET)
1 X LG Dvd-Rw
Hope this helps & thanks in advance.

K9N2 SLI Platinum S3 issues

Ok, so I have been trying to solve this problem every which way.
I cannot resume from S3 sleep/Stand By/Suspend in Vista sp1 or XP sp2.
When I wake up the system, the lights are on but nobody's home. Also, group 1-4 of the status LEDs are red. I've seen a similar post, but no solutions. I have tried just about everything I could think of as far as BIOS settings and drivers to no avail. I have even physically removed all hardware but mobo, PSU, and RAM. S1 works fine.
mobo: K9N2 SLI Platinum
CPU: 9850 Black
RAM: OCZ PC2-8500
PSU: TruePower Quattro 850
Video: XFX 8800 GT
HDD: sata WD 1tb

Well, so far I have tried every driver I could find. I Started with the version on the CD, then downloaded from MSI, then tried M$ update, then nvidia. So, I really doubt it is a driver. I found a similar issue here: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=120233.0
same processor and mobo. Thanx BOSSKILLER for the link. Filled out my info, I hope they get back to me soon.
I filled out a support request earlier and got this as a reply
Quote from: MSI Tech.
Please refer to Microsoft for possible fixes on this issue: http://support.microsoft.com/search/default.aspx?mode=r&query=does+not+resume+from+s3&spid=11732&catalog=LCID%3D1033&1033comm=1&res=20
none of those have anything to do with my problem and of course my first thought was that it was a M$ problem but had to rule that out after installing XP too... way to pass the blame
EDIT: After contacting MSI using BOSSKILLER's link, I got the real solution! A new BIOS just as he said Very quick response too
Thanx All

New P7N SLI Platinum Boot Issue with PS/2 Keyboard [Solved but RAID problem now]

This issue taken me back !!!! Never thought I might face issue with a PS/2 Keyboard.
Here it is.. I just assembled my new system...
P7N SLI Platinum Motherboard
E8400 CPU
EVGA 256-P2-N751-TR GeForce 8600 GT Video Card
Creative Soundblaster Audio Card
So, before I boot, I connected good old PS/2 Keyboard. The POST Screen comes up that says Press DEL to enter BIOS Setup... but then, it reboots.. indefinitely... I have no idea why it does that. However, if I boot the PC with no PS/2 Keyboard connected, POST screen comes up and that's it.. (no reboot). So, you see, I cannot proceed further in anyway.... I cannot go beyond POST without a keyboard, but then with the keyboard it reboots indefinitely... kinda catch 22 situation
Any suggestion / ideas that anyone can offer here???

Hello Folks... it took long time to "solve the issue that had to begin with"....
I purchased a cheapo Celeron processor to get into the BIOS and update it... but it didn't even work... I couldn't boot at all. So, I called MSI and they asked me to RMA it. They replaced my MOBO with the latest BIOS - which was good news
So, now, I'm able to boot - good news...
Now, this is an upgrade for me.... from my previous MOBO. My boot drive was RAIDed (RAID 0). So, now, I will have to RAID my drives again and run Win XP repair. I was able to RAID my drives and all good... now, I went into Windows installation and did F6 to install NVIDIA Raid.... but, here is my problem, when the prompt asks me to input the floppy drive, and when I did it.... it re-prompts me to put the floppy drive again... I see that the floppy drive is read... but, for some reason it doesn't detect the files in there properly.... I downloaded nVidia C72+MCP55 SATA RAID / AHCI Driver (For floppy driver) for windows xp 32-bit and copied the sataraid folder contents into the floppy. Now, here I am stuck again....
Anybody experienced this problem?

K9N2 SLI Platinum RAID Issue

The system is brand new.
XP is installed on the SSD (nice and fast)
Drivers are all up-to-date according to LiveUpdate.
I installed the 2 1Tb drives on SATA 3 and 4.
I changed the BIOS:
Extra RAID/IDE Controller Disabled
On-Chip ATA Devices
RAID Mode = RAID
SATA 3 Enabled
SATA 4 Enabled
F10 to save
F10 to enter RAID Setup
Chose the 2 Tb drives and get Healthy Array
After boot I get the dreaded faint Windows loading sequence, and a reboot (a vicious cycle)
OK, back into the BIOS, undo all the RAID stuff, and XP launches
Open up the box, change the SATA cables from 3 and 4 to 5 and 6
Back into BIOS, enabled the extra RAID controller, enable RAID and the SATA 5 and 6, then f10 to save.
Hit CTRL-J to get the raid setup - ignored - Windows fails to launch.
It's got to be a driver issue, but MSI Live Update reports drivers are up-to-date, and MSI website
refuses to let me find the driver I want (I don't know what I want, but don't get the choice).
I read the thread about using the gigabyte drivers, but the link given no longer works.
There must be something else I can try OK, apart from that.
There must be someone out there who can help. Oh did I mention I have no floppy drive,
but there again I have a working system without RAID, so should be able to load a driver
from the C drive if only I could get one that worked. I'm a little frustrated. I'm also a Brit,
which changes that last statement!
Help!

>> Danr1: So the RAID array is now connected to the 'Extra RAID Controller', leaving just your boot SSD drive on the onboard SATA ports?
The manual is ambivalent about where to connect the drives for use by the J-Micron RAID controller.
Perhaps only the external SATA ports on the backplance? Perhaps only SATA5 and 6?
I have connected them on the external ports, on SATA 5 and 6, and on SATA 3 and 4.
I have had the external RAID/IDE Controller enabled and disabled
I had have RAID mode in On-Chip ATA Devices set to IDE and RAID
With RAID mode in RAID, I have had SATA 3 and 4 enabled and disabled,
and SATA5 and 6 enabled and disabled.
That's a lot a reboots (48 choices, each requiring a reboot)
Each time I change a raid setting, I go back into BIOS to make sure the boot sequence hasn't been change (it often is)
CTRL-J does nothing during POST. I have yet to see the JMicron Utility menu.
Oh yes, I have also had the array bootable and not bootable, but I don't think I've been through the full 96 choices.
>> Danr1: Extra RAID/IDE Controller Disabled
On-Chip ATA Devices
RAID Mode = RAID
SATA 3 Enabled
SATA 4 Enabled
This is my configuration of choice, I keep going back to it hoping it will work.
>> (Danr1) If you're not using the rear esata ports or the secondary IDE port that setup is correct...
I am not using IDE1 or IDE2.
I'm not using the rear esata ports (tried and failed, as you can see above).
>> (Danr1) I take it you have the SSD and CD drives connected to the primary IDE?
Nope. The SSD drive containing XP is SATA 1, the DVD drive (not CD) is SATA 2.
>> (Danr1) I'm looking but not seeing where you stated what type of SSD drive it is you have?
It's an OCZ ($209.00) SSD 60Gb SSD2-1VTX60G connected to SATA 1.
>> Stu: Extra RAID/IDE Controller [Enabled]
On-Chip ATA Devices
RAID Mode = [IDE]
SATA 3 Enabled
SATA 4 Enabled
Been there (see above), done that and it fails.
I seem to have four choices:
a) Reinstall Windows using a slipstreamed CD. Don't want to do this, what a waste of time, and no guarantee that it'll work.
b) Request technical assistance from MSI
c) RMA the board to MSI. I can't RMA to Newegg as I have had it for 3 months.
d) Use the 2 1Tb drives in a RAID 1- (negative 1). That's separate drives, with nightly backups.
Bummer!

K9N2 SLI Platinum - boot from usb device.

Good afternoon everyone!
Forgive me if this seems like a stupid question but I was wondering if anyone knew where the option to boot into a USB device was in the Bios setup? I had this option on my old motherboard so it seems bizarre that I can't find it on a board such as this. The only boot options I have are for cd-rom, hdd, and floppy drives. Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks all!

Yes! The key is to connect the USB device BEFORE booting.
I boot to my USB flash drive all the time (e. g. to run MemTest86 and the like). In fact I leave the boot order with the flash drive first - even when I am booting to my hard drive (of course without the flash drive connected).

K9N2 SLI Platinum audio issues

I cannot get my sound working. I've installed both of the Nforce audio codecs, and the Realtek HD audio codecs. I cant figure this out

My default sound device is set to Realtek HD Audio output. My video card is a XFX Geforce 8600GTS, I'm not too sure on the HDMI thing. Also, I've turned my sound up quite loudly now to see if I can hear anything when I turn it on, and there is a slight " Buzzing " sound that is played when it is going through the windows loading screen. It does this every time when I turn on my pc. That is the only time it plays any sound.

K9n2 sli platinum driver issues

well was pleased to get my mobo and set it up, seeing my old junk biostar mobo went to crap.
here's the prob: all seems to work fine but...
driver will not take for ethernet, coprocessor, or the SM Bus
I've read dozens of posts in all kinds of groups, downloaded drivers left and right,,, NO LUCK!
running a Phenom quad 4 w/ 2- 2GB patriot 1066 and a xfx 9600 gso. and the OS is xp pro x64..
other than no way to connect to the internet, so far i see no probs with it... but i need it to connect, I am at a loss and looking at requesting an rma
anyone???

err thanks but wont wanting to hear all that...... ..... hope one of my older puters will take a 1000gb so i can copy the info................................... .........
thanks TeddyB

K9N2 SLI Platinum issues

Ok, this is what I have.....
MSI K9N2 SLI Platinum AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA nForce 750a SLI ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ Brisbane 2.8GHz AM2 65W Black Edition Processor
Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2GB (4 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
XFX GeForce 8800 GT XXX Edition 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
COOLMAX 700W SLI Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
I have 2 issues and have called and wrote to MSI tech support and have gotten no where.
I will try here, now.
This board, regardless of Bios version (3.1/3.2/3.3) it will not allow me to adjust the multiplier.
It is a Black Edition processor and does have the unlocked multiplier. However, regardless of what ratio (x14.5/x15/x15.5) you set it at, the bios refuses to set it at that. (Stays at 14x200)
It won't even allow be to adjust the FSB regardless of what you set it at in the Bios.
MSI's response: MSI does not support overclocking, we cannot assist you with this issue.
While attempting to overclock, I noticed that my memory is only running at a frequency of 400. I wrote to MSI and explained the situation.
MSI's response: The memory you are using requires a voltage of 2.1v, the K9N2 SLI Platinum only supports up to 1.9v. We cannot assist you with this situation any further.
This board is supposed to support AM2+ processors and all 1066 memory runs at a voltage of 2.0 or higher. So is this MSI's way of copping out of providing any kind of support for this board?
On another note, I used to buy nothing but ASUS boards in the past, but do to their lack of Quality Control (recieved 6 boards IN A ROW that were DOA) I have chosen to switch to a different brand.
I have heard nothing but good things in the past about MSI boards, but if I cannot get this issue resolved, I guess I will be forced to switch to yet another brand.

Pogona,
I had the same problem with the multiplier setting. I could set it in the BIOS to lets say 15.5 but when I booted into windows, CPUz always showed the multiplier to be 14. I found the problem was that I had installed the AMD processor driver which is an energy saving device and resets the multiplier to 14 regardless of the BIOS setting. After I uninstalled the AMD driver I could set the multiplier and it showed in CPUz correctly.

Strange K9N2 SLi Platinum issue getting progressively worse

Quickspec:
AMD Athlon64 X2 6000+ ADV60000DOBOX
K9N2 SLI Platinum
G.SKILL 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
2x BFG Tech GeForce 8600 GT OC2 w/SLI bridge installed
Western Digital Caviar Black SATA 1TB
No additional cards
Microsoft Windows 7 x64
PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 -- 750W Continuous @ 40C (825W Peak) +12VDC @ 60A (Single Rail)
I put together my system (http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=628222) in April of '09 and everything has been rock solid. About 3 weeks ago, I started seeing strange graphical glitches, which can only be remedied by a system reboot. See below:
Initially, I thought that the issue may have been software related, as I could screenshot the problem, and noticed that the problem would occur only after waking from sleep mode, and only while playing fullscreen games. Before assuming anything, I ran diagnostics and checked my temps, all of which were in spec, so I decided, maybe I had lost my primary video card. I tried each of my SLi cards independently with the same result. I've also tried using each PCI-E slot with similar results.
I moved on to test memory with Memtest86, which would lockup @ 5% through its first test. So I started sequentially removing RAM sticks until it ran. After pulling out two sticks of ram, I thought I had nailed down the issue, things were stable again, but the system would periodically not POST, no VGA, nothing. Diagnostic LEDs would be RED|GREEN|GREEN|GREEN but would boot normally after a power cycle.
After a couple days of stability, the video glitches came back. At this point, I'm thinking it could be the Mobo itself. Upon boot my LED Diags go RED|GREEN|RED|GREEN and don't change. The system is failing to POST most of the time, and when it does boot, just completely dies under any stress whatsoever.
Obviously, I would imagine, it could be a power issue, but I have a solid PCP&C Silencer 750 which I would find hard to believe is causing the issue. I could test voltages, but I'm doubtful this is the issue.
Any thoughts on what I might try next?

Quote from: Stu on 04-February-10, 03:18:53
The graphics corruption your screnshot shows would seem to be symptomatic of a failing VGA card.
Yes, but not only. I doubt that's VGA failure for this case.[He got 2 VGA's, tested each one alone with no change, Both VGA to be failing sound not much realistic]
Unstable system memory can cause the same artifacting/visual corruption
Quote
I moved on to test memory with Memtest86, which would lockup @ 5% through its first test. So I started sequentially removing RAM sticks until it ran. After pulling out two sticks of ram, I thought I had nailed down the issue, things were stable again, but the system would periodically not POST, no VGA, nothing. Diagnostic LEDs would be RED|GREEN|GREEN|GREEN but would boot normally after a power cycle.
One more pointer to exclude the VGA{s}
Quote
# G.SKILL 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
Can you provide exact models? or link to manufacturer?
Quote
# G.SKILL 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
Quote
# AMD Athlon64 X2 6000+ ADV60000DOBOX
Quote
which I linked in my OP http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=628222,
RAM : 8192 MB DDR2 Dual Channel
RAM Speed : 387.6 MHz (Unknown) @ 5-5-5-15
Slot 1 : 2048MB (6400)
Slot 1 Manufacturer : G.Skill
Slot 2 : 2048MB (6400)
Slot 2 Manufacturer : G.Skill
Slot 3 : 2048MB (6400)
Slot 3 Manufacturer : G.Skill
Slot 4 : 2048MB (6400)
Slot 4 Manufacturer : G.Skill
With all four memory sticks installed drop memory divider to 667.
[current in use is default 800, you can do that from BIOS Setup,
Cell Menu adjust option named "FSB/DRAM Ratio", apply to either "333", "667", "1:1.67", "5/3" {all mean the same}]
The CPU's [AMD Athlon64 X2 6000+ ADV60000DOBOX] memory controller, can't handle them at full speed.
[For more details refer to this topics:
==> https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=130043.0
==> https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=120827.0
Other tips:
* Test each one memory stick alone with >>Memtest86<<,
use the 1st DIMM close to CPU socket to isolate if you have an defective stick.
* You can apply memory voltage in BIOS Setup recommended by memory vendor if need[2.0 - 2.1V, check specifications at memory vendor for your sticks]

Re: K9N2 SLI Platinum Powers halt on boot w/2 mem. modules.

Not sure if this is the right forum for this but here goes...
I Just recently bought and put together a kit yesterday and i must say ive had a heck of a time trying to get it stable. it constantly hang on boot and i thought it was the mobo but decided to investigate further just to be sure. So i systematically disconnect everything and installed items one by one. first, mobo - cpu only - reboot - , then added one ram - reboot -, then video card and monitor - reboot -, each time always listening to any beep patterns. added mouse keyboard - reboot -, then check cmos disabled internal graphic to prevent conflict with pcie card. at this point i left it running for 2 hours browsing around net, playing videos, updating and installing software, at this point there were no hiccups so i shutdown and restarted the computer several times...so far so good...so i decided to install another stick of ram and rebooted....system hang on boot....hmmm. removed the extra stick and the system was back to being stable. I realized now at this point that its not the mobo. After reading the trouble you went through and it turned out to be your PSU, Perhaps that might be my issue too.
anyways, here are my specs
MSI K9N2 SLI Platinum motherboard (MS7374 rev1.2)
AMD Phenom 9500 2.2GHz Quad Core HT 3.0
500Gb Seagate Sata HD 7200rpm
2x XFX GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB Graphic Cards
4x 2Gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2
LiteOn Blu-Ray Drive
Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope OS
ULTRA LSP 650W PSU 38Amps +12Volts
currently my system is running stable with 1 stick of Ram and 1 Graphic Card but i would like to use all of them (Linux support for SLI is spotty last i heard but it might have changed). If anyone here got suggestion i could try before i splurged more dough for a bigger PSU let me know. Else, ill go ahead and let you know how it turn out.

Well, look like my problem may have been solved. Fredrik got me wondering too whether one of the RAM might be faulty. I cycled my Ram sticks by installing them into the motherboard one at a time then rebooting. The third stick that i put wont POST but all the other three does. So i installed all three good sticks back and the computer booted just find. Also, I found out how to change the Voltage in the BIOS by simply pressing + or - keys (perhaps would have helped if I read the BIOS help file earlier DUH...). As suggested by Bas, (and for insurance, just in case stick need more juice) I set the voltage to 2.05v although sticks runs find at default of 1.95v (BIOS voltage setting has a MIN = 1.95v MAX = 2.40v). Its in the safe setting range so hopefully they dont overheat. Apart from the voltage and the 2T, All others are put back to AUTO.
Anyways, Thank you all for your help, I really appreciate it, I would not have been able to solve this on my own.
CHEERS and God Bless.

K9N2 Sli Platinum - won't boot? Can't figure out problem.

Hey guys. My computer practically crapped itself the other day, and there were so many symptoms I'm not quite sure
what to even search for.
I've had this computer for about a year now. no problems since the day i built it.
specs:
Msi K9n2 Sli Platinum mobo
AMD Athlon 64x2 3.2 Ghz
2x BFG Nvidia Geforce 9800 GTX+
2x Cosair xms2 2gb ddr2
1000 watt BFG EX Series
Sony DvD drive
1tb western digital drive
So i was playing SC2 and my computer froze. So i restarted and it hung during windows loading.
I turned it off waited a few seconds and started... still hung. Cycled it and tried a couple more times.
Still nothing. Naturally i assumed it was a virus so i repaired my windows installation. After it finished it hung on
Windows has finished repairing your computer will now restart. I waited about an hour and decided to just restart
myself. Next time it booted asked me if i wanted to boot from cd and then it just shutdown like i pulled the plug.
Then i thought well i ruined my windows install. I tried booting again it did the same thing. So i just said screw it
ill reformat. But this time there was no signal from my graphics card. When i turn the computer on it will normally
be loud and then get quiet after everything has booted. But now it just turns on and stays loud because i suspect
it's still booting. So i took everything apart. Tried connecting and unconnecting everything. moving ram etc...
Ive got it to boot twice but after that it crashes before windows loads like a plug pull and it wont boot again.
I cant tell whats wrong it could be everything but nothing makes sense. I've built about 7 or 8 computers.
gotten rid of several viruses and bad hardware but I've never seen anything like this.
I tried checking the LED codes for the board. Leds 11 and 10 and 9 and 8 alternate red and green which means HDD and floppy drive are trying to boot.
but it does that even when my harddrive is not connected and it still wont show video. Ive even rotated the graphics cards and tried a 7900gs. nothing.
Edit: now led 6 and 7 are red.
please help me out. Thanks.

Yeah the case i have is the antec 1200. Never had a problem with heat before.
Ive tried it with just the ram and the cpu and it still gives me the lights so i
guess it must be the mobo or processor. I don't have another motherboard to test everything else on
all my other pcs are 5 to 7 years old.
I was thinking about keeping all my old parts and buying these as replacements:
MSI NF980-G65 AM3 NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 140W Quad-Core Processor
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL

K9N2 SLI Platinum Fails Boot In Morning

System:
# AMD Phenom X4 9550
# MSI K9N2 SLI Platinum
# 2x2GB G Skil DDR2-1066 ( Bios DDR2 800/2.1 Volts )
# GeForce 8500GT
# 1x Seagate 500GB Sata
# 1x Maxtor 60GB ATA 133
# 650W PSU
Having Boot problems: Failed Boot this morning, System Shutdown 10 Hours ( PS AC On , LEDs Lite )
Failed at 2nd Green Light ( memory size check ), Reset and system Booted normal..
Previous: Overnight AC OFF , No Leds, System Failed Boot at 2nd Green LED and kept Recycling.
Several Power sw On/Off, system Posted with Bios Check sum, Booted defaults, System ok.
Ran OK all day..
Note: system Memory passes Memtst+ at 1066, 6 hours , no fails......
& Sandra Hardware tests ok
Question, Is Bios powered by PS when Power is off ( Leds are Lighted ) or could Battery be bad,
( I know, I will get another, But I don't think it is the problem )

You should have had early warnings if the battery was running low.
Could have been some kind of power problem during night, of course. If you mean by reset that you restarted the system, that would however suggest the PSU is on the limit.
There isn't much use in overclocking your memory, so I suggest you run it at 800.
And please specify your PSU a little better. Watts mean nothing substantial at all. It says mostly what profit the manufacturer wants.

K9n2 sli platinum will only boot/post when running single channel

Hey
I am having problems with the rig when i want memory to run Dual channel.
I have tried all bios settings (or at least i think so) and all memory slot combination (or at least i think so) without any luck.
When i put 2 sticks in dimm 1+2 I get nothing but a black screen.
When I then turn my pc off, putting 1 stick in dimm 1 it will boot and I get the message: DQS training failed on previous boot.
Mainboard: MSI K9N2 Sli platinum
CPU: AMD 5600X2 Windsor 2x1mb cache
HD: have tried with WD 250gb and hitachi 160gb sata2
Psu: Have tried with OCZ 500W and corsair 620W
Memory: Have tried with kingston pc5400 and Adata pc6400 both 1gb sticks
GFX: Have tried with GF8800GTS, ATI 1800XT and GF8500GT
CPU cooler: CM Gemini2
Motherboard have BIOS 3.1 ( so there should be no problem with running the cpu)
everything except for mainboard have been testet with other gear and is working 100%
Memory passed memtest with no errors.
Some facts
1 stick in dimm 1 = boot/post single channel
1 stick in dimm 2 = black screen.
1 stick in dimm 3 = boot/post single channel
1 stick in dimm 4 = black screen
1 stick in dimm 1 + 2 = black screen.
1 stick in dimm 1 + 3 = boot/post single channel
1 stck in dimm 2 + 4 black screen
1 stckk in dimm 3 + 4 black screen.
1 stick in 1 + 4 = Boot/postor black screen..cant remember but for sure not dual.
1 stick in 2 + 3 = boot/post or black screen..cant remember but for sure not dual
I have tried:
manual timming settings, both recommended and lower timmings.
Auto timmings
More volt to memory
More volt to cpu
Tried 800, 667, 553 and 400mhz
Tried sli memory disabled and enabled
Changing cpu ratio
Tried T2 and T1
Have tried load default settings
load optimized settings
everything on auto
well, that’s just about it and don’t know what to try next.
So if anybody have some input I would really appreciate it.
Regards
Jesper

Have you done that?:
Quote from: Stu on 13-September-09, 02:54:40
Have you tried taking the board out of the case and setting up outside on a flat anti-static surface? Maybe there is something shorting the back of the board where the DIMM slot is.
If no change:
Leave just one memory stick in 1st DIMM close to CPU socket,
ensure that system is stable the flash to the latest BIOS ==>
http://eu.msi.com/index.php?func=downloaddetail&type=bios&maincat_no=1&prod_no=1443
You can >>Use the MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<<
Once done re-test.

New K9N2 SLI Platinum isn't booting into BIOS

So i just built a new system with an MSI K9N2 SLI Platinum, and installation went by with a breeze. However, after supplying power, and turning the system on for the first time I'm met with absolutely nothing.
I'm not the most advanced in this category, and I've certainly never experienced the likes of this ever. I've gone through the hardware configuration a thousand times, and I'd know if it were that.
I was wondering if anybody knew a few tricks to get this new board to boot. I'm suspecting it's probably something small and obvious I wouldn't ever think of.
But yeah, any help would be much appreciated.
Current System:
Mobo: MSI K9N2 SLI Platinum
CPU: AMD Phenom X4 9850 (black edition)/stock cooler
RAM: Corsair Dominator 2x2048Mb 1066Mhz DDR2
GPU: PNY XLR8 GeForce 9800 GTX
HDD1: Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB 10K RPM
HDD2: Seagate Barracude 1.5TB 7200RPM
No operating systems yet (which is kind of impossible since I can't even set the boot order without the BIOS loading.) But I plan to run XP Pro alongside Gentoo.

All fans are spinning fine, I'll get the PSU info later, I took it from an old system I built before my last deployment. It's an 850 watt (single 12 volt rail) system, not sure the exact specs on it anymore.
I do believe though, that I've managed to knock something loose as it keeps beeping repeatedly now when it boots. Before it was absolute silence on boot. (which is weird because i don't actually remember installing the speaker?)
Oh, the DVD drive is from another system too, and pretty old, but it opens, and functions.
I also swapped between onboard video, and the graphics card to see if it was maybe the graphics card and still nothing.
Though I have to use a DVI converter with the graphics card (which is pretty lame for a 200+ dollar graphics card to have two DVI ports and an SVID port, but no HDMI port.)
Anyway, I originally tried to boot with my 1080P television connected into the HDMI DVI* port for the mobo.
Keep good language in a forum!
Now if I can just figure out what was wrong in the first place eh?
It seems the reset button allowed it to boot into the BIOS, but a regular boot wont?
Edit: Still wont boot into BIOS or POST though, I'm met with a blinking line that's been there for over 10 minutes now.

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