K9N2 SLI Platinum Install,2 Problems, Resolved..

I upgraded to a K9N2 SLI Platinum With 9550 Quad Core.
I used a Copy of WinXp from a Thunderbird CPU System.
1. Boot failure at second test ( memory ) Green light flashing. I thought it was a memory failure.
Read install instructions," need spacers" on mounting screws ( ?, I thought board needed to be grounded to case).
Installed non conductive spacers ( top $ Bottom ). Fixed Boot problem....
Board Booted to system Install.
2. Next , repair WinXp with Install CD, (repair option after Install selected )
system Repair completed " Almost" bombed out at " lan,
Could not call MS on LAN, no LAN installed on repair process,
evidently MSI Lan not in MS Hardware table....
Installed PCI Lan, MS recognized LAN, talked to mother and completed repair of WINXP.
Cleaned up system with " CCleaner exe "
System working, Alls well, All old programs and Data retained....
SO< Suggest MSI provide a way to access lan on boot.... and ship Motherboard install screws/spacers...

You don't choose Repair actually. You let Windows find the previous installation. It will ask you there for a repair /rhyme!/. Here is a description:
Boot the computer using the XP CD. You may need to change the boot order in the system BIOS so the CD boots before the hard drive. Check your system documentation for steps to access the BIOS and change the boot order.
When you see the "Welcome To Setup" screen, you will see the options below
This portion of the Setup program prepares Microsoft
Windows XP to run on your computer:
To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER.
To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R.
To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.
Press Enter to start the Windows Setup. do not choose "To repair a Windows XP installation using the Recovery Console, press R", (you Do Not want to load Recovery Console). I repeat, do not choose "To repair a Windows XP installation using the Recovery Console, press R".
Accept the License Agreement and Windows will search for existing Windows installations.
Select the XP installation you want to repair from the list and press R to start the repair.
Setup will copy the necessary files to the hard drive and reboot. Do not press any key to boot from CD when the message appears. Setup will continue as if it were doing a clean install, but your applications and settings will remain intact.
You will not loose personal files, but you will loose Windows Update history.

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K9N2 SLI Platinum memory problems

I just built my first computer with the K9N2 SLI Platinum. The computer will not boot up with my ozr memory (2x2GB) SLI-Ready Edition DDR2 PC2-6400 4 GB Dual Channel. Here is the link: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000XFI1EE . I can get it to boot with my old kingston ram (2x512MB). Once and a while it will start up with one stick of the 2GB with the Kingston but not all 4 at once. When I do get it to start up I eventually get the blue screen of death. The screen never stays on for long to write stuff down. This is my first build and I used my old hard drive with the same windows on it. It is vista home premium 32-bit. Would changing all the hardware mess up the software on the hard drive? Let me know what you all think. Thanks!
Zach
K9N2 SLI Platinum
AMD henom II X4 940 Black Edition 3.0GHz Cache 8MB AM2+ 125W Processor
Corsair 850-Watt TX Series 80 Plus
EVGA e-GeForce GTX260 SC 896MB DDR3
OZR SLI-Ready Edition DDR2 PC2-6400 4 GB Dual Channel

Quote from: Fredrik on 05-May-09, 22:22:15
Could be the seating of the processor. Think it would be good to take the motherboard out and reseat the processor. Clean off old before applying new thermal grease.
If you want to learn what the BSOD says, normally they a r e a Windows/software problem, disable Windows' automatic restart. Right-click This computer and choose Properties. Click Advanced, and un-tic the 'Restart automatically'.
Could it be a cpu problem? I do notice when i have both of my 2x2GB rams in i get four red LED lights which my manuel does not say anything about. I have read on other forums that this could be the cpu is not seated right. Is there any software that will tell me if the cpu is not installed correctly?

K9N2 SLI platinum - another problem w/ Phenom II

I decided to upgrade my K9N2 SLI Platinum from Phenom 9850BE to Phenom II 940 3.0GHz. I switched the CPUs but I didn't update the bios from 3.2 to 3.3. When I powered up the bios 3.2 system with the Phenom II it posted and booted but then blue screened. I restarted and went into the bios settings and checked the hardware monitor and it showed the CPU temperature at 80C! I looked at the voltage and this bios was giving the Phenom II 1.8 volts. I immediately shut down and felt the CPU sink and it was quite warm after only 60 seconds or so. That wasn't a stock heatsink either - it was a CNPS9700 with AS5 - a lot of copper to heat up.
It seems that the 3.2 bios, if it didn't recognize the CPU, should not have set the VCORE to the maximum of 1.8 volts and continue to run.
Also, I replaced the Phenom II with a sempron to upgrade the bios and had a problem after successfully flashing 3.3. I spent the weekend back and forth with MSI support and they sent a beta bios 3.3.3 that did work. My problem with 3.3 was that the machine would freeze before POST with the Group 2 LED flashing green/red.
I'm waiting for a new CPU and wondering if I should also RMA the motherboard. How come so many people seem to have flashed 3.3 with no problem but mine didn't work?
# CPU: worked: 9850BE with 4 2Gb sticks of CORSAIR DOMINATOR 1066 (worked at 1066 all four)
burned up by bios version 3.2 Phenom II 940
used to flash bios: Sempron 1800
# Motherboard model: K9N2 SLI Platnium
# Video card: MSI 8800GTS
# Hard drive(s) Seagate SATA 80Gb
# No other cards.
# Operating system: win32 XP
# Power Supply: New ANTEC Neoblue 650W.
Will

Quote from: hifi239 on 04-February-09, 00:37:10
Thanks for all the information. As I said, I have the MB working on a spare Sempron and I am waiting for a new 940, but here are some facts I'm still curious about:
1. With a plain vanilla Sempron 3400+ and a plain vanilla one stick of slow memory my K9N2 SLI Platinum will not boot correctly with bios 3.3, even after resetting cmos, unplugging, etc. MSI tech had to send me 3.3B3. Anyone know why that would be. Is there something wrong or different about my MB compared with everyone else that has 3.3? What bug in 3.3 is fixed with 3.3B3?
The sempron should boot correctly. (3.3Beta3 is a pre-3.30)
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2. I'm sorry but I think that with 3.2 or 3.3 or 3.3B3, before flashing, after flashing, with cmos reset, with cmos not reset, the bios should never put the red maximum 1.8 volts on a CPU it doesn't recognize. I never set that parameter. It is a bios bug for it to switch up to 1.8 Vcore. I had the 9850BE at Auto (about 1.1V I think).
You need 3.30 and after reset the cmos.
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3. "I doubt it burned the CPU" Really? The max case temp for 940 is 60C. Mine got to 80C. That's not good, even if it does still work. Fortunately I purchased from NE who will RMA it.
I doubt yours even got 80C as you where using the wrong BIOS...did you measure it with a digital temp-meter?
Did you burn your fingers on the heatsink?
It's not the first time a CPU temp is being read wrong in the BIOS.
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4. digit123abc said "i have the same board and 940BE, 3.3 sets the cpu voltage to 1.8volts even after bios reset and loading defaults" So, when I get the new 940, with 3.3B3 am I really going to have to rush into the bios and change the 1.8Volts to auto before I burn that CPU also? If so, that's a bad bios bug.
A BIOS default is Vcore at Auto, never seen anything else....not a BIOS-bug but he didn't reset the cmos after flashing.
And again 3.3Beta3 is older then 3.30 that is release version.
Same as with Windows7 Beta....thats prior to Windows7 Release.

MSI K9N2 SLI Platinum overclock problem

I'm using a K9N2 SLI motherboard, but I'm not very good at manual overclock so I choose D.O.T option, it like some ranking system, but I choose any of them and start to playing game it cause my PC
lockup
It very unstable. Any idea for overclock my CPU?

Um, Yes, The Regulator failing is true, since Voltages are constantly being changed... D.O.T. is not a very cool way to overclock, since D.O.T. will constantly change the whole FSB, meaning that not only the FSB will go up, but memory as well. Most memory modules don't accept this "Constant Frequency Change", especially while it's powered on, the "Performance Level" Latency will not allow this. Manual overclock are the best, it will cause less lockups. D.O.T. will not cause trouble on all Ram modules, but in almost 90% cases it will! And please do remember that nVIDIA Chipsets doesn't overclock well, you are better off running the system at stock than overclocking nVIDIA chipsets. I'ts because nVIDIA uses BSEL pins, on the chipset itself, meaning it can only lock to a specific frequency like 667 / 800 / 1066 / 1333, etc. You're going to struggle with this one, unfortunately, but you can try lowering your RAM's latencies. Remember that when upping RAM Frequency, requires you to lower the latency. D.O.T. Will detect the "Power" command & will overclock, as said, all Frequencies goes up, including the RAM... So, you might have luck, but anything upt to 20% overclock doesn't require you to adjuct any chipset voltages, only RAM, depending on how your latencies vs. Frequency are set. The processor should still beable to reach ajn overclock, without a nice cooler. I overclocked my Q6600 on my P35 Platinum to 3600Mhz, FSB 1800, with a stock Intel Cooler (I didn't use it like this for 24/7 use). Test the OC first, before buying a new cooler, you only need the cooler once you know the CPU is able to OC up to where you want it, otherwise, the cooler won't make it Overclock more, it'll only decrease the risk of blowing the CPU due to Overheat. Intel Processors don't Blow when they overheat, they have an Internal SCR which switches off the current before the CPU reaches a specific temperature (which is pre-determined by Intel). I think the newer generation AMD's also have it, I'm not sure. You can always try Lowering the latencies of your RAM & boost the voltage of it a little bit. Then don't use D.O.T. & OC manually, not from Windows.

Dead k9n2 SLI Platinum after playing a game for 5 minutes

Ok, msi people
I purchased the k9n2 sli platinum, installed it with AMD athlon x2 6400+, 4gb Corsair gaming memory, an 8800gts(g92) gpu, and a zalman 750 watt psu.
The first motherboard died on me when I was playing GRID. So naturally I tried to start it back up, but instead it did nothing. The only thing that happens is a flicker of the blue pci led's and an attempt to power on followed by an instant shutoff. This all takes place in about 2 hundredths of a second.
As I try to diagnose the problem I naturally begin to remove things. It wasn't until I removed the dedicated cpu power (8-pin) until I got any different reaction from the board. Once that was removed, the board powers on, however the bios will not post because the CPU can't function without that power. I even removed the graphics card, memory, and cpu before I got to this step.
Just yesterday I received the second motherboard to replace this one (same exact model and version k9nw 1.2) and after running for 15 minutes, I opened up my game (GRID) and about 5 minutes into playing the game THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENS! The board is completely dead, same issue and absolutely no answers.
I tried contacting MSI's tech support but got no answer so I turned to this forum.
I have a good amount of experience building and working with computers so i know that both boards were properly installed.
My question is this, why does MSI market a gaming motherboard that blows when I am playing GRID? I have been a loyal MSI customer for the last 6 years, so I am very disheartened by the performance of this board and the lack of customer service.

Quote from: Bas on 10-July-08, 03:25:04
Make sure it's a case with metal spacers.
As for the PSU, I would send it back and get this one: >>Corsair 750W 60A @ 12V Single rail<<
It's cheaper too
We know that the Corsairs work for sure, nobody ever complained they didn't.
If it helps OP regarding a new PSU, I can confirm what's stated in the quote above. Using the same PSU, no problems whatsoever.

K9N2 SLI Platinum Blue Screen of Death when installing Windows XP

My hardware includes:
•   MSI K9N2 SLI Platinum Motherboard
•   Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X4096-6400C5
•   GeForce 9800 GT 512MB GDDR3
•   AMD Phenom X4 9850 Quad Core Processor, Black Edition 2.5GHz
4MB Cache 2000MHz [4000 MT/s] FSB
•   Thermaltake Ruby Orb Aluminum Core CPU Cooler
•   UltraX3 850 Watt ATX Modular Power Supply
•   [1] Western Digital 200MB7200 ATA133 [Not connected yet]
•   [1] Maxtor 80MB ATA133 Drive [Not connected yet]
•   [1] Western Digital 500GB 7200RPM 16MB SATA II HARD DRIVE
•   [2] Seagate 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB SATA Hard Drives With 32 MB Cache
[Not connected yet]
•   LG DVD-RW
•   Toshiba DVD-ROM [Not connected yet]
•   AMI Bios v02.61
•   Antec Full Tower case
After partitioning my drive with Fdisk I tried to install Win Xp. My plan was to format the drive with XP. XP starts up and runs through the initial system check then when it prepares to install I get the blue screen that says [my words] "Windows has shut down to prevent damage to your system. If drivers are mentioned try disabling them in the BIOS or get the latest bios update from the equipment manufacturer..." The error is:
Stop 0x0000007E on the next line
pci.sys - address f7480BFbase at f7487000 Datestamp 3b7d855c
Just never had these problems setting up a system and soon I will be able to say it took me 2 years to get this running. Hope someone can help. Thanks

Use XP Installation disk with SP2 or SP3 included to fix the BSOD.
Simple your XP installation disk is outdated and cause troubles with latest hardware.

K9N2 Sli Platinum + SSD OCZ Vertex 3 = Slow Speed Problem [PARTIALLY SOLVED]

Hey folks,
I have a problem with my new SSD. I only get sequential reads of 140MB/s and writes of 114MB/s.
I think it is a driver related issue. I once got faster SATA2-like speeds but cannot reproduce the system settings again... Everything back to SATA1-like speeds after reboot.
First my pc specs:
MSI K9N2 Sli Platinum, BIOS v3.9
- 6 SATAII ports by nForce 750a SLI
- 2 ESATA (External-SATA) ports (back panel) by JMB363
- Supports storage and data transfers at up to 3 Gb/s
AMD Phenom II 965 Black
Patriot PV224G8500ELKB Viper II Series DDR2 4GB (2 x 2GB, CL5 PC-8500/1066MHz)
SSD SATAIII OCZ Vertex 3, 120GB, FW v2.11
LG Internal BlueRay BH10LS30
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
I only get very slow speeds with the SSD. I tried so many things that I am getting very frustrated now, I am even thinking about getting a new board and ram just to get the SSD up to speed...
1)
I installed Win7 first with all the default settings in Windows Setup from DVD. Default "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers" driver was "Standard AHCI1.0 Serial ATA Controller".
SSD was connected to SATA1-port, On-Chip Sata Controller AHCI enabled in BIOS, Extra RAID/IDE Controller disabled.
All fine, but whichever benchmark I used (AS SSD, HD Tune Pro, Atto Disk Benchmark, CrystalDiskMark; other tools used: DriveControllerInfo, AIDA64/Everest, CrystalDiskInfo ) I got e.g. 140MB/s Read and 114MB/s Write sequentially (CrystalDiskmark, similar with random data AND only zeros ).
Trim working (it seems) with AHCI driver. I also changed to nvstor64 driver (nforce driver setup 15.56), with is marginally faster but not what you would expect from a SATAIII drive on SATAII controller.
2)
I installed Win7 using "diskpart" (Shift-F10) during disk setup, setting a cluster size of 64k instead of default. No real change.
3)
After reinstall of Win7 x64 (again...), I changed from SATA1 port to SATA6 port, also enabled Extra Raid/IDE controller set to AHCI as well.
Nothing changed. With all settings to default in Windows (ahci default driver), I then manually updated the ahci to nvstore64 driver in Device Management, rebooted.
Then a minute later after reboot I got the following Sequential speeds with CrystalDiskMark:
273MB/s read and 137MB/s write (random data) + 274MB/s read and 220MB/s write (with zeros) !!!
While I ran this benchmark Windows came up with a message: "You must restart your computer to apply these changes - Restart Now/Restart Later".
After the previos reboot, when I changed manually from AHCI to NVSTORE, I had changed nothing in the current session, apart from running CrystalDiskMark.
I did reboot and I was back to the slow SSD speeds again = 140/114 MB/s...
4)
I have tried every possible combination of mainboard SATA ports, drivers changing with nvidia setup/manually, deleting and disabling controllers (incl BSOD and startup repair :D ), chaning bios settings around, but I just cannot get back the faster speeds
There is never any change in speed, whether I use ahci or nvstore64, whichever benchmark I use, whether random or zeros...
5)
Could the SSD be broken, something internally preventing it from faster speeds (with this one random exception)?
Could it be that my K9N2 SataPorts only allows for / reduced to SATA1 speeds?
Am I missing something with the driver setup?
Do I need additional drivers for the extra JMicron Controller when using SataPorts 5/6 ?
I have no other mainboard to test this with...
Please guys, I am going to jump out of the window if I can't fix it... :(
Thanks, Mike

Hey guys - problem 'solved':
I tested the OCZ SSD Vertex 3 120GB with following sata3 controller card http://www.lycom.com.tw/PE-115H.htm.
The card itself works immediately (needs at least PCIe x4 slot, will work slower otherwise but still faster than the OCZ SSD @sata1 with nvidia chipset).
There is some raid setup, doesn't apply to me, the boot even with the card is really only a few seconds longer and not annoying at all. Windows (7 x64) needed a driver, supplied on CD (which is cheap and making noise like h**l). The card works w/o the driver but doesn't harm to install it...
Also, just to clarify, this sata controller card did not need any specific setup at all. Just put it in, plug in sata cable (I use akasa sata3-rated), maybe change boot device in BIOS (I didn't even have to), done - booting Windows as usual.
Benchmark CDM with sata controller card Lycom PE-115H:
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/3845/cdmpe115hahci0x00.png
http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/7549/cdmpe115hahcirand.png
Speed is much better than before with nvidia chipset 750a SLI controller: sata1 (sata2 whenever it randomly worked):
http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/505/cdmahci0x0.png
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/6258/cdmahci0x0sata6contnv64.png
Final thoughts:
Well, I am happy with the SSD speed now (PCIe limited to 5Gbps). However, I had to spent quite some time to get it working on my sata2-cabable mainboard. Finally, I had to buy a extra controller card to get it working reliably at speeds faster than sata1. There is hardly any useful information on why this problem occurs with (older) nvidia chipsets and OCZ (sata3) SSDs. I still think that OCZ must know about this problem, but regards this issue as low priority, while at the same time not planning on giving up on sales to people with nvidia chipsets. Maybe OCZ should just make a big sticker on the box the drives come in with something like "Does/Might not work with nvidia chipsets, please use third-party sata controller card or different SSD manufacturer". But then none of these potential customers would buy OCZ SSDs...
I will keep the sata3 controller, anyway handy to have, but return the OCZ Vertex 3 120GB and replace it with a SSD from a different manufacturer (Corsair Force GT, Patriot and OWC are not that great to get around here). The benchmarks for most people will not achieve the maximum advertised OCZ speeds anyway, so why not go with a brand that allows for some plug'n'play with some customer support.
Hope this post helps others like me with their nvidia chipset + sata1 speed problem
Cheers, Mike

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 Problem? please help.

I have a K9N2 SLi Platinum board and i set it up yesterday. I'm having problems with some stuff though.
Situation: I can start up the comp and all lights turn up bright and pretty, all fans work; good news. But the video card stuff won't display on the screen... I doubt this is a motherboard issue but that's not what i'm asking help with. What i'm truly asking is what does 4 RED LIGHTS on the motherbaord RIGHT ABOVE the 16x PCI-E 16 x2 slot mean???
-Thanks in advance!
LOOK AT POST AT BOTTOM!
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thank youall for helping with that problem, now i feel stupid for not noticing that should b eplugged in!...
but if you guys would like to help me with 1 more problem that'd be great;
Trying to get it so i can Install Vista via CD-ROM.
When i started up the computer yesterday it would go to a screen that i could access the bios by pushing the delete button during that time... Now it doesn't come up thus i can't access BIOS. Small problem but whatever. Also when i start it now it goes to the black screen (console i believe everyone calls it) and it says:
"Reboot and Select Proper Boot Device or Instert Boot Media in selected Boot Device and press a key_"
Please tell me what to do! I believe the boot device is the HDD or the CD-ROM. But in BIOS the other day neither the HDD or CD-ROM Drive would show in the boot devices thing.
-Thanks in advance again!

MSI K9N2 SLI Platinum problems again

Like many of you all who suggested me to RMA my board couple weeks ago. Well, looks like I finally got the board back and I decided to give it a go. Put in my computer parts (CPU, Ram, using on-board vga/dvi) and gave it a go. I turned on and then I see the same red light that occurred to me in the previous problem that I had before sending it in. I am thinking MSI didn't thoroughly test the board enough? I tried sticking the memory stick in different slots to see if that would help, still no go. I switched/changed cpu I contacted MSI and they said to reseat the CPU and check PSU. I told them that my PSU is brand new (Corsair 650TX) and confirmed them that it is indeed working. I took it out of the case to test by putting a cardboard underneath the motherboard using only 1 stick of ram in DIMM1 slot. Reseat/re-inserted the CPU and heatsink fan in. Connect the DVI cable to the on-board dvi connection. Then I took a flat screw driver and turned it on, I saw the CPU fan spin and the PSU fan spinning but the same red light showed up. I am still stuck and wonder what other options I have left.
MSI K9N2 SLI Platinum
AMD64 X2 5400
2x2GB Corsair (I am only using 1 stick to test at the moment)
Using onboard video instead of my 8800GT
Corsair 650TX watts (tested and it is brand new)
I feel like I don't know what else to do except I could take it to a computer technician to have a second look at it. If anyone have suggestion, I'd be happy to try.

I have done all of the following you listed except for testing the CPU in another machine. I will bring the two cpu to a local shop and have them tested. I will report back.
Quote from: Svet on 06-March-09, 04:54:11
Do you have power cable for the CPU connected?
Does the CPU works in another machine?
Have you done >>Clear CMOS Guide<< with power cord removed?
Have you tested with mainboard out of PC case too? {With one memory stick in 1st DIMM close to CPU socket}
Does the CPU is properly installed?
Checked CPU for bent pins too?

MSI K9N2 Sli Platinum with 1090t Problem

If anyone can figure this out, they will help me alot.
I updated my bios from 3.8 to 3.9. and it didnt anything
Light indicator.
http://imageshack.us/f/691/bioch.jpg/
While mine is
Group4. Led 4
   Led 5 Blinking between eachother (red light)
Group3. Led 6 Red
   Led 7 off
Group2. Led 8 Off
   Led 9 Green
Group1. Led 10 Red
   Led 11 Off
My Conclusion is that the lights are messed.
I have both yellow and Green light at the bottom of my motherboard.
In the instructions it says
Green light means the computer is powered on
Yellow means computer is standby.
The yellow light is on 24/7 even if the computer is off
The green light is on when i turn the computer (which is right)
I installed DualCoreCenter From MSI and it causes bsod.
The computer was working fine until I ran Prime95. It shutdown. And than it shutdown twice a starting windows screen. It worked fine after a while, but it shutdown again now. I dont wonna turn it on again.
My problem is somewhat similar to this persons.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?action=printpage;topic=126143.0
I previously had q9400 with asus p5qlpro. I didnt know how to reinstall the os. the only thing i had to was reinstall nvidia drivers for the 9600 gso.

Quote from: impossibledone on 11-August-11, 09:41:47
Recently installed a 1090T on N9N2 Diamond and did testing on K9N2 SLI Platinum. All good after I flashed to 2.8 (the correct BIOS for that CPU). I Had the same problem with CPU sticking to heatsink, It was not caused by heat, I suspect the socket is weak. I just carefully pried it off.
Did I miss something? How did everyone jump on the CPU cooler without knowing what sort of case it's installed in/# of fans/what size fans, etc...?
did you have the same problem with different bios?

MSI K9N2 SLI Platinum problem

I just got my Corsair 650TX PSU from the mail today. Installed it and connected everything. When I turned the power on, nothing showed up. I did see red lights, and I thought "oh no...". So I went to check the manual and said if it red, then my old PSU must've taken out my CPU out at the same time. I did see my graphic card spinning, *relief* So I just wanted to double check with you guys if that's my CPU is totally gone/dead for good? I checked all connectors and made sure there was no problem. Everything was connected and well plugged.
My specs under sig as usual:
MSI K9N2 SLI Platinum
AMD 64 X2 4000+ 2.8Ghz (OC'D)
Bios Version 3.1 (6/3/2008)
2X 2 GB Corsair RAM 5-5-5-18 468.8 MHZ
EVGA 8800GT 512MB DDR3
16X DVD+/- RW Dual Layer
Corsair 650TX Watts PSU
Any help would be deeply appreciated.

Quote from: Bas on 15-January-09, 15:56:44
I agree, probably other parts went up in smoke as well.
The first thing comes to mind it the board is damaged too, as it's the first part being connected to the PSU.
Quote from: a4m4d64 on 15-January-09, 22:25:39
Most likely, the board shorted and fried the PS, Board RMA ????
Oh no...I hope the board isn't dead. I am going to be getting a new CPU and I will find out if it works or not. *Keeping my fingers cross.*
Another thing, I doubt the board is dead, because when I turned it back on, all the light is still lit upon powering up. So its obviously still working. But no post screen, and like I said before, upon looking at the LED lights according to page 2-26 on my manual, I got the first box. It states "System PowerOn- The D-LED will hang here if the processor is damaged or not installed properly". So I know first thing come to mind is that I am certain the processor is installed properly when my original PSU died. I never took it out. Which left me the final choice, the CPU is officially dead/fried or however you want to call it.

MSI K9N2 SLI Platinum nForce 750a Problem

I bought this barebone kit a couple days ago http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4692741&CatId=3508 and I had no troubles, I installed the 4GB Sli-READY 2GB RAM and thought that it wouldn't hurt to have another 4GB. So I bought the same RAM, and installed it, I started to get BSOD when I start programs, or games like "Lineage 2". I tried changing the voltage on DRAM but l can't change it to 1.8v, or 2.1v (2.1v says that the pc might be unstable) so l set it to auto. l also made it [AUTO] for SLI-READY DRAM. l still get BSOD.
Help would be greatly appreciated, the specs on the computer are:
MSI K9N2 SLI Platinum Motherboard
AMD Phenom X4 9850 Black Ed. 2.50GHz
OCZ SLI 4096MB PC6400 DDR2 / 8GB
Western Digital Caviar Green 500GB Hard Drive
Ultra LSP550 550-Watt Power Supply
(2) XFX nVidia 9800GT 512MB (1GB cause l have 2) SLI - Ready
Sound Blaster Audigy SE
My operating system is a Windows XP 64bit Edition.

Quote from: Younha on 04-July-09, 01:38:49
May you please explain how to use memtest and drop the mem. freq. to 667 and the 2T thing? :x
Memtest details ==> https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=103598.msg760534#msg760534
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drop the mem. freq. to 667 and the 2T thing? :x
Apply "FSB/DRAM Ratio" in BIOS, 'Cell Menu' to 1:1.66
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and the 2T thing? :x
By default it should be already 2T, verify that with CPU-Z memory tab{Command Rate} ==> http://www.cpuid.com/download/cpuz/cpuz_151_setup.exe

MSI K9N2 SLI Platinum problem (Mobo dead again?)

Ok, its been more than 4 months since my computer have been "dead". I went through two RMA for my mobo MSI K9N2 SLI Platinum and I went through RMA for my AMD cpu chip twice. Just today I decided to put the parts together when I got my new chip. Upon putting the parts together and turning the machine on, I get nothing. No post beep, nothing on the screen of the monitor. My PSU fan is spinning, I still get the red light indicator on my motherboard as I always have been in the past.
I put the parts with 1 stick of RAM next to the CPU.
My components for the following:
MSI K9N2 SLI Platinum
AMD 64 X2 5600+
1 stick of 2 GB Corsair Memory
650 Watts Corsair PSU
Does anyone know what else to do? It seems like my options are getting dried up and I feel like I want to ask for a refund since my motherboard is still under warranty, if that's possible.

Wait slow down here. You're saying that I supposed to hear a beeping sound when I power on? If so, I heard none. I am hard of hearing myself by the way.
*Not sure what you mean el-jack?
Quote from: Fredrik on 30-April-09, 06:03:16
Are there more things connected to the same el. jack? - Have a feeling I asked you that before!?
This is not 100% true, but if nothing works there is a power failure. If some things work and there is no beeping you can guess towards the processor. With beeping memory climbs up the ladder as the prime suspect.

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.

K9N2 SLI Platinum Install,2 Problems, Resolved..

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