MOVED: P7N SLI Platinum No DVD Boot Device

This topic has been moved to Intel Core Duo and Core 2 Duo based boards.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=117305.0

Similar Messages

MOVED: P7N SLI Platinum Mobo Memory overclock

This topic has been moved to Overclockers & Modding Corner.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=121549.0

Quote from: kourosh on 19-November-08, 15:23:58
that is even better for an air cool, by the way did you increase the memory freq manually or it was increased as you increased fsb?? ??? cheers
Once again a slight manual tweak on the FSB and Memory settings and I can now getting it stable running at 3.66Ghz (Air Cooled)
Temps 37c idle to 46c running UT3 (running for about an hour)
I'm running the Memory Voltage at 2.10v, everything is stable no problems, no crashes or BSOD,
The OCZ SLI Edition Memoryboards seems to handling it well..
Memory is clocked at 966Mhz, this seems to be the highest I can take it, any higher and Quake3 Demo locks and it says driver fault..
This seems to be the most stable overclocking setting I can reach so far..
Maybe a increase on the CPU or FSB,NB voltages might gain me a few more higher freq settings..
BIOS Settings
And from 764fps on Q3 Demo Test at 1280x1024 running at 3.54Ghz
To 796.9 fps at the same Screen Res running at 3.66Ghz
Regards
NC....
Windows Vista 64 Ultimate
Motherboard - MSI P7N SLI Platinum
CPU - Core2Duo E8500 + Cooler - Arctic Pro 7
Graphics - 2 X MSI 8800GT (SLI)
Memory - 2 x 4Gb DDR 2 PC6400 OCZ SLI Edition
Antec Nine Hundred Case [4 Fans]
LG x22 DVD Writer (Lightscribe) SATA
2 x Samsung Spinpoint SATA Hard Drives 100Gb/250GB
PSU - Cosair 650w TX
Fav Game - Call of Duty 4 (yeah bring it on and kick my ass if you see me on there)

MOVED: P7N SLI Platinum Virtualizaton?

This topic has been moved to Intel Core Duo and Core 2 Duo based boards.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=117307.0

Quote from: AaronYuri on 31-May-08, 05:41:45
Go to "Advanced Chipset Features" > "CPU Feature" > "Virtualization (Technology [not always there])" > Choose either enabled or disabled.
Yes, on the P7N SLI Platinum Bios version v1.1 it isn't there, is there another way or is there an update planned?
It is also not listed in the mainboard Bios manual.

MSI P7N SLI Platinum Freezes using USB Device

Whenever I insert my Sony K810i Mobile USB Data Cable into a USB Socket on my P7N Motherboard and select File Transfer
To access my Mobile, the Computer freezes ???
I have to reboot the system to get control of the Computer..
Any known USB problems with this board..
My Sony K810i worked fine with my old AMD K9N SLI Platinum Motherboard, no problems..
Any ideas to fix this ?
(USB Mouse works fine..)
Specs:
Mobo: MSI P7N SLI Platinum
CPU:Quad Q6600 - Alpine H/s (Temps at idel 17c)
Graphics: 2x MSI 8800GT running in SLI
Memory:4x2GB Patriot DDR2 6400 800mhz
HDD 2x Sata Drives
O/s Vista 32bit
DVDWriter:LG

Located the problem, turned out to be a missing driver from Sony
All the USB ports work fine...
This post is now closed..

MOVED: P7N SLI Platinum and Promise Fasttrack TX-4660

This topic has been moved to Intel Core 2 Duo/Quad boards.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=156761.0

Quote
if the on-board sata controller is set to RAID I receive a "Not enogh space to copy PCI option ROM [04:00:00]" error and the system boots normally from SATA. I receive no other messages for the Prmise.
Quote
there is not enough space in the MB BIOS to load the TX4660 BIOS.
This is not about there not being enough space in "BIOS". It is about reserved address space in system memory. Have a look at this:
I have marked the reserved address range for Option ROMs in red (it is here labeld as "Add-In Card BIOS and Buffer Area"). The space is limited to 128KB and this limit cannot be changed because of general x86/PC compatibility guidlines that exist since the early DOS days and still exist today.
This Option ROM Space that is reserved within a limited address range within system memory (128KB). All invoked option ROMs have to fit in there (onboard RAID Controller Option ROM, your TX-4660 Option ROM, Video Card Option ROM, USB Controller Option ROM etc.). They will, of course, not fit into that designated 128KB window and that is why you get this message:
Quote
Not enogh space to copy PCI option ROM [04:00:00]
Quote
- BUT! If you disable the on-board USB controllers and raid the TX-4660 BIOS is loaded and runs perfectly
- I've finally added a third party USB controller and the system is still working...
Well, it looks like you already found a workaround then.
You could also check for a firmware update for your Promise FastTrack TX-4660, perhaps a different firmware version will reduce the size of the invoked Option ROM.

MOVED: P7N SLI Platinum / Q9550

This topic has been moved to Overclockers & Modding Corner.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=123940.0

Hi again!
Thank you all for your help.
1- I would like correct one point about long delay. it is not a delay it is eternal frozen (dead stalling).
2- I tried many possibilities with my PC and I only find out my PC is perfectly running with my E6550 CPU.
3- Reinstalling windows is my last resort.
4- Windows Vista 64? What is special about it? and I am not looking for more trouble ;-). Also, I have unplugged everything, except power cable, VGA, 4-SATA and 2-PATA Cables, ATX power cables, with no success.
5- I have one thing to check (Please check the photo link below).
Similar to my previous MSI P6N SLI V2 motherboard, I have used the ATX 4pin power cable in the square are. Well, is it a must to connect the 8pin cable in the JPWR2, shown in circle A? However, I am using that one for my MSI-7800GTX256 VGA card (through an 8pin-to-6pin adapter cable).
Second, if yes, can the 6pin cable, shown in circle B, be used with the VGA card as I have some doubt about the location of Vcc and GND cable?
I am looking forward for you value help.
Cheers,
http://www.mypicx.com/07172009/Cables/

MOVED: P7N SLI Platinum and Q6600 OC

This topic has been moved to Overclockers & Modding Corner.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=124536.0

This topic has been moved to Overclockers & Modding Corner.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=124536.0

MOVED: P7N SLI Platinum SLI set-up???

This topic has been moved to Intel Core Duo and Core 2 Duo based boards.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=115021.0

Quote from: AaronYuri on 26-February-08, 19:26:58
You want to use the first two PCI-E slots.
Dark blue & first light blue before white pci slot...........

Strange booting problem on P7N SLI Platinum

I wonder if someone here can shed any light on this issue that is driving me mad... I currently have Windows 7 32 bit installed on my HTPC. The following is the specs of the kit:
P7N SLI Platinum (BIOS 1.3)
5 Gb Ram (odd I know )
Nvidia 9600GT 1Gb RAM
1.5 Tb hard drive
LG GH22L DVD-ROM drive
The problem is the following: I want to upgrade/change Windows 7 to 64bit (otherwise I can only use 3Gb of RAM) but when I try to boot up from the DVD-ROM the system briefly checks the drive and then continues to boot up from the HD. I have changed the boot order prioirity to boot from the DVD first and then the HD. The Windows 7 DVD will boot up on other PCs so it is not the media. I have gone as far as connecting an USB DVD-ROM, changing the boot priority on the BIOS to boot up from the USB device but the bl%%dy thing continues to boot up from the HD.
It gets stranger still... I have changed the boot order priority and excluded the HD from the list and chose "no" from the "boot from other devices" option, and the HD still boots instead of the DVD-ROM!!!!
In desperation I used all the entries on the boot priority menu and chose the DVD-ROM drive on all of them (i.e. no HD) and still the HD boots up.
I give up - any ideas?

Quote from: Mike on 20-August-09, 01:30:42
Pull a drive from one of the other PCs where the disc works and install that one onto this system you're asking about. Check to ensure that the DVD drive is first boot source. Try to boot. You could also do this--as the system boots, tap f11 repeatedly and a boot menu should appear....choose the DVD drive. Let us know what is going on.
I tried the F11 tip (thanks very useful) unfortunately it did not work either. I opened the HTPC and disconnected the HD and re-booted, the damn thing did boot from the DVD-ROM then as one would expect when the it is the only drive... What follows is as strange as the original problem - I reconnected the HD and voila the DVD-ROM booted!!! I am installing the OS as I write. Unfortunately I'm still at a loss as to why I had a problem in the first place and I will not know until I complete the installation if it is fixed for good or not.
Thanks for your help anyways.

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?

RAID 0 on my board (P7N SLI Platinum)

Hi guys, I'm gonna be honest and admit I'm a beginner when it comes to these kinds of things.
Now thats out of the way, I've got two drives of the same size, revision and manufacturer, so I wanted to set them up in RAID 0 for faster load times and such. Though I don't have any idea where to start with this..
I have Vista 64bit Home Premium,
MSI P7N SLI Platinum
Q6600
8800GT SLI
2x 500gb SATA Seagate Barracuda 7200.11
4gb of RAM
I was wondering if it would be possible for someone to give me a simple, easy to follow step-by-step process for setting up a RAID 0 system. I need help with the BIOS settings, the drivers and where to get them, and anything else (intel matrix if needed??)
The manual doesn't mention how to do it, well..if it does I dont understand it, also I couldn't find any help on google so I thought I would come to a place where people will know about these things.
It's going to be for gaming and general windows use so I want to it to be as performance orientated as possible - I daren't try myself as I don't have the ability to fix it if I really mess it up I will seriously appreciate it if you can help me!
Thanks

here is how I did it:
enter the bois by pressing del, then go to integrated peripherals then to on-chip ata devices. You will see there a setting called raid mode it is set to ide change that to raid mode. Now enable sata1 and sata 2 oh make sure u drives is on sata1 & 2 . now save and exit. As the pc boot up there will a option to press f10 to create the raid. once in the utility change the mode from mirror to stripping(raid 0) , at the bottom of the screen you will see 2 boxes one on the left hand side will have your drives in it now move to the drive with the arrow keys and move both to the right hand side once there press ctrl+x to create the raid or read at the bottom of the screen for the options.
Once your is created load vista normally and then when it asks to what drive u want to install it will be blank remove the vista cd and insert your driver cd for vista. Now click on load then browser then navigate to E:\ChipSet\Nvidia\Vista64\C72+MCP55\IDE\WinVista64\sataraid and click ok a list of driver will appear select all and click next. After this u will be taken back to the screen where you will now see your hard drive click on it and install vista like normal
Hope this was help full as i do it this way

P7N Diamond & P7N SLI Platinum & P7N SLI-FI

The main purpose of those Betas ===> Solved the Video Corruption and fix 9.5 CPU Ratio Multiplier for E8500.
P7N Diamond ==> A7510NMS.121 {06/06/2008} (V1.2B1) Attachment: P7N Diamond v121.rar
P7N SLI Platinum ==> A7380NMS.124 {06/06/2008} (V1.2B4) Attachment: P7N SLI Platinum v124.rar
P7N SLI-FI ==> A7380NMS.211 {06/06/2008} (V2.1B1) Attachment: P7N SLI-FI v211.rar
*** Flashing either of these BIOS' are at your own risk. Do not complain if you end up with a paper weight! ***
Flashing the safe way:
Use Method 1 or Method 2, both will do the same job.
Use it at own risk.
Before you flash!!:
Make and ensure PC is stable before proceed, remove any OC if you have.
Flash it via DOS mode by booting from USB key, CD/DVD.

Quote
Noobish question - is clearing the CMOS absolutely necessary after a BIOS update?
Yes, it is recommended to clear CMOS with main A/C power cable removed from PSU. There might be small changes in data structeres between BIOS Versions. Not clearing CMOS and resetting BIOS settings after flashing can have unexpected side effects.
Quote
I'm not really comfortable poking around inside my case apart from swapping a graphics card or hooking up power cables.
You don't need to "poke around" anywhere. You simple need to unplug the main A/C power cable from your PSU, which is outside the case, hit the power-on button to drain capacitors and then press the little button on the back panel of your board for a couple of seconds. That means you don't even have to open your case to clear CMOS.
Quote
So again, would NOT clearing the CMOS jumper thingy prevent successful update/boot?
If you restart your system after clearing CMOS, the BIOS will display an error message and prompt you to reset your BIOS settings, that's it. Nothing to be afraid of. The only risk involved is the BIOS Update itself, not the CMOS Clear.

Msi p7n sli platinum Maybe faulty?

I have built most of my rig only need to order a few more parts (hard drive, dvd drive), i decided plugged in everything to see if i can boot into the bios everything happily turn on like my fans the NB, SB and ram we getting warmer.
I couldn't see a image since i need to change my graphics adapter to pci in the bios(don't have onboard) then i noticed my keyboard wasn't turned on tryed 2 usb and 1 ps2 none of them worked.
Other help: I used 1 ram stick and it's not the power supply that's faulty tested it on another machine.
Could it be a faulty Cpu?
Motherboard fault?
What other problems could it be or should i wait untill i have a hard drive to try again?
My hardware is e8400.Msi p7n sli platinum.4 gb DDR2 Crucial Ballistix PC8500 1066mhz.
All help will be great thanks!

What kind of video card are you using?
What PSU are you using?
Clear CMOS with main A/C power cable removed from PSU and test with one memory module only.
Quote
What other problems could it be or should i wait untill i have a hard drive to try again?
The system does not need a hard drive or optical in drive in order to start-up properly. If everything is fine, you should be able to enter BIOS Setup without having any drives attached. Forget about drives for now.
If nothing changes, please test the board outside the computer case on a non-conducting surface with only one stick of RAM, a video card, your CPU and the power connectors attached to it (well, hook up a keyboard as well).

P7N SLI Platinum Unstable with over 2GB ram and/or dual channel memory on.

Hello need some help or to report something to MSI regarding blue screens, freezes when booting Vista 64 (SP1 + all fixes installed) with more then 2GB ram. Single channel mode works (either 1 stick of 2 GB or 3 sticks of 2GB) and is rock stable. Booting with 2 x 2 or 4 x 2 yields instability and blue screens.
I read over Microsoft's hotfix KB929777 however it appears this patch was applied during SP1. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929777 - when I attempted to apply this hotfix I got the message this update does not apply to your system.
Memory tested in other gaming system using 4 sticks of G.Skill 1066 DDR2 ram and still have the same issues. Other forums like Evga.com, Tom's hardware and 411overkill.com tend to suggest some problem with this new bios version 2.0, written by Nvidia. Some others mention possibly an Nvidia nforce driver issue.
Therefore, under duress during testing - with 1 stick or 3 sticks of ram, all tests perfect and passes all stability tests, good marks in Sandra, plays any game. With 2 or 4 sticks of ram, very unstable won't stay up but for seconds.
Any ideas? (Tested 7 ways until Sunday!)
My other rig, rocks solid and stable with Vista 64.... It's the Evga new mainboard 780i with triple SLI (132-CK-NF78-A1), 8gb of Gskill 1066ddr2, MSI 8800GT (x2 sli mode) Q6600 @ 3.2 ghz - Raid 0 on dual WD caviar 640 gb/sata 3.0gb/sec. Seasonic 700w p/s. 8gb of memory and not a hiccup. Ram 2.0 volts, cpu @ 1.36v. Will handle the memory from both systems with out fault.
Considering I can swap memory back and forth and confirm it's not the sticks, swap graphics boards (own 3 of them!) and rule out that....
Fyi. Any help is appreciated!

Dump question, but have you pickup the correct update e.g. for 64bit? ==> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=91672C7C-614B-404C-850C-377541E93C18&displaylang=en
"This comes inside SP1 for vista 64, as noted with my other system during the build. "
Better double check it.
Install all four memory sticks and do a memory check with >>Memtest86<< 1st, ensure that no error(s) will comes during testing.
Also how about that?:
Quote from: BOSSKILLER on 07-April-08, 23:55:36
Remove your OC then see how its goes.
"When the system boots in single channel mode (only 2 or 6gb of ram meaning 1 or 3 sticks installed into the 4 slots) its' rock stable. When it boots into dual channel mode (2 x 2 sticks or 2 x 4 sticks) extemely unstable. "
That means, timings are too tight, or they need a bit more vcore help, or some of the memory stick has failure.
"MSI P7N SLI Platinum - MS-7380 - Bios 2.0 on Vista Ultimate 64-bit - all updated."
That BIOS is not for your board, you should use 1.xx

Help with ram slots on MSI P7N SLI PLATINUM

rig config:
MSI P7N SLI PLATINUM (MS-7380)
bios version: 1.3v
Q6600 quard core 2.66GHz
Zotac modded 9800GTX+ amped version
2x2 Gb DDR2 800MHz Kingston
500 watt (absolute) power supply (taken form an old HP workstation)
windows 7 X64
Everything's on stock setting
Its been almost 1 & 1/2 years since i bought this rig, and from first month itself i have been having problem with the ram. The problem is not with the sticks, its with the ram slots. There are different things that happen. Sometimes when i boot my system:
1) either, it wont start, i.e. no boot screen.
2) It will load upto windows startup screen, crash and restart in an infinite loop.
3) It will load windows, then crash after sometime.
4) If i run any memory diagnostic, it will give errors.
At these times, i take out my 2 ram sticks, tinker with them, place them in different combination of ram slots, try push them in, in a certain way, keep trying until it yields and it boots up again ( generally a process of 1/2 an hr to an hr). After this my system will work fine ( no errors on any memory diagnostic) and boot properly for a week or 2, maybe even a month, but then again the same problem happens. I know for sure that there is no problem with my dimms (have checked them in other system and they work fine), its something to do with ram slots, or memory bus-controller structure.
Recently the problem happened again, though my tinkering didn't help. My system only boots up if i place any of the ram sticks in the 3rd slot (the 1st orange one). It wont work for any other slot and neither will it work if i place both of the sticks together. I have tried resetting my bios as well cmos settings, but it has not helped. My mb is still in warranty, but if i give it for repair, it will be gone for a good month or so, which doesn't go well with me. If someone has any suggestions, or a way out, it will be highly appreciated. Please help!

Quote from: nellinil on 10-July-10, 10:27:51
yes the psu has a single +12v rail with 21A rating, but somehow i don't feel the problem is because of it. When my system successfully boots, it works properly. I can play or work on high performance softwares for any number of hours without fail, which ought not to happen if the psu is bad.
Hmm, you are ignoring the possibility that your PSU is "flaky" (that's a technical term)!!!! You've never had any gizmo where "sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't work"?
If you don't want to buy a new PSU then at least beg-borrow-steal another one and see if your symptoms change.

MOVED: P7N SLI Platinum No DVD Boot Device

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for