MSI P35 NEO2-FR start up problem

Problem on start up.  Power up PC,PC posts but loads the CMOS menu rather than booting the OS (Vista).  Then, from the CMOS menu, if I press the escape key OS (Vista) loads and PC is fine.  I'm sure this should not happen, should I  see the CMOS load during boot process without me pressing the delete key? Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
Griffin

Thanks for that BOSSKILLER.  I had tried that and the safe defaults. 
I had trouble loading Vista in the begining and was covinced I had a dammaged install disc, something was wrong with the SATA driver or some other issue that was going to take a lot of sorting out.  The Vista installation seemed to be going in a loop, after choosing the drive to install to the install would start but at first reboot it would say there was no HDD present and go back to the CMOS menu.  I eventually got around that problem and installed Vista but, the PC still booted to the CMOS menu and I would then have to press the escape key to make it carry on and boot into Vista.
I eventually tracked the problem down to a duff keyboard - unplugged the keyboard and booted without it.  Hey, presto, the PC booted to Vista no problem. 
It turns out that my kids had spilt some juice into the keyboard.  On closer inspection I found the "." key on the number pad was glued solidly in the down satate.
T/Y
Griffin

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  • MSI P35 Neo2 FR... DOA?

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  • MSI P35 Neo2-FR - Will this work??

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    I recently purchased a new board, CPU and RAM for a long overdue upgrade. I installed all the components and the machine booted up fine, other than the dreaded dual boot. The problem I am having is a freeze or reboot during OS install. At first it was freezing during copy of system files, usually at the same spot of around 47%, but I have seen it all over the place. It won't let me do a regular format of disk without freeze or reboot, only a quick. After many tries and 3 different Win Pro disks, the other 2 with SP2 instead of 3, I have gotten as far as the 2nd copy of files in the XP GUI. Now I have tried to install IDE to IDE, SATA to IDE, IDE to SATA and SATA to SATA. One of either sticks of RAM in all slots. Purchased new PSU thinking that my old one wasn't powerful enough. Reseated CPU and cooler, added extra thermal grease. Reset BIOS settings to default. Cleared CMOS. I even tried installing Vista and Ubuntu just for kicks and got notta. The reboot comes out of nowhere and I have even had the thing freeze on me in BIOS once. I figured before I packed up the new items for RMA to Newegg I would ask here, after many searches, to see if anyone had any input.
    Rig is as follows-
    MSI P35 Neo2-FR LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboardwith 1.8 Bios
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor
    G Skill 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
    SAPPHIRE 100162L Radeon X1300XT 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16
    Ultra LSP 650 Pro +12v=38A 650 watts

    I am trying with only one HDD and a CD-ROM.
    I've been trying with one of each of the two sticks of RAM in ever slot. Just got done trying with different voltage on RAM and also tried different voltage on the CPU, no luck. Either freezes or reboots. 

  • MSI P35 Neo2-FR, Im having WEIRD beeps in BIOS continiously unstopping.

    Oh dear lord, i bought a new board and now im having some stupid beeps going off every 3sec in the BIOS, i updated to 1.8 bios and now its going every 1sec, BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP, every time there is a beep the system hangs a bit, i pretty much cant do anything in BIOS and its getting on my nerves. What is causing this? I tried removing all the drives, my cpu fan is connected to molex not to the motherboard though. In windows they go away, a bit when loading windows logo and it hangs the windows logo too for a few times, then all leds go green, before im getting from top to bottom Green, Green, Green, Red, Green

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    EDIT: Allright, the answer to this problem is, go to windows and do a restart from windows, go to BIOS and there is no more beeping. I did a save and exit and rewent to BIOS and still no beeping, then did the shutdown and power on to BIOS and no beeps. So, weird problem but an easy answer to fix it. I think its something to do with the motherboard booting for the first time, it just needed to go to windows and make a restart. Weeeeeiiiiird.
    Cya, hope this helpes someone in the future.

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