New 890FXA-GD70 No Video - FF code

All items are new.
890FXA-GD70
AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition Callisto 3.2GHz Socket AM3
1x4GB Corsair XMS (CMX4GX3M1A1333C9) (have 4x4gb, for install only used 1, also tried 2)
PS: CORSAIR Professional Series HX850 (CMPSU-850HX) 850W
HD: 1 Seagate SV35 Series ST31000526SV 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal
System is dead on arrival.
Motherboard LED shows FF immediately after powering on.
No video at all. Tried 3 different video cards that work in their original computers.
I hear no disk activity from the hard disk.
I've tried:
- Resetting the CMOS
- Different sticks (of same type) of RAM
- Different SATA ports
- Different video cards
This purchase was for a business and it's rather urgent. If you have any suggestions please let me know.
Thank you
~Walt

1. Reseat the CPU and check for bent pins.
2. Put 1 memory stick in slot 3 or 4
3. JPWR2 must be connected with either 4 or 8 pin, doesn't matter as long as it's connected.
4. Reset the Cmos by removing all power and set jumper Jbat1 into 2-3 position for a minute, then put back to 1-2 position.
(5. If you have a different supported CPU try that one.)
If that doesn't help, RMA the board, as then it could be a broken board or CPU.
The board will never start without ram, why people try that is beyond me

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New 890FXA-GD70: Only the SB lights turn on

Hey gang, I just picked up a new 890FXA-GD70 and troubleshooting an issue. When turning on the PSU, only the two SB lights turn on. I don't get any other lights nor do the BIOS digits count up. Is my board fired/DOA?
I've unmounted the board and placed it on a nonconducting material, connected the 24-pin and 4-pin power connectors, installed only one stick of ram, my video card and cleared the BIOS. Thinking it was the power supply, I went and purchased a new one. Same result.
Any ideas/thoughts?

Quote from: Bas on 11-August-11, 16:12:09
What are SB lights?
The board has a step-counter does that do anything?
There are four indicator LED's on this MB. CPU Phase (4 power phase modes), NB Phase (2 power phase modes), SB Phase (2 power phase modes), DDR Phase (2 power phase modes). Only the SB Phase Indicator lights up showing that its in 2 phase power mode.
The step counter does not light up.

890FXA-GD70-Not Posting and Memory Issues

Purchased new 890FXA-GD70 board over the weekend and I am having problems after new build. Board will not post with 2 stick of Corsair DDR3 4GB PC1600 in slots 1 and 2. I removed one stick in slot 2 and board posted. I installed all drivers and Win 7 pro and added the second stick into slot 2 and will not post again. I moved the 2GB stick to slot 3 and the computer boots and seems to run fine. Should'nt DDR3 be run in slots 1 and 2?
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CPU-AMD Phenom II x4 945
Motherboard-890FXA-GD70
Memory-Corsair DDR3 4GB 2 sticks at 2GB each PC1600 Dual
Video Card-EVGA GTS250 512MB
Hard Drives-Western Digital Black Edition 500Gb
OS-Windows 7 Professional
Power Supply-Corsair 750

After checking the boards and google search, it appears that several other people are having the same issue. If the memory sticks are placed in dimm1 and dimm3 the board seems to post and runs fine. But that will not produce dual channel memory. Should I change memory to another brand? What is the best memory for this board. The computer has been running all day and seems to be stable but, just worried that memory is still incorrect and only have 10 days to return to Frys. I have also flashed the bios to 1.6! It appears that after reading several other post on this forum, they had to return the board, could I have a bad board?

Code FF :( Please Help MSI 890FXA-GD70

Specs:
MSI 890FXA-GD70 AM3+ AMD 890FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
EVGA GeForce GTX460 1 GB Superclocked GDDR5 PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card -
Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB Bulk/OEM Hard Drive 3.5 Inch, 32 MB Cache, 7200 RPM SATA II
Corsair - Gaming Series 700-Watt ATX CPU Power Supply
I had everything working for 8 months or so then everything suddenly went bonkers....my cpu wouldn't start up. I replaced my PSU and took everything apart and I had it working outside of my case for 2 weeks and then it decided not to start up again.....I resat all components with no luck.
I RMA'd my motherboard to MSI and had it swapped out. Now....I went to reseat everything and like an idiot; I had spilled excess arctic silver 5 onto the mainboard socket and the PCU. I cleaned everything best I could without any solution and tried to start it up; CODE FF (only using 1 stick of ram and video card).
I did some reading and picked up some loctite electrical cleaner http://www.rshughes.com/products/079340_1174633.html
and cleaned everything out. I used a fine brush to clean out the socket.
Now; I installed pcu; heat sink; 1 stick ram (tried all slots) video card. I also made sure my power connections were hooked up---pcu and mainboard---I still get a code FF immediately..no post; nothing. Every time it goes to code FF and nothing else. Fans run and the all lights on the motherboard light up...the PCU lights are on as well. (all 4)
I've tried every solution I've read on this board and whatever google could find for me....my questions is (sorry for long story); should I just replace my PCU and motherboard as I messed it up with the arctic 5?
Thanks for any insight!

Quote from: Scrumhalf01 on 29-February-12, 22:57:23
Don't have the spare parts or I would have done that.....do computer shops willingly let you test out pieces you bring in to their shops? If there was an issue with the motherboard could it fry the new pcu installed?
Quote from: Scrumhalf01 on 29-February-12, 22:57:23
Don't have the spare parts or I would have done that.....do computer shops willingly let you test out pieces you bring in to their shops?
yes eventually, you have to ask them
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If there was an issue with the motherboard could it fry the new pcu installed?
yes its possible

What could cause "2A" code on 890FXA-GD70 mainboard?

My MSI 890FXA-GD70 now stalls at the point where it displays the code "2A." Can someone describe the possible cause(s) of the mainboard stalling at "2A"?
I even contacted MSI and received a refurbished mainboard, which I installed this weekend but it presents the same error.
I observe that all other lights and all fans appear to be working just fine, but I never see any video at any point (no MSI splash screen, no BIOS, etc.) during the brief boot process before it reaches the "2A" display.
I have tried two different PCI-Express video cards and neither one changed the mainboard's behavior of stalling at "2A."
My computer worked flawlessly for nearly three years before experiencing this problem.
Here are my PC's components:
* Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
* SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
* Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model CT2KIT51264BA1339
* Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model CT2KIT51264BA1339
* ASUS Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
* CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
* MSI 890FXA-GD70 AM3 AMD 890FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
* Cooler Master Hyper N520 Mirror Finished Copper Base Aluminum Fins 5 Heatpipes CPU Cooler
* AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz 6 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT90ZFBGRBOX
* COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
* XFX HD-567X-ZNF3 Radeon HD 5670 1GB 128-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
I also tried swapping out the XFX video card listed above with the following, purchased new:
* SAPPHIRE 100358L Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card
In addition, I tried installing both video cards in different PCI-E slots on the mainboard, in case one of the PCI-E slots has gone bad. (I even tried booting without any video card, and did get a different code, but I can't remember what it was.)
I tried all of the troubleshooting steps described in prior threads related to the "2A" code, such as:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=145187.0
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=151534.0
That includes swapping out RAM sticks, including one at a time.
And I also dutifully followed all of the suggestions offered by an MSI technician by telephone.
I even plugged in different keyboards (PS/2 and USB), different mice, etc. (Grasping for anything that might present a different mainboard code at this point!) But nothing makes a difference.
Any other ideas?
Should I just request of MSI a new RMA# to get yet another refurbished mainboard? (The MSI tech I spoke to previously about this "2A" code seemed convinced it was a defective mainboard when he authorized the first RMA.)
Or should I just keep buying new video cards until I install one that works? (I only have one desktop PC with PCI-E slots, my other active desktop PC uses AGP. So I can't verify that the video card works in a different PC; I can only trust that buying a new, highly-rated video card didn't result in the bad luck of getting one that was DOA ... but I suppose theoretically that's possible, however unlikely.)
Thanks!

I'm still unable to get past this code "2A" stall. Can anyone help?
Among the troubleshooting steps I've tried since my February 24 post, none of which made any difference/improvement in the stalling at "2A":
Unplugged all SATA drives and power connections to those drives (2 hard drives and 1 CD/DVD drive) and tried to reboot. Result = stuck on "2A"
Unplugged all external peripherals (e.g., mouse, keyboard, ethernet, etc.) and tried to reboot. Result - stuck on "2A"
Unplugged all external peripherals and all SATA drives and tried to reboot. Result - stuck on "2A"
Unplugged all front panel connections - except the connection to enable the power button needed to reboot the system - and tried to reboot. Result - stuck on "2A"
Disconnected all power supply connections, except the CD/DVD drive (to put a small load on the power supply), and tested out the power supply with a volt meter (multimeter). Result = 100% of the molex, 24-pin, and other power supply wires are delivering the expected volts.
Are there any MSI representatives available who can provide more detailed information about what the "2A" code indicates?
I found the following information about code "2A," but I'm not sure whether it's applicable for my specific MSI mainboard, on a PDF provided by American Megatrends (BIOS company) titled "AMIBIOS8 Check Point and Beep Code List" from 1988:
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Initialize different buses and perform the following functions: Reset, Detect, and Disable (function 0); Static Device Initialization (function 1); Boot Output Device Initialization (function 2). Function 0 disables all device nodes, PCI devices, and PnP ISA cards. It also assigns PCI bus numbers. Function 1 initializes all static devices that include manual configured onboard peripherals, memory and I/O decode windows in PCI-PCI bridges, and noncompliant PCI devices. Static resources are also reserved. Function 2 searches for and initializes any PnP, PCI, or AGP video devices.
Thanks!

MSI 890FXA-GD70 and code 2E

My Computer to start:
MB-MSI 890FXA-GD70
HD1-Kingston SSDNow V100 Series SV100S2/64GZ 2.5" 64GB SATA II Internal Solid State Drive
HD2-HITACHI Deskstar 5K3000 HDS5C3020ALA632 (0F12117) 2TB 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
Memory-Patriot Viper Xtreme 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 15000) Desktop Memory Model PXD38G1866ELK
Processor-AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX
Power Supply-OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W Modular High Performance Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandybridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom
Ok, so just plugged everything up and it sticks. I am looking at the MB and it says code 2e.
I saw some postings with the 2e code but can't seem to find anything specific on it.
Please help!

Go with just 1 stick of RAM for now.
Next, disconnect both hard drives. Can you enter BIOS?
Not sure if it makes a difference, but try both DVI ports
In meantime, ask around if you can borrow a video card. Svet knows BIOSes, if he says it's VGA error...
Any old PCI-E will do the job - like Radeon 1300/2400/3400 nVidia 7300gt/8400/9400 ...
You have a lot of stuff in the manual.
Make sure your systems is not OC'd (page 2-21)
Also look at LED indicators (page 2-26) maybe you'll notice something suspicious.
You also have a green power switch (page 2-20) and dedicated LED on the MoBo, so try both options.

890FXA-GD70 & Lightning 6790 HD - 2E Error Code

Edited on 09/01/2011 @ 16:26: Added memory capacity size to specifications.
Hello,
I'm wrapping up building a machine (not my first pretty experienced at this) and I can't get past error '2E' from the Diag LED on the Mobo. Here are the configuration specs followed by how I have everything hooked up.
Motherboard: MSI 890FXA-GD70
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T
Memory: Corsair XMS PC16000 2x4GB
Video Card: MSI Lightning Radeon HD 6970
HDD: 2x Western Digital Raptor, 2x Toshiba SSD
PSU: Antec HCP (High Current Pro) 1200
BIOS Version: A7640AMS V 1.10 063011
If you are familiar with the HCP 1200 it has two additional (red) PCI-E 12v 8-Pin adapters and it says they should be used for connecting the video card. I have used those along with the already braided connections. I understand that the 2E code represents an initialization error with the output devices, so I'm most certainly sure it's an issue with the video card.
I have tried to following to resolve this:
Uninstalled all connections to all devices including RAM (except the processor).
Reseated the card in all slots.
When I disconnect the power to the card, the behavior of the spin up of the fans in the computer are different. They are normal. High RPM then gradually back down to low RPM. With the card connected it goes High RPM then immediately back down to low RPM almost as if it were being cut off... No circuit noise, just lost RPM almost immediately.
I have a Radeon X1950 that works fine in every slot except the First PCI-E slot which is supposed to be Gen 2.0, so I suspect that's why the X1950 is not working. However this could be alluding to something else.
I'm not quite sure where the problem lies, and I feel like I'm "missing a step somewhere".
Any assistance would be great, and I'm also able to provide video of what's occurring if that will help folks.

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Do you have another VGA to try in the 1st PCI-E slot?
I think he already did that:
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I have a Radeon X1950 that works fine in every slot except the First PCI-E slot which is supposed to be Gen 2.0, so I suspect that's why the X1950 is not working. However this could be alluding to something else.
PCI-E Gen 2.0 shouls be backward compatible to the standard of your x1950. Also, all slots are basically Gen 2.0 slots.
"2E" definately means an error during video card initialization, so at least we have consistency here (without video card installed):
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The error code remains the same.
Two cards that make problems in the primary PCI-Express slot but work in others:
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X1950 that works fine in every slot except the First PCI-E
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Upon installing the card in the 5th PCI-E slot the error cleared and the system booted.
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Further more the card profile in the AMD Software detects that I am using x8. Which furthers my suspicion that there maybe an issue with x16 on my MB.
The slot you put the card in only supports x8, if I am not mistaken:
http://eu.msi.com/product/mb/890FXA-GD70.html#/?div=Detail
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• 5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots
- PCI_E1 supports up to PCIE x16 speed (when PCI_E3 is empty)
- PCI_E5 supports up to PCIE x16 speed (when PCI_E6 is empty)
- If you want to install two graphics cards, please use PCI_E1 & PCI_E5 slots
- PCI_E3 & PCI_E6 support up to PCIE x8 speed
- If you want to install four expansion cards into PCI_E1, E3, E5 & E6 slots, these four PCIE x 16 lanes will auto arrange from x16/ x0/ x16/ x0 to x8/ x8/ x8/ x8
- PCI_E4 supports up to PCIE x4 speed
• 1 PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot
• 1 PCI slot, support 3.3V/ 5V PCI bus Interface.
In my opinion, these indicate a defective mainboard as a potential cause of the issue.

Oc genie lite 890fxa-gd70 causes code FF

Hey guys,
Im computer literate (enthusiast) but new to overclocking. I figured I would just do the genie untill i learned all the ins and outs of the complexity of overclocking properly, rather than just ramp the fsb and voltage without knowing what im doing lol. Well Whenever I try to activate the genie lite it restarts like it says it will do but wont boot and displays FF which seems cpu related. I dont know if my ram is to blame which i have a hunch it could be.
Here is the setup
msi 890fxa-gd70 bios v1.7
amd 1100t x6 be
corsair dominator ddr3 1600 4GB (2x2) CMD4GX3M2A1600C9 which is on newegg but no longer corsairs page for some reason (8GB gskill on order)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145323&Tpk=CMD4GX3M2A1600C9
what I ordered: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231439
intel x25v 40GB drive for OS and 320GB 7200rpm data
800watt corsair psu
pny nvidia gts 450
Im just curious whats going on
thanks

Quote from: H3y Dud3 on 17-March-11, 00:03:32
I had the same problem, and MSI advised me to update my BIOS to v1.8. You might give that a try. I flashed my BIOS to v1.8, but had other issues, so I reflashed it back to v1.7 before I tested the Genie Lite function. Right now I'm running two 6950's in CF, and since everything is running smoothly without OC, I've decided to hold off on the OC Genie issues.
MSI 890FXA-GD70/BIOS 1.7, AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition, Cooler Master HAF 922
Corsair XMS3 4GB PC10666 DDR3 1333MHz (X4)
MSI Radeon HD 6950 2GB GDDR5 PCIe 2.1 (X2 - CF)
WD Caviar Black 1TB SATA HD 7200/64MB/SATA-6G (X2)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
ULTRA X4 750W Modular Power Supply
Lite ON 8X Blu Ray/16X DVDRW w/Lightscribe
Lite On 12X Blu Ray Burner
Thanks i better try that, although what other bugs did u get?
If you dont mind me asking what res and games are you playing that require dual cards? I always thought i needed cf or sli untill I built this thing, and im only on a gts450 but at 1920x1080 (23") I play crysis 2 demo max everything, Im just getting back into shooters, only other thing i have played is starcraft 2 and thats maxed too. I had the gts450 in my core2duo and thought i was lacking gpu for a while, guess it was really just the cpu that was weak, and that was only starcraft2 lol (e6400 no oc/2gb ram)

890FXA-GD70 debug code d1

When I turn on the computer it gets stuck at debug d1. I've tried clearing CMOS, checked for bent/broken pins on CPU, and I've tested it outside the case so far I've got nothing. This is what I have:
MB - MSI 890FXA-GD70 AM3 AMD 890FX
CPU - AMD|PH II X4 970 3.5G AM3
GPU - XFX Radeon HD 6870
PSU - Kingwin|LZ0750 750W
RAM - Kingston ValueRAM 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066
HDD - Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
Optical - ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS
Case - Twelve Hundred Black Steel ATX Full Tower

I am experiencing the same situation.
Yesterday I installed upgraded my computer installing:
MSI 890FXA-GD70 Mainboard
AMD X6 1090T Phenom II Processor
8 GB (4x2GB) Patriot Sector 5 PC3-10666 1333MHz Ram
2 Radeon HD 4870 crossfired.
After assembling everything I installed windows 7 rebooting multiple time everything ran well well into last night.
When I was going to bed I powered of my machine.
In the morning having some buyers remorse and deciding that I might have over purchased before booting up I removed one of the Radeon hd 4870 cards and 4 GB (2x2GB) of the ram and returned them to the store.
Upon returning to the store I attempted to boot my machine and alas it will not start giving me a debug code of d1 after it quickly flashes FF.
I am beside myself.
Jon

890fxa-gd70 motherboard no longer posts; blinking ff debug code

As topic says I am no longer capable of starting up my computer. Here is a detailed list of specs:
Msi 890fxa-gd70 mainboard
OCZ 1333mhz memory 2x2 gb
Amd phenom 2 1055t 6-core processor
Seasonic x-760 psu
ASus geforce gtx 580
Corsair a50 air cooler
After waking up this morning my computer was unable to post. I had a very mild overclock of 3.5 ghz from stock 2.8 ghz at 1.39-1.4 volts and ram multi lowered to keep things stable. I had an issue like this before involving g.skill memory but got this ocz kit to resolve the problem. I breadboarded the setup keeping only one stick in the slot closest to the CPU. Ive tried clearing CMOS while CPU out of socket and reseating CPU. All 4 CPU phase LEDs light up, NB phase light up, sOuthbridge LEDs light up and 2 DDR phase LEDs light on the motherboard. All these components were working before. After using a known working 2-core phenom 555 CPU, working 550w psu from tt, and a plethora of video cards, I'm thinking the bios or DDR slots on the motherboard has finally kicked the bucket. Is there anything else I can do to help resolve my problem?

Quote from: Froggy Gremlin on 25-September-12, 04:12:53
A low post count doesn't necessarily mean the people trying to assist are ignorant buffoons.
agreed! i only have over 570+ posts but ive been building computers since the 1990's when processors whern't compact single packages and where on literally a pci type board!
low posts don't mean we dont know what where talking about and ignorant posts like that are likely to make it so you get no support from us as its disrespectful!

Killed two 890fxa-gd70s, my fault or bad luck?

Not sure where to start but I had an MSI 890fxa-gd70 (amd) board for 6 months in which it was overclocked since nearly day one, all good till recently. This past friday the board failed. Durring prime the system shut down, fans and all, and a burning smell came from the northbridge area. Once out of the case it seemed like the choke below the 8pin power connector, or at least VERY close to that area was the source of the smell, NO visual signs at all on either side of the board of anything at all. The top of the choke had maybe 2-3 dots from heat im guessing. Overclock wasnt even "extreme". Just a new setting I wanted to try.
Well I got my rma number monday and picked up the replacement board tuesday and it failed durring prime the SAME way as the last one. This time absolutly no signs, the chokes had no dots. Originally started the computer, basic function tested, rebooted and applied mild OC settings and prime tested, died in less than an hour of total use and I was only maybe 10mins into prime. Im not sure the replacement was even remanufactured but maybe a "couldnt duplicate issue" and thrown into a white box to be given out. There was a capacitor right above the 1st pcie16 slot than was scratched with a slight dent and a scatch near the bottom of the north bridge heat since from someone removing their video card i guess.
So what the heck, is this bad luck or am I causing the issue? I am suspicious that I have too many fans on the mobo. My fan arrangement changed recently about the same time all this started. I have 4 120mm fans for radiators(2 kuhler 120 and 2 corsair 120), kuhler 920 pump, and the corsair mem twin fans driven off the mobo. Previously when I was overclocking I only had 2 120mm fans, pump, and mem fans on for a while but recently off, and back on when I added the other 2 fans for the radiator. Could this be partly to blame? Regardless Im planning on removing all fans from the board next time except the 2 kuhler ones being controlled by the pump.
I know overclocking is running outside rated settings but no one buys a board like this to run at stock settings, thats why they advertise all the OC features and even have a clear cmos button on the i/o pannel.
Keep in mind i have done gaming at 4255mhz cpu and 2900ish nb, but wasnt prime stable very long, while the board failed settings where as followed:
overclock that both failed on was 4140mhz (230x18)
nb was aprox 2900mhz 1st failure and 2760mhz (aprox) 2nd time
1.40v cpu vdd
1.25v cpu-nb on 1st failure and 1.21ish on 2nd failure
1st failure had a few other voltage settings up a bit, 2nd failure all others where auto except memory at 1.655v memory spec
power supply is a corsair gs800 watt:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...orsair%20gs800
mother board:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130274
setup:
rosewill blackhawk case
Msi 890fxa-gd70 mobo
amd 1100t x6
antec kuhler 920 modded for 2 120mm radiators and resivout
corsair 8GB dominator gt memory 1866mhz 4dimms
msi gtx560ti twin frozr ii
1 corsair f120ssd and 1 7200rpm seagate 1TB drive
corsair GS800 psu
8 120mm fans and twin corsair memory fan that comes with dominator gt memory
So am I causing the issue or a case of bad luck and not to worry? Im really wondering if its the fans, thus why the asus crossfire has so many extra power connections on the board. I just figured the board had all those fan connections it must have been able to handle it, all but one was being used, maybe they didnt plan on 120mm fans being used in most of them.
I do wanna say Im glad msi has been friendly and am so glad they allow me to drop off and pick up since I live/work nearby. Today I dropped off the bad rma unit and they said they would give me a "new" one, probably a new refurb, but they told me to pick it up tomorrow because they are gonna burn test it overnight so I dont have any issues with the next one. Them stress testing it was nice. I would discuss my setup with them so we could both learn from it but the people I dealt with didnt seem to care how it went out.
Thanks for input guys, dont wanna waste my time or theirs smoking another board. Hope the next one does well or may need to look into a crossfire v. I have always liked MSI and also use their gtx560 ti.

manual settings. I wish I wrote my settings down other than just a saved profile, guess I should have also had my bios backed up too
I have played with a bunch of different settings but 4025mhz (230x17.5) was prime stable for one hour so i used that as my stable oc with only 1.40v on cpu vdd, think it even did an hour on 1.38v too if I remember but left it at 1.40 for good measure. Which if not mistaken is the max normal range the cpu is rated for and used durring normal operation when it ramps to 3.7ghz on stock settings.
I have done gaming (crysis2 w/dx11 patch and cod blackops) on 4255mhz with 1.43v. Would easily play till I got tired after an hour of gaming, but would fail prime within 7-8mins...Would shut down and have fans all running and needed to cycle psu. I have always wondered if that was a psu issue since both games use all 6 cores but same time prime IS A KILLER so figured was just the cpu
When the board failed settings where as followed:
overclock that both failed on was 4140mhz (230x18)
nb was aprox 2900mhz 1st failure and 2760mhz (aprox) 2nd time
1.40v cpu vdd on both times
1.25v cpu-nb on 1st failure and 1.21ish on 2nd failure
memory run in the 1840mhz range on 4 dimms
1st failure had a few other voltage settings up a bit (some where most 2 ticks above auto but sb 1.22v)
2nd failure all others where auto except memory at 1.655v memory spec and like mentioned cpuvdd 1.40, even nb was auto

MSI 890FXA-GD70 Probs (FF and 24/8 Pin Prob)

Hey Everyone -
I picked up the following to make a 2nd gaming rig:
AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4GHz
MSI 890FXA-GD70
DDR3 Corsair 1333MHz 4GB
DDR3 Kingston 1333MHz 2x4GB (Bought this thinking the Corsair was bad - using them separately - not together..)
I already have video cards/Harddrive/psu (1000w) that I know work.
I have 2 issues with the new motherboard (MSI 890FXA-GD70).
1) I can only power up the motherboard if I unplug the ATX 8-pin while the ATX-24 pin is plugged in.
a) while running like this I get the famous flashing "FF" code.
2) If I have the ATX 24/8 Pin plugged in - it seems to have a slight hiccup of power and then nothing happens (except 2 blue phase lights for the RAM stay lit)
a) I've tried switching RAM around with multiple combination (single/duel etc) in all DIMM slots (1-4)
a noobie question:
Am I getting the FF code - because that 8 pin is not functioning properly?
Just to note - ive also triple checked the CPU to make sure pins were not bent/placed wrong etc...
Thanks for any help - Ive tried searching everywhere for a fix - and the ones Ive found didn't work. (other then returning the board )

You tried everything you could in my book, yes I agree RMA the board.
8 pin must be connected else the CPU doesn't get power.
However, it could also be the CPU that's broken, best to RMA both, board and CPU.

890FXA-GD70 Will Not Wake From S3 Sleep

890FXA-GD70 will not wake from S3 sleep; the power comes back on and the fans run but the video never returns and the system hard locks with a POST code of 22 or 24. Other than this issue the system is rock solid.
Windows 7 Ultimate 64
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Processor
Sapphire 5870 Graphics
Crucial M4 SSD
Corsair DDR3
No overclock
I have reproduced the issue on two 890FXA-GD70s motherboards and I am convinced that this is not a result of a failed motherboard. I also was able to move my fully installed SSD hard drive, processor, memory and graphics card to an Asus 890FX board and successfully wake from S3 sleep proving that my OS and driver installation are working correctly.
I know how to properly set the BIOS as I have installed many 890GXM-G65 motherboards for S3 sleep without issue. The problem seems unique to the 890FXA-GD70.
Is there a fix for this?

I have identified the cause. The "Extra RAID/IDE Controller" must be "Enabled" to use S3; otherwise the system will hang on the wake event. This is true even if the "Extra RAID/IDE Controller" goes unused. The "Extra RAID/IDE Controller" must be set to "Enabled" for S3 sleep to wake.
This would seem to me to be a bug since none of the other MSI boards I have used require the optional IDE controller to be enabled in order for S3 to function properly.

MSI 890FXA-GD70 w/ 2xIntel 510 120GB in RAID 0 on Locks up and BSOD

I am getting hard lockups and BSOD from the following
OS: Win7x64
MB: MSI 890FXA-GD70 w/ latest BIOS
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1100T
HD: 2xIntel SSD 520 120GB SSD RAID 0
VID: ATI FirePro V4800
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL
I have swapped power supplies. I have swapped identical RAM. I have swapped video cards. I have used Ultimate Boot CD to run Memtest and other stress tests and everything passes with flying colors. BIOS is loaded with defaults fail safe. RAID array is created using all defaults for a RAID 0. Everything points to SSD firmware or other issues. Maybe RAID 0 with 2 Intel 510's using a AMD SB850 is not supported? Firmware versions on the 510's are both PPG4 which is the latest. Am I doing something wrong? Anyone have any ideas? I am very disappointed that that I can not get my RAID 0 stable. BTW I am doing no overclocking etc. Hardware and errors follow. Thanks!
Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 6.12.0002.633 AMD64 Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Loading Dump File [D:\Kingston\BSODDmpFiles\chapmunger\Windows_NT6_BSOD_jcgriff2\031112-15210-01.dmp] Mini Kernel Dump File: Only registers and stack trace are available Symbol search path is: SRV*c:\symbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols Executable search path is: Windows 7 Kernel Version 7601 (Service Pack 1) MP (6 procs) Free x64 Product: WinNt, suite: TerminalServer SingleUserTS Built by: 7601.17640.amd64fre.win7sp1_gdr.110622-1506 Machine Name: Kernel base = 0xfffff800`02c5a000 PsLoadedModuleList = 0xfffff800`02e9f670 Debug session time: Sun Mar 11 00:13:13.124 2012 (UTC - 6:00) System Uptime: 0 days 0:04:46.289 Loading Kernel Symbols ....................................... ........................ ....................................... ......................... .............................. Loading User Symbols Loading unloaded module list ....... ******************************************************************************* * * * Bugcheck Analysis * * * ******************************************************************************* Use !analyze -v to get detailed debugging information. BugCheck D1, {fffff88001308c08, 2, 8, fffff88001308c08} Probably caused by : Ntfs.sys ( Ntfs! ?? ::NNGAKEGL::`string'+2bf0 ) Followup: MachineOwner --------- 4: kd> !analyze -v ******************************************************************************* * * * Bugcheck Analysis * * * ******************************************************************************* DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL (d1) An attempt was made to access a pageable (or completely invalid) address at an interrupt request level (IRQL) that is too high. This is usually caused by drivers using improper addresses. If kernel debugger is available get stack backtrace. Arguments: Arg1: fffff88001308c08, memory referenced Arg2: 0000000000000002, IRQL Arg3: 0000000000000008, value 0 = read operation, 1 = write operation Arg4: fffff88001308c08, address which referenced memory Debugging Details: ------------------ READ_ADDRESS: GetPointerFromAddress: unable to read from fffff80002f09100 fffff88001308c08 CURRENT_IRQL: 2 FAULTING_IP: Ntfs! ?? ::NNGAKEGL::`string'+2bf0 fffff880`01308c08 55 push rbp CUSTOMER_CRASH_COUNT: 1 DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: VISTA_DRIVER_FAULT BUGCHECK_STR: 0xD1 PROCESS_NAME: explorer.exe TRAP_FRAME: fffff8800a580fb0 -- (.trap 0xfffff8800a580fb0) NOTE: The trap frame does not contain all registers. Some register values may be zeroed or incorrect. rax=fffff88001308c08 rbx=0000000000000000 rcx=fffff8800a581180 rdx=fffff8800a582770 rsi=0000000000000000 rdi=0000000000000000 rip=fffff88001308c08 rsp=fffff8800a581148 rbp=fffff8800a581280 r8=fffff8800a581900 r9=fffff8800a581280 r10=fffff8800a582970 r11=fffff8800a5811b8 r12=0000000000000000 r13=0000000000000000 r14=0000000000000000 r15=0000000000000000 iopl=0 nv up ei ng nz na pe nc Ntfs! ?? ::NNGAKEGL::`string'+0x2bf0: fffff880`01308c08 55 push rbp Resetting default scope LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER: from fffff80002cd61e9 to fffff80002cd6c40 FAILED_INSTRUCTION_ADDRESS: Ntfs! ?? ::NNGAKEGL::`string'+2bf0 fffff880`01308c08 55 push rbp STACK_TEXT: fffff880`0a580e68 fffff800`02cd61e9 : 00000000`0000000a fffff880`01308c08 00000000`00000002 00000000`00000008 : nt!KeBugCheckEx fffff880`0a580e70 fffff800`02cd4e60 : 00000000`000000e9 00000000`00000000 fffff800`02ce1845 fffff880`01269840 : nt!KiBugCheckDispatch+0x69 fffff880`0a580fb0 fffff880`01308c08 : fffff800`02d02a7c 00000000`00000001 fffffa80`09667000 fffffa80`08c92d01 : nt!KiPageFault+0x260 fffff880`0a581148 fffff800`02d02a7c : 00000000`00000001 fffffa80`09667000 fffffa80`08c92d01 fffffa80`08d1aea0 : Ntfs! ?? ::NNGAKEGL::`string'+0x2bf0 fffff880`0a581150 fffff800`02d024fd : fffff880`01269834 fffff880`0a582770 00000000`00000000 fffff880`01219000 : nt!_C_specific_handler+0x8c fffff880`0a5811c0 fffff800`02d012d5 : fffff880`01269834 fffff880`0a581238 fffff880`0a5820a8 fffff880`01219000 : nt!RtlpExecuteHandlerForException+0xd fffff880`0a5811f0 fffff800`02d12361 : fffff880`0a5820a8 fffff880`0a581900 fffff880`00000000 ffff5fff`ffffffff : nt!RtlDispatchException+0x415 fffff880`0a5818d0 00000000`00000000 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt!KiDispatchException+0x135 STACK_COMMAND: kb FOLLOWUP_IP: Ntfs! ?? ::NNGAKEGL::`string'+2bf0 fffff880`01308c08 55 push rbp SYMBOL_STACK_INDEX: 3 SYMBOL_NAME: Ntfs! ?? ::NNGAKEGL::`string'+2bf0 FOLLOWUP_NAME: MachineOwner MODULE_NAME: Ntfs IMAGE_NAME: Ntfs.sys DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP: 4d79997b FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: X64_0xD1_CODE_AV_BAD_IP_Ntfs!_??_::NNGAKEGL::_string_+2bf0 BUCKET_ID: X64_0xD1_CODE_AV_BAD_IP_Ntfs!_??_::NNGAKEGL::_string_+2bf0 Followup: MachineOwner ---------
Loading Dump File [D:\Kingston\BSODDmpFiles\chapmunger\Windows_NT6_BSOD_jcgriff2\031012-22963-01.dmp] Mini Kernel Dump File: Only registers and stack trace are available Symbol search path is: SRV*c:\symbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols Executable search path is: Windows 7 Kernel Version 7600 MP (6 procs) Free x64 Product: WinNt, suite: TerminalServer SingleUserTS Built by: 7600.16841.amd64fre.win7_gdr.110622-1503 Machine Name: Kernel base = 0xfffff800`0285a000 PsLoadedModuleList = 0xfffff800`02a97e70 Debug session time: Sat Mar 10 22:15:14.047 2012 (UTC - 6:00) System Uptime: 0 days 0:02:55.014 Loading Kernel Symbols ....................................... ........................ ....................................... ......................... ............. Loading User Symbols Loading unloaded module list ..... ******************************************************************************* * * * Bugcheck Analysis * * * ******************************************************************************* Use !analyze -v to get detailed debugging information. BugCheck F4, {3, fffffa8009348b30, fffffa8009348e10, fffff80002bd2300} Probably caused by : hardware_disk Followup: MachineOwner --------- 3: kd> !analyze -v ******************************************************************************* * * * Bugcheck Analysis * * * ******************************************************************************* CRITICAL_OBJECT_TERMINATION (f4) A process or thread crucial to system operation has unexpectedly exited or been terminated. Several processes and threads are necessary for the operation of the system; when they are terminated (for any reason), the system can no longer function. Arguments: Arg1: 0000000000000003, Process Arg2: fffffa8009348b30, Terminating object Arg3: fffffa8009348e10, Process image file name Arg4: fffff80002bd2300, Explanatory message (ascii) Debugging Details: ------------------ PROCESS_OBJECT: fffffa8009348b30 IMAGE_NAME: hardware_disk DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP: 0 FAULTING_MODULE: 0000000000000000 PROCESS_NAME: csrss.exe EXCEPTION_RECORD: fffff88001ed8b78 -- (.exr 0xfffff88001ed8b78) ExceptionAddress: 0000000077514e8f ExceptionCode: c0000006 (In-page I/O error) ExceptionFlags: 00000000 NumberParameters: 3 Parameter[0]: 0000000000000000 Parameter[1]: 000007fefd47d8a8 Parameter[2]: 00000000c000000e Inpage operation failed at 000007fefd47d8a8, due to I/O error 00000000c000000e EXCEPTION_CODE: (NTSTATUS) 0xc0000006 - The instruction at 0x%p referenced memory at 0x%p. The required data was not placed into memory because of an I/O error status of 0x%x. CUSTOMER_CRASH_COUNT: 1 DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: VISTA_DRIVER_FAULT CURRENT_IRQL: 0 ERROR_CODE: (NTSTATUS) 0xc0000006 - The instruction at 0x%p referenced memory at 0x%p. The required data was not placed into memory because of an I/O error status of 0x%x. EXCEPTION_PARAMETER1: 0000000000000000 EXCEPTION_PARAMETER2: 000007fefd47d8a8 EXCEPTION_PARAMETER3: 00000000c000000e IO_ERROR: (NTSTATUS) 0xc000000e - A device which does not exist was specified. EXCEPTION_STR: 0xc0000006_c000000e FAULTING_IP: +23a 00000000`77514e8f ?? ??? BUGCHECK_STR: 0xF4_IOERR_C000000E FOLLOWUP_IP: +23a 000007fe`fd47d8a8 ?? ??? FOLLOWUP_NAME: MachineOwner MODULE_NAME: hardware_disk STACK_COMMAND: kb FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: X64_0xF4_IOERR_C000000E_IMAGE_hardware_ disk BUCKET_ID: X64_0xF4_IOERR_C000000E_IMAGE_hardware_ disk

Thanks for the help! It is appreciated. Power supply is Antec 380W. I have tried swapping out with identical one - both were brand new and I have had pretty good luck with Antec in the past so I kind of doubt that's it. Wish it was so easy! The machine is on a good line interactive UPS as well so power fluctuations are not causing this.
I am using the hardware RAID on the SB850 - it requires loading the latest driver from USB during installation. But prior to that it requires a Ctrl-F and into the RAID setup. I choose RAID 0 and then select both Intel 510 120GB SATA III. The two SSD have the exact same firmware which is the latest per Intel Website.
Drivers are the latest for Win7x64 from here:
http://www.msi.com/product/mb/890FXA-GD70.html#/?div=Driver&os=Vista%2064
This problem is posted in two other spots - Intel Forums and Windows Seven Forums
http://communities.intel.com/thread/28220?tstart=0
http://www.sevenforums.com/crashes-debugging/218850-bsod-msi-890fxa-gd70-w-2xintel-ssd-520-120gb-ssd-raid-0-a.html
No one has been able to solve it yet. Seems like MSI and Intel are both good companies but these products are not compatible in the configuration I am attempting.

890FXA-GD70 slot use question..

I am considering the 890FXA-GD70 as an upgrade board. I have also considered the 890FXA-GD65... but the GD70 has a Bios available for the Revo SSD. (also a possible future upgrade want)..
In research on the 890FXA-GD70.. I have read that the one and only (PCI Express 2.0X1 slot).. is not useable if slots 1&5 are used for a Crossfire setup.
Is it true... If I install my 6870's (2ea) for Crossfire.. that I will not be able to install my Creative Soundcard? It will be blocked by the lower 6870?
Too bad I don't know that a future Bios update on the GD65 is in the future, for the Revo's. I would just buy that board. At MSI... it shows that the 890 series boards are AM3+ ready. This will allow me to upgrade now... and still be able to switch to AM3+.
Thanks for the answers... there are a lot of 890FXA-GD70 owners here.

sjay... all correct.. upgrades are like a new toy... doing the same job.
I upgrade ever few years... it's been three... I now have an EyeFinity setup with 3 22" Monitors. Way functional, beyond gaming having multi-monitors. For me.. I do a lot of multi-tasking and video crunching.. some gaming too..
My next board upgrade is for the upcoming AM3+.. why not.. it's the next step. I did go from a X3 720BE to a 1090T X6. I wondered if the X6 factor would be a benefit over the X4 970 @ 3.5.. But what I find is that my multi-tasking is great. I can crunch a video.. while watching another... and even browse at the same time. I saw lag with my X3 and I see no lag with my X6. Again the X4 might have given me the same results.. but, I have looked and All 6 cores are in the game... was it a waist over buying an X4? Don't know.. I went from 3 to 6. What I do know.. is that I feel it was a good choice for me.. and an improvement over my Overclocked X3.. my X6 is running stock..so far..
My SSD... no doubt fast.. and yes.. there are setup with an SSD that an HDD doesn't require... a gain... only seen so far in gaming and boot up... using my PC otherwise... not sure it is a blazing difference over my HDD performance.. for browsing... but my video... wow... between the X6 and SSD... the process of completing a video is blazingly faster... like 1/2 the previous time.. what prev took about 20min to do.. now takes about 10..
So do I need to update...no I am going to build a second PC... so a newer AM3+ board makes sense.. But still... no one has confirmed my original question... will my lower VideoCard install block my Creative card from install. Is on-board audio good, yes... but you are not taking into account that my soundcard has a front bay that I use everyday.. It's not just sound I'm after..
It's always amazes my how people can give advise based on their personal use and needs... good advise is based on the other persons wants and needs... even if it differs from yours.. but I appreciate you taking the time to express your feeling.. My SSD give me over 200MB/s... My HDD gives me just over 100MB/s.. not noticeable difference you say... it's in the math.. Does Crossfire work.. is it a rip off... not based on my average FPS in a game I play.. I have a more consistant higher FPS since going crossfire... but the games will play with just one... I don't think Crossfire/SLI is a rip off suggestion for us to spend a couple of hundred dollars... but it is a toy..
Well before I buy the board I will contact MSI themselves and ask tech support... I want my soundcard and it's features.. I am no master of all... but I know what I like... and a soundcard does release resources fromthe MB.. a tiny gain.. Who likes blue.... who like green... sure glad life has differences..
Thanks

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