New Build cd-rom boot fail on P55-GD80

After about three weeks of puttering with building my i7 p55-GD80 system I am at a loss about how to get WinXP to install.
Simply put I can not get the system to boot off of an IDE CD-Rom or DVD-Rom, or IDE drive formatted and imaged with the install disk. I am beginning to think that I will have to get a SATA DVD drive to get it to boot.
IDE drives used: DVD by LG , DVD by Lite-On (was working in Compaq previously), & finally a HP drive I had just booted from in my old system.
I was able to get a Hiran's to run using a GRUB boot setup on a thumb drive and from this I am sure the issue is not with the IDE subsystem. Hard disk diagnostics all worked out. However, in moving files over to try to get the HD to boot enough to run the install the new system has flagged the thumb drive as having a virus and refuses to run from it even after reformatting.
Any further thoughts are welcome since I have never seen a drive fail to boot even though it worked in another computer moments before.
Does MSI have an issue with booting from IDE?

OK, Now I have to admit I have gotten rusty.
It turns out the XP-Pro install disk had the auto-run file and not the boot set I was convinced was there.
I haven't done a major system build since my Athlon Tunderbird. (7 or 8 years ago)
Thanks for the thoughts.
Recomended tools used:
Hiren's Boot CD set up for a thumb drive.
http://www.hirensbootcd.net/usb-booting.html
The actual solution from slip-streaming through bootable cd.
http://www.howtohaven.com/system/createwindowssetupdisk.shtml
- Note: the recommended freeware burner (ImgBurn) the scrip was written for does work with ver. 2.5.0.0 currently available.
Old system
1 GHz AMD Athlon Thunderbird
ASUS A7M266
1 GB generic memory
NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Model 64 Pro
New System
i7 860 @ 2.8GHz
MSI P55-GD80
2x Gskill Trident 2GB DDR3-2000
Saphire Radeon 4870 1GB

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My system specs:
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core i7 860
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2
2 x nvidia 9800 GT in sli mode
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Apevia ATX-IB680W-BL 680w SLI compatible power supply
Windows 7 ultimate 64 bit
The system has been running smoothly with no problems since initial build 2 weeks ago. The system came with bios version 1.4, now running bios 1.5
Build is for son's gaming system. Bought this for the OC genie function. Although I have been building systems for 10+ years, I have no OC experience, so I thought this function would be quick and safe method to get some more out of the new Core i7.
Tried to activate OC Genie, first with bios 1.4. Turned off sytem and pressed OC Genie button. Powered on system, mobo posts, bios screen appears saying OC genie enabled, the mobo cycles thru codes (the codes next to the clock +/- buttons) beginning with FF, and then stops on 38. After a few seconds (anywhere from approximately 3-12 seconds for different attempts) on 38, the system shuts down and reboots, after 3-4 tries at this, the system will no longer even post.
We then enabled fail safe defaults in bios and tried again. Same symptoms and results, could not get to OS. We then flashed to bios 1.5, and tried again, same process, same results.
However, after we finally gave up and disabled to OC Genie, we noticed in the bios (or somehow, I don't remember) that the CPU was actually running faster than 2.8ghz, so we downloaded CPU-Z to check. What is very strange is that CPU-Z shows that the core speed of the processor is now at 3266.6, the multiplier is x18, bus speed is 181.5, and qpi link is 2903.7. It seems the board appears to be overclocked? We have not changed any settings manually, so it appears that OC genie made some changes?
What is going on here? As I said, I know nothing about OC settings or the process (although I am beginning to try to learn given my current situation). Is this board now overcloced? Based on the settings I see in CPU-Z, is it safe? Should I reset the board back to fail-safe or optimum bios settings or something else. Clear CMOS?
More important, why is OC Genie not working and how do I rectify that issue?
Thanks for the help if you have any ideas or thoughts on this issue.
Rick
NH, USA

Quote from: rickd123 on 06-November-09, 23:12:36
Hi Bitgod,
I see you have the same board and processor. As you can see by my posts I am a newbee to OCing. If you have a stable (and not too agressive) OC that you are satisfied with, wondering if you could post here your bios changes for your OC so I could try them.
I didn't try the Genie with less ram or a single video card as you suggested, that might be a solution, but as I read more about OCing to try to get a handle on things it does seem that a better solution in my case (since OC Genie fails to work properly with my configuration?) is to do things manually.
I agree with the Control Center comment also. My son was in there right after we put the system together. When he closed the program the system rebooted and would not post. We had to reset cmos to get it back up...
Rick
Sure, here's some screen shots of my settings. I'm not aggressively OCing, I'm happy enough with 3.6Ghz and I'm going to play it safe because of the Foxconn socket controversy, I didn't want to get into the 1.4v range, so I hope by staying at 1.26v, that I should be avoiding any socket/CPU issues. (not all GD80s have Foxconn sockets, but mine does) These pics are from the 1.6b7 BIOS.
I don't have a screen shot of the OC Genie settings because those got wiped when I updated my BIOS, but I wrote down the numbers, so here's some for comparison...to get it clocked at 3.546Ghz, OC Genie was using 1.4v on the CPU, 1.399 on the VTT, had my DRAM at 1.740, and was using a frequency of 197 and a ratio of 18. All the things disabled in the first pic were disabled by OC Genie also. That was using the 1.4 BIOS, so they may have tweaked things for the better in the 1.5
At those power settings, I could probably manually get my CPU to at least 4.0Ghz. My RAM is capable of doing 1600Mhz at stock speeds. I made one attempt at getting them to run in the 1700Mhz range by using a different memory ratio, but that didn't last under testing, so for now I'm just fine at running above the "normal stock" 1333 speed. Once I've gotten through the ton of new games to play, maybe I'll try tweaking the system some more.
Now someone correct me if I'm wrong, but you can do any combination of CPU base frequency and multiplier to get any clock you want, but what you have to keep in mind is the memory speed, which you get from the base frequency and the memory ratio, so you'll want to use something your RAM can handle. When in doubt, go low, stress test it, and if it's stable, then you can start going higher to see what you can get. Don't forget to use the feature to save your BIOS settings, if you find something that works, save it, then you can always fall back to that when you start playing with the system.

NF750-G55 New Build Won't Boot to DVD

I'm doing a rebuild of a system in which the old motherboard failed. This is only the second time I have done a build, so forgive any apparent ignorance. The following describes the system: Motherboard: MSI NF750-G55, CPU: AMD Athlon II X3 450, PSU: Hiper Type R MkII 880W, Case: Antec Three Hundred, Memory: Rendition by Crucial 1 X 4GB, Hard Drive: Seagate 400 GB, DVD: Samsung 22X SpeedPlus. Only the case, PSU and DVD come from the first build I did 18 months ago and were fine until the old MOBO failed.
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I've uninstalled everything, cleared the CMOS and reinstalled everything five times. Nevertheless I am still getting the same error message and can't enable either my DVD drive or hard drive. Therefore, I'm unable to successfully boot up and load windows onto the new hard drive.
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Quote from: Pixy on 16-April-11, 04:24:53
I've tried loading defaults (both optimized and fail-safe) in bios setup as well as by using F2 in the chksum error screen. All result in a screen that looks like this:
The text that is obscured in the upper part of the screen reads:
BTX loader 1.0 BTX version is 1.01
Console: internal video/keyboard
Bios drive C: is disk 0
Bios 636kB/2030208kB available memory
Once in that screen, the only way out is to unplug the PSU and reset the CMOS.
As I said before, I'm stymied and have no idea what to try next.
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Once in that screen, the only way out is to unplug the PSU and reset the CMOS.
do not do this, just hit reset button then press F11 during BIOS post screen and boot from your optical drive.

New build won't boot -- start/stop/start/stop....

I just finished putting together my new lga2011 system. When I went to power up, the fans start for .5 seconds and then they shut down, after about 3 seconds, the fans start again for about .5 seconds and then they shut down. I removed and then reseated the memory. I unplugged all the cables to the case, still the same result.
What am I doing wrong?

I would check:
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-Leave only one Ram stick and try to boot
-Is your MB, Processor and GC properly powered?
-Check for any short between the MB and the case.
(Remove the MB from the case and start it outside)
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MSI 990fxa-gd65 new build won't boot or post

Hi, any help with this issue would be most appreciated
I have just built a new system spec below:
MSI 990fxa-gd65
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MSI GTX960 Graphics card
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Motherboard has two cpu phase lights lit. There is no post beeps or video out.
I've tried it with a single stick of memory and a different lower spec video card but nothing seems to work. Some posts are suggesting the CPU may not be supported with the MoBo's current version of bios so questions are:
How can I find out the bios version and if it is compatible as it doesn't reach the bios screen?
If it needs updating how do you update it?

Hi,
Post S/N of the motherboard and we are able to tell you (roughly) which BIOS version it has.
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If it needs updating, you will either need:
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MOVED: MSI 990fxa-gd65 new build won't boot or post

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https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=254558.0

Hi,
Post S/N of the motherboard and we are able to tell you (roughly) which BIOS version it has.
What if you try without graphics card?
Did you try to clear CMOS? --> >>Clear CMOS Guide<<
If it needs updating, you will either need:
-Supported CPU by current BIOS
-SPI programmer (some IT services has one)

New Build Problem - The Return

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but cant get further.............is my keyboard (ordinary PS/2 keyboard - tested working) not being recognised
for some reason?
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New build P55-GD80 I7 860 wont boot "FF" error

Hi, I just put this build together, but its not booting..
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Well everything lights up and all fans are running but it doesnt beep nor does the display show anything.
I took out the 2 sticks of RAM and left only one in the 1st slot. I reset the CMOS with the clr cmos button, no change..
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Another request for P55-GD80 new build advice

Hello! This is my first time using an MSI motherboard and I was hoping to get some advice for when I put my system together. My old system was ~14 months old - I added some RAM just before xmas and I'm pretty sure I fried the mobo due to static. Anyway, since I was going to be replacing the motherboard, I decided to upgrade the entire system.
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MSI P55-GD80 motherboard
Patriot Viper II PVV34G1600LLKB, 8-8-8-24, 1.65V (two 4x2gb kits)
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Sorry to bump my own thread. I put everything together and I'm having a problem that hopefully someone can help me with.
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MSI P55-GD55 mobo
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Seagate 250 gb SATA drive
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Quote from: Divvi on 11-October-11, 09:25:01
Thanks Henry. One last question: I live local an MSI Service Center (City of Industry, CA). Do they accept walk-in/drop offs?
That would be excellent if they do.
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