P6N Diamond (MS-7320) + E7600 = POST Failure

Hello,
I am having a problem with my 45nm Wolfdale E7600. I understand that MSI is testing these new Intel CPUs for compatibility. I had read that there was a beta bios 1.4 that was sent to certain people and I am trying to obtain that as well. I am currently running an E4500 in my motherboard and it is working fine. I am running v1.3 of the BIOS. Is there any way to get that BIOS now rather than wait for a response from MSI? I used the OCSS site.
Thanks!
BTW, the sticker next to the CPU socket says "01".

I think ocss is the only way. The other way is to PM to those who already are using using the BIOS. MSI & the Forum holds no responsibility if there is a bad flash.
>>Use the MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<<

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MOVED: P6N Diamond MS-7320 Ver 1.0 Will not POST -- BIOS Flash via JSPI1

This topic has been moved to Overclockers & Modding Corner.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=140363.0

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SPI FlashROM Programmer 1.6 (C) 2008-2009 by Martin Rehak; [email protected]
Compiled by GCC 3.4.5 (mingw-vista special r3) at 22:49:21, Jan 21 2009
(Win9x/NT/2K/XP compatability)
SPI connected to LPT port at I/O base address: 378h, SCK pulse width: t+0us
FlashROM JEDEC ID, type: FFFFFFh
Unknown manufacturer
Status = FFh (SRP, RES, TB , BP2, BP1, BP0, WEL, BSY)
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Status register is protected, you will need to set WP# high
I figured my wiring was wrong so I disconnected the ground from the 3V battery and then got this:
SPI FlashROM Programmer 1.6 (C) 2008-2009 by Martin Rehak; [email protected]
Compiled by GCC 3.4.5 (mingw-vista special r3) at 22:49:21, Jan 21 2009
(Win9x/NT/2K/XP compatability)
SPI connected to LPT port at I/O base address: 378h, SCK pulse width: t+0us
FlashROM JEDEC ID, type: 000000h
Unknown manufacturer
Status = FFh (SRP, RES, TB , BP2, BP1, BP0, WEL, BSY)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
You got no valid FlashROM JEDEC ID. The connection to the chip is not working that is why you saw nothing in the data file that was created (just zeros).

P6N Diamond BIOS Failure

Hello,
I just recently tried to update the BIOS on my P6N Diamond (MS-7320, PCB 1.0) from version 1.0 to 1.3. I used the AMI flash utility in widows 7 (32 bit). It completed with no issues and then did a restart. Upon restart it begun POST, but then hung up showing the p6n diamond logo. After 10 minutes I started a cold boot and the wonderful black screen of death appeared. My mobo will not POST. There were no beeps upon powering on - CPU fan ran - all video cards ran and the PSU was running. I started with basic trouble shooting. I tested the monitor on another PC and it worked. I removed both 8800GT video cards and installed in another PC - They worked. I then removed the dimms ddr2 800 and switched them to another PC and those worked. I then removed the e6400 cpu and tested it in another PC and it worked. I reinstalled the cpu - 1 dimm in slot 1 - 1 8800GT - and removed all power and cables to the SATA drives. I then hit the CMOS clear button - plugged in the PS and then booted. Still no POST. Unplugged the power and I looked for the JBAT1 Jumper on the mobo. I found it but no jumpers so then I removed the CMOS battery and walked away for about 30 mins. I then re-inserted the CMOS battery - pluged in the PS and tried to boot again only to get the same black screen. The only thing 2 things I believe I can try is to switch the dimm from slot 1 to slot 4 and try again - if that fails I will download AMI Bios ver 1.0 to a floppy a disk rename it to AMIBIOS.ROM insert it into the drive and hold CTRL HOME to force the read of Drive A.
I did install the USB 2 PCI adaptor with the code lights. The lights showed 1 red 2 green & 3 & 4 red which showed an error with RAM.
Questions:
Does anyone know of anything I may have missed?
If I previously had the BIOS set up to skip drive A - will the CTRL HOME keys still work?
Where do I purchase a BIOS chip for this mobo - Is it possible I could install myself?
I think the manufacture warranty is still good for parts only.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Set-up
Generic (home build) standard - no OC
Windows 7
CPU E6400
RAM 4 gig kit (2 ddr2 800 PNY Performance)
Video (2) 8800GT 512 PNY Performance
Drives (2) SATA Maxtor 500GB
PSU Thermaltake tough power 750w

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Does anyone know of anything I may have missed?
You should not have updated the BIOS from within Windows.
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If I previously had the BIOS set up to skip drive A - will the CTRL HOME keys still work?
If the BIOS Boot Block is not corrupted, yes. The Recovery Routine has nothing to do with any BIOS Settings regarding the system's boot order.
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Is it possible I could install myself?
Only if you have sufficiant soldering skills (you need to solder out the old chip and then solder the new one back in without damaging the chip and/or the mainboard).

P6n diamond, no post, no leds on the d-bracket

Tried setting up my new P6N diamond today with a Q6600, and 8GB of Patriot memory. No post, not LEDs in the d-bracket and no beep codes.
Pulled out some RAM, tried it at 4GB, and at 2GB, no luck.
Tried a E6300 and a Pentium D, and also some Muskin value-ram, same results.
I don't think the system is overheating, it will run without posting for as long as I let it.
I tried to 2 different PCI-E cards (X1900xtx, and 6600GT) as well as an MX4000 PCI card. All components (except the PSU and motherboard) are known to work in other configs.
I'd like to think there's something I'm missing, I've got both power connectors set up, the PSU is a Thermaltake 750W, brand new. I really don't want to have to RMA this thing.
I also tried clearing the CMOS with the SW3 button as well as pulling the battery.
update: tonight, I was able to see the 4 leds come on, they are very, very faint, so I couldn't see them in the daylight, they seem to flicker a little. I've reseated the CPUs several times and still get no post, beep, etc, even removing the RAM gives no beep
Pulling the RAM and CPU out and powering on results in the same results from the d-bracket, 4 very faint green leds

My q6600 isn't a G0.
I tried both 1GB and 2GB DIMMS, same results.
Also, I don't get any LEDs on the board
I also just tested the power supply with a different MB, and it works fine.
Updated specs from the 'moan' guide...
Intel Q6600 2.4GHz B3 Stepping
Intel E6300 1.86GHz
Intel Pentium D 930, 3.0GHz
MSI P6N Diamond MS-7320 ver. 1.0
Patriot Extreme PC2-6400 800Mhz 5-5-5-12 2GB DIMMs, in 1, 2 and 4 stick combinations
Corsair (not muskin as stated in my previous post) Value Select PC2-5400 667Mhz in 1 and 2 stick combos
HIS ATi X1900XTX 512MB DDR3 PCI-E x16
BFG 6600GT 128MB GDDR3 PCI-E x16
GeForce MX4000 128MB PCI
No Hard drives installed yet
No Peripherals installed yet
No OS installed yet
ThermalTake Toughpower 750W ATX 12V 2.2 & EPS 12V
+3.3v - 30A
+5v - 28A
+12V1 - 18A
+12V2 - 18A
+12V3 - 18A
+12V4 - 18A
-12V - 0.8A
+5Vsb - 3A
combined+ 3.3 and +5V output 180W, max output 750W

P6N Diamond & SLI controller sanity check

what i would like is a sanity check please from community before RMA is done, i've already contacted both MSI and supplier and have RMA status enabled but before shipping would like to do an opinion from more professional/ experienced people here please
MSI reports that SLI controller is bad and to RMA... so ya i probably will but just want doctor 2nd opinions
thanks in advance!
testing past few days and having major problems with SLI.
mainboard: P6N Diamond MS-7320 v1.0 BIOS 1.2
processor: Intel Core2 Duo E6850
graphics cards: SLI NX8500GT TD256EH (x2) PCIx16 (both in white slots )
memory: Corsair CM2x 1024-66400C4 (800mhz, dual channel) (total 2GB)
drives: WD1600AA (?) SATAII 3.0GB (raid 0, hardware dipswitched)
power: rosewill RX750-S-B Xtreme 750W ATX12V v2.2 EPS12V v2.91 (voltages per bios in spec)
I have performed several tests including:
memtest86+ : 25 iterations on memory over 8 hour period = PASS
ntune stability test : nx8500GT (card #1) in pcix16slot#1 = PASS
ntune stability test : nx8500GT (card #1) in pcix16slot#2 = PASS
ntune stability test : nx8500GT (card #2) in pcix16slot#1 = PASS
ntune stability test : nx8500GT (card #2) in pcix16slot#2 = PASS
ntune stability test : card#1 in slot#1 & card#2 in slot#2 = FAIL (sli mode on)
ntune stability test : card#1 in slot#1 & card#2 in slot#2 = FAIL (sli mode off)
ntune stability test : card#1 in slot#2 & card#2 in slot#1 = FAIL (sli mode on)
ntune stability test : card#1 in slot#2 & card#2 in slot#1 = FAIL (sli mode off)
no overclocking
CPU temperatures ~22 celcius
SYSTEM temperatures ~38 celcius
GPU1&2 temp idle ~63 to 66 celcius
GPU1&2 temp stress ~72 celcius
all hardware tests ok, no power surges, power supply is adequate and in specs.
only problems occuring when both cards are in system and operate in either SLI or non-SLI mode.
all microsoft latest security updates applied
following hotfixes applied:
KB940105
KB936710
KB930833
KB932471
KB945149 (latest per request)

Quote from: BOSSKILLER on 07-December-07, 04:33:29
What kind of problems you have?
Have you tested in XP?
PSU details.
Latest drivers from Nvidia installed?
Power cables to both VGA's connected?
SLI Bridge connected?
Hi,
Answers best I can below:
Q: Have you tested in XP?
No, sorry.. I only have Vista x64 platform to use and test (license only )
Q: PSU details.
posted above, but here you go...
Rosewill RX750-S-B Xtreme 750W ATX12V v2.2 EPS12V v2.91 (voltages per bios in spec)
Q: Latest drivers from Nvidia installed?
Yes (data from dxdiag for you)
Driver Version: 7.15.0011.6375 (English)
DDI Version: 9Ex
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 10/4/2007 17:14:00, 4993024 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Q: Power cables to both VGA's connected? & SLI Bridge connected?
Interesting point With this particular setup, these MSI NX8500GT TD256EH cards do not have SLI bridge and do not require power plugged into video card. SLI option has onboard bridge controller and is recognized by nvidia drivers and nTune control panel (i am actually able to enable SLI this way w/o a bridge) yes, I had to rub my eyes too a few time while researching this configuration.
Mainboard supports ATX 24pin powerconnector (ATX1) and a ATX 12V (JPW1) 8 pin connector. The power supply supports these types of connections to mainboard. I will need to reboot after this post and do a visual inspection of reported BIOS voltages for you though and will do so.

P6N Diamond won't post (RGRR)

Can anyone please link me to the MSI approved memory module vendor list (MSI AVL) - I've searched high and wide for this official list of compatible modules with no luck whatsoever. It's referenced everywhere but not linked!
I'm pretty sure that my memory choice is causing the following issue:
System Specs:
MSI P6N Diamond
2 x Nanya PC2-6400U-555-12-E1.1GB.2Rx8 800 Memory Modules
Intel E6700 Core2Duo (2.66ghz)
Seasonic S12 600W PSU (using the 8-pin JPW1 power connection)
ZALMAN CNPS9500 Heatsink
ATI X1300 Pro PCI-E Video
System Problems:
The system will not post correctly.
Power Button Press
Fans Spin for 3 seconds, LEDS stay blank
RRRR
RGRR
Powers Down
When I reboot directly afterwards:
System starts with LED showing RGRR for 3 seconds
RRRR
RGRR
Powers Down
I presume this must be a memory compatibility option, so I'd like to know what modules are best recommended for this board.
I couldn't even really find a confirmed approved voltage rating. Does this board prefer 1.8V, 1.9V?
I just pulled these sticks from a Dell GX745, hoping that they would work. I also attempted Hyjinx branded sticks of the same spec and with the same result.The main board is being used in a file server, so price takes precedence over speed.
Thanks for your time!

TODAYS RESULTS
Before anything, I tried booting it again using the Seasonic PSU 600W. It did something NEW!!
Power Button Press
Fans Spin for 3 seconds, LEDS stay blank
RRRR(System Power On)
RGRR(Memory Detection Test)
GGRR (Decompressing BIOS image to RAM for fast booting)
Powers Down
When I reboot directly afterwards:
System starts with LED showing RGRR for 3 seconds
RRRR(System Power On)
RGRR (Memory Detection Test)
GGRR (Decompressing BIOS image to RAM for fast booting)
Powers Down
So this was something unexpected!
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Next, I hooked up my PC Power&Cooling 750W Silencer
(Full Specs)
SAME results as above!!! The system shuts itself off after GGRR.
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I took the motherboard out of the case.
Try #1: Seasonic PSU, Same result as original problem (RGRR)
Try #2: Seasonic PSU, Same again
Try #3: PC Power&Cool, Same Again
Just for arguments sake, i switch the power switch i'm using.
Try #4: POSTS!!?! Asks for boot device.
Try #5: RGRR
Try #6: RGRR
Try #7: POSTS! "Warning!!! The previous performance of overclocking is failed and the system is restored to default setting."
hmm... considering I've never had this system even post, not sure why it thinks I overclocked it!
I THINK i've figured it out. I don't understand it but it appears that when i was using the rear power switch (wired green&white) included with the Cooler Master CMStacker - it has this RGRR boot problem. When i use the front switch (wired black&white) - it correctly boots. Anyone understand this?! The switch is labeled "INT SW".
This inconsistency has me a tad worried. In the meantime, i am going to put the mobo back into the case and test it various times using the other switch. It will blow my mind if all of this time, it ends up being the switch!

P6N Diamond ran perfect but now wont post / no display

Like those here I built many a computer in my day using all the right tools and precautions. But this one really has made me mad. I don't have much money, so believe me when I say I saved my pennies...cause I sure did for this rig although nothing special. Enough of the sob story on with the program. I had it running fine...all temps voltages were up to spec and fine. No over clocking what so ever not even the ram. When I would shut the computer down and left it off for more then a few hours it would not post. The D-Bracket leds showed that it was freezing on the ever so wonderful:
"Initializing Video Interface
This will start detecting the CPU clock, checking type of video onboard. Then detect and initialize the video adapter"
So cussing like a sailor I ran through the onslaught of checking every component on and off different settings ect.
I tried:
- Reseting the CMOS
- Removing all peripherials
- Setting the board up outside the case
- Switching graphics cards with known graphics cards
- Swapping the memory
- Starting it with a pin (instead of the case switch)
- Reseating the processor
you name it and I tried it...I read through as many posts as I could....tried the tricks and yet nothing. I'm ready to RMA it...cause I'm past the Newegg 30 days by 9 days.
My system Specs:
-MSI P6N Diamond
-Core 2 Quad Q6600 SLACR (stock speeds)
-2 gig Patriot DDR2 800MHz kit (2 X 1GB) PDC22G6400LLK 2.2v (Stock latency)
-Antec p182 case
-2 SATA Drives (1 maxtor 160 and 1 Seagate 160)
-1 SATA DVD Burner Liteon
-Ultra 500 Watt ATX Power Supply ( SLI Ready) (if you need voltages I'll post)
Thank you for any and all help.

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The 8600GT doesn't have a power connector to it.
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+5V/30A +3.3V/30A +12V1/16A +12V2/18A -12V/0.6A +5VSB/2.5A
This could be the cause of your problem. Your PSU has two seperate +12V rails that cannot accumulate their power output.
If your video card does not have its own power connector, it may be trapped on one of the two rails together with your quad core and other system devices.
I believe this is a very possible explanation at the moment.
If you are going to try a different PSU, it will be best if you try one that has just one strong +12V rail. Around 30A should be fine. If your system won't boot up a proper PSU, the problem is somewhere else.

P6N Diamond - No Post, Incomplete D-Bracket info

Hi, my computer just stopped working recently, I haven't changed anything in months. The power comes on, fans start, but no video. The D-Bracket LEDs are the following:
First
1. Red
2. Red
3. Red
4. dark
Then after one second:
1. Green
2. Red
3. Red
4. dark
Then no change after that. Could some tell me that means? Is the motherboard dead entirely?
My system is:
MSI P6N Diamond, Intel Core2 Duo E6750, Win7 Home Premium 64 bit
GSkill 4x2GB F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ
OCZ 600MXSP 600W +12V ~25A, +5V ~25A, +3.3V ~25A
WD Caviar Green WD7500AADS 32 MB cache SATA 3.0
Sony DVD-RW Optical Drive
I can't tell you the BIOS, since the PC isn't working, but it was updated around a year ago.
Thanks so much for the help
Paul

Unplug the PSU from A/C power and >>Clear CMOS<<. If that does not change anything, test the board outside the case on a non-conducting surface in barebone configuration (CPU, video card, one stick of RAM, power connectors, keyboard, nothing else).

P6N Diamond New Problem: Second HDD Randomly Starts/Stops Since recent Update

Howdy All,
Continuing problems with the P5N Diamond.
This one's new.
Previously I had the same problem as many others with the cold boot issue. Somehow, someway, it just stopped: cold boot or not, one day it just started booting fine....go figure.
However, I recently (about 3 weeks ago) did the MSI live update that included something or other pertaining to the E-SATA....support for it or something to that end. Although I don't use the E-SATA, I installed it thinking I might at some point and since installing it, I have discovered a new problem: my second drives (in RAID 0) just opens/closes randomly. It seems to mostly occur when operating demanding programs: gaming, watching a video, that sort of thing.
Everytime it does this, it takes me to desktop and asks me what program I want to use to open the program......which when I do, is nothing more than my second (D drive) HDDs in RAID 0. I then get the yellow pop up message in the bottom toolbar from Windows saying it's experienced a write failure problem. It hasn't done any damage that I can tell and I've lost nothing, but being taken to desktop perpetually is a major issue. This problem is driving me absolutely up the wall. No sooner than I start to do something and wham.....I'm at desktop being asked what program I want to use to open up the second HDDs. I've also tried just leaving it open but to no avail: it just randomly continues to open and close.
I have my O/S on the C drive and 2 more HDDs in RAID O for back up on ports 6 & 7. Since doing the MSI update that included the E-SATA whatever, this new problem almost prevents the computer from being usable: certainly nothing in gaming is possible along with anything that requires uninterruption.
Here's my system:
M/B: P6N Diamond
CPU: E6850
RAM: Corsair XMS PC-8500, 2 x 1 gig
HDD: 1- WD 150 Raptor
HDD: 2- WD 5000AAKS in Raid 0
Vid Card: EVGA 8800GTX
PSU: PC Power & Cooling 750 Silencer
ODD: Sony DRU 830A
FDD: Sony Floppy
Misc: Scythe fans x 5
O/S: XP Pro w/ SP2
Running BIOS 1.2
So, being fairly certain the MSI update created the problem, my question is, how do I undo the MSI's most recent update to remove it? When I go into Add/Remove Programs, nothing is listed there. I'm not sure this is the source of the problem but I do know I didn't have it beforehand.
I'd greatly appreciate any help with this....even any ideas. While I have some computer knowledge, I'm not as tech savvy as most here, but this problem is, apart from driving me up a wall, making the computer almost unusable. FYI, I haven't done a System Restore because I've installed several things since and don't want to lose them if I can isolate the problem, but I will if that's what you all recommend.
Again, sorry for what may be a noobish question, but I'm not sure where else to go. After dealing with MSI's tech support, I'd rather talk to a wall.
Thanks greatly.
Pepper1

Mark,
Forgive me for asking, but I am a bit confused. Is your "cold boot issue" now solved? If so, do you think that the new drives are the key?
Lev
Quote from: MarkJohnson on 17-December-07, 14:21:23
Sorry for late post.
After setting up the HW RAID (2500YS) for booting the system still cold boots. strangely this time the reset (Ctrl+Alt+Del) doesn't seem to work. I must of did it two dozen times and it would never clear. I then just powered off after the other 2 drives on the nvidia SATA cleared and seen the HD LED light up and stay on for a few seconds(seems stuck on the 4723 checks of the drive) and then powered down and powered right back up with no cold boot issue. It has worked this way every time for the last week or so and I tested it like 20 or so times(3-4 times a day). These drives are listed as being compatible after the firmware update (and I did that already) so I guess it is either the MB BIOS needs updating or it's the way the nvidia chipset runs this setup is wacky. This is assuming the 4723 HD compatibility list is correct.
here's a summary of the drives so far.
36GB Raptors (old revision) - can take forever to boot properly and corrupted my disk in 3 days of testing (scrambled my directory structure)
105GB Raptors - Just reset(Ctrl+Alt+Del) 1-4 times after the HD LED goes solid for a few seconds. worked for two months no errors.
250GB Caviar RE(2500YS) - have to power off (power button) when HD LED goes solid. so far no problems for a week.
80 GB SATA II Hitachi Deskstar (HDS728080PLA380 - May 2005) - same as 150 GB Raptors, just a reset or four, only did a days worth of testing with no errors.
well, I was hoping for those 2500YS to work properly. Now it makes it really hard to track the problems with so many different errors and 3 different places it can go wrong 4723/nvidia/msi/HD Manufacturer. wait, that's 4. Oh boy!
Hopefully this gets resolved soon. I've already had to move this MB to my secondary system, and for other reasons than this. I didn't mind hitting the reset button to get this to run. I get the feeling that MSI has abandoned this board on us. with the new P7N being released it will be even harder to get anyone to mess with this thing.
-=Mark=-

P6N Diamond problems and questions

OK first here is the set up
P6N Diamond
Q6600
4GB OCZ DDR2 800
Raptor X 150GB C drive
Raptor 74GB D drive
250GB WD SATA
GF 8800GTS 640MB
Coolermax 850W PS 412 volt rails 28a on two of the rails
Windows Vista ultimate 64
I loaded windows on the bare Raptor and it installed Reboot after install and loaded drivers from CD for chipset. Reboot and installed other drives. Now the fun begins...
I was able to install the Video driver downloaded from nVidia's website. But the system hangs constantly It doesn't matter what your doing driver install, windows update or just looking into drives. It starts the operation then it sits with just the fan running for about 5 or more min. then it starts working again. I haven't found any posts here with a similar problem so it must be something I did. My local store did advise a windows reinstall.
Second problem the RAM is seen by the board as 677 not 800. The manual is very unclear on how to change that. I did pick up some Corsair XMS RAM to use instead of the OCZ to make sure it's not a RAM problem. I also tried 1 stick of RAM as well.
Is there a BIOS setting guide for this board anywhere? Also do I need to update BIOS?
Thanks for any help in advance.

Snowfalcon,
You can go to MSI's website, look in "downloads" and download a complete owners manual in PDF format for the P6N Diamond. It contains a bios guide. As far as the memory..you will probably have to increase the memory voltage in order for the bios to run it at the rated frequency, on my OCZ Platinum 6400s I run it at 2.1 volts to get the 800mhz rating. You may not be able to run all 4 gigs, I recommend using no more than 2 sticks in slots 1 & 3 until you get the OS loaded and running stable. Oh, and dont "enable" the onboard audio until after all other drivers are loaded up. Then you can load the Creative X-Fi drivers and software. These suggestions work for WinXP..there are other threads in this forum concerning/specific to Vista installs. Good luck.
Paul

MSI P6N Diamond and very slow BIOS menus

I'm having problems with my new setup. My setup is as follows:
MSI P6N Diamond with 1.1 bios update
2 x OCZ Platinum Revision 2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2P800R22GK
XION Supernova XON 600W Power Supply
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (not overclocked yet, having problems whenever I change settings)
EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 640MB Video Card
I'm running Vista 32bit fine as far as I can tell, everything is pretty snappy and other programs are running fine, but the machine is very slow to post and running the bios menus is a painful process as it takes about 2-4 seconds to switch selections. I tried running the board with 1 stick of ram in slot 1, with slots 1 & 3 and all 4 and it made no difference. I had a USB card reader plugged in and then removing it seemed to make a difference for a while, the BIOS menus ran as I expected, very snappy. Also anytime I switch the CPU clock from automatic to manual the computer won't post and i have to reset the bios
Anyone have a clue what could be causing this slowness and my inability to overclock the cpu?

I will be getting the Q6600 in 1 week, :D. The new G0 stepping as well :D. I'm excited.
Are you using XP or Vista? I have had no distortion or pops with my sound. Although, from what I hear the drivers for XP or much more polished than those for Vista. This is a Creative issue, and not an MSI issue. Lots of people are having problems with Vista with the standalone Creative cards as well.
I overclocked my E6700 to about 3.5Ghz, and hit a temp wall based on my ambient temps. I probably could have gone higher if it was cooler in the room that houses the computer. Although, the temps have dropped dramatically after the AS5 has cured, probably could get it pushed up a bit higher. Hopefully I don't have problems with it when the Q6600 comes in.
If you got the older B3 stepping version, it will run a bit hotter and will be much harder to OC to higher speeds because of this. I've found the P6N Diamond to be very OC friendly and like all the options it gives. The only thing I don't like is the adjustment of the Vcore lists the # above stock, instead of the absolute #. Sometimes the Vcore it auto assigns isn't 100% correct I've heard so it'd be nice to know what that auto value is. The Vcore reading you can read in the monitor section fluctuates a hair in each direction of 1.3 for me when at stock, so I assume it was 1.3 stock.

A weird problem w p6n Diamond

Hello,
I recently made another post under the BIOS section, but please know that this is not a duplicate post. This is an entirely different issue I have (even though this is the very reason I want to update BIOS to v1.3).
My specs are:
Windows 7 Ultimate 64
Intel Core 2 Duo E6859 3.0Ghz 1333FSB
MSI p6n Diamond nForce 680i SLI
AE 1G DDR2 PC6400 (CL5) x 4 = 4G RAM
NVidia 8800 GTS 512 MB PCI-E
Hitachi HD - 160GB SATA-II 3GB/s 8MB 7200RPM
3 cooling fans
Power: TAGAN 1100Watt Quad SLI Ready
The weird situation is:
I just bought new RAM: Patriot Extreme Performance Gaming Series DDR2 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400 Enhanced Latency DIMM Kit.
The manufacture website says they should be run at 800MHz, 5-5-5-12, 1.9v.
These are things I tried.
1.
Remove the 1GB x 4 RAMs.
Install the new RAM in the dual channel setting (one in slot 1, another in slot 3).
Load optimized default in BIOS.
Result: I can boot into Windows and operate fine, but when I run Windows Mem Diag on startup,
it says hardware problem detected.
2.
Basically did the same thing with a single channel setting (Put them in slot 1 & 2).
Result: same as above.
3.
Now this is the weird part.
Just to experiment, I added the existing 1GB RAM sticks together with the new ones
in this setting: Slot 1 = 1GB, Slot 2 = 1GB, Slot 3 = 2GB, Slot 4 = 2GB.
Then, load optimized default in BIOS.
With this setting, it passed Windows Mem Diag. It didn't find anything.
So, I am basically confused. I basically just want to use the new RAM sticks.
I know it's not a good idea to mix RAMs, so that's not what I'm trying to do, but
mixing is the only setting that passed the test, oddly... And, of course I don't mind
being able to use them together to get 6GB.
But, the most important is to make the new RAMs work. So, if you have any suggestions, please help.
I wondered if BIOS update would help (my current one is v1.2, new one is v1.3), but I've had issues
updating BIOS on p6n (hence the other thread), so I'm kinda stuck not knowing what to do.
If you are curious, this is my other post regarding the BIOS problem:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=140274.0
Thank you.

Hmm, this forum is weird... I tried to edit my earlier post rather than making another reply (which is usually considered a polite approach in forums), but it didn't let me edit d/t time limit.
Anyways,
So, this is what happened. My existing 1GB memories are all fine. But, the new RAMs failed the test miserably. I tried different setting like you suggested. I even tried setting timing manually. Nothing worked. While I was doing this, I also discovered that my MB's dual channel apparently doesn't work. I put the good 1GB memories to slot 1 and 3 to test it. It couldn't even boot into Windows (froze).
Anyhow, at this point, rather than that both my new RAMs are defective, but I'm wondering if this is more of a memory compatibility issue with my MB. So, this leads me to the question: would the BIOS update v1.3 potentially resolve this issue? I saw that one of the changes in v1.3 was memory compatibility. Please share your ideas.

P6N Diamond: RAID ISSUES!

Hi,
I recent purchased a P6N Diamond, no matter what i do (and yes the bios has been updated), when i enable the RAID on either the ports 1-5 or the mirror on 6 & 7, the motherboard comes up wit an error for each raid device saying "no enough memory to copy PCI option ROM", besides the obvious gramatical & spelling errors through out the BIOS and Manual hehe... this problem is really annoying me.
Heres some more info
1.Product Type: P6N Diamond
2.BIOS version: 1.2
3.External VGA Type: 7800GTX, 8600GS, 8600GS, 8600GS (4 video cards running 7 monitors)
4.CPU Type: Intel Quad Core 6600
5.Memory Type: 4x1G G.Skill (Dual Channel Mode, 2x2 Matched pairs)
6.Power Supply Type: 950w Thermaltake
7.Operating System: XP PRO
8.Problem Description: RAID ISSUE
Every time i enable raid in the bios, it says
'no enough memory to copy PCI Option ROM'
I require all the onboard LAN/Sound etc
and i also have 1xPCI IDE controller and 1xPCI raid controller for extra HDD space.
Please help
Thanks in advance;
Michael T

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The cause of the problem is that in order to be PC Compatible, the Option Rom space is limited to 128K. This is true for any motherboard with PC compatible BIOS.
In the common configurations, a newer AGP card (such as a Geforce 4) will require 64K of option ROM space, so you have only 64K of option ROM space left to work with. Many SCSI, NIC with PXE, IDE RAID etc. can easily use another 40-64K of option ROM space.
By design the option ROM should shrink down to a smaller run time code after the initialization code has run. For example, some Adaptec cards will require 32K to initialize. Then they shrink down to 12K at run time; whereas some Geforce 4 cards require 64K to initialize and never release it. Please check with the device manufacturer for the latest firmware upgrade or ask if they have a smaller option ROM available. Again, this is a limitation of the PC compatible specifications and not a failure of the motherboard BIOS.
So it's the four video cards causing the problem.

P6N Diamond issue

Hello,
Well this is my config :
P6N Diamond Bios 1.3
Intel E6750
Kingston Memory RAM 3 Gos 800 mghz
8800 GTS 640 Mb
Windows Pro SP2
This is my problem :
Sometimes when I boot my MB freezes after the post and other time when im in windows after 3 or 4 minutes. I reboot and no problem after that.
The problems occurs after 1 beep and 6 or 7 beeps.
Perhaps you can help me
NB: there were also problems with the precedent BIOS 1.1 and one of my friend changes, i think, the memory latency but i don't remember where ... 1 freeze each 3 months after that.
NB2: my access disk led blink each second ... normal ?
THANKS !!
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CPU-Z
Processors Information
Processor 1 (ID = 0)
Number of cores      2 (max 2)
Number of threads   2 (max 2)
Name         Intel Core 2 Duo E6750
Codename      Conroe
Specification      Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6750 @ 2.66GHz
Package         Socket 775 LGA (platform ID = 0h)
CPUID         6.F.B
Extended CPUID      6.F
Core Stepping      G0
Technology      65 nm
Core Speed      2000.2 MHz (6.0 x 333.4 MHz)
Rated Bus speed      1333.5 MHz
Stock frequency      2666 MHz
Instructions sets   MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, EM64T
L1 Data cache      2 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache   2 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache      4096 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size
FID/VID Control      yes
FID range      6.0x - 8.0x
max VID         1.338 V
Features      XD, VT
Memory SPD
DIMM #1
General
Memory type      DDR2
Module format      Regular UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID)   Kingston (7F98000000000000)
Size         1024 MBytes
Max bandwidth      PC2-6400 (400 MHz)
Part number      KTC1G-UDIMM
Serial number      AB063ACD
Manufacturing date   Week 24/Year 07
Attributes
Number of banks      2
Data width      64 bits
Correction      None
Nominal Voltage      1.80 Volts
EPP         no
XMP         no
Timings table
Frequency (MHz)      200   266   400
CAS#         3.0   4.0   5.0
RAS# to CAS# delay   3   4   5
RAS# Precharge      3   4   5
TRAS         9   12   18
TRC         12   16   23
DIMM #2
General
Memory type      DDR2
Module format      Regular UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID)   Kingston (7F98000000000000)
Size         1024 MBytes
Max bandwidth      PC2-6400 (400 MHz)
Part number      KTC1G-UDIMM
Serial number      A8063CCD
Manufacturing date   Week 24/Year 07
Attributes
Number of banks      2
Data width      64 bits
Correction      None
Nominal Voltage      1.80 Volts
EPP         no
XMP         no
Timings table
Frequency (MHz)      200   266   400
CAS#         3.0   4.0   5.0
RAS# to CAS# delay   3   4   5
RAS# Precharge      3   4   5
TRAS         9   12   18
TRC         12   16   23
DIMM #3
General
Memory type      DDR2
Module format      Regular UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID)   Kingston (7F98000000000000)
Size         1024 MBytes
Max bandwidth      PC2-6400 (400 MHz)
Part number      KTC1G-UDIMM
Serial number      4C07244E
Manufacturing date   Week 06/Year 08
Attributes
Number of banks      2
Data width      64 bits
Correction      None
Nominal Voltage      1.80 Volts
EPP         no
XMP         no
Timings table
Frequency (MHz)      200   266   400
CAS#         3.0   4.0   5.0
RAS# to CAS# delay   3   4   5
RAS# Precharge      3   4   5
TRAS         9   12   18
TRC         12   16   23
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Thanks a lot for your answer Jack
As im at work i cannot answer to all but here is some answers
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what kind of power supply are you using?
It's an Enermax 600 W but no more info (have to go back home )
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To what values did he change the latency settings? Click on the CPU-Z tab labeled "Memory" and tell us the current timings
Don't remember i will ask him. For CPU-Z you will see above the current timing (in quote)
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Does this happen in Windows only, or does the LED blink when you are, let's say, in BIOS as well?
No only when im in Windows.
For the beeps i will try tonite to hear the number of the beeps ...

P6N Diamond BIOS update went very wrong.

Just updated my P6N Diamond to BIOS 1.3. The procedure went through without a any errors from a floppy disk.
On reboot there is no post at all. no beeps, no video signal. Everything powers on and the fans come on but no post at all even the 4 lights on the D-Bracket are off.
Is it completely unrecoverable?
MSI P6N Diamond
Intel Core 2 Duo E6850
4 GB OCZ Ram
MSI Geforce 8800 Ultra OC
Thermaltake 1200W PSU
2 x 500GB Western Digital HD
Windows Vista 64 Bit

Quote from: Arramond on 28-November-07, 16:54:19
This was the bios i got
http://download6.msi.com.tw/files/downloads/bos_exe/7320v13.zip
I have tried several times with the clearing of the cmos but I will try with different RAM.
Also in the recovery procedure I assume I will need a PS2 keyboard as the USB keyboard I have doesn't work holding down ctrl-home?
"This was the bios i got
http://download6.msi.com.tw/files/downloads/bos_exe/7320v13.zip
seems to be correct one.
"Also in the recovery procedure I assume I will need a PS2 keyboard as the USB keyboard I have doesn't work holding down ctrl-home?"
yes, use PS2 keyboard.
"I have tried several times with the clearing of the cmos but I will try with different RAM."
Power cord removed from the PSU? Just one mem. stick in 1st DIMM near to CPU socket too?
If no change try with different stick.

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