P6N Diamond Overclock results

P6N Diamond, e6750 Overclock results
P6N Diamond
Intel e6750 2.66 1333
2X1G Patriot 4-4-4-12-2T (2.2V)
Thermaltake Toughpower 750
EVGA Geforce 8800GT Superclock (650MHz)
Cooler Master Hyper 212 air cooling
1. Starting with optimized defaults (AMI Bios 1.3):
   Default voltages
      CPU:   1.2 (per CPU-z)
      NB Volt:   1.275 (per CPU-z)
      SB Volt:   1.5 (Bios)
      FSB VTT:   Default? (Bios)
   System clock set to manual
      FSB:   1333
      Memory:   800
      CPU Multiplier:   8
   PCI-E frequency: 100
   Advanced Dram Config
      Manual settings, 4-4-4-12
      Set Memory voltage to 2.2v
System ran rock solid at this point
2. FSB set to 1400 - no problems
3. FSB set to 1500 - no problems. Based on what I others had achieved wasn't expecting any at this point.
4. FSB set to 1520 - BSOD, ruined boot sector, reinstalled Vista
5. Set FSB VTT +2% - clean boot, tested CPU with Ortho, no problems, did not do the Ram test
6. Set FSB to 1560 - tested CPU with Ortho for 15 min, no problems, core temps 48 degree C under load
7. Tested CPU and Ram with Ortho - lockup
8. Set FSB VTT +4% - Ortho ram test lockup
9. Set FSB VTT +6% - Ortho ram test lockup
10. Set FSB VTT +8%, NB Volt 1.3V - Ortho ram test lockup
11. Set CPU Volt +.1v (CPU-z core voltage shows 1.416V during load) - Ortho ram test lockup, retested only CPU and did not lockup
12. Set CPU Volt +.1125V, NB Volt 1.35 - Ortho ram test lockup
13. Set CPU Volt to +.15 - Ortho ram test lockup
Ok, I can't seem to find stability over 1500 FSB, any suggestions? Do I keep pushing the voltages?

Brinbane,,my e6750 runs all day at 3600mhz. However, I have learned from experience that every CPU is different, I had a 630 that overclocked better than a 670 CPU...it's a crap shoot at best. Also, just wondering if Vista is less tolerant than WinXP for overclocking? I have CPU-Zd to 3800, but it's not stable due to my budget memory. The 680 boards have always been decent overclockers, but an Intel board will almost always reach higher bus speeds than a Nvidia board....but, we do have SLI..!! If Intel ever comes out with the Skulltrail board, I'd buy it..two processors (ala server board) and Nvidia 100 chipsets for SLI..woohoo.!!
Keep the faith..Paul
Skulltrail----> http://www.legitreviews.com/article/568/1/

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MOVED: P6N Diamond overclock

This topic has been moved to Overclockers & Modding Corner.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=111031.0

Brinbane,,my e6750 runs all day at 3600mhz. However, I have learned from experience that every CPU is different, I had a 630 that overclocked better than a 670 CPU...it's a crap shoot at best. Also, just wondering if Vista is less tolerant than WinXP for overclocking? I have CPU-Zd to 3800, but it's not stable due to my budget memory. The 680 boards have always been decent overclockers, but an Intel board will almost always reach higher bus speeds than a Nvidia board....but, we do have SLI..!! If Intel ever comes out with the Skulltrail board, I'd buy it..two processors (ala server board) and Nvidia 100 chipsets for SLI..woohoo.!!
Keep the faith..Paul
Skulltrail----> http://www.legitreviews.com/article/568/1/

MOVED: P6N Diamond Overclock Help

This topic has been moved to Overclockers & Undervolting & Modding Corner.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=152675.0

Brinbane,,my e6750 runs all day at 3600mhz. However, I have learned from experience that every CPU is different, I had a 630 that overclocked better than a 670 CPU...it's a crap shoot at best. Also, just wondering if Vista is less tolerant than WinXP for overclocking? I have CPU-Zd to 3800, but it's not stable due to my budget memory. The 680 boards have always been decent overclockers, but an Intel board will almost always reach higher bus speeds than a Nvidia board....but, we do have SLI..!! If Intel ever comes out with the Skulltrail board, I'd buy it..two processors (ala server board) and Nvidia 100 chipsets for SLI..woohoo.!!
Keep the faith..Paul
Skulltrail----> http://www.legitreviews.com/article/568/1/

Help cant overclock e6600 on p6n diamond

well I'm new to overclocking and have had luck overclocking my evga 8800gts 320s but want to boost CPU performance to raise 3d mark score.running vista 64 bit and with one card (other card is being rma to evga loud fan)scored almost 10,500 with CPU at 2.691 and this seems to be the limit im stuck at it just locks any higher set any higher
set memory in range easily met disabled speed step,spread spectrum,cie disabled
tried raising some voltages CPU,fsb,northbridge nothing too crazy but will not budge over 2.7 i would like to get to 3.0 - 3.2 range CPU temps run cool even through 3d mark run at 2.691 using zalman 9500 CPU cooler and antec 900 case any help would be great well here is my system
antec 900
Intel e6600
msi p6n diamond
2 evga 8800 gts 320 sc overclocked
crucial ballistix 6400 4-4-4-12 2.1 v
silverstone strider 750
zalman 9500
1.0 bios
vista 64 bit home premium

Hello. Im new to overclocking also. Ive just got my setup like 2 weeks ago and want to do a little ocing myself on this board. What did you use to Oc? Bios? Ntune? I tired Ntune, but when I try to raise something and apply it, it just locks up the comp and i have to restart. Ive checked the Bios and it was a little confusing in there. Here is my setup
Motherboard: MSI P6N Diamond
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 2.33GHz FSB 1333Mhz
CPU Heatsink: Arctic Cooling Pro 7 w/ Arctic Silver 5 Paste
Memory: OCZ 2x2GB DDR2 800 Timing:5-4-4-15
HDD: Western Digital 150GB Raptor
Video card: Pny Xlr8 8800GT 512MB
Power Supply: Thermaltake PurePower 700W Modular
Case: Antec Nine Hundred
Cooling: 2x120mm front fan, 1x200mm top fan, 1x120mm rear fan, 1x120mm side fan.
Idle Temp: 22C/72F
Thank You in advanced for any help. I don't want to do that big of ocing, just to get the CPU to 2.5Ghz or something.

P6N Diamond + Q6600 Overclocking Help

Hey guys,
After tweaking my setting for 7 hour, I got my computer stable @ 3.0Ghz using the following settings.
MSI P6N Diamond
Thermaltake Big Typhoon (Idle Temps 25-30C / Under Load Temps 35-50C)
FSB @ 1333
Memory @ 800
CPU Ratio @ 9x
PCI-E @ 100
CPU Voltage .0250V
Memory @ 2.2V
NB Voltage @ 1.325V
SB Voltage @ 1.50V
FSV VTT Voltage @ 12%
C1E Disabled
Now, I ran Prime95 on it from 2 AM last night till 2PM today, and had no problems. Very stable.
My only problem now is that I get random restarts on my system sometimes, like when I'm loading stuff, and so it restarts randomly, and then on boot, my Wireless Card (D-Link DWA-552 Extreme Wireless N) wont work anymore. Windows will see it, and says it works, but it wont detect any wireless networks. My Sound Card works fine, it is also in a PCI slot like the Wireless Card, so I'm wondering what else I need to tweak to make my peripherals working.
Thanks

Alright, when I try and run IntelBurntest, I can't even get the thing to run. Here is the mark from the Prompt.
Code: [Select]
IntelBurnTest v1.6 - Utilizes Intel(R) Linpack technology
by AgentGOD
Thanks to Cronos from XS for the memory size equation
Description: Linpack by Intel(R) is an extremely stressful program that will
put even the most powerful X86/X64 CPU in the world at its knees. Load temp
under Linpack will be up to 22*C higher than the competing software Prime95.
This program will make usage of Linpack easier and more practical.
Note: Testing under 64-bit Windows with an Intel(R) Core 2(tm) processor
will yield the most accurate test stability results. If you notice that
data under the "Residual(norm)" column is not consistent throughout the
testing session, your CPU and/or System Memory is unstable under stress.
Operating Systems supported:
32-bit Windows (X86)
64-bit Windows (X64) [not Itanium]
Currently running OS: 32-bit
Physical memory available: 2445 MB
Turn on error detection (Y/N)? N
Stress levels available:
1 - Maximum stress
2 - Half stress (uses 1/2 of available memory)
3 - Low stress (uses 1/4 of available memory)
4 - Customize stress level
Please select desired stress level> 1
Using maximum available memory to stress test (2445 MB).
Enter the number of times to run the test (5 or more recommended)> 10
Executing Intel(R) Linpack 32-bit mode...
Intel(R) LINPACK data
Current date/time: Thu Sep 11 18:07:58 2008
CPU frequency: 3.000 GHz
Number of CPUs: 4
Number of threads: 4
Parameters are set to:
Number of tests : 1
Number of equations to solve (problem size) : 17344
Leading dimension of array : 17344
Number of trials to run : 10
Data alignment value (in Kbytes) : 4
No runs is allowed for LinData\x86\linpack32.exe: not enough memory
Testing finished in 0.140 seconds.
Please check the "Residual(norm)" values and confirm that they are
all equal. If not, your CPU/RAM has failed Linpack testing.
Please donate if you like this program!
(http://www.ultimate-filez.com/?page=donate)
Execution stopped. Press enter to exit.
Say not enough memory, so I dont know what's going on here. =/

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!
============================================================
Next, I hooked up my PC Power&Cooling 750W Silencer
(Full Specs)
SAME results as above!!! The system shuts itself off after GGRR.
============================================================
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!

Any News (MSI) P6N Diamond (680i) SLI Motherboard

Any one know about the release of (MSI) P6N Diamond (680i) SLI Motherboard

Quote
honestly, if it's not for SLI, I think I'll wait for ATI, ops, AMD RD600 chipset mobo instead.
I complete agree with that. Just getting bored with the Opteron system. I have an insider I am getting a e6600 from for 1/2 price this week, so I was looking at boards. Think I want to try the 680i over the 975, and while the RD600 looks like it will be a winner it's still a ways out.
MSI had stated end of December for the P6N and that time is upon us.
Honestly after the last purchase I swore I would never buy another MSI, but I kind of crave pain that way, after about a year of mods on this current board, and emails with the MSI BIOS crew I think the K8N SLI was the 2nd best Nforce 4 board made out there. Plus it gives me another forum area to read here beside the Nvidia, and overclocking sections.

Frequency, which one? (P6N Diamond) - [Problem solved]

Hello,
First, "Happy New Year 2008 to all"
Sorry, but I am French and I speak too much English. (Translation via Google)
My name is lutilisateurlibre (userfree) and I come to you because I found no answer on French forums.
I have just a small question of frequency settings in the bios of a Mainboard of a new config.
-- Advanced BIOS Features Menu
-- Chipset Feature
-- C55 (NB) to NVIDIA (SB) Frequency (Description of this line in the doc Mainboard "This item is used to specify the frequency bridge from north to south bridge")
I have to choose between 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000 Mhz
Currently set on 400 Mhz, this is good value? Default without overclocking
Description of my config:
C2D E6850
P6N Diamond (MSI) chipset 680i & 590i sli
2048Mo DDR2-800 Mushkin (Cas 4.4.3.10)
Yours

Good evening,
Well thank you for your prompt and accurate answers, I am super happy.
Yours
(Sorry again for the translation French / English)

P6N Diamond - 8GB of PC2 6400 - OCZ SLI RAM - OCZ2N800SR4GK

Hi folks, could someone help me here....
I'm not able to boot up when I install my 4x2gb ocz chips onto my board.
It will boot up with 6gb, but not 8gb. What could possibly be the problem with this? Anyone have a clue?
P6N Diamond
4x2GB = OCZ SLI Ready RAM - OCZ2N800SR4GK
Q6600 Quad Core
I think that's the relevant information.?

Please provide information about:
- current BIOS Version
- Memory Voltage set in BIOS
- Memory Timings set in BIOS
- Memory Frequency set in BIOS
- PSU specs
Is your system overclocked?
Is Spread Spectrum disabled in BIOS?
Have you tested all your Memory Modules with Memtest86+ to make sure they are alright?

Aftermarket CPU cooler to fit P6N Diamond and my new build

Hi, after my motherboard finally quit a couple weeks ago, I am starting to build my new system. I just purchased a P6N Diamond motherboard and I'll be picking up an E6700 Core 2 Duo and I already know that I am going to overclock slightly.
With the heat pipes this board has, I'm wondering if and if so, what aftermarket CPU cooler will fit on this board. I'm not going for a major overclock, but I would like to see 3GHz per core or slightly higher.
Also, Does anyone know what speed of RAM I should get to bump this processor up to 3GHz? On my last setup, I used DDR 434 and ran it at speed to get the processor up from 3.0C to 3.24GHz and 3.4E to 3.67GHz (upgraded at one point). I am still not sure on what RAM I should use yet for compatibility issues, but I guess I need to figure out the speed first.
I also just ordered my video card today as well. I went with a EVGA eGeforce 8800GTX Superclocked card. Later on down the road when the price comes down, I'll pick up another to run SLI. From what I read on MSI's website, SLI (with the P6N Plat) doesn't support SLI in Vista... Is this true with the board, or will it be a driver/BIOS issue that can be fixed later?
The computer this is replacing is my HTPC. I used and will again use this thing for just about everything. I regularly watch movies, record/watch TV, listen to music, play games, etc. I have it hooked up to a 40" flat panel LCD HDTV and have loved running and HTPC since I bought the TV in December. Hopefully this next system lives up to what I'm hoping it will be.

Quote from: AaronYuri on 22-August-07, 23:49:53
The GeminII cooler may not fit. But the Tuniq is also too heavy IMO.
I would pick this; it has good clearance and is one of the best coolers on the market. Except for this obviously.
But it's all down to personal preference.
I really like the Thermalright SI-128 SE that you recommended. My last Thermalright was able to cool my 3.4E @ 3.7GHz processor down when my old Zalman could not. Do you know if this will fit? I'm not sure the larger Thermalright will fit in my case...
Another option I was thinking about is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118019

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 "Motherboard Resources" Conflict

Hello,
I just got my second P6N Diamond (First one was DOA) and I loaded Win XP on it and all of the updates from MS including SP2.
After I loaded the drivers from the MSI CD I noticed a few peculiar things in the device manager:
The floppy disk controller showed a yellow exclamation next to it, even though I had disabled it in the BIOS. I have since disabled it from within the Device manager
There were yellow exclamations next to both NVIDIA nForce Networking Controllers
There was a yellow exclamation next to Microsoft UAA Buss Driver for High Definition Audio. Under properties it said the following:
"Your computer's system firmware does not include enough information to properly configure and use this device. To use this device, contact your computer manufacturer to obtain a firmware or BIOS update. (Code 35)
Click Troubleshoot to start the troubleshooter for this device."
After looking through the device manager I found that the System devices/Motherboard resources item had the following conflicts:
Input/Output Range 2D00 - 2D3F used by:
NVIDIA nForce PCI System Management
Input/Output Range 2E00 - 2E3F used by:
NVIDIA nForce PCI System Management
Input/Output Range 2F80 - 2FFF used by:
PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
I then went to MSI (http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=downloaddetail&type=driver&maincat_no=1&prod_no=1168) and downloaded the latest nForce and X-Fi drivers.
The nForce drivers loaded fine and I rebooted, I then tried to load the X-Fi drivers but got the following error message:
No supported device found
Went back into the Device Manager and still had the same yellow exclamations, minus the floppy since it is disabled and shows a red X on it. I have updated the BIOS to 1.2 and still no luck.
Can any one help me get my NICs and my sound running? Thank you.
Here are my system specs:
CPU: Intel E6850 (not overclocked)
RAM: 2 x 1GB OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 / 800MHz / NVIDIA® SLI™-Ready Edition / Dual Channel
Motherboard: P6N Diamond (1.2 bios)
Hard-drive(s): 250GB (WD2500JD)
Video: EVGA Nvidia 7800 GT
Power: Thermaltake 700watt
O/S: Windows XP

Thanks AaronYuri,
I clicked on your link but it was dead. I did do a search for the file name and found it. Installed it, rebooted my PC and I still have the same problem. Following is a link to an image of my device manager.
http://www.badongo.com/pic/1506438
Here is a another link http://www.badongo.com/pic/1506493 to an image of my Motherboard Resources Properties showing the conflict.
I did install the X-Fi drivers from my original CD but they did not work.
Let me know what else I should try.

P6N Diamond is killing my Ram, MSI do something Please.

Had the P6N Diamond for 2 months and have had nothing but problems. It killed my 1st 2gb of OCZ PC2 8500 in the 1st month, and now in less than 3 weeks has killed another stick of my new Crucial Ballistix Tracer 8500.
I have not overclocked anything due to having so many problems just trying to get it up and stable.
MSI, Please help, I have spend too much money on the board to be having these problems, I have read many post about the 680i's and it killing Ram. What is your answer to these problems.
MSI P6N Diamond latest bios
Intel E6850
orginial ram: OCZ 8500, dead
Current Ram. down to 1 stick of the Crucial Ballstix Tracer 8500 of the 2gb set. still running for now on the 1 good stick
Corsair HX620w power supply
XFX 8800 GTX 768meg

Quote from: mjones53
MSI, Please help, I have spend too much money on the board to be having these problems, I have read many post about the 680i's and it killing Ram.
1) MSI P6N Diamond does not kill DDR2 memory modules
2) DDR2-1066 modules are not officially supported by P6N Diamond
3) OCZ PC2 8500 and Crucial Ballistix Tracer 8500 are NOT real DDR2-1066 modules!
Both of them are "factory-overclocked" DDR2-800 memory modules and they need 2.2-2.3V in order to run with those 5-5-5-15 timings.
If you're desperate to use DDR2-1066 (instead of DDR2-800) on this mobo, you should try a real DDR2-1066.
Like this one: http://www.kingmax.com/news/news_product/news_p20070307.htm
See the bottom of the page: DDR2-1066 5-5-5-15 at 1.8V
cheers

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

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