P6N SLI Platinum does not POST or beep

See my signature for specs.
Problem: The MoBo suddenly stopped booting. When I press the powerbutton the fans start spinning, the green LED on the MoBo lights up, hd's spin up, and that's about it. The monitor goes into standby. There's no POST, not even beeps.
Tried:
Clear cmos (multiple times)
Replace PSU (tagan > corsair)
Replace VGA (radeon > nvidia)
Bare boot (MoBo, 1 stick of RAM, CPU and VGA)
Other RAM (kingston hyperx ddr2 800)
Other CPU (q6600 > some core2duo, 2 cores)
Reseat CPU, RAM, VGA, cables..
Can it be that my MoBo is just.. dead..?

Hello and welcome,
by the looks of it, it could well be.
Look on the board for leaking/bulging caps/condensators, if you find a few the board is probably dead.
They have a habit of breaking/bulging when they age and then they go kaput, unfortunately.

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You can drop MSI an email to see if you are able to get an engineering BIOS to try out.
>>How to contact MSI.<<

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Ok, I've been pulling my hair out on this one off and on for a couple of weeks, and I figured I'd finally just post here and hope for some advice.
I recently bought a C2D E8500 CPU on newegg to replace the E6420 I currently have running in my system. The motherboard is a P6N SLI Platinum with the v1.7 Bios. The problem is that whenever I swap the E8500 in for the E6420 the computer powers on, fans start spinning, and then it just sits. No beeps, no lights, nothing. When I put the E6420 back in the whole thing boots up just fine. I've cleared the CMOS two different ways (removing the battery and hitting the CMOS reset button), and nothing seems to help. I have tested the CPU in another machine, and it works just fine. The MSI tech support has told me that the problem shouldn't be happening, and has suggested that I RMA the board to them. I'd rather not be without my computer for 3-4 weeks, so I figured I'd post here and see if anyone had any advice before I pull the whole system apart and send the MB in.
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Let me know if anyone sees any obvious problems.
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I please have a look here:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=123486.msg932471#msg932471
Sending the board to MSI to be serviced is probably your only option to solve this.

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Can Someone Help Me with this Problem?
I have P6N SLI Platinum motherboard, after I plug in two INLINE Silicon Image 4xSata PCI Raid adapter (Sil-3114) bios is displaying Error message - ERROR - not enough space to copy PCI option rom
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Is there eny cure for this Problem?

Quote from: kakalake7 on 24-March-07, 04:34:46
Can Someone Help Me with this Problem?
I have P6N SLI Platinum motherboard, after I plug in two INLINE Silicon Image 4xSata PCI Raid adapter (Sil-3114) bios is displaying Error message - ERROR - not enough space to copy PCI option rom
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How's everything at your side now?

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HI
I just bought a computer P6N SLI V2 + E6750. It has following problem. It does not boot from cd.
I have Sata HD. CD/DVD is installed to IDE as a master.
I have done settings in bios so that First boot is cd/dvd and second is sata HD. Anyhow it still goes to the hd and stars windows.
I was only able to boot up from cd when I disabled hd from boot sequency. Meaning I left only cd/dvd there.
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thanks.

About bootup, i dont know yet.
To find out what windows found, look in devicemanager.
To go there go to controlpanel, system then choose devicemanager.
There you can see what's installed.
Last, your soundcards needs to be enabled in bios, under integrated peripherals there should be a line with "onboard sound", enable this and sound should work, unless its broken.

K9N SLI Platinum does not boot

Hi
suddenly my computer does not boot -after a short 10 days of use. I just have a blank screen.
The D-bracket shows 2 green on top and 2 red on bottom, which according to the manual means "decompressing BIOS image to RAM for fast booting". There it hangs.
I unplugged all drives and memory and I flash the CMOS as shown in manual p2-20. No result.
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First, thanks for helping.
I tried different combination of RAM positioning using DIMM1 and DIMM3, but with no result (as I read the manual, it says DIMM1 needs to be used first, and then DIMM3). I also tried DIMM3 alone (the slot near the CPU).
I also disconnected the power cord to flash the CMOS. No change there.
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The problem started after a cold reboot if I remember.
PSU Specs (see also my updated signature)
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What BIOS Version are you using?
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I have seen some other posts about this but the usual answer is memory swap or memory put into the first black slot, etc., etc.
Have you tested any of that (e.g. try to boot with one memory module only?)
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BIOS A7522IMSV3.0-20081204
Have you considered updating your BIOS to the latest Version?
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You are using factory overclocked memory modules which real specs are DDR3-1066 or DDR3-1333 and you CPU's memory controller natively only supports up to DDR3-1066 (according to Intel Specifications). What memory related settings are you working with?

P6N SLI with intel core 2 duo e7500 does not post

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Quote from: Yeatoast on 04-September-09, 23:07:40
If im correct you referring to possibly replacing the socket so the cpu fits the board and the pin count is the same. If so this has already been checked and the cpu fits the board pins and all. Considering the board is only a few months old and the cpu and the board both are socket lga775 the only real difference is the one being used is 65nm and the e7500 is 45nm. The board was designed with core 2 duos in mind wich nearly all of them are 45nm. The board also supports quad cores wich are 45nm. The only other thing I have noticed is my ram is not on the list of modules tested to be ok on the board. The techs where I bought the board were baffled as to why it wont post but if the revision number will help the board version is 1.0 The only other thing left to do is swap ram. As before though everything functions until the cpu is changed. MSI and Intel both have told me the board supports the e7500 even version 1.0
No im not referring to the pins, I know its LGA775.
Im referring to a parts update, extra chip, to make sure 45nm dualcores work.
45nm Quads are not going to work, nor will they ever on this board.
Read here for cpu compatibiltylist:
http://eu.msi.com/index.php?func=prodcpu2&prod_no=1141&maincat_no=1
The only possibility is to send it in, since your board has revision 1.0
Read here also:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=123486.msg932471#msg932471
I have the somewhat more expensive version of your board, the P6N SLi Platinum and have the same issue and since the chipset is identical, you also have to upgrade.
This is all due to chipset limitations and thus an NVidia issue, since they provided the chipset, (this said before going to bash/complain/rant about MSI ).
Edit:
This board was made/designed pre 45nm cpu's and made/designed for 65nm cpu's.
Now they are mostly 45nm, when the board was made, 65nm was common and 45nm was still under development.
That you bought the board new, a couple of months ago, doesnt say anything about its production date or about its support for cpu's, it could have been on the shelf for a long time.

P6N SLI Platinum, no post (also!)

Hey guys.. I think I checked everything, but want to make sure.
Relatively new P6N (bought it, didn't have processor, stored it for the last 6 months) Platinum board. Finally got the CPU and Memory today (info below). Plugging it in, and I get.. nothing. No post, no beeps (with connected speaker), all lights on D-bracket *OFF*, all lights on keyboard *ON*. All fans come on as well. Both yellow/orange LED and the green LED between PCIs come on.
I slowly disconnected everything, and even ONLY with the board and CPU (no vid card and RAM, only front-panel and D-Bracket connected), still same result. Now, I'm thinking it MAY be the CPU, however, I would expect to still get ALL RED on the D-Bracket as per the manual. I don't have ready access to another 775 processor.
Items:
CPU - Intel E8400 (Wolfdale)
RAM - Corsair XMS2 (model "TWIN2X2048-6400C4") I've heard there was issues with this, is why I turned the board on without ANY RAM. Yes, it would not have posted, but I would/should have gotten a signal on the D-Bracket!
PSU - Antec NeoHE (430W, 3 12V rails, +3.3V 22A; +5V 14A; +12V 16A / rail; -12V 0.8A; +5Vsb 2.5A)
The only thing I have left to do is to try it outside the case. However, I'm posting here now in case anyone sees anything obvious I missed. I actually HOPE it's something I can do here - even if it NEEDS a bios update, I would still expect the D-Bracket to give me all reds ("The System will hang here if the CPU is damaged or not installed properly.") However, I'm afraid to turn the board on without a CPU. (Is that safe? Dangerous? I was iffy about not having the RAM in..)
Thanks all!
Mike.

Quote from: Jack the Newbie on 27-February-08, 04:18:29
The options usually change with the CPU that is installed.
Not sure, if the problem is only the current BIOS or if it is your CPU after all. It is hard to say at this point.
Eh, I'm hoping it's not the CPU. I can't verify if I get different options with the E8400 only because I get the same result (after updating to 1.5 and 1.6b3 BIOS revs as I had originally - everything powrs on, no D-LEDs (all off, NOT all red) and keyboard LEDs all on. So I don't even get the change to get into the BIOS to verify. :/ I'm sure that if I COULD, I could tweak the settings to at least get a stable system until I could use the processor at it's fullest, but.. as it is now, it's a nice lump of silicon.
Quote from: Jack the Newbie on 27-February-08, 04:18:29
This guy....
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=114440.0
... was apparently able to get an E8400 working on a P6N SLI(-FI). It has the same model name & PCB Version as the P6N SLI Platinum.
I don't know, the best thing is probably to wait for a BIOS Update. Can you test you processor on another system that already supports Wolfdale CPUs?
I'm waiting. It's impressive - the P6N, even with the cheapest 1.6GHz Celeron processor is really nice. I won't have another LGA775 system to test with for another month. Hopefully, they'll have another beta or have released an update by then..
Thanks for your help, of course!
Mike.

P6N SLI Platinum not booting after CPU change

I just upgraded the CPU in my machine with a P6N SLI Platinum motherboard from a E6700 to an E8500. I first upgraded the BIOS to 1.7 as the MSI page seemed to indicate that was a pre-req for this CPU. The machine was working fine for a day with the new CPU.
I changed the CPU in the machine and when I tried to boot, the lights on the motherboard came on as well as the fan, but no video or sound. In addition none of the diagnostic LEDs on the D Bracket light up. They had been previously working. Neither do the lights on my memory sticks light up.
I tried clearing the CMOS by hitting the switch but nothing. I am now going to try switching back CPUs but I don't have much hope that that is the problem given the diagnostic LEDs don't light. Does anyone have any suggestions as to a fix or is this motherboard fried?
P.S. Do you hit hte CMOS clear switch when the computer is off but the motherboard is charged? Or do you unplug the computer and wait for the internal orange light to go out as well too?

Quote from: Henry on 24-January-10, 11:41:19
What is the QC number (by the cpu socket) is 01, 02, or 03?
See this thread for more:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php/topic,123486.msg932471.html#msg932471
Ah. Given I bought my P6N SLI Platinum 3.5 years ago when they first came out I imagine mine is one of the older versions that doesn't support 45nm CPUs by default. Is there a photo somewhere showing where the QC number is located exactly on this MB? It's probably located under my huge CPU heatsink and I'm not going to remove that for a third time just to check.
I really wish the MSI CPU compatibility page mentioned that. It would save me a lot of time. It's not worth my time and effort to dismantle my PC, send them the MB and wait for them to send me back a compatible one.
I verified the BIOS upgrade by looking at the version number at startup and using CPUZ.

P6n sli platinum NB fan -included or not

hello all
First post
-been viewing the site for ocing tips and such, currently running my p6n sli platinum with a e4300 @ 2.8ghz on stock colling and stock voltage, thanks to all that posted about bios settings etc. But thats neither here nor there.
But heres my problem:
So i didnt get a NB fan in my mobo box.. but a google on p6n sli platinum northbridge fan hits TONS of resellers and reviews of the board all saying its in there.
*and by tons i mean almost every result for pages..
so i called msi and they told me they dont make one.. then they said they make it for other boards and it fits this one, but it doesnt come with the board.. then they told me they did make them but dont stock them.. then they told me its an optional item and it can be ordered for 7$ plus shipping. So i told them that all the review sites and resellers say its there and they just said, no, its option and its 7$ plus shipping and that is their "final answer".
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So to all p6n sli platinum owners: Did you get a NB fan in your retail package?
Thanks

Quote from: ugzz on 09-June-07, 01:54:19
hello all
First post
-been viewing the site for ocing tips and such, currently running my p6n sli platinum with a e4300 @ 2.8ghz on stock colling and stock voltage, thanks to all that posted about bios settings etc. But thats neither here nor there.
But heres my problem:
So i didnt get a NB fan in my mobo box.. but a google on p6n sli platinum northbridge fan hits TONS of resellers and reviews of the board all saying its in there.
*and by tons i mean almost every result for pages..
so i called msi and they told me they dont make one.. then they said they make it for other boards and it fits this one, but it doesnt come with the board.. then they told me they did make them but dont stock them.. then they told me its an optional item and it can be ordered for 7$ plus shipping. So i told them that all the review sites and resellers say its there and they just said, no, its option and its 7$ plus shipping and that is their "final answer".
So... Did everyone get a fan or not? i realy want to know whats going on, newegg states that its part of the accessories, but since it doesnt list it as an accessory on msis official msicomputer.com site they tell me its not included and they know that its not because its not on the site. (for the record none of their boards list removable nb fans on the site and i know of a few that DO have it) I just want to see whats going on here.
So to all p6n sli platinum owners: Did you get a NB fan in your retail package?
Thanks
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GR
GG
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Is this a DOA board? What else should I try?
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RR
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I was wondering whether the MOBO or graphics card is at fault. But considering the inconsistent symptoms shown by the MOBO indicators, I'm inclined to suspect the MOBO.
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Open to suggestions.
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P6N SLI Platinum
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I have one question regarding Dolby Digital Encoding support on this motherboard. By default, ALC888 does not support Dolby Digital Encoding. But I am still curious. Can you please check on your motherboard, does it support Dolby Digital encoding or DTS Live Connect output to SPDIF? (You may check it by Realtek HD Audio Manager control panel. If there exist such setting option, it means it does support.)
The reason I ask this is I am thinking to switch from 975X Platinum to this board, I am unable to try this myself here as it requires me to reinstall my OS in order to load to WinXP
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according to info there its support Dolby Digital Live

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Hi all,
I have a problem, i bought my self a P6N sli platinum, so i installed it but it doesnt work:(
I am not getting any vga signal, i know i installed it alright but it isnt working.
I think its my cpu it might not be working with this P6N, i hope anyone can confirm this, because when i check the CPU support at the MSI site it says its compatible.
I got a : Pentium 4, 3.2 mhz 640 2m/800fsb
I hope i get an answer because i have to return the P6N in 5 days, if it isnt working.
thx

Quote from: Maesus on 03-June-07, 15:44:15
Core 2 Duo will perform WAY BETTER than Pentium 4. It is 100% compatible to Pentium 4. Do you know what Pentium 4 model number you have?
Pentium 4, 3.2 mhz
640 <--this is the model number http://www.intel.com/products/processor_number/chart/pentium4.htm
2m/800fsb
O yes and non of the lights on the D-Bracket go on, the green light and orange light on the P6N are on.

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Quote from: BOSSKILLER on 17-October-08, 01:37:16
So can you post with the old CPU?

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