P6N SLI Platinum - Not Posting

Dbracket LEDs showing - Initializing faulty drive controller
LED 1/3/4 - Green
-- LED 2 - Red
This is a brand new system.  Would adding another floppy drive help to solve this problem?  Or is the built-in floppy controller busted? 
CPU - E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz
RAM - G.Skill x4 1 GB ddr2 800
Vid Card - BFG Tech 7950GT 512
PSU - Antec 550w trio
Unable to pass post and we have no visual on the monitor.  Please advise with regards to further action to take.  I oft see suggestions of removing RAM and booting with a single stick.  Is this advisable towards troubleshooting?  Or is this something that isn't passed previous to the floppy controller check that is coming up faulty?  Thanks in advance.
Edit:  Attempted to boot with different 1 stick of RAM variations.  On one attempt recieved brief life on the screen as it toggled between analog and stereo and was then unresponsive after a few seconds along with each subsequent attempt.

Quote from: BOSSKILLER on 03-June-07, 11:38:46
so with one memory stick system booting normal?
No with 4, or with just 1 of the 4 sticks (placement being in the DIMM slot nearest the CPU) our results are the same as my initial post.  We have nothing visable on the screen, just black, all connections were secure, power to cpu, 24 pin in correctly, all we ever recieve is 1/3/4 green on the LED and 2 red denoting floppy disk problems.  We can't even get into bios as we have nothing on the screen. 
Also, I should note that we are imaging a hd on the computer next to it and are swapping the monitor when we are booting up the new system so the monitor does in fact work. 

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  • 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.
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    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..)
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    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.
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    This guy....
    https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=114440.0
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    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!
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  • DOA? P6N SLI Platinum wont POST

    Hello,
    I recently bought a P6N SLI Platinum, and it won't POST.  The screen flickers with the graphic card's POST, but then goes blank.
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  • 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. 
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    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.
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  • P6N sli platinum not working

    Hi all,
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    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?
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  • P7N SLI Platinum -- not posting

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  • MOVED: P6N sli platinum not working

    This topic has been moved to Intel Core Duo and Core 2 Duo based boards.
    https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=108834.0

    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
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  • P6n sli platinum NB fan -included or not

    hello all
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    Quote from: ugzz on 09-June-07, 01:54:19
    hello all
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    *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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  • Followup-- MSI P6N SLI Platinum does not work with E8400

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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.
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    I please have a look here:
    https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=123486.msg932471#msg932471
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    Quote from: kakalake7 on 24-March-07, 04:34:46
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  • [P6N SLI Platinum] black screen NO BOOT after D-bracket replug [RMA-SOLVED]

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    As soon as i began to remove the usb/jdb1 connectors and put them back in normal order... the system suddenly SHUT DOWN ... no special bad noise, no special smell.. just sudden SHUT DOWN.
    From there.. impossible ever to boot back again the so far perfectly working machine (((((((((((( , always same till now :
    i switch on the power supply.. orange led appears on motherboard (ok)... i switch on the motherboard.. green led on motherboard appears (ok)... CPU fan begins (ok), video fan begins (ok) .... and... NOTHING.. total black video screen. no more even possibility to see the BIOS. :( total dead startup .. and the fans are going on eternally, blocked eternally in that inital startup with leds on too (no sudden shut down after a few seconds.. just.. nothing)... :(
    Suprem irony.. the D-bracket LED seems to 'work' now.. "of course". Just the PC no more booting at all ^. Only thing is that only green LEDs are appearing, no red ones... simply the sequence, from start and never changing :
    1. GREEN   2. GREEN
    3. GREEN   4. (---)    (not red, just nothing -?)
    If i look in manual, it means "Testing RTC (real time clock)". I don't know exactly what it means *here*, but sounds to me it is the most basic initial first BIOS checking.. and BIOS can't be reached for even that so ; BIOS fried???? :( :(
    I tried every 'standard' things recommanded usually here in older posts, for new boots recovery attempts thereafter in such 'boot errors' situations (clear cmos button pushed in every possible ways -quick, long, quick etc..-, removing little by little everything but the very minimal least energy taxing setup; keyboard, cpu, video, motherboard; 1 ddr2 nearest cpu slot.. point).. NOTHING. Worst, i tried to boot with one of those elements missing.. exact same D-Bracket lightning from start to.. eternally (123 GREEN 4-nothing). Even tried to remove the little (cmos?) KTS lithium battery for a few hours -that could work sometimes with the old already ultra-sensitive amd/nforce2 chipset bioses problems, so i tried there too-?-; same 3 green lights and fans running and nothing else happening from there.. ((
    Always the same; total dead boot as above. black screen. no possible access to even bios panel. ,(((
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    - do you think there could be any possible last HOPES to recover the situation that i had missed (a well known situation in such d-bracket handling 'common' (?) connection error, a simple trick to try i had missed ??)
    - do you think i FRIED something in the process on the motherboard ?? :( :(
    - do you think it is 'only' the BIOS (fried????) ?? :( :(
    - do you think i could have fried a specifical external key component in the process (not necessarily motherboard) : ddr2 modules, cpu, video card????? :( :(
    - is my only solution is to send the motherboard to RMA (no other ways now) ???
    please, don't hesitate to give me any possible hints to try to avoid the RMA process.
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    as i said, i have no secondary c2d/ddr2 motherboard here : no way to test the cpu and ddr2 modules on another motherboard to be sure too here. :( i absolutely can't know if they have been damaged or not, here.. :( :(
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