P7N Diamond New Install Failure

Hi,
Just got all my new hardware and I can't get vista 32 to install. I can do whatever I need in BIOS, but as soon as I go to install Vista Home Premium(OEM) It does the loading files thing, then it has the Green bar you get before the gui comes up, and then the computer restarts. So I never make it to the GUI.
Things I've tried:
matching my Mem to manufacturer specs of 4-4-4-12 at 2.1V.
Tried on 3 diff Brand new drives - one at a time and w/ all 3.
Going to one stick of mem and trying diff slots.
Tried the other stick the same way.
I've also tried RAID 5 which was my original plan w/ these 3 drives. When I do that it gets just as far as before, but then I get a Blue screen, STOP, the Error is IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. And at the bottom it says nvraid.sys.
Any suggestions? Please help! I'm still using original BIOS 1.0
Q6600
MEM 2Gx2|CORS TWIN2X4096-6400C4DHX
VGA EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR 8800GTX
MB MSI P7N DIAMOND 775 780ISLI RT
DVD BURN SAMSUNG|SH-S203N SATA LS %
PSU HIPER | HPU-5K880 880W RT

Update - still no luck. So I'm now running with Just one stick of mem.
Tried:
Moved my vid card to the second PCIE16 slot
Installed two diff IDE DVD drives to install from there instead of my Sata drive.
Heard about this as a possibility on diff forum.
Cleared the CMOS - but I didn't immediately do what Loonym suggested. Will try that next.
Tried loading Optimized Defaults, and Failsafe results - the Green bar lasts longer (8 times through) but still ends up going into continuous loop of reboot etc.
Next things to Try:
Loomyn's suggestion above.
Memtest - how do I create Bootable CD from ISO?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929777 - not the part about 3Gigs, but maybe the OPK updates will help.
Also following Scuba's post - same thing going on there. He has a video posted if you want to see what is happening to me.

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I just finished connecting my P7N Diamond out of the case and powered on my new build for the first time and saw BIOS version, HDD information, and the bad checksum message on the screen. I also saw the "Press DEL to enter BIOS" and the "F2 To Continue" messages.
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New build is working very well at this point.
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Current setup:
- MSI P7N Diamond motherboard
- OCZ P6400 2 X 2gb Dimms (4gb total)
- PNY nVidia GeForce 9600 GT Verto (512mb) video card
- brand new "green" 650 watt power supply
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- Core 2 Quad Q6700 2.66 processor
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I've currently got a trouble ticket open with MSI tech support, but they tell me to swap RAM and do memory tests (both previously done!).
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Thanks.
Jerry

Slipstream CD created... trying install now. Nope. Still does the same thing. >:(
Alrighty, let's see if I can do this right:
# CPU brand, model and speed
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66
# Motherboard model
MSI P7N Diamond, LGA 775, 780LSI, DDR2, M-7510,
# Memory brand, type/speed, size, number of sticks (eg 2x Crucial 512mb DDR400)
2 X OCZ Vista Upgrade Edition Dual Channel (2048mb ea... 4096mb total)
Memory Speed:    800MHz PC6400
Memory CAS Latency:    5-6-6-15
Memory Type:    Dual Channel DDR2
# Video card brand, chipset type, memory size (eg Gainward Geforce 6800GS 512mb AGP)
PNY GeForce nVidia 9600GT
Core speed 650MHz
Memory clock of 1800MHz.
Shader clock is 1625MHz
57.5GB/s of memory bandwidth along with 64 stream processors.
PCI Express 2.0 compliant and backwards compatible with current PCI Express slots as well.
# Hard drive(s) brand, size, type, speed (eg 2x Seagate 200gb SATA150)
2 X Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 750GB Hard Drive - 7200RPM, 32MB, SATA-300
Spindle Speed (RPM):    7200
Average Seek (msec):    <9.3
Average Latency (msec):    4.16
Data Transfer Rate on Serial ATA:    Up to 3000 Mb/sec
Nonrecoverable Read Errors per Bits Read:    1 in 10E14
Temperature, Operating (°C):    5 to 60
Temperature, Nonoperating (°C):    -40 to 70
Shock, Operating: 2 msec (Gs):    63
Shock, Nonoperating: 2 msec (Gs):    300
# Any other peripheral cards and devices
The MSI X-Fi audio card
# Operating system and version (eg Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2)
Windows XP with SP3 slipstreamed onto the CD
# Power Supply Unit brand and output in watts and DC output (amps)
Antec model EA-650
650 W max
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Windows XP install CD, boots properly, installs files properly... on first reboot to graphical screen it reboots after saying "Setup is restarting......" It will do this continually.
What have I done to date:
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P7N Diamond won't boot with new Intel Q9400

Hi
I recently bought a new Intel Q9400 CPU to replace my old Q9450 that was broken and causing the computer to freeze. I tried to install the new Q9400 CPU and the computer would not boot. The red LED on the mobo was on. When I pressed the on button the fans span for about half a second but then stopped and the machine shut down. I have replaced it with a firend's E8400 and it boots fine again.
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Quote from: jimpanzee on 14-August-10, 01:20:48
...replace my old Q9450 that was broken and causing the computer to freeze.
Very unusual for a CPU to become "broken"--more likely the PC developed another problem? I'd test the 9450 on another system too if I were you.

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Greetings:
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[5/12/10 10:52:40:359 CDT] 0000003a SibMessage W [:] CWSIV0775W: The creation of a connection for destination adobe_PECommandQueue on bus IDP_JMS_Bus for endpoint activation [com.ibm.ws.sib.ra.inbound.impl.SibRaStaticDestinationEndpointActivation@39723972 <active=true> <connections={}> <messageEndpointFactory=com.ibm.ejs.container.MessageEndpointFactoryImpl@9496c24e> <endpointConfiguration=[com.ibm.ws.sib.api.jmsra.impl.JmsJcaActivationSpecImpl$JmsJcaEndp ointConfigurationImpl@1642750442 <JmsJcaActivationSpecImpl.this=[com.ibm.ws.sib.api.jmsra.impl.JmsJcaActivationSpecImpl@18 66755908 <userName=null> <password=null> <xaRecoveryAlias=null> <destination=queue://adobe_PECommandQueue?deliveryMode=Persistent&busName=IDP_JMS_Bus> <durableSubscriptionHome=null> <destinationType=javax.jms.Queue> <messageSelector=null> <acknowledgeMode=Auto-acknowledge> <subscriptionDurability=NonDurable> <shareDurableSubscriptions=InCluster> <clientId=null> <subscriptionName=null> <maxBatchSize=1> <maxConcurrency=10> <busName=IDP_JMS_Bus> <shareDataSourceWithCMP=false> <targetTransportChain=null> <readAhead=Default> <target=null> <targetType=BusMember> <targetSignificance=Preferred> <providerEndpoints=null>]>]> <endpointInvoker=com.ibm.ws.sib.api.jmsra.impl.JmsJcaEndpointInvokerImpl@68f268f2> <workManager=com.ibm.ejs.j2c.work.WorkManagerImpl@170e170e> <endpointMethodTransactional=true> <remoteConnection=null> <remoteDestination=true> <timer=java.util.Timer@4c0c4c0c>] failed with exception com.ibm.websphere.sib.exception.SIResourceException: CWSIT0088E: There are currently no messaging engines in bus IDP_JMS_Bus running. Additional failure information: CWSIT0103E: No messaging engine was found that matched the following parameters: bus=IDP_JMS_Bus, targetGroup=null, targetType=BusMember, targetSignificance=Preferred, transportChain=InboundBasicMessaging, proximity=Bus..
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[5/12/10 10:52:46:266 CDT] 0000003b SibMessage W [:] CWSIV0775W: The creation of a connection for destination Default.Topic.Space on bus IDP_JMS_Bus for endpoint activation [com.ibm.ws.sib.ra.inbound.impl.SibRaStaticDestinationEndpointActivation@12521252 <active=true> <connections={}> <messageEndpointFactory=com.ibm.ejs.container.MessageEndpointFactoryImpl@7aff2ec6> <endpointConfiguration=[com.ibm.ws.sib.api.jmsra.impl.JmsJcaActivationSpecImpl$JmsJcaEndp ointConfigurationImpl@303436310 <JmsJcaActivationSpecImpl.this=[com.ibm.ws.sib.api.jmsra.impl.JmsJcaActivationSpecImpl@16 80368680 <userName=null> <password=null> <xaRecoveryAlias=null> <destination=topic://adobe_TaskEventTopic?busName=IDP_JMS_Bus> <durableSubscriptionHome=null> <destinationType=javax.jms.Topic> <messageSelector=null> <acknowledgeMode=Auto-acknowledge> <subscriptionDurability=NonDurable> <shareDurableSubscriptions=InCluster> <clientId=null> <subscriptionName=null> <maxBatchSize=1> <maxConcurrency=10> <busName=IDP_JMS_Bus> <shareDataSourceWithCMP=false> <targetTransportChain=null> <readAhead=Default> <target=null> <targetType=BusMember> <targetSignificance=Preferred> <providerEndpoints=null>]>]> <endpointInvoker=com.ibm.ws.sib.api.jmsra.impl.JmsJcaEndpointInvokerImpl@12441244> <workManager=com.ibm.ejs.j2c.work.WorkManagerImpl@170e170e> <endpointMethodTransactional=false> <remoteConnection=null> <remoteDestination=true> <timer=java.util.Timer@12bc12bc>] failed with exception com.ibm.websphere.sib.exception.SIResourceException: CWSIT0088E: There are currently no messaging engines in bus IDP_JMS_Bus running. Additional failure information: CWSIT0103E: No messaging engine was found that matched the following parameters: bus=IDP_JMS_Bus, targetGroup=null, targetType=BusMember, targetSignificance=Preferred, transportChain=InboundBasicMessaging, proximity=Bus..
This is followed by numerous connection creation failure messages.
Can anyone provide pointers on how to correct this installation?
I have received advice to down the cluster, delete the SIB tables, and restart the cluster, but I do not want to try this without some verification that that is advisable.
Thank You in advance!
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If that's the case, it looks like the messaging engine is having trouble getting an exclusive lock on its mesage store tables in the DB (that all start with SIB*):
http://blogs.adobe.com/livecycle/2007/07/what_are_those_sibtables_in_my.html
Since this is a new install, you can safely drop them. Shut down the JMS cluster members, drop all SIB tables, and then start them. Watch the SystemOut.log of the cluster members for messages that tell you that the messaging engine has acquired an exclusive lock on the tables. Only one of the cluster members will have this (since the messaging engine is a singleton and can run on either but not both of the JMS cluster members). If you see that message, check the DB - the SIB tables should be re-created, and you should no longer have this partcular trouble.
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New Need Sink needed for MSI P7N Diamond nForce 780i SLi (Socket 775)

Hi Guys,
I've been having a problem with my machine where it will be working away as and then suddenly restart. I haven't been able to pin point the problem as it can happen regardless of applications or load thats on the machine. I've also run a couple of app's to check the RAM and its fine. The only thing I've been noticing is that the 4 cores of my Q6600 seem to be running a bit hot. On average on Idle there running between 45-55oc. Does this seem normal? I'm thinking that the cpu might be over heating when I'm running apps. I've seen one of the cores up around 68oc when under a bit of load. I'm using the stock heat sink at the moment and would like to cool things down it see if that helps. Can anyone recommend something suitable for my motherbroad.
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Quote from: Garret C on 15-October-09, 17:22:47
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB)
MSI P7N Diamond nForce 780i SLi (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard with Free Creative X-FI Card
Thermaltake ToughPower 750W Modular Power Supply
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I ran a few searches and couldn't come up with anything conclusive. Yes, I did read the sticky BIOS error codes and it didn't help. I powered on the PC for the first time, and all I get is a constant beep that never stops. Needless to say the PC doesn't POST. Anyone know what the continuous beep error code is exactly?
All connections have been verified and re-plugged to ensure proper contact. I'm questioning the processor, or the power supply. Any assistance or advice is greatly appreciated.
Specifics below:
P7N Diamond MB
PC Power & Cooling S75QB 750W EPS12V Power Supply
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
MSI NX8800GTS 320M OC GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card X 2 in a SLI configuration

Quote from: Jack the Newbie on 24-May-08, 03:20:54
Have you tested each video card seperately in the primary PCIE slot?
Have you tested each memory module seperately in all memory slots?
Did you double-check all power connections (especially 4/8-Pin +12V CPU)?
I have checked each video card in the primary slots as well as both in the other blue x16 slot. No change
I have checked each memory stick in each of the slots. No change
Quote from: Fadamor on 24-May-08, 03:56:48
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1 Replaced the Video Card (It was artifacting as the blue screens started, but they continued after replacement)
2 Repair installed OS to make sure it was not software related
2 Blew out dust
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I write fun troubleshooter because I went so far as to try my friends "working for years" Asus P5B-Plus mobo and CPU and RAM and had same results...
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The Story:
I get my supplies from newegg and built it, it turns on (gives CMOS Checksum Error) but then enters bios..... then I get random freeze-ups (even in bios) that were fixed by manually setting my ram to its default timings and low end of voltage. This fixes it enough to allow me to install Vista 64 business. I get everything running happily and play HL2/TF2 games for about a week before it starts locking up more and more frequently. my USB mouse would die in game and the mouse lights/laser would turn off before the system just froze about 10 secs later... So I decide it could be a Vista issue and so I setup a dual-boot with XP-32. It seems to fix the freeze-ups before about 5 days later it starts freezing in XP too. I ran memtest for 6+ hours with zero errors (albeit it did give me memtest errors when i used bios auto timings for ram)... During the freeze-up issues I went from bios 1.0 to 1.16 to rule that out..... didnt fix it. It ended up getting to the point where I was freezing before windows XP or Vista even loaded... so I RMA'd the p7n diamond.
Receive my 2nd p7n diamond and got it in.. It boots to Vista before freezing 2min later.. same with XP.. mouse stopped working after even just surfing IE. then it hard locks... one time I did get the (PFN_LIST_CORUPT) BSOD... but its not consistent.. most freeze-ups just hard lock it with no BSOD. I get immediately frustrated and try throwing my friends 4 (1gb) sticks of PNY DDR2-667 in the machine... turn it on and it doesnt boot to bios at all/nor give any beep codes.. re-throw my DDR2-800 back in and again.. not even an attempt to show bios - i turn it on and nothing comes up on the monitor (the monitor just flashes waiting for a signal).. So I try more troubleshooting. Disconnected EVERYTHING but one stick of ram and the graphics card... same result - no post.... swapped ram, even tried taking the graphics card out.. no beep codes... I then assume its a bad CPU and try my friends working-for-years E6300 core-duo chip.... same result-no bios..
Then I figure - it has to be 2 bad p7n diamond mobos.. So i try my friends Asus P5b-Plus with my E8400 CPU... turn it on.. SAME result!! no bios or beep codes.. i'm thinking now bad PSU and its frying Mobos on contact?? Odd because both p7n diamonds gave me perfect on-board LED readouts when plugged in and turned on (and on standby).. All peripheral cards lit-up fine... and my friends p5b-plus also had the red light showing it was getting power.... Is it possible a PSU that worked for 2 weeks relative fine all of a sudden fry things?
so I go to best buy and buy an Antec 650W PSU to rule it out.. same result! no bios...... the main frustration is I was using the system for about 2 weeks relatively fine and now all of a sudden things seem to "fry" on contact..
Anyway, I RMA'd this p7n diamond, and the OCZ 700W PSU to try new ones... I was just looking for opinions on what could be the problem.. I mean as it looks.. either the PSU was frying motherboards yet still lights their LEDs up.. or my E8400 CPU is ruining the motherboard?? or my RAM went bad after being OK?
some questions - when I get my new setup - im going to plug it in paranoidly...... Can I power up the system with no RAM sticks in it at all?? I just want to make sure RAM wasnt causing the mobo to short out? Is it possible the GPU is frying the mobo? Could my Antec 900 case wires be causing this? I feel since I tried so many diff combinations its the one thing thats staying consistent??
Thanks in advance!!
-mike

Mike...when you get it back...run it outside the case, just the bare essentials, lay the MB on a non-conductive surface (the foam packing works fine.) If it boots up and works normally..start checking your case for extra MB standoff pins that you may have left in..they will short the board. If it still has a problem out of the case w/ minimum components...then you can start troubleshooting components. This is the way to start. G/luck.
Paul.

P7N Diamond - Problems with different things

Hi, n0id here.
I have recently bought a computer in parts (from different web shops).
Yesterday I finally got the processor and was able to build the computer, so I started building the computer.
After about an hour of mounting the parts, I decided it was finished, so I powered it on and watched it boot.
The first thing I noticed was that if my USB Keyboard was plugged in, POST would freeze at "Initializing USB Devices".
I figured it was only temporarily, so I switched to a PS/2 Keyboard, which helped.
The next thing that happened was the BIOS was not able to find my Hard Drive (SATA). I was wondering if because the motherboard support SATAII if SATA drives wheren't compatible. I opened the case and saw that the SATA cable wasn't plugged in properly. So after putting it back in properly, I booted the computer again.
So, now that POST was running OK and BIOS found all my components, I decided to install Windows XP.
After about a minute of reading the cd (windows initializes the installation program in DOS) it stopped reading, and the computer freezed. Finally, It got to the point where I can partition the HDD. But the computer would always reboot at this point. I haven't figured out why yet.
So I connected the HD to my old computer and installed windows here. That worked.
I reconnected the HD to the new computer and after windows loaded, I got a blue screen and the computer would reboot again.
So I decided to remove some of the components. I removed one RAM module, the soundcard (Creative XFI Gamer) and unplugged the 120mm back fan. At this point I was able to format the drive and install windows without a problem.
So I decided to insert the components again, but when I then started the computer, I didn't get a picture on the monitor. I tried with a different monitor and with a different graphics card, neither of which made a difference.
At that point I went to bed because I had already spent seven hours trying to figure things out and it had gotten very late.
So now I am here asking for any guidance.
My computer specs are:
MSI P7N Diamond motherboard,
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Geforce 7900GS,
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Intel Q6600 G0 @ 2.4Ghz,
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Hello again.
I am trying to overclock my Q6600.
Everytime the FSB is over 267mhz (2.4ghz CPU Clock) I get a BSOD: "IRQ_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL".
Then it's dumping the memory and restarting.
When Windows starts up again, the FSB is back at 267mhz.
I am using the application MSI Dual Core Center, that followed with my motherboard.
I noticed in this application that memory voltage was set to 1.9v. The memory modules I bought are 1.8v because when I bought the MSI P7N Diamond, it said it only supported 1.8v memory. aww :S
Anyway, my full specs are:
Intel Q6600 (G0 stepping) - 2.4ghz
MSI P7N Diamon (7510) Mainboard
1x 1GB Kingston (KVR1066D2N7K2/2G) memory modules, 1.8v, 1066Mhz,
Antec NeoPower 650 (650W, 3x 12v @ 16A)
GeForce 7900GS
Creative X-Fi Gamer
Win XP Pro, SP2.
I am going to browse around the forums for similiar problems, though I thought I'd post this now.
After browsing the forums I've learned a few things.
My Q6600 has a VID of 1.3250 and the box it came with said that 1.35v is the max. So I have changed the voltage to +0.0250 and was able to clock the CPU to 2.67Ghz without a problem (temps are 33 - 36 celcius on idle.)
My question this time is: even though the box says 1.35v max will I safely be able to set the voltage higher than that?
I would assume that Intel is setting a maximum that is lower than the actual max, just to keep the processor safe. But I do not know stuff like that :P
My target is 3ghz, and if reaching that clock means I need to apply a greater voltage than 1.35v, and it isn't safe; that would totally suck.
edit,
To achieve 3ghz I supplied these settings in the BIOS:
FSB: 1333 Mhz
DRAm: 800 Mhz
EIST: Disabled
Multiplier: x9
Nb voltage: 1.35
FSB Term.: 20
CPU GTL Fef: 5
The cores are currently at 36-38 at idle, compared to 28-32 on stock clock.
I will see if I can buy some extra fans to put in the front to blow cool air into the case, and maybe buy a new cpu cooler.
Btw, the vCore is 1.3v (and it's also set to auto in bios).

P7N Diamond heat issues

I got my GTX 275 FTW in yesterday and while my rig is pretty screaming now, I'm having some heat issues. My profile contains all my specs and settings. I was hitting temps of up to 66c or so on my CPU when playing Grid at 1920x1080 with full AA/AF turned on yesterday. I've got a Cosmos 1000 case, which is quite silent, but not the best at moving heat, although it has a good number of fans.
I installed Nvidia Precision tool and set my fan to 70%. I'm hoping that helps some. Is there a way to crank up the fans any with the P7N diamond mobo? I've checked speedfan and it shows my CPU fans at 100%. I'm not sure about PSU or case fans and if there is any way to crank them up some. Any advice on maybe cooling it down some? Also, any suggestions on maybe tweaking my bios settings? I had a hell of a time getting the thing to run stable, as I had to OC and crank up the voltage to get the thing to even work out of the box. Thanks!

Quote from: Jack t.N. on 18-September-09, 23:46:05
Well, this temperature limit is not defined for the Core Temperatures, but actually for the so-called "TCase" temperature (temperature measured at/in the geometrical center of the CPU's own heatspreader). There is no sensor there, so you can't really measure it anyway.
The limit for the Core Temperatures (TJunction) is much higher (Core Temp should show you the TjMax/TJunction value). It is usually around 95-105°C for a Quad Core processor.
Thanks for the info. So what would you think is a good "max" Core Temp temperature to go by before worrying? Obviously you would prefer to stay well below the TjMax value I would think... Also, what about GPU temp for a GTX 275 or do you know? I really appreciate the feedback by they way. It helps a lot.
I have also been worried about some of my bios settings, but have been unable to move to a new bios because I'm not sure how to convert the % based values to the more meaningful ones used with later revisions.. but alas that is another topic in and of itself.

P7N Diamond - JMicron JMB363 RAID w/PATA

So I've upgraded from 975XPUE (RIP)to P7N Diamond and have WinXP running somewhat stable. Amazingly, this is using prev OS install from 975X mobo. Somehow I've managed to get new chipset drivers installed and all hardware recognized. I'll probably do a clean install down the road but would like to pick up a new drive first to keep old drive for backup.
Anyhoo, I'm having issues getting the JMicron controller to configure my 2 x IDE drives into a RAID 0 array. P7N Diamond is using JMB363 controller whereas 975X had the older JMB361. And the older mobo/JMicron chipset was able to run PATA drives in RAID 0 just fine.
But now I'm stuck. This is partly my fault. When I originally swapped mobos and booted the system, the JMicron BIOS actually recognized my existing RAID 0 array. I had set the bios option to "RAID" and the subsequent JMicron boot screen listed both drives as "RAID Inside".
However, I wasn't initially sure which BIOS options referenced which IDE controllers. Turns out, the NVidia controller (primary port) is in the sub-menu and only has options for IDE and RAID. The JMicron controller (secondary port) is in the top menu and has options for IDE, RAID, *and* AHCI. This misled me into thinking the BIOS options were reversed, that the top menu referenced NVidia primary controller and the submenu referenced JMicron secondary. At least, that's how it was done on the 975X. So, in a brilliant decision, I changed the RAID option on JMicron controller to AHCI (because that's how the Intel controller on my 975X was configured and how I thought WinXP would expect to see the primary boot drive).
On subsequent boot, JMicron screen now showed PATA drives as "Non-RAID". So, my array was lost, but luckily I only kept expendable files on RAID. But now I'm not able to rebuild a new array. Resetting the BIOS option to RAID mode and entering the JMicron configuration will display both drives in Non-RAID config. But if I try to create a new array, it says "no enough drive available". If I try to revert drives to Non-RAID or delete a RAID array, it says all drives are already Non-RAID and there are no existing arrays to delete.
So I'm lost. I've seen posts in some msg forums claiming JMicron can only support RAID on SATA drives. But the JMB363 only has eSATA ports. And I can't imagine only supporting external devices for RAID?? That and I know from personal experience that JMB361 was able to put PATA drives into RAID, and that the JMB363 recognized my old array initially (before I foolishly ruined the config).
Any ideas how I can create a new RAID 0 w/ 2xPATA on the P7N Diamond? Has anyone else attempted this?
Things I've tried:
1) Deleting partitions on PATA drives and leaving empty;
2) Deleting partitions on PATA drives and creating new;
3) Resetting BIOS option for JMicron to IDE and repeating steps 1 and 2 above
3) Resetting BIOS option for JMicron to AHCI and repeating steps 1 and 2 above
3) Resetting BIOS option for JMicron to RAID and repeating steps 1 and 2 above
Want to try next:
1) Remove PATA drives from current sys and lowlevel format in a diff machine
TIA
(config is same as in sig except substitute P7N Diamond for 975X PUE)

Download the latest driver directly from JMicron (1.17.40.05):
ftp://driver.jmicron.com.tw/jmb36x/Win2k_xp_Vista/JMB36X_WinDrv_R1.17.40.05.zip
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Looking in Device Manager under IDE Controllers, I have 4 Primary IDE Channel, 4 secondary IDE Channel, and 4 Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller..
When the drivers are correctly installed, the JMicron controller should appear under SCSI- and RAID Controllers.

P7N Diamond + XP x64 and SLI

System specs:
MSI P7N Diamond
Intel C2D E2160 @ 3GHz
4x 1GB Team Xtreem Dark PC6400 C4
2x PNY 8800GTS 512mb
Western Digital 3200YS + 5000AAKS
Cooler Master Real Power Pro M700 700W PSU
When I put the comp together I installed only one 8800GTS at first to make sure that wouldn't cause any trouble.
So what did I do,
- Got my all new shiny machine, put it all together etc. Downloaded XP x64 off my MSDNAA account and installed it.
- Found out MSI didn't put the XP x64 drivers on the CD? so I downloaded the 570i and 780i drivers off the nvidia site and Installed them.
- Everything seemed to work, Windows installed LAN etc perfectly fine.
- Downloaded the newest Nvidia GFX drivers 196.21 and installed them, found the 8800GTS fine and worked.
- Update XP x64 with the latest updates and reboot the machine.
- Install 3dmark06 and make sure everything worked as it should and it worked fine so time to add the second 8800GTS.
- Put the 8800GTS in the second blue PCI-E 16x slot and install the SLI Bridge and power on the machine again, booted into windows and notified that the system was SLI capable, then went to the control panel and wanted to enable SLI and it gave me this message.
So I decided it was time to check of the cards where running at 4x speed or higher.
Apparently they are, I also checked GPU-Z to make sure and both gave the same results, now maybe I missed an option or something? Or could this just be because they are PCI-E 2.0 and this is just new? I know the cards work in SLI they did on my old machine.
Any help will be appreciated, DarkBlaze

DarkBlaze,
I had a problem enabling SLI on my P7N also. Dont forget to reload the video drivers when you install and bridge the second card..just to make sure. Also, download the Nvida Performance Monitor version 6.10 from Nvidia's website. It has 3 parts..networking, monitor and performance, you can install all three, but I just loaded the "Performance" software and then enabled SLI from there. You can OC your vid card with it, but the mainboard screens aren't 100% active yet. Sum it up..reload the vid drivers, download and install the Nvidia Performance Monitor, open the control panel and enable SLI and apply. That should do it.
Link--> http://www.nvidia.com/object/nforce_system_tools_6.10.html
Oh yeah..I would not use the Dual Core center...nothing but problems, set values in bios and check with CPU-Z and GPU-Z, Hardware Monitor 107/etc.
Good luck
Paul

P7N Diamond first boot problems!

Hey guys
I have just installed my new MSI P7N Diamond mobo into my computer, but the thing won't boot !
All the stuff i had in my system worked fine with the old mobo, so it should also run fine here, but sadly it doesn't :/
Here's the specs:
E8500
MSI P7N Diamond
2x2 gb Mushkin Redline
320Gb seagate HDD
2x8800GT
I have tried to reset the CMOS and taking the batterie out, no succes..
Please help !
/Razbojnik
PS. Merry Christmas ^^

Well, I have sent my GFX to RMA, I think that was the problem.
I tried to use the second gfx as my primary card, but it wouldn't boot, so I thought it was broke..
The strange thing was that it worked fine with my old motherboard (Asus P5N32-E SLI)..
Still haven't got any info on my RMA status, but I believe I'll have it back again in a week or two..
While I'm writing here, I should point out, or acctually ask a question.. I had some system freezes and some BSOD (about 5 times in the last month).. I think the BSOD thing is cleared and that it was a Vista thing, but my system stille freezes sometimes when I watch movies, or play games on my com.. Still haven't found the cause :/

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