P7N Diamond problem

I'm having problems with all bioses for this motherboard. I have a Promise TX4650 SATA RAID Card (most recent firmware) in RAID 5 with 3 drives. With the shipped bios of the MSI board, on POST during the Promise card scan for drives it freezes if *any* usb devices are plugged in, including just a secondary hub with no devices. If I unplug the devices, its fine. No BIOS settings, such as Legacy USB, etc, seem to affect it.
I just updated the MB bios last night, no more usb causing promise card scanning problems anymore, many usb devices plugged in and scan completes fine. However, now I have a few other problems. My ubuntu linux installation boots fine, but the ethernet is now messed up. Instead of two ethernet ports, I get one, and the first one "gets renamed to the second one" (i.e. eth0 renamed to eth1), eth0 then says no device present. Plugging into the second port I get internet back, but losing a port is strange.
Second, I have dual boot, when booting windows the bootup is painfully slow. The fade in of the windows splash screen shortly after bootup takes about 5-6 seconds...it fails to bootup after 20 mins (I gave up twice).
I tried all bioses, even went back to version 1, I still have the same problems...however, funny enough, my promise card still scans fine back under version 1 with usb devices plugged in. I dont get it, version 1 was shipped with my motherboard, how did reflashing it solve the scanning problem? Sounds like my flash was bad to begin with.
I am an expert user, been flashing motherboards for years, ...hell, I design cpu boards and peripheral cards!
I am going to reboot now and try a slew of more BIOS options.

ok. After messing a lot with the BIOS settings I have everything working again. Windows is booting fast, and my network is back. Also, still curious, I dont have to unplug all usb devices during POST even though I am back on v1 bios. The problem seemed to hang around "Legacy USB support" must be on. I dont need legacy usb support, but it fixed the slow boot problem and ethernet ports.
loonym: I havnt run wintune yet, but I will and post the results. Now that it works, it seems to be fast. Its RAID5, not supposed to be fake RAID, but it still requires a driver on linux and windows to install. My other server RAID card was 600$, had read/write cache, and still required a driver too, so I guess its normal. I remember 6 years ago though, I had a RAID card that didnt need drivers.
I never thought a voltage change as you suggested would make a difference. I suppose if there is a lot of load or accumulated capacitance on that rail. If I have any problems again, I will try it. I just got everything working, but I would still like to work on the performance tuning. ex, I bought 1GHz RAM, but it is only detected as 800MHz.
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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,
2x 1Gb Kingston 1066 Memory modules running at 1.8v,
Geforce 7900GS,
Creative X-Fi Gamer soundcard,
Intel Q6600 G0 @ 2.4Ghz,
Thanks for any help.

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 Problem or VGAs Problem, Please help!!!

I have just purchased a P7N DIAMOND Mainboard. I hope it can support me to run 2 Giga 9800 GX2. Unfortunately, there was a problem, and I am not sure whether problem comes from mainboard or the VGAs. The problem was that I pressed the power button to start up the mainboard, but my LCD did not show anything except darkness. I wonder that my mainboard is not ready to support for 2 9800 GX2 at the moment. Therefore, I took one out and left one installed on the motherboard but the problem still occurred. The list below is my specification.
OS: Windows Vista Ultimate
Mainboard: MSI P7N DIAMOND
PSU: Cooler Master Real Pro 1000W
Processor: Dual Quad Q9300
RAM: 2GH OCZ, bus 1066 (Nvidia SLI)
VGA: 2x9800 GX2 1GH (Gigabyte)
Please help me to solve the problem. Thank in advance.

Sorry for my English. Yes, there were some led lights which indicate that my mainboard was successfully started. The lights in single 9800 GX2 also turned to green. I am pretty sure that I have connected all of the power supply to the mainboard and the VGA. But the mainboard did not show the boot screen or anything else but darkness. Too bad...

P7n Diamond, Corsair TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF, speed problems

I have been having various problems with both the RAID and memory speeds in this system. The RAID problems (DEGRADED RAID 5) come and go but my current primary issue is that the system will not run with the memory set at its rated settings:
1066 MHz
5-5-5-15
2.1v
The best I can get it to clock up to is 1000 MHz at which the system will run for about 5 to 10 minutes before locking up. I ran memtest for 2 full cycles at this frequency and no problems were detected (i think it was run at 1000 MHz, it's been a while sorry).
The system is currently running stable at 800 MHz (the speed it sets the memory to on auto). It will also run stable at various points higher up to the 1000 as I mentioned above but since I have never heard of someone running their system anywhere between 800 and 1066 (unless they were overclocking) I figgured it would be most healthy for my system to run at the 800 and no higher until we can get this figured out.
I have seen that this board sometimes sets the wrong automatic voltage on some people's 45nm processors. My x3350 is a 45nm proc but i'm not sure what its voltage is supposed to be, i just left it on automatic... maybe this has something to do with the problem?
System specs:
OS: Vista Business x64
Motherboard: MSI P7N Diamond
Processor: Intel Xeon X3350 Yorkfield 2.66GHz 12MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core (45nm)
Cooler: ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler
Memory: Corsair Dominator 4GB (2 x 2GB) TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF
SATA RAID5: 3 x WD Caviar RE WD1600YS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
+1 x WD Caviar RE2 WD1601ABYS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Misc SATA HD: 1 x WD Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
SLi cards: 2 x MSI NX8800GTS 512M OC (G92) 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16
3rd gfx card: EVGA 256-P2-N751-TR GeForce 8600 GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16
PSU: Corsair CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI
Sound card: MSI P7N Diamond Creative SB X-Fi Xtreme H/W Audio Card (MS-4132) PCI Express x1
Optic drive: LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner LightScribe SATA Model: LH-20A1L-05
Case: Antec P182 Gun Metal Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower w/ 4 120mm tricool fans
Keyboard: Logitech MX3100 Wireless
Mouse: Logitech G7 Lazer Wireless
Dual Monitors: 2 x HannsG HW-191DPB Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD

Hey, thanks guys. Wow it's amazing that nobody had said anything about the 1066 memory to me before (like when i was building the system and throwing together a parts list).
The only problem they could find with my config on eggexpert.com was the motherboard... they said it had problems with the raid but didn't quote or point to any sources so i just did a google search and when i couldn't find anything to back up their problem statement i just blew it off. Guess it's the last time i'll ever make that mistake.
Either way though, MSI says it should work fine. So if it doesn't, shouldn't there be something that could be done? You would also think that I could find someone out there who's WAY smarter than me who has had this same raid problem and figured it out and gotten it to work. I'm sure there's plenty of guys out there who are using this board with a raid 5 as well, so maybe i'm just doing something wrong? I have always had good results with MSI and I really don't think it should have to come down to finding another mobo manufacturer.
Oh, and for anyone who might suggest rma, it's too late for that. Believe me, i would if i could.

Stability Problems with P7N Diamond Continues

Big bummer. I've had this system since April, took a month to get it working as the first board I ordered was bad, this one seems to be a bum board. I've came here and a few other places, but help has been kind of hard to find.
Here's what I got:
MSI P7N Diamond
Intel QX9650
2x 2GB mushkin DDR2 1066 (XP2-8500) Timings: 5-5-5-15 2T
I have 4 HD's: all are seagate baracudas: 250, 500, 750, 1TB
MSI NX8600GT1GEZ
At this point overclocking is out of the question. All I want is a reliable PC that runs to its specifcations. RMA-ing this board is a last resort as often enough the RMA boards aren't worth a crap anyway, dont know if this is just the case with lower-end boards, but I hate having to wait, and I'm really ticked about the whole thing.
The computer reboots at random, I've found "more stable" configurations, but usually the machine will not stay running for more than 24 hours without a reboot. The most stable configurations are with the official 1.2 BIOS, setting the NB to 1.250 v, CPU Volt: Auto, SB: Auto, DRAM: 2.10, and I have manually set the memory timings: CL: 5, trcd: 5, trp: 5, tras: 15, and Command Rate: 2T. The FSB Speed: 1333, and the DRAM Speed: 1066. Temps are normal, and range from about 100 F at idle, and 120 F load on the CPU.
The voltage on the CPU is on the high side on Auto, the QX9650 can run on as little as .98 v at stock and this board is giving it 1.23 v on auto. The board also tries to set the timings on the memory to 7-7-7-24, which I feel has something to do with it.
I'm not an overclocker, I don't know what all these voltages do, I've only changed settings that have either been reccomended or have a warning setting (ie turn red).
I'll try a beta BIOS if one is available, but I was unaware that this board doesn't fully support the 45-nm CPU's.
There is NOTHING wrong with any of the hardware (except the board perhaps), I've tried other memory, PSU, even RMA the CPU, does the same thing. Everything has been tested, every possibility I can imagine, this problem has been haunting this system for months, and I'm almost to the point of buying a cheap as board that has some credibility that my hardware will work.
This is my most critical computer, I do everything on it, but I didn't buy a $300 motherboard to have these problems, or find that my CPU scores half of what it should when it is running stock, everything on this board is below stock, benchmarks are way below what they should be.
I'm up for some ideas, suggestions, if needed, I'll RMA the board, but it the return board does the same thing, I've lost all my faith in MSI. My last system had a P4M900M2 and it kicked butt, and it's a $50 board! Go figure these boards are worse than imported cars.

Quote from: NovJoe on 27-September-08, 12:40:17
By means of instability, can you describe the symptons of events that happen?
Can I have a list of the PSU models and RAMs models which you have tested?
Have you try the hardware on another board? If you have done so, what are the results?
I have not tried any of my hardware on this board, I have tried other memory on this board, this is the only board I have avialable to me that support LGA775 so I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place on that. The memory I tired, couldn't tell you the exact model, but it was Apacer DDR2 800, and was listed under this board as tested memory, i do remember that much- if that helps any.
As far as overclocking, I was told that overclocking my rig would make it stable, which i feel in this case is a little more than bumping the FSB eitherway. But no this happens under "stock" settings. Orginally with the 1.0 BIOS the machine would sometimes give me a multitude of BSOD, CLOCK_INTERRUPT (A clock inttrupt was not recieved in a timely manner on a secondary processor), DRIVER_IRQ_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL.
Only way to get the machine to run "stable" is to severely underclock, with the FSB at 1137 and DRAM at 1034.
Other things. Benchmarks (SiSoft Sandra Lite 2007)
CPU: Drystone: 39000 MIPS / Whetstone: 28000 MFLOPS
Memory: 7 GB/sec (1066 with correct timings)
Both appear to be under par, CPU particularly, and in the event of tinkering, only see a jump in performance when adjusting the multiplier from 9 to 10.5, which isn't stable, stable enough to run a benchmark. So I'm not sure where the problem is.
This might help, the original thread from back in June.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=117779.0

Problems with P7N Diamond

Very Sorry if i upset you!
MSI P7N Diamond Ver: 1.1 with Bios 1.3
2x1 Gb Corsair xms2 PC2 6400 tested and works on same board but not this one.
2x500Gb Samsung F1
Win XP Pro SP3
cannot update bios to 1.4 from 1.3
Tried USB method, CD, Floppy even safe mode command prompt.....disabled everything but the drives with bios files( usb,cd,floppy) but it still it finds the disabled Hardisk and boots into windows.
Memory will not work in Dual channel...sometimes it boots but nothing on screen.
Single channel boots most times but after trying USB or CD method it sometimes does not boot into windows.
Tried online too but only comes up with 1.3 bios
MSI support is none existent or impossible to get any sense out of them...after repeating my name and email address several times over the telephone i am still not sure if they understood.
I have filled in the online report system 3 times over the last two weeks but no reply and nothing active in box although it says report complete after submitting.
Have tried all the ways stated on updating bios.
I have updated many bios's on various boards, ASUS, ASrock, Aopen, Biostar etc no problems! Even modded bios on Asus boards.

Quote from: stooper on 04-September-09, 06:04:06
Against my better judgment, I'm going to reply to this. By your own admission, the motherboard was functioning fine in single channel mode. Your issue only occurred under attempts to operate in dual channel mode. Considering the real world benefits of dual channel memory are arguably negligible, one could remark it's such a minor technical detail, that nobody need b infatuated over it.
Indeed, again by your own admission, the problems were resolved after you disassembled and reassembled the system with different cables. Since your arrival, you've been quick to hijack other threads, spew frustration and venom over your issue, and vent agitation against the trouble and bother with all this crap you've had to endure. Yet, all along, it seems there really was no defect at all on MSI's part.
You've taken the time to customize your profile avatar with a nice Leeds United animation, but can't be trifled to actually learn about how your equipment operates and how to troubleshoot and optimize it. So it's so long and farewell and thanks for nothing, hmph! That's quite a remarkable attitude.
Good luck with your future Asus adventures. Perhaps you'll be more satisfied with that choice, perhaps not. My sense is people with unhappy, wretched personalities will have the odds against them.
Oh, and please don't fool yourself that you have so much more of a life to live and real work to get done than anyone else here. You know nothing about the forum members here, but your demeanor reveals the type of life you have. I, for one, don't envy you one bit.
Take a look at reviews of this Motherboard you will see that most people come to the same opinion as myself.
As for poor support it seems it is a bit hit and miss where ever you go. Some get good support some bad all from the same company.
I have a nice life living in the English countryside with lots of friends, a dog, three cats and nice girlfriend of many years. A massive garden full of fruit trees, fields full of horses both front and back and good neighbours.
Thanks for your good wishes and have a nice week-end your self.

P7N Diamond, Bios P07, QX9650, 8GB PC-8500 problem

Read through main fo the topics in this forum, and tried to identify similar problems, but seem not to be successful.
P7N Diamond board, with the nwest beta P07 bios.
QX9650 quad chip,
and patriot PC2-8500 2GB memory sticks.
2x EVGA 88800GTS-512 (G92) video cards.
So first I flashed the new bios, with only 2 memory sticks in 0, 2 slot, I get post with just fail safe settings, and SLI ready memory enable, which the vendor claims these stikcs can do.
I boot, but the CPU bounces around between 6x and 8x.
If I add 2 more memory sticks to come to 8GB total, I crash during boot in Vista 64.
So remove 2 sticks again, and try to play with bios settings to get anything stable, but... nothing.
Any ideas, help.
Thanks much.

It's normal for your speeds to fluctuate. It is speedstep(EIST) in action. It lowers your cpu speed to save power when it isn't doing anything or a light load. You can disable it in your BIOS if you want and it should run full speed at all times.
Can you boot into Vista with 1 video card and be stable?
What power supply are you using? It sounds like you are lacking enough power to run both those cards. Make and Model number for PSU.
You may also need to manually setup your memory timings. DDR2 memory has a top limit and it is PC2-6400. Anything over that limit is overclocking and may need adjusting to get them to run.
Make sure you only have keyboard, mouse, and monitor plugged for testing to help eliminate other issues.
Can you make a signature with all your computer components listed similar to the one I have below. it will help us help you. It's sometimes hard to help when you don't have enough information.
-=Mark=-

Problems w/ on-board NVidia RAID + PCI RAID on P7N Diamond

Here's the setup and issue.
I'm booting off of the on-board NVidia RAID on my P7N Diamond. It's RAID5 w/ 4 WD 640GB drives. Works fine.
I've recently pulled a NetCell SyncRAID SR5000 PCI RAID card (runs an adapted RAID3) from an old system where it worked fine and was NOT the boot drive...just storage. Plugged it in the one and only PCI slot on my P7N Diamond. Once it's in, the system will no longer boot.
When the PCI RAID card is not installed, the mobo's BIOS boot menu shows "NVIDIA RAID5 1". As soon as I install the PCI RAID card, the NVidia RAID disappears (no longer an option at all) and is replaced by "IDE:Revolution". At that point the system cannot find any bootable source and fails.
I also get an error message "Not Enough Space to Copy PCI Option ROM".
Unfortunately, MSI's tech support is passing the buck on this one. They're saying:
Then sound like the card and the board sata controller are not compatible. If the card is connected it disable the onboard SATA controller. Once the card install the port is enable again. please check with the card manufacture. thanks
I really find this annoying as the card works just fine in other systems. It's having an issue WITH THIS MOTHERBOARD, but they tell me to go to the card manufacturer. The real problem is NetCell went out of business a few years ago, so they're not available to go to.
So, the quick and dirty is the manufacture of the only motherboard I've had a problem with concerning this card won't help, and the card manufacture cannot be reached. I'm hoping someone here may come up with a workaround.
I'm trying to consolidate down to 1 computer, and I specifically purchased a case and power supply with this RAID migration in mind. I'm gunna be PISSED if I can't use a RAID array I spent close to a grand for (a couple years ago)!

MSI continues to blame the chipset or PCI card for the incompatibility (not the motherboard), saying there's nothing they can do.
Does ANYONE have an idea other than setting aside my RAID array?

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 :/

P7N Diamond (Ms-7510) - Possible chipset heat problem

Hi,
Have a P7N Diamond (Ms-7510) with possible chipset heat problem.
After looking around I have seen the platic plugs that keep the chipset heatpike in-place are broken.
Would like to replace them but dont know what size and type to get.
Does anyone know?
Or perhaps there is some other issue with it?
Have seen a few people who clams there is alot of issues with this m/b...
I am a bit stubborn and want to get some life in to this thing! ;-)
FYI I have posted a few others post about this m/b before here...
Thx
//Christoffer

Try checking at hobby shop or hardware store and get some nylon screws of size needed instead. Just measure the hole size or take one of the broken pins with you so you can get the right size. Length shouldn't be much of a problem because if you have get something longer than needed they are relatively easy to cut.
P7N was one of the not so good MBs back then. P45 Platinum was one of the very best though and if you could get your hands on one of them for a good price you would be very happy with it. I know several people with new rigs but their mainstay backups are P45 Plats.

P7N Diamond RAM Problems

Hello,
first of all sorry for my bad english. I have an Acer G7700 Predator after a Board mailfunction i bought a "real" P7N Diamond. After assembly i got some problems. The system bacame instable. I have an qy9650 Extreme with 4 x 2 GB Kingston KHX8500D2t1. When i set all Bios options in cell menue on AUTO the regonize the RAM as 800 MHZ Ram with 400 Mhz DRAM Frequency. This seems to be the right default settings. In the hardware maintaince manual of Acer the FSB is set to 1333 Mhz with a DRAM Frequency of 400 MHZ. With this setting my system becames extreme instable. So i set the DRAM Frquency to 533. The System runs over 2 hours stable with rigth mark memory tester. After that i set the DRAM Frequence to 333 MHZ to get an 1:1 DRAM FSB ratio. Systems runs stable. Now i wonder how i get the RAM work into 400 MHZ Mode ? Mabye i need some instruction to understand the dependency between FSB-DRAM.

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Is it important to have an FSB:DRAM Ratio of 1:1 ?
No, not at all.
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How much difference is between 667 and 800 Mhz ?
DDR2-800 will, of course, be faster. Only a couple of percent, but definately noticeable in benchmarks.
DDR2-800 is usually not a problem. However, the fact that your are using four modules puts a lot of stress on the memory controller and on the memory bus in general. That is why it sometimes takes slight voltage bump to get things stable. As I said earlier, 1.95V should be enough. Perhaps 1.9V already is.

P7N Diamond NB GTLref problems

Has anyone else had trouble setting the NB GTLref on the P7N Diamond?
Earlier I read through Yuri's rather useful post, which can be found here, and tried to set my GTLrefs according. On the upside, after setting my CPU GTLref I can just about boot windows at 3.6ghz, which I couldn't before, but I don't seem to be able to set my NB GTLref voltage correctly ><
If I have an fsb voltage of 1.272, then I'm pretty sure from what I read that I need a NB GTLref of 1.272*0.63=0.801v
However if I hit the minus button on my keypad, the voltage will go to something quite far below 0.801v, and if I hit the plus it will go to something quite far above. The range I need to be even close to the correct voltage doesn't seem to want to exist >< It just goes to auto whenever it gets near to it :/
Is anyone else having that problem? Or am I missing something entirely?

It just seems odd that it won't let me set the NB GTLref to what I want ^^ I've heard the P7N diamonds hit a bit of a wall about 425 though ><
The rest my settings are;
vcore: +0.1875v
vdimm: 2.1v
NB: 1.425v
SB: 1.55v
CPU GTLref: 0.862v
NB GTLref: Auto
FSB: 1.286v
I'm kind of unsure about raising the FSB too much more because I've heard 45nm chips have a tendency to fry when you do that >< I think I need to order a custom cooler for my northbridge too, having 8Gb of RAM probably isn't helping matters much. Other than that I don't really know how to get any further ^^ Any suggestions?
Oh and spread spectrum, c1e, execute bit support and all the options like that are disabled.
Cheers for the quick reply by the way ^^ :D

Re: P7N Diamond standby problems

I too have a very similar problem and it's driving me nuts! Although I've been all over this site reading similar posts (and all over the web), I see no-one offering any solution. :(
Like MrMicrochip, my system goes happily into S3 standby mode but when when trying to resume (keyboard or power button), it powers on briefly with all fans running and 5 seconds later just dies. Nothing posts on the screen and the only way to get the machine running is to power the whole thing off and re-boot as normal. Reset or the power button has no effect.
I've tried all of the applicable BIOS settings with exactly the same results.
I've updated everything I can think of to the latest version - BIOS, Win XP service pack 3, NVIDA drivers (180.48), and tried various settings in Windows.
My System
MSI P7N Diamond (BIOS 1.2 - just upgraded from 1.1)
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500
XFX GeForce 9800GTX
4Gig Crucial Memory 1066MHz/PC2-8500
3 x 500GB Seagate Baracuda SATA drives running RAID 5
Coolermaster RealPower 1000W
Windows XP - tried both on SP2 and SP3
If anyone can help out I'd be very grateful. S3 standby will be really, really helpful with the way I work.
Thanks

cheers, i think we got it, the malfunction is due to USB keyboard and the USB terminals and nothing else,, generally even your mob supports usb keyboard but believe me a lot of guys have found that it does not function fully and usb keyboard fail in many ways, and if you look most manufacturers still Kipp ps2 keyboard terminal even so they are suppose to be out of date but because they have proved to be more reliable than usb keyboard. so your short solution is try ps2 keyboard (i myself do not use usb for this reason) but having looked at your PC config, you have three hdd 500gb and 4 memory sticks, and most likely dvdrom, floppy,..etc. and 1kw psu . but a Lot of mob power distribution is poorly designed and also psu power distribution is poor too, a lot of power has been devoted to hdd and dvd etc and mob ignored then put these two together we may end up in a situation like this.
Solutions:
1-assuming you got the latest bios ,
2- assuming the terminal molex power supply connector to your CPU is 8 then it must be 8 and not 4, if your psu has only 4 then you must use another molex 4 pin connector
A-use ps2 keyboard
B-use usb keyboard but try to remove one or two hdd and see if stand by functions or not (most likely these are the culprits, they draw too much power from psu)
C-use PCI usb card and then connect your usb keyboard to the pci usb card. there is more power in terms of voltage and current stability in pci terminals than anywhere else.
D-update the driver for your usb keyboard using device manager
and the final solution which might hurt your pride send the mob back to msi and ask for a refund

P7N Diamond - Memory Problem ???

Hi all,
I have recently purchased a new computer and have been having trouble with it since day 1.
My current RAM (see specs bellow) is showing incorrect readings. My tech friend is thinking that I have gotten ripped off...
I downloaded Nvidia's nTune and
nTune seems to be reading the Memory Modules as:
2 part numbers as KTC1G-UDIMM
the other 2 Part numbers as KHX8500D2/1GN
In this order:
0 dimm - KTC1G-UDIMM
1 dimm - KHX8500D2/1GN
2 dimm - KTC1G-UDIMM
3 dimm - KHX8500D2/1GN
>>> [EDIT]: Also I'm only able to stably or somewhat stabley runn it at 800... and if I try 1066 it doesnt load my Win XP and tryed the CPU/FSB down at 1066.. while that is ok... when it comes to video or HD video is starts to play up giving me black screens and audio hiccups and a few click of a mouse and boom... time to hit reset.
Is this a Bios issue that can be updated or has the guy given me to older ram sticks??
I play Age of Conan... I know that the game has some issues... but My issue is that the computer just Restarts its self... Straight off and the continues to reboot.
There has not been reports about this regarding AoC.
My Specs:
Intel QX9650
MSI P7N Diamond
2 Kingston KHX8500D2k2/2G KIT's (4gigs)
Gigabyte 9800gx2
WD Raptor 72GB
Segate 1TB

Hi again,
Well this is deffinetly UnMatched RAM....
I ran CPUZ and got founf that the 2 different pairs of RAM have different Manufacturing Dates.. not sure if thats something to go by though i guess it would be since it is in WEEK not Days lol ...but the actual "Part Numbers" show what the deal is:
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      A8249D51
Manufacturing date   Week 10/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
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      KHX8500D2/1GN
Serial number      8C31F302
Manufacturing date   Week 11/Year 08
Attributes
Number of banks      2
Data width      64 bits
Correction      None
Nominal Voltage      1.80 Volts
EPP         yes (3 profiles)
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
EPP profile 1 (abbreviated)
Voltage level      2.200 Volts
Address Command Rate   2T
Cycle time      1.875 ns (533.3 MHz)
tCL         5.0 clocks
tRCD         6 clocks (9.50 ns)
tRP         6 clocks (9.50 ns)
tRAS         15 clocks (28.00 ns)
EPP profile 2 (abbreviated)
Voltage level      2.200 Volts
Address Command Rate   2T
Cycle time      2.500 ns (400.0 MHz)
tCL         4.0 clocks
tRCD         4 clocks (10.00 ns)
tRP         4 clocks (10.00 ns)
tRAS         13 clocks (32.00 ns)
EPP profile 3 (abbreviated)
Voltage level      2.200 Volts
Address Command Rate   2T
Cycle time      3.000 ns (333.3 MHz)
tCL         3.0 clocks
tRCD         3 clocks (9.00 ns)
tRP         3 clocks (9.00 ns)
tRAS         10 clocks (30.00 ns)
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      AA249C51
Manufacturing date   Week 10/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
DIMM #4
General
Memory type      DDR2
Module format      Regular UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID)   Kingston (7F98000000000000)
Size         1024 MBytes
Max bandwidth      PC2-6400 (400 MHz)
Part number      KHX8500D2/1GN
Serial number      8D31BC02
Manufacturing date   Week 11/Year 08
Attributes
Number of banks      2
Data width      64 bits
Correction      None
Nominal Voltage      1.80 Volts
EPP         yes (3 profiles)
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
EPP profile 1 (abbreviated)
Voltage level      2.200 Volts
Address Command Rate   2T
Cycle time      1.875 ns (533.3 MHz)
tCL         5.0 clocks
tRCD         6 clocks (9.50 ns)
tRP         6 clocks (9.50 ns)
tRAS         15 clocks (28.00 ns)
EPP profile 2 (abbreviated)
Voltage level      2.200 Volts
Address Command Rate   2T
Cycle time      2.500 ns (400.0 MHz)
tCL         4.0 clocks
tRCD         4 clocks (10.00 ns)
tRP         4 clocks (10.00 ns)
tRAS         13 clocks (32.00 ns)
EPP profile 3 (abbreviated)
Voltage level      2.200 Volts
Address Command Rate   2T
Cycle time      3.000 ns (333.3 MHz)
tCL         3.0 clocks
tRCD         3 clocks (9.00 ns)
tRP         3 clocks (9.00 ns)
tRAS         10 clocks (30.00 ns)

Problem with p7n diamond please help

i have a new p7n diamond
i connect the power supply plugs, hard drives, video card(n260gtx new too), etc
when i push the power button the processor cooling fan run but the pc do nothing
don't gave me any beep from a bad connection
nothing
it just don't start
other thing
when i plug the video card power, the video card cooling fan don't start yet
please help!
basic from my PC
intel core 2 quad
2 hard drive 500gb
4g ddr
n260gtx 896mg

Dadilo, you have gone to some length but sadly no positive result, but at least you have cleared some of the ifs and buts. i have looked at your mobo bios even so it says it supports your cpu q6600 it seems there has been a few updates (see links, particularly please pay attention to the pointer in pictures). you have these options left to you.
1- put the pc on it's side and take the 240 volt plug out (no power what so ever) and clear the way from any cables etc.. and remove the mobo battery with a Small screw driver (push the clip to one side the battery pups out) and hold it in your Palm for ten second or so then put it back and put everything back make sure the single memory is firmly in place so is the graphic card. then connect the power and all cables etc the power the pc.
2-your last option before you give up is try another cpu on the mobo preferably core 2 duo rather than quad and if you get it working your next move is to update the bios and i do not know how good you are in updating bios???. if none of these works then sadly the mobo is faulty in my opinion but i may be wrong :
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