PC Won't Post: D-Bracket Shows 4 Red Leds= CPU Damaged?

Hello all. New to these forums. I recently upgraded to an EpoX 8RDA+ and am trying to setup my KT4 Ultra for my g/f. After connecting/installing everything the computer won't post. Nada. The D-Bracket 2 shows the four leds red which means "The Processor is damaged or not installed properlly." I tried an Athlon XP 1600+ and 2000+ an neither worked. is going on? I'm going to remove the mobo now and put it in the case that my 8RDA+ is in. Any suggestions in the meantime would be appreciated.
System Specs:
MSI KT4 Ultra
Athlon XP 1600+ w/ Thermalright SK6+
512MB Kingston HyperX
420Watt Codegen PSU
30Gig WD Caviar

I have had problems like that a clople of times. Once the processor was dead on arrival and the other was when the fan was not enough for the processor.The system got stuck even before the screen appeared. In your case check if the fan is installed correctly.

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Quote from: chef jeff on 11-November-09, 22:31:50
Have you tried another processor? With your fan issues it concerns me the processor my have gotten too hot.
Yes, this is certainly a possibility and I haven't ruled this out yet. However the problem is trying to find someone with another socket 939 cpu and mobo. I know someone who has a Shuttle PC but he majorly cbfed taking it apart and trying my cpu out.
But even if the processor got too hot, why is the D Bracket showing 2 red and 2 orange leds. Shouldn't it be showing all 4 as red? That's why I still believe the BIOS maybe corrupted as well.
Anyway, I'm getting in a technician today so hopefully he will be able to try it out somehow.

645e max 2, no post & d-bracket shows 1-4 as green

i'm not feeling very well and ive tried searching this forum for an answer to whether its the mobo at fault or the cpu... ive tried various power units, AGP cards, various RAM configurations... nothing changes. it crunches a couple of times after the power comes on, all fans fire up, they continue to spin and everything has hung- nothing on the monitor at any point. the front panel doesnt respond either. the d-bracket shows 1-4 in green from when the power is turned on at the front panel and remain indefinitely.
ive tried clearing the cmos by jumper and by battery many times.
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thankyou

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KT3 Ultra2 won't POST D-Bracket RRGG

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I have read many similar posts but nothing I have done works so far. I have a new KT3 Ultra 2 that I have never been able to get to boot. The D-Bracket ~always~ shows Red Red Green Green, regardless of what is in the board: nothing, just RAM, just CPU, Ram+CPU, Ram+CPU+Video. I have tried swapping out processors, ram, video.
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Here are the detailed specs:
Mobo: KT3 Ultra2 (6380E) - w/audio, no LAN or RAID
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I have switched out parts and reseated everything multiple times. The D-bracket always shows R R G G as soon as the power comes on. I have tried clearing the CMOS but it doesn't seem to help.
I know that other people had similar problems and solved them by replacing parts - but I have pretty much replaced everything at this point (with the exception of the power supply.)
Any ideas?
Thanks for any help.
hippo

And the power supply folks win again. I didn't have another power supply rated for this machine - only some old 200 and 235 W power supplies that rate 10-14A on 3.3 and 20 A on +5. But when I tried to use it I at least got different results - I powered up until I hit R G G G (Boot Attempt) when I got some BIOS beeps (not sure which ones right now - but most likely related to having way too little power).
Sorry I didn't try that earlier before posting - I figured the PS was very unlikely to have gone bad in such a short period (new with case in May).
After I get a properly rated PS I'll post again (hopefully with all problems solved).
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hippo

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Hello,
Someone gave me an MSI K7 Pro Slot A mainboard without a processor; he did not know whether it worked or not. Anyway, I got myself a processor, a 700 MHz Athlon processor. After plugging in the power supply, the computer switched on by itself, the harddrives spin up, but all the four diagnostic LEDs are red. This could be a processor problem showed in the booklet. All capacitors are all right. The memory installed has been tested were all right. Is it possible that the bios version of the mainboard is too old to support a 700 MHz processor? There are two (???) bios chips on the mainboard, one showing MSIG 1.0. Does this mean that I have bios version 1.0 on it?
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My system sometimes posts and sometime no; the D-Bracket shows four red lights, but if I press the start button on the case for 5 seconds, the system restart and all works fine !!!
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Alipio:
Since this is a second thread of same problem, please select "pencil button" at bottom and delete it.

Another K8T Neo that won't post . . .

I'm having the same problem about my system not going through POST. D-bracket shows 4 red (CPU damaged or installed improperly). I've read all the previous threads dealing with this issue, but the distinguishing fact in my case is that the system has been running fine for four months. What started to happen is that the system would lose video unpredictably, though the power to the system remained on (could hear fans and, I thought, HDs). And now it won't boot.
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I now have two machines with a similar problem.
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D-leds indicates Video/Video Memory/Memory problem.
RAM and Graphics worked fine in other machine.
One was a brand new M/B,CPU,RAM, PSU
other was running fine for 12months until I decided to add a network card.
I consider it highly unlikely that I've blown the PSU on two cases - alas they're both the same model as I liked it so much I bought another.
This seems to be a common problem.
Would be delighted to find a definative answer !!!!
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p.p.s not a K8T. in fact two different model M/B

(SOLVED) K8N SLI Platinum won't post with Saphire 5750

Hi everyone. Hope you all had a nice Xmas.
This is my first post on the forums. I’m from Portugal ,so I might write things that won’t make much sense to you but I´ll try to keep it simple.
I bought a Sapphire 5750 vapor-X for my kid's PC and I’m afraid I’m yet another one with the “black screen, no post” syndrome. I have tried the card on another system and it works fine.
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Remove old card (6800GT)
Put new card in
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I have spent Xmas reading forums and haven’t found anything but a lot of ppl with the same problem and no real solution for it.
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MSI forum:
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Yup,I think I have the same issue with you,man.But I have solved it as I flash the latest beta bios V192.Contact MSI Online OCSS to get the BIOS to solve your issue...
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=131546.0
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Comments:
Nov 18, 2009- BTW, I do not even get to BIOS screen at all. All is black as if no card is plugged in.
Nov 19, 2009- After a few hours of search the result is:
Some ASRock boards do not support GEN2 video cards (such as Radeon HD 5770).
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http://www.fixya.com/support/t3235972-asrock_wolfdale1333_d667_radeon_5770
AMD forum
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If i remember right 1.0 is x8 and 1.1 is x16 and i far as i know it will never work as this issue go's back 2 years when the 8800GT hit the market and it would not work on PCI Express 1.0 but it would on 1.1
http://forums.amd.com/game/messageview.cfm?catid=260&threadid=124445&enterthread=y
driver heaven:
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Black screen on boot /w four red LEDs on D-Bracket

Whenever I go switch the power off on my PSU and turn it back on, and after pressing the power button on the front of the computer it doesn't post it acts as if I kept pressing the reset button.
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But if I hold the power button to turn if off, then I turn it back on it works flawlessly!
Am I doing something wrong? I didn't have this problem before.
Specs are below....
BioHaz

I did a Google search and found this below...
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The old black screen on boot up with four red LEDs on the D-Bracket
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wire auxiliary power connecter to the motherboard. The auxiliary power
connecter must be connected for this motherboard to work.
3. Your reset switch is stuck. Disconnect the reset switch from the
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For some strange reason, some MSI motherboards will not boot
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Self-build K8T Neo/Athlon 64 - All went well and installed without
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from command prompt typed A:\adsfI712.exe a6702vms.160 The screen
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Restarted PC and Monitor was BLACK. Checked all conn's, replaced Video
card etc.
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amiboot.rom and restarted PC holding Ctrl-Home for at least 5 mins. No
success. Attempted Clear CMOS Jumper, replaced and Restarted with
Floppy Amiboot.rom again. No Success. noted D-Bracket with 4 Red LED's
on back. I know what that means but do not know if that was there all
along. Removed CPU Heatsink and verified power, connections and
reseated CPU and replaced Heatsink w/ no problems noted. Repeated Boot
steps with amiboot.rom but still black screen throughout. Please Help!
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Will it fire if you remove the new stuff? You could have gone over what your PSU has power for.
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