[Resolved] No boot with K8N sli Platinum & AMD 64 X2 3800+

Hye,
I've received these new stuff last night (everything is good until here) :
- Antec Sonata II 450W
- MB MSI K8N SLI Platinum
- Proc. AMD 64 X2 3800+
- GC Sapphire X800 XL 256Mo
I've assembled all and turned it on... No bip... but all the fans are turning... and the screen says "No signal" and becomes black ( and me    )
Can someone help me? Please?
On the MSI site, I also found this :
http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support_detail.php?UID=641&kind=1
Maybe the proc. and the Motherboard are not compatible? Has someone already tried this combinaison (MB+Proc.)?
My Thanks in advance.

Quote from: darinn on 12-November-05, 03:22:08
I will ask the sellers if they can update the Mobo for me.
But with the last version of the bios, will the mobo accept the dual-core with this proc. AMD 64 X2 3800+?
And if it's not possible I'll change the mobo.
Thanks .................................. again.
Pretty much any SLI motherboard supports the X2 3800. MSI is just really pathetic sometimes. So, I had the Abit AN8 SLI before and their latest BIOS (17) supports all X2 CPUs. But Im sure most other brands support them too.

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