MSI problem...

Jeckyl · Feb 19, 2005

Ok... SO my MSI Neo Platium mobo needed to be RMA'd and they finally sent me a new one after a month. I plugged everything in (had to force the 4 prong power connector a bit) and it wont boot up. The led lights on my fans flash for a seconed and then its dead. When I plug the d-bracket in, one light lights up which shows me there is power going to the board.

I bought Arctic 5 thermal gel, the only thing I am thinking is that I possibly did not apply enough? But regaurdless I can't get this thing to boot and my mind is a bit blown. I don't think it is the processor because when I removed the chip I was quite careful and placed it directly in an electrostatic bag. So I am outta ideas. Please please help.

ETUKE · Feb 19, 2005

specs on your system??and what was wrong with the old board,,same problem?

Jeckyl · Feb 19, 2005

ETUKE said:
specs on your system??and what was wrong with the old board,,same problem?

Amd Ath64 3400+
1 gig corsair ram
Msi Neo Paltinum
80 gig HD

The problem last time was the usb ports were not working. Now the thing won't boot up but for a quick flash of my led fans when I hit the power button. Any ideas? I really doubt it is the chip

rseven · Feb 19, 2005

Do you have a floppy drive? If you do, disconnect it and try to boot. If you hook up a floppy power supply wrong, and it's easy to do by only catching 3 of the 4 pins, you get just the problem you've described.

ETUKE · Feb 19, 2005

try switching the ram to different slots,,,try with basic cards installed see if it boots.Check all you cables to be sure they are plugged in proper.

Jeckyl · Feb 19, 2005

ETUKE said:
try switching the ram to different slots,,,try with basic cards installed see if it boots.Check all you cables to be sure they are plugged in proper.

done and done, I tried booting with just the processor and ram, and it won't do that either... Still not sure exactly what is going on, could it just be a fault motherboard?

ETUKE · Feb 19, 2005

Just to be sure ..do you have the cpu fan plugged into the proper header?

Jeckyl · Feb 19, 2005

ETUKE said:
Just to be sure ..do you have the cpu fan plugged into the proper header?

hehe yeah I do, its hard to miss that one.. so do we think it is just a goner?

ETUKE · Feb 19, 2005

check the psu rail voltages too,and also check that 4 pin connector that you said was hard to push in.What psu you running?also make sure the clear cmos jumper is on the right 2 pins(you never know)

edit:did you make sure that the board isnt shorting out when you installed n the case?

edit#2:If you running a winnie then try just 1 stick of ram,,,have heard older bios cant recognize the winnies and they will boot with 1 stick(single channel).Not sure if it applies to the msi but the av8 and abits had this issue.

Jeckyl · Feb 19, 2005

ETUKE said:
check the psu rail voltages too,and also check that 4 pin connector that you said was hard to push in.What psu you running?also make sure the clear cmos jumper is on the right 2 pins(you never know)

edit:did you make sure that the board isnt shorting out when you installed n the case?

edit#2:If you running a winnie then try just 1 stick of ram,,,have heard older bios cant recognize the winnies and they will boot with 1 stick(single channel).Not sure if it applies to the msi but the av8 and abits had this issue.

How do I know if the board is shorting when I installed it? I checked the cmos and that was fine, I am unsure of the psu brand, it was stock with the aspire case. and how to I check the rail voltage? Sorry I am kinda new to the whole building scene and am passed what I know now.

ETUKE · Feb 19, 2005

easiest way to check the board to see if its shorting is to run it outside the case,,,to check the rails for proper voltage you need a vom or digital volt reader.does you psu stay on when you turn on the mobo?

Jeckyl · Feb 20, 2005

ETUKE said:
easiest way to check the board to see if its shorting is to run it outside the case,,,to check the rails for proper voltage you need a vom or digital volt reader.does you psu stay on when you turn on the mobo?

I don't think so, because there is no sound at all... but I am just puzzled because the psu was probably only running for a total of 7-14 days in its lifetime so how could it be gone already. I just feel like the only thing that changed was the motherboard, it was wrong then and wrong now... but I could be wrong...

ETUKE · Feb 20, 2005

sounds like you have a dead board,If its possible try the PSU in another comp.If it works then RMA the board.

Jeckyl · Feb 20, 2005

ETUKE said:
sounds like you have a dead board,If its possible try the PSU in another comp.If it works then RMA the board.

will do man, thanks a bunch for your help... hehe bummer that it turned out to be all what we didn't want it to be... a dead board.. but such is life

grunt03 · Feb 20, 2005

i think that it was just simply a DDR issue, I had the same thing og on with my board. After I completed the RMA I figured it out.

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