Vexing problem with new PC
By
ebon3,
Posted on: 2009-11-05 17:45 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs
Make sure that you have installed the SLI Video Link Card that shipped with the motherboard correctly. Make sure that your monitor is connected to the video card in the PCI-E1 slot, not the PCI-E3 slot.
Go into the BIOS (Delete key during Boot), go to the Advanced BIOS Features page and set the Primary Graphics Adapter to PCI-E (or an SLI setting if available). I would also set the Full Screen Logo Display to Disabled to allow you to see any error messages during bootup.
Go down to the Chipset Feature sub-menu and set the Onboard Video to Disabled.
I don't see any SLI specific settings in the BIOS screens in the manual.
The 8 LED's grouped above the PCI-E1 slot are diagnostic LED's that work in pairs to form 4 groups. This gives you 16 combinations of LED signals that can be used to troubleshoot what stage of POST the system is hanging at. It's just a visual indicator instead of the beep codes.
Those LED Status Indicators are listed beginning on page 2-25 of the User Manual that shipped with the motherboard. Sometimes the motherboard is only on the CD in a PDF document, but you still have it available. You can also download it from the MSI website as I did.
Once you have the system working and the OS installed, there is a driver/utility for configuring the NV SLI on the installation cd as well. You will need to install this to select the Enable SLI technology setting.
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Thanks Tex, I got the system to boot after popping out 2 memory modules and I'm on my way. I'll go over your list again after the OS and various updates are installed.
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Long story short, old PC fried abd I needed to get something with a little muscle together since using my PS3 doesn't quite fill all my gaming needs (mainly CoH)
A) 1 qty AMD Phenom II X2 545 Dual Core Processor - 3.00GHz, Socket AM3, 6MB Cache, 2000MHz (4000 MT/s) FSB, Retail, Processor with Fan
B) 2 qty B52-0250 BFG GeForce GTS 250 OC Video Card - 512MB GDDR3, PCI Express 2.0, (2) Dual Link DVI, SLI Ready
C) 1 qty C13-2503 Corsair TX750W 750-Watt Power Supply - ATX, 140mm Fan, SLI-Ready, SATA-Ready, 80Plus
D) 2 qty C13-6082 Corsair Dual Channel TWINX 4096MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory (2 x 2048MB)
E) 1 qty C44-3390 Creative Labs 70SB088600002 SoundBlaster X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty Pro PCIe Sound Card
F) 1 qty M452-6032 MSI K9N2 SLI Platinum Motherboard - nForce 750a, Socket AM2+, ATX, Audio, Video, DVI, PCI Express 2.0, USB 2.0, SATA, RAID, SLI
All stuffed in a Coolermaster CM690 case with 3 120mm fans and 3 140mm fans along with a 750 gig sata drive and sata CD/DVD reader.
I'm at a loss for the reason why thier is no video (monitor flashes analop input, but I'm using a DVI-D adapter for my LCD - had a regular DVI-D cable but family member conviently cannibalized it when my old compy went down)?
I'm wondering if I need to go into the BIOS and set the MB up for PCI-E operation since it has onboard video (complicated further by using an older version of the DVI-D interface for video for which I have no correct adpater). To the possiblity that there is a component failure on th rig.
Also the power on LED and HD activity LED are blinking when the computer is on.
In any event I appreciate any help or advice pointed my way.
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