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Thread ID: 61960	2005-09-22 06:43:00	New computer, new problems	Agent_24 (57)	Press F1

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390104	2005-09-22 06:43:00	Got my new AMD Athlon 64 3700+ CPU and installed it into my MSI K8T Neo FIS2R board with expectations of fast computing :D ..... silly me... :blush: So, with the Aeneon DDR400 ram (CL 3) I bought for it, I get absolutely no beeps, and the D-Bracket LED's hang at "early chipset initialization". Take it out, I get the 3 'no ram' beeps, and nothing doing either. Tried a friend's V-Data DDR400 (CL 2.5), thought this might have been the problem - but same as with the Aeneon ram. Is it the ram, the cpu, the board, the fact that the case is black? :illogical ... I do not know... I'm guessing I may need to update the BIOS but how to do so if system won't even complete the POST??	Agent_24 (57)
390105	2005-09-22 06:51:00	That's why it's called the bleeding edge. My immunity relies on waiting until the hardware is "obsolete". The price is right then, too. :cool: If you are getting "recognisable" beep codes, the CPU is working. The BIOS POST is just code in ROM; it has to be fed to a CPU to run. ;) So it's not all custard.	Graham L (2)
390106	2005-09-22 06:58:00	Is it the ram, the cpu, the board, the fact that the case is black? What size PSU do you have? AMDs above 3200+ need a lot more grunt than those below . The only way you are going to know whether the CPU is shot or not is to borrow another CPU of the same socket/chipset to try, though as Graham says, if you get beeps with no RAM then it is not likely to be the CPU . You would not get any beeps at all if the CPU wasn't working .	FoxyMX (5)
390107	2005-09-22 07:19:00	the PSU is a Thermaltake PurePower 420 Watt, but at the moment all it's running is the board and CPU, no harddrives or video cards... so I'd expect it to power just those parts OK. Specs: 40A @ +5v, 18A @ +12v, 30A @ +3.3v, 0.3A @ -5v, 0.8A @ -12v, 2A @ +5VSB Supposing it IS the ram, what would be a good brand to try??	Agent_24 (57)
390108	2005-09-22 08:19:00	<snip>all it's running is the board and CPU, no harddrives or video cards . . . Put a video card in and try again . Some motherboards will not fire up without one . Though I would have expected a protest beep . . . Also, there is the odd motherboard which requires a hard drive connected so try attaching an IDE drive if you are still getting nowhere . As for RAM, any working generic RAM of the type the motherboard takes will be fine . Just try one stick in a slot specified by the motherboard manual for a single stick .	FoxyMX (5)
390109	2005-09-22 09:47:00	What I meant was that at the moment the PSU is only powering the CPU and motherboard, I am using a video card that does not require an extra power connector at the moment. Ram was generic Aeneon DDR400 CL3, which when tested in my friends computer produced 3 beeps (his ram did not work in my computer, however)	Agent_24 (57)
390110	2005-09-22 10:39:00	So, with the Aeneon DDR400 ram (CL 3) I bought for it, I get absolutely no beeps, and the D-Bracket LED's hang at "early chipset initialization". I'm guessing I may need to update the BIOS but how to do so if system won't even complete the POST?? Try another graphics card. Try another PSU www.msicomputer.com	pctek (84)
390111	2005-09-22 11:17:00	Got my new AMD Athlon 64 3700+ CPU and installed it into my MSI K8T Neo FIS2R board with expectations of fast computing :D . . . . . silly me . . . :blush: So, with the Aeneon DDR400 ram (CL 3) I bought for it, I get absolutely no beeps, and the D-Bracket LED's hang at "early chipset initialization" . Take it out, I get the 3 'no ram' beeps, and nothing doing either . Tried a friend's V-Data DDR400 (CL 2 . 5), thought this might have been the problem - but same as with the Aeneon ram . Is it the ram, the cpu, the board, the fact that the case is black? :illogical . . . I do not know . . . I'm guessing I may need to update the BIOS but how to do so if system won't even complete the POST?? Ok how many stick of Dim are you using 2,3? Reason why I am asking is, some dual channel boards won't run on 1 or 3 dims . Also have you tried other dim slots (Im guessing you have, just checking) . You have plugged in the P4 class 4 pin power connector as well as the main MB power connector? yep I seen a few people miss that one and from memory it gives off ram type error codes . Have you tried clearing the Cmos?, I assume you have never got it to post? BTW why did you buy a 3700? a 3000 or 3200 will overclock to the same speeds as a 3700 will overclock to at near half the cost .	Battleneter (60)
390112	2005-09-22 11:24:00	I only have one stick of ram at the moment, but as far as I know this isn't a dual channel board (I thought that was only the socket 939's ?) I have tried the ram in each slot, and tried clearing the BIOS. and yes the aux power connector is plugged in.	Agent_24 (57)
390113	2005-09-22 11:29:00	I only have one stick of ram at the moment, but as far as I know this isn't a dual channel board (I thought that was only the socket 939's ?) I have tried the ram in each slot, and tried clearing the BIOS. and yes the aux power connector is plugged in. Yes your right 754 does not come in dual channel, but check the manual for memory configurations just in case You purchased a 754 motherboard and CPU? you crazy crazy guy. Should have gone 939 all the way, what possed you to do that? 939 is about the same price now and comes in AGP and PCIE and more overclockable, so no reason to go 754? Anyway, removed all cards? and also try pulling out the board and running outside the case with CPU,ram and video, to eliminate earthing, ie hex nut out of pace where it should not be can hold a board down etc.	Battleneter (60)
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