Please help with K7N420 Pro

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Well, I think I got it fingered out. It seems the damn msi board does not
like my old ti4200. I tried the onboard and it boots every time. So I
popped in my even older GF3 ti200 and it still boots every time. This
ti4200 works perfectly in my Epox 8RDA+ and an old Abit BH6 so why doesn't
the MSI junk work with it?

DaveL


"DaveL" <dave1027@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>I dug this out of mothballs to fix up a pc for a kid. I put a new cmos
>battery on it because the original one had gone dead. This damn thing is
>hard to get to boot. It intermittly goes straight to all red d-led. So I
>cycle the psu and hit the power button again and sometimes it boots. I
>tried another psu, updating to the latest 2.8 bios. Nothing has helped.
>Anybody heard of this problem?
>
> Thanks
> DaveL

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.msi-microstar (More info?)

You would think that but I tried two PSUs, a 400 watt and a 450. The 400 is
an Allied with dual fans and has run systems that demanded much more power
than this bare bones MSI setup. I think the AGP slot is weak.

DaveL


"dino" <whyme@help.com> wrote in message
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> possibilty that it is drawing more power and the PSU isn't up to snuff to
> power it??
>

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Good thinking but no, the ti4200 is 1.5 volt compatible. The whole thing
is over and done with now. I gave it to my friends kid already with the
even older Geforce 3 card in it. It works flawless with it. The ti4200 is
back in the Abit BH6 and working as good as ever. I just think something
about the agp slot on the MSI has deteriorated. This same ti4200 used to
work in the thing.

DaveL


"Gollum" <Gollum@pretty.net> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 21:52:24 -0700, "DaveL" <dave1027@comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
>>You would think that but I tried two PSUs, a 400 watt and a 450. The 400
>>is
>>an Allied with dual fans and has run systems that demanded much more power
>>than this bare bones MSI setup. I think the AGP slot is weak.
>>
>>DaveL
>>
>>
>>"dino" <whyme@help.com> wrote in message
>>news:g9vMe.7397$7R.478723@news20.bellglobal.com...
>>> possibilty that it is drawing more power and the PSU isn't up to snuff
>>> to
>>> power it??
>>>
>
> Some boards will only accept newer 1.5v AGP cards, not the older 3v.
> Might this be the problem?
>
> Gollum