Thanks to all for your help. The problem is resolved. The RAM was the
problem. I was told that the DDR2 533 ram that I had would work with this
MSI board that says it supports DDR2 667/800. This was incorrect. I
purchased a 1GB stick of DDR2 800 and the system is running fine. Thanks
again for all of your input.
Kind regards,
Vanessa Henderson
----- Original Message -----
From: "Russ Poffenberger" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 11:57 PM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] No Video after installing new MSI motherboard
Hi Vanessa,
The other things to try are re-socketing the CPU and making sure the MB is
not being shorted to the standoffs. If it still doesn't work, the CPU or MB
could be bad.
Russ Poffenberger
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-----Original Message-----
From: Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Vanessa Henderson
Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 12:22 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] No Video after installing new MSI motherboard
Thanks for your response. But there is no video card. I have nothing in the
PCI slots. I'm using onboard video. Just to make sure that the onboard video
was not a problem, I tried installing a video card, but got the same amber
colored light on the monitor. I tried re-seating the ram, I've tried a
brand new stick of ram. I've tried leaving the hard drive unhooked, I've
tried a new power supply. This MSI G31M3-F v2 board is an Intel socket
775. The specs are: . 2 DIMMs w/ DDR2 667/800 upto 4GB
. 1 PCI-E 16X; 2 PCI-; 8 USB
. 10/100 LAN; SATAII up to 4; ATA 133
. MSI Dual CoreCenter; Live Update
. 9.6 in (L) x 7.6 in (W) Micro-ATX
The tech guy at Fry's told me that the DDR2 4200 (533) ram that I have will
be compatible with this board. Is that true being that the specs state it
supports DD2 667/800?
Thanks for your help,
Vanessa H.
----- Original Message -----
From: [log in to unmask]
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 2:24:37 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] No Video after installing new MSI motherboard
What have you tried so far? What other components are installed?
Double-check that all the components are properly seated, especially the
Video Card and its connections.
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] No Video after installing new MSI motherboard
From: Vanessa Henderson <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sun, September 13, 2009 11:27 pm
To: [log in to unmask]
I've just installed a new MSI motherboard in a system that the previous
board went bad. I have 1 stick of DDR2 4200. Once I press the power
button,
my monitor says no signal and the screen stays black. All fans are
running,
but I can't see a thing. Please help
Kind regards,
Vanessa Henderson
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