MSI website clearly states DDR2 667/800 memory. Can you borrow a stick from someone to try it? Is your cpu on the MSI list of compatible cpu's? Paul Hachmeyer ________________________________________ From: Personal Computer Hardware discussion List [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tom Mayer SC [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 4:35 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] No Video after installing new MSI motherboard Possibly this MB requires 2 sticks of RAM rather than one stick. Check the MB manual. Just a thought. Tom Russ Poffenberger wrote: > 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 > [log in to unmask] > > -----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 Visit our website regularly for FAQs, articles, how-to's, tech tips and much more http://freepctech.com