Recent content by Ellemennopea

Consider the post above you. If the same games you'd want on the console are offered on the PC for 10-30 dollars cheaper, it will add up fast. Even if you spend 200 more on the computer than the console, if you bought the same 10 or so games for each, the price would then be equal. Every game...

It gave me a bunch of error messages when Windows was installing, but it seems to have worked because it booted up to my desktop. Thanks very much for the help.

Ok, I do mean open box. I didn't know what oem meant. Good thing I am fine with looking foolish. I don't really know what posting means or how to tell if it has. I do have a 4-led interface installed that came with the mobo that displays light codes using green/red lights. It goes through...

I got this error code, and I googled it to find two threads on the whole damn internet, to which no one had replied with anything useful. I need help and I need it fast. If I send this board back I forfeit 20 dollars on restock fee and shipping, and if it isn't the cause of the problem then...

I have 6 days to determine if it is the motherboard or something else causing the system to fail and I don't really know what I am doing. Is it possible my XP install got corrupted somehow? I need to resolve this asap, otherwise I am just going to have to return the board, buy another, and...

I set up the motherboard on the box outside of the case and turned it on, and it did the same thing. I tried removing the RAM and when I turned it on it did a long beep and paused, and then kept repeating that. I also put a paper clip from the green wire to the black wire and the fan in the...

I bought an open box MSI P6N Platinum from newegg. The box had everything in it and nothing looks wrong with it, but I can't get the system to run. When I power it up it beeps twice, shows the MSI logo screen, then seemingly tries to boot up, then the screen displays the no signal box, then it...

tried 2x1 gb sticks and it does the same thing. One thing made it do something different. I switched out the old pata cable for a new one and then when it booted it asked me to insert something to boot from. Didn't do me any good, but at least it is different.

Besides the two hard drives, everything is already stripped down to basics. mobo, 1 stick of ram, cpu, gpu, 1 cd drive, and 2 hard drives is what I have connected. I was using the hard drives before and they were fine, but I will try only connecting the main drive when I get home. The new...

Is it possible that the ram is not compatible with my board? Should I use ram that has been tested with the board? Here is a pdf of ram that MSI tested with my specific board: http://global.msi.com.tw/uploads/test_report/TR10_1140.pdf Of those I found only one on Newegg that is 2gb that...

I cleared the CMOS settings earlier and it did nothing. The mobo has a button for it, so I did that. I also removed the battery and replaced it just to make sure. No change. I've also tried putting the memory in each slot and it did the same thing in each slot. I may buy some different...

Yes, it reboots repeatedly. It beeps twice at the MSI screen.

I just received my new comp parts today. I put it all together and turned it on and it just goes in circles while booting. I am new to system building and I have no idea how to figure out where the problem is. System is: MSI P6N Platinum motherboard MSI NX8800GT video card GSkill Single...

I bought all the stuff last night, so it's too late to change my decisions. I was planning to add another 8800gt when the price drops significantly enough for it to be considered cheap by my standards. I got the mobo that I chose because there was an open box version for ~75 dollars and it...

K, that's what I needed to know. Basically I will be able to tell if the power supply doesn't cut it just by how the system handles.