eVGA SLI motherboard problem

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Avalonthas

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Ive ran into a big issue and im trying to resolve it. I took a bunch of pics and posted my specs on my ftp, so check out the problem and hopefully someone has run into this already and can help me fix this.

http://stupidcanada.com/mobo/
 
I had the problem with the floppy as well, but mine ended up being I reversed the cables. You might try making a thread at the EVGA boards, there techs do respond to new problems via the boards. Another note, I noticed you're booting at Temp 43C, that seems hot cause my proccy normally idles under 40.

Looking at how extensivly you tested it, you might have gotten a dud.

Edit: I just saw your post on the EVGA boards.
 
well my room is very hot because the heats on (winter in canada)....so since my case is cracked open on both sides, im loosing some consistency in my cooling, including the 2 window fans. And i havent put in my rear/intake fans yet, so esentially im running on the cpu fan and a blowhole at the top which is useless without an enclosed enviroment which is what i think the temps are that way, but i can always fix that by putting some new and better non stock thermal compound on it, no worries there.

I left message on evga boards hopefully they help, i hate RMA'ing stuff :( Luckily i get free rma shipping back to the company i bought it
 
Try putting it in the slots correctly. Use the yellow slots first. You have it in 1 blue and 1 yeellow.
 
put in a floppy drive and see if you can boot into dos (use another pc to format a system floppy). if you can, flash your bios and try again.

of course, this is if you have access to another pc to download the bios file. you can always contact evga and see if they will send you another bios chip.
 
As DevilDog mentions you have your memory incorrect for dual channel!
The manual is wrong in it's statement regarding the positions used for dual channel.
Just use the colour coding either yellow or blue slots for your memory.
My cpu Opteron 148 according to the bios temps I'm running at close to 50c!
But using myguard my temps are around 43c, still too high IMO (this is with the retail stock heatsink). I've since ordered another decent HSF.
Have you tried clearing the cmos ? edit: I see that you have already reset everything countless times!
 
The only time i get a 7f error is if i don't have an HD that has an operating system on it as master.

In only one of those pictures do i see a hard drive connected, and it's on an SATA.

perhaps try reinstalling windows on the sata drive? Or using an IDE drive to test.
 
DEVILDOG said:
Try putting it in the slots correctly. Use the yellow slots first. You have it in 1 blue and 1 yeellow.
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Yea i had my memory arranged in 1blue.yellow because thats how the manual told me to do it, but i check evga's website last night and there has been a manual revision for that page so i fixed that up already and still got the 7F error code


Kreiger5 said:
The only time i get a 7f error is if i don't have an HD that has an operating system on it as master.

In only one of those pictures do i see a hard drive connected, and it's on an SATA.

perhaps try reinstalling windows on the sata drive? Or using an IDE drive to test.
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Thats a 250gig seagate Sata that has nothing on it, after i fixed some bios stuff up i was planning on installing windows (had to set boot from cd first)....but i also tried with my old 120gig samsung with windows installled already set on master and no luckk, still 7F
 
The EVGA mobo is a rebadged Jetway 939GT4SLI.
Going thru the pdf manual(found Here 7F refers to 7F POST: error check Check POST - error and display them and ask for user intervention

Check in the bios (under intergrated peripherals/onchip ide function) and make sure your sata channels are set to auto and not raid.
 
he cant get into bios. no key board response. try to boot into dos and reflash bios. if this doesnt work, and you have access to another nf4 board (any make ok) hot flash your bios.
 
try with one stick of ram a piece. its possible you got a bad stick,

do you have another floppy to try?

and you get 7f regardless of whats plugged in?.
 
I fixed the error today. I setup the components outside of my case and it worked fine, keyboard worked, all functioned....when its in the case something is shorting everything out.
 
Avalonthas said:
I fixed the error today. I setup the components outside of my case and it worked fine, keyboard worked, all functioned....when its in the case something is shorting everything out.
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Check that you din't have an extra stand-off somewhere in the case.

 
I got the checksum error until I completed removed all power from my bios and cleared cmos like twice. Then it was a go. Damn jumper is only accessible with long pliers in antec p180. I hate the placement.
 
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