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I am putting together a new system and am regretting the mobo i chose. I got the MSI K8N NEO2 PLATINUM Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce3 Ultra ATX AMD and when i put the system together i was having problems when i tried to install the drivers to control it. The system also kept just randomly rebooting and before the night was over the system won't even attempt to power up. I check all the conections and even unconnect and retest the power and it does nothing, it doesn't even attemtp to start up the PS fan or give any beeping errors. When i did some digging i found that it is not uncommon to have trouble with this board so instead of RMAing and hoping to get one of the few that work i wonder if i'm not just better off eating the restocking fee and getting something else. Many thanks for any advice.

I got a:
socket 939 AMD 64 3700
a BFG AGP 256MB 6800 GT ultra
2 mushkin SP3200 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200)
a Seasonic 500W PS
 
Persevere with this board mate as it's well worth the effort.

I had this board for a while before I required a PCI-E interface and I went straight to another MSI board because I rated my NEO2 so highly.

The NEO2 is still used by my parents with a Winchester A64 3000+ and never faulted.

My advice,

Firstly make sure your memory is installed into the correct slots.

http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_detail.php?UID=607

Secondly install the D Bracket with the diagnostic LED's on it and check your manual to see where the system is having issues.

Remove any non essential PCI cards and check boot, unplug HD and check boot, unplug CDRW/DVD and check boot etc to see if there is a component issue. Include any Firewire or USB leads in this check.

Check that your power cable is correctly connected to the MB (Both 20/24pin and 4pin) and also check you graphics card is seated correctly etc. Check your cables and MB to ensure there is no short to ground (cut cable insulation etc).

Then read here:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=43033&page=1&pp=25

And make sure to grab the latest bios once your up and running.

Let us know how you get on.
 
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