Just built new computer using MSI P6N SLI Platinum LGA 775 motherboard, intel Core 2 Duo 6750 cpu, XFX Geforce 8800 GTS 320 MB graphics card, 2x1 GB Patriot Extreme DDR2 1066 RAM, SATA hard drive and DVD, 620W power supply. I turned on power. Fans turn on. Motherboard power light turns on. It does not seem to make it to BIOS screen. No signal to monitor, no system status indicator lights on D-Bracket 2. The motherboard does not seem to be running any of its start-up routines. I reset CMOS, but with no visible effect. How do I get to BIOS screen so I can get past it to install operating system?
8/1/07: GREAT NEWS! It now works. I do not know exactly what solved the problem(s). I removed the video card. I detached all unnecessary components from the motherboard such as fans (except the CPU fan) and front port cables. I then removed the motherboard from the case and set it on the box the motherboard was packaged in. I noticed that the CPU cooler was not fully attached to the motherboard and fixed that. I placed the video card back on the motherboard and hooked up the monitor. I attached the power supply for the CPU, video card, and motherboard. I attached the power on/off cable from case. I then turned on power. The computer started up properly and stopped at the bios screen.
I looked in my case and noticed that 11 posts installed on the case, but the motherboard only needs 9 for attachment to the case. I heard alot about "shorting" the motherboard if it is not attached properly to the case. Perhaps the extra 2 posts were shorting it out. Well I removed the extras and attached the board back into the case with the correct 9 posts. (I did have to remove the video card again to attach MB back into case.)
Those were the only 2 issues I could find when working on my new computer. AND NOW IT WORKS! I would like to thank everyone who posted the helpful advice to my initial plea for help.
8/1/07: GREAT NEWS! It now works. I do not know exactly what solved the problem(s). I removed the video card. I detached all unnecessary components from the motherboard such as fans (except the CPU fan) and front port cables. I then removed the motherboard from the case and set it on the box the motherboard was packaged in. I noticed that the CPU cooler was not fully attached to the motherboard and fixed that. I placed the video card back on the motherboard and hooked up the monitor. I attached the power supply for the CPU, video card, and motherboard. I attached the power on/off cable from case. I then turned on power. The computer started up properly and stopped at the bios screen.
I looked in my case and noticed that 11 posts installed on the case, but the motherboard only needs 9 for attachment to the case. I heard alot about "shorting" the motherboard if it is not attached properly to the case. Perhaps the extra 2 posts were shorting it out. Well I removed the extras and attached the board back into the case with the correct 9 posts. (I did have to remove the video card again to attach MB back into case.)
Those were the only 2 issues I could find when working on my new computer. AND NOW IT WORKS! I would like to thank everyone who posted the helpful advice to my initial plea for help.