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DFI LanParty nFII Ultra-B

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phillx800

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I have just bought a DFI LanParty board and when I installed it into my case and tried booting up my nice new system, I got nothing. I changed everything out (memory, PSU, CPU, graphics card etc) and still no joy.

Now I was just wondering if anyone else has had this problem with a DFI LanParty board? Right now I have ordered a NF7-S Rev 2 again as I know they have always proven a stable and great overclocking board to use.

Thanks for the replies in advance!
 
The nForce2-based DFIs were supposed to be quite good, although my experience only extends to the useless KT400-based board.

Don't the LanParty boards have some diagnostic LEDs that change between green and red depending on what the board's doing during POST?
I do remember the board I had taking an age to POST- how long have you left it for?
 
All four of them are RED which I assume isnt ideal!! I have left it for a little while, definitely no longer than 30 seconds for it to try and post.. But I think I might have fried the darn board.. Man I feel like an arse! 😱
 
Originally posted by: phillx800
All four of them are RED which I assume isnt ideal!! I have left it for a little while, definitely no longer than 30 seconds for it to try and post.. But I think I might have fried the darn board.. Man I feel like an arse! 😱
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I can't remember what four reds mean, but I'm fairly sure it means that it's stuck during the early stages of POSTing. That means either some hardware component is dead, or the board's had it.

Have you checked the DIP switches on the board, and set them to 100Mhz FSB speed to see if that's the problem? Also, try one stick of known-working RAM, and try it without a video card in to see if the LEDs start changing. If you can get them to start going green (in various patterns) then the board should be okay.
 
I have checked the hardware I was using and its all working fine in another PC..

I have tried re-setting the bios but that hasnt worked either... Im gonna wait for this Bios chip to be sent out to me, although dont I need a special tool for that to be replaced?
 
Originally posted by: phillx800
I have checked the hardware I was using and its all working fine in another PC..

I have tried re-setting the bios but that hasnt worked either... Im gonna wait for this Bios chip to be sent out to me, although dont I need a special tool for that to be replaced?
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A chip remover would be useful, but if you're very very careful with two small flathead screwdrivers you can get it out without damaging it.
Inserting the new one should be a lot easier, just remember to push it down evenly; if you push down one end and then the other, you're liable to break it 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Dopefiend
Originally posted by: phillx800
I have checked the hardware I was using and its all working fine in another PC..

I have tried re-setting the bios but that hasnt worked either... Im gonna wait for this Bios chip to be sent out to me, although dont I need a special tool for that to be replaced?
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A chip remover would be useful, but if you're very very careful with two small flathead screwdrivers you can get it out without damaging it.
Inserting the new one should be a lot easier, just remember to push it down evenly; if you push down one end and then the other, you're liable to break it 🙂
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I have emailed DFI about this and Im hoping for a reply at some point. Im a little nervous about doing it, but I will do my best in not breaking anything! I will let you know how I get one when the replacement chip gets here!
 
Try unplugging the power supply, remove the CMOS battery, set the CMOS jumper on "clear" and leave it that way for a day. For some reason, sometimes the CMOS on these boards are very stubborn.
 
I have the same board. The LEDs are supposed to be red. However, the first one I got I accidently crushed a few transistors when installing a thermalright heatsink (it was listed as compatible when I ordered it, but they later changed it...bastards).

Anyways, the board would do just what you are describing, the LEDs would light up, the drives and fans would spin but it would not post. Thankfully they replaced it for free.
 
well i have another motherboard on the way and so i will use that till the replacement bios chip comes for the dfi.. although if the DFI works with the chip (or if it dont they said i can RMA it) I will have two boards, so i will try overclocking on them both, see whats faster and go from there...
 
This is a late reply, but I had problems with the same board last night. Four red lights is exactly what you want, it is the last lighting combination in the boot process, and they stay lit even after Windows opens.

Removing the J8 CMOS jumper and booting, shutting down, replacing the jumper and rebooting did the trick for me. Remember to choose the "optimum" setting in BIOS before going any further. You can re-tweak it once it is running.

Did anything at all appear on the screen? This sounds like it could be a video card problem.
 
The board was completely dead. I tested everything in other systems and it was fine.

Im unsure why it was dead, but hey, I got a new one and I was happy.. Although, Ive gone back to my NF7-S Rev 2 rather than sticking with the DFI.. something just wasnt right about it..
 
Four lights is completely alive. How strange. No spinning fans, and no nothing?

In mine, everything spun, but the screen remained blank - not even a flicker. At that point, however, only the fourth light lit, and that meant it was doing a checksum (or whatever) on the CMOS. Clearing the CMOS cleared the problem.

Your problem looks like it happened as soon as you got the board, whereas mine arose after a few days of fiddling and installing Windows (i.e., human error played its part). It seems to be a pretty cool board. I only hope I can figure out the rest of the 8.4 gazillion BIOS settings!
 
Oh the fans where spinning but nothing was happening at all! Thing wouldnt post or do anything.. Really was annoyed.. Probably human error anyways..

I dont use the board anymore which is a pain in the butt really because I spent out the cash to have 'the best one' and it didnt work, so I ended up buying another board to use whilst that one was getting repaired or whatever.. So I have one spare board not doing anything and then the other which was only a back up, doing everything!

Oh well.. Going to be selling them both at some point anyways!
 
Four red LEDs could also indicate a corrupt BIOS. Corrupted BIOSes are common on DFI motherboards when overclocked too high. You could always re-flash the BIOS chip by yourself or sending it in. This is discussed quite a bit over at DFI-Street forums. (http://www.dfi-street.com)
 
I did get a replacement bios chip through the post from DFI and that didnt work either.. I had to send it back to them and they sent me a brand new board (as far as I know..)

Either way, at the moment, the DFI dont get used but the ABit board does and is being used... Ah what you gonna do?
 
I prefer the Abit with the hassles I have had with this one.. Although I will agree it is a nice board, once its working..
 
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