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tried to install a new x2 on a DFI nforce 3 ultra-D

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stockriderman

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I get long beeps. Does anyone have any idea why and what to do? I suspect it's either memory(512mb corsair value ram) or video(128mb ATI 9800 AIW PRO,AGP)

please help
 
huh, it already should come with x2 bios. It even has x2 sign on the box!
I can't even get to the screen. blank comuter screen...long beeps
 
There's just to many issues with this Mobo and yes with the RAM in your case is my speculation...many Beta Bios's have not corrected the problem...rumor has it that DFI is even recommending to RMA the Mobo and there will be a new Rev out<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12885&page=147&pp=15">Dear Customer
Thanks for your letter of July 10. The board needs to be re-worked,
furthermore, new BIOS has been solved the problem. Please contact with
your retailer and apply for RMA service. I apologize for the
inconvenience may cause you.
Sincerely Yours truly,
DFI Inc.</a>
 
Don't confuse the S939 nForce3 Lanparty with the (awesome) S754 variant. The DFI nForce3 S939 is an abomination, an embarassment. Return that stinker and get a real motherboard. Visit DFI Street Forums and witness the horror stories about this P.O.S. motherboard. It's a terrible product :thumbsdown:
 
Don't confuse the S939 nForce3 Lanparty with the (awesome) S754 variant.
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Well @ least in this thread no one should be confused unless/until AMD comes out with a DC 754 Square 😉
 
now I got a different psu. Nothing beeps.Nothing on the screen. Total blackness...

If I update bios with another cpu,would it change something?
 
Originally posted by: stockriderman
now I got a different psu. Nothing beeps.Nothing on the screen. Total blackness...

If I update bios with another cpu,would it change something?
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Wake up and smell the crap inside your case!

Get rid of that motherboard.

Go to the DFI Street forums if you insist on fighting with this awful product :thumbsdown:
 
Originally posted by: Starman
Originally posted by: stockriderman
now I got a different psu. Nothing beeps.Nothing on the screen. Total blackness...

If I update bios with another cpu,would it change something?
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Wake up and smell the crap inside your case!

Get rid of that motherboard.

Go to the DFI Street forums if you insist on fighting with this awful product :thumbsdown:
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So what motherboards would you suggest?

I mean,I'vere read the dfi forum and most people aren't happy because they have some weird hardware and want to do something I am not. All I am trying to do is install the damn thing and it's suppose to come with a x2 bios. Instead, I can't even get it to post.
Now, doesn't even beep!
 
I'm not sure how many of the over 130 pages of posts in the DFI Street forum Starman has read but while there are certainly some issues with this board, it is by no means an "awful" product. I'm running a Venice 3000 @ 320x8 with my ram (gskill 3200 le) at a 166 divider (256 mhz approx) using 2.5,4,3,7 1T and it runs great. My only complaint is the "cold boot" problem. Now I guess that someone that doesn't "mess" around with their equipment too much may think that this problem is "awful" and maybe rightly so. for those of us that use DFI products, we are willing to trade off some of the bugs that occur when you "overclock" the hell out of a board.

Now to your problem, I don't know if you are using 1x512 or 2x256, or what memory slots you are trying or what voltages, etc... If you would post as much detail about your rig as possible, that would be helpful. There are several people running X2's on this board without issues so it is definately capable. While it may very well be a bad board and require an RMA, it is more likely a problem with some other piece of hardware and these should be systematically eliminated before you go through the RMA process.

Hope this helps
 
I'm just warning you that you're fighting a losing battle. DFI is suggesting a hardware revision on top of everything else. Read that thread more carefully. It's not just a matter of wacky hardware configurations. The BIOS revisions suck and now (today) it's being reported that DFI is admitting that there are issues with the hardware itself. You're basically sitting on faulty hardware with a faulty BIOS. Gee, what fun!

Suitable replacements are available from Asus and MSI in the form of the A8V Deluxe and the Neo2 Platinum. Personally, I prefer the Asus, but they're both great S939 boards that are mature and won't have you pulling your hair out. I'd strongly suggest the Asus A8V Deluxe for its performance and compatibility with X2 (MSI has been having issues getting their board to work).
 
I purchased this board because I saw no other choice in the 939/agp overclocking arena: VIa 800 was out because of its lack overclocking ability, 890 was out because of its lack of X2, MSI was out due to its long list of bugs/poor QC. Add that was left was DFI. I decided to take the chance. I think they will get it right so I am sticking with them. IF it does need a revision I expect them to offer an RMA for it. I think they just need to get Oscar to spend a week with the board and get it right. Will see how the next 48 hours go as I try for the overclock. I may change my mind but I don't see another choice.
 
How do you figure that the KT800Pro isn't prime for overclocking?! It's great. The first revision of the Asus A8V Deluxe did not have a working PCI/AGP lock, but that was a long time ago. They've got all the tools to get the job done now :thumbsup:
 
Originally posted by: Crashedout
I purchased this board because I saw no other choice in the 939/agp overclocking arena: VIa 800 was out because of its lack overclocking ability, 890 was out because of its lack of X2, MSI was out due to its long list of bugs/poor QC. Add that was left was DFI. I decided to take the chance. I think they will get it right so I am sticking with them. IF it does need a revision I expect them to offer an RMA for it. I think they just need to get Oscar to spend a week with the board and get it right. Will see how the next 48 hours go as I try for the overclock. I may change my mind but I don't see another choice.
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the EPoX 939/agp boards are very solid

EPoX EP-9NDA3+

EPoX EP-9NDA3J


 
I could not find many reports of the the epox and the via stuff running at >275. The previous DFI's and even the MSI seem to reach this level quite often, at least as far as the data I could find. If I wanted a non-overclocking board I would have done the Epox as I have not liked Via very much since the Nforce2. You are the first person that has really pushed the Asus, maybe I will give it a try if DFI cannot fix the problems. The abit NF7 went through a lot of problems and finally became a very good board, so I am willing to stick it out. The 6800 vs NF3 has me more worried than the DFI bios problems, will see.
 
The abit NF7 went through a lot of problems and finally became a very good board, so I am willing to stick it out.
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The Abit NF7 went through 2 Rev's before it became a good Mobo...
 
Actually I have a rev 1.0 NF7 and about the third bios it became very good. Will see what DFI will do, I remain positive unless Oscar is working for another company...
 
Many of you who have older ABIT NF7 revisions may object to this saying that their mainboards also work perfectly well with 400MHz bus frequency, even though they are based on the older NVIDIA nForce2 chipset version. It would be true. Starting from the very first Rev. 1.0, all NF7 mainboards did allow increasing the FSB frequency up to 200MHz and higher and remained very stable working in this mode. But despite this fact, the actual state of things is not quite correct. In reality only those Athlon XP processors were working properly with 400MHz bus, which were based on Thoroughbred core. As we saw during our tests, Athlon XP processors on Barton core didn?t work stably on earlier revisions of ABIT NF7. The problem was inside the chipset.

Now NVIDIA is shipping new nForce2 chipset stepping, which will be officially known as nForce2 Ultra 400 and will support any Socket A processors with 400MHz bus.
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Abit NF7
 
I am aware of this with the NF7 since I have one, I was mad at them for this but I still ended up with a good rev 1.0 board. I don't forsee an NF3 Ulta 400 since Nvidia has moved on to the NF4. I am not sure where this thread is going, let try an bring it back to the DFI or let it die.
 
I'm aware of the Abit NF7 and NF7-S as well as I've had to replace a few of each with their later revs without being able to RMA them with Abit...as far as the DFI is concerned already there are reports of the Board undervolting with the resistor which I'm assuming everyone received and the latest Official BIOS being junk...Personally I would like to see a new Rev with the Karajan audio module as 1st reported
 
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