Sharptooth+ Posted May 5, 2006 Posted May 5, 2006 Okay I just got a DFI LanParty NFII Ultra B board and when I booted for the first time I was greeted with the dreaded 4 red leds. The parts that I used on it came from a working computer (from my sig) so I know for sure that the cpu, memory, video card and power supply are not the issue. I tried the following without success: Removed the board from the case and booted up with just cpu (XP-M 2600+) and 1 stick of 512mb (PC3200), video card (6600GT) and single PATA HD. Removed the board from the case and booted up with Athlon T-bird 1400 and 1 stick of 256mb (PC3200), video card (6600GT) and single PATA HD. Cleared the CMOS (removed the battery overnight with p/s unplugged). Cleared the J8 (overclock jumper) The cpu cooler that I used was a Thermaltake Big Typhoon but I noticed it was bumping two capacitors. They were angled somewhat so I did try a different heatsink/fan combo. It didn't help either. When I bootup the fans all spin and I can hear the HD start up but I don't get a post screen and I can see all four leds turn red. I also tried: Changing the CMOS battery I knew was working on another computer. Hot flashing the CMOS on another computer. When I hot flashed, I used my NF7 as a donor. I booted up with NF7 and I loaded "optimized defaults" saved and quit before I set the cd-rom as my first bootup device. I inserted a pre-made Tmod cd with all the DFI utilities and bioses and selected LP Ultra B Hellfire Rev 3 bios. Then, I carefully removed the CMOS chip and placed the DFI into it. I proceeded to flash it in which case it told me that it didn't recognize but I flashed it anyways. The write sequences were all red (bad) and I let it complete before shutting down. Additionally it could not verify the flash. It just hung. I did this cycle twice but it was the same result. I took the cmos chip and inserted it back in the LP Ultra B and it still gave the 4 red leds. What's hosed the cmos chip? Or do you think it's something else? --Fernando P.S. I did have the +12v (cpu lead) plugged into the motherboard and the molex connector to the video card. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharptooth+ Posted May 5, 2006 Posted May 5, 2006 I don't know for sure if this is related to the bios. However, I'm willing to try a new CMOS chip with Hellfire's Rev 3 bios flashed just to see if it is. I'm particularily interested in this Hellfire version because I have TCCD memory and xp-m 2600+. I think it would get me 10x250. Where can I obtain this service? --Fernando Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loggan26 Posted May 5, 2006 Posted May 5, 2006 Um what service, purchasing a new rom chip????????????? IF yes then c Tmod, he should be able to acomodate ya Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
king of nothing Posted May 5, 2006 Posted May 5, 2006 When hotflashing you want to follow the directions here. Tmod's CD is great for normal flashing but it doesn't use the right switches for hotflashing. BTW -- where in Iowa do you live. If you live close by I could loan you one of my extra BIOS chips so you could see if that's the problem. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharptooth+ Posted May 5, 2006 Posted May 5, 2006 When hotflashing you want to follow the directions here. Tmod's CD is great for normal flashing but it doesn't use the right switches for hotflashing. BTW -- where in Iowa do you live. If you live close by I could loan you one of my extra BIOS chips so you could see if that's the problem. I live in Troy Mills which is in Linn county (about a half-hour north of Cedar Rapids). You live in Ankeny with is close to Ames right? That's pretty far but I would be willing to meet you half-way or I would even drive out to you and bring this motherboard or borrow the bios chip. Either way if you can help me I would really appreciate it very much! --Fernando Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
king of nothing Posted May 6, 2006 Posted May 6, 2006 YGPM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_bowtie Posted May 8, 2006 Posted May 8, 2006 Hey ... I just thought of something...do you have a smaller video card you could try and boot that rig with...That board had a 7/24/03 bios and may have booted with a smaller card (like mx400 or fx5200) just a suggestion.... Here is a complete list of what I booted that board with....(didnt see you posted here) Cpu...2600-M (IQYHA FTK4C) Ram Patriot-XBLX ddr3200 Video fx5200 H/D W/D raptor (sata) cd Sony unit no floppy.... I ran Memtest v3.3 and prime95 from the 'Ultimate Boot CD" both from dos....At 200x10 @ 1.65vcore.... ram was put in the banks closest to the cpu.....I cant think of any other info that may help you....Terry... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharptooth+ Posted May 8, 2006 Posted May 8, 2006 Hey ... I just thought of something...do you have a smaller video card you could try and boot that rig with...That board had a 7/24/03 bios and may have booted with a smaller card (like mx400 or fx5200) just a suggestion.... Here is a complete list of what I booted that board with....(didnt see you posted here) Cpu...2600-M (IQYHA FTK4C) Ram Patriot-XBLX ddr3200 Video fx5200 H/D W/D raptor (sata) cd Sony unit no floppy.... I ran Memtest v3.3 and prime95 from the 'Ultimate Boot CD" both from dos....At 200x10 @ 1.65vcore.... ram was put in the banks closest to the cpu.....I cant think of any other info that may help you....Terry... I initially attempted to boot with the following: XP-M 2600+ Corsair PC3200XL (2x512) TCCD 6600GT Video Card RAID-0 (Western Digital 2x120GB) X-Fi XtremeMusic (sound card) DVD-ROM & Burner 3 1/2 floppy Enermax Noisetaker 485watt p/s I later tried with a minimal system: Athlon 1400 (T-bird) Corsair PC3200LL (2x256) CH-5 Geforce 2 Ultra 80 Gig HD (IBM PATA) Enermax 431watt p/s If the bios fubar'ed with my initial attempt, then it won't work with any config. However, I can't remember if I cleared the cmos initially. I believe I did because I usually do that with other systems. I wish I had a single stick of PC2100 just to see if it could recover the board to POST. Man, I never thought bios corruption could occur from a change in the hardware config upon attempting to bootup. I thought it only occured when you make big changes in the bios and/or from flashing the bios. My attempt to 'hotflash' the bios was probably done improperly because I simply did it from the T-mod DVD I created. I didn't realize you had to use specific parameters in the command-line fashion. These boards are much more sensitive than I intially thought. But, I'm not throwing in the towel just yet. I will try with another (borrowed) bios chip and see if I can't get it to boot. --Fernando Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_bowtie Posted May 9, 2006 Posted May 9, 2006 Try to boot it with very minimal hardware....board, cpu, ram, harddrive and cd-rom...nothing else... The DFI NF2 board seems to be easily corruptable..... I did it switching hard drives.... was a pain to get going again.... It's a best bet to clear the cmos with everything you do... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted May 9, 2006 Posted May 9, 2006 Did you try the insert trick? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharptooth+ Posted May 9, 2006 Posted May 9, 2006 Did you try the insert trick? Please remind me...what is it? --Fernando Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelballzz Posted May 9, 2006 Posted May 9, 2006 hold down your insert key while you power the rig....as soon as you ear POST......hit del and try to get into bios.... saved my a$$ a couple....lots. ....of times good luck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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