Thoroughbreed Posted August 31, 2009 Posted August 31, 2009 Hi! Just started here at OCC .. Hope THIS is where i find answer to my question! I just bought a new system - except a few parts .. But when i put it all together, and tried to boot i got stuck at "Verifying DMI Pool Data ....." My system is as following: AMD Phenom Black 9950 X4 Sapphire PURE CrossFireX (AMD 770 chipset) 4 x 1 GB Kingston HyperX (dual channel) Not really sure about the GFX (borrowed a 2 year old PCI-E from a friend cant afford high-end atm) I THINK that it might be a PSU-related problem - the MBO got 4 slots The standard 24-pin ATX An 8-pin ESP12V An 4-pin MOLEX (located around the PCI-E ports) My PSU does NOT have an 8-pin ESP12V so i googled around and saw that some tried to use the 4-pin CPU 12v cable (so i did that) 1: Booting without something in the 8-pin slot -- computer does NOT start 2: Booting with the 4-pin CPU 12v in the 8-pin slot -- computer starts, but hangs at "Verif. DMI Pool" 3: Booting with the 6-pin PCI-E 12v in the 8-pin slot -- computer does NOT start I just ordered an adaptor cable (from 4-pin to 8-pin) I dont know if that works but I'll let you know Anyway! COULD it be a PSU-related problem? Not getting power enough? COULD it be a boot-related problem? Reinstalling OS? Heeeeelp! /Jan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compxpert Posted August 31, 2009 Posted August 31, 2009 Hi! Just started here at OCC .. Hope THIS is where i find answer to my question! I just bought a new system - except a few parts .. But when i put it all together, and tried to boot i got stuck at "Verifying DMI Pool Data ....." My system is as following: AMD Phenom Black 9950 X4 Sapphire PURE CrossFireX (AMD 770 chipset) 4 x 1 GB Kingston HyperX (dual channel) Not really sure about the GFX (borrowed a 2 year old PCI-E from a friend cant afford high-end atm) I THINK that it might be a PSU-related problem - the MBO got 4 slots The standard 24-pin ATX An 8-pin ESP12V An 4-pin MOLEX (located around the PCI-E ports) My PSU does NOT have an 8-pin ESP12V so i googled around and saw that some tried to use the 4-pin CPU 12v cable (so i did that) 1: Booting without something in the 8-pin slot -- computer does NOT start 2: Booting with the 4-pin CPU 12v in the 8-pin slot -- computer starts, but hangs at "Verif. DMI Pool" 3: Booting with the 6-pin PCI-E 12v in the 8-pin slot -- computer does NOT start I just ordered an adaptor cable (from 4-pin to 8-pin) I dont know if that works but I'll let you know Anyway! COULD it be a PSU-related problem? Not getting power enough? COULD it be a boot-related problem? Reinstalling OS? Heeeeelp! /Jan Care to elaborate as to the wattage of the PSU. Its possible to run with a 4 pin instead of 8 but it is likely not enough juice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoroughbreed Posted September 1, 2009 Posted September 1, 2009 Care to elaborate as to the wattage of the PSU. Its possible to run with a 4 pin instead of 8 but it is likely not enough juice. 460 watt ... MAYBE it's not enough, but I just thought that it was a weird halt message? I mean, if theres not enough pwr, why start? Or halt at that precise point? I guess I'll get the adaptor cable today - and I'll test with that .. Got a reply from Sapphire (my mbo manufactor) and they said that (quote) "Sir, Please contact your reseller and test with other power supply with 8 pin plug support. It should be power supply issue. Check this way. Thank you." So we'll see ... never thought about buying a new psu .. But if that is the problem - what wattage would you reccomend? My plan is to go for CrossFire (when i can afford the second GFX) Mbo (24 pin ATX + 8 pin ESP + molex) 2 x Sata HDD 2 x IDE CD/DVD combo 1(2) x Radeon HD 4850 X2 (and that also takes 1 x 8 pin ESP12V and 1 x 6 pin PCI-E 12V) 750? Is that enough? Or do i have to go to 1KW+ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compxpert Posted September 1, 2009 Posted September 1, 2009 (edited) 460 watt ... MAYBE it's not enough, but I just thought that it was a weird halt message? I mean, if theres not enough pwr, why start? Or halt at that precise point? I guess I'll get the adaptor cable today - and I'll test with that .. Got a reply from Sapphire (my mbo manufactor) and they said that (quote) "Sir, Please contact your reseller and test with other power supply with 8 pin plug support. It should be power supply issue. Check this way. Thank you." So we'll see ... never thought about buying a new psu .. But if that is the problem - what wattage would you reccomend? My plan is to go for CrossFire (when i can afford the second GFX) Mbo (24 pin ATX + 8 pin ESP + molex) 2 x Sata HDD 2 x IDE CD/DVD combo 1(2) x Radeon HD 4850 X2 (and that also takes 1 x 8 pin ESP12V and 1 x 6 pin PCI-E 12V) 750? Is that enough? Or do i have to go to 1KW+ 750W is more than enough. Just make sure it has ESP12V 8-pin and a 6pin pcie... although you could get away with not needing the pcie and using an adapter for that. I myself have 2 4870s and my 750W only has 2x pci-e and I need 4x so I use one physical plug on each card and one adapter plug on each. Not sure on the 8-pin pcie I do have one of those but you might want to find a PSU that has dual 8-pin pcie plugs at a minimum. You could use an adapter for both of the remaining 6-pins. Edited September 1, 2009 by Compxpert Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoroughbreed Posted September 2, 2009 Posted September 2, 2009 750W is more than enough. Just make sure it has ESP12V 8-pin and a 6pin pcie... although you could get away with not needing the pcie and using an adapter for that. I myself have 2 4870s and my 750W only has 2x pci-e and I need 4x so I use one physical plug on each card and one adapter plug on each. Not sure on the 8-pin pcie I do have one of those but you might want to find a PSU that has dual 8-pin pcie plugs at a minimum. You could use an adapter for both of the remaining 6-pins. The PSU i found got 3 x 8-pin (1 x 8-pin ESP12v and 2 x 8-pin PCI-E12v) + 4 6-pin PCI-E12v (where you can click 2 pins off) + 2 x 4-pin ATX12v and ofc 24-pin ATX + molex, sata whatever Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoroughbreed Posted September 3, 2009 Posted September 3, 2009 Sucks balls! Just received my new PSU today - and that was NOT the problem ... Computer still hangs at Verif. DMI pool 1: disconnected all modules except GFX, CPU and 1 DIMM module 2: tried the same DIMM module in all 4 DIMM-sockets 3: reset CMOS Still unsuccessful ... Help please! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 did you disconnect the drives? http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000474.htm http://www.duxcw.com/faq/computer/dmi.html A couple articles with some suggestions... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoroughbreed Posted September 5, 2009 Posted September 5, 2009 did you disconnect the drives? http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000474.htm http://www.duxcw.com/faq/computer/dmi.html A couple articles with some suggestions... Yeah, I've tried with no drives attached at all ... Called the shop yesterday, sending it back =/ If they don't get the error I'll kill myself xD Getting tired of that! The only reason i picked THAT board is 1: Sapphire/AMD chipset 2: I could get it the next day now it's been 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aceboy117 Posted September 5, 2009 Posted September 5, 2009 I remember when I built my first system, I had the same problem. The only thing was that I built it from scratch. Now I don't know if this is will apply to your system as well, but I found that after maybe 2 hours of researching (to no avail) I realised that I completely forgot to install the OS. In my case its Windows XP. You never mentioned in your posts whether your hard drive was bought seperately, and if it was I suspect that this is the problem. Sorry to hear about your troubles but I hope this helps! -Ace Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoroughbreed Posted September 7, 2009 Posted September 7, 2009 I remember when I built my first system, I had the same problem. The only thing was that I built it from scratch. Now I don't know if this is will apply to your system as well, but I found that after maybe 2 hours of researching (to no avail) I realised that I completely forgot to install the OS. In my case its Windows XP. You never mentioned in your posts whether your hard drive was bought seperately, and if it was I suspect that this is the problem. Sorry to hear about your troubles but I hope this helps! -Ace The computer cant boot at all - floppy, cd, usb, whatever .. thats the problem - never reaches boot area Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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