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I 've bought an MSI K7N2 Delta-L m/b to go with an Athlon XP 1500+ and a Matrox G400 DH.
The problem I get is that once I soft reset the machine I am unable to access the BIOS. I get a black screen with a blue stripe at the bottom and the system stalls. MSI's diagnostic leds show 2 red lights ("Testing VGA BIOS").
The strange thing is that if I turn off the machine and then turn it on I may get to BIOS for the first time (but no always - sometimes I have to reset its clock or leave it unpowered for minutes).
The board came with a 5.0 BIOS which I upgraded to latest 5.2 without solving the problem. I tried an old PCI card and I didn't have any problems. I 've started thinking I have a defective motherboard or there is an incompatibility with the Matrox gfx card.
Any suggestions ?
The problem I get is that once I soft reset the machine I am unable to access the BIOS. I get a black screen with a blue stripe at the bottom and the system stalls. MSI's diagnostic leds show 2 red lights ("Testing VGA BIOS").
The strange thing is that if I turn off the machine and then turn it on I may get to BIOS for the first time (but no always - sometimes I have to reset its clock or leave it unpowered for minutes).
The board came with a 5.0 BIOS which I upgraded to latest 5.2 without solving the problem. I tried an old PCI card and I didn't have any problems. I 've started thinking I have a defective motherboard or there is an incompatibility with the Matrox gfx card.
Any suggestions ?
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