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  1. 02-04-2005, 04:45 PM #1
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    two little tips about DFi NF4 board

    Just chat with oskar couple minutes ago,
    here you guys gotta be aware of.

    1. whenever you wanna change hardware, you must completely shut down your psu, certainly the standby switch too.
    wait for the two orange leds completely off 10 seconds BEFORE you add/remove hardware ; or you might damage your hardware or motherboard.

    2.after you flash bios if you are thinking use 5v rail for vdimm extension, you need to set vcore for non-auto setting and save bios then come back into bios, then you can see 4v option. It's probably the 1.25 and 2.01 bios got this circuit protection.


    Looks like easy concept, but it's really easy to forget.
    any problem we can discuss here.!
    Hope it helps.


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  2. 02-04-2005, 04:50 PM #2
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    thx 4 the tips

    might come in handy when i get mine
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  3. 02-04-2005, 05:24 PM #3
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    "1. whenever you wanna change hardware, you must completely shut down your psu, certainly the standby switch too.
    wait for the two orange leds completely off 10 seconds BEFORE you add/remove hardware ; or you might damage your hardware or motherboard.
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    Is this a quirk of the dfi board or a tip for all motherboards?
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  4. 02-04-2005, 05:33 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by pudds
    "1. whenever you wanna change hardware, you must completely shut down your psu, certainly the standby switch too.
    wait for the two orange leds completely off 10 seconds BEFORE you add/remove hardware ; or you might damage your hardware or motherboard.
    "

    Is this a quirk of the dfi board or a tip for all motherboards?

    Either way I think..but looks like Oskar is really serious about this concern.
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  5. 02-04-2005, 06:29 PM #5
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    it says something similar in the msi manual, also mentions that you must remove power cables, it says its because several pins on the chipset are incredibly sensitive to ESD problems. nforce issue by the sounds of it.
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    THX OPB - it's always nice to know how concerned You are about our "healthy"..........
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  7. 02-05-2005, 04:32 AM #7
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    whooops, how about just changin ram slots?? initially plugged the rams into the wrong slots...so i switched powered off the mobo with ez switch but i did not wait for the orange led to go off, i just switchd the rams into 2 and 4...the system is still running now of course but did i damage the board? Is it so easily damaged?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Onepagebook
    Just chat with oskar couple minutes ago,
    here you guys gotta be aware of.

    [color=red]1. whenever you wanna change hardware, you must completely shut down your psu, certainly the standby switch too.
    wait for the two orange leds completely off 10 seconds BEFORE you add/remove hardware ; or you might damage your hardware or motherboard.
    i always do that.. not new but hey worth the reminder
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  9. 02-05-2005, 05:26 AM #9
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    Thanks for keeping us updated.
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  10. 02-05-2005, 09:33 AM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by eva2000
    i always do that.. not new but hey worth the reminder

    Yup me too.. Ive been in the habit of hitting the power switch after the psu is unplugged to discharge all the power in the system before I touch it..
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  11. 02-05-2005, 09:56 AM #11
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    so wait, what's the proper procedure for doing this? just wanna make sure i don't mess up hehe, so i power off computer, unplug psu power cord, then press computer power switch to make sure all charge is drained? then what's that about the standby switch on psu?
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  12. 02-05-2005, 09:58 AM #12
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    Good to know, because I spent ALL DAY yesterday troubleshooting.........my CPU didn't know if it was coming or going I had to rebuild so many times yesterday.
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    Thanks for the heads up.

    What is that standby switch to which you refer? What is meant by that?
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    Thx, helpfull tips for non pro users
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    Quote Originally Posted by serlv
    Thanks for the heads up.

    What is that standby switch to which you refer? What is meant by that?
    i think he meant the switch on the psu?

    anyway before this post was made, i actually did not turn off my powersupply switch nor did i unplugged the 24pin from the board, i just switched rams havin the orange led on but it still works fine now so i doubt the board is so easily damaged...other boards dont require you to actually power off everything(like your psu and disconnect the 24pin) from the board itself just to change a ram slot or connect another hdd or optical drive.
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    Quote Originally Posted by THunDA
    Yup me too.. Ive been in the habit of hitting the power switch after the psu is unplugged to discharge all the power in the system before I touch it..
    Good to know I'm not the only one :banana4:
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  17. 02-05-2005, 09:31 PM #17
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    Is it possible the DFI boards have issues with TCCD rams? my Patriot TCCD is giving me trouble when I install Windows with some files not copying over to the hard drive. Also I made a mistake initially plugging in the power LED and the HDD Led front connectors. Is it possible that I damaged it and that's why the LED's aren't on even though the CPU and the HDD is connected?
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    flip the connectors over, probably have them upside down.

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    Quote Originally Posted by STEvil
    flip the connectors over, probably have them upside down.
    You think? Because I have them facing down. The ATX Switch and the reset buttons work and they're all facing down if you know what I mean.
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  20. 02-05-2005, 10:02 PM #20
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sgt_Strider
    You think? Because I have them facing down. The ATX Switch and the reset buttons work and they're all facing down if you know what I mean.
    Turn them around and it'll work.

    The power and reset switches work either way as they're nothing but a momentary short, when you press the button, power is allowed to flow, hell... you can start a system with a screw driver if you touch the right spot.

    Just turn them all around and everything will work and light up fine.
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    Are you serious? Flip them? I have never had anything like that before...Just so that there isn't any confusion, I took some pictures to describe what I mean with the connectors facing down. The LEDS are not working when the connectors are facing down.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Sgt_Strider
    Are you serious? Flip them? I have never had anything like that before...Just so that there isn't any confusion, I took some pictures to describe what I mean with the connectors facing down. The LEDS are not working when the connectors are facing down.


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    Quote Originally Posted by AMDnewbie
    L.E.D had polarity, if it don't works then flip it around...the wording face the other way. those sw had no polarity so no concern.....
    What do you mean by Polarity and how does that have to do with the Power and Reset switch?
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    Quote Originally Posted by THunDA
    Yup me too.. Ive been in the habit of hitting the power switch after the psu is unplugged to discharge all the power in the system before I touch it..
    I do the excact same thing


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  25. 02-05-2005, 10:53 PM #25
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sgt_Strider
    What do you mean by Polarity and how does that have to do with the Power and Reset switch?
    LOL... stop asking so many questions and just rotate them around. Trust us will you.
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