MSI 1651 will not start up!

Hey guys,

I have a bit of a problem. I received my barebones MSI 1651 notebook last monday, and put all the parts together today, EXCEPT FOR THE OPTICAL DRIVE. I'm assuming that this is not a problem.

Anyway, I installed the following components...

P8600 Processor (bought used on the NBR marketplace)
2x2GB Crucial DDR667 RAM (Parted from another notebook)
400GB HDD 5400RPM (Removed from an external USB HDD)
Intel 4965 Wireless N Card (Pared from another notebook)

As mentioned before, I did not install the optical drive because I am yet to receive one. However, I do have an external DVD rom I was planning to use to install windows.

When I power on the notebook, the fan goes on for a second and slows down to a quiet whisper... there is no activity with anything else. I thought the bios might not be compatible with the 4GB memory so I removed each stick.

I tested the memory on another notebook and they work fine. The hard drive is new so that should work fine and the wireless card already works.

Do you think it is the barebone, the processor, or the optical drive (missing)... I doubt it is the barebone itself because it is brand new, never used and it actually powers on.

Any help is appreciated! Thanks

 

It will either be:
Ram
CPU
Barebones.

It will not be hd or lack of dvd as without either of these you can still get it to post.
When you power it on, do any of the LEDs power on?
Have you checked the seating of the graphics card? it may have come loose in transit.
Can you check another stick of ram. laptops are often picky about brand of ram they use and incompatible ram can stop a machine from posting.

 

p8600 is one of the newer cpu's electrosoft had a problem using newer cpu's as well. It's very likely you need a bios update, which you won't be able to do unless you use a older cpu.

 

Try removing the 4965 card, i have seen this card prevent these from posting. This model supports 5100 and 5300 wireless cards.

 

I really doubt thats what it is, I'm using a 4965 card.

 

I'm gonna try an older processor... My girlfriends computer has a Celeron M.. Do you think that that will work?

 

P8600s work fine in a 1651. It's what mine had and the GX620 always shipped with a P8600 in the higher end model and a P8400 int he lower end. It's a Montevina platform.

 

No one said it wasn't a montevina cpu...I said the bios may not support it because the p8600 was part of a refresh which might require a bios update to work properly. Comparing the bios from the gx620 will not work either. The 1651 and gx620 uses different bios. Both will work in each system, but they still do not contain all the same features.

 

I removed the Wireless card and it still will not start... the computer lights turn on, but it just stays there. No sign of the computer running whatsoever.... is there any way for this computer to start or to flash the bios without putting another processor in it?

I cant take the processor out of my girlfriend's notebook because it is too complicated

P.S. Thanks for the help so far guys... I really appreciate it.

 

Its the bios. Having the same problem myself.

 

its odd though, because you used a t9400...

well, lmk if you guys find a way to get a p8600 working, without another proc xD

 

I gave up.. bought a barebone from Ocon... thanks buddy. Returned my old barebone.

 

Ended up getting the t9400 working aan!

 

wait so when my T9400 comes, what do i gotta do to get it to work?

 

did you just buy it so you can flash your bios?
and yea, lmk what you did (to OCon)

 

do i need to flash my bios to work it? because i just bought it, thinking it will work no problem without flashing bios.

 

ill PM you xD

 

also interested in the answer aan310, I am just ordering a T9400

 

Hey oc! What did u do to get it working? I'm having a lot of trouble over here. Ima drive down to riverside and pay you to fix this iswear.. haha

 

i was looking at these on ebay and a few posts mention you need an updated bios to get the new cpus working

 

i think he just reseated the CPU because it was not properly put in the 1st time, i do not know 100% tough

 

Hey guys, I can't get mine to work too. My Processor is T9300. Please help!

 

Yea, you're right ann310.. I didn't seat the CPU properly. It works now.

 

I have the same Barebone and mine will not start up either. I have a P8400 processor. Can somone please help me?

 

I finally got it started. You have to make sure the screw that sets the CPU in place is in firm. You cant just make sure it fits snug you have to give it a little torque. I am using a P8400.

 

mine was unseated as well.

 

How should it be seated? do you have to force it ? i just tightened it until it wouldn't go anymore. i hope i didn't damage anything