EVGA nForce 680i SLi -> Startup Issues..

Chandler_90 · 9 Dec 2007 at 19:33

A friend of mine has just bought the above MB.. however he is having serious issues starting it up.

He has connected all leads.. ie the 24pin and one 4 pin connector. However it simply starts up for a few seconds then the power cuts.

He is thinking it may be a Supply issue.. but does anyone else have any info on this?

His kit is ->

EVGA nForce 680i SLi MB
E2140
2GB OCZ (I think)
8800GT
Not sure on PSU.. think it may be a 500W

Thanks!

Frank Grimes · 9 Dec 2007 at 20:02

Make sure the ram voltage setting in the BIOS is as per OCZ specs. The board BIOS defaults to 1.8v, which isn't enough to boot up with some brands performance RAM.

wowfood · 9 Dec 2007 at 21:06

few random questions based on how its disconnecting.

Is the heatsink connected (plugged in)

is there any thermal paste on the heatsink?

mofei1 · 9 Dec 2007 at 22:32

your problem could be the 4 pin p4 connector, the evga 680i has an 8 pin connector and according to the manual, if you only have a 4 pin p4 powersupply, you should connect it on pins 1,2,3,4. make sure you have it connected in the correct half.

maddness · 10 Dec 2007 at 00:40

my in9 32max did that as i didnt have a heatsink fan connector plugged in (was water cooled) tell him to have a look at that.

Arcane · 10 Dec 2007 at 12:08

What's the LED code saying? Is there one? Also, are the blue and amber lights on the board lighting up?

Chandler_90 · 23 Dec 2007 at 17:55

Thanks for all your help guys..

He has fixed it.. but wouldn't tell me how!

Musta made a n00b mistake and been too ashamed to tell...

shifty · 23 Dec 2007 at 20:12

He plugged in the supply to the GPU on the mobo and also plugged in a supply actually on the GPU causing dual feed (not good)
I only know this through word of mouth of coarse and it definatly didnt take me an entire day to figure it out lol.