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  • Shodan486
    Badcaps Veteran
    • Nov 2009
    • 203

    #1

    Iwill MPX2 won't boot

    Hi all again,

    I'm trying to migrate from my PIII setup to this dual athlon XP, using Iwill MPX2 mobo. I'm sure I have seen a huge thread somewhere here about this board having some problems with Ati Wonder cards and so, I recall Topcat being the originator, but anyways, I have a problem with it.

    I have two of these, one is v1.3, second 1.5 - both display similar behavior. When I turn the computer on, it turns off after a few seconds...can do this all day, no change, only the v1.5 holds on for a minute or so, then turns off, or does the same as the v1.3. I'm using AthlonMP 2600+, which has a 16x multiplier, which may be a problem, no? Max for this mobo is 15 (at 133FSB). I tried using single or both CPUs, I do have a EPS12v compatible power supply, tried even that, nothing changed, still does the same. Power supply is a Fortron Epsilon 700W.

    PLEASE HELP
    Mobo: MSI K8N Master2-FAR CPU: 2x Opteron 265 OC'd @ 2,25GHz RAM: 2x2GB Crucial DDR400 CL3 ECC/Buff. (ECC OFF), VGA: ASUS HD6950 2GB Reference edition FLASHED TO HD6970 HDD: 80GB ATA133 Seagate ,OnBoard: 2xGLAN, 8-Ch. Realtek audio, USB2.0/Firewire, PCIe Physx card PSU: 850W Corsair AX Case: Cooler Master HAF932 + NZXT 5 Fan Controller.
  • ratdude747
    Black Sheep
    • Nov 2008
    • 17136
    • USA

    #2
    Re: Iwill MPX2 won't boot

    hmm... last ii checked, Iwill was crap.

    i think the no ATI board was for tualies...

    find a cpu or two that is not a 16X multiplier... the speed is programmed... it is likey saying "15x... cool... WAIT- it is a 16x? WTF? error! must shut down!"

    do you know what core it is (palamino, t-bred, barton, thorton)? do not mix them... you board may not be compatible with your core.
    sigpic

    (Insert witty quote here)

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    • seanc
      Badcaps Legend
      • Nov 2008
      • 1319

      #3
      Re: Iwill MPX2 won't boot

      Have you tried it outside of a case?
      Have you reset the CMOS?

      I had someone bring me 3 AM2 based AMD motherboards, 2 CPUs to go with, some RAM and a power supply.
      All were "broken". Actually, only the power supply was broken. You're definitely using 2 known good power supplies?

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      • pfrcom
        Oldbie
        • Jun 2006
        • 1230
        • Australia

        #4
        Re: Iwill MPX2 won't boot

        Originally posted by ratdude747
        hmm... last ii checked, Iwill was crap.
        Iwill is now defunct, like Abit

        I’m quite fond of Iwill products, still have a new P4CT motherboard, S478, top of the line Canterwood chipset, waiting for an opportunity

        I found support for Iwill, like BIOSes, difficult to find when I bought the P4CT, quite a while ago

        The P4CT was supposed to support only Northwood processors, not Willamette – have you checked whether your MPX2 has any restrictions like that ?
        better to keep quiet and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt

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        • bigbeark
          Badcaps Veteran
          • Jan 2010
          • 661
          • Canada

          #5
          Re: Iwill MPX2 won't boot

          You need 30A on the 5v on your power supply. You also must use ECC ram. Check Tyan 2466 to see if something in your setup is incompatible (similar chipsets). Try resetting the CMOS by removing and replacing the battery or using the jumper.

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          • PCBONEZ
            Grumpy Old Fart
            • Aug 2005
            • 10661
            • USA

            #6
            Re: Iwill MPX2 won't boot

            Originally posted by ratdude747
            hmm... last ii checked, Iwill was crap.
            .
            And when was that you checked?
            Have you ever even SEEN an Iwill board?
            - I think NOT!

            Iwill was a small upstart company that, once established, focused on high end & server parts.
            http://web.archive.org/web/200702261...www.iwill.net/
            - - Fully on a par with Tyan.
            In fact they were the -first- company to offer a dual AMD server board that used DDR.

            Used ones are rare because they were low production, expensive and they were GOOD so people hang onto them.
            - THAT'S why you don't know anything about them.
            .
            Mann-Made Global Warming.
            - We should be more concerned about the Intellectual Climate.

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            • Shodan486
              Badcaps Veteran
              • Nov 2009
              • 203

              #7
              Re: Iwill MPX2 won't boot

              PCBONEZ's right - IWill (to me) was superior than Tyan - it provided OC options on an server platform, the way Abit did with BP6 and VP6, but this one has MP760 northbridge with AGP and PCI64 bus support, also CPUs communicate via the PCI64, not the old PCI bus as Abit used. Also ratdude (I really respect you) - check the picture of that mobo and you'll probably see the best component layout in a dual Athlon of all times - putting the CPU VRM circuit to the same area is a thing that other manufacturers properly adopted years later, but enough of history.

              To all others - I am using a stable PSU, the same I use in my VP6 setup, so it's not in it (and yes, it has 30a on both +5v and +3.3v rails). I did reset the CMOS, though did not replace the battery, but I don't suppose that'll help, but I'm gonna give it a try. Yes I tried it outside the case - same thing. Yes I tried it with both non ECC and ECC, no change.

              The thing that bothers me is that it behaves the very same in regards whether I use or don't my other components - VGA, RAM, fans. The other thing that bothers me more is that the green light turns on also, but no beep at all and I'm sure my portable PC speaker is fine.

              Another question of mine is whether this board can boot up with such a multiplier, I'll try my T-bred, which should be lower. As for the current CPUs and their cores, I suppose they're still T-bred, as they are at higher frequency, but still have 256KB L2. And yes, they're a matched pair, ebay of course
              Mobo: MSI K8N Master2-FAR CPU: 2x Opteron 265 OC'd @ 2,25GHz RAM: 2x2GB Crucial DDR400 CL3 ECC/Buff. (ECC OFF), VGA: ASUS HD6950 2GB Reference edition FLASHED TO HD6970 HDD: 80GB ATA133 Seagate ,OnBoard: 2xGLAN, 8-Ch. Realtek audio, USB2.0/Firewire, PCIe Physx card PSU: 850W Corsair AX Case: Cooler Master HAF932 + NZXT 5 Fan Controller.

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              • Shodan486
                Badcaps Veteran
                • Nov 2009
                • 203

                #8
                Re: Iwill MPX2 won't boot

                Made a mistake, it has a 760MPX chipset.
                Mobo: MSI K8N Master2-FAR CPU: 2x Opteron 265 OC'd @ 2,25GHz RAM: 2x2GB Crucial DDR400 CL3 ECC/Buff. (ECC OFF), VGA: ASUS HD6950 2GB Reference edition FLASHED TO HD6970 HDD: 80GB ATA133 Seagate ,OnBoard: 2xGLAN, 8-Ch. Realtek audio, USB2.0/Firewire, PCIe Physx card PSU: 850W Corsair AX Case: Cooler Master HAF932 + NZXT 5 Fan Controller.

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                • bigbeark
                  Badcaps Veteran
                  • Jan 2010
                  • 661
                  • Canada

                  #9
                  Re: Iwill MPX2 won't boot

                  Make sure the CPUs are good. Try them singly in another socket A motherboard. Any board using DDR and with an up-to-date BIOS should post if the CPUs are good.

                  It probably is a BIOS issue if 15 is the max, 16 is probably(maybe) not going to work. I have a SOYO board like this, won't run anything more than 1400Mhz but will probably run 2600 if I ever get around to flashing the BIOS. Are there no BIOS updates for IWILL boards?

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                  • pfrcom
                    Oldbie
                    • Jun 2006
                    • 1230
                    • Australia

                    #10
                    Re: Iwill MPX2 won't boot

                    Seeing they're defunct, BIOS support (lack of) is the Achilles heel of Iwill boards

                    I still have an Iwill KV200-R which is an early model KT133 board, limited to 200mhz FSB

                    After reboot, its latest available BIOS turns the processor cooling fan off and leaves it off - not a good idea, with an Athlon Thunderbird

                    A board of MPX2's vintage probably has a socketed BIOS chip - maybe worth trying alternate BIOS chips, flashed with one of:

                    http://www.elhvb.com/mobokive/Archiv...px2/index.html
                    better to keep quiet and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt

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                    • Shodan486
                      Badcaps Veteran
                      • Nov 2009
                      • 203

                      #11
                      Re: Iwill MPX2 won't boot

                      Update: Tried Durons in it, almost same behavior - the board won't boot when I try turning it on and it turns ITSELF on only when plugging the power cord to the PSU. I will do more testing, this is quite inaccurate, may compromise the whole solution...
                      Mobo: MSI K8N Master2-FAR CPU: 2x Opteron 265 OC'd @ 2,25GHz RAM: 2x2GB Crucial DDR400 CL3 ECC/Buff. (ECC OFF), VGA: ASUS HD6950 2GB Reference edition FLASHED TO HD6970 HDD: 80GB ATA133 Seagate ,OnBoard: 2xGLAN, 8-Ch. Realtek audio, USB2.0/Firewire, PCIe Physx card PSU: 850W Corsair AX Case: Cooler Master HAF932 + NZXT 5 Fan Controller.

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                      • mockingbird
                        Badcaps Legend
                        • Dec 2008
                        • 5484
                        • -

                        #12
                        Re: Iwill MPX2 won't boot

                        Interesting. A dual-CPU Irongate board. I didn't know the Irongate could do that.

                        I don't think they put pits on the Athlon MP. In that case can you try pencil trick on it to unlock the multiplier? Then see if it boots. Also try 1 Duron and see if it boots.

                        What kind of caps do you have on this board?

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                        • Shodan486
                          Badcaps Veteran
                          • Nov 2009
                          • 203

                          #13
                          Re: Iwill MPX2 won't boot

                          Originally posted by mockingbird
                          What kind of caps do you have on this board?
                          Various sorts...but seem quite nice and heavy, ready to do their job...I think a picture could be found somewhere.
                          Mobo: MSI K8N Master2-FAR CPU: 2x Opteron 265 OC'd @ 2,25GHz RAM: 2x2GB Crucial DDR400 CL3 ECC/Buff. (ECC OFF), VGA: ASUS HD6950 2GB Reference edition FLASHED TO HD6970 HDD: 80GB ATA133 Seagate ,OnBoard: 2xGLAN, 8-Ch. Realtek audio, USB2.0/Firewire, PCIe Physx card PSU: 850W Corsair AX Case: Cooler Master HAF932 + NZXT 5 Fan Controller.

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                          • pfrcom
                            Oldbie
                            • Jun 2006
                            • 1230
                            • Australia

                            #14
                            Re: Iwill MPX2 won't boot

                            Iwill's other Achilles heel was their insistence on using Hermei caps

                            If you search this forum's search for "Iwill Hermei", you'll find some threads on the subject
                            better to keep quiet and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt

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                            • PCBONEZ
                              Grumpy Old Fart
                              • Aug 2005
                              • 10661
                              • USA

                              #15
                              Re: Iwill MPX2 won't boot

                              Originally posted by pfrcom
                              Iwill's other Achilles heel was their insistence on using Hermei caps

                              If you search this forum's search for "Iwill Hermei", you'll find some threads on the subject
                              Doesn't surprise me on boards from the days when nearly EVERYONE was using crap caps.

                              They also moved to Polymer sooner than most others.

                              I'm not like an Iwill fan or anything.
                              Studied up on them when I needed a server board and they had one with some serious drool factor. Going with an Intel board turned out to be cheaper though...
                              .
                              .
                              Mann-Made Global Warming.
                              - We should be more concerned about the Intellectual Climate.

                              -
                              Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.

                              - Dr Seuss
                              -
                              You can teach a man to fish and feed him for life, but if he can't handle sushi you must also teach him to cook.
                              -

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                              • pfrcom
                                Oldbie
                                • Jun 2006
                                • 1230
                                • Australia

                                #16
                                Re: Iwill MPX2 won't boot

                                Originally posted by PCBONEZ
                                Doesn't surprise me on boards from the days when nearly EVERYONE was using crap caps.

                                They also moved to Polymer sooner than most others.

                                I'm not like an Iwill fan or anything.
                                Studied up on them when I needed a server board and they had one with some serious drool factor. Going with an Intel board turned out to be cheaper though...
                                .
                                .
                                The P4CT I mentioned before still has Hermei caps - nearly put me off buying it, but couldn't resist a new Iwill
                                better to keep quiet and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt

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                                • Shodan486
                                  Badcaps Veteran
                                  • Nov 2009
                                  • 203

                                  #17
                                  Re: Iwill MPX2 won't boot

                                  Okay guys, working on this problem rite now at work, so have plenty of parts for testing, BUT I CANNOT GET IT WORKING!!! Any experiences would be welcome.
                                  Mobo: MSI K8N Master2-FAR CPU: 2x Opteron 265 OC'd @ 2,25GHz RAM: 2x2GB Crucial DDR400 CL3 ECC/Buff. (ECC OFF), VGA: ASUS HD6950 2GB Reference edition FLASHED TO HD6970 HDD: 80GB ATA133 Seagate ,OnBoard: 2xGLAN, 8-Ch. Realtek audio, USB2.0/Firewire, PCIe Physx card PSU: 850W Corsair AX Case: Cooler Master HAF932 + NZXT 5 Fan Controller.

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                                  • PCBONEZ
                                    Grumpy Old Fart
                                    • Aug 2005
                                    • 10661
                                    • USA

                                    #18
                                    Re: Iwill MPX2 won't boot

                                    Reset the CMOS.
                                    Mann-Made Global Warming.
                                    - We should be more concerned about the Intellectual Climate.

                                    -
                                    Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.

                                    - Dr Seuss
                                    -
                                    You can teach a man to fish and feed him for life, but if he can't handle sushi you must also teach him to cook.
                                    -

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                                    • Th3_uN1Qu3
                                      Believe in
                                      • Jul 2010
                                      • 6031
                                      • Romania

                                      #19
                                      Re: Iwill MPX2 won't boot

                                      Hmm. If you get one those boards working, i want to buy that VP6 off you.
                                      Originally posted by PeteS in CA
                                      Remember that by the time consequences of a short-sighted decision are experienced, the idiot who made the bad decision may have already been promoted or moved on to a better job at another company.
                                      A working TV? How boring!

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                                      • Shodan486
                                        Badcaps Veteran
                                        • Nov 2009
                                        • 203

                                        #20
                                        Re: Iwill MPX2 won't boot

                                        done bonez - nothing...will rip out the battery. Unique, we can make a deal, but you want the one which capable those unreal speeds? That I wish not to sell, I have couple of them running stable at 166FSB though - that one I can spare.
                                        Mobo: MSI K8N Master2-FAR CPU: 2x Opteron 265 OC'd @ 2,25GHz RAM: 2x2GB Crucial DDR400 CL3 ECC/Buff. (ECC OFF), VGA: ASUS HD6950 2GB Reference edition FLASHED TO HD6970 HDD: 80GB ATA133 Seagate ,OnBoard: 2xGLAN, 8-Ch. Realtek audio, USB2.0/Firewire, PCIe Physx card PSU: 850W Corsair AX Case: Cooler Master HAF932 + NZXT 5 Fan Controller.

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