Bios from my Msi k8n Neo Platinum (socket 754)

Wich is the last beta bios  from my Msi k8n Neo Platinum (socket 754) ?
And where download?
Thanks

A thread here , from when 1.56 appeared:
MSI K8N Neo Plat Beta Bios 1.56
and when 1.55 appeared:
New Bios For MSI K8N Neo Platinum [ 1.55]
Seems to me that the 1.5x series were focused on chipset timings and ram .
Another thing is that i can boot from a usb pen with this one .(never got it to work with others) .
Beta bioses don't come with a changelog , they leak out . So any complete
list of changes is not possible to provide.

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  • K8N Neo Platinum (socket 754) is it any good to oc?

    I am planning to build AMD 64 system, and that socket 754 is suitable to my budjet.
    But is that board easy to overclock? i have been thinking to get an AMD Athlon 64 3000+ prosessor on it... any better ideas near that price?  
    And what about those athlon's multiplier, can it be chanced lower from bios or is it locked?

    If you don't need the extras like firewire, 4 sata and 7:1 audio then get the Neo-FSR. I have both the Platinum and FSR and the FSR smokes my Platinum. No problems running 250 1:1 or 300htt using the divider. The FSR is also newer than the Plat. were there is no need to set agp bus at 67 or 68 to get your max OC, leave it at 66 and enjoy.
    My FSR also seems more friendly to different types of ram chips, like Samsung TCCD, Micron 5G or Hynix chips.
    Also the price of just over $100 makes it a nice buy. If you order one I suggest any ram with Samsung TCCD chips will give you the best performance. Note I have not tried any bh-5 chips on this board.
    Also you could save the extra $20 and put it towards a 3200+, I say this cause the 11x might come in handy instead of the 10x on the 3000+ to achieve max OC on your cpu. Newegg had some nice 3200+ NC(512) CG cores that will do 2.6 on air pretty easy. I have one and does 2.75 stable under my waterblock.

  • Msi k8n neo platinum - The 1394 delete from bios device list

      hi.
    the line where 1394 was is now empty , i try everything i flash the bios and stuff
    no luck for me???
    it look like the 1394 onboard conroller is dead?

    A thread here , from when 1.56 appeared:
    MSI K8N Neo Plat Beta Bios 1.56
    and when 1.55 appeared:
    New Bios For MSI K8N Neo Platinum [ 1.55]
    Seems to me that the 1.5x series were focused on chipset timings and ram .
    Another thing is that i can boot from a usb pen with this one .(never got it to work with others) .
    Beta bioses don't come with a changelog , they leak out . So any complete
    list of changes is not possible to provide.

  • New Bios For MSI K8N Neo Platinum [ 1.55]

    NEW BIOS FOR MSI K8N Neo Platinum !!!!
    BIOS 1.55 FOR K8N
    AND CLICK
    Apothikeusi/Emfanisi (Greek Language )
    Your CPU temperature is in the safe range. Please rest assured. If you are
    willing to, would you please flash BIOS to the version 1.55 verifying? We
    send it by attachment. As to how to flash BIOS, please refer to the word file
    in the attached file. Please kindly inform us of the results. Thanks for your
    cooperation.
    In addition, please enter BIOS to load optimized defaults after flashing BIOS.
    Please feel free to let us know if you still have any further issues or inquiries.
    Best regards,
    MSI Technical Support

    OMG !!!!
    Something is really weird about this bios !!!!
    I can't boot overclocked from bios even at 220 HT, and at the beginning i was REALY disapointed.
    Then i set it to optimize defaults ( and yes i did the whole flashing thing ) and i am now IN WINDOWS with my cheapo Kingston Value that did MAX 230 with problems NOW AT A WOOPING 237 Mhz and still going UP !!!!
    OMG OMG....
    If only i can get it to boot from bios.Seems pretty stable in windows even at 237.
    Really strange guys.I thought 230 was my memory limit....
    Gonna try higher and let you know.
    P.S. this bios seems to like Kinston Ram....Value at least  

  • *UPDATED 7/15/04* Complete guide to bioses, drivers, and needed files for the MSI K8N Neo Platinum

    Complete newbie's guide to bioses, drivers, and needed files for the MSI K8N Neo Platinum:
    Last Updated: Thursday July 15th, 2004
    Bioses:
    (In order of date released.)
    1.1b3 - (Download)
    - Pre-1.1, given to reviewers to use in their reviews and benchmarks.
    - Less stable, but supposedly you get slightly better overclocks.
    1.1 Official - (Download)
    1. This is AWARD BIOS release
    2. This BIOS fixes the following problems of the previous version:
    - Memory always run DDR 200 when install single side DDR on DIMM2 & DIMM3.
    - Windows 2000 can't format the RAID IDE HDD when plug in Promise 378 controller.
    1.2b5 - (Download)
    1.2b7 - (No Download Yet)
    1.2b10 - (Download)
    - First attempt to fix false temperature readings. Fixes it for some people with Newcastle cores and doesn't fix it for anybody with Clawhammer cores.
    1.2b12 - (Download)
    - Second attempt to fix false temperature readings. Fixes it for some people with Newcastle cores and some people with Clawhammer cores.
    1.3b1 - (Download)
    - Another attempt to fix temperature problems?
    - Possibly fixes cold boot/power light issues?
    1.2 Official - (Download)
    1. This is AWARD BIOS release
    2. This BIOS fixes the following problems of the previous version:
    - System can't resume from S3 sometimes when install USB device.
    - Support K8 Sempron CPU.
    - Turn off keyboard LED in S3.
    --Quick Guide for flashing BIOS, provided by MSI--
    1. Create a MS-DOS boot diskette, then copy the the .exe and the bios file to the floppy disk. Both of these files can be found in the package you downloaded.
    2. Press "Delete" and go to BIOS setup while computer bootup.
    Check BIOS advanced features and see if BIOS flash write control is enabled
    (This option must be enabled. If you can not find this setting, it means the BIOS can be
    flashed.)
    3. Boot from MS-DOS boot diskette and get a:\> prompt.
    4. Type "", then press ENTER
    5. The flash program will then ask "Do you want to save BIOS?", please press "N" for no. The when you see Press 'Y' to program or 'N' to Exit, please press "Y" to continue.
    6. After flashing complete, remove floppy and reset the system .
    7. Press DELETE or F1 when prompted at first reboot after flashing.
    8. Load BIOS optimized defaults, then save settings and exits.
    Drivers & Needed Files:
    (Note: All these drivers are for Windows XP.)
    Leaked Nvidia nForce3 Chipset Drivers Version 4.40
    (Please use at your own risk, these are LEAKED drivers. Password for the .zip file is "ocworkbench rules". Also, you will need to rename the WinXP_2K folder in IDE to either WinXP or Win2K else the installer doesn't pick it up.) Thanks for the link Wonkanoby!
    *NEW* Leaked Nvidia nForce3 Chipset Drivers Version 5.03
    More leaked drivers? Seems some parts of the drivers are older and some are newer.
    1. Windows XP Service Pack 1A (Web Install) -or- Windows XP Service Pack 1A (Full Install)
    2. Microsoft DirectX 9.0b (Web Install) -or- Microsoft DirectX 9.0b (Full Install)
    3. Nvidia nForce3 Chipset Drivers Version 4.24
    4. AMD Athlon 64 Processor Driver Version 1.1.0.14
    5. Nvidia Video Card Driver Version 56.72 -or- Omega Nvidia Video Card Driver Version v1.5303
    (The Omega drivers are third party drivers optimized for gaming, most prefer these over the standard Nvidia drivers.)
    5. ATI Video Card Driver Version 4.7 -or- Omega ATI Video Card Driver Version 2.5.51
    (The Omega drivers are third party drivers optimized for gaming, most prefer these over the standard ATI drivers.)
    6. Onboard Sound Driver (Realtek AC'97 Audio Codec) Version A3.61
    It is HIGHLY reccomended that you install the drivers/needed files in the order listed above. Please note that there are two #5's because you either install one or the other depending on your video card, do not install both of them.
    You will come across a problem here though. You can't install the chipset drivers without installing the Windows service pack and DirectX first, but the Windows service pack and DirectX installs need the internet to download files and you won't have working internet until you install the chipset drivers. Here's what I did to get around this. Instead of downloading the web install versions of Windows service pack and DirectX, download the full version and and put them along with all the other drivers on a backup hard drive or burn them to a CD, this way you will have all the drivers you need when it's time to install them and none of them will require the internet to download files.
    Another note when installing drivers. Apparently the Nvidia chipset drivers also come with drivers for the onboard sound, but people seem to agree that the Realtek onboard sound drivers are better. When you are installing the Nvidia chipset drivers, just be sure to uncheck the box for sound drivers when it asks you which drivers you would like to install. Now you can safely install the Realtek drivers without any chance of conflicting sound drivers. Thanks for the tip Wonkanoby!

    Quote
    Originally posted by RLiu818
    Quote
    Originally posted by Deviation56
    Quote
    Originally posted by RLiu818
    You CAN install the nforce drivers BEFORE installing SP1.  The only requirement to install the nforce drivers is DX9.
    So is SP1 still recommended to install before the nforce drivers?
    The installer still reccomends to install it beforehand for full USB 2.0 functionality... I would have put what you said in there but I wanted to keep it as simple as possible.  
    oh.  IIRC the installer just says USB 2.0 will be fully functional after SP1 is installed.  So after you install SP1 you go into device manager and u click update driver and it will auto search and update the driver.
    Simplicity-wise, i guess its pretty much equal.  It might take less preparation to just copy DX9 full onto a CD and install that first, then nforce driver, then right away you have yoru internet connection.
    but i dunno.. i guess i will try it your way this time when my RMA"d board comes.
    i will be fomratting and doing a fresh install later on today and will let you know if i come across any problems

  • "error loading operating system MSI K8n Neo platinum

    OK,
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    I can boot from CD.
    The only odd item is that I am using the HD that I took out of my old computer with windows already on it.  
    Tried re-installing windows XP.  It went through the loading process and then rebooted.  Same error message appears.
    Also, is 48 degrees normal for idle temp on CPU AMD 64 3400? 36 degrees NB temp ok?
    Oh, yeah, I have a floppy installed, CD-ROM, CD RW, all non SATA. Using IDE cables.
    Video is Asus V9980 ultra GeForce FX 5950.
    MSI K8N Neo Platinum
    AMD 64 3400
    Hercules 600 W PSU
    WD 80gb HD
    Generic CD-Rom
    Sony Cd-RW
    2 x 512 crucial 400 ddram  slosts 1 and 2
    Asus V9980 ultra GeForce FX 5950 256 TVD
    Do I need to clear bios and re-start?
    HD is on it's own cable in IDE 1
    Cds on IDE 2 shared.
    let me know what you think.
    The other related posts I read, people were using raid or multiple OS.  I'm not.

    I had the same issues as you sometimes Windows would install and sometimes it wouldn't the problem was related to ram. I had my ram in slots one and two like you did and I moved the ram to slots 1 and 3 and now the machine is rock solid stable.
    I think most of the problems people are having are actually more ram related than anything else.
    So try moving the stick of ram you have in slot 2 to slot 3 and see if this solves your problem. This solution is on forums somewhere I am just not sure where.
    Take care,
    Bob

  • Problems with 64 3200+ on MSI k8n neo platinum.

    AMD Athlon64 Newcastle 3200+ AX 2200MHz/2.2GHz 512kb Boxed (with cpu-cooler!) Socket754
    MSI K8N Neo Platinum nForce3 250Gb 3DDR-DIMM 5PCI SATA Raid Audio GB-LAN Firewire Socket754 ATX
    Kingston KVR400X64C3A/512 512Mb DDR PC3200 400MHz 184pin Unbuffered CL3
    Okey here it comes..
    I installed everything and all seemed to work okey,  until i threw in the XP install cd and began my install..
    in the dos install of windows xp, (when it moves files to the hdd) it stopped and said that there was a problem with a file that were to be copied, i pressed enter to try again and  the install moves on,  this accurs 4-5 times and then it gives me a BIG  "IRQL less or not equal".. Blue screen of death.. (it complains on different files each time i try to install xp, tried 15-20 times)
    I have tried to change memory to another Kingston KVR400X64C3A/512 512Mb DDR PC3200 400MHz 184pin Unbuffered CL3 with no luck,
    changed hdd, change gfx-card. change psu,  removed all no-need pci-cards..
    but still same error, i aint no expert so i might have missed something in bios or something :(
    please help me if you can..

    Flashing bios with memory errors is a veeeeery bad idea .
    Almost guarantied to ruin your bios chip with bad data block.
    That this even is suggested with mem errors , well .
    You need to resolve the mem errors before doing anything else.
    The windows xp install routine is a very heavy user of cpu and memory
    and will fail if you have mem errors like you have.
    Some things to try is entering bios and change auto settings on cpu voltage
    giving it 0.5v more than default .
    Set the memorys voltage to vendors max approved voltage
    which for yours is 2.6v +/- 0.1v . So it's safe to set at 2.7v .
    Set timings to cas 3 ,ras 3 ,trp 3 , tras 8 , CMD 2T.
    Pushing it firmly down in the dimm socket , sometimes it's not all the way down there even if the plastic lockers snap in.
    Disconnect all devices not needed for a windows install ,things can be added later.
    Have only the hd that os is to be installed to , one cdrom , floppy , memory and
    gfx card .
    Disconnect USB case front connector (cause corruption and strange faults if
    USBOC pin is connected)

  • MSI K8N Neo Platinum and hyperttransport

    Can someone please explain to me how MSI K8N Neo Platinum uses hypertransport? What is the option in the bios for hypertransport used for? What is it's advantages/disadvantages?

    Quote
    Originally posted by Ludic
    4 is the multiplier of the Front Side Bus frequency, default of 200MHz.
    4 * 200MHz = 800MHz
    Since this is a bi-directional bus (like DDR memory) this 800 gets multiplied by 2.
    2 * 800MHz = 1600MHz or 1.6GHz
    I'm sure you've seen AMD advertise a 1600MHz HyperTransport in response to Intel's 800MHz FSB.
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    The 5x will be available on Socket 939.
    Ah.  That's very enlightening.  Thanks for the info.

  • MSI K8N Neo Platinum | system freezes!

    Hi,
    I recently bougt a MSI K8N Neo Platinum and an A64 3200+ Clawhammer Boxed. I was looking forward to low temperatures and a stabile motherboard, but I haven´t been that blessed yet. During random cpu loads, I get system hang-ups. Wether it´s running iTunes, CS, Sisoft Sandra, FarCry or nothing at all, the system sometimes stops responding.
    I´ve updated to 1.2 BIOS, and I´ve downloaded the unofficial 1.33 BIOS from this forum  , haven´t tried it yet, though.
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    Could the system temp be the cause of my hang-ups?
    Hoping for tips and possible solutions.
    Btw, sorry for my norwegian-english  

    Hi,
    I recently bougt a MSI K8N Neo Platinum and an A64 3200+ Clawhammer Boxed. I was looking forward to low temperatures and a stabile motherboard, but I haven´t been that blessed yet. During random cpu loads, I get system hang-ups. Wether it´s running iTunes, CS, Sisoft Sandra, FarCry or nothing at all, the system sometimes stops responding.
    I´ve updated to 1.2 BIOS, and I´ve downloaded the unofficial 1.33 BIOS from this forum  , haven´t tried it yet, though.
    MSI Corecenter tells med that the CPU temp gets above 55 degrees under full load. Atually, I had up to 70 degrees until I installed a third case fan. But the sys temp reports from 45 to 50 degrees. And I guess this is the little "MSI"-marked heatsink´s fault. It gets burning hot.
    Could the system temp be the cause of my hang-ups?
    Hoping for tips and possible solutions.
    Btw, sorry for my norwegian-english  

  • MSI K8N Neo Platinum - CPU Cooler?

    Hi there, this is my first post to the forum and hope that someone can help
    Bascially I've just purchased a MSI K8N Neo Platinum mobo to use with an AMD 64 2800.
    I'm wondering if I should use the stock CPU cooler or look to purchasing a cooler such as a Zalman? I want to keep the computer as quiet as possible.
    I've recently read that it would be better to use the Cool and Quiet option with the stock CPU cooler instead?

    Chris,
    If you don't mind a used one, there are probably about a hundred thousand available ones from people in these forums who has upgraded their heatsinks, and that's about everyone
    The problem is, we dont want to give them up. We bought the retail package with fan not because of the free heatsink/fan, but because of the 3 year warranty that you only get with said combo.  To invoke the warranty, we'd have to return everything, including the heatsink/fan, so we hang on to it and let it collect dust.
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    Note that the "silent boost k8" is different from the "silent boost". The latter is for socket 462 I think.

  • MSI K8N NEO PLATINUM (RAM/HD problem/mobo problem?) [SOLVED]

    my setup:
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    amd athlon 64 3200+
    msi k8n neo plat - 7030 - bios 2.1
    x800 xt vid
    sound blaster audigy 2
    kingston valueram pc3200 2x512 cas 3-3-3-8
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    I dont know if you guys remember my but i created a topic on here a while back about how my keyboard and mouse suddenly stopped working, well that turned out to be that the msi k8n neo platinum just went bad. So i RMA'd it and recently got the replacement board (with latest bios already installed). It worked completely fine for about a day. Well that same day i got it back, i installed a Logitech G7 USB wireless mouse. after i installed it, i began getting numerous windows stop blue screen errrors, even after i removed the mouse from control panel. So i figured i should format because to rule out everything and start fresh. So i did a FULL format and attempted the reinstall windows again. AFTER the format and BEFORE windows attempted the continue installation, i got the same stop error. I figured now this was a hardware problem. So first i tested RAM. I got the latest version of memtest86 and let it run for 4 hours (11 passes) with NO errors at all. Secondly, i got a western digital hard drive diagnostic program to test for failing hard drive and again no problems with that. I still suspected ram so i tried to boot with only 1 stick installed (in first slot), however the PC didnt boot at all (cleared cmos too). So i moved it to the second slot and cleared cmos again and this time it posted but it just hangs at a cursor and does nothing, same thing happened with third slot. I tried this same procedure clearning cmos each time with the second ram stick and got the SAME results. Shouldnt the motherboard boot with only 1 ram stick installed? Did MSI RMA me another bad board? Any help would be appreciated. thanks.

    Quote from: russellmrgn on 28-March-06, 10:54:39
    Sap147
    Can you give us what the D-Bracket was showing ie
    R R
    G R
    As an example this means "Initializing Keyboard Controller"
    You will find this information in the manual page 2-23. (On mine) under Hardware Setup
    Also can you please do all your tests with the ps2 keyboard and mouse and for now leave your Logitech G7 USB wireless mouse to one side.
    Russell
    for two sticks of ram = RR
                                   GG
    for one stick of ram = GR
                                  GG
    as for the g7, it hasnt been plugged in at all, i took it out long ago.. as for the ram, the timing was set to 2T, no overclocking, i will try 2.7 v and let you know, but for the record, it has been running at normal voltage settings for about a year perfectly fine.

  • MSI K8N NEO platinum and MOBILE chips

    I just found out a problem with MSI K8N NEO Platinum.
    I recently upgraded my cpu from Clawhammer DTR 3200+ 1.5V to Clawhammer Mobile 3400+ 1.4V (hoping for better overclocking). To my surprise the mainboard can no longer raise the VCore voltage over 1.45V (it doesn’t matter if I select in the bios 1.5 or 1.55V). The only working option is raising de VCore by 3.3% 5% 8.3% 10%, resulting in a maximum VCore of 1.45 + 1.45 x 10% = 1.6V
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    Did any of you found a way to resolve this problem? IT IS DRIVING ME INSANE!!!

    Bad post...

  • MSI K8N Neo Platinum with Vapochill Case problems - Help anyone. :)

    Hi all,
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    MSI K8N Neo Platinum -
    1 gig Corsair XMS ProL Low Latency Ram (2 x 512mb)
    Nvidia Gefore 6600GT
    1 x WD Raptor 10000rpm HD
    NEC 2500a DVD writer.
    Eye-T 550w PSU.
    Vapochill SE Case with installed Vapochill Phase change cooling.
    Here are photos of it in its present state, you will notice that it isnt installed in the case at the moment.
    The reason for that is because the two wont work together and I want them to so so bad...
    So, hopefully someone here can save the day for me - here goes.
    I have tested the Motherboard and all other componants outside of the case and everything runs smoothly and there are no problems what so ever, great.
    I have also retested the Vapochill case with another motherboard and that also works without a hitch.
    The problem comes when I insall the MSI board into the system, all hooked with a really basic setup, PSU, Case cooling, CPU and Ram. Flick the on switch on the power suply and the system turns on for around 1/2 a second then turns off again. I found this strange because it soundnt come on at all until I press the power button.
    If I press the power button the same thing will happen over and over.
    I have tried a different powersupply and this does nothing at all.
    I have checked for shorts and there is no possible way it is shorting on anything.
    I have a fan plugged in where the CPU fan would go and this doesnt help.
    I have taken it back out and tested it again and it still works ok.
    Does this sound familiar to anyone? Are there any secret Bio's menu's that would have an option that would solve this?
    Any help would be greatly appreciated.
    Glenn

    When you are running the MoBo standalone, what are you connecting to the Power, Reset, HDD, etc. pins ?  Are you using the wires from the Vapochill case, or something else ?  It looks like a single cable with an intermittent switch (red/white cable).  I once had a similar sort of problem and it was because I hadn't connected up (the incredibly fiddly) cables correctly.  Other than that, I would have gone for a short of some sort - but you have checked that already, so . . . .
    As to the system starting to power-up when you switch on the PSU, I wouldn't worry too much about this.  It seems to happen from time to time with some of my systems - amongst other things, the BIOS can be set to resume to previous state after a power-fail.

  • Newb Question MSI K8N Neo Platinum.

    okay i have my parts coming in for my first build ever(i'm nervous, but anxious at the same time) and i just got my MSI K8N Neo Platinum today, all the other parts will come in the next couple of days, cpu arrives next week i believe, specs:
    Antec P-160WF
    OCZ 520w
    Athlon 3400+
    mobo(above)
    1g corsair
    160 Samsung S-ATA HD
    I've been going over the mobo manual and i'm confused. I'm not familiar with raid and never had a sata drive, do they go hand and hand? Meaning do i have to set up a raid to use the s-ata drive or do i just plug the sata drive into the mobo and everything will work, loading up windows xp and all? I don't want to use raid, but do i have to? i'm trying to make this build as simple as possible since it's my first time, i know this is probably a dumb question, i'm just new at this.....don't be surprised to see more dumb questions in the coming weeks! thanks.

    Quote
    Originally posted by onebyte
    >>Meaning do i have to set up a raid to use the s-ata drive or do i just plug the sata drive into the mobo and everything will work, loading up windows xp and all?
    In a word, no.
    I've just fired up my first homebuilt last night.  Joy!  It's all went perfect on the first power-up.  I'm in a similar position, and have a single SATA Hitachi Deskstar.  Although I've not yet installed an OS, my understanding is that the Serial ATA interface will work just fine with a single drive.  No multiple drive RAID is needed.
    My understanding is that all you have to be sure to do is load the SATA drivers from the included diskette, by pressing F6 on boot up.  Otherwise the drive won't be properly recognized by the bios.  I haven't done this yet, and its still showing as an IDE drive in some places of my bios setup.
    If I had it to do over again I doubt I'd spend the extra dollars to go SATA with a single HD.  It adds another level of complexity in transferring things to the new machine, and - according to certain authorities -- doesn't really add the extra performance over an ATA 133 that I first thought it would.  At least with a 7200 RPM drive, it seems that the 150 or 133 limits never come into play, as the drive's mechanical limitations are less than both... so it's not a bottleneck.
    I'm still trying to decide the best way to transfer my Win xp OS and other MS Office programs and updates.  I'm not sure if I can clone my PATA HD to the SATA, or if I do what problems I'd have to fix.  I've been thinking about transferring a Ghost or Acronis True Image to the new machine and then doing a WinXP repair install to see if I can get everything working with a minimum of time and effort.  I'm not sure what to expect, or if it will even work at all.  Or if it does, if it will leave me with problems (registry, drivers, etc).
    We'll soon see.
    Good luck with the build.  The only real headache I had, other than getting the HSF uniit on the processor, was trying to connect the case front panel wires for the USB, Firewire, and Audio out and IN jacks, to the mainboard headers.  The case wires were single pins and were labeled differently that the MB header block pin assignments.  I finally gave up on the audio and firewire, and just used the USB connections after modifying them -- removing the two extra ground wires on pins 9 and 10.
    Just take your time and follow the directions.  Spend some time looking at the way the heatsink and fan connect onto the processor.  Doing that without messing up the thermal compound can be tricky, and the directions from AMD could be clearer on that score.
    Again, good luck,
    thanks for the info, let me know how it goes...by the sound of what rainz said it seems you don't need to put in that 3.5" floppy disk that came with the mobo, is that right, rainz? Let me know how your OS installs onebyte, i'm curious to know if the SATA gave you trouble or not, wish you luck!

  • SATA port multiplier on MSI K8N Neo Platinum - NForce3 250Gb?

    Hi,
    I have a MSI K8N Neo Platinum, which uses a NForce3 250Gb chipset. I have read that port multipliers can use either SATA or SATA II hosts and drives, but I don't know if the technology is 100%, transparently compatible.
    Is the aforementioned chipset/motherboard compatible with port multiplier technology?
    Does it support FIS, which gives the greatest perfomance?
    Does it need a BIOS or driver update?
    Thanks for the attention
    Brazilian Joe

    Quote from: syar2003 on 22-February-06, 05:10:37
    Hi!
    The K8N Neo Platinum (MS-7030) doesn't use -5v to anything.
    So the -5v from the old atx spesification is not needed in your case.
    WoW, thanks for fast reply!
    So, it won't be any problem to use Antecs SmartPower 2.0 450W with this board then? Want to make sure about it, before accept Antecs offer for replacement and had spent over 4 days to find the problem with his computer. Really don't want to do it again. 
    This is his riggs:
    Antec Sonata
    AMD 64 3000+ S754
    Corsair Value S. PC3200 DDR 512MB
    Maxtor Diamondmax 9 250GB SATA
    Maxtor Diamondmax 9 IDE 160GB
    Sapphire Radeon 9550 Atlantis 128MB DDR
    and
    Accton ethernet card on PCI slot
    MSI D-Bracket2
    so
    With the "new" Antec SmartPower 2.0 450W
    Any problem with this rigg and PSU?
    edit:
    Dound this post that it said the board do need -5V and now Im confused? 
    http://www.archivaty.net/forums/about12964-30.html

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