A few K8N Neo2 Plat problems

Just getting this new rig up and going K8N Neo2 Plat with a 3200 Winchester 90nm CPU and 1GB (2x512) OCZ PC3200 Plat. rev2.  My memory is not showing to be running in Dual Channel.  and Sandra bandwidth is horrible to say the least.   I have flashed to the latest bios that MSI has on the site, are their any better ones?  I see some people running different versions of 1.3 bios, where are they?  I have two Barracuda 80Gb S-ATA set up on #3-4 Sata connectors too in Raid (0).

Skeen, Duke is right. I have the same memory and you MUST use slot 1&2 for dual channel support. Look inthe manual on the page about memory. It gives 2 charts. The first one is for dual channel memory and the second one is for normal memory. Also I did a Sandra test that is somwhere here in the forums where I posted the results with 1&2 and 3&4 and 1&2 was slightly faster. Use them (the ones closest to the CPU).

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  • Freezing issues with K8N Neo2 Plat & 6800 gt

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  • K8N Neo2 Plat - No start beep...

    Hello,
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  • Looking for cheapest ram to go with the k8n neo2 plat

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  • K8N Neo2 Plat - Is 1.8 still the best bios?

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    Hello ! 
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  • NVidia Video Driver Causes Immediate freezing upon loading to desktop (K8N Neo2 Plat)...

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  • Boot failure - k8n neo2 plat

    Hi, I'm having trouble
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    1)I'd go further than shturmovik in your 12v amps requirement you need at least 24a especially with your new graphic card.
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  • Unidentified 10-12Pins inside the K8N Neo2 Plat

    Hi guys,
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  • K8N Neo2 plat, no post issue cont'd.

    Hi its me again, the guy with the intermittent "no post" k8n neo2 plat.
    Loaded the 1b3 beta the other day, again 1 day later the box would not post, as usual no
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    Quote from: Mysticcal on 30-June-05, 06:26:41
    ...Speaker Beeps once, USB LEDS Hold at Green, Red, Green, Green...
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  • Can I use this hard drive with my K8N Neo2 Plat?

    Can I use this http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=101220-12 hard drive with my K8N Neo2 Plat?

    Quote from: Richard on 26-September-05, 00:25:21
    JustinSane,
    The short answer is:
    Yes
    Take Care,
    Richard
    LOL, thanks.

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