Assorted MSI Neo-2-S mainboard problems

I just bought a MSI NEO-2-S Mainboard. I unwrap it and the first thing I see is a sticker on the AGP slot that says "1.5volt ONLY".
I cannot find *ANY* information to tell me how many volts my MSI video card is..
I have a MSI Geforce 4 TI-4200 card (64mb version). I need to know if it is 1.5 volt or not, or how many volts, so I don't burn my new mainboard.
Video card:
Manufacturer: MSI
Model: Geforce 4 TI-4200 64mb
S/N: M88700205267511
8870 VER 10A
N1996
PS: Support email is bouncing, I have tried from 2 seperate email addresses..hotmail and work.
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Thank you for the quick replies.
Now I am having a different problem. The motherboard will not power up.
It is a 300 watt power supply, should that not be sufficient?
I unhook everything..floppy, fans, hard drive..still no power up.
I try putting ram in different slots, still no power up. Nothing. Not even on that optional connector on the back with 4 LEDs to indicate system status.
I can't figure out what's wrong here. Usually when a mobo will not power up it is improperly seated video card, ram, or some combination thereof.
I have reseated the ram and video card to no avail. I have tried the RAM in slots 1&3, 1&2, and 2&4.
One other quirk is while this IS a P4 PS because it has the 12V CPU power hookup (the 4 connector one) there is no "power switch" or "reset switch" wire(s) to go to the motherboard. Should that cause a problem? I had a P3-350 in there just fine prior to putting in the Neo-2-S, it never had any problems needing that wire. Do I need a new case?
System specs:
300 Watt PS
MSI Neo-2-S mainboard
MSI G4 TI-4200 64mb AGP
1GB (512 * 2) Matched Geil pairs
P4 2.4c Intel CPU
WD 1200JB HD
Can anyone help..I've never had so much trouble with components before. :/ I build PC's all day long at work, never had problems like these. This is my first Pentium 4.
I can't get the mainboard to power up, period..we're not even to the point it could POST, because no power..
I have no spare parts to swap in to see if anything is DOA..and if I start playing "guess which item to send back" it's going to get very costly in restocking fees. :/

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Hi guys,
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Sometimes when i overclock my cpu, it works on the first boot perfectly but then i have problems in booting and it says that it cannot read my harddrive. THen i have to reset the cmos and start again. it is very annoying. do you guys think that the northbridge is damaged?

I agree with loonym,1.46 seems way too high for only 3ghz on a Q6600...Ive never overclocked a quad yet but i think 3ghz is easily obtained with stock volts (or a very small increase in volts)
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Hi,
I need help regarding some problem.
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Consider this done !
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But still have this blinking cursor after first boot screen.
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reflash BIOS again,
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about this:
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When booting, after the bios screen I get a black screen with blinking cursor. And then I can't get any further.
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Mainboard: MSI NEO-2-S (MSI 6728)
VGA: MSI Geforce 4 TI-4200 64mb
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Ok, maybe someone can answer this question on clearing the CMOS.
The wording in the manual was ambiguous. It sounded to me like they didn't want you to move the jumper from open to short or vice versa while the system was powered up. One should never unplug stuff while the system is powered up..
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Or is this what they meant:
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I used the first procedure.
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MSI Neo-fsr motherboard won't post help!!!!!

Okay so I got the parts yesterday and I put it together and when I turn it on it won't post. Not only that but everything seem to be powered up except for the video card the fan isn't spinning. It was a 9700 pro. Then I took my brothers Geforce MX and tried it and it still won't post. I mounted the motherboard correctly it is definitely not grounded to anything. I connected the D-bracket and all four red light show up. But my cpu is brand new out of the retail box. I don't think its the cpu. So any body got any ideas?
Here are my spec:
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I had a similiar problem:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?threadid=44971&sid=&hilightuser=40369
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MSI Neo-F P35 VS Intel E8500

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Just ordered MSI Neo Platinum 250GB from dabs.co.uk, got a few Q's...

Well, first post at my future forum seeing as i've just ordered an MSI Neo Platinum from dabs.co.uk (never usually order from there, was the only place it was listed). By the looks of things, it's not going to be out for a week or so (keeps saying 3-4 days on site) so I might as well ask a bit about it to whet my appetite. Sorry if this stuff has been asked before...
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MSI Neo Platinum questions

Hi I am new here
Here is the stuff i got
MSI Neo Platinum
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corsair xms 3200 1gb
maxtor sata diamondmax9
My zalman came in a retail box but, the backplate was not included, so i went ahead and installed it on the MSIs backplate. It seemed like a good fit and sits well now. When i powered the computer the CPU temp was showing about 64C. I wasnt too worried and went ahead and updated the BIOS to v 1.2. So now the temp is around 45C. Is this a good temp for A64?
Also another problem that i sometimes having is that when i power down the computer and then power it back on it just hangs in bios (that was happening in both 1.1 and 1.2 bioses) It where it says Identifying devices... or something like that. But this only happenes sometimes, and i can ctrl alt del to restart computer and it boots all fine. What I am going to do is connect those LEDs and see what they show when that happens. But for now anyone heard or had something like this happen ?
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ok man this whole thing really got me interested how come i fitted that thing on....
so i looked through zalman instructions i got, the backplate is not even part of the contents. And then it hit me, I got the Zalman CNPS7000 ALCU not Zalman CNPS7000A ALCU "A" after 7000 is the difference. Quick visit to http://www.zalmanusa.com resulted in .... the A version supports more sockets, but overall they are the same thing, thats why mine didnt come with a backplate. http://www.zalmanusa.com/usa/product/view.asp?idx=41&code=005009
now how come it fit and 7000A needs its own backplate to fit is interesting as they look identical.
to answer ur question SAB i just used the 2 nipples that came with my zalman. Stays on pretty solid.

Neo FIS2R 875P LAN Problems...

Got my board back from MSI....the same exact board I RMAd to them after flashing to 1.4 killed it....and the bios is now OK (vers 1.4) and so far it is pretty stable. BUT....one of the problems I had before was that I had trouble getting the on-board LAN to run, which is one of the reasons I flashed to 1.4 in the first place.
In any case, the LAN is still not working---it detects a connection, an orange light comes on at the connection point when my cable connection is hooked up, says the connection is working, says it sends data, but it isn't receiving data. I installed my old piece of s*** D-Link NIC, and it runs fine.
Anyone have any suggestions? Or do I just have a bad LAN on this?
Device Manager says the device is working fine, and I have no conflicts.
Thanks in advance for everyone's help.
ANTEC True Power 480w
MSI Neo FIS2R 875P
P4 2.4 800Mhz
Corsair TwinX512-3200LL
ATI 9500 Pro
(that's all I have hooked up right now till it's up and running)

Finally figured out what was wrong---I posted the solution in another thread. Here's another copy of the post:
I was having trouble getting my on-board LAN to operate. I tried everything I could think of but couldn't get it up and running. Device Manager said it was functioning properly. I suspected a bad RJ45 jack and was preparing to RMA the board.
As a last ditch effort, I contacted my ISP. Based upon prior experiences with them, I was NOT hopeful that they could help. The tech had me try a bunch of things I had already tried. Nothing worked.
Eventually he had me unplug my cable modem, and after 5 seconds, plug it back in. Then I went to the DOS command prompt, gave the "ipconfig/renew" command (which we had tried before without success)....and lo and behold, it was up and running. And after I rebooted the computer, I expected the problem to return, but it was still functioning properly.
He said he has seen this before on Windows XP (I use the Home Edition), and said it has something to do with the way XP initially caches the network connection.
In any case, if anyone else is having similar difficulties, give it a try, and post the results.
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Here's a brief rundown of my rig:
Antec True Power 470W
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I've just built a new system on the MSI NEO FISR2 875P motherboard. Here are the specs:
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Disabling sound: I've disabled the Audigy2 in the hardware manager, and got the same problem.
Underclocking the video card: I underclocked the ATI basically as far as it would go; same problem.
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I guess when I get home today I'm going to try swapping out the ATI in exchange for an old Geforce2 GTS. Even if it does "fix" the problem, though, I'm concerned that it may not be the video card; MSI's "stealth" overclocking whenever the system gets taxed might be stressing the AGP bus to the point where the ATI can't handle it and the Geforce2 can.
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Ah yes. Sorry I didn't mention that. It's an Antec TruePower 430W power supply.
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- After such a crash, when I power back on, the CMOS has been cleared.
- After such a crash, sometimes, the ICH5R fails to detect one or both SATA drives, but when ctrl-alt-deleted, everything's fine (I replaced both serial ATA and serial ATA power cables).
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MSI NEO2 and Asus v9999GT problems

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well my problem is when the Asus v9999GT is installed i boot windows up but it just keeps restarting or blue screening(i see the desktop then it restarts*if i dont get a blue screen that is) It usely takes 4-5 restarts before windows finally starts. Ive reinstalled the comp 4 times trying to fix the problem but had no luck finally i reinstalled the comp with my 9000 Pro II and no more restarting no more blue screening windows starts normally. But thats not a fix i bought the new card and im not going to let $530 go down the drain. It seems to me its the NEO 2 that does not like the Asus, i try the asus in my old comp and everything works fine.
Is there a fix coming up, i know others who have the same problem
btw its not the ram i did a memtest and no errors
AMD 3500+
MSI Neo 2
1Gb Geil RAM CAS2.53-3-7
Asus v9999
Windows SP2

I don't think it's PSU related caused by the gfx card if
it is the asus 9999GT/TD . As this is a 6800 board with GT core clock
and 128M DDR1 memory.
And in 2D windows it should use estimatly 20W .
:Xbitlabs
The NVIDIA GeForce 6800 eats less energy than the GeForce GT as it has lower frequencies and the GPU voltage . As a result, without overclocking, the card consumes 16.96W(10w on +12v) in the Idle mode(2D) and 38.88W in the Burn mode(3D).
Real GT:
23w in idle mode and 53w in burn mode(3D) .
So it consumes something between those two i guess.
If you suffer from restarts in only in windows (2D) your gfx card don't use
any more power than your R9000 in 3D does (which worked running games i guess).
But if you didn't run/test the 9000 in any burn mode or 3dmark , it might
be PSU tipping over afterall.
Could be some drivers/sw causing it.
Try to edit your boot.ini file and turn off DEP
Edit noexecute switch it to be like this:
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=alwaysoff /fastdetect

MSI Neo 2 865PE and aftermarket Northbridge Heatsinks

Is it possible to change the heatsink/fan on the northbridge on an MSI Neo 2 865PE mobo with an aftermarket passive heatsink and maintain the warranty? I'd like to eliminate the fan as a noise source and many other reputable mobo manufacturer's don't use a fan for the chipset. Though I was impressed by the Neo 2's performance on a recent Tom's Hardware mobo shootout, I'd go back to my original choice of an Asus P4P800 Deluxe if I couldn't eliminate the chipset fan.

I guess if you remove it and replace it with something else it voids the warrenty.
I would not care about that, as long as you take care whey you do it so the mobo dont get static damage there is no problem.
Most motherboards are easy to change the HS if you want to, I did this on a old MSI motherboard. I changed the HS from a small one to a Zallman ZM-NB47J and that was somthing like 70% larger than the original, that dropped the temp way down.
I have allso added cooling to other devices, stand alone dvd players etc. Just get cooling HS of different sorts and some "arctic silver adheasiv" and you are good to go :D

Neo 875P Onboard Sound Problem

I'm having problems getting surround sound to work on my MSI Neo 875P with my Logitech Z-640 speakers. It only works in Morrowind and the during the SoundMAX control panel tests. Not with media in Windows, and not in other games.
In other games it just seems like the output to the rear channels is really weak. If you put your ear to it you can hear it, but it's not working as it should.
If I plug my front speakers into the rear channel port on my mobo, and then put the rear speakers in the front channel port (that is, switch their places), the front ones are all quiet and the back speakers play loud.
Thus, it is not the speakers which are messed up, it's the output coming from my mobo. But it's configured to run in surround sound! And surround sound does work in Morrowind!
Any ideas?

I have a 865PE Neo2-FIS2R (MS-6728) with version 1.3 BIOS and I'm having the same problem. I get sound from the rear speakers only from the Speaker Test in the C-Media 3D Audio Configuration program.
All other audio output only comes through the front speakers. Winamp set to output to Direct Sound does not produce rear speaker sound either.
When doing the speaker test, there is also a crackle noise as it switches between speakers.
Speaker setting is 4CH; speakers are plugged into the on-board audio jacks; I've verified that everything is connected properly. The speakers work fine as they work in the Speaker Test (and they worked fine with my previous machine and audio card).
I've uninstalled and reinstalled the audio drivers, both from the CD and from the website, with no change.
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