D-bracket2 codes? (K8N Neo Platinum)

hey there, its like this.. i just bought a A64 and a K8N Neo Platinum motherboard.. all worked fine nice bench scores and all was happy indeed!
then i started playing the CSS beta.. 30 seconds later the system dies.. (!?) thinking what the heck now? so i checked the CPU sink it was HOT HOT HOT!! after this the mother board dont start not even a fans works.. if i remove the CPU the system "starts" fans works etc.. now i wounder if the CPU is dead? and where are the D bracked fail codes? cuz when system has no CPU 4 red LEDs are lith.. guessing that meens that a CPU is missing.
any one knows where i can get a fail code description.. have checked the manual, but no luck..
also is this coverd by any warranty? CPU just dont overheat lik that.. had mounted the CPU cooler corect etc..

K8N Neo Platinum D-Bracket LED Combinations
4-Red = system hang, processor damaged or not installed properly
1-Green (top left) all others Red = Early Chipset Initialization
1-Green (top right) all others Red = Memory module damaged or not compatible
2-Green at top/2-red at bottom = BIOS image to RAM for quick boot
1-Green lower left = Initializing Keyboard Controller
2-Green left side = Testing VGA BIOS
Red upper left and lower right = CPU Initialization
1-Red lower right = Testing Real Time Clock
1-Green lower right = Initializing Video Interface
Green upper left and lower right = BIOS Sign-On
2-Red left side 2-Green right side = Testing Base and Extended Memory
1-Red lower left = Resource Assignment
2-Red top 2-Green bottom = Initializing Hard Drive Controller
1-Red upper right = Initializing Floppy Drive Controller
1-Red upper left = Boot Attempt
and all GREEN = Operating System Booting

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  • K8N Neo Platinum - Reboot problems

    This is very strange.......
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    Thank you !!!!!! 

    OK - I pulled out the 9600XT and put in a 9000 saphire radeon card with the same effects.....
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  • K8N Neo Platinum problems

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    Don't know if you have tried this things but heres my list of things .
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    -Disable dynamic overclocking
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    -Turn off AGP fatwrites
    CASE:
    USB connectors
    -Disconnect case front usb from usb header on motherboard.
    -Disconnect the d-bracket from usb header on motherboard.
    -Change the red MSI ide cable if used.
    -Check all stand offs/spacers under the motherboard .
    -If using PS2 kb and mouse some board have mislabeled color code
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    STABILITY TEST:
    Outside windows and windows drivers:
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  • K8N Neo Platinum not working

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    Quote
    Originally posted by RexB
    bump.  Hi gcb, welcome You'll soon get an answer from a K8N Neo Plat owner. In meantime, pls post your full stats in your sig {add a sig to your "profile"}. Help us help you.
    Done  
    Quote
    Originally posted by Jasonxxx
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    Quote
    Originally posted by NewNeo
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    I have since RMAd the board and ordered (additionally) an ASUS K8N-E Deluxe which will be here Monday; I ordered Friday from NewEgg and a check of Fedex indicates that the ASUS package is already at the local dock. My sense from these forums is that the NEO has too many issues to ever satisfy me as an owner, including the ones I have personally experienced and the ones I have only read about. Thus, I'm trying the ASUS. If all goes well with the ASUS, I'll have an extra, brand-new in the box MSI K8N Neo.
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  • K8N Neo Platinum & Sapphire Radeon 9600

    Okay, so this issue has been addressed in a few places, but I couldn't seem to find a definitive answer.
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    I managed to fix my problem:
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    Install Service Pack 1
    Install motherboard drivers using MSI LiveUpdate 3
    Install ATI Catalyst v.1.0.1796.585
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    Yell and cuss at Service Pack 2.
    Now I usually don't subscribe to the "Microsoft sucks" school, but it does seem that in this case, they were the problem.
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  • K8N Neo Platinum dead?

    I've had this K8N Neo Platinum for about two years now, have worked like a charm so far, but only so far. Few weeks ago, I updated my pc and the K8N was needed for a secondary comp. So I installed new sempron cpu, new rams and old GF6600 but it didn't boot. Speaker gives constant long beeps with breaks, like "beeeeeep......beeeeeep.....beeeeeep...." and the D-bracket hangs in "initializing keyboard controller" phase.
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    Graphics: Club3d GeForce 6600
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    qalaksi - you said:
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    Dumb question - is the power supply connector installed correctly?  I have seen some 20+4 connectors that can get installed the wrong way - reversed or a row or two offset.  Results are unpleasant to board.
    Have you taken a close look at both sides of the board for foregin objects?  The power going on sounds like something is bridging the 'start' pins on the power connector (I don't remember which ones they are) or something else down the line - maybe the header where the power/reset switches connect or any trace related to these.  It is possible the board got some metal flakes or other conductive material on it - it might happen when screws are removed or from some other source.  Also can happen when semiconductors are fried internally, but then you have a dead horse.
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  • K8N Neo Platinum: Will future BIOS enhance GeForce performence boost?

    I read that the Nforce3 250GB reference boards showed a performance boost when paired with a GeForce FX video card. The K8N Neo Platinum does not take advantage of this now, but will it ever in the future?

    Don't know if you have tried this things but heres my list of things .
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