K8d or k8t master far?

Hello to all, looking at a server mobo what do you all think would be the better board?
k8d master far ms-9131 amd chipped
k8t master far ms-9130 via chipped
Ive looked and cant seem to find out if the k8d can use a dual core, I know the k8t is single core Dual processer mobo..
second suggest a PSU
are either boards very picky on ram pc2700
going to be the server for my shop. trouble free and last a long time!!
henrythe9th

Pay attention now!!!!
The MS-9130 is the K8T-Master-2FAR does NOT support Dual-core or new CPU's the FAR7 does, see below !
You are mixing numbers and boards here.
Let me show you the pages of the right boards:
>>K8T Master 2FAR-7<< = MS-9617 and does support ALL new CPU's, incl dual-core. Workstation board socket 940.
>>K8D Master3-133<< = MS-9161 ver2 and does support ALL new CPU's, incl dual-core. Server board socket 940.
As you are looking at the K8T Master 2FAR (MS-9130) and the K8D Master3 (MS-9161 ver1) boards, they are NOT the same and do not support the latest CPU's.
Please pay attention to this, as you are looking at the old boards, not the new ones.

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K8T Master FAR Test-BIOS READ THE MESSAGE!!!!

Hi guy's,
I hereby post the latest MS-9130, I have tested this and for me it worked and was stable.
Beware, this beta is more alpha then beta, but stable.
If we all help testing, we might get the BIOS we want and need.
This BIOS has quirks, do not use or flash it on a production machine or complaint that it does have problems
It's entirely your own fault if something happens as YOU decided to help testing
The quirks that we know off are:
BIOS doesn't save settings all the time, sometimes it does, other times it doesn't.
Running 2 CPU's will show just 1 CPU in the Opterating system, was reported by a user.
+4GB memory remapping function is in the BIOS, but I couldn't test it as I haven't got enough memory.
A couple of remarks:
When you download this BIOS, you confirm you did know this is a testing-bios, not a bugg-free one.
After you reboot, check if the settings did save or not.
Please report back what trouble you have found, also list the spec's of your system in detail, below this message.
When it does give problems, clear the cmos and it should boot again.
As I said, this is test-BIOS, not to use if you don't wan't to help testing, nor the forum or MSI is responsible if something does go wrong!
[ ERROR: SPECIFIED ATTACHMENT MISSING ]

Well I've just flashed my mobo K8T Master2-FAR MS-9130 with the 1.47 bios to be able to use my 2 Opterons 252, everything's working fine except the VIA controler, no more RAID 0same as scotchfx.
Got this message: "Have option ROM cannot be invoke: Vendor ID XXXXXXXX"
When the VIA is suppose to display the RAID 0 array.
But I can boot on my ATA HDD onto Linux, then I can see the raid controler when i list the hardware.
That's with 1 & 2 CPU, After testing them 1by1.
I loaded the optimised setup from the bios & suddenly my RAID 0 was listed & I could boot windows but Linux freezes after boot
Win XP pro sp2 found the 2 CPU but isn't using the 2nd, even if the computer is set on ACPI MPS.
So I tried a live CD on Ubuntu 7.10, it starts & I've got an unknown second CPU bios MPS was set 1.1 cause 1.4 didn't start.
When XP pro starts what ever settings 1.1 or 1.4, 1.4 should be the right setting no?
I was running this mobo with 1 244 for 4 years, & it was the best mobo ever in terms of stability/performance.
Can it be a PSU problem? I've got a Lcpower 550W:
+03.3 V : Max 35A
+05.0 V : Max 40A
+12.0 V : Max 24A
-12.0 V : Max 0.8A
-05.0 V : Max 0.5A
+5.0VSB : Max 2.0A
& Do I have to use SSI connectors when I use 2 CPU?
When I'm on Linux with 1 CPU or W32 with dual, system is very stable, no crash @ all.
Hope I gave enough info, anyone had this issue before?
Thanks

K8t master far 2 -error sound guide?

I have just put together a dual sys
- on a k8t master far2 opteron244
- gail 1gb*2 3200 dual channel RAM
- sata western 200gb + ata disc for windows(not installed yet)
- nvida quadro 980xl
I get a error bip when I try to boot the pc for the first time
-can anyone link me to a page where I can find the error codes?
or if anyone know what I might have done wrong -please post.
thanks

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Originally posted by pv4_gwar
hello
My psu: Enermax EG451P-V FM power supply which pumps out 430Watts / 15Amps on the +12Volt outlet
That PSU wasn't ment to power 2 CPU's. Like Bas suggested: better get one with a single rail, so you will have enough to power both CPU's.

K8T Master-FAR 2 HD LED Problem

Has anyone heard of any problems with the HD LED conector on the MB. I have SATA RAID setup and when I connect the lead for the case LED for HD activity it stays lit constantly, no reflection of activity. If I reverse it it never comes on.
Is there a posibility that there is a mis-marked connector on the MB??

Quote
Originally posted by Bas
You are going to return a board just over this???? :
Hello Bas,
No I wouldn't return a board just because an LED doesn't work, but as I mentioned before, it makes me wonder how good the rest of the board is when something as simple as the HD LED failure should have been caught during testing.
We do a lot of development here, and you'll be surprised how useful it is to have a working HD LED. I know it sounds stupid, I just hope I didn't chose a 64 bit board that is not quite ready yet. So far the board has been great. I'm just going to hold off buying more for a while until I see how MSI tech support is compared to what I'm use to from other manufacturers. So far tech support has been silent.
By the way, great job with all the support you provide here in the forums!

K8T Master FAR Memory Configs....?

When using dual CPU's does memory have to be installed in pairs??
ie. 2 or 4 slots occupied?? I trying to figure out some new memory configs and the board does not boot when only 1 slot is filled.

With one CPU you don't have any problem at all?
No crashing or anything?
Where did you plug the 12V PSU wire?
Not near the AGP slot I hope
Just guessing here

K8T Master FAR-2 Memory problems

Looked at a bunch of past post found some similar stuff but no luck fixing my issue. I have 2 AMD 248's @ 2.21 ghz, 1 gig of DDR 400 E/R PC3200. It is in slot1. I tried to add additional mem(2 gigs) when i do no signal to monitor, but cdrom looks like its trying to boot. Any thoughts? The power is strong btw.
i read on here that the pc3200 wont work on the 248 but it does, and i read only 2 gigs could be used. Im not to tech smart here so please and thankyou

Quote from: Hans on 03-January-10, 18:33:27
Mixing memory is often not a very good idea.
Opterons are more able to cope with mixed memory, but it still can go wrong. Better stick to the same make/model for best performance.
i tried that also. I have 2 new sticks and one old. One new stick will work solo, but not 2 new sticks or combined 1 new and 1 old. The power supply is new and the volts are right were they should be for everything.
I put in a new AGP video card in, thinking that the old one was going bad, i have had problems with that in the past. Still no luck here though.

Updating VIA RAID Bios on K8T Master-FAR 2

How do I update the VIA Raid bios that came with the v.220D SATA drivers?
I see the two rom files (6420R231.rom and 6420N231.rom) in the bios directory, but no directions on how to update the bios.
Tim

You don't. You have to wait for MSI to integrate any RAID BIOS improvements into a new BIOS release for the board.

K8T Master 2 FAR dual Opteron 250 Vista 64bit BIOS 1.4 only 1 CPU show!!! Help!!

Hi,
I am new to this forum but had been working on this problems for a week!
Here my system:
MSI K8t Master 2 FAR
ECC ram 2GB
Dual Opteron 250 replaced the dual Opteron 242 one week ago
BIOS upgrade to 1.4
Window Vista 64bit from Window XP Pro
The POST, Device Manager detect two new CPUs. However, there are only one CPU being utilize in task manager (yes, I have check one graph per CPU). It appear from the forum that BIOS 1.35B5? would work but I could not find it. Try to install Window XP Pro but failed (flopppy drive does not work).
Any help and suggestion would be greatly appreciated!
Wai

No options after slash "/"?
Quote from: BOSSKILLER on 14-August-08, 19:42:45
Does it worked before to update BIOS to 1.4?
Quote from: Wai on 15-August-08, 06:55:42
With BIOS 1.1 and dual Opteron 242, I have both CPU work as shown by Device manager and task manager (two CPU graphs). I can only get one CPU work since I upgrade to Opteron 250 and BIOS 1.4. Unfortunately BIOS 1.1 do not support Opteron 250.
Wai
Check this topic:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=90059.0
"Running 2 CPU's will show just 1 CPU in the Opterating system, was reported by a user."
Quote from: Lord Anubis on 01-June-08, 21:22:00
has anyone tried the new v1.40 bios released 2008-04-10 for this board?
http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=downloaddetail&type=bios&maincat_no=133&prod_no=675
Quote from: slava_b on 17-June-08, 16:02:30
I tried. More stable then 1.47, but not fully workable. Second CPU dont work, Smart fan dont work, if 4Gb installed -> CPU kernel time load 60-70% permanently. Last stable workable release is 1.35, but i have slow down if install LSI 21320R.
1.35 appear to be last stable version reported by users
Quote from: Wai on 10-August-08, 23:21:53
It appear from the forum that BIOS 1.35B5? would work but I could not find it.
Here is it:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=90059.0;attach=1707
Change Log, your CPU is supported as well:
2. Added Feature:
(a)support new Opteron 250 CPUs
Flash at own risk

K8T Master 2 FAR; Hard Drive Questions About

Greetings!
I just got off the Google bus and stubbed my toe on your doorstep. What luck!
I have many questions, and it's getting harder to find answers for a mainboard that's not being sold "new" anymore. I did see some other topics that go along lines similar to my own, but I figured it would be a good idea to open a new thread with my specific questions.
I have decided to split my questions into three parts. This is part one, "hard drive" questions.
HARD DRIVE RELATED:
Western Digital recently announced a new high-capacity SATA Raptor drive, with 150 GB of storage:
1) Can I mount two of them into my K8T Master 2 FAR system and "hardware stripe" them for Windows/XP?
....1A) If yes, is there a minimum recommended BIOS that I should be running?
....1B) If no, then would it be feasibile to "software stripe" them in Windows/XP Pro?
If I decide to proceed, I will be well-prepared to accept the risk of data loss that would occur if one drive were to crash.
I currently run my system with a removable SATA drive caddy for my system drive. This makes it easy to swap OS's by swapping hard drives without opening my CPU case. If I go with a dual-striped SATA drive arrangement and two Raptors, then I'll replace that removable caddy with a unit that can accomodate two SATA drives.
....1C) Once in a blue moon, I get a BSOD after having swapped SATA drives. It happens when I first boot Windows/XP after having run Linux. Hot-swappable claims notwithstanding, I always swap drives while the system is powered down, although I don't typically shut off the hardware switch at the power power supply. Are there any known issues or reports of other people having similar occurrences?
I also run some IDE devices for data and archival purposes. My system is typically set up as follows:
CH 0/0 - Data drive
CH 0/1 - DVD burner
CH 1/0 - Data drive
CH 1/1 - Data drive
Recently, my system stopped "seeing" any hard drives on CH 1 drive 1. Known good drives won't show up in the BIOS, and auto-detect doesn't "see" a drive in that position. I have tried more than one drive, and the problem stays on that channel and position. I swapped cables with a known good cable, and the problem stays on that channel and position. For the time being, I have disconnected one of the data drives...but I'd really like to resolve this issue if possible.
....1D) Are there any known problems or issues with "disappearing IDE devices" in the K8T Master 2 FAR?
Thanks in advance!

Can't say, this is the first time I hear about SATA caddies....
Maybe a bad contact or so?
Sata is pretty sensitive to connection problems, or even folded cables for that matter...

K8T Master (x) Far 1.20 BIOS released...

Hi,
The new K8T Master BIOS 1.20 BIOS has been released....
As usual I'm the first......
You can download it here or wait for MSI to realease it:
http://ftp://ftp.heppen.be/msi/K8T-Master/

I flashed it and it caused my hard drive light to stay on all the time. Went back to the beta 118 and all is well. How can MSI put out a BIOS that does something stupid like that?

Questions on a newly purchased K8T Master2 Far m/b

Hi,
I just purchased a K8T Master2 Far m/b at a local computer store for $89.99. They had two of them sitting on their markdown table. They where in turned inside out Asus K8N-DL m/b boxes. In other words, the box labels where on the inside. They could of been replaced w/the Asus's, though they appear to be brand new.
The K8T Master2 Far has the two HSF's, the HSF back plates, the external USB/Sound slot adapter, and the rear I/O back plate. It has no manual, CD, or cables. The manual and CD files can be downloaded, so that is no problem. I have plenty of cables lying around.
Some questions:
1. The manual says the m/b supports the Opteron 244 and up. Can I use a 240 or 242 on it? I also read to make sure to use Opterons which have the following last letters in their p/n's. ( AL, AU, AK, AT ) Any reason?
2. The two HSF's that came w/it are different from each other, as well as is their mountings. One is a direct screw on while the other is a plastic clamping. The m/b has the plastic mating clamp for it mounted on only one socket. The other socket is just a direct screw on. They both have the back plates. I think I read somewhere that MSI is/was shipping the K8T Master2 Far w/these two different HSF's for some reason. I also read that you can use Intel Xeon HSF's on this m/b. Should I replace the HSF's that came w/it or are they OK? Will the HSF's that come w/the retail Opterons also work?
3. The m/b is a rev. 1 model. What is the difference between the rev. 1 and rev. 2 m/b's?
4. What's the fastest Opteron cpu that can be used on this m/b? I read the X2's can't be used.
5. I noticed that MSI hasn't updated the BIOS in a long time. Any word on any future BIOS update or is the m/b totally dead in regards to any further support?
6. Finally any problems running Windows XP x64 on this m/b?
I plan to add the K8T Master2 Far to my DC (distributed computing) network.
Thx.

I use 2 Opterons 240 on it, no problem at all.
For the mounting of the coolers, read the manual.
BIOS 1.10 or 1.20 are the best versions to use.
MSI is working on a new BIOS as we speak, but it's not finished.
As for the revision, as far as I know it only comes in Ver1....
You are mixing the other board, that's the K8T-Master-2FAR7, but has a different MS-xxxx number and does support the Dual-core CPU's, but there are big problems with the board when using just 1 CPU, MSI is working on a better BIOS to fix 1 CPU support.
Win64 runs without problems at all.

K8T Master & Nvidia Quadro4 NVS 400??

I was just wondering if anyone here is using an Nvidia Quadro4 NVS 400 (4 display PCI video card) with the K8T Master-2 FAR motherboard?? After having nothing but problems trying to get two dual-head video cards to work on this mobo (one AGP, 1 PCI) I've decided to maybe try a single quad-display PCI card, but was hoping for some input before I make any purchases.
Thanks in advance,
Bill

Hi and thanks for the reply,
I did use a different switch and it did the same thing.
I haven't tried a higher wattage one but I doubt it needs that much juice,
especially without anything plugged , ie. hdd, cdrom...
Ro

Windows XP 64bit extended systems edition SATA Drivers for MSI-9130 K8T Master2-FAR

I'm looking for Windows XP 64bit extended systems edition SATA Drivers for MSI-9130 K8T Master2-FAR. Does anyone know where I can download it? Thanks
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 FX 51 2.2Ghz 1ML2
Motherboard/Chipset: MSI-9130 K8T Master2-FAR (VIA K8T800) dual channel DDR400
Memory: 1GB total (2x512) actually needs to specifically be Corsair CMX512RE-3200LL XMS3200R 1.1 400Mhz 2326 512MB DDR400 Register ECC
Disk: 160GB Serial ATA Seagate ST3160023AS
Video: Radeon 9800 Pro 8X AGP graphics with 128MB DDR memory

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K8T Master and PNY PC3200 optima memory PC won't boot

I have an older K8T Master 2 proc machine I have started to re-use for various OS's. Having only 1gb of memory in it I bought two new PNY Optima 1gb sticks to use either as replacement or in addition to the gigaram I have in the machine already.
The gigaram that has been running forever is PC3200 so I specifically purchased Optima PC3200 also.
The MOBO manual says it supports 3200, 2700 and a few lower specs.
When I try either a stick, or both sticks in any of the memory slots the PC won't boot and just beeps constantly. I'm pretty sure I have the right memory type for the machine and i'm at a loss as to why it won't boot. But since I don't do this very often I thought asking on the forums would help.
Is there some kind of mismatch between optima and the K8T? The manual says each slot should support up to a 2Gb stick and it can support up to PC3200.
I've tried each stick in different slots, only one in the machine in each slot, i've looked in the BIOS and don't see anything there. At this point i'm out of ideas of what to look for.
Anyone got a suggestion?
Chris

Quote from: cpharvey on 12-January-09, 22:19:07
I've ordered some ECC memory so I guess i'll be using the two new sticks rather than all 4 when they arrive. Still that'll give me 2gb which is better than the 1gb I have today.
NOT GOOD! Must be REGISTERED-ECC, else it will not work either.

Need RAID driver for k8t master2-far package didnt come with disk driver

I bought the K8T Master2-FAR and the VIA VT6420/VT8237 Disk Driver was not included. I'm trying to install WinXP64 but I need the raid driver before I can. I went to the download section of msi and select my board but the drivers are all 32bit when i tried to use them. There are several 64-bit drivers on the msi cd under Adaptec and LSI but not sure which one of these would work for me. Can someone show me where I can get the correct 64-bit raid driver for my board?
Thanks for your time.

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