K8N Neo Platinum failed 2.1 flash won't boot

Hello, I was using livesupport and it said there was a bios update for my mainboard(MSI K8N Neo PLatinum) I went through the process like I have before and it said it had an error flashing. When I restarted my computer it would be on for about 10 seconds and shut off. It says for those 5-10 seconds
Award Bios v 1.0
Bios Checksum Error
No Keyboard Present
Insert Disk Press Enter
I have put disks in but nothing happens, I have tried clearing the CMOS(with jumper) but I see no change. If I put in a disk it seems to read it but shuts off after 10 seconds none the less. The LED diagnostic show two red on top folled by two green beneath. I know I should never have used the windows flash tool, but I've never had a problem with it before..... Any help would be much appreciated.

Hello !
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i think that should work. it looks like the bios can still read disks, so its worth a try.
....but the flashing procedure will take longer than 10sec.....so there is no big chance to get this done.
But you can try it. Just download the File attached, it will create a Boot Disc. Then copy your Bios Bin-file (w7030nms.150) to the floppy disc and rename it to "Bios.bin".
Good Luck
Greetz MurdoK
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Though I received no help here or via MSI TechSupport, I thought I'd post my solution in case anybody cares here...
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K8N neo platinum 3 beeps then 1 beep at boot

I havent been able to find anything reguarding these beeps. Is this normal? My machine runs fine but every time i start up it I get 3 quick beeps then a pause then 1 beep and it then boots like normal.

Award states that they now only use one beep for their BIOS. This beep is one long beep and then two short beeps. This indicates a graphics card problem. Any other beeps should be treated as a RAM problem first and then the board sent in to be inspected.
The reason that the Award BIOS only uses the beep code for display problems is that it tries to display the error on-screen if at all possible. If the BIOS cannot initiate the display adapter then this causes the BIOS to make the beep code for a display error, which must be corrected before any other errors can be determined. Memory Test fails and hard disk failures etc will all be displayed on screen.
So I would say its a RAM problem of some description, it may be that the problem is non terminal and you don't notice it though.
I would run memtest86 for an extended period just to make sure that there is no hidden problem.

HELP! K8n Neo Platinum (7030) 2.10 Bios -- CPU overheating

AAAAAH Someone help me!!
I just downloaded the MSI Liveupdate program, and Updated my Bios from 1.7 to 2.10.
With Bios version 1.7 I was running my AMD 64 3200+ at solid 35-55 degrees (min to max)
Now with this new bios version, my CPU runs at 57-72 degrees (min-max) !!!!!!
HOLY CRAP -- this processor is not even rated to run at temperatures above 70 degrees Celsius!!
I'm in the danger zone as I type out this message to you guys, and I'm worried I'll reduce the shelf life of my processor.
CAN ANYONE HELP ME??? I've tried changing All the settings around in the bios, I've even set the processor down to about 1.8 ghz, and it's still running at temperatures above 55 degrees...
From what I understand there is no way of removing a bios flash, is that correct? Am I stuck with this crappy 2.10 bios flash?
What can I do? Please dear god... help me.

Ok answers to your questions:
My board is a MSI-7030 (K8N Neo Platinum) And Originally I flashed the bios from 1.7 to 2.1 Via Liveupdate (MSI Live Monitor & Live Update 3)
- I read your faq on how to manually rollback the bios, and i rolled back to version 1.9 (which I had never had before)
and that did not seem to work. My temp is still at 68-72 C -- even in the bios.
A few questions I need to ask now:
1) Is the next step is to revert back to 1.8? Then if that doesn't work, back to my original 1.7?
-- also, 2) Who is Syar? Where can I get his version of the bios? --
Finally: 3) What is the CMOS battery? I know what the Jumper is, but I'm not sure what the battery is...
Is that the circular battery that's next to the BIOS Jumper? (maybe a picture would help..)
Thanks for all the responses so far! you guys are saving me from having a major emotional breakdown here.. I thought I was going to have to buy a new mobo.
I'll check back here on the forums in a few hours to see if anyone has responded,
(p.s. TY SO MUCH for caring enough to help a fellow hardware enthusiast!!! )

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MSI K8N Neo Platinum (MS-7030) won't post and just beeps

1)Main Menu - No Post/No Boot problems and fixes - Bios-Central Award Bios Beep Codes + others
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3) Power Suppy Requirements & Selection
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K8n Neo Platinum Won't shut down

Here's what I have:
K8N Neo 8 Platinum V.1
AMD 64 3000+
1 GB (2x512) OCZ 400 DDR
Seagate ST3120026A (120GB)
Seagate ST3160815A (160GB) (both 7200 Barracudas)
GeForce 7600 GT (MSI)
XP Pro SP3 with all "critical" updates
Antec SL350S (350W) PSU
And a problem.
When I shut down, Windows goes thru its normal shutdown routine and the machine shuts down as it should. Then, in a few seconds, the fans start back up and the floppy drive begins "ticking" as if it were seeking, but it has no disk in it. This continues until I kill power to the machine. (I guess, I've never let it run for more than about 10-15 seconds. I figure it can't be good.)
I have disabled all "start on" settings in the BIOS and read many postings here and elsewhere, but nothing seems to fit. I have either missed something or else this is odd. (Shoot, I know it's odd, but how odd is a mystery.)
This is my (adult) son's machine, which I built several years ago. I have a similar one (not as 'game adapted') that I use. It performs perfectly and always has. I have a fair level of technical skill, but this one has me stumped. If someone has seen this before, I'd appreciate some advice.
Thanks,
CJon

K8N Neo 8 Platinum V.1
Neo 8 Platinum. No such thing. How about if you look between the PCI slots and let us know what you actually have.
K8N Neo2 Platinum, K8N Neo4 Platinum (PCB 1.0), K8N Neo Platinum
Just me being picky but your BIOS date doesn't match anything either, probably typo. 1.9 should be 2005-09-09 for any of them.
As for what Fredrik says about PSU, +12V~22-26A minimum for system with 7600GT.
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*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!

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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

Pen drive as A: - K8N Neo Platinum?

Is it possible to make a pen drive appear as A: on the K8N Neo Platinum?
My floppy has failed, and I am thinking of replacing it with a pen drive. I'd like it to appear as A:, so that it can be used for the BIOS recovery procedure that looks to that drive.
Thanks in advance.
[EDIT] Now have the flash drive and it boots as A:

Is it possible to make a pen drive appear as A: on the K8N Neo Platinum?
My floppy has failed, and I am thinking of replacing it with a pen drive. I'd like it to appear as A:, so that it can be used for the BIOS recovery procedure that looks to that drive.
Thanks in advance.
[EDIT] Now have the flash drive and it boots as A:

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)

K8N Neo Platinum will shutdown in about a minute

My K8N Neo Platinum will shutdown after about a minute of powering up. The front power LED will flash slowly and I am unable to power it backup without shutting off the main switch to the power supply and waiting awhile before I try again.
I can watch the PC health status within BIOS for a few minutes and all is well until I press any key. Once I hit a key the system shuts down.
The PC Health info...
System Temp    45C
CPU Temp     43C
CPU Fan Speed    3139-3154 RPM
Vcore       1.48-1.50V
+12.0V      12.03
+3.3V     3.29V
+5.0V    5.02-5.04V
Battery     3.22V
+5VSB       5.13-5.15V
NOTE: CPU temperatures start out at about 38C that seems pretty high to me. The room is not close to being 38C or 100 degrees Fahrenheit
In the BIOS I have...
- Loaded Fail Safe Defaults
- Disabled quick boot (so the memory will be tested)
- Removed logo displays (so I can see the memory being tested)
One memory module fails! But the other seems to test OK. With the bad module removed the system still shuts down.
My equipment...
ANTEC Sonata case with the built in 380W power supply.
K8N Neo Platinum
Athlon 64 3200+ processor
ATI All-in-Wonder 9600
Two Centon 512MB PC3200 memory modules
For testing I removed all IDE devices except for one good hard drive
NOTE: The system will boot up… but will shutdown as described above!
Do we have any ideas on how to isolate this further?
Thanks
JJ

Ok, had to reply to this one--had the exact same issue and this definitely is the weirdest experience I've ever had. (You can skip to the last paragraph for the short version).
I was having the exact same problem, turn on the power, go into the BIOS, all readouts look ok but then after about a minute it would shut off with a blinking power light. Would turn it off and back on, sometimes it would just get hung and I'd have to reset the BIOS with the jumper.
After about an hour of taking apart and putting the system back together over and over it occured to me--when does a power light flash? When the system is suspended. I also noticed that when I actually made it into the BIOS, the moment the system always shut down was when I hit a key on the keyboard (thought that was odd). So I unplugged my keyboard and let it sit at the POST error for not having a keyboard. I noticed when I did this it didn't shut itself down.
So then I wondered if the keyboard could possibly be sending some kind of signal the BIOS was interpreting as a "sleep" command. So off to CompUSA to get another keyboard. Mine is PS/2 but I thought maybe I'd try out a USB one to see if that would work out. I figured the PS/2 port was messed up and had an internal short or something.
Unplugged the PS/2 keyboard, plugged in a new USB keyboard and was able to make it into the BIOS, then I was able to actually boot Windows! (kept my existing Windows installation for the time being). I wasn't out of the woods yet though, Windows hadn't loaded the USB driver yet so I had no keyboard/mouse when I got to Windows (and I even had the BIOS support option for USB KB/Mouse turned on, but that didn't seem to make a difference). So, just for the heck of it, I unplugged the PS/2 to USB converter that came with my "USB" keyboard (thank goodness it was using an adapter) and plugged it into the PS/2 port again. This time the PC booted correctly and I've been using it with the new keyboard in the PS/2 port since with no problems. The old keyboard in the PS/2 slot still makes the system power off after a few seconds.
This has turned out to be one of the most bizarre scenarios I've ever been faced with. For reference, my original keyboard was a PS/2 Logitech Deluxe 104 KB, and I replaced it with a cheapo $15 Memorex (was just for testing but hey, it works now).
So anyway, this is absolutely crazy, but try using a USB keyboard or even a completely different keyboard if your system shuts "off" with the power light flashing after 5 - 30 sec after you turn it on.

K8n Neo Platinum MS-7030; freezes during OS install

I am an experienced builder, I have built dozens of systems and even trained people to build their own. I am also an experienced forum user (new to this board) I have searched extensively on this subject and tried every suggestion I have found. Alas I am still having a problem.
My System is
K8N NEO Platinum MS-7030 ver 1
Athlon 64 300+ Newcastle
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) (PC 3200) VS1GBKIT400
2xWestern Digital Caviar SE WD1600JD 160GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard
Pioneer DVR-108
I built this system in November 2004, for my cousin and his family. It installed XP Sp2 and has never given the slightest hint of a problem.
My cousin bought a OEM version of x64 so we could finally make it into the 64-bit system it is intended to be. We backed up his files and formatted the hard drive, he also bought the second hard-drive so we can make it a raid-0 system.
I flashed the bios to 1.70 and all seemed well. Install keeps freezing. I tried to reinstall XP32 still freezes intermittently. I have tried all of the f6 driver installs, in 32 and 64 bit. I have tried PCI and AGP cards, I have tried one sided PC3200 memory. I tried an IDE hard-drive. I have even tried using my Power-man 450 watt server PS that has been running my Dual athlon server for three years. I have tried enabling and disabling every bios setting available, I have tried underclocking the memory and dis-abling cache in the bios. Currently the board is on the table, with one stick of memory, the processor, and an old creative PCI graphics card with a seagate 20gb IDE hardrive, it still freezes. I have tried raisng and lowering voltage for the CPU and memory. I have even back tracked to the original bios, and tried every bios in between, setting and resetting every option in bios, with each, I have made dozens of attempts, and read hundreds of posts here, including Raid tutorials and installing XP tutorials. It won't even install XP32. Any other suggestions before I RMA?

Nice to hear it helped .
Flashing between different bios generations sometimes needs a full flash with bootbloack/dmi/and reset during/after flash (not only awflxxx biosrom and enter )
this because they are sometimes completly reworked .
I always use the full commandline option also with the /f switch and it's never given me probles switching between very old and very new versions .
Some don't like to reflash the bootblock though , but sometimes it should be , as it has changed trough some versions .
Same goes for winflash , always markes bootblock/dmi/update all/and cmos reset .
The nice thing about winflash is if the flash goes wrong it's just to kill it through taskmanager and try over until you get a successfull flash .
As long as you don't shut down or restart your computer it's working even with the mainblock erased .
Experienced this myself today , when trying 1.9b6mod for neo2 .
Mainblock was erased and new programming stopped at 22% .
So i downloaded from internet another winflash version (1.0.0.1) and was able to reprogram back to 1.8R2mod by tictac .
For the 64bits I had the same problems while testing/running it with the beta version back in january (not tried XP64 with the newest retail version and newest nvidia xp64 drivers) .
It installed fine on single drive but bsod'ed with raid-0 .
Try making a new custom floppy with the latest nv-ide/nv-raid drivers on it , and
recreate the array with "clear disk data" and the option to set as bootable .
Have the sata ports set at "sata dma enabled" in bios .
It's also different depending on which sata ports you are using .
Sata port 1/2 is connected to the nv-chipset though the chip-link to the marvell extrenal PHY for the drives
and port 3/4 use the internal integrated nvidia PHY .
So you can have different results depending on if you create the array on port 1/2 or port 3/4 .

Help! K8n Neo Platinum wont finish posting

I have a k8n neo platinum, newcastle 3200, 1gb corsair 2-3-3-6 ram, Westen Digital 200gb sata drive, and an Antec Truepower 430watt psu. Everything starts up correctly, but after about 30 seconds the board just powers down. I can attempt to reset it, but it powers down after about 10 seconds afterwords. After each time, the power light stays blinking but nothing else happens.
I think this may be related to the wrong newcastle temp readings bug (I was able to power it on long enough to check that my chip temp was 60deg C, but the heatsink was cold). My fan is a Thermaltake Venus 12. I was going to attempt to bios flash it, but I can't even power it on long enough to do that.
Any help would be extremely useful.

Actually, it was a folse positive. Seems that my problem was a keyboard problem of all things. After switiching the power connector around, it still just died when I went to use the keyboard. So I switched to a different keyboard.
I am having another problem though. I'm trying to install an OS (windows xp) and am facing random lockups during the installation. And at times, the keyboard just won't respond in the bios.
Temps are more or less fine, I think. They were toping at 68 deg C (newcastle temp bug). I'm too scared to update the bios and have it just lock up in the middle.
With a new keyboard plugged in, the original problem goes away, but if I set the bios to halt on "all errors", instead of the default "all but keyboard", it post hangs with the error message "keyboard is locked out - unlock the key" which may or may not be related. I would really like to be able to use my other keyboard, but that's even worse.
If anyone could shed some light on the crazy keyboard issues and the random lockups, that would be great. This motherboard is really starting to frustrate me.

Sata Drive lockup Issue K8N Neo Platinum

Issue started with Bios update to 1.8. Stable system for the previous 10 months until Bios update, now appears I have all kinds of failing hardware(although I'll explain why I don't). After finally flashing back to 1.7 and reloading operating system, fighiting with sata drives, network card connection, mouse, and USB connections - I am out of ideas. My latest problem is I have 2 WD raptor 74GIG hardrives, which I can't run at the same time. No raid configuration, running on Sata 3 and 4(yes tried 1 and 2). Anytime I write or access drive 2(d) my computer locks up. If I change the drives around and load operating system on other drive, still have same issue only 1 drive works at a time. Not a hardware issue with the drives(maybe motherboard?) Running AMD 64 3400, K8N Neo Platinum Board with 1 gig corsair recommended memory, 6800 GT Nvidia card, soundblaster audigy. Bios set to defaults, XP professional SP2. Anyone seen had this issue that can recommend what to do from here?

I have had similar BIOS issues This Thread. I believe that flashing back to 1.5 will help you, then try 1.6, I have tried going back to 1.7 after 1.8 and 1.9 and continued to have problems, so for me going back to 1.5 has been the best so far. Good Luck.

K8N Neo Platinum not passing POST

Hello,
I have just bought an MSI K8N Neo Platinum OEM and it will not pass POST. I have gone through all the items in the Sticky section, but still it won't pass. I don't know what to do.
Here's the hardware I have hooked up:
MSI K8N Neo Platinum motherboard (has "MS-7030 VER:1" written on it)
Athlon 64 3000+ CPU, 512 K L2 Cache (ADA3000AEP4AP)
Kingston RAM (KVR400X64C3A/512)
Radeon 7200 graphics card (about 4 years old)
Seasonic S12 380 PSU
Thermalright XP-90 heatsink w/ 90mm Nexus fan
I have hooked up the 24-pin power cable to the 20-pin motherboard slot using the 24-to-20 pin adaptor supplied with the PSU.
The 12v 4-pin CPU power cable is also plugged in.
The graphics card is plugged into the AGP slot. There is no other power connection needed.
I have installed the CPU with a Thermalright XP90 heatsink and a Nexus 90 mm quiet fan.
I have hooked up the fan to the motherboard C_FAN1 slot.
I have installed the RAM (Kingston KVR400X64C3A/512) into DIMM slot 1.
I attached the case fans to the power supply and hooked up the case speaker.
I have also hooked up the front panel power and reset switches.
I bought the motherboard OEM, so it did not include a D-bracket. I have built a pseudo-D-bracket using two-colour LEDs and plugged it into the D-bracket slot.
With this work done, I plugged in the power supply. The power supply has an on/off switch on the back. As soon as I turn on the switch, the computer tries to boot up. All the fans start spinning (power supply, CPU cooler, case fans, video card fan). Nothing appears on the screen. The case speaker emits a long beep, waits about 5 seconds, then beeps again, and continues this pattern forever. The documentation says that this indicates a memory issue.
My homemade D-bracket shows the following: initially, all the LEDs are red. Then, the LED across JLED1 pins 7 & 8 turns green (with all other LEDs red). I assume that this corresponds to LED 1 being lit, although it really looks like it should be LED 4. Next, the LED across JLED1 pins 5 & 6 turns green (with all other LEDs red). Once again, I assume this corresponds to LED 2 being lit, although it looks like it should be LED 3. I looked this up and the documentation indicates a memory error. To solve the problem, I have tried the following things:
1. Hitting reset. Same boot sequence.
2. Clearing the CMOS using the JBAT1 jumper. I left the jumper at "clear data" for about 10 minutes, then switched it back. Same boot sequence as before.
3. Clearing the CMOS by removing the battery. I left the battery out for 3 minutes, then 30 minutes, then 8 hours. Same boot sequence.
4. Removing the motherboard from the case. I placed the motherboard on the anti-static bag it came in. Repeated steps 1, 2 and 3. Nothing.
5. Move the RAM to DIMM slot 2 or 3. Tried steps 1, 2 and 3 again. The boot-up sequence was the same.
6. Different RAM. I have also tried using OCZ 400 MHz 512MB unbuffered DDR memory (OCZ400512V3). Performed steps 1-5 with identical results.
7. No RAM. Same boot problem.
8. No video card. Ditto.
9. No RAM or video card. Exactly the same as before.
As far as I can tell, all components are supported. The only item I am very unsure of is the graphics card. I do not have the exact specifications on it. When it is in my other computer, the driver details identify it only as a "Radeon 7200". However, it does have the "golden finger" shown at www.msicomputer.com/support/sup_tshoot.asp#1_3. Even if the video card is not compatible, it seems like the beep codes and D-bracket codes both indicate memory issues.
The only thing that I have noticed that is weird (other than the fact that the computer won't pass POST) is that when I turn on the power supply, the computer immediately boots up. I don't know whether or not this is normal.
Lastly, I do not know the current BIOS version. Is it possible that the BIOS is an early version that does not support my memory/CPU/video card? I bought the mobo OEM, so I do not know what BIOS it has loaded. Is there some way I can figure this out without passing POST? This is driving me absolutely insane.
Thank you for your help,
Kyle Renwick

Make sure the fan you are using for the xp90 is supporting RPM readouts .
Then try another AGP gfx card , sometimes you can have a no post due to that the graphics adapter wont start .
Take the system bare bone ( mobo + cpu + ram + gfx )
Have any award beep codes ? , note them down and decode them against
http://bioscentral.com/beepcodes/awardbeep.htm
Still stuck !
Remove AGP + ram too .
The mobo shall beep (endless beeping )
Insert the ram , the mobo shall beep - missing gfx .
Got this far and you know cpu + memory initialize but have problems with gfx or other devices
later in the post/init process .
Do not have any usb devices connected to internal or external connectors ,
note that the USBOC pin un JUSB1/JUSB2 is NOT to be connected .
Also try altering between ps2 and usb keyboard as this also has caused non post situation for people .

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I have a MSI K8N Neo Platinum with an AMD 2800+. Just received the new Windows XP 64bit edition after attending a trade show in Houston. Used Partition Magic to make a separate partition on my SATA 400GB HD, knowing there was possibly going to be a problem. This is the final release, retail packaged, not the Beta.
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