K8N Neo Platinum (NForce3 250GB) and SATA2?

Hi!
I have MSI K8N Neo Platinum with chipset NForce3 250GB. It has SATA Controller. Can someone tell me (with certainty), if I can install a SATA 2 drive? (Once I contacted Maxtor, they told me that I would rather not install a SATA2 drive in a NForce3 250GB based mobo) Has anyone had a problem with a SATA2 drive in this mobo?
my pc is:
AMD 64 3000+
MSI K8N Neo Platinum
2*512MB Kingston DDR400
200GB SATA SEAGATE
320GB SATA WD
Thanks in advance!

Figures , as Maxtor is the vendor that has problems with their sataII DiamondMax drives on nforce3/4 buildt in sata controllers.
However , Hitachi T7K250 250GB SATA2 is one that works flawlessly on nforce3 .
They are also set to sataI from manufacturer .
See how to use hitachi feature tool to change drive options :
http://www.pcbuyersguide.co.za/showthread.php?t=4005

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Quote from: syar2003 on 22-February-06, 05:10:37
Hi!
The K8N Neo Platinum (MS-7030) doesn't use -5v to anything.
So the -5v from the old atx spesification is not needed in your case.
WoW, thanks for fast reply!
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Sapphire Radeon 9550 Atlantis 128MB DDR
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SATA port multiplier on MSI K8N Neo Platinum - NForce3 250Gb?

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Quote from: syar2003 on 22-February-06, 05:10:37
Hi!
The K8N Neo Platinum (MS-7030) doesn't use -5v to anything.
So the -5v from the old atx spesification is not needed in your case.
WoW, thanks for fast reply!
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Maxtor Diamondmax 9 250GB SATA
Maxtor Diamondmax 9 IDE 160GB
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and
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MSI D-Bracket2
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edit:
Dound this post that it said the board do need -5V and now Im confused?
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Will that motherboard and memory correct good with each other ?
Sorry for my bad english. :D
//Johan
EDIT: I think I made this topic in the wrong forum. Mods move it to AMD64 nVidia Based board ?

MakubeX,
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I understand that MSI has tested many different brands and types
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performance wouldn’t one want to use what AMD recommends.
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Does your RAID shown you HEALTHY?
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This has crossed my mind and is definitely on my list of things to try if all else fails.
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Have you enable the RAID Array as Bootable Drive in the Bios?
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hi
just built a amd 64 3400 with msi k8n neo plat: with xfx 256 geforce nvidia graphic n kinston 512 ddr 400.
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any cue with the problem.
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Interesting Observation with K8N Neo Platinum, USB2.0, and CanoScan

I bought a scanner that is a USB2.0 Scanner... the thing is quick as all heck. CanoScan 4200F.
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Thought I'd post in case anyone sees any similar issues.

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Wonder if there's a good way to test something like this
- Thought we'd found it - plug your CanoScan 4200F in.
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Msi K8n Neo Platinum, Nforce3

Hi.
i bought this motherboard, and i was trying to assemble it.
System configuration
Config:
Sempron 2800+
512mb DDR 333
HD 40gb ide
HD 5gb ide
Ati radeon 9000 agp
cd-rom
420 watts
When i try to install windows, during the process it reboots, and i can't do nothing.
I already try with another motherboard, and another energy supplier and the system works just fine.
The motherboard is brand new, and i never used it before.
Is this problem from the motherboard?
Please hepl me.
Best Regards

Quote from: cRaZyzMaN on 05-December-06, 04:49:19
Sempron 2800+
512mb DDR 333
HD 40gb ide
HD 5gb ide
Ati radeon 9000 agp
cd-rom
420 watts
The motherboard is brand new, and i never used it before.
Is this problem from the motherboard?
Please hepl me.
Best Regards
When did you bought it? How long does the mobo didn been used? Have you tried to reset the Bios again by removing the CMOS battery and leave it for 10-30 min? Make sure you removed the power connector before removing it. Gd luck.
P/S: Please gives more details on your current rig including the PSU and Bios revision like in my sig so others can help you!!

K8N Neo Platinum issue, computer does not boot..

Hello,
I’m going to try to be as thorough as possible here… :D
Recently I reinstalled Windows Xp (32-bit version) on my computer to speed things up again like it used to be. I did an updated on the BIOS while I was at it as well, through the Live Update tool downloaded from the msi.com.tw website. The install went well, no errors. The next day while playing WoW the computer began acting weird and computer froze during gameplay. After that the computer had artefacts, strange disturbance on the screen making it impossible to see anything on the screen. So I thought that maybe since the screen looked all messed up it was definitely the graphics card that was about to die and so I sent the gfx to the retailer and they checked it thoroughly for errors without finding any, while they were at it they also checked my RAM and they also came out clean.
A few days ago when my Gfx and RAM came back I inserted them back onto the mobo and when turning on the powerswitch nothing happened… I therefore tried to solve the problem myself and began reinserting all the computer parts piece after piece and well the computer started at least with the fans going and all but after a few seconds it shuts down again.
When I plug in the power cable the PSU makes a clicking sound, don’t know if that’s normal but haven’t noticed it before.
To maybe help you guys when helping me I installed the d-bracket (the usb thingy with 4 led’s ^^) which shows 4 red lights when starting the computer and lasts until the computer shuts down. According to the d-bracket FAQ it means: “- The D-LED will hang here if the processor is damaged or not installed properly or you have a weak Power Supply Unit.”
Well I reinstalled the cpu, put on new thermal grease so I don’t think that is the problem and the computer has been working fine for more than one year until now... How do I know if it’s the PSU or if the cpu is damaged? Could the motherboard been damaged after Live update’s flash? And what could have caused the artefacts on my screen the other day? Errors with the newest nVidia gfx drivers? I’m very confused :S
What should I do?
Thank you for your help!
Computer specs:
Amd 64 3400+ with Zalman cpu fan(can’t remember which one, one with only Cu heatsink + fanmate)
1 GB (2x512MB) Corsair 3200
1x 74GB Western Digital Raptor 10k RPM S-ATA + 1x 200GB P-ATA Maxtor
Gainward nVidia 6800GT Golden Sample 256 MB
MSI K8N Neo Platinum Nforce3 250GB
Antec True 380SP, 380W (came with my enclosure Antec Sonata I, www.antec.com)

Hi again..
I've now received a new PSU from Antecs RMA department. A TruePower 2.0 380W. My computer still doesn't work. 4 Red LED's when trying to boot it up. But I have noticed one thing since last time I wrote here. Remember what I was saying that I upgraded my BIOS through LiveUpdate? When I later checked my motherboard I noticed the CMOS pins around JBAT1(I think) was incorrectly placed. Instead of having them on either 1,2(to keep settings) or 1,3(to clear CMOS) they were placed right next to the JBAT1 pins, on something that wasn't named or explained in my manual. Maybe that is the reason my computer is acting strange? I mean the BIOS could maybe not have properly been saved or something. :/
I'm too inexperienced to know if that had anything to do with my recent computer isssues, but maybe you guys know. Would that screwup by me be covered by my warranty?
If that pins-placed-wrong-on-the-mobo problem doesn't have anything to do with my problem that leaves me with the 4 LEDs from the D-bracket showing a broken CPU or PSU(it's brand new, shouldn't be any problem with it!). So a damaged CPU it is.
Anyone of you got an idea? Been away from my computer for too long. This is getting annoying.
Thanks.
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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 processor overheating?

I've recently received a K8N Neo Platinum MB with a Athlon 64 3000+ processor, and the combination is constantly producing extremely high processor temperatures!? For example, around 62C in idle while the PC cover is open, and over 70C with the cover closed Seems as if there's no software processor cooling at all, even at processor ocupancy close to 0%.
I've turned on the Cool and Quiet feature, and the Core Center is installed and active. Contrary to the demonstration I've seen at a presentation only several days ago, the processor NEVER drops to a lower frequency than the default, even when it hasn't got any workload. As instructed by the MB manual, I've checked the last character in the processor serial number, and it's an X (the manual says it has to be higher than O in order for the processor to support the Cool and Quiet feature). I've dismounted and mounted the cooler several times in order to check if it has good contact with the processor, but there seems to be no problem with it - it's flat and tight, with lots of thermal grease. I've even tried two different instances of Windows XP, SP1 and all the drivers installed, one of them was installed from scratch on K8N Neo, and the heating issue remains the same
Is there a cure? A new BIOS version (maybe beta?) or else? This seems to be unacceptable, since in the demonstration CPU temperature in idle was around 31-32C, and even at highest workloads did not exceed 45C (in a CLOSED case).

from msi:
Thank you for contacting MSI Technical Support.
The temperature you mention is acceptable. Please don't worry about it. But we'll forward these information to our relevant department and have them check this issue. We'll let you know once we have some findings and figure out the solution.
Thanks for your supporting MSI product. We're sorry for any inconvenience caused. Please feel free to let us know if you still have any further issues or inquires.
Best regards,
MSI Technical Support
-----Original Message-----
From:
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 9:29 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: temperature report too high - data
Dear MSI Support,
I recently received my K8N Neo Platinum NF3 250GB and AMD64 3400+ and am seeing high temperatures reported by core center and motherboard monitor bm5 - in the region of 45C idle (same as reported case temperature which seems very high also), and up to 70C and above under sustained 100% load. Cool and quiet is not enabled, neither is DOT. BIOS reports 45C idle temps - I cannot view direct bios temperature readings under load. Cooler is Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu running at full speed.
CPU information:
CPU 3400+
ADA3400AEP5AP
CAATC 0409VPMW
9531714C40030
Regards,
that's it? fills me with confidence that there will be a fast resolution...

K8N Neo Platinum RMA and Processor RMA...Still No Post

I recently RMA'd my MSI K8N Neo Platinum nForce3 board after trying all the stickied information at the top.
I received the board and still my system did not post....soooo, I RMA'd the processor (AMD 64 3000+) and got a new one.
I just tried to put my system back together and still no post.
My Video card (Radeon 9800 Pro) and Ram (OCZ 512) test out ok in another computer (not an AMD 64)
I also recently purchased a new 450 Watt Power Supply.
However, when I put everything together, it doesn't post and doesn't beep. The D-Bracket for the record is all Red LEDs, although I've read some threads that say that doesn't necessarily mean the processor is dead/seated incorrectly.
Help me! Thanks.

Try another keyboard , disconnect jusb1/jusb2 internal connections to case front panel or multicard reader device .
Also try to get the system to post without any hd/opticals connected to ide or sata ports .
After changing/disconnecting things do a cmos reset and try again .
There must be something in your rig preventing post if yo've received a new mobo from rma , and cpu too .

Three K8N Neo Platinum Solutions

Hi All,
With the help of lots of good information from this forum, I just got my new K8N Neo Platinum running nice and stable (and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it continues) and I figured I'd share what I learned. Maybe it will help you too.
Maxtor 16 MB Cache Hard Drives - didn't work, no matter what I tried. I returned them and purchased a pair of Western Digital 200 GB SATA drives with 8 MB caches and they're running in RAID 1 just fine. The Maxtors were very fast, but that doesn't matter if they aren't reliable.
PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse - bad news. Just plugging the keyboard into the PS/2 keyboard port would shut down the machine and it would even pout for awhile before it would boot again. Plugging the keyboard into the PS/2 mouse port worked, but I still had stability problems. The solution was a Belkin PS/2-to-USB adapter from CompUSA. I plugged both the keyboard and the mouse into the adapter and the adapter into a single USB port and everybody was happy. Note - other PS/2-to-USB adapters didn't work, but the Belkin did.
Antec Sonata Case - wiring problem. The pin arrangement on the cable from the USB port on the front of the case doesn't match the pin arrangement on the USB headers on the motherboard. Plug it in and both USB headers stop working, which means the USB ports on your D-Bracket don't work if you have it plugged into the other USB header. The solution is to unplug pin 10 on the Sonata USB cable. Just use a knife to lift the little black tab on the connector and pull the wire to pin 10 out. Plug the cable back in and both USB headers will work. Feel free to call Antec Tech Support to verify this. They know all about it.
Well, that's all. Hope this helped. Good luck.
Cheers,
Dave

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Rafterman,
How DID you manage to use an Antec PSU w/ a 64 board? I've seen all kinds of "horror stories" in a lot of forums about that combo.
What horror stories are you talking about? What combo?
Hmmm.... they must have fixed it. There was lot lot of reports in different forums about Antec PSUs & 64 boards "not playing nice" together. It had something to do with an incompatable "power good" signal that was unique to Antec PSUs. It had been going on for several months....
Looks like Antec dealt with the issue.
I hadn't heard a thing about that. I just bought an Antec Sonata with a 380W PSU and plugged it into my K8N Neo. Fortunately, it worked fine.

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