K8n neo platinum .... numerous problems

Hey guys, bear with me im new here.
Ive spent the better part of an hour going through these forums trying to figure out what happened to my computer yesterday. The computer started up fine and I used it for most the day. But then when I was using it, all of a sudden it froze. I resetting and I had no power to my keyboard or mouse . I stopped messing with it and went to sleep. BTW I did try to turn off power, unplug and replug. It did not work either.
Today I tried again to make it work and still the mouse and keyboard dont work. I get to windows and I know it is connected to the internet b/c I can see the shared folder stuff (I know Windows didnt freeze on start-up). I assume from this that HD, RAM, and videocard are fine.
I switch the PS/2 mouse over to USB and still nothing. I try another USB mouse. Nothing, no power, no light on the optical mice. I then notice that the case fans are all working but the CPU fan is not working. I quickly turn the computer off (good thing it wasnt on for more than 10 minutes, idle).
I have a:
K8N Neo Platinum
AMD Athlon 64 3200
1GB Kingston RAM PC 3200
ATI X800 XT Plat.
I can't access BIOS. The keyboard lights go on in the begining then turn but the keyboard doesnt recognize anything. The F-Lock works to turn the light on/off but nothing else.
I know from reading the posts that the USB/keyboard problems are very common with this mobo. I need seriuos help and will me monitoring this forum a lot today. Please post and ask questions as I will be happy to answer any.
I belive my choices are:
1. Reset BIOS which I am willing to do.
2. Get new MB, which is a last resort.
3. Hopefully there is another solution that evades me
Humbly,
sap

okay,
So I reset the BIOS. I then connected a PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard and monitor and tried to boot the comp. It stopped at the first screen which does the RAM test. It got all of my 1GB of RAM okay. It then tries to detect hard drives and cd roms. It gets them all too, (its not supposed to detect floppy, right?)
It says "CMOS checksum error, defaults loaded."
Then it says press F1 to continue or press DEL to enter BIOS
When I try either of those things, there is a slight beep from the motherboard speaker. The comp. just stays at that screen as the keyboard still does not work.
Before I reset CMOS, I could atleast get into Windows (although I couldnt do anything) now I cant get to windows at all. I hope I am not regressing.

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Hi (my english is not good sorry for that)
I just got my new computer:
MSI K8N NEO Platinum Edition
AMD Athlon64 3200+
Western Digital Caviar 160Gb
PNY Verto GeForce 6800Ultra 256Mb
1GB Value Select pc3200
Levicom 500W
The Problem is that when i start the computer, it boot and die directly no bootscreen what so ever, it boot and die. i dont know what to do plz help me

Make sure you have Both the ATX Wires on.. theres the Big one! (21Pins i think).. and the Small 4Pin Connector both need to be connected.. if you havent done so yet.. Another thing you could do is Take everything out and place it on a cardboard or something appropriate for the mobo.... I think your motherboard is shorting?.. if it's touching your case.. I had somewhat the same issue long time ago.. give it a try..if you want hope it helps..

K8N Neo Platinum - Reboot problems

This is very strange.......
Just bare with me as I try to explain.
I just orderd a new system to build from scratch and all seemed to go ok.
I have:
Motherboard: K8N Neo Platinum
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 - 2800+
VIDEO: ATI Radeon 9600XT - 128 MB
RAM: 1GB DDR PC2700 CL2.5 - SAMSUNG - 1 Stick
SOUND: I also have an old PCI sound card in there.
HD: none connected currently
CASE: XG Viper Gaming Case
On my first boot everything seemed to go ok. I saw the post screen. The CPU, the Memory were all recognized the only thing is I don't have a HD in it right now so there was no OS to boot. I went into BIOS and double checked the settings. I noticed the RT clock was off slightly so I changed it. Looked around and made sure the AGP port was selected as my primary video adapter. Besides that I didn't change any other settings.
When I saved the BIOS settings and the computer did an automatic reboot I got nothing except a repeating "BEEP" and a black screen.
I waited a few seconds (around 20) then turned the computer on and it started up fine again. This time I didn't go into BIOS just let it boot up to the point where it said INVALID system disk. I did a reboot with the same problem - a repeating "BEEP" and a black screen.
A warm reboot doesn't do anything - It only comes back up with a black screen and the repeating beeps. Also If I power down and up too quick I also get no other effect than the black screen and repeating beeps.
The only way to get the post screen is to let it sit around 20 seconds and boot up.
Even If I let it sit over night, boot it up, see the post, and reboot 2 seconds after I get the post screen, the black screen and the beeping occurs (so I am not too sure its a CPU heat issue).
also on a side note the DBracket has some strange lights on it. - IF I am looking at the Dbracket from the right orientation - I think it is giving a "Initalizing Keyboard Controller" error when I get the black screen. It is either that or the Video Interface error. - 3 RED LIGHTS and 1 GREEN LIGHT.
Any sugestions or help would be GREATLY APPRECIATED !!!
Thank you !!!!!!

OK - I pulled out the 9600XT and put in a 9000 saphire radeon card with the same effects.....
when I pull out the Video card and the memory I get the same black screen and error code of course...
second - I put the memory in and left the video card out only and got a signle long beep.. then no additional beeps after that but of course no video...
third - I put in the video card (the 9600 XT) and left the memory out and got the identical black screen and repeating long beeps.
last - I put the memory back in.. booted up fine... then tried to reboot and I was back to the black screen with multiple long beeps..
one interesting thing that I learned from this was - when there was no memory in I got the same "beeps" as I do when I try to reboot with the memory in... could it be something to do with the memory?.... or is it still leaning toward a PSU problem..
(Unfortunatly I don't have access to another stick of memory right now,... nor a sufficient PSU for the system...)
HELP !!!!

MSI k8n neo platinum post problem

I just bought a 2nd hand K8N neo platinum and I can't get it to post, I have reduced down to 1 stick of ram(tried all slots) vga and cpu running out of case. I have an ultra 600 psu that certainly should be doing the buisness as everything was fine on an NF7S-V2 up until 1/2 hour prior.
On the led device it's starting 4 red then after a couple of seconds it goes 1 red 2 red 3 green 4 red which I found relates to keyboard controller. I've tried with various keyboards but no joy. I get nothing on the screen at all but that's the next stage in post.
My memory is Twinmos 3200 twin x 2 x 512 double sided, which I saw in the sticky can be troublesome.
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i am having an almost identical problem.
First the system wont go past post,then i realised it would but only boot if i had the USB mouse unplugged (i noticed the d-brackets lights changed after i unplugged the mouse)
then i was able to get to windows, however i couldn't do much (mouse wouldnt detect if replugged, keyboard not detected - all lights off)
So i tried clearing the CMOS
now i am having the same problem, except this time i get CMOS checksum error - defaults loaded
then it tells me to press f1 to continue to del to enter setup, which i cant do since the keyboard wont work. so now im totally bamboozled
I've tried changing the PSU as well with no luck (both were 500watts)
Funny thing is, the pc having the problem is identical to the pc im writing on now, presonally i think the motherboard is not v good, since alot of people have this problem or similar to it. (and yes im using the keyboard and mouse now, that i tested on the other pc)
SPECS:
MSI k8N Neo Platinum
Powercolor Radeon 9800 Pro
AMD 64 3000+
1GB Geil Memory
Maxtor 160GB
500watt Magna Dual Fans
Will check what the D-bracket says and will report back.
ok here goes:
(with usb mouse plugged in)
1= green
2= red
3=red
4=green
(without usb mouse plugged in) - but bare in mind i cant press f1 (no keyboard) to continue else i would probably be able to get to windows.
1= green
2= green
3=green
4=red

K8N Neo Platinum reboot problem

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MSI K8N Neo Platinum mobo
A64 - 3000+
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that's it. it posts ok, has frozen there once tho. but every time since then post is ok. Installed WinXP fine - until the install process tried to reboot into WinXP proper - where it continually reset itself until eventually it got in - and reported it had rescued itself from a serious error - I can sit in windows seemingly indefinitely - using the hard-drive to browse through the windows installation. now the problem is when I instert a disc into the dvd drive the computer tries to read it - little disc icon on the arrow etc. then it hangs and the computer resets.... any ideas?? the computer shop I got the PSU from says my configuration is "categorically" not using 550W of power - what do you guys think?
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Niall

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mobo drivers -> SP2 -> graphics card -> Dx9
Wrong order s/be
Sp2 (includes Dx9)
Mobo Drivers
graphics card
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This applies to the Gart (Agp Controller)
If you haven't done so downloadWindows XP - Unified Driver Version: 5.10 & install.
Device Manager System Devices note the AGP Host to PCI Bridge Device this is the Gart driver
you should see a diff in graphics performance

K8n neo platinum boot problem

hi all
first of all sorry about my bad english...
my pc specs
A64 2800+ newcastle with Tt Polo735
k8n neo platinum
Noganet 350W (+5v=35a // +12v=15a // -12v=1a // -5v=0.5a )
2x Wd30gb
sapphire9600xt
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256mb xerox pc2700
well, yesterday i changed my amd box cooler and put the polo735.. everything was fine.. when i turn on the computer..dont boot and only a single bip every 4 or 5 secs..
i tryed everything, another mems, another vid card... i started my pc with only mems, vid and heatsink and nothing...only the beps
i put my cpu on another pc and works fine.. and put another cpu on mi mother and the same problem..
i clear cmos and nothing
i change the psu for a generic 520w and nothing
plz HElp
cyas
EDIT: DBRACKET led 1, 2, 4 in red // led 3 in green

Sounds like bad/not levered pressure from the new heatsink to the cpu HS .
Make sure it correct aligned and the right way and has the correct pressure
to the cpus heatspreader . Also make sure motherboard can read the fans rpm .
[edit:]
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K8N Neo Platinum Weird Problem

Hi.I just got the motherboard yesterday. The spec is:
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Now my problem is an odd one. I start up my PC, and everything is fine, XP boots etc. However. when I turn the computer off, the power light will have a flash at the front, the light stays solid for a few seconds, disappears, and comes back on. In this state, when the power switch is pressed, the computer does not come on and the light continutes to blink. The only option is to turn off the PSU, wait a minute, then turn the PSU back on and the PC will be fine. When I restart from windows (Start--> Restart), everything works fine.
I am using the latest BIOS, I was thinking that it maybe something to do with Power Saving, is there a way to totally disable it?
Thanks for your help, it's REALLY annoying me.
P.S. Are USB keyboards meant to work with the latest BIOS? Mine doesnt seem to want to.

hi edjam,
welcome to forum.
1) Quote
that it maybe something to do with Power Saving
your right it does
1-1)1st look at control panel - Power Options - Advanced tab - Power buttons at bottom. check what set there.
1-2) When your computer does this try keeping the powerr switch pressed in for a time 4-5 seconds see if this makes any difference.
1-3) Check in bios - Power Management - Power button - that it is set to power off
2)Quote
USB keyboards meant to work with the latest BIOS?
I believe so
Enter Bios & check in onboard Device USB Mouse Support is enabled

K8N Neo Platinum 7030 Problem

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K8N Neo Platinum DMA problem

I uprgraded my old PIII with the following system:
AMD 2800+ (Sempron)
MSI K8N Neo nforce3
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Windows 2000 SP4 (with default windows IDE drivers)
WD 80JB (connected with an ATA100 round cable)
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Now everytime i try to copy files from the DVD-Writer to the hard disk the system locks and i have to reset. When i switch back to PIO the drive works fine but very slow of course.
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Quote from: klickitatdave on 11-October-05, 03:51:15
Did you mean ATA 133 rather than ATA 33? If you are using an ATA 33 cable that could be a major problem. Also, what is your setup, do you have your optical drive on the same IDE channel as your hdd or on a separate one? Do you have the latest firmware installed on the optical? Also, I have found that my K8N nforce 3 Platinum board is very sensitive to IDE cables, (cable that worked and continue to work in my other system will not work in the MSI for some reason). Just some thoughts.
Yes it's an ATA33 cable from my old PC, since the motherboard only had one IDE cable included.
I have the DVD-Writer as secondary master (with latest firmaware) all alone in the IDE channel and the hard drive is on the primary master.
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K8n neo platinum driver problem

i have got a kn8 neo platinum nforce 3 amd 64 bit motherboard and on a game armada the graphics go funny so i have been told to update drivers for graphics card fx5900xt which i have done and also update the unified drivers version 5.10 but when i install the unified drivers my usb ports do not work i have service pack 2 installed anyone got any ideas...i have to reset my bios on the motherboard to get the usb to work.

Hi Jas
Welcome to forum,
to help people help you its good if you can put your PC details in your signature (See Profile Button Top Left - Then Edit Signature). This means U only do it once & its there for every post.
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K8N Neo Platinum & Firewire Problem

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I can use just one firewire connector.
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to the receiver."
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"I'm sorry !!
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Hi guys! this is my 1st post!
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I'm running the system in my sig, and 1 have two sticks of Corsair DDR400 ValueSelect 512mb CL2.5 ram and it was in the 1st and 2nd DIMM.
I overclocked the system to 2.4Ghz, 220x11, so the ddr rams are running (stably) at 220x2 (DDR440) for a long time (1/2 year.) I tried inserting a 3rd stick of Kingston Valueram DDR400 single sided 256mb CL2.5 into the 3 DIMM (Neo Plat only has 3 DIMMS, my cpu is Socket 754 newcastle) and my DDR running speeds reduced to DDR333. (166x2) I didn't want that so I took it out and the DDR speeds returned to DDR400, (OC DDR440).
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Hmm. I'm in a "FINE" country and the distributor here is sucky and rma seems diffcult. I took out the stick in the 3rd DIMM and placed it in the 1st, with only 1 clip, and it seems to be fairly tight. It's running normal again now, DDR440. well, I'll consider the RMA part later.
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When I download a big file from the Internet, I can't browse other websites. I was trying to download WinXP64 ISO from http://www.microsoft.com. The ISO is about 400 megs. While it was downloading, I was unable to surf other sites. Not even google. I decided to stop the download, then everything works fine.
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MSI K8N Neo Platinum firewall problem.

Hi,
When the firewall is set to Medium security profile, which is the recommended setting. I can not access this website:
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This topic amazes me. I was suprised to see that the manual actually suggested not installing the firewall, but because of all the research i had done saying that it was good, i installed it anyways.
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I have used online security checks to test the firewall out and it sees my computer in stealth mode.
I have a feeling it is all in the way the computer is set up as far as the installation of drivers and things which determine a successful installation. I must of just got lucky because this was my first build and Ive had zero problems.
I did notice 1 thing though, in an attempt to overclock, I was hung on the desktop and it was asking me to activate windows again. It restarted on its own and i hit delete to enter the bios and change things back to what has been already extremely fast and stable. It rebooted fine and to make sure, I just happened to open my firewall. It was no longer working. So I just used system restore to restore my computer back to before the overclock and everything was fine again. The firewall was working again. So i wonder if it may have something to do with overclocking???
Other than that experience Ive had no problems.

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