K8N Neo Platinum - Powers Up Powers Down.

Ok, this problem has been around for nearly 2 years, but havnt addressed it since the machine wasnt being used. Now, however I must resurrect it!
Running a K8N Neo Platinum (MS-730 v1), the only hardware I have in it a Sapphire Radeo 9700XT card which I have tested and is ok. No RAM in the box, no HD's, CD/DVD, completely barebones.
Power supply is Thermaltake PurePower 420W confirmed working.
When I power on the box with the CPU and heatsink installed, all fans spin up, for about 10 seconds then everything goes dead. No beeps, nothing.
With the CPU out of the box, powering up the box, everything stays powered on a'ok. Nothing dies. So, what do you think? CPU or Board?
Processor is AMD Athlon 64 3400+ ClawHammer 2.2GHz Socket 754. Yes, I have cleared the CMOS, and replaced the BIOS battery.

The memory is golden, should still get to post screen even w/ no memory installed.
Memory
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel
Power Supply
ATX 12v
AC Input 115v @10amps
230v @ 5amps
Max Load 420w
DC Output
+5v | +3.3v | +12v | -5v | -12v | +5VSB
40A | 30A | 18A |0.3A | 0.8A| 2A
| 220W | 216w |1.5w| 9.6W | 10W
see product link http://www.highpowersupply.com/product-ps-hpc420102df.htm
I have tested multiple other power supplys all with 400w+ outputs.
Yes this machine did work for nearly 9 months.

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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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K8N Neo Platinum Freezes and Powers off - Please help

Hi,
I wonder if someone can help.
Ok just to set the scene I am completely non technical so please excuss my ignorance.
About 3 years ago I purchased a PC with a K8N motherboard and it has been fine, no problems at all.
Lately it has started powering down randomly leaving the power light flashing only.
Sometimes it switches off within 5 seconds of pressing the power button other times 10 minutes.
I've had it open to check connections and it seems to work better with the sides off but eventually crashes. Obviously, it is dusty inside. I've cleaned it as much as the dyson will allow.
If its in operation the program (windows etc) freezes then the PC turns off - leaving flashing light.
Only removing the power resets it but now it's only ok.
I haven't got any idea where to start.
Read about Power Supplies this one is the original Taurus TX-450-PFC-C ???
3.3v = 35A
5 v = 40A
12v = 18A
-5v = 1A
-12v = 1A
5Vsb = 2A
If anyone could offer some suggestions I would be eternally grateful.
Cheers
Paul

yes as DOK said PSU failure or CPU overheat, check CPU Cooler system too, ensure CPU is not overheating. re-seat CPU, apply new thermal paste, ensure CPU FAN is spin at expected RPM, and CPU temp is in normal range.

K8N Neo Platinum keeps shutting down

I have just built a new system with a K8N Neo Platinum, Athlon 64 3400+ with retail heatsink and fan, 1GB of Corsair TWINX1024-3200C2 DDR400 memory, eVGA GeForce 6800 GT, two 80 GB Maxtor SATA drives in an Antec Sonata case with its TruePower380 watt PS, and my existing NEC 2500 DVD-RW and a DVD-ROM drive and floppy. The system keeps shutting down before I can get WindowsXP installed. It seems to be a heat issue, since its runs the longest after a lengthy shut down, but the bios hardware monitor shows the system temp stable at 33 and the CPU temp at 39.
If I let it idle, it continues to run, but it frequently shuts down when I put a load on it, such as saving the bios configuration or starting Windows during XP setup. I have been able to get XP installed once and started to install the Nforce drivers, but it shut down in the middle of this. Windows files seem to be corrupted frequently. It seems to be somewhat better after I pulled the Athlon heat sink and reapplied a thinner layer of Arctic Silver II. I note that the heatsink does not attach as tightly as the one on my Athlon 1800+. The heatsink fins always seem to be cool to the touch. I notice that the machine usually (but not always) shuts down on a keystroke. I am using a PS/2 keyboard since my USB keyboard doesn’t seem to work.
I understand this motherboard has some issues with temperature sensing, and I would like to get XP installed so I can flash to a later bios and try some moderate overclocking.
I am considering going to an aftermarket CPU cooler, installing a larger power supply, or replacing the MB. I am also considering switching the RAID configuration on the SATA drives from 0 (striping) to 1 (mirrored) or just turning off the RAID function until I get this fixed. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Trickster2

Thanks for the suggestion. The Antec 380 has 18 amps on the 12 volt rail, 35 on the +5 and 28 on the +3.3, and I have seen numerous posts of people successfully using this PS for this MB. I have tried reducing the power demand by switching to an old PCI video card, an old stick of 256MB memory, unplugging the optical drives, floppy and case fans, but the machine still shuts down just as quickly.
I finally got XP installed, but haven't been able to update the BIOS yet.
Is there anyway to know whether it's the CPU, the PS or something else causing the shut down?

Wake on LAN/Keyboard wake for a K8N Neo Platinum - how do I use this?

I've got a K8N Neo Platinum motherboard that I am using in my home theater PC and I was hoping to enable either the wake on lan or keyboard wake functions so that they could be controlled via a remote control. For now disregard what the overall outcome I want to achieve is... what I want to know is if enabling the WOL and/or keyboard wake function will allow me to turn on the PC from a completely powered down state as opposed to just powering up from a sleep/hybernation mode. I have read people with other motherboards have been able to power up by using their keyboard, mouse or even WOL when the computer is totally shut down. I'm trying to avoid leaving the PC in a sleep/hybernation mode due to electricity usage. Does this motherboard have the ability to power up when the whole system is shut down?
Also, what key on the keyboard is used to wake up the computer? The manual and bios instructions say nothing about what key needs to be pressed to wake it up.

I know you can set various wake options in the bios. Check there!
You can wake up the computer by wriggling the mouse or pressing any key, if the options are enabled in the bios.
Hope this helps

K8N Neo Platinum hangs at "Initializing Keyboard Controller" step in POST

Hi Folks,
Here is my system:
MSI K8N Neo Platinum (New in box) (no clue on bios version, as I can't access it yet)
Athlon 64 3200+ 2200Mhz, 640Kb Cache
Thermaltake CL-P0025 Silent Tower CPU Cooler (VERY careful installing this)
2x512MB Mushkin 991460 EM3200 400Mhz DDR (
ATI AIW Pro X800XT (AGP)
OCZ ModStream 450W PS (3.3/28A, 5/45A, 12/26A, 220W/312W)
WD 74GB Raptor
Plextor 712A DVD/CD (SATA)
Here is my dilema: box powers up, POST stops at "Initializing Keyboard Controller". ( I know this because the little lights on the D-bracket tell me so.....:-) I have been on these forums as well as AMD's forums all day now, and have tried everything suggested, except swapping PS. But I think I have an adequate model.
One by one, I have disconnected any sources of possible problems. I have reset my bios too many times to count. I have isolated the MB outside of the case. I have re-seated everything numerous times. I changed Bios battery. I've swapped RAM, and it's positions. Even took it all off. I even bought another K8N from Ebay, and have the exact same results. At no time has the status lights displayed anything different, except for a quick change in color of light number 3 when I do a front-panel reset. Right now I have nothing but the processor on the board and I still have the same result; POST hanging at "Initializing keyboard controller". I have swapped keyboards unplugged the keyboard.
I am leaning toward the processor now. What am I missing? Should I just do an RMA and be done with it?
Suggestions encouraged......
James

Quote from: sincity337 on 04-August-05, 12:22:07
Bowen,
I've got an old Asus P2B that still runs like a champ, although slow by todays standards. You are right about it being rock solid, I have never had a problem with it, not one. As a matter of fact I still have it and I use it for my "linux box". Oops, a little off topic.
Anyway, it looks like MSI received the board today. I will start the stopwatch and see how long it takes to get a replacement board. I'll keep you guys posted.
James
Yeah those boards were the best I've seen. The Intel 865 chipsets are pretty good too. My previous 845 based mobo was nice as well. In the past, using VIA boards have been hit and miss with me. The K8T800/Pro and K8T900/Pro seem to be very stable though...still I would get an nForce 4 chipset over the newest VIA boards.
This is OT but I just received my shiny new BFG GeForce 7800 GTX OC card a few days ago and I was very surprised at it's performance. I was using a crappy Radeon X300 because I needed a temp card until I could buy either a 7800 GTX or the upcoming Radeon X900 XT. My last system I had a Radeon 9800 Pro and it ran flawlessly. I only had one problem with that card and it was driver related to only one game. The game was Call of Duty and that issue was resolved by going down to an older driver, but then ATi corrected the problem with a new driver release. Anyway as fast as the 7800 GTX is, I hated it! The reason is that despite it's awesome speed; the only way I can put it, is that it doesn't run games as smooth as Radeon's do. It was especially bad with Battlefield 2. This is ironic because BF2 is supposed to be optimized for nVidia cards.
It has a bad stuttering problem with BF2 and allot of people have this issue. Some have this problem with ATi cards but most are nVidia users. Even when I set the quality down to the same settings as my 9800P was at, it did the same thing. Other games like Counter-Strike: Source ran fine unless you had bots. Heh, even my slow X300 ran games more smoothly (not faster and at a much lower resolution and quality setting but still smoother) than the 7800 GTX. I sent the card back and I'm getting a full refund. I'm waiting on ATi to release their X900 XT and I'll buy that. What's strange is that prior to buying my 9800P two years ago, I had only used nVidia cards since the TnT2. Well times have changed I guess. Oh well, I guess I had to learn the hard way, but at least this way I know I'm getting the right card!

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 Mysterious Power off

well to start off i here is the info on my PSU:
-MSI K8N Platinum (MS-7030) ver:1 (Never overclocked)
-AMD Athlon 64 3000+ (Never overclocked)
-2x 512MB PC3200 DDR400 Generic Memory (Never overclocked)
-ATI Radeon x850 XT Platinum (Never overclocked)
-1x Maxtor 80GB SATA HDD
-1x Panasonic 16x DL DVD Burner
-1x Samsung 16x DVD ROM Drive
now on to the problem....
i have had this system running for the past week and things have not been right from the get go. first i had to deal with a faulty HDD from seagate now my motherboard has learned how to click off with out the slightest provocation. i can't figure it out. it is in the middle of the night. my PC is open on my desk and while i am playing HL2 the computer will just *click* and everything goes black, the HDD heads click to a stop, the fans halt, the monitor goes black, and the power LED just sits there taunting me with a steady heartbeat of 3 secs on and 3 secs off over and over. BAAAAAA.... so i reach for the power button and give it a somewhat satisfying click only to become more angry to the fact that nothing happens; so being the elite technical support person i am i try the button again but to no avail . now i am loosing it and as my blood pressure begins to rise i angrily shut off my UPS with a vengeful CA-CHUNK of the main switch. thinking that my worst fears are over and that i was dreaming i look up at the once vibrant and pulsing LED waiting for it to go out only to find that the light kept pulsing for some time until it died in blackness. feeling that revenge was complete i flip on the UPS and then press the power button to see that my motherboard is now back to life and completely fine. so i go on my merry way fragging and winning the realms of city 17 only to have the same horrid story repeat itself once again .
i can turn on my computer just fine after cutting the power however the frequency of this event does not permit any educated guess as to its future occurrences. it is needless to say erratic and still aggravating. is there anything that can be done to same my precious gaming rig? thanks in advance,
-Mr. Burrito Man

Quote from: EdwinGF on 23-September-05, 04:51:49
Hi,
It looks indeed as a PSU problem. I had a similar problem with an MSI KT3 Ultra ARU. In that particular case, the PSU,
which claimed to to be a 480 Watt PSU, was a very poor one, which could not even reach 320 Watt...
is there a way i could test my PSU in for this?
Quote from: EdwinGF on 23-September-05, 04:51:49
...The symptoms were the same you're having on your K8N Neo Platinum. Once we tried with a more decent and powerful
PSU, a Cooler Master® RealPower 550 PSU we use for testing purposes only. The computer didn't shut of again during a
3 Day Continous Test, we conduct for such problems...
yeah my PC never lasts over 1 day and that has only happened once.
Quote from: EdwinGF on 23-September-05, 04:51:49
After that, we installed a new CoolerMaster® RealPower 550 PSU, on that computer , and tested the computer again for three
more days. Since then that computer has never shut down without warning.
Now the questions are:
* Have you tried another PSU ?
* If so, does it do the same thing?
not yet but i definitely will now. *sigh* i as hoping this would be something non-expensive. baa
let you know tomorrow or the next day...
Quote from: EdwinGF on 23-September-05, 04:51:49
If not, give it a try, in most cases it may solve the problem. If the problem persist, please come back and let us know.
By the way, one more thing: Is your RAM ok ?, Have you mixed different speed sticks ?
Good luck
nope nope both sticks are the same. i am planning to switch out the memory for my high performance OCZ sticks but i didn't want them to get damaged in the cross fire. i have done some extensive memory tests for these sticks that i have had in there now and they come clean every time. more in a day or so. thanks again,
-Mr. Burrito Man

K8N Neo Platinum USB Keyboard Question

I've been having problems with my Logitech PS/2 keyboard (mobo powers up, then immediately shuts down and requires power be disconnected before restarting). My office PS2 keyboard seems to work fine, so I will replace my current keyboard. I see that some here have better luck with USB keyboards, but when I try a USB board it isn't recognized until Windows loads. I have USB keyboard enabled in the BIOS. I haven't gotten around to fixing the front panel USB ports, and the D bracket ports don't work either, but the main ports work fine. If I did the wiring change for the front panel ports, would a USB keyboard be recognized earlier in the boot sequence, or should I just stick with a PS2 keyboard?

I just fixed my machine so the USB Keyboard and mouse work properly. I have a MSI K8N Neo Platinum (BIOS 1.4 8/27/04) and an Antec Sonata case. When assembled, the two front USB ports and the two D-Bracket 2 USB ports were not working. Also, I was unable to access the BIOS with the USB keyboard (worked fine with a PS/2, though). The four USB ports on the Motherboard were not enabled until after WINXPPRO(SP2) started to load (NUMLOCK light and optical mouse would light), preventing me from accessing the BIOS.
The cause of this problem was an extra black wire in the Front USB Port connector from the case. Once I removed the wire from port 10 on the case connector, all 8 of my USB ports worked fine. I am now able to access the BIOS with the USB keyboard (once I had unplugged and then plugged it back in) and my mouse shows power as soon as I power on my machine.
Cheers,
Tim
12/5/04

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.

Kingmax Hardcore DDR500 with MSI MS K8N Neo Platinum (Bios Version 1.40)

I am interested in Kingmax Hardcore DDR500 (PC4000) 512MB DDR-SDRAM. Currently, I’m using MSI MS K8N Neo Platinum (Bios Version 1.40) with AMD 64bit 2800+ & MSI MS 8907 FX5200-TD128 AGP Card.
Please advice whether the Kingmax Hardcore DDR500 (PC4000) 512MB DDR-SDRAM compatible with my systems.

The "safe mode" that the BIOS message refers to is not related to Windows' Safe Mode. The BIOS safe mode lets you un-do any overclocking or memory settings that might make your computer so unstable that you can't even get into the BIOS settings to change them. In that case, you hold insert while powering on to reset the BIOS to default safe values.
As for your problem getting into Windows' Safe Mode. If you upgraded from another motherboard that uses a different chipset, or if you somehow got the wrong chipset drivers installed, then the old AGP GART or chipset drivers will cause the system to halt/reboot very early in the Windows boot process even in safe mode. I've run into this problem before and its tricky. Best thing to do is switch back to the old motherboard, then go into safe mode and remove all chipset-related drivers, and then switch back to the new motherboard. If you can't do that, try running system repair from the windows setup CD. And failing that, you'd probably have to fully re-install the OS.

K8N Neo Platinum not working

Hi guys,
I finally tired of my old PC and decided to go for a new AMD64+ system. I ordered these components:
A64 3000+
K8N Neo Platinum
2 x 512 MB Corsair XMS3200 2-3-3-6 RAM
I turn the finished PC on, the fans power on, the harddisks make noise and... nothing. The monitor doesn't recieve a signal. According to the DLED-bracket, it hangs on 'Resource Assignment' every time, just before the harddisks are started.
I have tried just about everything, even booting with only the videocard (both R9700 Pro and GeForce 3), still no dice.
I have tried running only one stick of RAM in the different slots, not a success.
I don't have any other CPU or RAM to test it with, so those options are out.
Another culprit is the PSU, but I have a new Mist (Factory modded Fortron / Source) 480 W PSU capable of 22 Amps at the 12V line, so that shouldn't be the problem. It works with good ratings in my old PC.
Any more ideas? It does look like I will be taking it back on Monday.

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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
If you could tell us you entire system specs....That means everything and how you have it installed and setup...
Stats are posted, but as I mentioned, even the barest possible setup with a RAM stick and videocard refuses to work. That's without keyboard, mouse and hard disk.
I'm not sure what I can add to that other than saying I can't even get into the BIOS since I get no video.
I forgot one thing: The PC speaker beeps once for about a second. Slightly longer than my old PC did, but not long enough for me to really think about it. Definitely nothing compared to the crescendo I got once when I forgot the extral power to the R9700
Quote
Originally posted by NewNeo
What you describe is how my so-called "cold-boot" problem began. Eventually, I was able to get a boot, but subsequently, anytime the PC was powered-off and left off for a few minutes, then powered-on, the PC would behave in exactly the same way you describe here.
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.
See here for some descriptions of my MSI Neo "cold-boot" problem:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?threa...htuser=0&page=1
You may find additional info by searching on my forum psuedonym.
As far as a fix, I just kept wrestling with it till it would finally boot (off/on, disconnecting / reconnecting leads, etc .... nothing ever consistantly did the trick) but I always manged sooner or later to get a boot. Pressing and holding the DEL key or quickly tapping the DEL key as the PC was powered-on seemed to have some connection with success, but only after many failures of the same thing. As I said, very inconsistant. A warm boot, once the PC was running, usually went fine, barring any other unrelated issues.
By the way, my D-Bracket error code always hung at one green LED, lower left in the 4 LED array, which I think indicates initialization of the keyboard controller. Whether this was the cause (keyboard controller) or it just happened to be the point in time where some other problem arose which prevented boot is hard to determine.
Damn, that's a bad experience. I haven't tried banging keys around, perhaps I should try that.
I had a chat with another guy who had a problem akin to this. In his case, the BIOS was borked. I'm really not sure if I'm going to ask for a new Neo board or go for the Gigabyte one instead if I can't fix it.
Funny how I never had any trouble with Via boards before while nForce3 is a general bad experience for me

K8N Neo Platinum Bios 1.3 Question

This is bit of a dumb question..... I am not a noob either, been building computers for 6 years.
I have a K8N Neo Platinum with AMD64 3000, 1 GB Corsair Value Ram, 160 GB Western Digital ATA Drive, ATI 9800 Pro 128MB Catalyst 4.7, LG DVD Drive and NEC 2510A DVD burner, Windows XP Pro with SP 1a.
Tried to get into Safe Mode the other day ( to uninstall the video driver with Driver Cleaner) ...Hit F8 while booting , got the standard menu for safe mode, picked the standard "Safe Mode " option....then the computer restarts.
So I can't get into safe mode
I went back to the MSI website to get bios version again....then I saw this for Bios version 1.3 which I have on my board....
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System reboot to safe mode when "Insert" key pressed
Does this mean, instead of hitting F8...you hit the insert key , or does this mean hit F8, chose the menu selection you want , then hit insert while it is going through the boot process.
Thought that I would ask?

The "safe mode" that the BIOS message refers to is not related to Windows' Safe Mode. The BIOS safe mode lets you un-do any overclocking or memory settings that might make your computer so unstable that you can't even get into the BIOS settings to change them. In that case, you hold insert while powering on to reset the BIOS to default safe values.
As for your problem getting into Windows' Safe Mode. If you upgraded from another motherboard that uses a different chipset, or if you somehow got the wrong chipset drivers installed, then the old AGP GART or chipset drivers will cause the system to halt/reboot very early in the Windows boot process even in safe mode. I've run into this problem before and its tricky. Best thing to do is switch back to the old motherboard, then go into safe mode and remove all chipset-related drivers, and then switch back to the new motherboard. If you can't do that, try running system repair from the windows setup CD. And failing that, you'd probably have to fully re-install the OS.

K8N Neo Platinum no beeps or post

Just got my K8N Neo Platinum, installed my psu (jeantech 400w twin 12v rails) ati 7800 pro and 1gb (2 x 512mb) crucial ballistic ram.
Only to get no post or bleeps. Took graphics card out - nothing, removed mem - nothing. Tried a qtec psu, and generic memory still nothing.
I am using a Winchester 3200, which was in an AV8 motherboard, but this stopped working. The led panel shows 4 leds (2 red & 2 orange-ish) seems this means that cpu is knackerd.
Anyone got any ideas?
Oh yeah I have reset bios etc etc.
Thanks

Did you plug in JPW1?
This powers your CPU
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ati 7800 pro
Are you sure this is an ATI card and not a nVidia?
Is this a AGP card that you have or a PCI-E ?

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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