K8N Neo Platinum & Sapphire Radeon 9600

Okay, so this issue has been addressed in a few places, but I couldn't seem to find a definitive answer.
Is the Sapphire Radeon 9600 incompatible with the MSI K8N Neo Platinum motherboard?
Here's my story:
Just upgraded my case, motherboard and CPU (see sig for specs)
Clean install of Windows XP Pro, SP2
Installed ATI Catalyst drivers from ATI website
Reboot and Windows Device Manager shows an error with my video card. "The device cannot start (Code 10)" Now this is odd because I just pulled this video card out of my old P3 system and it worked like a charm.
Did some research on the forums, and I've tried all of the following:
Changed AGP voltage from 1.5 -> 1.6
Turned FastWrites on AND off
Installed Omega drivers instead
Used Shift-F2 & Alt-F3 in BIOS to turn off NV/ATI Speedup
Installed new Antec PSU with 21A 12V rail (which should be more than 'nuff to just power my mobo, CPU, vid card, and hard drive, which is all I plugged in to it)
All to no avail. I still have the exact same problem. Is there a fundamental incompatability issue here, or am I just doing something wrong? Any help is greatly appreciated. Specifically, if anyone has this mobo/vid card combination, I'd like to know how you set it up and what I need to tweak. Thanks!
oh, I'm running BIOS v1.4 (MSI tech support told me to upgrade to latest BIOS and it'd be okay. They lied. :-P)

I managed to fix my problem:
Format C:/
Install Windows XP
Install Service Pack 1
Install motherboard drivers using MSI LiveUpdate 3
Install ATI Catalyst v.1.0.1796.585
Celebrate when your video card works properly.
Yell and cuss at Service Pack 2.
Now I usually don't subscribe to the "Microsoft sucks" school, but it does seem that in this case, they were the problem.
Anyways, it's all working now. I just hope I don't run into the "freezing in games" problem that others have posted about.
Thanks to both of you for your help. I do appreciate it.

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K8N NEO Platinum + sapphire r9800pro

I've been experiencing some strange stuttering in games with my R9800pro. I've asked and chatted with many people with no luck. Some have suggested buying new Psu, i've read somewhere disabling fast writes might do the trick...
The stuttering itself happens in 3d games. When i scroll the screen laterally or vertically it moves a bit, then sort of stops for about half second then moves again and so on...I'm currently running my cpu at 2420mhz with 220fsb. Also my R9800 was flashed to xt but i flashed it back to r9800pro in hope of getting rid of that stuttering. Obviously yeah i've OC'd it but i've also tried it with default clocks. Same goes for the cpu, i've tried it with Stock clocks. My current PSU is a piece of , i'm well aware of that. It's Q-tec 450W. I'm just yet not convienced enough to go and change the psu, because i'm afraid that if the problem still occurs i'll sort of lose more money on the comp. (already spent almost 1000€ in the past few months) I know that by buying new psu i still would benefit from it even if the stuttering would continue..But i'm just after a solid working gaming machine and so far it hasn't been like that. I'm even considering selling the A64 mobo + cpu + r9800pro and switch to Intel and Nvidia, sounds stupid yeah....
Any help would be apreciated...
EDIT: tha damn specs
A64 3200+ @ 2420mhz (Zalman 7000Cu something, most expensive i found from that series)
MSI K8N NEO Platinium Edition (Nforce 3 250gb)
2x512mb Kingston valueram cas 2.5 400mhz ddr @ 220fsb
R9800pro (def clocks now, been flashed to xt (440/385) Vga silencer)
Western Caviar 80gb
Nec 2510 DVD burner
few fans
disk drive
few NICs
PSU is Q-tec 450w crap

Have you tested all the other parts of your system?
Have you ran MemTest to ensure the RAM is ok?
Have you ran Prime95 to ensure the CPU (and RAM) are ok?
Have you tried the 9800 in another machine to ensure that it is ok?
Is your system clean, have you used adaware or similar programs, have you updated and ran your Anti-Virus?
There are so many variables to eliminate in your search, unfortunately as with most problems it is unlikely there will be a quick fix. Unless someone who has had a similar experience posts. I assume you've searched the forums.
With regard to the PSU (or lack of...) If I were you I would consider an upgrade.
Is it not pssible for you to borrow a PSU, say from a friend, and try that?
If not try 'bareboning' your system and seeing if that helps. CPU, Mobo, Ram (1 stick) 1 HDD (IDE if poss) and the GFX.
The consencus of opinion, and it's backed up by MSI, is that these boards with the A64's need a good 20A+ on the 12V rail. I doubt the Qtec gets that.
Good luck.

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.
Any body got any ideas?

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 + RADEON 9500PRO problems

Hi I got my AMD64 system up and running friday, but I got some major problems with the stability! The computer randomly "freezes to death", everything freezes, no bsod, only option is the sweet restart button :( This especially happens after I have quited games or 3dmark (which is really wierd). It is very unstable, often freezes right after boot in windows. I have now tested the system for an hour with a TNT2 card with no freezes. Could my problem be a hardware conflict? My voltages is normal (12v 3,3v and 5v are reportet ok by MBM5, with 12.10v on the 12v rail, btw mbm5 reported the same voltages with 9500pro installed).
The 9500PRO card worked fine on my old abit kt7a via 133a chipset and t-bird 1,4ghz.
Edit: I have all the newest drivers for all my HW + newst bios reported by msi live update (1.40)
HW:
MSI K8N NEO Platinum
AMD64 3000+
Radeon 9500PRO (now testing TNT2)
2 IDE disks and 1 s-ata disk
dvd-rw
4 case fan with coolermaster aerogate 2

dont worry about your memory- it'll prob be ok if memtest doesnt fire any errors. - its probably your PSU
For a start disconnect any extra fans you got running on your system
then boot and test it - if that works - the problem is your PSU - usually the main problem for the Athlon 64 boards - oh and any other crap like front function panels etc. etc.
If it is the PSU i'd recommend getting a Overclockers one - they rock - dont get the one I've got - it only JUST cuts it - i used to get the same probs as you until I disconnected all my internal fans - no probs now.
If its not the PSU - dunno mate - solly!
It probably is the PSU as you dont know your PSU loads - you need a minimum of around 20AMPS on the 12Volt rail.

Post problem with K8N Neo Platinum

I am assembling a system for a friend and it hangs according to D-Bracket2 on Processor initialization (Led 1:red, led 2:green, led 3: green led 4: red)
Specs
PSU: Codegen 350W ( 3,3V 14A
5V 30A
12V 15A )
VGA: Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB
CPU: AMD Athlon 3000+
HDD: Seagate 7200.7 120GB in SATA1-port
DVD: MSI DR8-A DVD Burner
RAM: M-Tec 512MB DDR400
If the problem is the processor it should hang on Power On (all leds red), right?
There's some damage done to CPU fan connector so the sensor wire from the CPU fan might have no connection to the mobo. How about ESD-damage, can it cause this?
Another thing I might have done wrong is connecting front panel connectors.
I am just hoping and praying that the processor is OK and the mobo causes this.

Thanks to RacerX for answering but the problem wasn't the PSU.
Mobo caused it and I replaced it. I think it was the physical damage I mentioned in the first post. I also changed hdd from SATA1-port to SATA3-port but I don't think it matters.
Now everything works fine so +12V/15 Amps is enough.
Does the K8N Neo Platinum hang on Processor Init if it doesn't detect CPU Cooler?

MSI K8N Neo Platinum Nforce3 250GB - PSU?

My sister in law have this board, MSI K8N Neo Platinum nforce3 250gb chipset, recently the power supply sounds noisy and a high frequency sound from the Antec Truepower 380W SP. Had maked an RMA to Antec and they had agreed to replace the 380W psu with SmartPower2.0 450W. But they asked me one question, that im not sure about:
"Make sure that your motherboard does not need the -5V. If you want more information on the power supply you can look at this link: http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=26450 "
So, do Antecs SmartPower 2.0 450W suits this board and what really is -5V for? As I read the manual, it said ATX 20 pin power connector: JWR1 and at pin 18: -5V
So does it mean this board need a psu that gives -5V on ATX 20 pin power connector and thos board can't use with Antecs SP 2.0 450W?

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!
So, it won't be any problem to use Antecs SmartPower 2.0 450W with this board then? Want to make sure about it, before accept Antecs offer for replacement and had spent over 4 days to find the problem with his computer. Really don't want to do it again.
This is his riggs:
Antec Sonata
AMD 64 3000+ S754
Corsair Value S. PC3200 DDR 512MB
Maxtor Diamondmax 9 250GB SATA
Maxtor Diamondmax 9 IDE 160GB
Sapphire Radeon 9550 Atlantis 128MB DDR
and
Accton ethernet card on PCI slot
MSI D-Bracket2
so
With the "new" Antec SmartPower 2.0 450W
Any problem with this rigg and PSU?
edit:
Dound this post that it said the board do need -5V and now Im confused?
http://www.archivaty.net/forums/about12964-30.html

His x800 IceQ II + MSI K8N Neo Platinum?

Do you guys think the Zalman 7000-alcu + His x800 IceQ II videocard will fit together on the MSI K8N Neo Platinum?
The cpu socket seem to be so close to the agp port....
Check the back of the videocard here:
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showindex.php?t=28265&highlight=iceq
And mobo here:
http://www.tbreak.com/reviews/fullimage.php?image=7172

No one has tried this combination: MSI K8N Neo2, Zalman 7000-(AL)CU and HIS X800 IceQ II?
How about Sapphire Radeon Toxic X800 Pro VIVO and Zalman 7000?
Sappire pictures here:
http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=675&pageID=926
Picture of the HIS card here:
http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=674&pageID=912
Zalman pictures here:
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article92-page1.html

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 !!!!

K8n neo platinum dead? please help urgent

Hello everyone... Yesterdey I was working with my computer, transfering normal stuff from my mobile to the computer and suddently my monitor went black, then I restarted my computer, but my monitor was still black and my d-bracket was all red lights, so I shutted down my computer to change my grafics card an see what the problem was, but it would never turn on again... it startind turning on and off every half second non stopping.. so I went to borrow other power supply but when I try again to turn it on, it was simply dead and with my old one was still dead. Is my mobo or processor fried??? :( please help...
Msi k8n neo platinum socket 754
revoltec power supply 450 watts 25 amps in 12v rail
2 gb kingston pc400 ram
80 gb sata hd
120 ide hd
ati radeon 9600 xt grafics card
athlon64 2800 processor
pinnacle pci tv card
hp dvd
philips dvd

Quote from: rubengomes on 14-January-07, 22:00:09
thanks for the reply... butt it still does not work...
take CPU out and find a way to test it somewhere else. if CPU is fine, then must be failure mainboard if we dismiss PSU factor(you have already tested with 2 PSU's good ones)

No post! 4 Red LEDS on Dbracket! K8N Neo Platinum.

I put together a brand new computer back in August with the K8N Neo Platinum as my motherboard. Here's a list of my components.
Athlon64 3000+
1GB OCZ 3500 DDR
Sapphire 9800 Pro Radeon
160GB Seagate SATA drive
NEC DVD-RW
ComproPVR TV tuner
Vantec 400W PS
Anyway, the computer worked great until just after Hurricane Ivan came through. After our power came back on, the computer booted a couple of times, and then for no reason started giving me problems.
The computer would start up for about 3 to 5 seconds with 4 red LEDs appearing on the Dbracket. Then power would then shut off automatically. I have not changed any hardware or software. I do not believe it is PS related, as I have tried my current one in another computer without problems. Also, I doubt the processor is faulty. I can't think of a reason it would just stop working. Please let me know if you've experienced anything similar and if you know of a solution.

probably a powerspike during the hurricane killed or almost killed a part of the pc, and it completely died right after.
you could have a pc store test the mobo, cpu and sorts....

SATA port multiplier on MSI K8N Neo Platinum - NForce3 250Gb?

Hi,
I have a MSI K8N Neo Platinum, which uses a NForce3 250Gb chipset. I have read that port multipliers can use either SATA or SATA II hosts and drives, but I don't know if the technology is 100%, transparently compatible.
Is the aforementioned chipset/motherboard compatible with port multiplier technology?
Does it support FIS, which gives the greatest perfomance?
Does it need a BIOS or driver update?
Thanks for the attention
Brazilian Joe

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!
So, it won't be any problem to use Antecs SmartPower 2.0 450W with this board then? Want to make sure about it, before accept Antecs offer for replacement and had spent over 4 days to find the problem with his computer. Really don't want to do it again.
This is his riggs:
Antec Sonata
AMD 64 3000+ S754
Corsair Value S. PC3200 DDR 512MB
Maxtor Diamondmax 9 250GB SATA
Maxtor Diamondmax 9 IDE 160GB
Sapphire Radeon 9550 Atlantis 128MB DDR
and
Accton ethernet card on PCI slot
MSI D-Bracket2
so
With the "new" Antec SmartPower 2.0 450W
Any problem with this rigg and PSU?
edit:
Dound this post that it said the board do need -5V and now Im confused?
http://www.archivaty.net/forums/about12964-30.html

Memory Corruption on K8N Neo Platinum - HELP!

I am having some problems with my cousin’s computer that I built for her last September. She brought me the computer because she got an error that the system32/config/system file was corrupted and couldn’t boot the computer. I got the file replaced and got the computer re-updated to where it worked. Then the same thing happened again. This time I did a Windows reinstall and the computer acted a little sluggish and iffy so I did a memory test. I found the memory was all corrupted.
First here are the pc specs:
MSI K8N Neo Platinum with 1.7 bios
Athlon 64 3000+
120GB Seagate SATA hard drive
NEC DVD Burner and Samsung DVD ROM
Radeon 9550
512MB Corsair Value Select 2.5CL DDR400
Antec 350W psu and Antec Case
I ran Memtest86+ v1.6 and the Corsair stick had errors in Test 3, 4, 5, and 7. In tests 3 and 4 there are 50 errors but at the 98% of Test 5, the errors jumped to 146,432 and they were 500.8MB part of the stick. I got the same results when I moved it to DIMM2 slot. I also get the same results when the HT is at 1x or 4x.
I tried a known working 512MB stick from my sisters Athlon XP 2500+ pc in the A64 pc. It is a Mushkin PC3200 Basic stick. I get errors only at 98% of Test 5 which amounts to 109,568 errors. Same results in DIMM2 slot.
But when I test the Mushkin in my sisters pc, it has no errors. But the Corsair stick in the AXP pc gets errors on Tests 1, 3, 4, 5 (only at the 98% mark), 6, 7, 8 but only a total of 317 (a lot less than 146,000 in the A64 pc.)
So, I know the Corsair memory is bad, but now something is also wrong with the motherboard and /or cpu right?
If you need any more info let me know. I’m new to the forums and they look very helpful.
Thanks.

Quote from: blazing storm on 23-August-05, 05:30:00
Look in the bios and loosen up the RAM settings. Make sure the RAM isn't being stressed into settings that are too hard for it to handle.
See I told you to loosen it up...
I speak from experience as the same happened to me and loosening settings stopped errors.
Glad you managed it, well done...

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 .

K8n neo platinum, RAID configuration and linux

Hi all, please be gentile to me becouse I dont understand much about technical issues of computers...
Here is my problem: I am using windows XP but today I decided install Suse Linux 10.0 32bits version also, but a warning came out saying something about I have RAID by software and if I install linux the data of the discs will be erased. I have a SATA2 80GB hitachi drive with Windows XP installed and a 2 partitioned drive 120 GB samsung sp1203n (IDE) with data in one partition and an empty one that I want do install linux in it. Can someone tell me how can I configure a RAID without losing any data so I can install Linux? I hardly know what a RAID is... lol
Thanks in advance...
Here is my machine specification:
AMD Athlon 64 2800+
MSI K8N Neo platinum
HP DVD 200I
Philips DVD writer
Hitachi Deskstar 80GB SATA2
Samsung SP1203N 120GB IDE
Radeon 9600XT
2*Kingston 512 3200 cl3
Revoltec power supply with 25Amps in 12v rail

Quote from: kakarocht on 28-October-06, 13:05:36
Does your RAID shown you HEALTHY?
The Raptor drive shows as healthy.
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You may need to press F6 (using the NVIDIA raid driver for Win64 if you're using the RAID). As Win32 and Win 64 using different drivers.
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?
All RAID options are enabled. I didn't touch the BIOS prior to starting the process. The RAID array wasn't listed in the BIOS as a bootable device. In fact, it wasn't listed at all. It was after I discovered this I used F10 to see if it was detected there. The drive was listed, but it wasn't bootable. I then made it bootable. After exiting this section, the PC booted straight into Windows. On the occasions when Windows started, I didn't go into the BIOS to see what it shows.
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But why you need to used the NFORCE3 instead of Nforce4 Drivers from the NVIDIA website?
Because it's an nForce 3 board. Or are you saying the nForce 4 should work fine?
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Gd luck.
Thanks.

K8N Neo Platinum with Venice vcore problem

Hello,
I got a new Socket754 CPU Venice E6 3000+ and replaced it with NewCastle CG 3200+.
But BIOS indicates VCORE is 1.9V+. It's obvious that it's too high and also CPU temp is 0C/32F.
Does anyone know how to fix this problem?
Athlon64 3000+ Venice E6
K8N Neo Platinum (MS-7030) BIOS 2.1
WD Raptor 36GB
Reserator1 Plus
Seasonic S12 500W
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
SB Audigy2

Please create your own rig and put in your sig with details of PSU and BIOS rev. Have you OC'ing your pc recently?

K8N Neo Platinum & Sapphire Radeon 9600

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