K8N Neo2 Platinum 939 -new bios

Hey,
I wonder if there is any newer bios then the one on the homepage (msi) some beti bios or so for the K8N Neo2 Platinum 939 mobo ? If so please post link as well, thanx!

There is a beta bios floating around here 1.25 i think, i tried it but Cpuz didnt work properly afterwards

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    Strange that Corecenter would overclock your cpu to 3ghz. It's known to be unreliable software, but not that unreliable.
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  • MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum 1.9 Bios & Dual Core Procs?

    Just curious and I hope some can answer this question for me. I just sold my trusty K8N Neo2 Platinum to a lucky m8 on eBay. It is sporting the bios revision 1.9 I know that he is going to be running a dual core proc, but I am unsure if he has a single core proc handy to get it up and running so he can flash to one of the latest bioses that supports dual core procs. If he doesn't have a single core proc to get started, will the board at least crank up with a dual core proc so he can get the bios flashed to BIOS Rev. 1.B? Geesh I do hope so because I am leaving town for 10 days on Thursday and will have no time to gut my new setup to reinstall the board and flash it for him. Here is hoping for some good news. 

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  • K8N Neo2 Platinum unrecoverably borked bios

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    I then tried to use the repair disk I made earlier, but when I pressed F1 at the same point, the PC just switched to a black screen with a flashing cursor in the top left.
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    hello Colin,
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    If this does not work  then see theis web site and  consider bying a new chip for your board. http://www.flashbios.org/catalog/index.php?cPath=22&language=en&osCsid=975ee1b8be41cdf61aa2feba67385bb2
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  • MOVED: K8N Neo2 Platinum - V1.B BIOS - Cannot enter setup

    This topic has been moved to BIOS.
    https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=92975.0

    hello Colin,
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    Can't help you much except suggest that you keep asking MSI tech support for assitance. They should be able to seng you a new CMOS chip to insert in your board at no cost since you use their recommended procedures. They have done so for others. Just make sure you are not overly  aggressive when dealing with them.
    If this does not work  then see theis web site and  consider bying a new chip for your board. http://www.flashbios.org/catalog/index.php?cPath=22&language=en&osCsid=975ee1b8be41cdf61aa2feba67385bb2
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  • Poor gaming performance K8N Neo2 Platinum

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  • New to OC - a64 3200+ 939, MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum

    Dear All,
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    dL

    Quote
    Originally posted by dL.
    Temp at load (playing CS:S) is about 41-42 degrees.
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  • K8N Neo2 Platinum 54G BIOS problem

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    Quote from: BOSSKILLER on 14-November-07, 21:14:42
    remove power cord from the PSU(else will not work) and Clear CMOS Guide.
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  • New K8N Neo2 Platinum, AMD 64 3500+ sytem freezing

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  • BIOS for K8N Neo2 Platinum

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    if you wanna OC, then Syar's BIOS is the best bet; its the one i use
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