K8N Neo2 Platinum - Four Kingston DDR400X64C3A/512 can't run at 400mhz speed

Hi every one !
Why 4 sticks memory only run dual channel at 333MHz . How can I speed up them to run at 400MHz ? Thanks for any help and best regards

Hello, its the limits of the AMD cpu's memory control not a mobo, only am2 cpu's can handle four sticks at rated DDR speeds..
you can try to up your buss speeds and get four sticks to run faster than 333 but hitting DDR400 will be hard to do..
I have my four sticks running someware around DDR370..
There is little proformance difference between 333 and 400 so if you need two gigs of memory thats your choice with four sticks
Two 1gig sticks is allways better to use than four 512's
hope this helps
Henrythe9th

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  • Kingston HyperX Memory & K8N Neo2 Platinum

    Hello.
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    Quote
    Originally posted by Xak
    Quote
    Originally posted by GlennVidia
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    issue why was my system working for about a year?
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    Pull the AC plug from PSU and set cmos in clear position with battery removed for atlest 20 minutes perhaps longer .
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  • USB Keyboard (K8N Neo2 platinum)

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    Quote from: trifix on 14-January-06, 05:28:33
    I have another problem thats not MSi related but how the hell do you uninstall the Creative Gameport ? I have unhooked it from my Audigy 2 soundcard but it still shows up in the devicemanager as a working device. Last time i installed windows i never got it to work (a known fact that the gameport isn't supported under Win XP). The strange thing is that this time it installed properly and seemed to be running before i unhooked it.....
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    Quote
    This one is stuck in Award bootblock mode, will most likely need a re-flash from a bootable floppy disk.
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  • News - BIG PROBLEM - MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum - DOES NOT POWER!!!

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    Quote from: alberto_melita on 20-August-05, 20:14:56
    Hi thanks for the answers.
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    - MB MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum nForce3 Ultra
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    - CPU AMD64 3500+ core Winchester @11*210 Mhz (this cpu has never overclocked very well)
    - HEATSINK Thermalright XP-90 with a 12 Cm Enermax Fan (CPU temp in always below 55 °C when stressed)
    - 1 x 512 Mb RAM Crucial Ballistix DDR400 optimized for  MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum
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    Again...
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    Alberto.
    All parts have been tested: CPU/RAM/GFX/PSU/HD/DVD,  just not the MOBO ?
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    Have you tried using the reset switch as power, on/off switch ?  I've seen before when the power switch stops working (lose/bad wire busted spring) after swapping  reset to power, then the system turned on. Worth a try, as sending it back to USA won't be cheap. If its over 1 year old it mite not be covered by the re-seller and or MSI. Best to check this out as law and warranty is different from country to country.
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  • MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum RAM problem

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    AMD64 3000+ Venice
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    1 x Maxtor 120gb IDE
    1 x Maxtor 200gb SATA
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    ATI Radeon x800 pro 256mb
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    Not quite.
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  • K8N Neo2 Platinum 2 DIMMs won't post

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    eVGA e-GeForce6800 128MB DDR AGP 8x
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