K8N Neo4 Plat SLI Drivers

I've been running the MSI posted drivers for some quite time and they seem pretty good. Recently I ran driver detective and it pointed me to the NVidiaNF4 686 driver set for updates.
I ran the update and all seems well so far. Then I read a thread were it's claimed that the MSI drivers give better performance.
Can someone give me the scoop on all this please?

yes i can confirm. MSI drivers gives best performance for storage device connected.
install MSI Chipset drivers, then install latest 6.86 from Nvidia, but skip "Storage Drivers" untick from installation.
for your mobo didn't tested, but you can perform test, use ATOO or HDtach and make benches with MSI drivers, then install 6.86 and retest. compare results. if 6.86 hurt the performance like in any mobo which i have tested, roll back to MSI drivers, and reinstall 6.86 but skip update storage drivers installation.

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K8N Neo4 Plat SLI: Getting Integrated 24-bit SB Live! Working With openSUSE 10.2

From my research into this subject, I am interested in either some SB Live! drivers from Creative or an updated ALSA driver. Can anyone suggest which is most appropriate for openSUSE? I'm not sure if Creative supplies an updated driver for Linux anymore (http://uk.europe.creative.com/support/downloads/download.asp?MainCategory=1&nRegionFK=&nCountryFK=&nLanguageFK=&sOSName=Linux&region=3&Product_Name=Live%21+24-bit&Product_ID=10315&modelnumber=&driverlang=1033&OS=12&drivertype=1&x=18&y=13) but I also have no idea how to get ALSA updated given that my internet connection isn't yet functional under openSUSE.

I have discovered that it should work automatically. For anyone in the future that finds themselves in a similar situations, here's what you do. The menu options may have changed by the time you read this but should be similar.
From YaST, go HARDWARE > SOUND. Click on OTHER > VOLUME...
Where it says ANALOG FRONT, that's the volume for your basic speaker output (i.e. a two speaker setup). Increase this and click TEST. You should be hearing something by about the time it's set to 30, depending on the speakers. When all the speaker outputs are to your liking, click NEXT and then FINISH.
You may also find that no audio programs can access your audio drivers. This can be solved by following the instructions here: http://www.suseforums.net/index.php?showtopic=30335&hl=
As best I can tell, it's a noob counter measure, built in to deter noobs from using Linux!! Good luck and KTBPA!

Last night to get this right or it gets rma'd k8n neo4 plat/sli

Here is pics of the benchmarks and test programs of my system. The specs in my sig .
This system will not post with a pci-express card, and will with a pci card. It has posted and then just never came back on . Please desperate, will try any suggestions ?
http://www.clubeclipse.org/page2.html
http://www.clubeclipse.org/page3.html
http://www.clubeclipse.org/page4.html

ok sli card is pointed right way, pci-express card has been changed and still same sometimes the dlite says memory error and sometimes 1 and 4 are red.
Is there any other bios setting s or anything for sli. I have sli card positioned to non-sli
just trying other while wating for rma number but I think im getting closer

K8N Neo4 Plat SLI - From Phoenix to Award Bios?

Prolly a stupid question, but BIOS upgrades always make me a little apprehensive:
All my diagnostic programs (Nero Info,3D Mark,etc.)show my existing 3.0 BIOS as Phoenix, but the MSI site calls the new 3.1 BIOS an Award BIOS.
Is this correct? Does it matter?

hi Private Idaho,
Welcome to the forum.
Phoenix took over award or visa versa anyway all the Nvidia Chipset 64s use the award bios.
If flashing from a floppy see Flashing the BIOS for Users using NON FAT file system
if you haven't got a boot disk get an image here. BootDisk.com suggest the ME 1 you need 1 with cd support as these use the virtual drive used by the MSI procedure above.
Enter bios & load defaults before flashing.
luck

K8N Neo4 Plat/SLI

Ive been lookin the forums and tryin to find soemthing for a psu. And now tryin to find that has a enough amps on the +12v rail for the 6800gt vc. The ultra x-connect has 34amps. Is this good enough or are those psu no good?? If not what would someoen recommend. I want the onboard sound to work, i suppose ill need one w/24 pin connector also?? Any other info on this matter would be great!! I

I have never used any Ultra brand PSU's but I have seen a lot in the returns/clearance section at my local computer store.
You can't go wrong with a CoolerGiant/Enermax PSU with a model number of 465 or higher. Lots of people (including myself) have had great success with them.
Good luck.

K8N Neo4 Platinum SLI - Booting with USB attached

I've been unable to find anything definitive about this, so here goes:
I have problems with booting (hangs on post) when I have USB devices plugged in (i.e. thumb drive, ext USB drive, USB scanner). I am using v3.6 now, but haven't tried v3.7. I've received advice in the past to check BIOS - disable boot to USB device - but it still doesn't fix the problem.
Anyone experience this and know exactly how to fix it? I'm tired of disconnecting/reconnecting everything all the time.
Thanks!
MSI K8N Neo4 Plat SLI
Athlon64 3200+ 939 Venice
1GB (512MBx2) PC3200 DDR OCZ Value Series 2.5-4-4-7
Leadtek GeForce 6600GT
Hitachi 7K80 SATAII 80GB x 2 in Raid 0 (nVidia RAID controller)
Antec True Power II 550
Sony DRU-500A DVD+/-R/RW
Windows XP Pro SP 2

OK
I decided to take the plunge and update to BIOS v3.7, which I hate doing because MSI tends to break things while fixing others in their updates.
And guess what....it works!!!!!!!
I plugged in a thumb drive, USB scanner, and external USB hard drive, and it boot with them all connected.
So far so good

CPU Fan Speed always LOW? -- K8N NEO4 Platinum SLI

I'm wondering if anyone can help me out. My CPU fan speed is consistently around 850 RPM, both at idle and under full load. This is shown in the BIOS, with Corecenter, Everest, and Speedfan. I have Cool n Quiet disabled in the BIOS, CPU Fan Target in BIOS set to 40 deg (have had it at 60 as well), and Windows Power Scheme set to Minimal Power Management. I've even tried enabling Cool n Quiet to see if it actually did anything...but fan speed is still the same.
It seems everyone else has CPU fan speeds in the thousands rpms. Mine never changes, is always around 850.
My CPU temps vary between 37C idle and 48 load when my ambient room temps are around 75 deg.
What's up with my CPU fan?
EDIT: Speedfan doesn't seem to work for adjusting anything. It only shows my CPU (fan2) and NB (fan3) fan speed, but adjusting the percentages has no effect.
My Config
MSI K8N Neo4 Plat SLI
Athlon64 3200+ 939 Venice
1GB (512MBx2) PC3200 DDR OCZ Value Series 2.5-4-4-7
Leadtek GeForce 6600GT
Hitachi 7K80 SATAII 80GB x 2 in Raid 0 (nVidia RAID controller)
Antec True Power II 550
Maxtor 80GB + WD 80GB 7200 RPM on IDE1
Sony DRU-500A DVD+/-R/RW
Windows XP Pro SP 2

Try setting cpu fan speed to max to access this open corecentre & click on logo.
should give:-
Select user mode & set Fan to max. This info is held in the corecentre chip & is the only way to access it .
Only keep corecentre installed for this function
hope this helps.

Anyone get 2gb Memory to run at 1T in K8N Neo4 Platinum SLI MB?

I recently upgraded to 2 GB Geil memory in my new K8N Neo4 Platinum SLI system (not the system listed in my signature). I cannot get it to boot if I set Ram to 1T.
Has anyone been able to run 2GB at 1T in this MB?
Thanks.
fafner

Thanks all for your comments.
I have the Geil Value 2x1gb dual channel kit. It is rated at 3, 4, 4, 8. I can get it to run fine at 3,3,3,8 at 2T. I cannot get it to boot at 1T with either the rated settings or the faster settings. It will boot at at 2.5, 3,3,8, but is not stable.
I can exchange this kit for a higher quality kit, but I don't want to do that unless someone else has had success with runing 2x1gb in this Neo 4 Platinum SLI board.
The memory I have runs at 1t in my K8Neo2 system as my does my Kingston Value RAM (2x512). It so happens that I have 2 Kingston value kits (total of 4x512), which I could try but everything I have read says it will run at 333mhz with four stix.
My experience has been that the K8N Neo2 Platinum is more accepting of value memory in general than the K8N Neo4 Plat/SLI. I have also read that getting any 2x1gb kit to run at 1T in the Neo4 Platium/Sli board is impossible or at least nearly so. That is why I am looking for soneone who has success (or no success) with 2x1gb sticks at 1T in the same mb as mine.
Net I want to get the best 2gb configuration possible but onle one that someone already has experience with (since I can only exhange the Geil kit once).

K8N Neo4 Plat (non sli) Device manager error !

guys:
need some help. as stated,, have just received a k8n neo4 plat (non sli). just installed win xp pro (many thanx to people on forum for good tips on coming up clean). i have 1 problem, i have 1 item in device manager banged out (!), its a "PCI Memory Controller. i have nothing on mobo cept 1 6600 gt video card, 1 stick mushkin 3200 dram, i maxtor 200gb sata hard drive. searched on msi's site for this driver and can't find it. any ideas on what i'm missing?? sorry for not having rest of sys specs in sig but just got this puter up and running and i would like to get this driver installed before i pack it in for night. thanx for any help on this one.

igmox:
thanx!!! standalone drivers did the trick. when i was puttin this puter together i downloaded the standalone drivers and extracted them onto a cd. when i booted, anything in device mangler that was banged out, i updated the drivers via the cd. this time i downloaded the standalone drivers, ran the exe (unchecked the ide drivers, since i'm gonna try and run 6 dvd burners) and viola,, driver found.

I/O Shield Needed-K8N Neo4 Plat./SLI

Does anyone know where I can get a I/O(back panel) shield for an MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI motherboard? I bought it off of ebay with all the accessories except the shield and I really need this so I can put this mobo in my case. If anyone has one that they are willing to sell,or know where I can get one, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

I contacted MSI Technical Support already and this is what they said With regard to what you concern, we would suggest you contact the reseller (the place you bought the board from) and have them help? Or you can also contact the MSI™ Distributor here, http://www.msi.com.tw/program/about/w2b/index.phpor MSI™ office near your place here, http://www.msi.com.tw/html/about/contact2.htm. But when I go to those links, I lost about what to do after that. Any help?

X2 3800+ (E6) support for the K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI

Hi everyone:
I have decided to purchase the K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI (MS-7100-020) and I ready placed the order. However, I wonder if it supports the AMD X2 3800+ (E6 Version) CPU? The reason I asked the question because I found the following table from the Taiwan MSI web site which shows that X2 3800+ E6 is undertesting.
http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support_detail.php?UID=641&kind=1
Thank you for any replies.

Mine worked, ran for 2 weeks already at stock, tried & ran to 2.2GHz on stock HSF with no problem.
Using X2 3800+ E6, MSI K8N PLI Platinum mobo, 3.7 bios & Inno3D 7800GTX single latest nvidia 78 drivers, 2x512MB DDR400 CL2.5 Kingston Ram, Hitachi T7K250 Sata 250GB HDD, NEC ND-3530A Benq 1640, , Silverstone Zeus 650W PSU
At first I have this concern too, but tried it anyway.
See my screenshots for your info.

Difference between K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI and K8N-SLI Platinum

Hey guys.... I have one question and i hope you can help me.
I'm about to get an MSI SLI Platinum motherboard, but it seems that there are two versions, the K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI and the K8N-SLI Platinum.
What is the real difference between them? As i can see in the manual, the Neo4 version has the additional SATA2 and Gbit LAN controller.
Anyone: Does your K8N-SLI board have 4 or 6 SATA2 ports? and 1 or 2 LANs?
At this picture http://www.midtdata.dk/asp/index.asp?varernr=K8N-SLI-PLAT&goto=productinfo&mainfunc=link I can see that there are 6 blue SATA connectors (lower right corner), and 2 LAN ports left to the LPT port... But the description says 4 SATA and 1 LAN, and so says the manual.
To all owners of this mobo: Does this picture look like your K8N-SLI Platinum or does it look like your K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI ?

https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?board=36.0
d/l a raid manual and all should be clear

K8N NEO4 Plat - setup

this is my new build -
K8N NEO4 Plat Motherboard
2 x 512 Mushkin redline Dual Channel DDR400 modules
AMD Athlon 64 3700 San Diego Core
Antec True Power 2.0 550W PSU
2 x 6600GT BFG SLI-Cards
2 x Hitachi 80GB SATA II drives in a RAID 0
and other various items that need not be listed.....................
Anyways, i have the RAM running at 2/3/2 latencies at 2.85 Volts and I am looking to get more UMPH! out of it but Mushkin says i need more voltage. Is there a way of upping the voltage on this mobo? My previous mobo, a DFI board had an insane amount of voltage available but the board itself was a PAIN IN THE REAR! so it has been replaced, thankfully. Anyways, is there a revised BIOS that provides more volatage and isnt flakey? I would rpefer something that is not a BETA version, BETA=PROBLEMS. has anyone compiled a custom BIOS by making some revisions to an exisiting tested BIOS?

Well, I don't think there is, I've been reading about this, since I'm getting one of these Mobo's...
Either go for the beta bios or mod the official bios to allow the same amount of Vdimm as the beta, and flash with that...or google for some of Tictac's, Oscar_Wu's, etc modded BIOS'.
Maybe you can contact one of those guys over @ XtremeSystems.org and they may be able to hook you up.
BTW: The OCZ DDR Booster does NOT work with the Neo4 series.

K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI

I am confused with regard to what is actually included with the K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI board in the US. Unfortunately, MSI isn't very clear with their information.
Does this board include the following, or are they optional, & if optional how can I get them:
IEEE 1394 (Firewire) ports (1 external, 2 internal)
SPDIF Out
D-Bracket 2
SATA 5-6 ports
Anybody actually have this board installed & running yet, & would you buy this board if you were starting all over again? Were your experiences with this board good or bad? Any gotchas?
Thanks

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Unfortunatly, the MSI-websites (american, european, taiwanese) all have slightly different specs listed, but none exactly covered what my package included.
I've read numerous posts about MSI motherboards & video cards not meeting the manufacturer's claimed specifications. This deeply troubles me, & makes me wonder if I should buy MSI products at all.
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f you buy 2 6600GT's now, you're stuck on the performance of about a single 6800GT, less in some cases.
If you buy a 6800GT now, you get the same bang, but have the option to add anotherone later to up your rig!
Exactly my point! I just can't see paying extra money on a high-end, bleeding-edge SLI motherboard, then populating it with 2 mid-level graphics cards. I suppose that seems logical to some people, but not me. I've also read in the reviews that the attachment of the heatsink/fan on the 6600GT is not physically secure, & many of the heatsinks aren't properly attached to, or making full contact with, the GPU on retail versions of the cards!
Of course, SLI is still very much a technology that has yet to prove its promise. Very few games support it, & teething pains abound. We're still in the verion 1.0 of SLI motherboards, which is kind of scary, & all of the current crop of SLI motherboards seem to have their "issues." nVIDIA is lagging behind in releasing updated video card drivers. Maybe SLI isn't quite "ready for primetime" yet.
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An Ultra would be a waste of money. The difference is not worth the extra dough for it, and a brand GT can
be clocked to Ultra-levels as well.
Some people would not want to spend the extra $ on an Ultra, but others might feel that it is well worth the cost. Sure, you can overclock a GT to gain a bit of extra performance, but what levels of performance can you gain by overclocking the Ultra? I don't know the answer to this. I still have a lot of research to conduct concerning the nVIDIA 6800GT & Ultras, & the "real world" viability of SLI.

K8N Neo4 Platinum SLI Microphone performance

Hi All,
1st post - sorry if this has been answered elsewhere...
I've got a K8N Neo4 Platinum SLI, the one with Creative Live 24 bit onboard sound. I just got it running a few days ago. The audio playback is fine - I can play games, watch DVDs, listen to CDs, etc. No problems there. I've got the Creative drivers from the CD in the motherboard box installed, BTW
The built-in microphone input is less than I expected. I have an old, cheap microphone which works fine (I tested it yesterday) with my (old) computer with built-in sound. On my new Neo4 the recording levels are _very_ low. I've gone in to the Creative Mixer and cranked up the recording volume, as well as toggled the "do not monitor" option (what does this do, BTW?), but it has not solved the problem. I have to speak very loudly with the microphone right by my mouth to hear anything at all.
Has anyone else experienced this? Any suggestions are welcome! Thanks!

I had the same problem on my K8N Neo2 Platinum. I had a really weak microphone that I had to get right up to my mouth before it would start to work. I solved the problem by turning on the "mic boost" option in the control panel. Finding that option was tough. Here is what I had to do:
I had to go into the control panel, get into the sound and audio devices options, hit the audio tab; next to the sound recording section is a button for Volume. Hit that, and it brings up the windows mixer. Under options, make sure the Advanced Controls is checked. Then make sure the microphone input is there. If not, select options/properties and mash down the adjust volume for recording button. Then check down below and make sure microphone is checked. Then the microphone slider should be available. Make sure it is checked. And then hopefully you will see an advanced button. Hit that and check the mic boost. That finally solved my problem.
Good luck.

K8N Neo4 Plat SLI Drivers

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