K8T Neo Bios advice needed

Please forgive this large post and I hope this is the right place for this.
Below is a copy of my report from CPU-Z. My brother gave me his old computer after it quit workign and he bought a new one. I live over 8 hours away from him so i couldn't just drop by and fix it, nor could he bring it by. Turns out he had several virus's that made his OS un-bootable. The problem is fixed now and he told me to keep it since he has the new one.
Turns out this system is much better than the one I was using. So I moved all my good components to this system. Now I'm going through and updating everything I can. SiSoft Sandra told me to update the BIOS and since I'm having dual monitor problems I figured this might also help resolve that issue as well.
I don't want to fry my board as I just got it and I'm just starting to realize some of it's perks. I've read severl topics here but I'm hesitant to try anything as I'm not rich, nor am I as experienced with all this as many here seem to be. Could someone check out the report below and help me find the BIOS update I need?
http://www.kyoteskorner.com/cpuz.htm

I really appreciate all the time you guys have given me. It seems it is not really a problem that can be resolved without me going out and buying a newer pci graphics card.
I have 2 pci cards from older systems. Rage Pro 16mb and the PNY TNT2 32mb card. Both cards register as Standard VGA Graphics Adapter. I have tried using all the drivers I could find to resolve the issue but it seems that none are current made for compatibility with 64 bit architecture, which is why they are only being recognized as a Standard VGA. Both cards work perfectly if used in my 32 bit system. They both accept their legacy drivers and even get recognized there. So unless someone creates a 64 bit driver for use with windows XP Pro I think I'm going to be stuck.
My hope was that a bios upgrade might allow the system to use a 32 bit driver. From what I see I don't think that's possible so I'm going to give it up as a bad job. Thank you for helping me to realize that a bios update wont resolve the issue. You may have prevented me from frying my board or making it unusable. I don't have the financial means to buy a new card let alone ship this board off to get it fixed had I screwed it up like that.
Also thank you for the recommendation about the via 4in1 drivers. I'm not sure if I had installed those or not before you posted that. This is a great place for someone to consult with more knowledgable people.

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Cant offer anything on the Timing, (sorry as I am Intel Fodder ), But I can assure you that the Zalman 7000-AlCu, Will Indeed Fit onto your Motherboard (With Room To Spare!) :biggthumbsup:I can attest to this because My buddy just installed the Zalman 7000-AlCu on his K8T ....And He loves it! As do I ....It's about the only thing that we have in common as far as PC'S Go .........Sean REILLY875

MSI K8T Neo BIOS

I recently flashed my BIOS via the Live! Update feature to 1.80...
However, both SiSoft Sandra 2004 & Belarc Advisor report BIOS version 1.0 is installed....
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Board: MSI MS-6702 1.0
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. Version 07.00T 04/02/01
If i try to run the Live! BIOS update, i am told i have the latest version...
So, my question is what BIOS do i have? MSI say i have the latest revision, but Sandra & Belarc say i have the first revision.
Thanks for any help!
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Hello, I have a K8T NEo MS-6702 Ver 1.0 Mb and want to flah it. I have downloaded the BIOS Update ver 1.8. When reading how to flash it it says in large letters "DON'T FLASH FROM A FLOPPY DISK!!!!". Now my problem is that I have a NTFS file system so I am unable to run it from the C drive as instructed in the how to document. SO my question is why can I not run it from a floppy? Can I run it from a CD? How do I flash my BIOS with a NTFS file system?
Thanks in advance

You are welcome! ...Eh, the other utilities I would not install unless they are absolutely crucial. After a successful BIOS update it is recommended you clear CMOS. Power off and unplug power cable when clearing, as there can be n o el. left for a successful clearing.

875 neo bios help needed

hi
could somebody please email me the 1.74 bios
[email protected]
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perhaps the msi bios programmer is having a cold or something and can't come to work? msi, please what is the status of your bios programmer, give him some coffe or something.

MSI K8T-NEO won't post from a cold boot

Alrighty here is my strange problem. I have my system connected to a surge protector powerstip. When I power my machine down I also shut off the powerstrip which cuts wall power off from the machine. When I turn the power back on the and then fire up the computer every single time it will not POST on the first try. The drive lights cd-roms come on but the HD's never start. So I hold the power button in for 6 seconds, then hit it a second time, and it boots every time. Shutting down and restarting is no problem, so long as the power is never disconnected from the system.
Here is my configuration
MSI K8T NEO Bios version 1.2
Athlon 64 3200+ not overclocked
1 512meg stick of Geil Ultra PC3200 slot 1
1 512meg stick of Coarsair XMS3200 slot 2
memory is running at 333mhz 2-3-3-7 all setting are set to auto
Radeon 9500 in the AGP slot
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Promise 100 TX4 Raid controller
2 WD 80 gig SE HD's connected to promise controller
1 Pioneer PD-115 16X DVD drive
1 Liteon 411-s I believe 4x DVD Writer
1 Zip Drive
Using AMD boxed CPU fan
Powered by an Antec true 430 +3.3V 28A +5V 36A +12V 20A
According to core center +3.3 is at 3.31V, +5V is at 5.03V, +12V is at 11.76V
So anyway its prime stable etc. But when ever the system has been powered off, and unplugged the first time I power on it always fails to post with the d-link indicator lights indicating a CPU failure. Hold down the power button and it reboots. Power the machine off, but don't disconnect wall power powers back on just fine.
This is strange, since I use the surge protector to turn off speakers, etc! Its also annoying, I used to have a MSI K7D-L Master 2xXP CPU's with the same hardware witht eh exception of the Geil RAM, and of course cpu, and mobo and never had any problems with a cold boot. any suggestions?

Yeah I tried having only one stick of ram in the machine, and it hangs on a cold boot when its been unplugged/or powersupply switched off. Reboot again and no problems. I tried just having the geil installed, and the corsair stick installed same problem. I have ordered a second Geil Ultra PC3200 stick so I'll have matched sticks and will be able to run at 400mhz FSB. The lack of a manual memory speed setting overide in the bios is frustrating. Yes I know the speed is more or less set by the CPU but there must be some override mechinism if you can slow it down....
I have also tried with just a video card installed, and one stick of ram to see if the problem would go away. No GO. One thing to mention is I had a Radeon 9700pro that I got from new egg refurbed that I had to send back becasue the card would not power on when the system was booted, unless you disconnected the power lead got the warning message, and then powered off and reconnected the power lead. Possibly this card may have damaged something else? OR the mobo was bad and damaged the card? The mobo was new, the ram (geil), CPU, and 9700pro were all refurbs. Everything else was from a previous dual processor system and was working fine.
Both of the Western digitals are set as masters and each are on their own seperate ide channels. The Promise FastTrack100 TX4, has 4 IDE channels and the HD's are connect to channel 1 and channel 2 on the FastTrack controller.
Specifically what happens is if the power has been off, I turn the power on, hit the power button. Lights come on, the cd-rom drives lights start blinking, fans come on, and I hear this kinda of poping sound out of the speakers like the kind of sound you get when you first power on the machine but it happens a second time about 2 seconds after powering on the machine, and it just sits in this kind of hung up state, hitting the reset button does nothing. Then I power off power back on and it POSTS, and back to normal. So long as the system is never disconnected from the power source while it is off, it will power back on the first time. This is really strange I've never had a system do this before. I'm beginning to wonder if I just have a bad/faulty board and ought to RMA it?

Need help Bios screwed!! K8T Neo.

I was trying to fix a problem with my notebook its screwed and I created a CD that self boots and flashes the bios.
Anyway the to cut a long sory short my bios was accidentlally flashed on my K8T NEO FIS2R. and now it wont boot or nothing.
I did have a bios recovery floppy disk ctrl+home but it doesnt work.
Now when I turn on it just reads from the CD drive and hard disk but not the floppy, is it possible to create a CD that will boot and repair the bios??
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Well I will pipe in with some things here. You want to flash from a RAMDisk setup if at all possible. Windows flashing can be a very large risk if you are not sure everything is shut down. Even recieving a mail or having an autoupdate start while you are flashing can ruin your board and your day. Always shut done boot block protection ahead of time. Set Bios to defaults as this will also keep you out of trouble.
Always, always, always be sure you are using the correct file for your board.
It only takes a second to do something wrong, it may takle a little longer to be sure you are right. Do it wrong and it is RMA time and all the time saved hurrying it along is certainly lost.

K8T NEO FSR bad bios or bad CPU?

Hi - I just got a K8T NEO-FSR with an Athlon 64 3000 (newcastle) and 512 Meg of Corsair value select memory. I installed everything fine and tried to install a fresh copy of windows xp home but I kept getting a blue screen of death and a registry error (from the CD!!).
I then reformatted my drive and put a copy of windows 2000 pro on it. After updating the drivers, everything seemed to be OK. But - I was getting a few random problems (CD stopped working, freeze, etc). I was going to try to install XP but I thought I should probably upgrade the BIOS first just to make sure that wasn't the problem.
Well - I followed the instructions for updating the BIOS (I've done it before for other systems) and everything seemed to go smoothly until I tried to reboot. Nothing - it powers up but doesn't do anything. I assumed that something must be wrong with the BIOS. I double checked which file I was using A6702VMS.180.
I then tried a BIOS recovery. I reformatted a floppy on a windows XP machine and put a copy of the BIOS that I had backed up before the flash onto the disk named AMIBIOS.ROM. Then I unplugged the power supply and every piece of hardware except the CPU, reset the CMOS, and let it sit for 15 minutes. Then I reconnected the floppy and plugged in a PS2 keyboard into the back. Pushed down CTRL and HOME and turned the power on. Nothing. Tried it again with each CTRL key and with the regular HOME key and the keypad. Nothing.
The LED's on the back panel show all 4 red which the manual says is a bad CPU. Could my CPU have died somehow? Did I miss something obvious?
My power supply is an Enermax 350W with 32A on 3.3V, 32A on 5V, and 17A on 12V.
Any thoughts? I'm a little annoyed that I can't find a definitive source for how many amps on each of the rails the main board and CPU need. I've found widely varying advice on all of the boards I've read.
Thanks,
Ted

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1) The PSU that you have is quite weak on the +12v Rail & could be the cause of your problems, most people on here recommend 20a on the +12v Rail.
I've seen people on various boards throw numbers anywhere from 15A to 30A for the 12V rail. However, I haven't seen anyone quote any hard sources. My back of the envelope computations:
CPU: 89 W (max power from AMD's web site)
MEM: uses 3.3V
Floppy: uses 5V
CD: 20W
RAM: uses 3.3V
HD: 15W
Geforce2 GTS graphics card: 8W
which gives me about 132W on the 12V rail at maximum power usage (which - since I haven't done anything I doubt I've hit). This would be about 11 amps which is easily covered by my power supply. And - the 89W number form AMD is for all the Athlon64 chips of which the 3000 is the very low end so it's probably less than that.
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2) You may have faulty RAM & i would recommend running a memory testing program just to check that is ok.
Could the RAM be faulty even though I had a windows 2000 setup running reasonably well? The BIOS did do a memory check on each startup (I turned that on when I first installed the board).
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As for the system not booting now, sounds like you have a bad BIOS flash & that you will need to get the BIOS reflashed or RMA your motherboard.
I don't think this board supports reflashing - the chip is soldered onto the board. Any idea why the rescue procedure isn't working?

Should I flash the bios? K8T NEO FIS2R

Ok... I have a K8T NEO FIS2R mobo. A couple of friends of mine have been telling me to flash the bios to the most current version... Then some other people have been telling me that it is too risky and I should hold off untill something goes wrong that I know a bios flash can fix...
I'm just wondering what is the concencious here... should I flash it, or should I stay with the current version I have now(the one that came with the mobo) I Like to have my computer as up to date as possible, but all the reports of bad flashes have me a little worried. This is a procedure that I have never done before, and I dont want to mess it up.
If I should flash, Any insight, tips, tricks, special instructions, etc... would be greatly appriciated.
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Magnum

Thanks guys for the quick responces... I'm used to not getting a responce from forums for 12-24hrs and here it is less than 24hrs later and I have 10 responces.
I'm not at my computer in question right now, but I am almost positive that my bios is ver1.0. Same one that came with my mobo.
At this point I am leaning towards flashing... If basically the only way to mess it up is to have my power fail, then I dont think I will have a problem. I'll just borrow an UPS from work here to be on the safe side.
hypothetically if i follow the instructions to a tee(windows flash/live update) are there any other ways it can mess it up? I just want to get a hold on all the places where I could mess it up.
Will live update take me all the way through the procedure, or do I need a separate set of instructions to read off of during the flash?
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K8T Neo-FIS2R - P20378 Sata Controller option missing in BIOS. Cannot disable

A few hairs left....& those are disappearing quickly.......!!!!
I currently have Windows XP PRo running under a Promise SATA Drive. (NO RAID REQUIRED)
In order to allow for a fallback situation (which I am still using swapping between WIN XP & Vista), I found a 20GB IDE Disk attached it to the standard IDE controller & did a clean install of VISTA ULTIMATE on the 20GB Drive...So Far so good.
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Moving on ...no luck with the Promise Drives ...so I have tried changing to the VIA Controller by unplugging the SATA cord from the Promise controller & plugging into the VIA Controller ... I boot up & still no luck...The BIOS picks up the VIA change as I see a option to use <TAB> to setup RAID during bootup.. I do not want RAID only a single SATA Drive. One of the things I read was to turn off Promise via the BIOS settings . The manual indicates I need to access this by going to the "Onboard PCI Controller option", here I should be able to turn off the P20378 S.ata Controller...
my problem is ...I can see only the Lan Controller as a option to disable/ enable the other options including the P20378 S.ata Controller.. are not visible.. hence I am unable to disable the Promise SATA Controller within the BIOS..... HELP pretty please..... I can happily run VISTA but I do not have 150GB visible to me & my current disk space is tight.....I need that 150GB ...........
signed...frustated NOOB
PS I have the most recent drivers/ bios etc according the MSI's Online S/W synch tool (which I run in XP Pro as the vista version fails.... DOH)
MB --> K8T NEO FISR2
Memory 1GB
Appreciate your help ..... TA

I agree with Hans, as far as we know there are no drivers for Vista to use the Promise controller, yet.
Same old, same old, Vista and no drivers.
You just have to wait and hope there wil be Vista drivers for the Promise controller.

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i used to get that almost every time i update BIOS. I forgot the fix, but we need to know as Tiresmoke said whether u r at all using the promise. if Via serials r enough for u (which in this case they r since u only hv 2 sata hd's) then just use these and see what happens.
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MOVED: K8T Neo-FSR BIOS didn't know sampron64

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K8T Neo-FSR BIOS didn't know sampron64

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