K9N Platinum Digital Coaxial Out

I am having an extreme amount of trouble with my K9N Platinum trying to get the SPDIF Digital Coaxial Out to work. In the Realtek HD Audio Manager the slider for SPDIF is not there; I'm not even able to adjust it. In the regular windows volume manager the slider is simply greyed out and immovable.
I have upgraded to what I believe are the latest Realtek HD drivers; directly from MSI's website as well as from the MSI Live Monitor.
I've poured over the options in the Realtek HD Audio Manager but I can't seem to find any way to fix this issue, as well as googled like crazy and searched this forum. I apologize if this is a duplicate topic; I did do a search and didn't find another one with a solution.
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

Quote from: palaios on 24-January-07, 01:54:40
Is it the realtek hd audio manager you are talking about?
If it is: When i boot my computer as usual and start realtek manager.. You usually see which outputs are in use in the top menu, I dont see the digital output (spdif optical) here, even when its connected. So i guess it cant be muted since the sound device is not recognized by my Operating System (Vista) and/or my motherboard (k9n nforce570 sli platinum)
When i plug a cable in the line-in output, the realtek manager responds and ads both the line-in button and the spidf (digital output) button in the top menu.
Yes, on my PC, with Windows XP (you're using Vista, things might be considerably different, I don't know), the Realtek HD Audio Manager under the Audio I/O tab has a setting for "DIGITAL": if you click on the little wrench icon next to it, you can select the Sampling Rate (from 44 to 192 kHz) and if you want to enable or not the SPDIF output. When enabled, the SPDIF port will output whatever sound you're playing, in its original format: if you play an MP3, it will be stereo, if you play a DVD with a Dolby AC3 5.1 audio stream (and you enable the SPDIF pass-through in your DVD software, like Nero Showtime), then it will be 5.1.
Based on my (little) experience, most games do NOT support a digital 5.1 output, so - even if you enable the "surround sound" in their settings - you will get only stereo sound from the SPDIF (you will get surround if you plug a 5.1 speaker system in the front/rear/center audio jacks on the MB). I read there are soundcards that can do digital 5.1 encoding on the fly, but that's a whole different story.
Hope this helps...

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Quote from: natasha on 09-January-12, 03:00:18
What cpus does this bios support? Just curious if it will do a phenom 9750.
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Quote from: syar2003 on 08-July-06, 15:19:54
Did you use the "Load Optimized Defaults" in cmos settings before win-install.
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K9N Platinum Sli trouble

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Zalman CNPS9500
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ever since ive assembled the system i ran into some strange thing - during the changing of setting in the BIOS it froze a few times.
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Quote from: mr.flint on 25-August-06, 00:11:37
oh and the PSU got two +12v rails with 20a on each, should be enough?... (though Enermax seems to have troubles with math since according to them 20a+20a=30a)
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Quote from: mr.flint on 26-August-06, 00:33:23
managed to boot with the suspected mem stick - running memtest-86 - counted 746321 errors and then froze.... looks like the stick IS defective
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I need some help to clear up some questions regarding my MB.
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Im currently running with a Athlon X2 5200+ Windsor, and i have got my hands on an Athlon X2 6400+ Black Edition, as far as i can see my MB is supporting that cpu, but is my current bios up to date for the cpu?
I have downloaded the MSI usb bios flashtool and i have set it up, and it boots in dos, but when i run memtest the program just says in one line memtest and a flashing + nothing more happens (i have left the pc for about 3-4min but no change) i feel that im starting to push my luck, and i dont want to kill this MB since its my work and gaming rig.
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MB: K9N Platinum
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Quote from: Lando on 12-November-10, 08:06:01
Thx Svet.
And if im reading this right "Athlon X2 Windsor ADX6400IAA6CZ 6400+ 200 3.20 2M N/A F3 125 7250v18.zip".
http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=prodcpu2&prod_no=252&maincat_no=1&orderby=core_name%20ASC#menu
I need atleast Bios 1.8 to get my MB to work with the new cpu.
So now i just have to figure out why mem test wont run.
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So now i just have to figure out why mem test wont run.
Memtest do have some bugs. You can do test with Orthos instead:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=103598.msg760534#msg760534
To check is your system is stable or not.
Once done you can ignore Memtest when asking after booting from the USB key
Also leave 1 memory stick only temporary in the 1st DIMM close to CPU socket before BIOS flash.[put remaining sticks back when BIOS flash is done/finished].
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And if im reading this right "Athlon X2 Windsor ADX6400IAA6CZ 6400+ 200 3.20 2M N/A F3 125 7250v18.zip".
http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=prodcpu2&prod_no=252&maincat_no=1&orderby=core_name%20ASC#menu
I need atleast Bios 1.8 to get my MB to work with the new cpu.
Go for latest one:
http://download1.msi.com/files/downloads/bos_exe/7250v1B.zip

K9N Platinum Supported CPU's

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I should be able to use this processor with my motherboard with BIOS 1.A, so I downloaded Live Update and flashed the BIOS to 1.A (I believe it now shows it as 1.10, though I am not sure where that is noted in POST) in preparation for the new CPU (the flash went fine).
I am wondering if anyone has any experience using this motherboard with this CPU? Is it truly compatible or the CPU simply too new an edition for my motherboard? I can probably still cancel my order and get a 5600+ or equivalent if necessary.
I appreciate any feedback/responses.

Quote from: Bas on 11-March-08, 00:59:10
I bet it's your videocard not handling it very well.
Somewhere rings a bell that nVidia is lacking hardware decoding with videocards, but can't remember exactly what it was.
Well that is the long story short part :D. In a nutshell yes it is my video card, I have a 7900GT and essentially nvidia's purevideo decoder for HD content has NEVER worked properly. This basically means that the CPU has to handle the entire decoding load, which my old CPU is incapable of doing (hence all the stuttering, audio/video out of sync issues I get). Basically I had two options:
A) Buy an ATI, one of the 3xxx series that actually does x264 decoding
B) Replace the CPU with a faster/better/dual core one (many codecs can now use dual-core CPU's for decoding HD content)
In the end I made the decision to replace the CPU to resolve the problem because while buying a 3xxx series card does appear to work WONDERS for HD content decodes (it reduces the CPU load to 5-10% in some cases) if the file is encoded in some non-standard way that the GPU decoder doesn't recognize the load is going straight back to the CPU (like my Nvidia 7900GT is doing). This way I figure I get a better CPU and it should be able to muscle it's way through decoding anything I throw at it. If I need to replace the GPU someday or want to do it in order to reduce the load on the CPU I can always look into one of the 3xxx series (I hear that the nvidia 8600's might actually do some HD decoding as well) though I have really become skeptical of ATI cards lately.

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I have the following:
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* K9N Platinum
* Kingston 1GB DDR2-800 Ram Dimm (PC2 6400, KVR800D2N5/1G) X4
* EVGA 512P3N802DX GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready
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DC Output +3,3V 24 A
DC Output +5V 24 A
DC Output +12V1 18 A
DC Output +12V2 18 A
Issue:
Installed 4GB of RAM and on boot-RAMcheck shows 4BG RAM OK.
Windows sees and reports this: Physical Memory, Total: 3070MB
I removed one by one the sticks and also swapped slots but the result is always the same.
Any ideas?

You are using a 32bit version of Windows. A 32bit operating system provides an address decode space of 4GB. Not all of the address space can be used for the system memory. Part of it needs to be reserved for addressing other devices (so that they can function). That is why it is actually impossible to full address 4GB of RAM with a 32bit OS. The amount of usable memory may very between 2.5 and 3.5 GB, depending on the system configuration.
Solution: Use a 64bit operating system.

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Like so many others, I am having trouble with my K9N PLatinum. When I turn the system on, everything powers on, CPU fan, case fans, leds. It begins to post, no video, but the D bracket just hangs on (1, 3, 4, red and 2, green). I have tried all of the usual troubleshooting. Using just one stick of memory in each DIMM slot, reseating CPU, only having CPU/memory/video card plugged in. I even went and bought some cheap RAM from a local retailer and the same thing, D bracket just hangs. Taking out battery, resetting CMOS switch, etc. This build has been very frustrating. I have read there are BIOS updates, but have never updated bios before. How would I do an update when the system won't even post? PLEASE HELP!!!
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Richard
I got it to post and install windows on the Kingston valueram. I did a live update via MSI's website to BIOS version 1.2. But version 1.2 would still not post using my OCZ memory. I wanted to try to flash the beta 1.31 bios, ut I am having difficulty flashing the beta 1.31 bios version ins DOS mode. Has anyone else done this? Also, when is MSI going to put the newest bios version up for Live Update. That would make a lot of unsatisfied customers, happy. I was about ready to return my board and go ASUS. But I wanted to stick it out with MSI because I like you guys the best! Any info on flashing bios would be great! AMD

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* UPDATE *
Plugged the PWR2 connector out from the MB, and update the BIOS to 1.10. It's working as usual, but haven't ran any games yet. Heavy gaming usually reproduces the issue, so I'll write more when I know more.

Updated information on the case.
I've been running 2 days now with the PWR2 unplugged. I have had zero problems with shutdowns since. The only problem I now have is that the USB keyboard and mouse refuse to work in Windows XP after an initial bootup from powered down state. I have to unplug and replug them at the login screen in order to get them work again.
So, I decided to do a final sanity check, and replugged the PWR2, then went gaming. After 2 hours of playing, my computer shutted down for the first time. Plugging in the cable did not solve the USB problem either.
As of this day, I'm leaving it unplugged. It seems like an irrelevant connector, which just causes problems.
** Update **
After following Bosskiller's instructions on another thread about using the "Clear CMOS" button and then reconfiguring BIOS from scratch, the cold boot USB issues were solved. The USB devices now work straight after a cold boot, with no need to replug them.
I recommend that the PWR2 -connector info is added to the list of known problems in the sticky thread. If you have a GPU card which takes its power from a dedicated rail (and your PSU has a dedicated connector for this purpose), then leaving the PWR2 -connector unplugged might resolve your shutdown issues, like it solved mine.
After all, according to the manual, this connector is used to give more voltage to the PCI and PCIe busses, and some PCI/PCIe cards might not like this idea at all. There is a reason why these cards have an additional power plug on them...

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I ran the Live Update 5 utility, and it shows the current BIOS version as being 1.K0 (I think its an error and should be 1.0). Either way, the Live Update utility does not show any new updates to the Bios.
Does this mean that even though my CPU supports Hardware Virtualization, there is no way for me to use it as my Motherboard cannot?
This is quite deceiving as when I bought the motherboard a few years ago, in the description it said that it supports the new AMD X2 range which has features such as hardware virtualization.
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I just did, and I got the following message:
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Athlon X2 4200+ AM2 (89w)
MSI K9N Platinum
2Gb Corsair TWIN2X-5400C XMS2 DDR2 675Mhz (2x 1Gb matched pair)
Sapphire 512mb Radeon X1900XT
3x Seagate SATA HDDs
1x Western Digital SATA HDD
Creative Audigy 2 ZS
Compro DVB-T300 Digital/Analogue TV Card
ThermalTake Purepower 480w PSU
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Quote from: OuTLaWOwnz on 22-June-06, 12:44:21
So this one will be fine? http://www.silverstonetek.com/products-65zf.htm
hope your right because thats a lot of money to spend if its not the problem. Is there a test or tell tale sign of low power so I can be sure?
USERS:
"Artifacts and freezing on Sapphire X1900XT
Hello, I have a Sapphire X1900XT running at stock speeds and stock cooler. At default fan settings I have no problem running not so power hungry games but when I start Oblivion (1600x1200 2xAAA, 8xAF) the game runs good but about in 15 minutes (varies on the stressfulness of scene) the screen becomes garbled and computer stops responding. VPU recover sometimes manages to restart the card but it crashes again within seconds."
Resolve:
"I bought a Silverstone 650W Zeus and all problems are gone! No more weird fun speed changes under different loads, no more lockups!"
yep im sure its your PSU isnt enought. users confirm that, also official recommendation is "you need atleast 30A on +12V(450-Watt power supply or greater,30 Amps on 12 volt rail recommended) The power supply requirements for that card is 30 amps on a single 12v rail or 22amps on 2x12v rails(better get Sinlge Rail PSU, avoid dual rail)"
"Is there a test or tell tale sign of low power so I can be sure?"
-you can also borrow some recommended good brand powerfull enought PSU to test it before buy it, to be sure to resolve problem.
test you can see by yourself lockup, reboots, abnormal program termination,issues and other are expected when PSU isnt enought when your VGA starting to drain power. you can make test, decrease drasticly GPU Core and Memory Frequency and you must be stabilised.but that isnt solution it is just for testing.

K9N Platinum SLI beep codes?

Upgraded my machine with:
K9N Platinum SLI
AMD X2 4600+
2 Gigs of Corsair DDR2 4-4-4-12
MSI 7900GT
BFG 650 watt psu
My computer was running fine at first, but now I'm getting some weird stuff.
The machine will run like a champ for like 10min and then it will just turn off, as if the power went out. But I just bought the power supply so I don't think that is the problem.
When I try to turn the computer back on it makes 2 fast beeps and then 8 slower beeps and wont post any video.
I tried removing all my other components, reseting the bios, reseating all my cards/cables/memory, replaced the memory and I couldn't get it to boot so I left it alone. Came back in an hour and it booted right up. But after 10 min again... same problem.
Any idea what those 8 beeps mean? And yes I tried using search T_T

Quote from: boomstick1968 on 25-September-06, 20:00:12
Ok, my start up beeps have changed. At first, it was two high pitched beeps and then one low, now, for some reason, and I've made no changes, it's a high-low-high-low. What do these different beeps mean? Everything seems to running ok, but I'd like to know what my computer is doing.
Hi Folks, my first post here so excuse any stupid questions
Anyway, I have just built a new system almost the same as the last posters. It runs perfectly and was the most trouble free system I have ever built. But one thing bothers the heck out of me. As with the last posters system everytime it starts it gives 2 fast high beeps then one low. All fast. This seems a departure from the normal one beep most systems give at start to indicate all is well. So is this normal for this board? Anyone else have this? I have tested absolutely everything and everything is fine. The system is super stable and never does anything silly. Just these different beeps have me confused. Inclined to leave well enough alone anyway. Thanks

K9N Platinum Problem

Hello,
I have a K9N Platinum 7250-020 and I read from a different forum to make a new thread about the shutdown issues since it said it wasn't affected. Funny thing is, I'm getting the same exact problem.
My specs:
CPU: AM2 4200+ (2.4ghz, memory is not overclocked because of the odd multiplier)
Motherboard: K9N Platinum bios 1.2 (tried several of them and they are all buggy!)
PSU: CoolerMaster iGreen series 500watt
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 2gb ddr2 800
Videocard: ATi x1950pro
Soundcard: Creative Audigy Platinum
Symptoms:
I will be listening to music thru winamp and then when I am installing a program it completely shuts off during the middle of installation.
I tried installing a game once from the cd-rom and then it immediately shuts down.
The funny thing of all of this, I never got a blue screen. So I know it can not be because of my Overclocking.
So thanks for reading, please repost if you have anything to report. I don't know when MSI will come out with bios 1.4 for this. I'm so angry...I do not know whether to return this or not. It would have to be through MSI..so yeah. Thanks again!

Well...this is weird..
Yeah I tried underclocking the bus (now keep in mind I have a AM2, 4200+, and it has an odd multiplier of 11x. Because of this the bus has to compensate with the memory, running at ddr2 800, by running it slightly lower. So if I were to run the bus at 200 MHz, then the memory would be around 366mhz. Thus, that leaves me some head room of overclocking just the CPU since the ram is specified to run at 400mhz.). It didn't help. So since I was running bios version 1.10, I though, "hey..why not update." And so I did to the latest. To my surprise the update description includes: -Improve memory compatibility. Funny, huh?
With that said, I updated and had the settings to what they're specified from Crucial for latency. Then I overclocked to 218 MHz. Thus, resulting a speed about 399.2 MHz for the memory. And to this very moment that I have been running two instances of Prime95, it has yet to come up with a fatal error.
Now like you said, BOSSKILLER, I checked the cpu temperature (with bios version 1.10) and it said like around 40C. Although, once I flashed to the latest version (with it being stable using via Prime95), now the cpu temp in the bios says something around -42C. And it gets better. Since I'm using 64 bit, MSI doesn't have their core center working for 64 bit (to my knowledge). So I decided to see what Everest Ultimate ed. would say. And here is the kicker. It gives a more logical reading for the CPU temp...+39C!
So yeah...lol.... It is working fine and dandy right now! But ehh...in the bios the auto-fan control wont work because the bios sees the cpu temp being negative and so the fan control wont adjust to it.
Anyway, thanks for helping me out again, BK! It's real nice having someone well...I don't know how to say exactly, but its just nice having someone to go to about my problems!
Thanks again!!!
P.S. Sorry about the long essay! :D

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