K9N Platinum NCQ Support

Does K9N Platinum support NCQ hard drives? I plan to buy a hard drive with NSQ support and wanted to know.

NCQ is supported by nvidia since NF4 chipset , so yes (on the nvidia sata controllers ports) .

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  • K9N Platinum bios version & cpu support

    Hi!
    I need some help to clear up some questions regarding my MB.
    MB: K9N Platinum, Cpu-z states my bios version is 080014, but i cant see it in the bios list for my MB, so what version is it?
    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.
    System spec:
    MB: K9N Platinum
    CPU: Athlon 64 X2 5200+ (want to install Athlon 64 x2 6400+ BE ID: ADX6400IAA6CZ)
    RAM: 6Gb DDR2, 2x1Gb, 2x2Gb
    GPU: GIGABYTE GTX260 Super OC Edition
    PSU: CORSAIR HX520W

    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.
    Quote
    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].
    Quote
    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

    Hi everyone,
    My question is fairly straightforward.  I currently have a MSI K9N Platinum AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra MCP in my HTPC.  Long story short I found out that my CPU was not powerful enough to decode 1080p content so I have purchased a new CPU, a  AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Windsor 3.2GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 125W Dual-Core Processor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103228
    According to the CPU support list here:
    http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=prodcpusupport&prod_no=252&maincat_no=1
    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.

  • K9N Platinum Beta Bios?

    Can anyone tell me or show me if there is a new beta bios out for the K9N Platinum?
    Right now I'm using beta 1.45 and it works great! Except...I just want something that will fix the stupid cpu temp reading!!!
    Lemme know if you find anything.
    thanks!

    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.
     Please start your own new topic instead of bringing up one that's been dead for 5 years.
       >> Please read and comply with the Forum Rules <<
       >> Posting Guide <<
     Edit: No the K9N Platinum does not support AM2+ CPUs of any kind with any BIOS.

  • K9N Platinum: upgrade to X2 5600+ or X2 6400+?

    Hi.  This is my first post.  I would like to upgrade my CPU on my K9N Platinum and I have a couple of questions:
    1.  I have narrowed down to two:  X2 5600+ (89w)  or X2 6400+ (125w)?
         - both have the same L2 cache, but the speed and wattage differ
         - I play some games and some video encoding
    2.  Will the power supply that I have be sufficient for the X2 6400+ and support a video card upgrade to a GeForce 8800 series?
    Many thanks in advance.

    Quote from: Ragnor on 12-February-08, 11:22:49
    but doesn't overclocking too much or running certain clock speed for too long, will shorter the cpu's life span?
     I have a XP1700+ In a MSI K7N2 Delta L, which is default 1.47 and I have had it at 2.0 for nearly four years, aftermarket Copper Core air cooler.  The 5000+ Blackie's that I have are at a 16 Multiplier for 3.2 speed.  I have one in a abit KN9 SLI and the other in my MSI K9A2 CF both run cool.  I am not overclocking my 6400+ Blackie right now, but I would expect it to have a good bit less Overclocking potential.  It runs super at default though.
    I had a Overclocked ATI 9500 Pro and it died after two and a half years, but I really had it cranked,  so yes and no to your question.  Good cooling alleviates most of the possible damage.  If you are Cool then you are usually okay.

  • K9n platinum ?

    hey can any1 put me out of my misery
    i just bought the msi k9n platinum board,and the
    ATHLON 64 X2 6000+ 3.0GHZ PIB SOCKET AM2
    2MB CACHE FSB1000 NS
    and then i also got the
    Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4 2GB Kit DDR2-800 XMS2-6400
    now my concerns is that when i read about the board it says that the ram is 1.8v and the ram i got is 2.1v,will that be a prob?
    and when i looked on the website it didnt say that the board supported the 6000+ cpu,will it work on this board or do i hav to get a new 1?

    thnx,well i got the ram and i got me cpu,im just waiting 4 the mobo now and then il c if it works,il post the result
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  • K9N Platinum and Corsair CM2X1024-6400 **UPDATE - FIXED**

    I'm trying to help a friend with their new K9N Platinum motherboard.  We got everything installed successfully, but after getting into Windows, the machine will just freeze up randomly doing anything, software install, whatever, within a minute, or sometimes as long as 5 or more minutes.
    Basic specs:
    K9N Platinum motherboard
    Flashed to BIOS version 1.4
    AMD Athlon64 X2 3800+ (65W) socket AM2
    BFG Geforce 7900GS
    500W PCI-E power supply
    Wester Digital 120GB 7200rpm SATA HD 8MB cache
    Single 1GB stick of Corsair CM2X1024-6400 RAM (DDR2 800MHz) - Brand New - DIMM slot 1
    Windows XP Professional with SP2 and all windows updates installed. (using IE6)
    Installed all latest drivers from MSI's website for this board.
    We tried 1st with DRAM timings on auto, then tried to set the timing manually according to Corsair's spec sheet for this module, including memory voltage at 1.9V.
    We think it might be a bad memory module, because after getting into Windows, we run memtest, and errors are detected within the 1st minute.  We have RMA'd the RAM module.  I'm wondering though if we just didn't have the timing for the memory set correctly in the BIOS.
    Is anyone here runnning this exact memory successfully, or is this board incompatible with this Corsair module?  If you are running successfully, did you have to change the SPD timings manually, or are you running using the SPD Auto setting?
    If you had to use manual setting, any help with the values to set in DRAM Timing would be greatly appreciated.  As much detail as you can provide would be great.  Thanks for your help.

    Ok, still having major problem with running world of warcraft.  This PC freezes/locks up in the game every single time within 5-10 minutes of play no matter what we've tried so far.  This is not a shutdown or restart problem, just a freeze/lock-up symptom.  I'm getting a bit frustrated at this point.  No other problems in windows are encountered.  We can work in windows with any other application, like adobe photoshop or any other software, with zero trouble.  I'm beginning to think this is video card related somehow with this 7900 GS card.
    For added info, the video card being used is this;
    BFG Tech BFGR79256GSOCE GeForce 7900GS 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card
    Chipset Manufacturer NVIDIA
    GPU GeForce 7900GS
    Core clock 525MHz(vs. 450MHz standard)
    PixelPipelines 20
    Memory Clock 1320MHz
    Memory Size 256MB
    Memory Interface 256-bit
    Memory Type GDDR3
    3D API
    DirectX DirectX 9
    OpenGL OpenGL 2.0
    Ports - DVI 2
    The mouse used is a logitech USB track ball mouse if that has any bearing on anything.  No mouse troubles though, just thought I'd mention it.
    Here's what we've tried so far;
    Updated to BIOS version 1.4.  This was done after the Windows XP install though, so not sure if something is hosed up here.
    1) We set the RAM timings to 5-5-5-12-2T and 2.1Volts in BIOS manually, as per direct recommendation from Corsair.
    1a) Ran memtest all night for about 9 hours straight and no errors at all detected.  So I'm guessing this isn't a RAM problem really, but who knows .
    2) Installed the Windows XP SP2 Hotfix for Dual Core Processors - hotfix KB896256
    3) Installed the AMD Dual Core Optimizer from here -->http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_871_13118,00.html
    4) Updated the Nvidia system drivers with the nForce 550/570/570/590 SLI (C51+MCP55) driver package 9.19 WHQL from MSI's website here--> http://www.msi.com.tw/program/support/download/dld/spt_dld_detail.php?UID=730&kind=1
    5) Currently running Nvidia video driver version --> ForceWare Release 90 Version: 93.71 Release Date: November 2, 2006 WHQL Certified.
    6) Ran a complete Direct X diagnostics via dxdiag.  All tests passed successfully.
    7) Tried to install the AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual Core Processor Driver for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 Version (x86 and x64 exe) 1.3.2.16 from here -->http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_871_13118,00.html
    But it would NOT install because it says I have to first uninstall the current driver via add/remove programs, but it's not listed there, before installing this one.  So, I have no idea where to look or how to do this, I'm afraid of messing up the processor driver.  Can someone explain how to install this driver, and would not having this installed possibly be a potential cause of the game lock-ups?
    I don't know what else to do.  Could the version 9.19 Nvidia SATA or IDE drivers I installed be causing these game lock-up problems?  If so, do I just go into device manager and just rollback drivers for all of the devices listed under the "IDE/ATA ATAPI Controllers" in device manager?
    Again, this was a fresh windows XP Pro install on a newly formatted hard drive.  Obviously something is fubar, but I'm running out of things to try.  Maybe going into BIOS and "load optimized defaults" and start over?
    Lastly, the tech specs on newegg.com for this video card say "A 350W PCI Express compliant system power supply (with 12V current rating of 22A or more)" is needed.  Since the 500W power supply we're using has 2 separate 12V rails rated at 20A each, could this be the problem??  I'm open to suggestions.  Thank you.

  • 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...

  • K9n Platinum fan speed control

    Hi!
    I have the following configuration:
    -Motherboard: MSI K9N Platinum v1.1
    -Bios: AMI v1.3
    -CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core)
    -CPU cooler: Artic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro
    -Memory: Kingmax 2*1 GB
    -Video card: MSI NX7600 GT
    -Power Supply: Antec NeoHE430 430W
    -Hard Drive: Samsung 250 GB SP2504C
    -Operating system: Win XP Pro SP2
    I would like to control the speed of the CPU fan automatically, according to the temperature.
    I tried
    -the Dual CoreCenter utility from MSI, but it allows me only check the speed manually (If I did not miss anything)
    -control from BIOS HW Monitor setting SmartFan but it does not work at all. ( Iam not sure but this can be because my cooler, it has 3 pin connector, and th MB user guide tells it works only if I use 4 pin connector. Can you confirm this?)
    -Speedfan 4.31, it seemed working, but the system become instabile. I check the programmers site, and this MB did not supported.
    Do you have any suggesions, experience about controlling the CPUfan?
    Thank you in advance!
    T.

    Thank you for the answers.
    Unfortunately the smartfan feature is not working in my case.( set to 3-pin in BIOS) I asked the MSI Technical Support and they said:
    As this motherboard includes 4 pins connector for cpu fan, the 4th pin is used to controlled cpu fan speed, if you use 3 pins fan, fan speed will not be changed automatically and smart fan will not function.
    I feel a small contradiction here 
    Do you have other ideas other than smartfan and speedfan?
    T.

  • K9N Platinum Hardware Virtualization?

    Hi all!
    I have an MSI K9N Platinum 7250 and an AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Windsor AM2 F2 processor. The 3800+ supports hardware virtualization, but I cannot find a way to enable it in the Bios.
    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.
    Any help would me much appreciated.
    Thank you!

    I just did, and I got the following message:
    "This System is not compatible with Hyper-V
    This utility detected that a necessary BIOS patch is not installed."
    I dont get it though as everywhere I've read, it says the Windsor chips were the first to support Hardware Virtualization, and the 3800+ is a Windsor one. My CPU box has this on it: "AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Dual Core Processor Socket AM2 Windsor 2.0GHZ 2x512KB 89W 90NM Retail"
    Is the Live Update 5 tool not detecting that a newer Bios version is out? I see there is a 7250v1B one can download from the 7250 support page, but I thought the Live Update 5 tool is the best thing to use for updating Bios?

  • K9n platinum memory

        I just purchased a k9n platinum  motherboard.Does anyone have any suggestions on memory for this board? I was considering corsair twin 2x1024-5400c4 or  kingston khx5400d2/1g.Also I am not sure if i should go with dual channel or single {does it really make much of a difference with dual channel}If i go with the corsair memory can i still use the default settings in the bios.The k9n board supports 1.8v, the corsair uses 1.9v will I have to change bios setting for this ram. Thanks for your help

    Quote from: Steyn on 07-November-06, 03:16:30
    The board's default voltage is 1.9V. You can however set the DDR voltage from 1.8-2.45 Volt.
    default voltages depend on the memory SPD defaults not on the mobo. so if the memory modules have a 1.8V SPD default, the BIOS will set the memory at 1.8V.

  • K9N Platinum Bios flash

    Hello, I got a K9N Platinum and I did flash is succesfull to 1.8, but did screw my windows vista drivers  :( .
    so np, C:/ is only windows for me, my files are on other drives and I installed windows again.
    but after a few restart system files get damaged again. now I want flash it back to a version with full support with the amd x2 6000+. (flasht my bios with a x2 3800+ but someone said to me 1.0 bios version dont support 6000+ so flasht it before I did put in my new processor)
    anyone can tell me the most stable version or I should flash it back to 1.0? (btw that backup I made with live update 3 is 1.8 too  ??? )
    can someone give me some advice me what are the best options for me? many thanks.

    Quote from: Arcur on 16-September-07, 06:01:22
    everything works fine now, but when I shut down my pc and after 5 minutes I turn him on, the computer starts but he lost the videocard driver  ???
    When I install the driver again it works fine and restarting the computer too, but a compleet shut down let him lose the driver or something.
    Is this because I dont have activated my windows copy yet or just because when I first time restarted my pc, after installing chipset drivers, he deleted some files with checkdisk again (checkdisk dont start anymore now when starting up windows only just once, but windows did start succesfull after checkdisk without errors in windows).
    I really dont know if this something has to do with my bios, but windows did never start checkdisk before starting up my OS and del. some files or something. If you dont know what this is I gonna try XP I think, because I almost want to trow my pc out of the window 
    EDIT:
    Did delete the driver and let Windows install it byhimself instead of the exe file from Nvidia and now he dont lose the driver info anymore when I shut down my pc  :D really I dont know, but strange things are computers or windows just suck
    "but strange things are computers or windows just suck "
    Its Vista... make sure that vista is up to date... especially of those patches:
    Microsoft Issues Windows Vista Hotfix for Gaming: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=110767.0
    Update for Windows Vista (KB938979) - Performance Update: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=110273.0
    "everything works fine now, but when I shut down my pc and after 5 minutes I turn him on, the computer starts but he lost the videocard driver  ???"
    update vista via windows update and re-install the drivers...
    Have you tested under XP? i don't expect such problems there..

  • K9N Platinum - northbridge question

    Does northbridge on K9N Platinum support thermal shutdown? 'Cos as far as I know there is no thermal sensors and I'm really worried when I'm overclocking.
    Sorry for my english

    Since nVidia does not publish Data Sheets, the only way to find out may be to install a monitoring utility to see what it reports.  There's nVidia's nTune but I wouldn't let it near a system of mine; maybe try http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php and see what it reports - the initial install will show just numbered values, e.g. Temp1, Temp2, etc.  There'll be a K8 Core, which is the thermal control temp for the CPU and one of the Tempn values for the CPU monitor, plus one for "system" which AFAIK is the monitoring chip itself.  If it sees a nForce chip temp it should be obvious which one it is.

  • K9N platinum - AHCI for Intel x25 SSD

    Hello... I intend to set up an 80Gb Intel x25 SSD 2nd Gen (Win 7 - 64bit) on my system in a week or so its a  K9N platinum v1, apparently I need AHCI set on the SATA channel - looking through the BIOS setup (Rev1.8) I can't seam to find this option - would someone be kind enough to advise.
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    I am quite certain that I do have the same motherboard.  Here's a link to what I purchased:
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    I looked through my manual as well and didn't say any mention of AHCI anywhere.  I guess it's not supported?

  • K9N Platinum (not SLI) Ethernet/LAN ports shut down

    Not sure if this has been up before but i could not find this exact problem. I have the K9N Platinum with am AMD 64x 4200+ CPU and OCZ 1GB x2 mem. My build and install of XP went without incident. My problem is that when I start to download anything of size, the LAN shut down. It will say "cable unplugged". If I switch to the second port, it will be good for a while, then the same thing. The only fix is to reboot. I am connected through a switch. I loaded the latest drivers (nVidia) from the monitor software. I found a different set on the NVidia web site and installed, but now it will not pick up DHCP. It will work if I hard code the IP. I read that it should be using Realtek drivers, not Nvidia. Please help!!! I opened a case with support but they have not answered yet.

    That is a start on Specs. You can look at anyone's signatuires here to see what is most commonly looked for in specs. Your are missing the PSU specs.
    However one of the first things to try is to go into Bios and set optimized defaults. Then you will need to make sure nothing else in Bios has changed as setting Optimized defaults usually changes things quite a bit.
    Then make sure that your using the drivers that came with the board including the NVidia and Network drivers.
    You may have to enter Device manager and remove the Network Driver and let it restart.
    You did answer one question many folks would have with the specs you gave about memory. The memory you have listed should be fine.

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