Matrox Millenium P650 and MSI K8N Neo 2. Any known problems?

I got myself the incredibly cool Zalman TNN 500AF, with an Asus motherboard A8V Deluxe, AMD athlon 64 3500, 90 nm, 2 x 512 Samsung PC3200 and XP SP2, and alas the system cannot be worked with the P650 and the Asus motherboard; we have tried the latest BIOS for both graphic card and motherboard.
A friend of mine will buy the ASUS motherboard and I plan to buy an MSI K8N Neo 2 and wonder if you have experienced any problems with the particular Matrox card P650 and the MSI board. Do you know about any compatibility problems? I do not want to go through the rather compicated installing of yet another dysfunctional system.
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All the best!
Stefan
Sweden

The problems with matrox is with G450/G550 .
No problems reported with p650 .
Actually a user here switched card from G550 til P650 .
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=60807.msg494405#msg494405

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Sap147
Can you give us what the D-Bracket was showing ie
R R
G R
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GG
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GG
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Hello All
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*UPDATED 7/15/04* Complete guide to bioses, drivers, and needed files for the MSI K8N Neo Platinum

Complete newbie's guide to bioses, drivers, and needed files for the MSI K8N Neo Platinum:
Last Updated: Thursday July 15th, 2004
Bioses:
(In order of date released.)
1.1b3 - (Download)
- Pre-1.1, given to reviewers to use in their reviews and benchmarks.
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1.1 Official - (Download)
1. This is AWARD BIOS release
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1.2b5 - (Download)
1.2b7 - (No Download Yet)
1.2b10 - (Download)
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1.2b12 - (Download)
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1.3b1 - (Download)
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--Quick Guide for flashing BIOS, provided by MSI--
1. Create a MS-DOS boot diskette, then copy the the .exe and the bios file to the floppy disk. Both of these files can be found in the package you downloaded.
2. Press "Delete" and go to BIOS setup while computer bootup.
Check BIOS advanced features and see if BIOS flash write control is enabled
(This option must be enabled. If you can not find this setting, it means the BIOS can be
flashed.)
3. Boot from MS-DOS boot diskette and get a:\> prompt.
4. Type "", then press ENTER
5. The flash program will then ask "Do you want to save BIOS?", please press "N" for no. The when you see Press 'Y' to program or 'N' to Exit, please press "Y" to continue.
6. After flashing complete, remove floppy and reset the system .
7. Press DELETE or F1 when prompted at first reboot after flashing.
8. Load BIOS optimized defaults, then save settings and exits.
Drivers & Needed Files:
(Note: All these drivers are for Windows XP.)
Leaked Nvidia nForce3 Chipset Drivers Version 4.40
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*NEW* Leaked Nvidia nForce3 Chipset Drivers Version 5.03
More leaked drivers? Seems some parts of the drivers are older and some are newer.
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2. Microsoft DirectX 9.0b (Web Install) -or- Microsoft DirectX 9.0b (Full Install)
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4. AMD Athlon 64 Processor Driver Version 1.1.0.14
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You CAN install the nforce drivers BEFORE installing SP1. The only requirement to install the nforce drivers is DX9.
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The installer still reccomends to install it beforehand for full USB 2.0 functionality... I would have put what you said in there but I wanted to keep it as simple as possible.
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but i dunno.. i guess i will try it your way this time when my RMA"d board comes.
i will be fomratting and doing a fresh install later on today and will let you know if i come across any problems

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Heya fellas,
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