Most Stable K8N Neo2 Platinum Bios for O/C

I'm looking for some opinions
Take a look at my sig and give me your opinion based of personal experience please.
I plan to O/C this system but just built it.
Bios Version - ?
NForce Driver - ?
Graphics Driver - ?
I'm looking for stability and performance or at least to bridge the gap between them.

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Originally posted by Sakoboy
I have the second last post in that thread quoting Pinochio
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Originally posted by pinochio
My advice to you is to download the 1.52 beta modded from syar2003 site.
Its guarranteed to give you a better o/c than 1.36.
But it all depends on the rest of your system also....
And I replied
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Originally posted by Sakoboy
Was the 1.52 beta modded for the Neo2 from syar2003 site removed?? Pinochio?
Does anybody know where I can find it?
But I still can't find it.
This goes out to everyone...
PLEASE...THERE IS NO 1.52 Beta NEO2 BIOS.
There was a mixup with someones config, as he had the Neo2 (939)board and not the Neo (754) one.
I say again.DON'T flash any 1.52 BIOS to Neo2 Board.It will fux it.That post quoted was wrong.I just left it there for people to see not to follow.
The latest beta Neo2 BIOS is the 1.51 and i will be sending it later today to syar2003 along with the 1.4 official so all of you can download it.

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When will the MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum BIOS 1.C be released?

Hello
When will the MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum BIOS 1.C be released?
Thanks
FearTec

Don´t know the reason for you guys, for updating bios, but basically I would recommend Syars modded EasyBios, based on the 1C3 (1C0) version.
Check out the link in Syars sig or read it here;
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=59711.0
and read about the differant version and you´ll get a pretty good idea whats changed and added.

K8N-Neo2 Platinum pauses for 25 sec at boot, nvatabus.sys the problem?

All,
After POSTing normally and starting to load Windows XP, my system halts at the Windows XP splash screen for about 25 seconds. Nothing happens, no disk activity or anything, the system just sits there.
I used Microsoft's Bootvis utility to see what was happening. It turns out that the nvatabus.sys driver consumes 100% CPU at boot for 25 seconds then the system continues to boot normally. Does anyone else see anything like this?
I am running the latest nForce drivers from MSI. The driver in question:
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Driver Date 6/3/2004
c:\WINDOWS\System32\DRIVERS\nvatabus.sys 5.10.2600.0446
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I have a RAID1 of two 160 GB SATA drives. The mirror is healthy and working fine.
After booting the system is rock-solid stable, no problems there. It's just this unexplained pause at boot. Does anyone have any ideas how to fix this?

ok check it out guy's this thing drove me insane all night last night and most of today. I was ready to return everything and give up. But alas all is not lost. Here is the rundown on what i just did.
My Equipment:
Athlon 64 3800+(w/ stock fan)
MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum Socket 939
2X512 Corsair TWINX1024-3200XLPRO ( with the cool led's )
2 SATA HD (1 Maxtor Diamond10 300 GB w/ 16mb cache, 1 Segate 160GB w/8mb cache)
PP&C 425 ATX Deluxe
Radeon 9700 Pro ( cat 4.8 )
Audigy2 ZS
Sony Floppy
Sony 8x52x52x32 DVD Rewrite
I have been reading and reading just like all you guy's. On a few websites i would pick up bits and pieces on what to try. Heres what i did. Upon Boot up i entered the bios. I then went to Cell Soft and adjusted my timings for my memory. I was at 2.5 not 2.75. I then set my speed down to 166. Exited and restarted. Big mistake everything ri=uns terrible slow and my expensive DDR 400 memory was showing up correctly at 333. Rebooted again entered the bios. reset my speed to 400. Then set the Overclock feature to manual. Set my timings at 2,2,5,2 200 and 2.75 volts. After saving settings and exiting I then turned off the computer. As per some other suggestions I moved my Audigy2 to the bottom most pci slot the one above the orange slot. I moved my memory to slots 2 and 4. I moved my SATA to slots 3 and 4. I rebooted went into the bios again and setup all my voltages. CPU was Auto, AGP was max yellow setting. Memory still at 2.75. I disabled the onboard serial and parrallel ports. Rebooted
Fearing the worst,
5 seconds, 10 seconds, windows screen loging prompt. There was nothing wrong at all. It rebooted effortlessly. It re found my Audigy card and wanted driver but that was it. I am going to reboot a few more times and then run sisandra to test. I hope some of this will help you. I post in a few after some of those reboots.

Has the K8N Neo2 Platinum bios poroblem been fixed?

I work at CanadaComputers, and well we've been having this problem w/ people purchasing the K8N Neo2 Platinum, and a 3000+ winchester, mainly because that it wont post becuase the CPU is 90NM, where as the bios that is shipped w/ the board only supports 130NM.
I was just wondering if that was fixed or something because people that still buy the board from us, have this problem. Are we getting just the older versions of the board (the june build i think?) or has the problem just not been looked into?
Luis

Interesting that you work there. I bought an MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum and AMD64 3000+ . How are people finding the Asus A8V DX and Epox 9nda3+? Any problems? I may sell my MSI and grab one of those, and actually could easily get it from CC. I don't care if I lose on total speed etc. I want stability and less problems. I haven't even put my PC together and gotten it up and running and the list of potential problems is daunting. That and the fact that I happen to have a Matrox G400 video card which won't even allow me to start my PC! Arrghh. Either that or grab a Sapphire 9600XT even though I hardly play games.

3700+ san diego core and msi k8n neo2 platinum bios

will i need a bios update to get my 3700+ san diego core to work in my system. currently my motherboard bios is 1.5 Fedex sometime today is suppose to drop off my new 3700+ san diego core today. if i do need a bios, were can i get one for it to work.

Quote from: JCLogix on 05-May-05, 16:12:24
Offcially that board does not have support for San Diego at this time, so if you have got it working, as some people have it may have some wierd and wonderful effects on your system.
A guy on another forum got a response from a MSI tech that said they were working on it and to check their site regularly for a bios update. As far as "weird and wonderful effects" my setup has never run faster or smooter since I upgraded from my 3500+ Winchester. This is the 3rd day I've been running the San Diego, have had no problems other then having to use A64 tweaker to set RAM timing to 1T. 500Mhz overclock stock voltage, air-cooled, prime stable, I ran the torture test for 9 hours overnight!
Check it out!

K8N Neo2 Best bios for Opteron 146?

Hi guys,
Forgive the rather basic question, but I haven't been around for a long time and things have moved on a piece.
I am running an old Athlon 64 3200+ in my Neo2, with a very old bios. (See my sig below for current specs.) Heck, if it works, don't mess with it! But tomorrow a new Opteron 146 arrives, so I guess I will need to update the bios.
So what's the recommendation for the best bios to go for?
Will I be OK in "jumping" so many bios versions, or would it be best to do it incrementally?
And finally, I remember some issues about Windows not booting after upgrading the bios. Has this been resolved, or will I need to do a clean Windows install as well? I really *do not* want to have to do a clean install. That would be horrendous.
Thanks for any advice.
Cheers
Chippy

Quote from: bejon2000 on 02-February-06, 15:13:05
9x290 (2,6Ghz) is a very good OC, passing prime95 with both core´s tested.
I can't complain about a 45% OC... Started with 1.8Ghz.
Quote from: bejon2000 on 02-February-06, 15:13:05
I "only" manage 10x270 ( 2,7Ghz) primestable so far with my DFI and X2 3800+, since one core gets unstable at 2.8Ghz and beyond.
( But I´m still happy, running Pi at 33sec with 3-3-3-7 RAM / Sandra cpu benchmark gives 24.067mips and Sandra mem.benchmark 6.733mbs )
What kind of voltages are you running to get your OC?
I think that I'm starting to reach the limit of what my Neo2 Plat can supply to the Opty - In BIOS, I specified 1.5v+5% and it gives me only 1.45v or so....

Strange behaviour in K8N Neo2 platinum BIOS

I have this board and recently got Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2GB kit that are rated at 2.8v. I'm running 1.8 bios on the motherboard and never had stability issues with my old memory Corsair 1024MB xlpro as they're only rated at 2.6 but since I got the new memory I was getting these sudden reboots while playing games. I'm running the memory at DDR400 at the moment with 2-2-2-5 timings. No matter what I set the voltage in BIOS I was still getting reboots. I had it at 2.8v and 2.85v(max) still it would crash all the time. I thought I had faulty memory so I was just about to RMA it when I decided to try and change the voltage in CoreCell. No matter what I set the voltage in BIOS CoreCell was always reporting 2.70v on memory. I changed it to 2.80v in CoreCell and all my troubles are gone. I haven't checked voltages with Voltmeter but it seems as either the MSI bios is not working properly or it's deliberately locked to 2.70V no mater what you set it to. Anybody experienced the same thing?

Quote from: syar2003 on 18-January-06, 00:52:45
Your board has the vdimm trcd bug it seems .
2-2-2-5 always gives 2.70v vdimm .
Try 2-3-2-5 , and set 2.80v , see if it sticks .
hi syar
What do you mean a bug, is it a bios issue that was fixed in later bios version or a hardware thing?
thanks m8

MSI K8n Neo2 Platinum, bios accses

Read some where that if u, while inside the bios, enterd some key combinations could acces some more bios options on this board, anyone that knows anything about this?
If so, please let me know
//KennyK

https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=63137.0

NEW K8N NEO2 Platinum BIOS !!!!

Hi Guys, here is the link....!!!
Good Luck
http://www.msi-korea.co.kr/program/support/support_dld_detail.php?part=1&serials=66&uid=K8N%20Neo2%20플래티넘&name=소켓%20939%20(AMD%20K8)&chip_id=51

Good find, anyone try this out yet? does it let you do over 220 on ram and 1t like 1.4 does ?

Reboot problem with MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum and 250 GB SATA HDD

I'm having a "reboot" problem with my MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum. After turning my system on it will run without any problems, until I reboot. After a reboot it will always hang after the initial windows-bootscreen. The HDD-light will remain on. If, instead of going into Windows XP SP2, I try to enter the BIOS after a reboot (DEL) the system will also hang (blank screen with blinking cursor).
It started doing this after I installed the Maxtor 250 GB SATA disk. Before, I didn't have problems rebooting. If I disconnect the Maxtor drive I can reboot and enter BIOS and Windows each and every time. Reconnecting the Maxtor 250 GB SATA drive will return the reboot problem. I always have to use the power swith to get a working system again. It's not enough to do a hard reset (this has the same effect as rebooting).
Here are the details of my system:
MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum (BIOS 1.B)
Athlon 64 3200+ (Winchester, 2 Ghz, 512 KB cache, stepping DH-D0)
2 x Kingston KVR400X64C25/512, 512 MB, DDR, PC3200 (2,5-3-3-8 T1)
Asus Radeon AX800 Pro (256 MB)
PSU Antec Sonata 380W
HDD Maxtor 80Gb ATA (6Y080P0, Pri Master)
HDD Seagate 250Gb SATA (ST3200822AS)
HDD Maxtor 250Gb SATA (6V250F0 - jumpered in SATA150 mode, the mobo wouldn't work with the drive in SATA300-mode)
Aopen COM5232/AAH Pro CD-Writer ATA (Sec Master)
BenQ DW1640 DVD-Writer ATA (Sec Slave)
P.S. The NVidia IDE-drivers are NOT installed. System is not overclocked.

Thank you for all the replies. Upgrading to the latest Nvidia IDE-drivers did not fix my problem. Moving to other SATA-ports did not help either. Upgrading the mobo's BIOS is not really an option (I'm using one version before the most recent and there isn't anything in the fixlist of the latest BIOS).
Now I've contacted Maxtor for (hopefully) a new firmware.
Quote from: rogueUK on 31-July-06, 16:55:42
insego please use the SEARCH BUTTON
I did use the search function to find other people with similar problems. The reason I started a topic of my own was because of the text you get while joining:
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Do not hijack another persons topic. If you have a similar problem, start your own thread anyway.
Maybe in retrospect I should first have tried the solutions in other topics.

MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum (WAKE On Lan with Realtek)?

Hello can the MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum (BIOS 1.B) WAKE On Lan with the Realtek card?
It does not appear to work for me and there is nothing in the BIOS.
My WOL packets wake up other PC's.
Please Help.

Hello !
Go into Bios Setup, Integrated Periphals, and disable the nvidia Lan, but let the Onboard LAN enabled.
Now go to PCI Configuration, Wakeup Events, and enable wakeup on PCI event and wake on LAN.
Check in Boot Order Menu if you can select the realtek onboard Lan as first booting device, push it in first place.
Another Option could be using the nvidia Lan, its reported to work with wakeon lan.
Greetz

K8N Neo2 Platinum + Winchester 3200.. flabbergasting FSB issue

OK, here goes the issue:
I just got a brand new K8N Neo2 Platinum - Bios 1.4 and a box 3200 Winchester CPU. The crazy thing is the FSB - it is set to 200 Mhz in the Bios, but in real-time it happens to be something like 200.95 Mhz. No idea how to fix this - as a result the CPU goes at 2010 Mhz, while obiviously it should run at 2000Mhz. There are also some stability problems, like random hangups in Windows. My ram is 2x512 Kingston HyperX PC4000.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Also about your "hang up" deal... Post more detailed specs on your system - You'll get better help that way.

BIOS for K8N Neo2 Platinum

Hi to all.
Just wanted to know what's the best and most stable bios for my K8N Neo2 Platinum. I'm currently running ver. 1.B, but I've read that ver. 1.9 is the best. Just wanted to know everyone's thought on this one.
In case ver. 1.8 is better,
¿can I flash my bios to ver. 1.9 from 1.B without having any problems?
¿Is ver. 1.9 better for overclocking?
Thanks.

Quote from: Stu on 20-May-06, 07:55:41
if you wanna OC, then Syar's BIOS is the best bet; its the one i use
I agreed with you Stu as I'm also using Syar's Bios 1C.

Is it possible to order bios chip 1b for K8N Neo2 Platinum

Hi there im wondering if its possible to order from msi or elsewere bios 1b for K8N Neo2 Platinum seeing as i have the bios tools here, if so whats the install procedure and setup please or any other releviant information?, i have 1.5 everything works fine but theres no way i want to flash
Thanks Blackrat7768

Quote from: BlackRat7768 on 09-February-06, 21:34:23
My issues are:
Improve compatilbility problem with some USB 2.0 devices
BIOS reported incorrect CPU temperature.
If you have the d-bracket installed, it may help to completely disconnect it. Sometimes it will cause inaccurate temp readings. You can always plug it back in if you need it for troubleshooting.
I unhooked mine & my reported CPU temps dropped by 8C...

K8N Neo2 Platinum Ordered - Advice for a noob please

Hi there,
this seems like a great forum, was hoping someone could give me some advice - Im trying to pre-empt any major probs....
I am a relative noob to building P.C's - done a few P4 based systems before but this will be my first Athlon based. This systems primary use will be gaming. I have the following on order (should be with me next week) : -
a) MSI K8N NEO2 Platinum Edition SCK 939 Motherboad
b) AMD ATHLON 64 3500+ 64bit SCK 939 Retail Inc Fan
c) 160GB Maxtor Calypso 8mb Cache 7200 SATA DHH
Components I have already
a) Graphics Card - Nvidia 6800 GT
b) Memory - Generic 2 X 512MB PC2700 DDR333 RAM
c) Sound Card - Creative SB Live Value
d) PSU - Jeantech 450W (22a on 12V Rail)
e) Case - pretty generic full tower case - no fans attached
f) CPU FAN - COOLERMASTER HYPER 48 SUPER SILENT HEATPIPE
g) Spare Hard drive - 120GB Maxtor IDE Hard drive
h) DVD Drives - 1 x Pioneeer 108 / 1 x Pioneer 104
I) Monitors - Ilyama 17" TFT & Toshiba 32WL36P LCD
I have some 'noobish' questions - apologies for my ignorance : -
1) Memory - Will my memory be okay ? Should I ditch it and buy some Corsair DDR400 (which everyone else seems to have!). Will performance suffer if I stick with the DDR 333 ? Do I need to adjust settings in BIOS regarding memory timing ? (I only picked up on this from reading through other posts on this board, and am totally clueless on 'timing'- Ive never needed to adjust timing on any previous PC's....!)
2) Sound Card - will I be better off sticking with the onboard sound on the MSI K8N neo 2 ? Or for best performance do I go with the SB LIve ? (god its a nightmare trying to get updated drivers for this card), Would I get a noticable performance increase buying an Audigy 2?
3) Vcore / other power issues - Reading this forum Im kinda scared by many posts along the lines of "..for stability I need to change my memory voltage to xx-V" or "...for a stable system I needed to change my Vcore to xx-V". Will I need to change the Bios default values on this system just to get it to run stably??
4) CPU FAN - Are AMD stock fans any good ? My Hyper 48 is quite highly rated....
5) Im completely new to SATA drives, but Ive printed off the very useful install guide on this site (which I intend to use). Is there anything I need to look out for concerning adding my IDE drive also.
I think thats about it just now - if anyone can see any other potential problems with my specs then please let me know. Im really not trying to be negative / pessimistic - after all the reason I have went for this motherboard is that it is rated as one of the best. Im just a bit paranoid that the dreaded B.S.O.D awaits me!
On a more positive note - does anyone have similar system specs they use for gaming ? How well does HL2 / Doom3 / Farcry etc fly J ? I cant wait !
Thanks for the time

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