MotherBoard Warranty (p35 neo-3)

just a little question ,replacing the chip-set heat-sink (north bridge)will void the board warranty?
im experiencing a very weird problem that i couldn't find any solution
any hard-disk even a brand new one will keep getting pending sectors using this board and im going to send it for warranty
i replace the chip-set heatsink with a aftermarket one and i lost the original
but i have an old heatsink that looks the same with the original but the problem is it doesn't have the foil under the heat-sink ( the original one have)
if i send this board with its north-bridge heat-sink different will it be denied for warranty?
specs are
P35 neo 3 -f
Q9300 processor
4gb team Elite ddr2-800 rams
msi hd4670 Graphics Card
1tb hd103sj Hard Drive
(got 500 gb seagate and 640 gb western drive and still the same problems keep getting pending sectors)
Windows xp X64

yes windows is very slow and having too many lockups but no blue-screens
first the 500 gb sea-gate drive stuttering problems even playing video (because of too many read errors per second. i clone my windows partition to my western digital drive stuttering problems gone but after 1 week of using it as system drive it shows 137 relocated sectors count and i asked for drive replacement and the same problem after the replacement drive is unstable few days relocated sector count starts to rise ,last my 1tb Samsung drive its 3 months as a data backup drive with no problem but again i cloned my windows partition there hoping the problem will be solved but after exactly 5 days of usage drive starting to have lockups windows freeze for few seconds and hdtune showing pending sectors count
i really dont understand why every disk that i connect to system becomes unstable

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P35 Neo-FI memory problem with 4 ram sticks

Hi,
I have a problem to get my 4 ram sticks to work. a1 and a2 works but soon as i put another ram in to motherboard example to b1 or b2 it wont post anything on the screen. I know that my 4 rams works ok and i dont have any problem with them. I have also tryied to turn up the dimm voltage but with out luck. Please help me!
CPU = Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz (bios 1.3)
Motherboard = MSI P35 NEO-FI, P35, Socket-775, DDR2,
Memory= 4 * Corsair Value S. PC5300 DDR2 2048MB, 256Meg x 64, CL5, 667MHz, 240-pin
Grafic card = Gainward GeForce 8400GS 256MB DDR2, PCI-Express, DVI/Tv-Out, SilentFX

I'm not sure if the board can directly support 8GB instantly, which may also explain that it can run 4GB without a hitch.

[SOLVED] P35 Neo - Slow boot

Hi,
On a P35 Neo, the computer takes a lot of time to boot (around 2mn to see the windows logo indicating that the OS is starting). When the windows logo appears, the start up times is normal.
It seems that it takes times to check devices then it's ok
I've checked my devices (hdd, mermory ..) no problems detected. May be a bios config.
Any help is welcome
Thanks
Config
Motherboard: MSI P35 Neo MS-7360
CPU: Core2 E7400
Memory: 2x 2Gb Corsair XMS2
PSU: Cosair TX750W
Video: MSI N260GTX (GForce GTX 260)
Drives: WD HDD 160Gb SATA, Samsung DVD player SATA

2 minutes is a lot of time for window to appear??
are memories in slot1 and slot3 ??
what is your bios latest or the first bios.
if memories in slot1&3 then go into bios then default setting click on it then click yes then save and exit then test.
if prob still persist then as wonka has suggested strip to bear, test, then add one hardware then test start time..and so on, from this you should be able to identify the hardware which is causing it.
if prob persist your last option is flashing bios safely

P35 Neo 2 Fr - SATA drives not supported ?!?

I have just screwed together my new PC.
Motherboard : MSI P35 Neo 2 FR
CPU : Intel E6850
Mem: 2GB DDR2 800
Drives (2x): Seagate 250GB SATA
Windows: Vista Home Premium OEM (dutch)
It is a totaly clean install.
Problem is: When installing VISA it stops at the drive selection. It tells me (translate from Dutch): "the hardware of this computer possibly does not support the booting of this harddrive. Check that the drive controller is switched on in the BIOS"
When i'm in the bios (1.4) all seems well.
What to do?
EDIT: stangely, Seagate says on its site that : Seagate hard drives do not require any special drivers for Microsoft Windows operating systems. The generic hard drive driver should support your hard drive. We recommend using the latest Windows Service Pack (SP) updates as these often refresh the Windows drivers
This makes is hard to do a (what i have been reading)"F6 Disc & install driver" solution. Or are there non-brand specific sata drivers.
Help!

It was not my intention of installing the drives in Raid. I started out setting as AHCI.
Later on i tried setting as raid as MSI does have a driver for SATA Raid (on their site and on the supplied driver disc), unfortunately no success.
I think i must admit defeat. Tomorrow morning i will purchase a new IDE drive and install VISTA on this. I have the feeling it should then be easy to access the SATA drives.
Off topic (not really) : i downloaded the Seagate DiscWizard on my existing pc. This promises to solve all these kind of problems. But it refused to start because it needed at least one Seagate product installed on my pc. Hahahaha, of course my old pc is fitted with WD drives. Not very useful from Seagate.
Off topic 2: roll over bios, we need EFI

Problem with my MSI P35 Neo MotherBoard [Cannot find harddrive]

Hi guys.
So, I've been trying to install Archlinux for a while now, and I've been trying to figure out what problem Is by myself, and I've been asking a bunch of people, but it seems that it's going to a dead end.
What we figured out, and what we "think" it is, is that the controller on my motherboard does not support the system, and my SATA disk that I am trying to install on.
What i have tried is that.. I've followed the "beginners guide" to install arch linux, and when i noticed that i got a big problem with my harddrive i asked some people for help, tough we cannot figure out what the problem is..
Firstly i boot up with my ArchLinux CD.. Then i write km, to change the keyboard layout. Then /arch/setup ofcourse . After that when i try to partitionate and set mountpoints for filsystem it does not show any kind of hardware at all. So i tried to partitionate with gparted and then boot up with Archlinux again to install all my packages etc etc. But it seems like it does not write the information to anything.
This is a big problem for me cause i really want my Arch distribution to work, so please guys.. Help me!
EDIT
Just in case you wanted to know.. My motherboard is a MSI P35 Neo
Last edited by rahanjam (2008-10-07 14:03:35)

pointone wrote:*snip*
I don't have this AHCI option. So i don't know what to do else. Do you know?
AD28 wrote:*snip*
Do you mean, that my mobo doesent support linux, and that i cannot have it?

Multiple problems with P35 Neo Combo-F based system

Friend of mine, after returning from a trip, complained that he couldn't power up his computer. After analysis it was found that his (no-name) PSU was dead. Unfortunately replacing the PSU was not end to the problems. Here are the configuration details:
Mobo: MSI P35 Neo Combo-F v1.0 with v1.7 BIOS
CPU: Intel Celeron 420
RAM: single Transcend JM800QLJ-1G 1GB DDR2-800 module
Video Card: Gigabyte nVidia GV-NX84G256H
HDD: 1xMaxtor STM3250310AS DiamondMax 21 SATA
OS: Microsoft Windows XP SP3
PSU: LC-Power LC7380 PowerSilent Taurus 380W (3,3V: 20A, 5V: 20A, 12V1: 14A, 12V2: 8A)
Other: Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-212D SATA
Problem(s) description:
When powering up, system turns on for a second or two, then like it powers down for roughly the same time, and then turns itself on again and then boots. Not sure if this is double/fake boot "feature", but for single system power up I don't like having HDD powered up twice. This happens for every power up. BIOS has been upgraded to latest 1.7 using MSI Windows utility, after update system has been turned off, power cord removed, BIOS jumper set to clear for couple of minutes, then returned to normal position, returned power, started up the system, loaded optimized defaults, in power management setup's wake up event setup I have disabled "resume by pci device" and "resume by pci-e device" options which were only by default enabled "resume by ..." items.
System is very unresponsive, even after clean install with only motherboard drivers installed (Intel INF). I've checked with Sysinternals Process Explorer, Deferred Procedure Calls process is occupying most (50% - 70%) of the CPU, making "System" (and not "System Idle Process") occupying CPU 100%. I've checked with Spybot 1.6.2 and with Kaspersky AV 2010, there is no malware on the system. Odd thing is that while I'm running latest Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool "System" process falls down to 3% of CPU load and system becomes responsive more than ever.
When restarting system, after clean install and before installing any drivers, system would freeze at "Windows is shutting down" screen. Once I install Intel inf motherboard drivers, since then system kind of restarts, screen goes black, but it doesn't boot up again - I have to do a hardware reset.
When shutting down the system, similarly to restart scenario, system kind of shuts down, I can hear HDD is stopped, but system power LED remains on, and both CPU and PSU fans remain on.
Not sure if it is related but I'll mention it anyway, even though I can browse internet and download files with no problem, Windows update and Kaspersky Antivirus 2010 updates barely move from 0% after hours and hours of running (Kaspersky never moves off of the 0%, while Windows Update takes ages to get additional percent of a single ~900KB update)
I've tried replacing that single Transcend memory stick with single Kingston KVR800D2N5/2G DDR2 stick, and replacing graphics card with MSI's R4350-D512H, but in vain. I've also tried putting in 2 Kingston DDR2 sticks, but then system wouldn't boot at all. I've also tried replacing PSU with LC-Power's LC-6550 V2.0 (+3,3V: 30A, +5V: 28A, +12V1: 14A, +12V1: 14A) but it didn't solve anything.
I'm running out of options, any advice would be welcome.
Thanks in advance!
Regards,
Stevo.

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When powering up, system turns on for a second or two, then like it powers down for roughly the same time, and then turns itself on again and then boots.
This is normal behaviour. Nothing to worry about:
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I don't like having HDD powered up twice.
Your HDD is going to be just fine. Todays hard drives are usually built to be able to take 50'000 power-on-Cycles. If you turn on your system once a day, it will take about 68.5 years until you reach that number with that double-boot behaviour. When you power on your system 8 times a day, you will still have to do that for about 8.5 years (each day) until you reach 50'000. That means if your hard drives breaks within the next 5 years (warranty period), it is highly unlikely that this has anything to do with the double-boot behaviour.
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# System is very unresponsive, even after clean install with only motherboard drivers installed (Intel INF). I've checked with Sysinternals Process Explorer, Deferred Procedure Calls process is occupying most (50% - 70%) of the CPU, making "System" (and not "System Idle Process") occupying CPU 100%. I've checked with Spybot 1.6.2 and with Kaspersky AV 2010, there is no malware on the system. Odd thing is that while I'm running latest Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool "System" process falls down to 3% of CPU load and system becomes responsive more than ever.
# When restarting system, after clean install and before installing any drivers, system would freeze at "Windows is shutting down" screen. Once I install Intel inf motherboard drivers, since then system kind of restarts, screen goes black, but it doesn't boot up again - I have to do a hardware reset.
# When shutting down the system, similarly to restart scenario, system kind of shuts down, I can hear HDD is stopped, but system power LED remains on, and both CPU and PSU fans remain on.
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OS: Microsoft Windows XP SP3
Did your install CD already include SP3?
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Not sure if it is related but I'll mention it anyway, even though I can browse internet and download files with no problem, Windows update and Kaspersky Antivirus 2010 updates barely move from 0% after hours and hours of running (Kaspersky never moves off of the 0%, while Windows Update takes ages to get additional percent of a single ~900KB update)
This is another indication that your problems is Windows related. There is something wrong with your OS installation. You are talking about a clean OS Installation with no drivers but AV Software and Anti-Spyware stuff installed. This does not sound very healthy.
My suggestion would be to clear CMOS with main A/C power cable removed from PSU, load "Optimized Defaults" in BIOS after that, repartition and format your hard drive from Windows Setup and reinstall Windows XP SP3. When you done, start with installing the latest Intel Chipset drivers (nothing else before that) and then restart your system right after the installation is done. Then install all the other drivers step by step and see if that changes anything.

Please to help rookie with quad core on P35 Neo 2 (MS-7345)

I bought a home built computer (specs below) for my sons almost a year ago and have had nothing but trouble with it. After I finally realized that the graphics card was over-heating it worked better for a bit after replacing Radeon 9600 with some crappy one. Then I reinstalled XP and seem to have lost drivers for some of the functions of the MB like sound and networking. Presently it is an impressive looking paperweight with fantastic specs.
It does boot to XP and has internet connection now that I stuck in a NIC card.
I was foolish enough to install and run microsoft genuine advantage and, because it didn't pass, have to read about it every boot and login. So I'd like to reinstall XP again.
I do have System info for Windows (SIW) installed.
I bought system so sons could play Call of Duty 4. When I try to launch COD it gives message:
"Error during initialization:
Miles sound system initialization failed.
Make sure you have your sound card's latest drivers and DirectX installed."
I have installed latest DirectX but do not know what to do about sound card as it is function of MB, I think.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as to next steps or what further info I would need to gather to solve.
Thank you!
Chip
Specs:
-Intel Quad Core CPU Q6600 clocked @ 3.0 GHz x 4, passed 24 hrs Prime95, 100% stable
-Copper Heatpipe CPU Cooler for better cooling than stock heatsink
-MSI P35 Neo 2 motherboard with Intel P35 Chipset w/ Intel ICH9R Chip, Copper Heat-pipes to keep both the chipset and power converter cool, Socket 775, FSB 1600/1333/1066/800-MHz, and,
-Dual 16x PCI-Express video, (4) memory slots for up to 8 Gigs of Dual Channel DDR2-1066 memory, (5) SATA connectors, (2) external e'Sata ports, up to (12) USB ports, CrossFire Support
-2-Gigs of CORSAIR XMS2 memory with with DHX Technology DDR2-6400 (800-MHz) for best Vista performance.
-Seagate 1TB, 32-Meg Cache, 7200 RPM hard drive with perpendicular recording technology for great performance
-HP 20x Dual Layer DVD / CD-RW Burner to handle all your burning needs
-Gigabyte 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet Port to connect to your High-Speed Internet
-(8) 2.0-USB ports to connect digital cameras, printers, MP3 players, etc… (6) in the rear and two on the front
-7.1 HD Surround Sound Audio
-Dual boot of XP and Vista, along with Photoshop and Office included .
-Sigma "La Vie", black gaming case that has a side window and Blue LED fans to show off the parts. Along with a 680W power supply 30-Amp 12V rails, 6-pin PCI-E power connector give this plenty of juice for any video card.

Thank you again for that page. I had looked (in vain) for this because I did not receive the MSI cd with this computer.
http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=downloaddetail&type=driver&maincat_no=1&prod_no=1213
I dl'd all of the files and began to install from the bottom up. The "Intel INF Drivers for 3/4/5 Chipsets" went fine but in the 'read me' for "Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver" it says that if none of the supported RAID or SCSI controllers are present in the Device Manager/IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers then your computer is not in RAID, SCSI or AHCI modes and these drivers are not applicable. Does that makes sense considering the type of hard drive? Do hard drives have drivers? (apologies if this does not make sense)
Also, the "Realtek PCI-E Ethernet Drivers" only contains dll, system and a security catalog file. I do not know what to do with these to install.

MSI P35 NEO & dual core center problem

hi, i have a problem with my motherboard msi, Bios 1.2 and the dual core center 2.0.0.8 ,since days ago, the msi dual core center 2.0.0.8 so many times shows fan speeds alerts false alarms from the cpe temp, for that reason, i upgraded the appl to 2.0.1.6 ( the last),i set the oc level to 25% like with the older version, but time later the pc crash and put a black crash screen and it dont let me to overclock my cpu , i get back to 2.0.0.8 but the fan alarm dont stop, and i dont know if the newer version fix this problem
any help?
sys specs
msi p35 neo bios 1.2
core 2 quad q6600
2 gb value ram
psu duck

right, but i like to use msi dual core center, because i dont like to have the pc overclocked all the time, anyother suggestion for this?
thanks for the reply

P35 Neo Combo, boot problem? [FIXED]

** PROBLEM SOLVED - Tech support told we that if there was any way to update the BIOS to version 1.3 then I should do that. I found a way and after that everything have been running smoothly.
I would like to thank everyone that helped me in here and hope that my experience and the solution might come in handy to someone else. **
**This thread have been updated with more information and an alteration of the story as my experience with the board/BIOS grew larger, and some information was given to me by at kind person in this thread**
Hello everyone.
Some days ago I got some new hardware and put it all together but I ran into a big problem.
Specs of the new machine:
Case: Arctic Cooling T2 Pro, Miditower, 500W
Psu name: AX-500F, specs:
+12v: 14 A (15 A peak)
+12v2: 16 A (19 A peak)
+5v: 25 A
+2.3v: 30 A
-12v: 0.5 A
+5vSB: 2.0 A (3.0 A peak)
This information is a direct quote from Artic Cooling's homepage:
Power Supply
The AX-500F is a power supply optimized for high end PC's and complies with Intel's ATX12V version 2.0. The continuous output power fulfils gaming system requirements based on multiple VGA boards.
The AX-500F was tested with the following configurations:
AMD Athlon FX-62 CPU
2 GB Ram
2x ATI X1950 XTX (Cross Fire)
Intel Core 2 Extreme CPU
2 GB Ram
2x NVIDIA 7950 Gx2
I also did try booting with a more powerful PSU but still no luck, and from what I can see then this one should be powerful enough
Mobo: MSI P35-NEO-Combo-F, Intel P35, Ver. 1.0, BIOS ver. 1.2
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750, BOX
Ram: Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4, 2x1024MB 2.1v
Graphics card: Inno3D GeForce 8800GTS, 320MB, PCI-E
CD-rom: Lite-On DVD/CD
HDD: Western Digital Raptor 74GB
OS: Windows XP 32bit
When I turned it on for the first time nothing happend, no picture no error sounds although I could see and hear that the computer was on. I turned it off and then on again, nothing, I turned it off and then on again and something happend.
I got a red text message saying that my overclocking attempt was unsuccessful, which I found pretty odd cause this was the first time the computer was on. I have now been informed that it's a fail safe build into the BIOS to prevent a melt down if you overclock it too hard, which is kinda smart. I then had the option to go into the BIOS, so I looked at every setting to see if things were OK and if it was somehow overclocked or had some wrong settings.. Everything looked and still looks alright when I save and exit. When I do save and exit, be it with the settings I think is okay, the fail safe or optimized settings then the screen just goes black.
So now for the 'clearing the CMOS' part When I reset the CMOS with the jumper I can get further than the error message about overclocking. I get two options:
1. To enter BIOS setup to configure the bios.
2. To automatically load some default settings and continue booting.
First I tried option 1, after doing a save and exit the screen went black again, got the overclocking message and had to clear the CMOS one more time.
Then I choose option 2, windows started to load, I got into safe mode and windows started to find all the new hardware and so on. When that was done I was kinda forced to reboot, screen went back and yes you guessed it... I had to clear the CMOS and choose options 2. I got as far as getting into windows and installed some of the stuff from the CD-rom's that came with the motherboard, again I was doomed to reboot and clear the CMOS. Once again option 2 needed to be selected to get the system up and running, and I got as far as to the "Want to activate windows" option, and couldn't do that cause the network card was not installed so I had no internet connectivity. Apparently if windows detect too much hardware being replaced then the activation thing pops up, and I later learned that I can't activate my windows anymore cause I used my activation quota and I have to get a new key
What I learned from my brief time in windows normal mode:
Everything seemed to work nicely, and freaking fast too....swiiing!
2gb of ram was detected, running dual channel and at the desired voltage.
The CPU was running at normal speed and voltage.
All in all everything seemed normal until I rebooted.
The only thing I can conclude is that something goes horribly wrong when I clear the CMOS, load some default settings and then reboot. I have seen that I am able to get into the system with my current hardware, but only after a CMOS clear, so what the heck is wrong, what goes wrong after the reboot?
And this is as far as I can get with my own knowledge of computers :(
So now I hope to go that I can get some help from some of you guys, any thoughts on this or anyone know of such a problem and maybe know a solution?
If I missed some information you guys need to solve this puzzle then just ask.
On a side note, if I somehow get the chance to flash my BIOS to version 1.3 in hope that if will solve my problem, then will it erase my chances to send it in for RMA and get a new board? Do I break any rules by doing that?
Best Regards
Mads, Denmark

Quote from: Maesus on 24-August-07, 23:29:25
ok, when you turn it off and on and off and on, the BIOS will think it's an overclocking failure event, and hence display the overclock error message.
usually this is due to the memory settings was set incorrectly (by the BIOS itself). You may need to manually change the memory settings and see if that helps. And, please make sure that your BIOS can support FSB1333 processor like E6750 out of the box. If not, try flashing to the latest BIOS.
Hello and thanks for the quick anwser.
I did check if memory/cpu settings were okay and the seem to be on the right defaut setting. I save and exit and the screen just goes black. I forgot to add the motherboard and BIOS versions but they are there now: Mobo: MSI P35-NEO-Combo-F, Intel P35, Ver. 1.0, BIOS ver. 1.2
I don't see how I will be able to flash the bios when I can't get into windows and do it, and there is no way else for me to do it. If it was the case that the BIOS didn't support FSB1333, then I would never have gotten as far as getting into windows and getting the activation message would I?

P35 Neo + 533mhz DDRII OCZ RAM ?

Hi, I just put together a new system for a friend and I can't even POST, I was wondering if someone could help.
System specs:
- Intel Core 2 Duo E6550
- MSI P35 Neo
- (x2) 1 GB RAM DDRII 533mhz OCZ
- Powercolor ATi Radeon HD3850 256mb PCI-E
- Western Digital WD5000KS SATA HDD
- Samsung SATA DVDRW
- 500W Powecooler PSU
I was going to buy 667mhz ram but the retailer didn't have any more at the time, so I got the 533mhz instead, was this a mistake ? because after I returned with all the parts I noticed there was no mention of 533mhz ram anywhere on the manual or the site, just 667/800. Does anyone know if this memory will work with this motherboard ?
Also I got no peeps, no sounds, no nothing, I get the power lights on the case and the CPU fan spins up, but I don't get any video signal, and I've tried everything including taking the board out of the case with just the CPU plugged and clearing the CMOS jumper. I get no beeps, and I have a speaker connected to the four pins on the motherboard. I suppose the board is faulty, and I'll take it to the retailer on Monday, but I was just wondering, you don't think the 533mhz memory can be causing such weird behavior, right ?
Any ideas, thoughts or comments will be highly appreciated.
Thanks.

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I tried a stick of 667mhz ddr2 from my system but it didn't POST either
You may be facing more than a memory problem at the moment. According to the CPU Support list you need at least BIOS v1.3 for your E6550. Maybe your board was delivered with an older BIOS revision:
http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=prodcpusupport&prod_no=1215&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=170&cat3_no=#menu
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- 500W Powecooler PSU
Please provide more information about your PSU:
- number of +12V rails
- amperage limit on each +12V rail
- amperage limit for all +12V rails (combined rating)
Did you plug in all power connectors?
- 4 Pin +12V CPU (board)
- 24 Pin ATX (board)
- +12V PCIe (video card), usually 6Pin, sometimes 8Pin

P35 Neo - XP Pro install fatal error

Hello
I have partially duplicated my post since the problem is different from the original thread.
But first....
MOBO - P35 Neo - MS-7360
CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E6750
BIOS - V1.5
MEM - 4 x 1Gb 800Mhz DDR2
HDD - 1 x 250 Gb Maxtor SATA II (I have 2 but only connecting 1 for install.)
VGA - NVidia 8600 GT
PSU - WinPower ATX 600L - 600W max
Optical - Emprex 8x CD/DVDRW
The motherboard package and RAM was bought from Novatech and was tested before I installed it. Full specs can be seen here
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?MBB-P35675,
and I got them to double up on the RAM.
HDD was also from them.
The problem arises after the first phase of the XP PRO install. I have been using a new copy of XP PRO with SP2 to do the install and initailly things go as expected. I format and partition the drive to create a 50Gb drive for the XP install, which happens without incident, then the machine reboots. Following reboot, the Windows XP branded part of the installation begins, with the 'Collecting information', 'Dynamic Update' and the 'Preparing installation' boxes already checked. Below these, it says that 'Setup will complete in approximately :39 minutes'. About 30 secs into this process, a message box comes up with the following;
Fatal Error
An error has been encountered that prevents setup from continuing.
One of the components that Windows needs to continue setup could not be installed.
Incorrect function.
Clicking on the OK box takes you to the logfile, which reads;
Error:
Installation Failed: D:\I386\asms. Error Message : Incorrect function.
Fatal Error:
One of the components that Windows needs to continue setup could not be installed.
Incorrect function.
Pressing OK after this reboots the machine and we go round again.
Things that I have tried to fix this:
1. Removed RAM, tried it with 2 and 1 DIMMs
2. Changed the optical drive.
3. Burned another copy of XP with SP2 at slower speed to ensure it wasn't the CD.
4. Used another HDD with same specs.
5. Scoured these forums and the net to find an answer, but nothing clear cut has arisen. Or have I missed it?
There have been a few threads which mention putting extra drivers into the XP PRO SP2 .iso, but since I am using 1 drive on SATA1 as well as an XP PRO with SP2 disk, this does not appear to be required. I have used the standard settings in the BIOS. Can anyone shine some light on what I am doing wrong?
Thanks for reading!

Sounds like it may be a optical drive or a bad ISO. Seems like people are having issues using Nero and recommend using PowerISO. edit: I noticed you you are using an OEM CD so more than likely either a scratched CD, a bad drive or cable.
Read this: http://www.nocrash.com/ncbbs/msgs/1075.shtml

P35 Neo: Freezes on Boot Screen HELP!

Hi, I need help.
I took some of my old parts and bought some new ones to make a cheap computer for my dad.
The mobo I used, used to be in my old pc, and ran great with an intel e8400 in it.
I put together today:
P35 Neo
Intel e3400
Corsair XMS2 2GB ( 2 X 1GB )
Zotac 8400GS
420 Watt psu
I put everything together, tried both mem sticks, 1 at a time each slot, same outcome.
It boots to the sceen asking to press del or tab, and then freezes. The cpu fan slows down a bit, when it freezes.
The BIOS chip thinggy says something like a7360 ms 160, but i dont think the bios matters because i used to run a e8400 on this exact motherboard
PLEASE HELP THANKS A LOT!

Celeron E3400 is not in the supported CPU list for P35 Neo (G33 Neo) with 1.x BIOS. G33 is the correct CPU list for your P35 MB with 1.x BIOS.
http://www.msi.com/product/mb/G33-Neo.html#/?div=CPUSupport
You can ask MSI tech support.
>> How to contact MSI <<

Problems with msi p35 neo 2

Default problems with msi p35 neo 2
pc works fine when using windows and the net and emails
only when using 3d mark or games do i ever get problems
just help in getting the hole story 6 months ago got a msi neo2 install all my old components core 2 duo 4 gig ram form a diffrent board works fine but never used it playing games just used for the net and email shoping seamed to work fine but
tryed playing a game 2 months later command and conquer 3 pc was some times freeze or graphics artefacts on screen assumed vga card faulty got another graphics card geforce 8600gts installed still the same in the last month got round to playing with the pc again and installed new g7 780 watt power supply and ati hd 4870 graphics card
now i can use 3d mark some times it will go through once or just freeze or 3d mark stops the test
temps on the board (from msi dual core center temps cpu 33oc system 47oc)
memory voltage 2.1
any one know the settings for the ram
more details you need
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MotherboardEdit Value
msi p35 neo2 fr
Motherboard BIOSEdit Value
latest
CPUEdit Value
core 2 quad 6600
CPU Overclock SpeedEdit Value
none
CPU HeatsinkEdit Value
standard intel that come with cpu
CPU Idle TempEdit Value
N/A
CPU Load TempEdit Value
N/A
MemoryEdit Value
******* xms2 2x2 gb ddr2 part no cm2x2048 6400c4dmx
Memory VoltageEdit Value
N/A
Video Card(s)Edit Value
ati hd4870
Video Card SpeedEdit Value
N/A
Sound CardEdit Value
onboard
PSUEdit Value
g7 780 watt power extreme
Hard Drive(s)Edit Value
mator dimondmax 21
Optical Drive(s)Edit Value
N/A
Other CoolingEdit Value
3 80mm fans 1 frount 1 back 1 side
ModsEdit Value
N/A
Operating SystemEdit Value
windows 7

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******* xms2 2x2 gb ddr2 part no cm2x2048 6400c4dmx
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memory voltage 2.1
Make sure that the memory timings are not set to 4-4-4-x but that they are set to the defaults values (5-5-5-x). Also ensure, that the memory clock speed is not set to anything higher than 400 MHz (=DDR2-800). The voltage at these settings should not need to exceed 1.95V. So please lower it accordingly. In case the freezes still occure, please run memtest86+ to check your memory for errors.
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msi dual core center
Please get rid of that tool for all further tests. Uninstall it completely from your system as it is known to cause crashes and freezes on its own terms when running.

P35 Neo 2 (MS 7345) PCI 1.0 compatible slot use a PCI-E 2.1 Graphics card ?

A simple question I'm intending to upgrade an old Ati (AMD) Radeon x1950 Graphics Card to the latest Radeon HD 5770 for Christmas. The question is whether the Radeon HD 5770 that uses a PCI-Express 2.1 Slot is compatible with the old PCI-Express 1.0 bus found on the P35 Neo 2 version 1.1 motherboard. Theoritcally PCI-E version 2.0 was backwards compatible with the older 1.0 and 1.1 slots, but unsure about the latest version. Any help would be appreciated.
Thank You
Sorry should have read 5770 not 4770.

Though there's 2 x 12v rails @ 24A but it does not means that it is 24A x 2 as they come from the same single +12v rail. Usually there rated +12v max combined is only about 60% to 70% which means about 34A for your PSU.
As such, your PSU may be able to handle the new card but you'll only know when the card is installed.

REMOVE: Multipler + Intel EIST problem on P35 NEO.

Allright you probaply are familiar with this problem.
When Im trying to change multipler on my motherboard settings it says that Speed Step haves to be disabled.
I have latest BIOS on my motherboard and in case of somebody suspecting OC albility of MSI p35 Neo; I had hit it to 400 FSB and it run without problems.
My system is;
Intel e6750 2.6 Ghz + Zalman cnps9700
Kingston Valueram 667 Mhz
Well rest of thing you dont probaply need to know.

I don't think I really understood what your problem is...
Can you try to explain it a little more in detail and tell us with what you need help or advice?

MotherBoard Warranty (p35 neo-3)

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