MOVED: k9a platinum

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Quote from: Unknownforce on 14-August-07, 04:35:18
I am curious, what does this change/fix? does it add anything into the BIOS options or anything? perhaps keyboard power on 
Thanks
doesn't matter this Beta is a old one... there is newest official version.
about keyboard power on look here:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=105788.0

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    I'm quite happy I have so fast responce. It's very hard to find info about that. I learned to trust people at this forum beucase they help me to solve my problem with 4GB RAM. Nothing against you personally but did you seens this somwhere running or some test. Two pcs of H3870 will be quite expensive and I don't want to have than one pcs lie at shelf. Thanks
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  • MOVED: K9A Platinum and Vista 64 issues

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    Quote from: Paul B on 20-March-08, 23:05:39
    Hi all,
    Ok so I said I'd report back once all working and here i am (touches wood  )
    So my system is now Phenom less, I'm a bit gutted it's going back for RMA for refund. I have in the mean time replaced it with an x2 5000+ BE.
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    8GB OCZ DDR2 800 Platinum
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    Windows Vista x64 OEM
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    Paul
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  • MOVED: K9A Platinum slower than cold tar in Vista but not XP.

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    Thanks for the compliment.  This system cost me well over 4k.  You can see why I am not amused as to why I cannot play COD4.  HL2E2 was great.  What I have been teased with in COD4 is amazing.
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    Quote from: Unknownforce on 14-August-07, 04:35:18
    I am curious, what does this change/fix? does it add anything into the BIOS options or anything? perhaps keyboard power on 
    Thanks
    doesn't matter this Beta is a old one... there is newest official version.
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    I get a Windows Stop error when trying to boot into Windows XP with new components. The SATA hard drive (and Windows XP installation) is from the old computer.
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    CPU: AMD Athlon 64 x2 5600+, boxed (the cooler and fan came with the CPU).
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    Second important point: I never used RAID. I did use VIA 2.20e SATA/RAID driver disk when installing Windows XP to the old computer.
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    I know how to install hard drive VIA SATA driver, but I have no idea how to uninstall it. And I'm afraid to do that without certainty that it IS the solution, since I could not access the hard drive any more in the old computer setup (and return to read this forum). Also, I do not have a floppy drive any more. Anyone know if there is an issue with K9A and XP having VIA SATA driver installed?
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    My BIOS Setup experiments. None of these helped: got the same stop error each time.
    1) I didn't much touch the BIOS setting first. Just tried to boot with the settings BIOS came with.
    2) Next I disabled the integrated audio, LAN and IEE1394 devices and floppy drive and disabled all other choises except the SATA drive as a boot device.
    3) Next I tried with the fail-safe BIOS defaults.
    4) Cleared CMOS.
    5) Changed OnChip SATA type from Native IDE to Legacy IDE. (Only one boot attempt with the setting as Legacy.)
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    2) to disable USB-devices in the BIOS (desperate),
    3) to choose the Windows general video display driver (although I seriously doubt this is a display driver problem!).
    4) to uninstall the Anti-Virus software (Avira Antivir).
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    http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/knowledge_base/
    Stop 0x0000007B or INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE
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        * Corrupted or incompatible storage drivers
        * File system problems
        * Boot sector viruses
        * Outdated firmware
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        * File system initialization failed because the system did not recognize the data on the boot device.
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    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314082
    You receive a Stop 0x0000007B error after you move the Windows XP system disk to another computer
    SYMPTOMS
    After you move the Microsoft Windows XP system (boot) disk to a backup computer, you may receive the following Stop error when you try to start the Windows XP-based backup computer:
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    RESOLUTION
    To resolve this error, use the same hardware for the backup computer.
    Heh, heh! Very nice Microsoft, but I plan to update my computer, so I NEED to use different components
    Quote
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324103
    Device Driver Issues
    You may receive a "Stop 0x0000007B" error message in the following scenarios:
    •   A device driver that the computer boot controller needs is not configured to start during the startup process.
    •   A device driver that the computer boot controller needs is corrupted.
    •   Information in the Windows XP registry (information related to how the device drivers load during startup) is corrupted.
    Hardware Issues
    You may receive a "Stop 0x0000007B" error message if there is a resource conflict between the boot controller and another controller or between SCSI devices. You may also receive this Stop error message if drive translation is not being performed or if drive translation was changed. To troubleshoot this issue:
    1.   If an IRQ or I/O port address conflict exists between the boot controller and another controller, Windows XP either stops responding (hangs) or displays a "Stop 0x0000007B" error message. If you recently added new hardware, remove the new hardware or reconfigure it so that it does not conflict with the resources of any other installed controllers.
    2.   If you are using a SCSI hard disk, check the SCSI chain for correct termination. Remove any unused SCSI devices or make sure that each SCSI ID is unique.
    3.   Make sure that drive translation is turned on (if it is required) and that it has not been changed. For example, if you recently switched controllers, this issue may occur. For additional information about this issue, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 314082.
    Quote
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316401/
    SYMPTOMS
    When you start your Microsoft Windows XP-based computer after you replace the motherboard on the computer, you may receive a Stop error message that is similar to the following:
    STOP 0x0000007B INACCESSABLE_BOOT_DEVICE
    CAUSE
    This issue may occur if the new motherboard contains an embedded IDE controller that has a different chipset than the original motherboard.
    RESOLUTION
    Method 1: Perform an in-place upgrade of Windows XP [<- That means repair installation of Windows XP]
    •   Do not use a repair or in-place upgrade if you suspect disk problems.
    Method 2: Repartition and format your hard disk and reinstall Windows XP

    Alright I got the situation over.
    Quote from: Roskaposti on 19-May-07, 04:44:59
    My plans next are:
    1) to install a newer Hyperion driver. If that would correct the no-unistallation-choice-bug,
    2) to disable USB-devices in the BIOS (desperate),
    3) to choose the Windows general video display driver (although I seriously doubt this is a display driver problem!).
    4) to uninstall the Anti-Virus software (Avira Antivir).
    I did try all all the above, and none of them helped.
    And by the way: after installing the new Hyperion (VIA chipset drivers), I was finally able to also uninstall. It also uninstalled the IDE SATA (I think) and PATA drivers.
    But what I had to do, was to make a REPAIR installation of Windows XP.
    So, I was wondering now afterwards: this is really, really silly. Why the hell we need to re-install Windows if we move the SYSTEM SATA drive to another computer? We don't have similar problem with parallel IDE drives. Whom should we thank here??
    The issue is to insert the driver files and the information of the ide drivers Windows should use with the next boot. How can it be this difficult?
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    - and the vendor's IDE drivers to the %SYSTEMROOT%/System32/drivers folder.
    Maybe something else, I don't know. But the problem was, Windows didn't know how, or what drivers to use. That can't be so big problem you need to install the whole OS anew!

  • Why no CPU support of Phenoms on K9A Platinum ?

    Hi there people,
    I know I am rather new to the board...or at least I didn't post in a long time.
    First I hope I choose the right forum for my question. If I didn't I am sorry and hope that a moderator will be so kind and move my topic accordingly.
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    Does anyone have more insight in this matter ? I mean I can understand MSI policy in that they want to sell K9A2 (or any other AM2+) boards but I find it rather unfair to those customers who had bought a K9A (or generally a Socket AM2 board, because K9A2 wasnt out back then when I bought it). And as other companies do show it is possible to switch the BIOS on the exact same chipsets to support Phenom cores. So why not the MSI board(s).
    See here: http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=prodcpusupport&prod_no=259&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=171&cat3_no=#menu
    I am a longterm MSI customer having had MSI mainboards for years now and this is the first time I actually have a "problem". I paid 100€ for my mainboard last year and I am not willing to spend another 100€ to circle around a limitation which should be fixable with a BIOS update (see ASUS) ?
    Maybe I should reconsider my longterm customership with MSI and switch to ASUS...which I would not like as an option.
    Is there any chance that MSI will bring out a Phenom supporting BIOS ? They did bring out such BIOSes for other mainboards so why not the K9A ? Its basically the same as the K9A2 afaik ?
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    Quote from: Iscaran on 09-February-08, 22:04:26
    I see...however then I find it quite strange that the same chipset mainboard from ASUS for example allows for that update ?
    Do those have really differing BIOS chipsizes ? I though the BIOS is stored in a piece of hardware provided by the chipset manufacturer ?
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    As you probably already realized I am no expert when it comes to BIOSes...suffice to say that I tend to know what I am doing when flashing it and I know a little about hardware in general.
    Perhaps you could elaborate further on this ?
    "Do those have really differing BIOS chipsizes ? I though the BIOS is stored in a piece of hardware provided by the chipset manufacturer ?
    http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=149&l3=624"
    Yes that which you linked is using 8Mbit BIOS chip, while your mainboard is using 4Mbit BIOS chip.
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    "I see...however then I find it quite strange that the same chipset mainboard from ASUS for example allows for that update ?"
    We don't care for other brands than MSI. Please stop link to different manufacturers.
    You can view list of Phenom Ready MSI mainboards here: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=113759.0
    As you can see there is a budget models as well. Its the matter of BIOS capacity.

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