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Quote from: DaveR on 11-March-07, 03:56:06
Clear cmos.
Enter bios and load optimised defaults.
Exit.
Re-enter bios and change user settings to your liking; ensure usb stuff is enabled.
Save and exit.
Shutdown and change keyboards.
Report back.
I tried what you mentioned above several times and sometimes boot up would work without the PS2 keyboard, sometimes it would not. Clearing the CMOS never worked on this board. I pressed the clear CMOS button (with power cable disconnected) and it did nothing. I also upgraded to the 1.2 bios and that seemed to reduce the frequency of the "overclocking has failed" bootup failures, but it was still present. Also, with the 1.2 bios, I seemed to have more bootup hangs (raid, etc.) once I did get through the initial posting process.
Power Supply Specs:
Antec Truepower 2.0 (480 Watt) - Haven't had an issue with thie PSU in my previous SLI setup.
+5: 38A
+12(1): 18A
+12(2): 18A
+3.3A: 30A
-12: 1.0A
+5: 2.0A
But at this point, it is a lost cause because the board is now toast (where is the PB and J!!!!). I left the PS2 keyboard connected, installed windows, installed some testing software, and did some performance checking, heard a "sizzling" sound from around the capacitors between the cpu socket and the rear board connetors, a quick burnt electrical smell, and the system powered off. Now the board won't power on. I checked the CPU, memory and cards and thankfully they are ok. So it appears the board is toast. I have already requested an RMA.
The first board I got was DOA, and now this board had issues from the first time I powered it on. It just seems like the K9N Diamond boards have some serious quality issues. I read the NewEgg reviews for this board and there are quite a few reviewers having DOA/posting type issues.
-S

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MOVED: P45 Diamond overclocking thread

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Quote from: youeffsee on 28-August-08, 16:06:07
hey,
I noticed this in your sig...."Custom liquid cooling driven by Apogee Drive Block/Pump, Coolit System CPU Eliminator Mod/Tecs and pump, TT T2MG Radiator"
I have a coolit eliminator that I plan on ripping apart fairly soon....from reading your sig and looking at your avatar it seems you have almost an identical cooling setup to what I'm about to do
few questions I have for ya:
-what pump are you using?
-what kind of temps do you get with it?
-do you have some more pictures?
-my eliminator is still installed on my current system(squeals like a pig all day long tho) so I haven't had a chance to really examine it closely,Do they come apart fairly easy and will I need any rare screwdrivers or tools? (eg.like Nintendo Wiis tri-wing screws)
I'm thinkin of getting another eliminator (my friend has 1 w/ a broken pump he might sell me real cheap) and plumbing them both together than adding a rad and reservoir with a more powerful pump.
nice system
edit:I don't mean to hijack your thread (I thought I PMed this lol)...pm me back if ya prefer
Thanks for not wanting to even though did Jack me just the same .
Please respond only to the with overclocking suggestions if you don't have a MSI P45 Diamond and if you do please share your settings in the afore mentioned format.
youeffsee, I would be more than glad to share info and pic's. Please pm me because I don't appear to have those privileges yet or too unfamiliar with site and haven't fiqured out how to.

MOVED: P6N Diamond overclock

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Brinbane,,my e6750 runs all day at 3600mhz. However, I have learned from experience that every CPU is different, I had a 630 that overclocked better than a 670 CPU...it's a crap shoot at best. Also, just wondering if Vista is less tolerant than WinXP for overclocking? I have CPU-Zd to 3800, but it's not stable due to my budget memory. The 680 boards have always been decent overclockers, but an Intel board will almost always reach higher bus speeds than a Nvidia board....but, we do have SLI..!! If Intel ever comes out with the Skulltrail board, I'd buy it..two processors (ala server board) and Nvidia 100 chipsets for SLI..woohoo.!!
Keep the faith..Paul
Skulltrail----> http://www.legitreviews.com/article/568/1/

MOVED: P6N Diamond Overclock Help

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Brinbane,,my e6750 runs all day at 3600mhz. However, I have learned from experience that every CPU is different, I had a 630 that overclocked better than a 670 CPU...it's a crap shoot at best. Also, just wondering if Vista is less tolerant than WinXP for overclocking? I have CPU-Zd to 3800, but it's not stable due to my budget memory. The 680 boards have always been decent overclockers, but an Intel board will almost always reach higher bus speeds than a Nvidia board....but, we do have SLI..!! If Intel ever comes out with the Skulltrail board, I'd buy it..two processors (ala server board) and Nvidia 100 chipsets for SLI..woohoo.!!
Keep the faith..Paul
Skulltrail----> http://www.legitreviews.com/article/568/1/

MOVED: K9N DIAMOND / OCZ NVIDIA SLI PC2-8500 NOT @ 1066Mhz

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You can only run 1066 with a Phenom CPU, which will not work in that board BTW.
And the reason your RAM is defaulting to 780Mhz, or 375ish, is because of the CPUs memory controller. You can get it to boot at 400Mhz but the CPU needs to boot at a speed divisible by 400Mhz (2000, 2400, 2800, 3200, 3600)...I think the X2 4000+ runs at 2.1G? If you raised the HTT a little, to say 229Mhz, I bet it would run there without an issue (it is only 2400Mhz). That would also boot the RAM at 400Mhz, or in this case around 460Mhz because of the increase in HTT speed.
You can also mess with the CPU's multiplier to bring the HTT and RAM speed up as well. Instead of 10.5 x 229 you could try 9 x 266. That will put you at the same 2400Mhz on the CPU, but will bring the RAM up to its rated speed.
If you don't want to go higher with the CPU speed all you need to do is find a combo that will work for both CPU and RAM. For example, you could run 2100Mhz by using 8 x 263, 8.5 x 247, 9 x 233, 9.5 x 221, 10 X 210 and stock 10.5 x 200. All of those will give you the same clock speed - but your RAM will change based on the HTT you select. Going with 8 x 263 will put your RAM closer to its rated speed while still keeping the CPU at or around 2100Mhz. You will lose some speed on the RAM because you aren't booting at a speed divisible by 400Mhz. I usually subtract 20 to 25Mhz when trying to figure this in my head...8 x 263 should put the RAM at about 525Mhz or so, but in reality will only be around 500Mhz...
Sorry if this is confusing, but I am in a hurry...If you have any questions, which you probably will, fell free to ask and I will try to help as much as I can. I have experience overclocking on that board, and also have a DOA one sitting here next to me(Grrrr), so I am sure we can get you going in the right direction. Good Luck.

MOVED: P7N Diamond Overclocking Assistance Please

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Bomberh,
My bad...was thinking of the P6N Diamond..the P7N Diamond does NOT have the VTT option in Cell Menu. Just for info, I had .500 volts on my e6750 on stock air cooling and it posted 3600mhz and the CPU temp in bios never exceeded 32 deg C. So, what you have to do is raise the voltage to the CPU to give it a little "oomphh" to get into post and the OS. Your Arctic cooler should be able to handle it..try 1333, increase voltage in cell menu to .375 and see what happens? Up to .500 volts with a good air cooler w/adequate heat paste should be quite safe. You should always stop in bios to check the Hardware Monitor and record what the CPU and System temps are when O/Cing...if you see a steadily increasing temperature you will have plenty of time to pull the plug..lol. Keep us posted. Like Aaron said..it's all about trial and error.
Paul

MOVED: K9N Diamond. Will not load Vista. Nvidia drivers!! Support will not call back!

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Hi: This is a peer to peer forum. No one on this forum is authorized to respond on behalf of HP to any posts made here. I looked at the support and driver page for the 14t-1000, and that model is 5 years old according to the release dates of drivers listed there. Ar you sure that is the model number? Can you please post the product number for the PC? The product number can be found on the same sticker as the serial number. You can also post the top line of each hardware ID's for each device needing drivers. I'll see what I can find. The driver directly from Realtek should install the card reader (PCI Device). You want the first driver on the list. http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=15&PFid=25&Level=4&Conn=3&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false

MOVED: K9N Diamond no USB power

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Quote from: writeduke on 23-August-07, 00:12:25
so how does one transfer files from a IDE hdd to a SATA drive?
yeah I'm still new at this stuff.
leave only SATA drive connected to PC.
install OS(e.g. your Windows) on the SATA drive.
when its done connect the IDE drive and copy the files which you need to the SATA drive.

MOVED: K9N2 Diamond - Overclocking not shown

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"5.2ghz"
No way will you get that speed with any AMD CPU, it just 'ain't gonna happen. Even with Intel which OC higher than AMD you need dry ice , phase change and other such exotic cooling solutions to get over 5GHz.
What do you have other than a motherboard? How do you expect any help if that's the only information you provide?
>> Posting Guide <<
I'm moving this to OC & Mod Corner.

MOVED: K9N Diamond Drivers

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Quote from: DaveR on 15-January-07, 04:58:27
Do you not have any motherboard/chipset drivers installed?
Yup, installed all that came with the board, which included the aforementioned LAN drivers. Also, flashed my mobo BIOS twice, now at Vers. 1.2, upgraded utilities as well. I use only Live Update and Live Monitor (NOT running all the time), and Dual Core Center. Digi-cell was a HUGE waste of time and resources.
I installed the NVidia GForce 6600 driver set that came with my 3DFuzion graphics card, but had problems with a toolbar flashie. Found a fix for that and installed it (a registry tweak). While perusing the NVidia users forum, discovered that the consensus among most users was to stick with the 9.1.3.1 version of NVidia drivers currently installed for the adapter.
Recently tried to move up to SP2 and had beau coup problems. Uinstalled it, only to have my system somewhat crippled by that. I thought maybe I should make sure all my drivers were at SP2 level, thus my trip to driveragent.com. BUT, as it turned out, everything but the NVidia Network Bus Enumerator and the Standard PCI IDE controller drivers were up to snuff..
While searching for those drivers, THEN I found the post by TrueLove on the Good Article forum, and turns out the reason I was even considering a jump to SP2 (erratic behavior of front panel USB ports) was NOT related to SP2 at all. So, I've abandoned all plans to move to SP2.
Actually, I will probably leave well enough alone, but I like doing the research. That's why I asked for links, etc.

K9N-Diamond (MSI-7226) RAID5 disks disconnect sporadic

Hello together, this is a call from germany ... in hope to find briefly the right help in the world.
I´d a Problem that the RAID 5 won´t work stable ...
Sporadic one of the 3 disks disconnect, when I copy large files ~4-8GB on the RAID, or when I try to generate one there.
It sounds like the former Problems with the Promise SX-6000 RAID Controller, but this failure will fixed after an BIOS update.
Try to solve the problem:
After the first 10 installtions I´d add a 4th disk, as single drive for boot and the system files.
I´m working here with Windows XP SP2 Professional 32 + the 64 Bit Edition!
Under both systems the same effect.
My system :
- K9N Diamond (MSI-7226) Bios v1.3
- VGA : 2x MSI NX7600GT-T2D256EZ.
- CPU : AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+
- RAM : 4x 1GB MDT (PC800)
- Windows XP Professional (32 and 64Bit)
- No overclocking
- 600W Powersupply
Board + BIOS ...... : A7226NMS v1.3 011607
AMD North bridge : Rev. F2
PMU ROM Version : 5A01
MediaShield (by press F10) : Jun 01 2006
Drives:
PM : SONY DVD RW AW-G170A (1.71)
PS : SONY DVD ROM DDU1615 (GYS1)
3rd Master : WDC WD3200YS-01PGB0 (21.00M21) ----> RAID5
4th Master : WDC WD3200YS-01PGB0 (21.00M21) ----> RAID5
5th Master : WDC WD3200YS-01PGB0 (21.00M21) ----> RAID5
7th Master : MAXTOR 6V160E0 (VA111630) ----------> Single Drive
RAID 5:
Striping Block 64k
Port 1.0 + 1.1 + 2.0 ... = Index 0 + 1 + 2
Note Media-Shield (Windows Version):
It doesn´t work correct, mostly (98%) you must use the BIOS one by pressing F10, to rebuilt the RAID5.
MSI-Support (germany):
They give me a ticket number and tell my to her from them near-term ...
That was on March the 23th 2007 ... question : What does "near-term" mean?
Questions:
- Does anyone have a working RAID5 running, with BIOS v1.3 (or v1.2)?
- Is the raid controler firmware included in the mainboard Bios?
- Why have my board the Bios version 1.3, but in the download section is only v1.2 listet?
With easily enervated greetings
Gerald

@ bosamar
Sorry for the late replay ... to less time.
Today I´ve downgrade the BIOS to the v1.2
There was one "mystic" Error ... the system didn´t boot, when all 4 RAM modules (Bank 1-4) installed.
After I´d disconnect the modules from bank 2 and 4 the system boot.
I do my settings in the BIOS and add the modules again ... and it works again.
(I´d testet the RAM modules with an tool ... they are error free).
... After that changing I´ve load the Bios default settings
May be there is a timing problem with the Chipset or RAM stettings ??
--->Advanced Chipset Features
--> Hyper Transport C51 Configuration
LDT(AM2) to C51(NB) FreqAuto ... enable
LDT(AM2) to C51(NB) Link .......... (16 / 16)
C51(NB) to MCP55(SB) Freq ........ 400 MHz
C51(NB) to MCP55(SB) Link ........ (16 / 16)
-->Hypter Transport MCP55 Configuration
MCP55(SB) to C51(NB) Freq ......... 400 MHz
--->Cell menu
Current DRAM Clock .......... 800MHz
Current CPU Clock ............ 2612MHz
Current FSB Multiplier ........ 13x
CPU Frequency ................. 200MHz
CPU dynamic overclock ...... disabled
Adjust extra CPU Voltage ... default
cool n quiet ..................... enable
+ CPU Configuration
adjust CPU Ratio ... auto
adjust CPU VID ..... auto
Adjust DDR2 Memory Frequency ... auto
Adjust DDR2 Voltage (V) ............ 1.90
+ Memory Configuration
MCT Timing Mode ............ auto
Bank Interleaving ............ auto
CMD-ADDR Timing Mode ... 2T
Software Memory Hole ..... enable
C51 PCI-Express Frequency ....... 100.0000
MCP55 PCI-Express Frequency ... 100
+ Advance Voltage Control
CPU to NB HT Voltage ...... 1.20
SB to PCIE VGA Voltage ... 1.50
NB to SB HT Voltage ........ 1.30
NB to PCIE VGA Voltage ... 1.23
Auto Disable PCI Clock ... disable
+ Spectrum Configuration
CPU Spread Spectrum ............. Center Spread
C51 PCIE Spread Spectrum ...... enable
CPU/LDT Spead Spectrum ........ center spread
MCP55 PCIE Spread Spectrum ... enable
SATA Spread Spectrum ........... enable
+ Nvidia LinkBoost Technology
NB<->SB LinkBoost Support ... auto
PCIE LinkBoost Support ......... auto
SLI-Ready Memory ............... auto
NVIDIA GPU Ex .................... enable
Greetings Gerry

Is my K9N Diamond defective?

I have had quite a few problems so this is gonna be a long one.
Hi everyone.
Recently (1½ weeks ago), i bought all the parts i needed for a new computer. Heres the list:
MSI K9N-Diamond
AMD Athlon64 X2 3800+ EE (Energy Efficient 65Watt) + Zalman CNPS9500-AM2 CPU cooler
Corsair XMS2 (2x 1024MB, DDR2-800, 5-5-5-12-T1)
Thermaltake 680Watt
- +3.3v = 28A
- +5v = 30A
- +121 = 14A
- +122 = 23A
- +123 = 15A
XFX GeForce 7900GT, 256MB PCI-E
2x WD Caviar Raid Edition 320GB SATAII, with NCQ
And a floppy drive
Problems started from day one. First time boot, i enter BIOS. Change various stuff (like disabling Seriel/Paralell ports, disabling IEEE1394, setting boot order, enabling RAID controller and enabling all devices). I then enter RAID controller setup (F10), put my 2 WD drives in a raid0 array for maximum performance.
Pop in my WinXP cd, boot, press F6, loading BOTH the required drivers from the floppy i made using MSI cd in my old computer. I see one big drive with roughly 600GB. I make one partition on 16GB for Windows. Choose quick NTFS format, and setup starts copying files.
Then the trouble started, after copying alot of files, i suddenly got a message that setup was unable to copy the file: ABC.XYZ
I just thought: Argh, my cd is probally dusty, Open cdrom, look at cd. No scratches, no dust, no fingerprints... I clean the Phantom dust off the CD at put it in again, but it still cant copy. I restart the computer, starting over from beginning, remove partition and make a new one.
But same results, the setup copies some files but the stops with an "unable to copy" error, only this time its another file.
I tried serveral times, everytim a new file at a new random location in the copy process.
As i have no spare Windows CD, i went to my old computer, downloaded a new WinCD, burned it and tried again... but same results.
I started looking around various forums and found that other ppl had problems with the raid controller, and disabling would fix their problems. I really want to run Raid0 so this is kinda a last resort for me, but i tried it anyways... Enter Raid setup and remove the strip, enter BIOS and disable RAID controller, reboot and retry installing windows.
To my surprise, Windows Setup could actually copy the files and install Windows with no problems whatsoever.
I looked on MSI website and found that a new BIOS was up with the following bugfix:
"Fixed system can not auto boot from Nvidia Stripe 465.77G when onchip raid is enable."
It sounded familar to my problem so I flashed the new BIOS, reset CMOS, booted and made the usual changes in BIOS, made a new strip array in Raid controller setup.
I proceed with installing Windows the same way as described above, but same "cannot copy file xyz.abc" error.
So i destroy the raid array, disable raid controller and install windows again on single disks.
Next problem.
After windows is installed, I install all the drivers from MSI CD and the Creative Sound Blaster CD. I have a Denon 5.1 Surround Reciever hooked up to Coaxial S/PDIF on my computer. In Creative speaker setup, i choose "5.1 Speakers" and click test... but i get no sound. I see the "Digital Output Only" option and enable it and test again... this time i get sound, but ONLY from front left and front right speakers. Furthermore, i NEED the analog output aswell so "Digital Output Only" option should not be enabled in my case. I checked Creative homepage and found this: "On all Audigy series cards, S/PDIF cannot be disabled". That leaves me to think that S/PDIF should work regardless of that "Digital Output Only" setting. Furthermore, when i activate that option, not only does it disable the analog output but also the analog input (Microphone in this case, which i need).
The weird thing is that analog output works fine with surround sound (tried with some 5.1 headphones).
Next problem
Now ive been running with singledisk setup (non raid) for a week. But i have an alarming amount of BSoD errors. Its not just one BSoD, but all kinds of different errors. It is noteable that most of these errors are disk or driver related. After I got alot of different, i started writing them down. Heres a few:
IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
0x0A (0x0000FFDF, 0x00000002, 0x00000001, 0xSomeAddress)
"Typically due to a bad driver, or faulty or incompatible hardware or software. Technically, this error condition means that a kernel-mode process or driver tried to access a memory location to which it did not have permission, or at a kernel Interrupt ReQuest Level (IRQL) that was too high. (A kernel-mode process can access only other processes that have an IRQL lower than, or equal to, its own)"
KERNEL_MODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
0x8E (0xC0000005, rest of parameters is junk)
"A kernel mode program generated an exception which the error handler didn’t catch. These are nearly always hardware compatibility issues (which sometimes means a driver issue or a need for a BIOS upgrade)."
The following 2 errors happened alot while i was copying data from my old computer through network WHILE playing a game to kill time.
KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR
0x7A (0xjunk, 0xC0000185, 0xjunk, 0xjunk)
This error gave me the filename Win32k.sys with the address being the same as parameter 3 in the error code.
"A page of kernel data was not found in the pagefile and could not be read into memory. This might be due to incompatible disk or controller drivers, firmware, or hardware."
KERNEL_STACK_INPAGE_ERROR
0x77 (0xC0000185, 0xC0000185, 0x00000000, 0x00Frandom)
"A page of kernel data requested from the pagefile could not be found or read into memory. This message also can indicate disk hardware failure, disk data corruption, or possible virus infection."
While downloading some lost data via BitTorrent and watching a movie (on the computer), I got this error a few times (30 or so minuttes apart):
DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
0xD1 (0x00000064, 0x00000002, 0x00000001, 0xjunk)
A filename was supplied: NVTcp.sys (A quick search revealed this as being nVidia Firewall, so i unistalled nVidia NAM)
"The system attempted to access pageable memory using a kernel process IRQL that was too high. The most typical cause is a bad device driver (one that uses improper addresses). It can also be caused by caused by faulty or mismatched RAM, or a damaged pagefile."
Also got a few 0xF4 errors.
Most of these errors suggest RAM failure, so i started testing with Memtest86+ and let it run over night. 10 passes, 0 errors.
Next problem
This one is a bit more serious to me. As you might have read above, i was downloading some lost data via BitTorrent. This is how i lost it.
I have an External Maxtor 300GB HDD with USB connection. I use this to store movies when i go to friends and such.
Yesterday i plugged it in for the first time using front panel USB, Windows popped up and told me new hardware installed and bla bla.
I browsed the HDD and i saw a "thumbs.db". I dont like those hidden windows files (and i have them disabled), so i fired up a search for Thumbs.db. When search was finished, i selected all and pressed delete. DING "Windows cannot delete Thumbs.db. File not found.". I browsed the file using explorer and tried deleting it, but same error.
Start->Run->CMD
g:\>chkdsk /f /r
CHKDSK cannot scan RAW-Filesystem.
The file system is NTFS btw. So i safely removed and replugged the device, this time windows did not recognice the device. I tried different USB port (still front panel) and the drive got installed but was unaccessible, until i reformated it.
Could this be connected to above bluescreen and potential hardware errors that the HDD got wiped when i plugged it in or is this just bad coincidence?
Please help!

Disable memory EPP mode and retest. ("SLI-Ready Memory" from BIOS, enabled by default)
your board support(feature only on nVidia nForce 590 SLI that's mean only for K9N Diamond) this newest feature provide enhance performance via Enhanced Performance Profiles stored in SPD Memory. if your system memory do not support this feature and option is "Auto" or "Enabled" issues are expected. Sli Ready Memory:
EPP: This is an open memory standard put forth by Corsair and nVIDIA which takes over where JEDEC's SPD leaves off. As the Enhanced Performance Profiles description implies, it adds performance profiles to the memory SPD in addition to the conservative compatibility settings already programmed in. EPP compliant memory is dubbed "SLI Ready" memory on nVidia platforms (great marketing on nVIDIA's part) and allows the system to dynamically tighten up memory timings and increase voltages for better performance with no fuss. Whether you're a novice or experienced computer user, the benefits of EPP are immediate. Corsair is the initial memory manufacturer out the door with this new technology but others are already following suit.
Read more with details:
http://www.behardware.com/news/8167/nvidia-annonce-sli-memory-ou-epp.html
http://www.corsairmemory.com/corsair/pr/PR_Enhanced_Performance_Profiles_EPP.pdf
http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_31187.html
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/345/3/

MSI K9N DIAMOND boot problems

Hi.
I have given the main PC sig below to my son. And I now have / building
MSI K9N DIAMOND AM2 nvidia nForce 590 SLI 8channel audio DDR2 ATX
Corsair 1GB DDR2-6400 128Mx64 non-ECC 240 DIMM unbuffered 5-5-5-12
AMD 2x 5600 cpu
I have kept the PSU, wifi card.
(will update when up and running.)
When I put his harddrive (SATA) into his new PC it saw it straight away and booted into xp,without having to reinstall . Great.
I put my drive into the new AM2 board and I get three beeps (I read that's the USBs)
Then it either just hangs on a black screen or if i enable raid it tries then the BSOD code 0x0000007E which i believe is just a standard error message.
The D-bracket has 4 green lights...
does anyone know why I cant just boot up my drive like i could with my sons, is it because i'm switching to AM2 from 939?
When I enter the raid setup (F10) it can see the drive but next to where it says bootable drive which is normally a yes or a no it has N/A and I cannot change it.
I belive it is a raid/ driver problem I'm thinking its the AM2 upgrade.
I did not get any floppy raid drivers with my mo/bo.
If I reinstalled Xp would I need to install raid drivers during setup? (F6)
I have clears cmos
Many thanks for any help.

hello
I plugged my sons drive into my K9N Diamond and it is saying the same thing in the raid setup (F10) .....When you have the option to set as the bootable drive
Quote "set as boot drive N/A"
It can see the drive OK, I can delete array and rebuild it
Is there something in the bios that I need to tick or untick/ enable for it to boot from the drive?
any help would be great.
thanks

Wanted: K9N Diamond mobo

Anyone have a fully functional K9N Diamond mobo they want to get rid of (I'll pay for it!)? Mine went belly up, and it is long since out of warranty. Would like to replace it with same board. I have manual and all drivers discs; just need the mobo.
Thank you.
Stahlwird

Buying and selling is not allowed on this forum. This topic will be locked, but if anyone can help, please contact the user directly.

MSI K9N DIAMOND CA0106 chipset AUDIGY or SOUNDBLASTER LIVE 24

I have 2 PC's one with an MSI K8N SLI PLATINUM mobo with onboard SOUNDBLASTER 24bit li've (CA006)
http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=proddesc&prod_no=69&maincat_no=&cat 2_no=&cat3_no=
This system has run fine for over 2-/2 years now with no troubles it was connected to my PIONEER VSX 86 via SPDIF/toslink? and has excellent sound and performed all that I wanted including DTS DVD's and all my music video clips, DIVX movies etc etc
The trouble is, I have just setup my new system
MSI K9N DIAMOND also with the onboard Creative sound (CA006) and comes supplied with the Creative Audigy disc
http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=proddesc&prod_no=028&maincat_no=&ca t2_no=7
When I try to install the drivers/setup disc it tells me that there is no Audigy onboard/installed? I have managed to install the drivers/disc from the previous soundblaster li've 24bit, It does work with the Audigy goldmine demo and has all channels of sound as it should but in the Surround mixer speaker settings it will only sound out 2 speakers even when it shows all 5. as it is currently configured
I have tried to download many other drivers with no luck
My main concern is the creative programs from my old system are not what I want, I paid for an AUDIGY setup not LIVE
Is it possible to get the AUDIGY onboard running as it should (showing AUDIGY in hardware manager, not LIVE 24bit)
I would like to be able to run the newer software from the AUDIGY disc but it is not compatible when the LIVE drivers are installed
I have had one set of drivers display AUDIGY in the hardware manager but when I tried to use the speaker settings etc it fails and says soundcard not found even though it clearly shows AUDIGY drivers are installed
I have been very happy with the creative sound so far on my first MSI system but I'm not very impressed with this setup and I'm still not sure who's fault it is MSI or CREATIVE?
Can someone give me some details as to what is going on here, I would like to know if it is also possible to use some kind of new software/programs for the soundblaster LIVE that has maybe more settings/functions or just a later better style as I may have to use the same on my new system
The menu's etc in my new manual (K9N DIAMOND) look almost identical to those included with the K8N SLI, The disc included with the K9N DIAMOND has an AUDIGY quick start program/demo which gives you a preview/guide on how to use the supposed AUDIGY which has all new menu's, layout and features which im unable to use?
As mentioned I have used the soundblaster 24bit LIVE for well over 2 years now connected to my PIONEER VSX86 via a digital cable so all the previous settings etc have been compared and doublechecked but im unable to find answers, If I am unable to find help or any way to install the AUDIGY as im meant to have I may resort to fitting another soundcard and I may got to another brand unfortunately
Any help appreciated

If I am right the onboard Audigy on the MSI K9N Diamond utilizes the CA006 chip instead of the EMU0k2, therefore it is not a real/genuine Audigy soundcard. In fact it's the same as your former soundblaster li've 24bit which also utilizes the same CA006 chipset. That's why you can use the driver from the SB li've 24bit for your new "Audigy" onboard sound. Also there are other soundcards that are not genuine Audigy soundcards: Audigy Se, Audigy LS and, yes, also the X-fi Xtreme Audio, all utilizing the same chip, CA006. Creative Labs use some marketing techniques, add some different (newer) software/apps for the soundcard and give the soundcard (with the same chipset) a different name. In my opinion, if you for example buy a X-fi Xtreme Audio you in fact for the most part paid for the included newer softwares (which for example add "X-fi features like Crystalizer etc.).
If you really want a better soundcard, maybe go for the X-fi XtremeMusic or XtremeGamer which utilizes the genuine EMU20K chip (with hardware acceleration). The soundquality is significantly higher than the soundcards with the CA006 chip.
As for the drivers for the soundcard:
Official Creative Labs driver for Sound Blaster? Audigy? Value/SE/LS, or Sound Blaster Li've!? 24-bit audio devices
Good luck!
Message Edited by CTman on 05-07-2008 0:28 AM

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