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MSI Neo 2 platinum with San Diego or Venice

Here are my results with my Neo2/3000+ Venice:
I use different apps to OC in Windows after booting with safe settings that I know work. That way if I use an app and push to far, the PC will reset with safe BIOS settings. The key for getting more vcore is to not set the first setting at anything higher than 1.45v. Setting anything after that will only result in it reading as 1.45v - as in your example, where you are setting 1.55v+10% and it only reads 1.59v...That is the same as 1.45v+10%.
What you'll need to do is install Core Center. Once installed go to Start/All Programs/Start Up, and delete it from there. That will keep it from starting everytime you restart the PC, and only run when you click on the icon. Next, boot at the highest vcore you need to, or 1.45v+10% if you need all 1.59v. Once Windows has loaded open Core Center and use the voltage options there to bump it up slowly. Both my brother and I have Neo2's and I can get 1.725v, while he can get 1.78v to work, all on BIOS v1.A...Hope this helps, good luck.
Also, if you don't have them, programs like Core Center, the A64 Tweaker, and Clock Gen are very handy and work really well when OCing. Be careful and have fun!

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MSI Neo 2 platinum with San Diego or Venice

Hey guys,
How do you guys get high clocks (2.8ghz +) using any of the bioses for MSI neo 2 platinum EXCEPT for 1.36b for Venice or san diego?.. For all the other bioses, the max vcore is 1.55V + 10%. But even at this limit, the vcore for me is only ~1.59V as detected by the bios, MBM, CPUZ and core center. So i dont know how to give my CPU more juice without using 1.36.. I dont want to use 1.36 because it doesnt support my memory controller and my computer is unstable. I want to use a newer bios that supports san diego's, but i also want high vcore to keep my computer stable at 2.9Ghz. I have used 2.9Ghz before using 1.36 bios but i need 1.4 + 15% vcore (CPUZ and MBM report 1.62V). This was stable using prime 95 for 24hours.... ne suggestions? thanks

Here are my results with my Neo2/3000+ Venice:
I use different apps to OC in Windows after booting with safe settings that I know work. That way if I use an app and push to far, the PC will reset with safe BIOS settings. The key for getting more vcore is to not set the first setting at anything higher than 1.45v. Setting anything after that will only result in it reading as 1.45v - as in your example, where you are setting 1.55v+10% and it only reads 1.59v...That is the same as 1.45v+10%.
What you'll need to do is install Core Center. Once installed go to Start/All Programs/Start Up, and delete it from there. That will keep it from starting everytime you restart the PC, and only run when you click on the icon. Next, boot at the highest vcore you need to, or 1.45v+10% if you need all 1.59v. Once Windows has loaded open Core Center and use the voltage options there to bump it up slowly. Both my brother and I have Neo2's and I can get 1.725v, while he can get 1.78v to work, all on BIOS v1.A...Hope this helps, good luck.
Also, if you don't have them, programs like Core Center, the A64 Tweaker, and Clock Gen are very handy and work really well when OCing. Be careful and have fun!

Msi neo platinum with raid setup wont reconize my slave ide drive

I am running a pair of raptor 36.7 gig hd in raid and i also have a wd 160 hd for just storage.The computer runs great but when i hook up the 160 i go in to cmos and it will detect it.Then i save it to cmos and boot.Well when i go in to my computer there is only my C drive which is my raptors.I have changed cable,jumpers u name it.I have the latest bios update as well.

Have you partitioned and formatted it?
If it's not formatted, windows won't see it.
In XP, start run and type diskmgmt.msc
When Disk Management opens, a wizard may appear entitled: Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard.
Note: You must use this wizard to write a Signature to the drive otherwise, the drive will not work with Windows XP. If the wizard does not appear, you may need to manually complete this process following the steps below
Right click on the name of the drive to be initialized. (Drives are numbered as follows: drive 0 being the boot drive and drive 1-3 are all other drives. For CDs, the first CD is CD 0 the second CD 1 and so forth.)
Choose Initialize from the menu that appears.
The next screen shows the drive you selected to initialize. Make sure the drive is checked and click Next.
You will have the option to convert the drive from basic to dynamic storage.
Leave this unchecked and click Next.
Click Finish
Err here.
I suppose you are on XP?

Just ordered MSI Neo Platinum 250GB from dabs.co.uk, got a few Q's...

Well, first post at my future forum seeing as i've just ordered an MSI Neo Platinum from dabs.co.uk (never usually order from there, was the only place it was listed). By the looks of things, it's not going to be out for a week or so (keeps saying 3-4 days on site) so I might as well ask a bit about it to whet my appetite. Sorry if this stuff has been asked before...
Is it very possible that MSI will release a BIOS update to go higher on the ole FSB than 300Mhz... say 350Mhz?
Also, is 2.85 the max voltage that can ever be given to us without a volt-mod... could a BIOS update theoretically offer more or is that the limit? and i'm planning on running 10*245 at least with my watercooling, and it's just not enough for high FSB with BH-5...
And lastly, i'm thinking of trying a few different types of memory with the thing in search of best performance, is it tru that the NF3 and A64 performs well with higher latency PC4000+ memory, and also using a 5:4 divider like P4's?
That'll do for the mo, hope someone can get me up to speed. Oh and one last thing, and ETA on when the board will be released to suppliers in the UK? I've got the CPU but no mobo... arrrghh! :D
Regards,
Rich.

Well, I haven't had to mess with memory timings at all. I've tried four different brands of memory and they've all worked. Kingmax MPXC22D, Kingston KVR400X64C25, Infineon PC3200, and one other - Samsung I think. Right now I'm running 2~512 sticks of double-banked Infineon. The Athlon64 3000+ is an awesome CPU. I thought my Barton 2500+ was fast. This makes that one seem ssssllllllooooowwwww. I've had my system up and running for a couple months now, with only a BIOS flash problem to talk about. It is a very stable, fast machine. Anyhow, I'm also waiting for the MSI K8N Neo Platinum and the Athlon 3400+ w/512Mb Cache (Newcastle), or the newer 3700+.

MSI Neo Platinum questions

Hi I am new here
Here is the stuff i got
MSI Neo Platinum
Athlon 64 3200 (clawhammer) CG
Zalman CNPS7000A ALCU
corsair xms 3200 1gb
maxtor sata diamondmax9
My zalman came in a retail box but, the backplate was not included, so i went ahead and installed it on the MSIs backplate. It seemed like a good fit and sits well now. When i powered the computer the CPU temp was showing about 64C. I wasnt too worried and went ahead and updated the BIOS to v 1.2. So now the temp is around 45C. Is this a good temp for A64?
Also another problem that i sometimes having is that when i power down the computer and then power it back on it just hangs in bios (that was happening in both 1.1 and 1.2 bioses) It where it says Identifying devices... or something like that. But this only happenes sometimes, and i can ctrl alt del to restart computer and it boots all fine. What I am going to do is connect those LEDs and see what they show when that happens. But for now anyone heard or had something like this happen ?
But other than these 2 things right now everything runs smothly, all benchmarks work well and system is stable.

ok man this whole thing really got me interested how come i fitted that thing on....
so i looked through zalman instructions i got, the backplate is not even part of the contents. And then it hit me, I got the Zalman CNPS7000 ALCU not Zalman CNPS7000A ALCU "A" after 7000 is the difference. Quick visit to http://www.zalmanusa.com resulted in .... the A version supports more sockets, but overall they are the same thing, thats why mine didnt come with a backplate. http://www.zalmanusa.com/usa/product/view.asp?idx=41&code=005009
now how come it fit and 7000A needs its own backplate to fit is interesting as they look identical.
to answer ur question SAB i just used the 2 nipples that came with my zalman. Stays on pretty solid.

MSI Neo Platinum and G.skill Ram

Was just wondering if anybody had this combination (MSI K8N Neo Platinum and G.skill Ram). I have the MSI Neo Platinum. I ordered the processor yesterday (3400 1Mb socket 754) and now I need some ram. I ran across this ram and saw that it had good timings. If anyone has this or has tried it please lemme know how it worked for you and what size sticks you got. Thanks
Karl

looked at the links you provided
specs seem ok nice range of speeds and can run at a nice low latency at pc3200 i.e 400mhz.
should also enable a nice o`clock at pc 4400 specs ie 3.4.4.8 ie higher fsb etc.
than pc 3200 ram
you should be able to run it at fairly low latencies and fairly high fsb sort of half way between the 2.
might well be worth a try you might have found something good there. but then again you wont know till you try it..
contact the reseller and see if you can rma it if it wont run
then you got some comeback if it aint compatable..
keep us informed

Msi K9a2 platinum with memory

Dear,
I have bought a MSI K9a2 platinum with a AMD Phenom 9600. I have placed 2 sets of these memory G.E.I.L GX22GB6400UDC4. In the manual they said that I have to change the memory settings in the bios to run at 4-4-4-12.
When I look in the bios, I see a lot of memory settings to change. Which one do I need to change to run at these settings?
Thanks,
Rafael

1. If 40 represents tRC (which it probably does not): it's too high. Set this value to Auto in your BIOS, and set tRC to 20 or 21.
2. You can't, there isn't any setting for it. But since you have four sticks of memory that fill up all of the DIMMs, there is no other option than to run it in dual channel. Software might detect it as single channel because of the Unganged Mode setting, which creates two separate 64 bit channels (but is obviously still dual channel)...

MSI K8N Neo Platinum with Vapochill Case problems - Help anyone. :)

Hi all,
Had a bit of a tricky problem and as Im new to this board I have no idea what could be causing this.
First all all system specs:
Athlon 64 3700+ Clawhammer
MSI K8N Neo Platinum -
1 gig Corsair XMS ProL Low Latency Ram (2 x 512mb)
Nvidia Gefore 6600GT
1 x WD Raptor 10000rpm HD
NEC 2500a DVD writer.
Eye-T 550w PSU.
Vapochill SE Case with installed Vapochill Phase change cooling.
Here are photos of it in its present state, you will notice that it isnt installed in the case at the moment.
The reason for that is because the two wont work together and I want them to so so bad...
So, hopefully someone here can save the day for me - here goes.
I have tested the Motherboard and all other componants outside of the case and everything runs smoothly and there are no problems what so ever, great.
I have also retested the Vapochill case with another motherboard and that also works without a hitch.
The problem comes when I insall the MSI board into the system, all hooked with a really basic setup, PSU, Case cooling, CPU and Ram. Flick the on switch on the power suply and the system turns on for around 1/2 a second then turns off again. I found this strange because it soundnt come on at all until I press the power button.
If I press the power button the same thing will happen over and over.
I have tried a different powersupply and this does nothing at all.
I have checked for shorts and there is no possible way it is shorting on anything.
I have a fan plugged in where the CPU fan would go and this doesnt help.
I have taken it back out and tested it again and it still works ok.
Does this sound familiar to anyone? Are there any secret Bio's menu's that would have an option that would solve this?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Glenn

When you are running the MoBo standalone, what are you connecting to the Power, Reset, HDD, etc. pins ? Are you using the wires from the Vapochill case, or something else ? It looks like a single cable with an intermittent switch (red/white cable). I once had a similar sort of problem and it was because I hadn't connected up (the incredibly fiddly) cables correctly. Other than that, I would have gone for a short of some sort - but you have checked that already, so . . . .
As to the system starting to power-up when you switch on the PSU, I wouldn't worry too much about this. It seems to happen from time to time with some of my systems - amongst other things, the BIOS can be set to resume to previous state after a power-fail.

K8N Neo2 platinum (nF3) + San Diego?

Will it work, does anyone know? I have a Venice now and a San Diego arriving on Friday, just wanted to know if it works or not so I may have to cancel the order if necessary. I wish MSI kept ahead like DFI on the BIOS front!

Hmm… seems like they have removed both venice and san diego from testing phase and OK status in the K8N Neo2 support list, which were there some days ago.
http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support_detail.php?UID=607&kind=1
Something is going on – maybe 1.6 wasnt fully compatbile with venice/san diego - hopefully a new 1.7 bios ?
I can´t see why venice / san diego would not work with a proper biosupdate – but as you said – they are late with bios updates.

HELP : MSI Neo Platinum - VERY unstable

I am sorry if this has been asked, or if it some real dumb newbie question - please bear with me.
I have just received my nice new very tasty Neo Platinum (think its the platinum - has firewire port and 4 SATA??) and lovely new AMD64 3000+ CPU - jump from my little old AMD XP 2400+
Anyway, whenever I have changed boards in the past, I have just entered into the device manager, set all the chip branded items to standard - e.g VIA host controller to standard host controller - it is far from best way but always seems to work without any problems for me - Next time system boots, it finds all new hardware and all the standard stuff is usually automatically identified fine. Sometimes I might have to right click on something and tell it to update the driver - and it finds what it needs job done.
I know it aint fail-safe - but it works for me
Until today
I changed everything to standard, powered down, did my upgrades plugged it all in and powered up - system did as I expected - almost, it ran fine for about 40 minutes - I was not using it, I just turned it on, watched it update the drivers and then left it.
I then turned machine off (about 40 mins later) and turned back on - since then I have not had a stable system at all.
My first thoughts where this is my fault - I am not going to get away with such a half ass upgrade this time - but the system is extremely unstable - and some times long before it gets to windows.
For example - a few moments ago I spent about 10 minutes trying to get into the BIOS - I got the splash screen, I pressed DEL to enter BIOS and system restarted.
I really don't think it is the way I am preforming the update I think there is a problem somewhere - but not sure were - any tips?
The one area I am pretty unsure of is the power supply - going by some of the stuff I have read at this site - I think it may be this.
the sticker on the side shows the 12v rail as 17a
If this is not high enough (why?) would it explain why the system keeps crashing - oh and when I say crashing I mean it just turns off and imediately tries to power back up - sometimes it gets stuck in a loop, and I just have to turn it off completely.
If the power supply is the cause, then why can I get all the way into Windows some times and it gladly works for a max of about 10-15 mins before powering down again - yet other times it can not even get passed the POST?
Oh when I can get into Windows - If I look at the event viewer there are no messages - so I definately don't think it is a problem with my hardware - except the power supply.
in fact as I am writing this I am going more and more for the power supply been the cause - no errors in the event viewer - you see that if the system just lost power - eg power cut.
If it is the power supply the ratings where not given before I purchased the item from ebuyer - are they at fault - e.g. will I get my money back - does any one know?
AND if what I have read is true - this CPU needs a PSU that can supply 25a+ on the 12vg rail - where would I get one of them - I looked around and I can not see a PSU with that sort of spec - well in the budget end of the market??
Sorry for essay
Dave

thanx for the suggestions people.
I read the suggestions and went down to a computer store in Bristol earlier today.
I purchased a hyper..... (can't remember name and currently not at home - this one is AMD 64 approved.
The 12v rail says maximum 26a so I would expect my problems to have cleared up...
BUT NO.
It booted into Windows and appeared to be stable at first, Windows told me it had detected the Nvidia ata controller or something like that - have got this far countless times before - but the computer would usually restart before it had chance to update the drivers - this time it seemed to work.
It found new hardware and I let it search for the best driver, it didn't seem to be able to find it on the disc that came with the MOBO?? and asked me for the location, I went through the disc, found the file it wanted - it then continued trying to install the drivers before telling me that there was an error instaling the driver, it does not support my processor. A little odd.
then the system powered down again, it rebooted all the way to Windows and was fine again for about 10 r so minutes and again it restarted.
Maybe its my upgrade method, but I definately think that power is no longer the problem - I wonder ifI have a dodgy board?
So far I have tried the RAM in different slots, a different stick of RAM, a different Graphics card, with my fans and ALL USB devices disconnected - I have 2 optical drives so I have tried disconnecting one, and then disconnecting the other - but always keeping one connected - I am getting no further. - Oh and I have obviously changed to a more expensive apparently AMD approved PSU
Do I have a duff board or CPU I am wondering - I can't test either seperately as I don't know anyone else with a 754 processor or board.
purchased through the internet so reluctant to send both items back for them to test as ebuyer take about 2 weeks to test things you send bac and they charge you if they are working - nice of um.
A couple more things I could test - let me know if you think either of these could be the problem:
Gonna pop home and change the SATA drive for an old IDE drive and atempt a fresh install of windows maybe SATA drive is telling system to do something it doesn't want to do??
I have a clear case, the case has fairly big mobo standoffs, enough for me to channel my IDE cables under the board for a tidier looking system - I have my 2 opticals on seperate channels but both ide cables run under the CPU - is there any chance that interference could cause random problems like this? - I don't think so my self - and if so I would expect to see at least a BSOD.??
otherwise unless any of you helpful people have any other suggestions I think I am gonna have to pay for both items to go back.
Cheers
Dave
PS: from what I remember system spec:
AMD 3000+ 64 bit CPU
MSI K8N Neo Platinum
ATI Radeon 9600 (Abit - 256Mb)
512Mb Viking DDR400 RAM
120Gb Western Digital SATA HDD
Sony 8x DVD+- RW
LG 16x DVD ROM
Creative Sound Blaster Live (have tried removing this as well)
PPS: tried HDD connected to SATA 1 and 3 - no effect

MSI Neo platinum no bass

Hi. I know there are other threads about this but they have not been answered with something that helped (at least not me).
Question:
How do get bass on my integrated soundcard (for MSI k8n Neo Platinum)?
Before I used the integrated soundcard in SOYO k7v Dragon+ and I really liked it. I cant imagine that this can be so much worse. I really cant use this soundcard. I get a headache if I try.
So I cant believe its just bad quality soundcard. It has got to be something wrong. Or..?
As reference I also used Hercules Gamsurround Fortissimo II before (cant get it to work now). No problems with the quality there either.
If it's supposed to sound like this, then I can't understand why they have optical output on the soundcard. Its WAY worse then my Ipod and my headphones to the PC is much better then the Ipod's.
any help out there?

I've also got the MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum board, and newly i got a surround sound speaker set, and when i connect it to the soundboard, all lines works except the subwoofer/center line. It doesn't play at all when playing music, but when i use the integreted soundtest in the surroundsystem all speakers play as they should.
But when i use the nvidia sound config it doesn't play at all. The VU metres for the two lines is also at the bottom.
Very strange and i dont think its a setup problem, because i used the inbuilt guide and so on

Need help overclocking on MSI X48C Platinum with DDR3 14400

hello everybody
i just installed an MSI X48C Platinum but i woud like to OC the cpu
to around 3GHZ , and play with ddr3s @ 1800mhz with cas 8-8-8-24
or less.
These are the settings i'm using atm: all defaults
q6600
cpu 2400 mhz
fsb 266 mhz
multiplier 9x
OCZ DDR3 PC3-14400 Platinum Edition
fsb/memory ratio: 1:2.00 (auto)
running @ 1067
cas 6-6-6-18 (auto)

how far can you get with your FSB Clock Speed? Have you tested anything yet?

MSI Neo4 Platinum with MSI GF6600GT PCI-e Freezes on games

I'm having this serious problem that my new build system freezes on games. Sometimes I can play for a few hours and sometimes I can play only a few minutes before the system freezes completely. Only a hardware reset helps in this case.
This is my hardware setup:
MSI Neo4 Platinum
MSI GF6600GT PCI-e
2 x 512MB DDR400 memory(in dual mode)
AMD 3200+ 64-bit processor
Sound Blaster Audigy
DVD Writer
Floppy
I'm using Windows XP SP2
What I tryd:
Tested with other RAM modules, same trouble
Reinstalled windows xp, same trouble
Tryd all kind of driver versions, same trouble
Flashed bios to 1.9, same trouble
Put a Zalman Cooler on the Video card (temperature now between 40 and 60 degrees in games instead of 80-100 degrees), same trouble
This is where my questions come:
There are two hardware components I cannot switch to try:
The mainboard and the Video card. Whitch one is most likely to be broken??
I have read in the manual of the mainboard that the PSU should have at least 18A on the 12+ signal. My PSU only haves 15A there. While I doubt this results in problems like this I still like to know if it does!
Please help me out on this one!

Have tried older drivers for you GFX, I find the late 6XXX work better for most games. You mite want to check the system is stable with:
Prime95, Memtest86, 3D mark 03 & 05.
You mite be having the same problems as "easlern", his games would lock up. This was due to to a problem with onboard sound Sound Blaster.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=84328.0
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=84328.msg603340#msg603340
Quote
At that moment I didn't even know what was actually on my board, but I knew it was a generic card I was probably never going to use anyway, and I didn't recall getting any sound card updates for this board. So I looked in device manager, and bingo: AC97 device under multimedia devices. I immediately did two things to completely eliminate the rascal: updated the driver for it and promptly went to BIOS and disabled the sucker. Also disabled SATA group 2 (slots 3 and 4), the Marvell LAN because I only use one ethernet anyway (the nVidia one, which from what I was reading, was probably the more robust of the two), both RAID controllers (actually I had disabled them earlier to skip the annoying RAID setup screen), and put the PCIe bus back to 100MHz (rogue: I was wondering about possible damage over time with this too high too, so I was glad to try setting it back to normal!) Also ran Driver Cleaner to rip out the detonators even though I was putting in another nVidia, and then put in the 6800GT and installed drivers. (In case you were interested, my 3dMark05 score went from 3511 under the 6600GT to 4939 under the 6800GT! I now run in 1280x1024 at max effects and I'm completely spoiled in one night already! )
Anyway, one of these myriad, desperate attempts must have worked because I get neither audio stutters (should have been a freaking clue in the first place, duh!) nor lock ups.
Since this is the first PC I've built, I was certain I had to have screwed something up hardware-wise or found some combination that had incompatibilities. If it WAS just the freaking sound card driver I'm going to leave this place in shame and never post again! In my defense, the MSI Update utility didn't show any updated sound drivers for me, and I had assumed it was being pre-empted by my SB Live in any case.
I was convinced this problem was (if it is indeed gone) a video card issue but I can't say it ever was without putting the 6600 back in and running for several hours. I'm going to bet it was the AC97 though because nVidia boards have always been fantastic for me, I haven't had any actual motherboard issues, my RAM and CPU are just fine, and Win2k has never let me down.
Don't assume anything, though, I've learned.
One thing to note: when I was checking out the AC97, I noticed it was *sharing* IRQ 20 with the nForce NIC detector (might have a different name, I can't remember right now). Apparently this is a capability of Win2k to share IRQs but it kind of added to my suspicions anyway.
I'll let you know how the next few sessions go and whether this issue is still an issue

K8N Neo Platinum with Venice vcore problem

Hello,
I got a new Socket754 CPU Venice E6 3000+ and replaced it with NewCastle CG 3200+.
But BIOS indicates VCORE is 1.9V+. It's obvious that it's too high and also CPU temp is 0C/32F.
Does anyone know how to fix this problem?
Athlon64 3000+ Venice E6
K8N Neo Platinum (MS-7030) BIOS 2.1
WD Raptor 36GB
Reserator1 Plus
Seasonic S12 500W
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
SB Audigy2

Please create your own rig and put in your sig with details of PSU and BIOS rev. Have you OC'ing your pc recently?

MOVED: MSI Neo PT880-FSR s478

This topic has been moved to Overclockers & Modding Corner.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=115343.0

Quote from: Tweaked on 12-March-08, 06:48:21
I did it all, I did it all...
Of course I'm overclocking! It's my hoby. My previous board was asus p4s8x-x with 533 FSB, so I moved on a board with 800 FSB, this one...
I must say that I had a better overclock on asus plate so far.... if I'm not halucinating, then this cpu voltage option is missing...
What about flashing back on first or second release of BIOS version?
Still have a hope for sollutions...
Enjoy!
Well since you don't known what was your provisional BIOS before update, you can try some BIOS version until find where it works.
http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=downloaddetail&type=bios&maincat_no=1&prod_no=608
Currently you are running latest one 2.0 with this issue, try with 1.9 and re-test if no change 1.8 and so on.

MOVED: MSI Neo 2 platinum with San Diego or Venice

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