MSI K8 Neo2 start up

hey guys i am using a AMD Athlon FX55 , 200gb MAxtor D9 sata 7200rpm , corsiar 1gb @ddr 400mhz cl 2.5 3 3 8, gainward 6800 gt running at 420/1100 mhz. i am using MSI K8N Neo2 motherboard and running at windows xp sp1. when i start my com , the com hangs in either the MSI platinum screen or at the windows boot screen. i have to restart again before i can get into windows. wat can i do?

krenzx -
Don´t know any "real-time" power measuring tool, but to use the "Power supply calculator", is one way to roughly find out the PC / PSU power needs.
http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/
However, as they point out in the text the recommended watts is supposed to be delivered from a quality PSU with true watts and amps.
I would also personally calculate the recommended watts x at least 1,25 - to somehow compensate for the PSU to be able to work at 75% av of it´s capacity, since many PSU delivers it´s max at 75% capacity ( heatissue ).
A low watt / low quality PSU that have to work att full capacity all the time, will sooner or later break and if unlucky, something else will brake with it.
A powerful quality PSU with good 12v amps, also gives better headroom for overclocking and stability at 24/7 runtime.

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    Hi.
    I'm getting the dreaded Machine Check Exception(0000009c) on my rig and it seems no amount of tinkering can get this combo to play nicely, and as I know there are quite a few more of you with the same problem out there(and a lot who DON'T have this problem) I thought it could be interesting to find out a bit more about this.
    My box:
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    MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum
    2x512Mb (Kingston HyperX PC3000...old stuff from my KT333-mobo)
    Audigy 2 (SB0240)
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    Tried all different driver revs for the audigy, from the one on the included cd up to the latest. Tried changing that pci-clock setting in the bios(hidden setting), to no avail.
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    Facts:
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    2. When I remove the Audigy2 from my system and use the on-board sound the lock-ups stop, no more machine check exceptions.(this isn't a solution, its a workaround)
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    Quote
    Originally posted by MonarchX
    How do you know if its the SB0240 or SB0350?
    Model number on the box or the white sticker on top of the card.
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  • Problem with NIC and Firewire on MSI 865PE NEO2-PFISR

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    Quote
    Originally posted by Raven
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  • Change CPU only, not booting up. MSI KT8 Neo2 F

    Hi,
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    Hi!
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    PS: Please clear CMOS after flashing. Don't forget to disconnect from AC when you reset cmos.

  • MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum Fan

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    Quote
    Originally posted by Brogan
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  • Problem on boot MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum

    I am an italian lover of MSI motherboards.
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    Hi Italiano,
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    Have you details of your power supply. please show Maximum 3.3v,5v & 12v.
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    try:-
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  • MSI K8N Neo2, can't install Windows

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    Quote
    Originally posted by kensterman
    Is your CDROM drive okay?  How about the XP CD itself?  Either way, it sounds like it's bombing duing the reading/ copying of the files..
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  • Whoever's going to buy a MSI 945P Neo2-F. Please read!!!

    To All whose going to buy this board,
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    Family Name: Pentium D 805 (2.66GHz)
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    Stepping:20
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  • MSI K8N Neo2 and Creative?

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  • MSI k8n Neo2 Platinium Stutter Problem

    Hi
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    Any ideas?

    Quote from: buakbay on 26-March-05, 23:40:27
    Hi
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    Any ideas?
    turn off any virus checker for a start
    Theres a heck of alot of things that can cause stuttering..
    turn off agp fast writes, turn off cool and quiet, turn off dynamic overclocking, ensure up to date gfx and platform drivers, ensure you are not overheating, what temps have you got on cpu and gfx?
    do not run corecenter or any other background app that might have bugs in it, check the cpu usage of all running tasks, something might be spiking and causing stutter.
    what drivers are you running with (list all)
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    what are your benchmark scores for 3dmark 03? do they compare to others with similar spec?

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

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

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  • MSI K8T Neo2 constant hangup

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    35A, 28A, 17A, 0.3A, 0.8A, 2A
    I'w been thinking about a ram problem, seeing how the ram is old, and most people complain over the fact that Ram prevents booting (not a problem) and makes the system unstable (just my problem).
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  • With MSI K8T NEO2 FIR Mb (help)

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    I thought of buying the OCZ 520w psu....  Does it solve the problem?
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    This psu should give me these specs:
    520W:
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    +5V(40A)
    +12V(33A)
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    regards.
    Kris

    Prime95 version 23.8.1 is my first choice, I run the torture test in blend mode because it uses lots of ram, very sensitive to errors. Pure math computataions and matched against known results.
      I also use Hot Cpu tester Pro 4.2.2, they do have a free version as well it tests alot of different cpu instructions as well as memory simultaniously as well as doing a burn-in. Faster than Prime, nice when your overclocking since you can see what is failing sse instructions for example, then you can either up the cpu voltage or ram voltage depending on the test or back off the oc a bit.Used it alot with my old Barton 2500 rig.
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  • MSI P35 NEO2 FIR voltage problems!!

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