MSI K8T NEO 2 VIA RAID & 2x120GB S-ATA Connection Problem

Hello,
I have 2x120GB S-ATA HDDs. I tried connect them to VIA Raid Controller (Raid 0), but Second HDD connected on S-ATA 2 is not detected .. I don't know why. I've connected them to Promis PDC 20579 and everything works fine. But now I wanna install Windows XP 64bit edition, and there are no 64bit dirvers for PDC20579, So I wanna connect it on VIA RAID, where drivers are available. Can anybody help me please ? (Can I lost my data if i reconnect from Promise to VIA ?)

I agree, but it seems that the VIA controller is more sensitive to it then the Promise one
Still, I think the entire SATA cable+connectors are poor design in total....rushed out the door so to speak....I wish they asked me....

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I am thining of switching from a P4 system to a athlon 64 system. Only I have a few problems.
Will I be able to use an amd athlon 64 3000+ on the MSI K8T Neo-FIS2R VIA K8T800 motherboard??
and also will I be able to use my OCZ 1GB (512x2) DDR533Mhz PC 4200 RAM (DUAL CHANNEL) on the motherboard as well?

Hi
I use Elixir from Ebuyers, thats the cheapest I could find, works flawlessly on the AMD 64 3200+, the label says
' M2U51264D88HB3G-5T
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MSI K8T Neo-FIS2R, BIOS flash???

I'm trying to flash my bios but i get this wrong message after restart: CMOS SETTINGS WRONG, if you have built sata raid array previously, go to "P20378 sata controller" set as raid. I've tried that but it dosn't help.......what should i do???
Motherboard: MSI K8T Neo-FIS2R
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i used to get that almost every time i update BIOS. I forgot the fix, but we need to know as Tiresmoke said whether u r at all using the promise. if Via serials r enough for u (which in this case they r since u only hv 2 sata hd's) then just use these and see what happens.
did u also try to load bios defaults? i think i used to do this when i get that error msg

MSI K8T Neo - System & Application crash/reboot

Windows XP Pro, SP 1
MSI K8T Neo-FIS2R Via K8T800 Athlon 64
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Processor
Corsair CMX512-3200C2PT 512MB DDR400 PC3200 XMS X (2)
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
REVOLUTION 7.1 PCI SURROUND
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If you know what I might try to do in attempts to fix this please let me know.

hey thanks for your reply. yes i made sure everything was enabled and i just fixed my own problem. just for the heck on it i called msi tech support [talked to a real smart fella] and he told me that sometimes you need to jumper the drive when your using a single hard drive. i played with it a few minutes and it worked. its installing xp right now. i guess you learn something new everyday.

AMD64 2800+ & MSI K8T NEO Freezing !!

AMD64 2800+ (stock cooling) (socket 754)
MSI K8T Neo (Chipset : VIA K8T800)
1x 512 DDR 400MHz PC 3200
1x WD SATA 160gb 7200 RPM, 8mb cache (disk fans)
1x WD IDE 40gb 7200 RPM, 2mb cache
Leadtek Winfast 6600GT (Extra power molex)
Terratec TV Value
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2x 80mm FANS
Nothing is Overclocked.
1.)
PC is freezing randomly, but i have launched memtest, and burn in test for cpu, it was on all the night and no errors,,
Probably it's the PSU problem not giving enough power, i have this problems since i've installed my new 6600GT, and new disk. (SATA)
2.)
. I have disabled all the WAKEUP things in BIOS and Windows(NEtwork card) if i SHUTDOWN MY PC, it randomly turns on after I do SHUTDOWN ?? after a minute?? and sometimes not :S i don't really know what's the problem, but i'm aiming at PSU, i have tried many things... What do you guys think?
PSU Stats are :
+5V = 30A
+12V= 15A
-5V = 0.5A
-12V = 0.8A
+3.3 = 14A
+5 VSB = 2A
+5&+3.3 V = TOTAL OUTPUT 180W
OUTPUT MAX = 350 W
Stats of my PSU, that is now in !
Can 350W Noname PSU handle normally and stable my sistem?
i personally think problem is at PSU
(I'm looking forward to BUY LC 550W...)
Any suggestions?

1.) Yes i have disabled all the WakeUP Things :S
Should be unstable Power / Bad PSU ?
2.)
Probably this should be the problem -> recommend at least 400W, at least 20A on 12v.... amd uses more 12v lines, i think this my 350w noname should be the prob !!
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=46719.0
Any more suggestions, so i should go for a NEW PSU for sure?
And what PSU gimme links :P what's the best.. (Price/Performance)
I'm looking at LC 550W, pro's / contras?
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+3.3 V: 32A
+5.0 V: 40A
+12.0 V: 24A
-5 V: 0,5A
-12 V: 1A
+5Vsb: 2,0A
http://www.lc-power.com/htm/products_detail.php?lang=2&h_id=1&u_id=2&a_id=26
.. TY !!!

MSI K8t Neo FIS2R RAID Question

I've just put together my new system. If it weren't for this forum, I might not have succeeded. Thanks for all the info out there.
Currently, I'm running raid 0, using (2) raptor 74's. The next thing I want to do is mirror. I bought a 160 gig maxtor ata drive for this purpose. But, after seeing the table in the MSI raid manual, it looks like I have to use (2) drives the same size as the raptor 74's inorder to use the raid 0+1 configuration. Any help on this would be apreciated.
MSI K8t Neo FIS2R
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Kingston (2) 512mg Hyper X DDR500
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Nvidia Geforce Ti 4200 128mg graphics
shydragon

but mirror raid wont save you from oc crash's , virus, bad installs, acidently, deleteing or any useful recovery..it only protects from hd failure to mechanical or electrical malfunction.
you are far better off imagine the drives or mking backups, and using the drives as storage for that, you will come out ahead.
but if you still want raid 1, you can
partition the drives?
use the smaller ones for system restore , and internet cache, mp3's . for example
for rich performance freaks buy 2 more satas and raid them on the other chip
just a few ideas

How to install a fresh copy of windows xp with sp2 on a msi k8t neo

My specifications:
CPU: AMD ATHLON 64 - 3000MHZ
MOTHERBOARD: MSI K8T NEO
RAM: CRUCIAL MICRON 1024MB DDR
HDD: WD 120GB ( C: 60GB, D: 60GB )
HDD: SEAGATE 4GB ( E: 4GB )
DVD: NEC 3520
CD: SONY
The system is on drive C:
primary master HDD 4GB ( on drive E: )
primary slave NONE
secondary master CDR DVD-RW
secondary slave CDR SONY
and last HDD 120GB on primary raid ( on drive C: and D: )
NONE on secondary
I have 2 floppy disks: on the first one it says G72-PRSA060, Promise 376/378 Driver, Disk 1 of 1
on the second one it says G72-VASA040, VIA SATA RAID Driver, For VT6420/VT8237, Disk 1 of 1
Can please someone tell me how to install a fresh copy of windows xp on my computer from scratch? All I know that I have to press F6 at some time and insert one of the disks but I don't know which one. And I don't know when to insert a second disk.
Thanks for helping me

Yeah. I remember when I had that board. I found the best SATA ports were the Promise ones, but...
What do you think, Tiresmoke? You had the same board too if I'm not mistaken.

MSI k8t neo booting issue

First of all....
AMD athlon 64 3200+
MSI K8T NEO FIS2R
Antec 400w PS
2x Corsair 512mb Valueram
Samsung 160GB SATA
Gainward 5700FX Ultra 128mb Golden sample
Samsung DVD-rom
SAmsung DVD/RW
i think thats everything... anyways
i have an odd problem. When i first turned it on, the HD was on the Promise Controller. tried installing XP, hit F6, ect, setup would not recognize HD. so i put it on the Via, disabled the promise, installed XP. computer reboots, POST's, blank screen.
tried several times, but each time after the Bios and raid stuff, i get a blank screen. now, if i try and reinstall XP, it hangs on the "Setup is checking your hardware configuration..." and just stays there. any ideas?

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Originally posted by Nevyn
well, its 18A actually. after a while, i tried aa IDE HD, same problem. then after even more fiddling, i got it too boot. it seems it refuses to get past POST if there is anything connected too USB. and if i plug in a usb mouse after, it just doesn't work. also, the D-led thingy was NOT lighting up during boot. and guesses?
18 is the minimum of what people recommend, but you should be ok.
In BIOS make sure emulation and legacy USB are disable, and set USB ports to 8.
Ian

FAQ for MSI K8T NEO

Is there a FAQ for the MSI K8T NEO motherboard?
About 3 years ago I build a computer using the ABIT KT7Raid Mbd.
Although I had the ABIT manuals I found that wasn't enough to guide
me thru setting up the board, installing the OS, and downloading
all the correct drivers. Fortunately there was a very extensive FAQ
(written by Paul Howland) that had all this information and more.
I just bought a MSI K8T with a Athlon 64-3000 CPU and I am in
the same boat. I have the MSI manual but it doesn't lead me thru
the steps for installing WinXP and making sure I've got all the
latest drivers. Is there such a FAQ, or has it gotten so easy that
a FAQ is no longer required? (Like maybe WinXP already has all
the drivers required?)
Thanks
~Paul

do you have a SATA or normal IDE heard drive?
if SATA, you need to press F6 at the start of windows xp install to install the SATA drivers, depending on which controller you hooked the hard drive up to (promise or VIA)
thats about it really...
everything else is on the CD, then you can use live update to get the latest drivers and bios.

Problems with OC in MSI K8T Neo FIS2R!!!

Hi!
I have faced problems when making OC in my Athlon 64 3400+. I do not obtain to increase the FSB for 213Mhz more than without that they occur stopped or reset. I am using 1Gb (2x512) of Ram (Corsair CMX 3200LL PRO).
In the internet many stories exist that chip VIA K8T800 is not good for OC, because the AGP/PCI cannot be stopped with fixed values.
Exists some form to obtain with stability in this Mobo one overclock descent, with FSB of at least 220Mhz? The lack of stability in overclock limits the processor very, what it finishes in forcing to who knows to abandon the K8T Neo, passing to a Mobo that uses Nforce3 250, for example.
If somebody will be able to help with tips to try one overclock for FSB in 220mhz with stability would be very grateful, friends!
my system
Athlon 64 3400+ (cooler venus 12)
MSI K8T Neo FIS2R
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120Gb SATA Maxtor 8mb buffer
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CD/RW+DVD
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Take your sata drive off and you can overclock higher. There is no PCI/AGP lock so the speeds are affecting your sata drive. 210 mhz. system clock is about the limit before the sata drives start to act up.
The problem is with that particular VIA chipset. No way around it has been found to work in a practical manner.

MSI K8T Neo BIOS

I recently flashed my BIOS via the Live! Update feature to 1.80...
However, both SiSoft Sandra 2004 & Belarc Advisor report BIOS version 1.0 is installed....
Here is the report from Belarc:
Board: MSI MS-6702 1.0
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. Version 07.00T 04/02/01
If i try to run the Live! BIOS update, i am told i have the latest version...
So, my question is what BIOS do i have? MSI say i have the latest revision, but Sandra & Belarc say i have the first revision.
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MSI K8T Neo - AMD Athlon64 3000+ - ASUS GeforceFX5700TD 256MD - 1GB DDR400 - 2x 80GB Maxtor HDD - Soundblaster Audigy

...if you don't believe the MSI utility restart your computer...
...first screen during POST...v1.80...7/28/2004...
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MSI K8T-NEO won't post from a cold boot

Alrighty here is my strange problem. I have my system connected to a surge protector powerstip. When I power my machine down I also shut off the powerstrip which cuts wall power off from the machine. When I turn the power back on the and then fire up the computer every single time it will not POST on the first try. The drive lights cd-roms come on but the HD's never start. So I hold the power button in for 6 seconds, then hit it a second time, and it boots every time. Shutting down and restarting is no problem, so long as the power is never disconnected from the system.
Here is my configuration
MSI K8T NEO Bios version 1.2
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1 512meg stick of Geil Ultra PC3200 slot 1
1 512meg stick of Coarsair XMS3200 slot 2
memory is running at 333mhz 2-3-3-7 all setting are set to auto
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1 Pioneer PD-115 16X DVD drive
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1 Zip Drive
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So anyway its prime stable etc. But when ever the system has been powered off, and unplugged the first time I power on it always fails to post with the d-link indicator lights indicating a CPU failure. Hold down the power button and it reboots. Power the machine off, but don't disconnect wall power powers back on just fine.
This is strange, since I use the surge protector to turn off speakers, etc! Its also annoying, I used to have a MSI K7D-L Master 2xXP CPU's with the same hardware witht eh exception of the Geil RAM, and of course cpu, and mobo and never had any problems with a cold boot. any suggestions?

Yeah I tried having only one stick of ram in the machine, and it hangs on a cold boot when its been unplugged/or powersupply switched off. Reboot again and no problems. I tried just having the geil installed, and the corsair stick installed same problem. I have ordered a second Geil Ultra PC3200 stick so I'll have matched sticks and will be able to run at 400mhz FSB. The lack of a manual memory speed setting overide in the bios is frustrating. Yes I know the speed is more or less set by the CPU but there must be some override mechinism if you can slow it down....
I have also tried with just a video card installed, and one stick of ram to see if the problem would go away. No GO. One thing to mention is I had a Radeon 9700pro that I got from new egg refurbed that I had to send back becasue the card would not power on when the system was booted, unless you disconnected the power lead got the warning message, and then powered off and reconnected the power lead. Possibly this card may have damaged something else? OR the mobo was bad and damaged the card? The mobo was new, the ram (geil), CPU, and 9700pro were all refurbs. Everything else was from a previous dual processor system and was working fine.
Both of the Western digitals are set as masters and each are on their own seperate ide channels. The Promise FastTrack100 TX4, has 4 IDE channels and the HD's are connect to channel 1 and channel 2 on the FastTrack controller.
Specifically what happens is if the power has been off, I turn the power on, hit the power button. Lights come on, the cd-rom drives lights start blinking, fans come on, and I hear this kinda of poping sound out of the speakers like the kind of sound you get when you first power on the machine but it happens a second time about 2 seconds after powering on the machine, and it just sits in this kind of hung up state, hitting the reset button does nothing. Then I power off power back on and it POSTS, and back to normal. So long as the system is never disconnected from the power source while it is off, it will power back on the first time. This is really strange I've never had a system do this before. I'm beginning to wonder if I just have a bad/faulty board and ought to RMA it?

MSI K8T Neo 2 may be unavaliable, is there anything else?

I really want to purchase to MSI K8T Neo 2 but unfortunately the shop I was getting it from gets it from Australia and they don't have an ETA on when it will be avaliable again. There are 4 more shops in New Zealand listing it, but thats all.
Is there a different board I should consider?
I would prefer to stick with MSI.
According to some reviews tha VIA K8T800 Pro was marginally faster than the Nforce 3 in games...
So is the Nforce 3 board from MSI a good choice? Good drivers/stability etc?

Quote from: Ui30 on 24-June-05, 17:34:28
nForce is not more stable then VIA, absolutely not.
When you prefer stability, go with VIA chip
when you want a good overclicker with some stability isues, go for the nForce.
My advice: see my signature and you know .....
What sort of stability issues are we talking about here?
BSOD's?

MSI K8T Neo Boot Trouble

I just got the MSI K8T Neo, once it passes the splash screen, RAID, etc. It will just restart.
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I upgraded my PSU to Antec 430 (Specs in Sig), figured that would be enough. I guess it may not have been the problem. I'm still just trying to boot with just Graphics card and 40 GB HDD, windows xp sp1. Everytime it boots it passes the Corecell screen, the raid screen, and goes into the "computer did not safely shut down." I've tried safe mode, regularly, booting into command prompt. As soon as i select the option the computer just reboots. Checked for shorts and didn't find any. Anyone else have any ideas of what it may be, i just can't seem to think of any other possibilities.

MSI K8T Neo D-Bracket Early Initialization

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Thnx

We have seen this happen alot in the P4 Forum, As There seems to be numerous Members that are having some compatability issues with the ATI-9700, Pro, and Non Pro VPU's . Someone Contacted ATI Tech. Support Directely and recieved this Response >> Dated Dec 24, 2003 at 01:10 PM reply
Hi David,
This video card has a know problem with the some of the MSI manufactured motherboards. It seems that the Boards involved are the VIA series, and the INTEL i865PE series. The only ATI cards that work have to have a serial # with -30 at the end or higher or they will not work. Because this card is discontinued our supplier cannot gaurantee a -30 card as a replacement. We can only exchange for a different item within the first 15 days so the only thing I can suggest is to see if you have a friend that may want to buy the card as there is probably nothing wrong with it and then buy another one. Any of the new 9600 or 9800 series don't have this problem. If you have any other questions let me know. Thanks alot.
Ryan S. Senior Tech. ATI Canada
I hope that this is Not the case with your Board. And now we have also seen that this compatability issue is NOT Just limited to the i865PE's as I have seen Threads involving both the SIS 655 and the INTEL i875P MSI Boards also.
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