MSI NEO F 965 HAS NO RAID

You just killed this board. I have been searching this forum why i cant get into raid setup but when i learn this board has no raid, made me really negative about this board. You people put an option into setup that we can choose as a raid or ide mode but you just dont add 2 more raid slot on this lovely board. On users manual you have a page how to make raid. There are some missed sata ports they are SATA 2 SATA 5 but other ports SATA 1(j MICRON), SATA 3,SATA4,SATA6 and SATA 7
just one useles j micron port and 4 ICH8 intel sata port and numared wrong. Very very useless.
Tomorrow i am giving this borad back to the computer shop.
Thanks for doing this..
bye bye MSI...

This model did not comes with any RAID on JMicron.
http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_detail.php?UID=744
The platinum series does but only for SATA II controllers.
http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_detail.php?UID=745

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MSI Neo-FIS2R build questions! & SATA RAID questions!

This is going to sound like a stupid question. And I'm not even sure that I know what I am asking.
I've built two computers so far. One with an MSI K7N2G-L and another with an MSI K7N2G-ILSR. Both nForce2 motherboards with AMD processors.
Here's what I'm getting at... I'm planning on building a new machine with either the Abit IC7-G or the MSI Neo-FIS2R (both 875P boards obviously).
Now, when I built the two nForce2 boards it was really easy. I put all of the components together, turned on the machine, the bios auto enabled settings, I put the windows xp pro cd in the cd drive and formatted the hard drive for NTFS, I then installed the OS and booted the system! Then I intstalled the drivers fromt the MSI CD. Ran Live BIOS and flashed to the most current motherboard BIOS. SIMPLE! Everything worked fine.
Here's my question. For the 875P system will everything pretty much happen the same way? Or do I need to do additional things? One of my main concerns (especially if I go with the Abit IC7-G over the MSI) is flashing the bios. Do I need a floppy drive or something? I've never flashed a BIOS outside of the Live BIOS utility. I don't want to put a floppy drive in my system! What are my options here?
Not that I want to do it, but if I needed to (say with the Abit board) HOW DO I FLASH THE BIOS WITHOUT USING THE LIVE BIOS UTILTY?
Bottom line is, I'm building this system for someone else and I want it all to be a painless experience (especially if they are looking over my shoulder).
One final question. This may sound even more stupid than the first question. I'm purchasing SATA drives ONLY. I'm not purchasing any IDE drives. So, here's my question...Can I boot from a SATA drive? What if it's in RAID 0? From the posts in the forums it appears that the SATA and RAID on these 875P motherboards either doesn't work or isn't very reliable (may potentially lose data). IS THIS AT ALL TRUE?! I'm stupid when it comes to RAID and SATA. Any help in this department would be appreciated.
Thanks.

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Originally posted by ZippyGaloo
1. If I only install one SATA drive I have to set it up as a RAID anyway right? Wrong?
2. If I install two SATA drives I have to set it up as a RAID as well right? Wrong?
3. If I install two SATA drives and set up a RAID
(either 0 or 1) which drive does the OS go on?
I have never built a raid array (as yet) and have never owned a SATA disk (as yet), but from what I have read...
RAID is a method of connecting several disks together so they perform as a single disk. That means, in response to your points above:
1) If you install only one drive (SATA or not), it will not be set up as RAID.
2) If you install two SATA drives, you have the option of using them as two individual drives OR setting them up in a RAID 0 or 1 configuration.
3) Ok, RAID 0 is known as "striping" - this method makes two disks look like one big disk, that works twice as fast as the individual drives. Every time the PC writes data to the drive, it sends the first bit of data to drive 1, the second to drive 2, then drive 1 again etc etc. This speeds up the disk read/write time, as the two disks can both work simultaneously. To the OS though, the two drives appear as one. The OS will be spread across both disks - it needs both of them connected to run, take either disk out and you'll be left with half an OS (that obviously won't work)
With RAID 1 (known as "mirroring"), you still use two disks. You will only have a useable capacity of the smallest disk however (using two 40gb drives only gives you a total of 40gb of space. with RAID 0, two 40gb disks will make one big one - nearly 80gb large {I think the RAID system itself uses a bit of space}). The advantage with mirroring, is the second disk holds an exact copy of the first. If one disk goes bang, you have a duplicate copy on the second - so, to answer your point above, the OS will reside on both disks.
To summarize, RAID 0 is good for increasing speed; RAID 1 is good for increasing protection of your data as you have two copies incase a drive gives up. To get the best of both worlds you need RAID 0+1 (this method needs 4 disks though, 2 striped - then 2 mirroring the striped).
There is a lot to RAID - just search the net for some manuals if you're interested, hope this gives you an idea though (providing I've got it right!)

875P Neo FIS2R-Slow boot with Raid on Intel + Raid on Promise

Hello all.
Here is the configuration I'm trying to set up (and almost did)
SI 875P Neo FIS2R,MS-6758 BIOS v2.4
P4 2.6 GHz HT
500W 6fan total
2x1G Kit DDR 400
2x74 G WD Raptor Raid0 (Intel S1-2) Win XP inst
2x36 G WD Raptor Raid0 (Promise S3-4)
GeCube X1600Pro
DVD-RW (IDE 2 )
Win XP SP2 (All latest updates installed)
I followed the instructions as they are listed in the sticky (great job btw) and configured the 2 SATA 74G WD Raptor on Intel Raid controller(serial1&2) as Raid0 and install WindowsXP Prof sp 2 on it.
Then I configured the 2 SATA 36G WD Raptor on Promise controller(serial3&4) as Raid0 and added this Raid to the existing WindowsXP installation.
This set up is working very good once I'm logged into Windows with no problems at all.
The glitch is that I need 3 min waiting time till I see the windows loading logo.
I have all the latest drivers installed also IAA and INFs and my bios is as the default values except the changes mentioned in the sticky
Onboard Promise IDE - as Raid
ON-Chip IDE Configuration:
Native Mode
SATA Only
Keep SATA Active - Yes
Keep PATA Active - Yes
PATA Channel selection - Both
Configure SATA as Raid - Yes
I did the Win XP installation twice till now, taking care to install INFs and drivers in the right order but the result is the same...3-5 mins till I have a fully operational windows environment and after that all is running like a dream.
Now, I've searched in the forum and saw that many more people have the same problem but never read the solution to it, so if someone has ever found the way to solve this or has the same configuration please tell me how he did it. Even if someone knows that it can't be solved just drop me a line telling me so. Altough the system is running smoothly I find the 3 min waiting time unacceptable and frustrating. I've run out of ideas so please help me.
Thanks in advance

Hello Blazer and thank you for replying.
Answering one at a time...
are both raid arrays setup with the same stripe size?--> Yes Both arrays are configured at 16k stripes
do you see both the intel and the promise bios setup screens?-->Yes both screens (Intel(R) RAID... and Fast Built (tm) ...)appear almost instantly after MSI's logo screen showing my Raid arrays in Normal status. The delay starts after the Promise's screen till the Windows Loading logo screen.
how is the raid bootable drive identified in the boot from menu?-->
Boot Device Priority:
1st BBS-0 (Raid): Intel <name> (---> this is the OS drive on Intel controller)
2nd Disabled
3rd Disabled
Try other boot devices NO
I have also the option to select the the Drive on Promise which shows as BBS-1 (Raid) FT 378 Ary 1 but I have left it out cause it doesn't have the OS on it.
is the OS drive labeled as C: and seen as 200GB drive [as one] from the four drive array]--> No as it shouldn't cause these are two different Raid Arrays. The first Raid on Intel's controller with the 2x74G WD Disks indeed shows as one C: 137 G and has the OS on it. The second on Promise controller with 2x36G WD Disks also shows as one D: 70G.These are two separate Arrays with 2 disks each and they show as indented.
is network boot enabled causing a delayed boot?--> I don't quit understand what you mean. In case you mean what happens if I unplug the 2 disks from the promise controller then yes if I do that the system boots fast in the Windows even if I leave the Bios setting "configure promise as raid"!!!
My problem is similar with this post: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=69994.0
other posts that have reported the same trouble:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=94944.msg683258#msg683258
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=81901.0
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=66662.0
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=98005.0 ---> I wish it was that simple, I did it as with all other drivers
I hope that info helps you helping me.

BIOS problem? MSI Neo P35 F

Hi,
I need help regarding some problem.
My PC has the following specs:
Motherboard: MSI Neo P35 F
I replaced the old CPU (Intel Core 2 duo 2.13 Ghz, E6420) by a new one (Intel Quad Core Q9650).
From then, the pc didn't recognize the new CPU
so I updated the old BIOS with the latest version (2.1) according to recognize the new CPU.
Now the pc boots, recognizes the CPU, but BIOS does not have the AHCI options possible, and I always get a "no hard disk detected" kind of error.
I only have IDE available, not even RAID.
So I need the AHCI too, to get a good connection to my hard drive I read somewhere.
(so I need a modded bios for that I suppose, can I find that anywhere?)
Other problems to mention:
Each time I change something in BIOS, like time/date or boot sequence, and I save, he does not boot further...
Each time I want to reboot it, I have to remove battery in order to get him rebooted again. (it's new battery)
With some workaround (in GRUB, running a linux os), I can get the OS started, so the hard disk and OS still work fine. But when shutting down the computer, he doesn't boot the correct way, and have to remove battery again. So maybe the BIOS is corrupted, or the shutting down method is wrong?
What could be the problem? Could I solve it by a modded bios?

Quote from: brusselswafeltje on 16-December-14, 04:16:35
Consider this done !
But still have this blinking cursor after first boot screen.
Oki
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But still have this blinking cursor after first boot screen.
the purpose was to fix bios saving issue only!: [not other things]
Quote from: brusselswafeltje on 15-December-14, 23:24:05
Problems so far: BIOS does not seem to save changes (boot sequence).
Quote from: Svet on 15-December-14, 23:48:05
reflash BIOS again,
but with >>Use the MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<<
should fix unable to save bios settings issue
about this:
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When booting, after the bios screen I get a black screen with blinking cursor. And then I can't get any further.
I sometimes get an error message: "no hard drive detected".
i don't expect changes
go in BIOS Setup and check if your HDD(s) are detected
if yes, adjust boot priority and make 1st boot the one who contain your OS
reisntall OS if needs

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 & 3700 clawhammer maddness

Before i go into a long tirate, can anyone tell me if the 3700 claw requires ecc memory, memory faster than 3200 (corsair 3200 tccd 428) 2.5-3-3-11.Why when i oc to 2700 my bandwith drops from 3500 to 2700. Stability is gone running a bench yet mem test is stable, running any bench results in bsod. T1 or t2 means chit, timings has no endearing qualities, . I can lower the muti and clock the fsb to 240 memtest stable, boot into windows and corruption all over no benching allowed.Or up the multi and set the fsb to 220 and still the same . memtest stable yet corruption all over. Psu 485 noisetaker 33 amps 12v, Msi neo, Corsair 3200c2 xms c2 tccd 428. Last but not least my 6800 gt wil no longer overclock to 425/1160 and using the mbm5 prog all the rails are rock solid no variation at all. Is this the mem controller da cheating bitch (ohh idle is 32c load 45c & no sata just plain old ide)

You're probably right it's the ram controller, especially if you're running 4 banks which means you're up to the supported limit @ stock speeds.
If you want to go into unsupported territory you want to up the ram voltage a bit and maybe drop the latency a notch (down to CAS 3.0) and I wouldn't want to oc the ram so yes faster would be better but it's not required and ecc is certainly not required.

Please post you MSI NEO-Fis2r specs

If your amd 64 is running everything faster then you expected with an msi NEO-FIs2r please post your ram and other hardware specs.
I need to know what I'm doing wrong
Thanks

AMD64 3400+ @ 210FSB @ 1.5V with Turbo Enabled > Arctic silver 3 compound
1Gig OCZ Twinned PC3200 Dual Channel Platinum Series EL-DDR @ 2.2.6.2 @ 2.7v
MSI K8T800 Neo @ BIOS 1.2
2 x 36gb Raptors 10k rpm on Promise > RAID (striping)
Audigy 2 Platinum
Coolermaster ATC-201 all alloy case with 5 internal fans
Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu HSF
Globalwin Onyx 18db 520w K8/Server PSU
Onboard LAN + FW Disabled > 3com 10/100 nic instead
Radeon 9700 Pro (Hercules) OC @ 389/366 with Artic Silent HSF (to be replaced with R420 on release day :D)
FunC 1030 Mousematt with mouse skatez / Microsoft Opticalmouse / Internet Pro keyboard
Plextor Premium CDRW / Pioneer DVD / Panasonic Floppy
Temperatures : cpu idle 38c / stress 46c - system temp 36c (still trying to work out cuz last mobo was 22c with all these fans :/)
WinXP Pro SP1 + updates DX9.0b (will be Win64 in summer when released)
Prime 95 stable.
3dmark03 6103.
If you want a very stable PC build with the above specs .. excellent. no probs whatsoever - not even a slight hang/glitch or anything
Cheers.
Jon

MSI Neo i875P FIS2R Vdd & Vtt Problems?!

I have been reading that other Intel 875 chipset Boards like ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe & Abit IC7-Max3 are suffering from Vdd & Vtt problems!!!
Does anyone know if this is the case with the MSI Neo i875P FIS2R boards aswell?
Did anyone follow this up?
Would be interested if this is the case & if anyone has done any mods to their RAM slots.
Thx

No they Dont, and it was only the First revisions of those other Manufacturers Boards That are Really Second Revision i875's, and it has Nothing to due with the INTEL (i875) Chipset, It had to do with a Batch of Bad Winbond Memory Voltage Regulating Chips, that Both ABIT and ASUS Used...MSI does NOT use either that Particular Winbond Chip, or the Same DDR-Power Architecture that MSI employs on their i875P...........Sean REILLY875

Assorted MSI Neo-2-S mainboard problems

I just bought a MSI NEO-2-S Mainboard. I unwrap it and the first thing I see is a sticker on the AGP slot that says "1.5volt ONLY".
I cannot find *ANY* information to tell me how many volts my MSI video card is..
I have a MSI Geforce 4 TI-4200 card (64mb version). I need to know if it is 1.5 volt or not, or how many volts, so I don't burn my new mainboard.
Video card:
Manufacturer: MSI
Model: Geforce 4 TI-4200 64mb
S/N: M88700205267511
8870 VER 10A
N1996
PS: Support email is bouncing, I have tried from 2 seperate email addresses..hotmail and work.
Your message
To: support
Subject: MSI Neo 2 S will not power up
Sent: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 13:05:58 +0800
did not reach the following recipient(s):
support on Tue, 9 Sep 2003 13:05:51 +0800
The recipient was unavailable to take delivery of the message
MSEXCH:MSExchangeIS:MSIMAIL:MAIL1
[email protected] = dud address or you are having exchange server issues

Thank you for the quick replies.
Now I am having a different problem. The motherboard will not power up.
It is a 300 watt power supply, should that not be sufficient?
I unhook everything..floppy, fans, hard drive..still no power up.
I try putting ram in different slots, still no power up. Nothing. Not even on that optional connector on the back with 4 LEDs to indicate system status.
I can't figure out what's wrong here. Usually when a mobo will not power up it is improperly seated video card, ram, or some combination thereof.
I have reseated the ram and video card to no avail. I have tried the RAM in slots 1&3, 1&2, and 2&4.
One other quirk is while this IS a P4 PS because it has the 12V CPU power hookup (the 4 connector one) there is no "power switch" or "reset switch" wire(s) to go to the motherboard. Should that cause a problem? I had a P3-350 in there just fine prior to putting in the Neo-2-S, it never had any problems needing that wire. Do I need a new case?
System specs:
300 Watt PS
MSI Neo-2-S mainboard
MSI G4 TI-4200 64mb AGP
1GB (512 * 2) Matched Geil pairs
P4 2.4c Intel CPU
WD 1200JB HD
Can anyone help..I've never had so much trouble with components before. :/ I build PC's all day long at work, never had problems like these. This is my first Pentium 4.
I can't get the mainboard to power up, period..we're not even to the point it could POST, because no power..
I have no spare parts to swap in to see if anything is DOA..and if I start playing "guess which item to send back" it's going to get very costly in restocking fees. :/

MSI NEO-FISR2 875 lockup issues

I've just built a new system on the MSI NEO FISR2 875P motherboard. Here are the specs:
2.8GHz Intel Pentium 4
2x512MB Kingston 434mhz HyperX modules
2x120GB Seagate SATA drives
1x200GB Western Digital drive
Plextor DVD-RW
Creative 6x DVD-ROM
SoundBlaster Audigy2 Platinum
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
The system seems rock solid, until I run any kind of game, at which point the system will lock up within 10 minutes (usually much less) of play. I've tried the following:
Cooling: I have five case fans, a processor fan, a power supply fan, and a video card fan. This ATI card was in my last system as well (Athlon 1.4ghz, 512MB RAM), and would lock up only if the case was closed; I concluded that it was a heat problem. However, this lockup occurs no matter if the case is open or closed, and due to the case fan on the side, I imagine it's cooler if the case is closed anyway.
Disabling sound: I've disabled the Audigy2 in the hardware manager, and got the same problem.
Underclocking the video card: I underclocked the ATI basically as far as it would go; same problem.
Updating drivers: I have the latest BIOS (I guess I should consider myself lucky considering the amount of unsuccessful BIOS flashers in this forum), sound drivers, video drivers, DirectX (9.0a), chipset drivers, and HDD controller drivers.
I guess when I get home today I'm going to try swapping out the ATI in exchange for an old Geforce2 GTS. Even if it does "fix" the problem, though, I'm concerned that it may not be the video card; MSI's "stealth" overclocking whenever the system gets taxed might be stressing the AGP bus to the point where the ATI can't handle it and the Geforce2 can.
Is there something I'm missing? Any way to disable this ridiculous "technology" that MSI has implemented? Do you think I could convince them this is a reason for an RMA?
*sigh*
-Paul

Ah yes. Sorry I didn't mention that. It's an Antec TruePower 430W power supply.
It might also be worth mentioning that after one of the aforementioned game crashes:
- I'm pretty sure things crash back to the desktop, but the display is so corrupted that I cannot be sure; the system seems to respond somewhat to keyboard events.
- Most of the time, after the crash, if I press the ATX power switch, the system will shutdown properly (or as far as I can tell; the shutdown sound plays and the system turns off, but the display remains corrupted so I don't really know).
- After such a crash, when I power back on, the CMOS has been cleared.
- After such a crash, sometimes, the ICH5R fails to detect one or both SATA drives, but when ctrl-alt-deleted, everything's fine (I replaced both serial ATA and serial ATA power cables).
- After such a crash, sometimes, the system boots such that both monitors are displaying the same thing, and I have to manually select "Extend my windows desktop" onto the second monitor, change its resolution, and *reboot* (which is odd; I can change this without a reboot if the system did not just crash) before the settings are applied.
Any ideas appreciated.

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

MOVED: MSI Neo 2 platinum with San Diego or Venice

This topic has been moved to Overclockers & Modding Corner.
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!

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!

Just bought SATA2 250GB WD HD for MSI Neo Plat ver 1 (7030).

I just bought a SATA2 250GB Western Digital HD for my MSI Neo Plat ver 1 (7030).
I'm currenlty using the 1.7 BIOS.
I've always used IDE up to this point.
I haven't yet installed my new drive but I'm a little nervous.
Are there any gotchas waiting for me?
What I want to do is copy my partitions from my old IDE HD to my new SATA2 HD.
Something tells me that this is not going to go so smoothly - don't ask me why, it's gut feeling
I predict BSOD when I try to boot from my new HD.
Any advice from people who have done this using the MSI Neo Platinum 1 ?
Can you have both IDE and SATA drives connected at the same time so that I can do a partition copy?
I think that MSI Neo Plat 1 is only rated do SATA1 so I'm not sure how it'll behave with my SATA2 drive
I'm a pessimist by nature, however, my "gut" instints are normally correct

I don´t have the same MoBo as you, so there might be some differences which I´m not aware of, but basically you could install the Sata drive as new bootdrive with OS and keep the old Pata HDD as backup drive.
The Sata installation (not raid) is just like a Pata installation except for other cables and MoBo connectors/IF.
To avoid confusion, disconnect the power from the old HDD and just keep the new Sata drive as the only drive while formatting / installation OS.
You will only benefit native Sata1 performance, but that almost the same as Sata2 so no big deal ( only the theoretically performance is twice as good ).
I don´t think there´s no need to change any backward Sata1-2 jumpers on the WD drive, but if I´m wrong there should be such a jumper that limits the performance to Sata1 - You could check at WD website.
After you´ve reconnected the old HDD - Go into bios ( probably "Advanced" menu ) and set " HDD Boot drive" order ( or called simular ), check and set WD as bootdrive.( don´t mix up HDD boot order with the general Floppy/CD/HDD bootorder).
Now you still have all your files intact on the old HDD and if you want to, you could ofcourse transfer them to the new drive as well.
( You will need to reinstall some programs on the new HDD, that does not work anylonger on the old HDD, but all files are intact)

Does GTX295 VGA work with MSI Neo P35 mainboard?

I have a MSI Neo P35 mainboard (BIOS 1.A0) and GTX280 VGA. I think about changing the VGA to GTX295, but don't know if it will be compatible with my MB. Has anybody tested it yet? Or any information/thoughts?

The P35 has no PCI-Express 2.0 Support. The video card should be downward compatible to the older standard, however, you may have some slight performance losses due to the bandwith limitations of the PCI-Express 1.0a Standard.
In short: The card should work. Just make sure that you PSU is strong enough (suffiant current limit (A) on the +12V voltage rail. Post information about the rest of your system and have a look at the PSU sticker to write down the main specs (brand, model, current limits (A) on the main voltage rails (12V, 5V, 3.3V).

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