Neo 2 platinum MOBO 3yrs warranty?

Does a Neo 2 platinum MOBO have 3yrs warranty? If i RMA it how long will it take to get a new/repair neo2? is it possible to get one because it's discontinue?

I thought it's only 2 years?? Cos in my country I still could get this mobo. Not sure for RMA's cos it's usually took about 2-3 weeks if not mistaken.Have you tried to get from your supplier for this mobo?

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Neo Platinum mobo dead, NB still heats up when plugged in

I received a replacement neo platinum two days ago, and setup my computer. It was working fine and I went through several reset and power up/down cycles and it worked great. Yesterday I powered up my computer, did some work and then put the computer on hibernation and left the apartment. I came back in around 4 hours and the computer refused to power up.
I opened up the case and made sure everything was plugged in, but nothing happens when the power button is pressed. I checked for shorts by taking the mobo out of the case, I unplugged unnecessary components, tried resetting the CMOS to no avail. I also tried a different power supply.
I did notice that the ethernet LED lights up green as soon as the power supply is turned on, the main power led sometimes blinks once when the power supply is turned on, and the northbridge heats up when the power supply is turned on. If I just leave the computer sitting around like that, it gets so hot that I can't hold the heatsink.
Does anyone know why the NB might be heating up eventhough nothing else seems to work? Could the NB fry itself like that?
I already went through 2 RMA cycles, and had this problem before. I am extremely annoyed and confused... If I can't figure out what is going on I might have to go out and buy a different motherboard.
thanks

I tried another power supply, that didn't fix it.
I don't have any other memory to try it with;the only thing I know is that it was working fine in the morning.
I do not have another CPU to try it with either
I am using a Chaintech AV710 soundcard
the heatsink is an arctic cooling temperature controlled fan and heatsink combo
the NB just had the stock heatsink on
I had 4 other temperature controlled fans in the case, all connected directly to the power supply with 3 to 4 pin adapters, so the mobo only had the cpu fan attached to it
ethernet cable was plugged in
a serial x10 remote receiver was connected
a Cornea LCD monitor was connected
There was a NEC dvd burner and a lite-on dvd drive was connected
two harddisks were connected (both parallel ide,one on each channel)
the last time this happened, the computer was working for over a month, and then one night it reset itself, and then shutitself down and never came back on. This time I put in hibernate myself.
Cool'n'quiet was on, everything else in the BIOS was pretty much in the default settings
is there any other information that would be helpful?

MSI K8N Neo Platinum - CPU Cooler?

Hi there, this is my first post to the forum and hope that someone can help
Bascially I've just purchased a MSI K8N Neo Platinum mobo to use with an AMD 64 2800.
I'm wondering if I should use the stock CPU cooler or look to purchasing a cooler such as a Zalman? I want to keep the computer as quiet as possible.
I've recently read that it would be better to use the Cool and Quiet option with the stock CPU cooler instead?

Chris,
If you don't mind a used one, there are probably about a hundred thousand available ones from people in these forums who has upgraded their heatsinks, and that's about everyone
The problem is, we dont want to give them up. We bought the retail package with fan not because of the free heatsink/fan, but because of the 3 year warranty that you only get with said combo. To invoke the warranty, we'd have to return everything, including the heatsink/fan, so we hang on to it and let it collect dust.
So, for an aftermarket fan. If you don't plan to overclock, ever, the thermaltake silent boost K8 will do, although it is nowhere NEAR the 21dB that tt claims. They are known for shall we say, exaggerated claims. But it's certainly quieter than the stock HSF, and it's available everywhere.
Note that the "silent boost k8" is different from the "silent boost". The latter is for socket 462 I think.

KN8 Neo Platinum

After 8 months, my KN8 NEO Platinum mobo quit working. The repair shop did some preliminary diagnostics to confirm the problem, then shipped the board back to MSI under warranty. Did not have time to wait for the turnaround, so I purchased another KN8 Neo and installed it in the same box. Nothing else changed. Worked fine for 8 days, then the second KN8 Neo quit working with exact same symptoms as the first.
Both times, the first symptom was that a USB port quit working during a sync with my PDA. Moved the PDA to a different USB port and completed the sync. Other than the USB port, the system continued to work fine until I put it in suspend mode (S3 sleep, I think). The next day the system would not awake from sleep. Nor would it respond to the reset button or the power on switch. When power is turned on, I get a rapidly blinking power LED, but no sounds or screen display.
Clearing the CMOS and a new power supply do not solve the problem.
The power LED blinks rapidly
The diagnostic LED's on the USB bracket are all off.
Light on ethernet port is on steady
No fans are turning
Front power switch does not turn any lights/fans on or off
Returned the second MOBO to the store and their diagnostics confirm that the MOBO is bad. Exactly what is bad, they don't know or won't tell. They are willing to replace it, but I am concerned that I have some other problem that is causing the MOBO to fail. I am nervous about replacing it again without knowing the cause of the problem.
Any suggestions?
Any possibility that the PDA sync is the culprit?
I may not have this exactly correct because I'm going from memory:
KN8 NEO Platinum
AMD Athalon 64 3000+
Nvidia 3 chipset
512 MB OCX DDR 400 Ram
No overclocking
Windows XP Pro SP2

I have had this same problem with my K8N Neo Platinum and so did my brother. We think is is due to our computer cases. They have the front USB ports mounted on an insulated plastic area. There was a 5th wire that had to be disconnected from the USB cable in order for the front USB ports to work. I think this was a ground wire, but do not know why the ports would not work when it was connected.
Both motherboards were killed when we plugged in an external hard drive and a USB memory stick. I saw a static spark jump when I plugged in the ext hard drive. The computer worked for about 2 minutes and then froze up never to power up again.
I think it is a combination of the dry winter air and static build up AND the non chassis grounded front mount USB connectors.
Now I always touch the back of the computer case BEFORE I connect anything as it is grounded via the AC power line. I also did not opt to reconnect the front mount USB ports instead using a remote USB hub.
Hope this helps!!

K8n neo platinum and hard drive problem...

greetings...
well, I have K8n neo platinum mobo with SATA1 controller, and I bought WD 250 GB sata2. I did set up jumper to limit transfer to SATA1 mode on my new drive (although I tried it without jumper, it is the same). Hard disk is working but, I have varying trasfer rate when I copy files from WD250 on other drives, and when copying on that drive. Transfer is going fine, and then it goes very very slow, then again fast, then again slow...And, sometimes, when I am copying large amount of data on that drive, my computer freezes. When I test sustained speed, it is different almost every time (goes from 14 to 65)...
I searched thru internet - with no sucess. I have very good power for my PC. I changed sata cables, and power cables. I updated all drivers. I tried installing XP IDE drivers for that new SATA2 hard disk. I tried almost everything, and with no sucess. WD250 is working fine for, let's say, a couple of hours, and then it again goes slow with varying transfer rate when copying. I also have a very good cooling system, so it's not because of overheating. I contacted WD, they told me to run their diagnostic tool, and the disk was healthy. They said that drive is ok then, and that it is probably my mobo that is causing problems.
anyone have a clue what is going on?
thanx in advance

damn...
can't believe no one ever had similar problem...

K8N NEO PLATINUM AND 3700+ CPU

hi there can anyone help me with my problem,
i have a 754 k8n neo platinum mobo with a 3400+ cpu and i wanted to upgrade my cpu
to 3700+ cpu that i received as a gift.the problems is the pc wont post or boot with the 3700+
installed so i thought it was the bios so i updated it using live update but still no post
or boot but keep getting the beep code.bios version now 2.1.
cheers mark.
MSI K8N NEO PLATINUM.
AMD 64 3400+ CPU.
2GB CORSAIR PC3200 MEM.
MSI NX 6800GT TD 256.
WIN XP-PRO SP1.
HITACHI DESKSTAR 250GB HDD.

Er... This might sound a bit silly but -
Is your video card power plugged in?
I replaced my CPU about 6 weeks ago & I was getting beep & no post and I was tearing my hair out trying to figure out what was wrong... After much "weeping, wailing & gnashing of teeth" I came to find out that my power molex on my 6800 wasn't connected.
Plugged it in & I was in business.

K8N NEO Platinum Bios Update - Memory Downgrade

I have a K8N NEO Platinum MOBO, 2 GIG Ram with 1G in Each Dimm 1 and Dimm 2, Dimm 3 is empty. I have updated my bios from 1.7 to 2.1... With 1.7 my RAM runs at DDR400 no problem just like manual says. With 1.8, 1.9 or 2.1 I can only get DDR333???? What gives, anyone have the same problem.
Patriot DC DDR400 PC3200 2-3.2-5 Low Latency HP ram.

just switch back to bios 1.7

K8N Neo Platinum reboot problem

ok, spec:
MSI K8N Neo Platinum mobo
A64 - 3000+
2 corsair 2700 256Mb in slots 1 and 2 - 1 unbranded 2700 in slot 3 (all memory double sided)
Powercolor ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
SATA WD Raptor 74Gb
EIDE 8x Hitachi DVD-ROM drive
550W PSU - "Channel Well technology" - 24a@12v 40a@5v [email protected]
that's it. it posts ok, has frozen there once tho. but every time since then post is ok. Installed WinXP fine - until the install process tried to reboot into WinXP proper - where it continually reset itself until eventually it got in - and reported it had rescued itself from a serious error - I can sit in windows seemingly indefinitely - using the hard-drive to browse through the windows installation. now the problem is when I instert a disc into the dvd drive the computer tries to read it - little disc icon on the arrow etc. then it hangs and the computer resets.... any ideas?? the computer shop I got the PSU from says my configuration is "categorically" not using 550W of power - what do you guys think?
thanks for any help, cheers
Niall

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mobo drivers -> SP2 -> graphics card -> Dx9
Wrong order s/be
Sp2 (includes Dx9)
Mobo Drivers
graphics card
Dx9 needs to be installed prior to the mobo drivers.
This applies to the Gart (Agp Controller)
If you haven't done so downloadWindows XP - Unified Driver Version: 5.10 & install.
Device Manager System Devices note the AGP Host to PCI Bridge Device this is the Gart driver
you should see a diff in graphics performance

K8N Neo Platinum & Thermaltake Kandalf Tower

I just bought a Thermaltake Kandalf tower and put my K8n Neo Platinum Mobo in it but I am having troubles with wiring the top panel of the tower to the mobo.
The Kandalf has the two USB plugs but when I plug them into the mobo it cuts out the USB plugs on the D Bracket, I would like to have both running if possible.
Also, for the life of me I can't figure out how to connect the Front Panel Audio Connector : JAUD1 on the mobo to the Kandalf's audio panel.
Any help would be greatly appreciated

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Originally posted by Perion
There are 4 downloadable mainboard driver zips at MSI for K8N Neo Platinum (not including BIOS a upgrade) -
1. NVSA020.zip - SATA controller drivers
2. NF3_CK8S.zip - Chipset drivers including:
Ethernet NRM driver
Network management tools
GART driver
SMBus driver with updated uninstaller files
*Win2K IDE 2.6 driver with updated uninstaller files
*WinXP IDE 2.6 driver with updated uninstaller files
3. USB2W9XME009.zip - USB 2.0 drivers
4. ALC69.zip - onboard Realtek audio drivers
*applicable version of Win OS
Are ALL these drivers from MSI to be loaded?
I think I read in some other posts where some of these drivers (?) cause problems and therefore default Win OS (or chipset manufacturer) drivers should be used instead. Is there a concensus (or list) of which drivers should or shouldn't be installed and the correct procedures and order for doing it?
1. NVSA020.zip, these drivers come in a diskete with your mainboard as well but possibly on an earlier version. You will need these if you plan to use a SATA Raid/ or simply a SATA drive when installing your OS of choice. Please note that if you plan to use a single SATA drive use SATA 3 or 4. In this case the drivers are not necessary but rather optional.
2. These are the nforce platform drivers. You can either use the ones off the msi site or the ones from nvidia's site. In any case i would suggest you replace the IDE driver package with the 2.5's -> http://www.nvidia.com/object/nforce_ide_4.15_win2KXP.html
3. if you plan updating to a sp 1 or 2 versionof xp, you will probably not need these.
4. ALC69.zip - > Here is the latest realtek drivers.

Neo Platinum Common problem

HELP!!! Right first of here is my spec below!!
PC
925x Neo Platinum MOBO
Intel Pentium 4 630 3 Ghz Socket 775 800Mhz 2mb
2 x 512MB DDR2 533MHz PC2-4200 240pin (1gig)
Seagate 120GB ST3120827AS Barracuda 7200RPM SATA/150 8MB Cache
2 x 512MB DDR2 533MHz PC2-4200 240pin (1gig)
Sapphire X700 PRO 128MB GDDR3 PCI-E VGA TVO DVI-I - Lite
PSU
HIPER HPU-4S525
+5V 34A
+12V1 20A
+12V2 17A
-12V 0.8A
+5VSB 2.5A
+3.3V 34A
Right guess what the problem is!! haha Switch the PC on get the splash screen for about a second then it reboots. They are all brand new parts Tries only one memory stick. Resetted CMOS a number of time same problem!!
Anyone got any ideas!! I'm supposed to be building this for someone for christmas so i'm fast running out of time!! haha
Thanks a lot
Dan
P.S if any more info is needed please ask!!

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https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=89475.0
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=75125.0
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=75099.0
What bios version ?
how many USB devises attached drawing power ?
Raid,lan drivers installed ?
As asked, can you get into bios ?

Neo Platinum XP install on RAID problems

Hi, this is my first post on these boards so I'm hoping someone will be able to help.
I'm building a new system using:
Neo Platinum Mobo
Twin WD Raptor SATA drives
This is the problem:
I have installed the two Raptors on SATA ports 3 & 4 and enabled these in BIOS. I have also enabled 3 & 4 as RAID and set up a striped array. I have then proceeded to install Windows XP (standard, no service pack). Past the F6 driver setups without problem but then after a short while a blue screen appears saying that windows has encountered problems and is shutting down to avoid damaging the system. This message also mentions viruses or badly terminated drives.
I have tried several times but this window always appears.
I was able to install xp without problems on one of the SATA drives once I had disabled the RAID array but obviously I want to be able to make use of RAID.
I have checked and double checked all connections etc and all seems fine. getting desperate here and would really appreciate some guidence.

A couple of points to add to all that:
1. How about the rest of the specs of your system, especially the PSU specs (max amps on each rail).
2. Are they 74GBRaptors or 36GB? If 74GB you should slipstream SP1a or SP2 into your Win XP first because the combined capacity will be greater than the OS can recognise. There are lots of sites with instructions for this. My favourite is here (Nero 6 version). You can also look at XPCREATE.
3. The original XP did not support UDMA6 and I wonder if that may be another reason for your problems. It shouldn't make any difference but then problems are often caused by things that shouldn't really matter.
I would certainly suggest you install from a CD with SP1 or SP2 slipstreamed.

MSI K8N NEO PLATINUM (RAM/HD problem/mobo problem?) [SOLVED]

my setup:
windows xp pro sp2
amd athlon 64 3200+
msi k8n neo plat - 7030 - bios 2.1
x800 xt vid
sound blaster audigy 2
kingston valueram pc3200 2x512 cas 3-3-3-8
ps = antec 430 watt truepower power supply (20 A on 12V)
I dont know if you guys remember my but i created a topic on here a while back about how my keyboard and mouse suddenly stopped working, well that turned out to be that the msi k8n neo platinum just went bad. So i RMA'd it and recently got the replacement board (with latest bios already installed). It worked completely fine for about a day. Well that same day i got it back, i installed a Logitech G7 USB wireless mouse. after i installed it, i began getting numerous windows stop blue screen errrors, even after i removed the mouse from control panel. So i figured i should format because to rule out everything and start fresh. So i did a FULL format and attempted the reinstall windows again. AFTER the format and BEFORE windows attempted the continue installation, i got the same stop error. I figured now this was a hardware problem. So first i tested RAM. I got the latest version of memtest86 and let it run for 4 hours (11 passes) with NO errors at all. Secondly, i got a western digital hard drive diagnostic program to test for failing hard drive and again no problems with that. I still suspected ram so i tried to boot with only 1 stick installed (in first slot), however the PC didnt boot at all (cleared cmos too). So i moved it to the second slot and cleared cmos again and this time it posted but it just hangs at a cursor and does nothing, same thing happened with third slot. I tried this same procedure clearning cmos each time with the second ram stick and got the SAME results. Shouldnt the motherboard boot with only 1 ram stick installed? Did MSI RMA me another bad board? Any help would be appreciated. thanks.

Quote from: russellmrgn on 28-March-06, 10:54:39
Sap147
Can you give us what the D-Bracket was showing ie
R R
G R
As an example this means "Initializing Keyboard Controller"
You will find this information in the manual page 2-23. (On mine) under Hardware Setup
Also can you please do all your tests with the ps2 keyboard and mouse and for now leave your Logitech G7 USB wireless mouse to one side.
Russell
for two sticks of ram = RR
GG
for one stick of ram = GR
GG
as for the g7, it hasnt been plugged in at all, i took it out long ago.. as for the ram, the timing was set to 2T, no overclocking, i will try 2.7 v and let you know, but for the record, it has been running at normal voltage settings for about a year perfectly fine.

K8N Neo Platinum issue, computer does not boot..

Hello,
I’m going to try to be as thorough as possible here… :D
Recently I reinstalled Windows Xp (32-bit version) on my computer to speed things up again like it used to be. I did an updated on the BIOS while I was at it as well, through the Live Update tool downloaded from the msi.com.tw website. The install went well, no errors. The next day while playing WoW the computer began acting weird and computer froze during gameplay. After that the computer had artefacts, strange disturbance on the screen making it impossible to see anything on the screen. So I thought that maybe since the screen looked all messed up it was definitely the graphics card that was about to die and so I sent the gfx to the retailer and they checked it thoroughly for errors without finding any, while they were at it they also checked my RAM and they also came out clean.
A few days ago when my Gfx and RAM came back I inserted them back onto the mobo and when turning on the powerswitch nothing happened… I therefore tried to solve the problem myself and began reinserting all the computer parts piece after piece and well the computer started at least with the fans going and all but after a few seconds it shuts down again.
When I plug in the power cable the PSU makes a clicking sound, don’t know if that’s normal but haven’t noticed it before.
To maybe help you guys when helping me I installed the d-bracket (the usb thingy with 4 led’s ^^) which shows 4 red lights when starting the computer and lasts until the computer shuts down. According to the d-bracket FAQ it means: “- The D-LED will hang here if the processor is damaged or not installed properly or you have a weak Power Supply Unit.”
Well I reinstalled the cpu, put on new thermal grease so I don’t think that is the problem and the computer has been working fine for more than one year until now... How do I know if it’s the PSU or if the cpu is damaged? Could the motherboard been damaged after Live update’s flash? And what could have caused the artefacts on my screen the other day? Errors with the newest nVidia gfx drivers? I’m very confused :S
What should I do?
Thank you for your help!
Computer specs:
Amd 64 3400+ with Zalman cpu fan(can’t remember which one, one with only Cu heatsink + fanmate)
1 GB (2x512MB) Corsair 3200
1x 74GB Western Digital Raptor 10k RPM S-ATA + 1x 200GB P-ATA Maxtor
Gainward nVidia 6800GT Golden Sample 256 MB
MSI K8N Neo Platinum Nforce3 250GB
Antec True 380SP, 380W (came with my enclosure Antec Sonata I, www.antec.com)

Hi again..
I've now received a new PSU from Antecs RMA department. A TruePower 2.0 380W. My computer still doesn't work. 4 Red LED's when trying to boot it up. But I have noticed one thing since last time I wrote here. Remember what I was saying that I upgraded my BIOS through LiveUpdate? When I later checked my motherboard I noticed the CMOS pins around JBAT1(I think) was incorrectly placed. Instead of having them on either 1,2(to keep settings) or 1,3(to clear CMOS) they were placed right next to the JBAT1 pins, on something that wasn't named or explained in my manual. Maybe that is the reason my computer is acting strange? I mean the BIOS could maybe not have properly been saved or something. :/
I'm too inexperienced to know if that had anything to do with my recent computer isssues, but maybe you guys know. Would that screwup by me be covered by my warranty?
If that pins-placed-wrong-on-the-mobo problem doesn't have anything to do with my problem that leaves me with the 4 LEDs from the D-bracket showing a broken CPU or PSU(it's brand new, shouldn't be any problem with it!). So a damaged CPU it is.
Anyone of you got an idea? Been away from my computer for too long. This is getting annoying.
Thanks.
/Christopher

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+.

K8N Neo Platinum not passing POST

Hello,
I have just bought an MSI K8N Neo Platinum OEM and it will not pass POST. I have gone through all the items in the Sticky section, but still it won't pass. I don't know what to do.
Here's the hardware I have hooked up:
MSI K8N Neo Platinum motherboard (has "MS-7030 VER:1" written on it)
Athlon 64 3000+ CPU, 512 K L2 Cache (ADA3000AEP4AP)
Kingston RAM (KVR400X64C3A/512)
Radeon 7200 graphics card (about 4 years old)
Seasonic S12 380 PSU
Thermalright XP-90 heatsink w/ 90mm Nexus fan
I have hooked up the 24-pin power cable to the 20-pin motherboard slot using the 24-to-20 pin adaptor supplied with the PSU.
The 12v 4-pin CPU power cable is also plugged in.
The graphics card is plugged into the AGP slot. There is no other power connection needed.
I have installed the CPU with a Thermalright XP90 heatsink and a Nexus 90 mm quiet fan.
I have hooked up the fan to the motherboard C_FAN1 slot.
I have installed the RAM (Kingston KVR400X64C3A/512) into DIMM slot 1.
I attached the case fans to the power supply and hooked up the case speaker.
I have also hooked up the front panel power and reset switches.
I bought the motherboard OEM, so it did not include a D-bracket. I have built a pseudo-D-bracket using two-colour LEDs and plugged it into the D-bracket slot.
With this work done, I plugged in the power supply. The power supply has an on/off switch on the back. As soon as I turn on the switch, the computer tries to boot up. All the fans start spinning (power supply, CPU cooler, case fans, video card fan). Nothing appears on the screen. The case speaker emits a long beep, waits about 5 seconds, then beeps again, and continues this pattern forever. The documentation says that this indicates a memory issue.
My homemade D-bracket shows the following: initially, all the LEDs are red. Then, the LED across JLED1 pins 7 & 8 turns green (with all other LEDs red). I assume that this corresponds to LED 1 being lit, although it really looks like it should be LED 4. Next, the LED across JLED1 pins 5 & 6 turns green (with all other LEDs red). Once again, I assume this corresponds to LED 2 being lit, although it looks like it should be LED 3. I looked this up and the documentation indicates a memory error. To solve the problem, I have tried the following things:
1. Hitting reset. Same boot sequence.
2. Clearing the CMOS using the JBAT1 jumper. I left the jumper at "clear data" for about 10 minutes, then switched it back. Same boot sequence as before.
3. Clearing the CMOS by removing the battery. I left the battery out for 3 minutes, then 30 minutes, then 8 hours. Same boot sequence.
4. Removing the motherboard from the case. I placed the motherboard on the anti-static bag it came in. Repeated steps 1, 2 and 3. Nothing.
5. Move the RAM to DIMM slot 2 or 3. Tried steps 1, 2 and 3 again. The boot-up sequence was the same.
6. Different RAM. I have also tried using OCZ 400 MHz 512MB unbuffered DDR memory (OCZ400512V3). Performed steps 1-5 with identical results.
7. No RAM. Same boot problem.
8. No video card. Ditto.
9. No RAM or video card. Exactly the same as before.
As far as I can tell, all components are supported. The only item I am very unsure of is the graphics card. I do not have the exact specifications on it. When it is in my other computer, the driver details identify it only as a "Radeon 7200". However, it does have the "golden finger" shown at www.msicomputer.com/support/sup_tshoot.asp#1_3. Even if the video card is not compatible, it seems like the beep codes and D-bracket codes both indicate memory issues.
The only thing that I have noticed that is weird (other than the fact that the computer won't pass POST) is that when I turn on the power supply, the computer immediately boots up. I don't know whether or not this is normal.
Lastly, I do not know the current BIOS version. Is it possible that the BIOS is an early version that does not support my memory/CPU/video card? I bought the mobo OEM, so I do not know what BIOS it has loaded. Is there some way I can figure this out without passing POST? This is driving me absolutely insane.
Thank you for your help,
Kyle Renwick

Make sure the fan you are using for the xp90 is supporting RPM readouts .
Then try another AGP gfx card , sometimes you can have a no post due to that the graphics adapter wont start .
Take the system bare bone ( mobo + cpu + ram + gfx )
Have any award beep codes ? , note them down and decode them against
http://bioscentral.com/beepcodes/awardbeep.htm
Still stuck !
Remove AGP + ram too .
The mobo shall beep (endless beeping )
Insert the ram , the mobo shall beep - missing gfx .
Got this far and you know cpu + memory initialize but have problems with gfx or other devices
later in the post/init process .
Do not have any usb devices connected to internal or external connectors ,
note that the USBOC pin un JUSB1/JUSB2 is NOT to be connected .
Also try altering between ps2 and usb keyboard as this also has caused non post situation for people .

Neo 2 platinum MOBO 3yrs warranty?

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