Neo4 Platinum w/ Venice Core

Hahaha after being stuck at the silly 219fsb issue with my Winnie i broke down and gotta 3200+ Venice and the mobo easily boots 270x10 HTx3. With some more playing around i should get it upto 2.85GHz with little effort. Anyone running a Neo4 and is using a Winnie might wanna change upto a Venice. I'm using the 1.3 bios.

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Allright the ram is in slots 1 & 2, yes it's TCCD double sided.
Basically from what i can tell is that all Neo4's w/SLI or not are effected by the 219fsb issue if they are using Winchester Core cpu's from 0451 to the present. What happens is you get a black screen like you OC'd to far and have to reset cmos and start over.
Seems the 2.85GHz might be outta my reach, but i did get it running 300x9 HTx3 w/ the ram 1:1 at 2T speeds. I was like wow
Thanks. I didn't hear if you set the timings automatically or manually? 2700 is very respectable , too bad you couldn't get the 1T, but I wouldn't complain either.
I mean I'm happy I can get my Venice to 2500, but I can't figure out why 8x313 works with 200:133, and 10x250 with 200:166 doesn't. CPU speed is the same and so is RAM clk. 3x or 4x makes no diffence... I won't stop till I can get this system how I want it.

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K8N Neo4 Platinum and Dual Core on Linux

I have solved my problem with getting both cores to work and thought I would post it here as info in case anyone encounters the same problem.
Bios 1.5 works fine, but when I installed it I used the option which prevents overwriting the boot block, and was only able to get one core to boot because of APIC problems. Doing a full flash prevented the IOAPIC bios setting from being turned off and allowed the board to be recognized as SMP compatible.
I guess part of the IOAPIC table must be in the boot block area

After few test i have changed a cd drive : from dvd-usb external to internal ide drive and W Xp
setup corretly.
But for me new problem:
now i have first O/S on SATA1 and secondary O/S (installed now) on primary IDE 1 channel,
and in any root i have one boot.ini and both boot.ini have a similar row (!?)
First installed on SATA1:
[boot loader]
timeout=0
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
Second Insatalled on IDE1:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
The second O/S now dont boot:
my intention is to copy a row from second boot.ini to first boot.ini ; but i ask for what parameter i use on "multi", "disk", "rdisk" ?
I hope on your help, please and sorry for my bad english.
Thanks

MSI NEO4 Platinum + DUAL CORE detection problem after soft reboot

I just build a new AMD dual core system (4800+) and it consistently fails to detect the second core after a soft reboot from windows Xp. The MSI NEO4 Platinum came pre-flashed with the latest bios version 1.B. If power off or use the reset button I can consistently get it to detect both processors. Anyone else having this problem? Or know of a solution?
Thanks.

Hi, I did a upgrade from a 3200 venice to a Opty 165.[This is a different situation than your new build] I deleted the uniprocessor ACPI from the device manager before I removed the old cpu. It was a bit weird for me in that at first the bios saw it as a 165 dual core then the next time it would come up as single core. It went back and forth a few times between single and dual core in bios. I tinkered with a few things in the bios but not really sure if it helped but it eventualy stayed as dual core in bios and showes as dual core in windows. I have my MPS table version set to 1.4 in bios [ but it was this before change in cpu] also my IOAPIC is now greyed out [unable to change it, but it wasn't before] - both these are in Advanced bios features. In power management I have the ACPI standby state set to auto. Hope some of this might help you.

K8N Neo4 Platinum CPU core voltage

I have a K8N Neo4 Platinum (BIOS version 1.5 - latest) with an A64 3000+ Venice core wich works at 1.4v standard. They are supplied by an Enermax Noisetaker AX Series, model AX EG495AX-VE(G)SFMA (485 W). BIOS indicates core voltage values between 1.32v and 1.38v. The same is indicated under Windows Xp (XP1) by the MSI CoreCenter. Are these fluctuations normal? Do you get the same readings on the same mainboard model?

Cosminel,
Looking at your latest speedfan redaings, I think you have quite small and normal fluctations on vcore and all rails.
I have bigger variations on my Tagans and Aspire on the 12v rails depending on idle /load.
All values looks OK, except for the low 3,3v, but since it´s stable with low variation, it still may have something to do with the readings more then a bad powerdelivery.
You could always run Prime95 torture test ( under options) and monitor the fluctations with speedfan during heavy load and see if the 3,3v keep going down or keeps stable at 3.12-3.16 and the other rails as well.
The important thing is that your system is stable.
http://www.mersenne.org/freesoft.htm

Issues with K8N Neo4 Platinum Socket 939 and Athlon64 3000+ Venice

Hello everyone, I am planning a long overdue upgrade of my system. Right now I'm looking at the K8N Noe4 Platinum (non SLI) mobo with a Athlon 64 3000+ Venice CPU.
I haven't seen any posts saying NO DON'T PUT THESE TOGETHER but then maybe I've missed something. Any comments would be appreciated, if you know if any problems that seem common between these two please let me know. Thanks!

there is no problem with them.Just make sure if you can that it will come with the latest Bios that full support Venice core.If not ,then it is easy to update it afterwords.
Just also make sure that with you upgrade that you will have a real good PSU more than 450W or/and with 26-35 A on the +12V rail.

New 939 Venice core, how will compatibilty be handled? (Neo2 Platinum)

Im still debating if I should hold out for the new Venice core thats coming out before I order the components to my new system. Since I have to stick with AGP Im defnitely going with the Neo2 for my 939 solution no matter what. If I do decide to wait and get the newer core instead I assume it wont be compatible out of the box? How does that work exactly, do you just download a new BIOS and go from there or is it more complicated than that? Whats the usual time frame before the kinks are worked out?

Okay, a bit off topic, but here's a news thingy from e-trade that I get because I own AMD stock:
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UPDATE 1-Advanced Micro to launch dual chips early
April 08, 2005 13:28:48 (ET)
(adds confirmation, stock price, changes dateline from NEW YORK)
SAN FRANCISCO, April 8 (Reuters) - Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD,Trade) is expected to launch its new dual-core processing chips later this month, well ahead of schedule, a person briefed on the matter said on Friday.
The chips, with two cores that can operate independently, could be the biggest change in personal computer technology in a decade, industry watchers say. News of the introduction was first reported by CNET News.com.
Shares of AMD rose 90 cents, or 5.6 percent, to $17.09 on the New York Stock Exchange.
AMD's early unveiling of the new chips appears to put it ahead of rival Intel Corp. (INTC,Trade), which is working on a similar chip. AMD will introduce the chips at an event in New York on April 21, the person said. Intel has said will launch its first dual-core products in May.
AMD spokesman Phil Hughes declined to confirm the introduction date. "I'm not going to comment on anything that's unannounced to this point," he said.
Having approached the limits of speed gains with traditional chips, both semiconductor firms have moved to combine two chips onto a single piece of silicon. One chip, for instance, could process a television show while the other scans for viruses.
The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based chipmaker also is expected to announce its dual-core chips for personal computers will go on sale in June, it said.
Looks like AMD is doing the smart thing and pushing things up to keep Intel on its toes like it has been ever since AMD came out with the Athlon64.

New system with Neo4 Platinum doesn't work at all!!!

Hi guys,
I bought my new system:
1 - AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Core Venice
2 - MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum /BIOS 1.1
3 - RAM S3+ 1GB (2x512 MB)
4 - Western Digital Caviar SE 120 GB SATA WD1200JD
5 - Hitachi Deskstar 80 GB SATA II HDS728080PLA380
6 - NEC 3500AG DVD-RW
7 - Albatron 6600GT 128 MB PCI-E
8 - Enermax Noisetaker 485W
Where is the problem?
It's IMPOSSIBLE to install the OS.
I can't install Windows XP, I can't install Windows 2000, I can't install Windows 98.......
When I try to install Windows (no matter what version) the system tell me that it CAN'T read or write some file from the CD to the HD.
No matter what files it is, once it's the shell32.dll...... another installation it's the file ntdll.dll....... another time the file riched20.dll....... another time it's the file "whatTHEhell!" and so....
I tried to connect one only HD, I tried to connect the WD and the same. I tried to connect the HITACHI, and the same.
I tried to connect my HD to SATA 1, 2, 3, 4 on nVidia controller, and the same.
I tried with the Silicon Image controller and nothing changed.
I tried to change the optical drive, I connected my old ASUS CD 50x and disconnected the DVD Writer, but the same.
I've started to think that this could be a cable issue, then I changed the IDE Cable and the SATA cable... but nothing.
I flashed the bios from version 1.1 to 1.4 with the support to Venice core, the same.
I also disconnected my SATA HD and I've plugged in my old PATA HD, an old Samsung 6,4 GB HD............... BUT NOTHING!
I can't imagine nothing more to do to solve the problem, but I'm listening for your advices.
Thank's.
elem

Quote from: Supershanks on 05-June-05, 19:23:35
hi elem,
Type of floppy i meant was 1 with a usb componenent like:-
Mitsumi FA404M 1.44 Silver FDD+Int USB2 7 in 1 Card Reader so if it's just a n ordinary floppy i'd plug it back in.
I'd try 3) Memtest86+ run it as decribed in the link to verify your memory isn't the issue.
luck
Yes Supershanks and blazing storm,
I misanderstood, but now I reattached my floppy and performed a full scan of my HDDs
with their own diagnostic tools, downloaded from the Western Digital and Hitachi websites.
I choosed the DOS version that make a bootable floppy disk and verified the drives.
The HDDs are working fine and there's no errors on the surface, the HDDs are ok.
Quote from: SAB on 05-June-05, 19:35:43
Try swapping the optical drive that you are loading the O.S. from. Make sure SATA controller AND SATA ports are enabled. Make sure IDE controller for floppy is also enabled. Perhaps your optical drive has one piece of dust on just the wrong place. That's all it takes to throw one of those things off!!!
SAB, I've tried to swapping my optical drives yet. I've tried a DVD-RW NEC 3500 AG, then a CD Player from ASUS, then a CD-RW from LITEON.
The same problem with the new system, but these are performing very well on my old pc, then these aren't the problem.
I think the problem could be only on CPU, or MOTHERBOARD or MEMORY.
Thank's Supershanks, I'm downloading MemTest86+ for a memory scan.
I'll let you guys to know as fast as possibile the results!

BSOD's on my x64 K8N Neo4 Platinum based PC, Any ideas what's wrong? Help!

Over the past few month I've been getting BSOD's. There is no real pattern to their occurence and it's not something which is constantly happening (It happened around 5 times in the past 2 months), but I've really grown to hate them. You see, after getting one what has happened in the past is that when I go to restart my pc after getting a BSOD, I find I need to re-install my whole OS! What happens is that after booting (which oddly enough doesn't work well after a BSOD, It freezes on the boot screen and I need to restart several times), a black screen appears telling me that certain files in the C:Windows\ direcotory are corrupt or missing.
So the real problem is that the BSOD's cause me to re-install my whole OS. One will happen, then it will be ok, I turn the system on, log into windows, then it might happen again, after which I'll need to re-install. The files that go missing are always different too, and when I run scan-disk (after plugging in my main drive into another computer) it finds corrupt files and deletes them.
At first I thought it was Azureus (p2p client) which was causing the problems because it seemed to happen when I was runing that. I stopped using it, and the BSOD's still occured...sometimes randomly when browsing...etc. I figured that since files got deleted and corrpupted, it must be a problem withthe Hard Drive....So I bought a new one, and I've still had the BSOD error (although files haven't been deleted yet).
So yeah, I really need to solve this problem as it is taking away from my productivity and causing me to re-install far too often. I will post the BSOD info as well as my system info below (and a screen shot):
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MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION
*** STOP: 0x0000009c (0x0000000000000004,0xFFFFF80000113BC0, 0x00000000B2000000, 0x0000000000070F0F)
I looked that up on the net, and it seems the first part seems to indicate, or at least COULD indicate overheating. I checked CPU and System temps and they seem acceptable.
I am running Windows XP x64 Edition with the following hardware (please note that all of the hardware drivers I'm using are written for x64, MSI is so good:)). I have had this PC before it started having these problems, it could be related to using x64 I guess, but the error doesn't show that does it?
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AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2.0 GHz Socket 939 (Venice Core) w/ stock heatsink/fan
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum S-939 nForce4 Ultra
OCZ PC-3200 DDR400 Premier Series 1GB (2x512MB) Dual Channel Kit CAS 2.5
Ati Radeon x800xl 256MB gddr3, PCI-E
LG 17" L1720B LCD monitor 16ms, 1280x1024
Western Digital Caviar 120GB SATA
Western Digital Caviar SATA II (WD1600JS) 160GB 7200RPM 8MB Buffer
Western Digital Caviar SATA II (WD2500KS) 250GB 7200RPM 16MB Buffer
Pioneer DVR-109 DVD-RW
Pioneer DVR-110D DVD-RW
Antec Sonata II Mid tower ATX black power supply 450 Watt ( ATX12V 2.01 )
Creative I-Trigue 2.1 L3450 speakers
Sony 1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive
Microsoft multimedia keyboard and Microsoft optical mouse (PS/2)
My OS and drivers are fully updated. As for my BIOS I've been running the version I'm using now forquite some time and I believe it is version 1.5. Also in another bad turn of events, my northbridge fan seems to be on its way out of this world (this just happned so I don't think its related to the BSOD). I haven't been able to find a replacement, and since its not spinning very fast, and sometimes stops...It's causing the heatsink to get quite hot. I need to get a new one, and I can't find them anywhere...I wonder if thats covered under warranty... I looked into getting a different heatsink, but my Graphics card is so colse to this heatsink, that theres no room for a bigger one at all.
Do you think this problem is motherboard related, I cannot understand what the technical info the BSOD gives me means, can anybody understand it? I don't think its my HD's, or Ram, or CPU...could it be a motherboard problem? And if so, its under 1 year old, can I get an RMA?
Thanks for the help in advance.

At one time I had a weak 450w psu that had only 18a on the 12v rail. When I overclocked my cpu and gpu, I was getting bsod's every once in a while and couldnt figure it out until I read a similar post like yours on this forum. I decided to upgrade my psu and havent had that problem since.
Power supplies can be deceiving. I now have a 480w psu but its has 30a on the 12v rail. So what we need to know is the ratings of your psu (see my sig) just to see if your psu is the culprit. Just my 2 cents.

K8N Neo4 Platinum SLI missing 1t/2t option in bios

Hey all,
I cant see 1t2t command rate option in my bios. It is disappered. Need help pls.
System:
K8N Neo4 Platinum SLI (7100v3A bios running)
AMD athlon 64 3700+ S939 san diego (brand ID:4, model:7, stepping:2)
A-DATA 2xddr 600
not: I saw some other ppl had similar problems with their platinum ultra bords and they did solve the problem by flashing their bios to previous one.
You can read that post in here:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=101464.msg740760#msg740760

Quote from: flobelix on 30-January-07, 21:44:59
??? I'm kind of confused... As I said I'm using the same board with the same bios and I can see and change 1T/2T.
Thanks for your reply,
Our mainboard are same but our cpu core are different. When I was using Venice everything was ok. Was using my Venice 9*300 with water cooling.
But now I have 3700+ SAN DIEGO .
Family: F
Ext. Model: 37
Revision: DH-E6
Quote from: flobelix on 30-January-07, 21:44:59
Where exactly are you trying to find this option in the bios? As Richard said make sure you enabled manual for CPU and Ram settings.
I know where I am looking.
User Config Mode --> [Manual] but there is only "Bottom of 32-bit" , "Read Preamble value" and " Async Latency value".
Quote from: flobelix on 30-January-07, 21:44:59
Please tell us exactly(!) what you changed in Cell Menu (core speed, HT, mem clock and so on), report your CPU model and stepping.
Did you clear cmos after(!) flashing 3.A mod?
After flash I remove my power cable for 1-2 mşnutes than press reset button. During post screen I enter bios to load failsafe defaults. After those steps I try to find what is good/bad with that bios.
Feel free to ask anything that can fix this problem.

K8N Neo4 Platinum as HTPC mobo questions

I've been looking at building a Home Theater PC (HTPC) for a little while now and have been investigating various parts, including possible motherboards. The MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum is a key canidate and I was wondering if I could get some advice from people who actually use the board as to whether it would be suitable. Here is the basic run down of what I need:
1) I have read that there are potential issues with the AMD 90nm cores. It seems a lot of people in the forum are running them though. Has the problem been cleared up with the latest BIOS? (I am looking at using at least a 3500+ Venice core, but might try to go a little higher).
2) The board has a cooling fan on it, How loud is it? (The goal is to try and make the system as silent as possible without going over budget)
3) Front side Firewire connector - it seems like its located between two PCI slots. Has this posed a problem?
4) The PCI slot "reserved" as a comm slot - is it usable for other PCI devices? (One reason this board is on the short list is that it has 4 PCI slots. I plan on putting in at least 3 tuner cards, possibly 4 or using the 4th for a sound card or some other device. Thus, having this slot available as a general purpose PCI is important. Some retailers claim it is 'reserved' others don't.)
Any other recommendations would also be appreciated. Especially as concerns silencing and processor choice.
-Watson

Quote from: watson on 08-March-06, 00:54:50
1) I have read that there are potential issues with the AMD 90nm cores. It seems a lot of people in the forum are running them though. Has the problem been cleared up with the latest BIOS? (I am looking at using at least a 3500+ Venice core, but might try to go a little higher).
There were, make sure u get a E4 revision or higher. 99,9% of CPU's shipped today will have that.
Quote from: watson on 08-March-06, 00:54:50
2) The board has a cooling fan on it, How loud is it? (The goal is to try and make the system as silent as possible without going over budget)
Very, I have the same fan. I run it at 5v, than it's OK, u can get an adapter in most PC shops. Getting a passive haetsink is also a possibility, but that will void your warrenty.
Quote from: watson on 08-March-06, 00:54:50
3) Front side Firewire connector - it seems like its located between two PCI slots. Has this posed a problem?
Dunno, Don't see why, make sure u get a HTPC with a front bracket with a FW port.
Quote from: watson on 08-March-06, 00:54:50
4) The PCI slot "reserved" as a comm slot - is it usable for other PCI devices? (One reason this board is on the short list is that it has 4 PCI slots. I plan on putting in at least 3 tuner cards, possibly 4 or using the 4th for a sound card or some other device. Thus, having this slot available as a general purpose PCI is important. Some retailers claim it is 'reserved' others don't.)
Hmm, my gues is that that would be a problem.
Quote from: watson on 08-March-06, 00:54:50
Any other recommendations would also be appreciated. Especially as concerns silencing and processor choice.
See if this will fit in ur HTPC (the 80mil one)
http://www.coolermaster-europe.com/index.php?LT=english&Language_s=2&url_place=product&p_serial=RL-MUA-E8U1%20/%20EBU1&other_title=+RL-MUA-E8U1%20%2F%20EBU1+AQUAGATE%20Mini%20R80%20%2F%20R120
Underclocking and undervolting will also help keeping the CPU cool = less need for noisy fans.
Be weary of components causing heat. Samsung HDD's are the coolest, use as many as the onboard stuff as possible, etc..
Stick to 1 casefan and put it on the NB-FAN, so Corecenter or Speedfan can manage the fan speed. Recomended brands are Papst, Panaflo and Vantec Stealth.
4GB limit is due to having a 32bit OS. With 32bits u can only adress a max of 3GB. It might work using XP 64-bit, but I don't see why a anyone would need it.

K8N NEO4 PLATINUM WONT TURN OFF WHEN SHUTDOWN

Hello,
I recently built a system for my friend and he wanted the following setup. Everything works good, but when he selects Windows to shutdown, the OS goes through regular procedures, then the screen fades to black. However, the fans keep running and the PSU is still live..... so it seems the system isnt shutting down 100%. I have seen this issue before, but dont remember how to fix it. Something to do with the registry or within the system, alas, i cannot remember. please assist.
K8N NEO4 Platinum SLI Mobo
AMD 3500+ Venice Core processor 939 chipset
Antec TruePower PSU 480W
2 x 512 Corsair PC3200 RAM
Antec case
2 x Evga 6800gt ultra video cards
2 x Hitachi 80GB Sata II drives in a Raid 0
1 x NEC DVD/R/RW drives
Windows XP Pro OS

Have you tried searching at all? What BIOS version u using? I'd recommend flashing the latest.
Quote from: gerasimatos on 15-November-05, 04:32:02
Hello,
I recently built a system for my friend and he wanted the following setup. Everything works good, but when he selects Windows to shutdown, the OS goes through regular procedures, then the screen fades to black. However, the fans keep running and the PSU is still live..... so it seems the system isnt shutting down 100%. I have seen this issue before, but dont remember how to fix it. Something to do with the registry or within the system, alas, i cannot remember. please assist.
K8N NEO4 Platinum SLI Mobo
AMD 3500+ Venice Core processor 939 chipset
Antec TruePower PSU 480W
2 x 512 Corsair PC3200 RAM
Antec case
2 x Evga 6800gt ultra video cards
2 x Hitachi 80GB Sata II drives in a Raid 0
1 x NEC DVD/R/RW drives
Windows XP Pro OS

Will K8N Neo4 Platinum board be compatible with Dual AMD64?

Only that because i´m thinking to buy one with a 3000+ Venice and 2x512 Twinmos DDR400 ram modules.
will K8N Neo4 Platinum board be compatible with Dual AMD64 (AMD64 X2)?
thanks

Quote from: Brownbay on 31-May-05, 23:33:05
Hey Guys,
I fail to see the Logic in "don't buy dual core now... it’s too expensive… wait till the price drops in 2006." You don't HAVE to buy dual core... but since it's here... there really is no reason not to. You still need a processor now to get you through till 2006... So that means spending $300 (CND + Tax) on a 3200+ and then in 2006... Spending another 400 (maybe even 500) on a 4400+... so in the end you'll still have spent close to $800.
By buy dual core now... you get to use it NOW!... so you also have to take that into consideration. I've already returned my San Diego 4000+ and waiting till June 12th for the 4400+ to get in stock. I don't think I’ve seen anyone in here using a dual core with the 1.4 BIOS, so I’m not sure if 1.4 will work at all... But everyone seems to be say that 1.5 will become official in early June... with dual core support and a VDIMM of up to 3.1v
Just my $.02
Point well taken, but add this, what is going to change between now and then? I like to set back read reviews and watch them work out the bugs before I buy. All to often we get burned buying to quick in the Pc Market. And last point "use it NOW" may I ask on what? Now I just through that in so give me some links to read, because iam not uptodate on Dual core except the price.

MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum SLI sound needs -5V; newest Antec 550W has no -5V rail

I came within a whisker of ordering a non-returnable 3700 Venice, MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum SLI mobo and an upgraded Power Supply, Antec's newest 550W PS the TP2-550 EPS12V ($117). This has dual 2x24pin 12V 19A rails and is touted as the new V2.0 EPS12V/ATX12v compatible power supply for high performance SLI systems. By accident I came across a page at MSI for this mobo
http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mai...ail.php?UID=641
At the end is this warning: MSI Reminds You...
• For this model, you must use a Power Supply which has a -5V pin supply. Also, the users manual which I downloaded on Pg 2-10 says the same thing
The above Antec PS specs do not show a -5V rail, nor does an Enermax 600W I looked at. The V2.0 specs for ATX12v which added 2x24pin 12V rails dropped -5V rail from the spec and it appears MSI is not conforming to the spec (See Antec response at end) None of the web sites selling these PS & mobos contain any warning. I vaguely recall from a forum a while back it may have something to do with the Soundblaster system in the mobo.
http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=22551 (click specifications)
Isn't this a major showstopper which is going to cause a lot of grief for those of us upgrading to SLI systems using this mobo and upgrading our PS to the newest & best power design? We won't know the PS won't work until we build the system.
Regards, Ron
Antec reply to me:
>>>>Thanks for the link. Since MSI's website does state the motherboard needs the -5v, the True550EPS12V will not work with this motherboard. The Standard (http://enhanceusa.com/documents/atx12v_v2.01.pdf) has removed the use for the -5v rail and it is no longer needed. MSI has not manufactured that motherboard to the Standard. Finding an ATX12V v2.0 power supply with the -5v might be hard to find. You should contact MSI for a compatibility list of power supplys that were tested to work with the K8N SLI Platinum.

Quote from: ccve3 on 21-May-05, 07:27:40
Wow!! syar2003 thanks for that post. I've spend an hour going through it & fasteddies links. Now I are a power expert. The dual rail argument is enough for me to go back to the MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum SLI with one of the single rail PS -5V units listed by fasteddie. The only question left now refers to computerpro3 recommendation on ultra power supplies for SLI
>>I quite simply wouldn't dream of putting anything else in my machine. Keep in mind, this section is for 2x 6800 models, not the 6600's which most any good psu will handle (like Antec Neopower, ocz 520, etc). . Pc Power and Cooling 510 Deluxe SLI edition (refer to list)
2. Zippy/Emacs 550-700w models
3. OCZ 600w (personally I would get the pcp&c for the price, but it's been proven here, so I'll be fair...).
These are really high end, expensive and only 3-4 choices. Since I'm getting one 6800GT and eventually another & possibly eventually a 4800 X2, I was hoping the OCZ 520W would do it but computerpro3 says Powermaster 520 isn't good enough for SLI. I found that there is an OCZ 600W ATX12 dual rail which surprisingly has a -5V rail needed for K8N Neo4 SLI Soundblaster. Will this meet computerpro3's preference for a high end PS for SLI systems even though I'm losing the 1 rail advantage. Maybe the 600 Watts just overwhelms the 1 rail/2 rail question.
Thanks again for the teriffic help
Regards, Ron
Wondering what you settled on. I got the Antec TP550 and it's flawless on the board. I even have the older 20pin model which works perfectly (including sound). If you really wanted what I would consider to be a top dog (pcpower and cooling), and find the -5v rail missing, all you have to do is place a phone order and request they add a -5v rail. It's a minimal cost and a total solution for having everything. Just my $0.02

How are some guys running an Athlon 3800+ X2 chip on the K8N Neo4 Platinum SLI?

I see many people running an AMD Athlon 64 3800+ X2 Dual Core proccessor on a K8N Neo4 Platinum SLI board, but mine dosen't work. I don't get any signal to my monitor (don't know if this is the cause). MSI says the 3800+X2 dosen't support the SLI board, but many people got it to work. Any one know how?

Mine working fine, but on cold boot, sometime it hang on me. I have changed 3 PSU to get it stable, from Coolermaster 450W, Be Quiet 520W to Silverstone 650W, ambient 25C, CPU 30C, Proc 37C.
Bios 3.7 the one they are still testing.
Have you check you PSU rails volt., disable CnQ,....
So far stable, multiple programs at once with no significant drop in responseness & speed, Half Life 2, P2P downloading x2, IE x 3, encode DVD at the same time.

K8N Neo4 Platinum (PCB 1.0) and AMD 64 3800+ X2

Help!
I have a K8N Neo4 Platinum (PCB 1.0) and it had an AMD 64 3200+ single core CPU.
Now I've upgraded to an AMD 64 3800+ X2 dual core but the BIOS and MS Vista are seeing only the one core.
The BIOS is at the latest version - 1.D.
Whats' going on?
Hitch.

Quote from: hitchhiker on 20-April-07, 08:44:57
This motherboard does support the X2 CPU right?
It's listed as supported on the MSI website but has nayone else got both cores running on it?
Hitch.
Yes it does support X2
Did you clear cmos with power cable disconnected from psu?
Look at my signature for link to proper method.

Neo4 Platinum w/ Venice Core

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