New system, MSI X800XT PCI-E Issues

Hi there!
I just bought a new motherboard, new ram, new cpu and new videocard and was eagerly wanting to set this stuff up.
My system is now as follows:
Motherboard: MSI 925X Neo-54G
CPU: P4 3.40Ghz (1 Mb L2 Cache) (Socket 775)
RAM: 1 GByte DDR2 533
Video Card: MSI RX800 XT-VTD256 (ATI Radeon X800XT PCI-E)
I put everything up and working and installed Windows XP w/ SP2. Installed every driver needed from the motherboard CD, went to ATI's site and downloaded the latest Catalyst Drivers, etc.
After having everything apparently working as it should, I downloaded 3dMark 2005 to see how it went. I had never used the 2005 version before so I wasn't too shocked to see it only got like 3200 points although I was kinda suspicious after seeing some of the tests going at like 1 fps.
I went back to another PC I have at home (a socket 478, P4 3.0Ghz, Asus P4C800 mobo, 1 GByte DDR400 Ram and a GeForce 6800 Ultra). Ran 3dMark 2005 and to my amazement, it got like 4400 points.
Well, double checked everything on the catalyst control panel (nothing really useful there)... then went back to the BIOS setup to investigate what is not working as it should. MSI boards have that nifty Dynamic Overclocking thing and so I turned it on. My BIOS settings are now as following (only listing settings I have doubts on):
DDR2 533 (Dual Channel Mode Enabled)
DRAM Timing Selectable: By SPD
Memory Hole: Disabled
PCI Express Root Port Func: Auto on all 4 ports
PCI-E Compliance Mode: v1.0a
DRAM Data integrity mode: Non-ECC
PCI IDE Busmaster: Enabled (I have a 250GB 8MB SATA HD,fyi)
Init Display First: PCI-E
Maximum Payload Size (PCI-E): 4096
High performance mode: Optimized (Manual is the other option)
Dynamic Overclocking: 5% (0-15% range)
Adjust DDR Frequency: Auto
Auto Detect PCI Clock: Enabled
Spread Spectrum: Disabled
CPU Clock: 200Mhz
CPU Voltage: By CPU default
Memory Voltage: 1.8v
AGP/PCI-E Voltage: 1.5v
Ok, so, can anyone tell me what is wrong (if anything)? I mean, I think this PC should be faster than my other one...
I'm not really interested in overclocking and I am really convinced this hardware should be able to beat my other one easily with default operating status.
Also, I tested this PC's performance with Rome: Total War and it is just as 3dMark had showed, it performs worse than the other pc I mentioned, with the same exact settings.
Any help please?
Regards!

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Originally posted by thegrommit
I'm not familiar with Intel motherboards, but posting your DirectX results might help someone who is work out whether you have all the right drivers installed:
Ok, here goes:
System Information
Time of this report: 10/3/2004, 15:48:43
Machine name: PC2
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Language: English (Regional Setting: Portuguese)
System Manufacturer: INTELR
System Model: AWRDACPI
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.40GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 1024MB RAM
Page File: 138MB used, 2323MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode
DxDiag Notes
DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Music Tab: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
Network Tab: No problems found.
DirectX Debug Levels
Direct3D: 0/4 (n/a)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)
Display Devices
Card name: RADEON X800 XT
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: RADEON X800 XT (0x5D57)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5D57&SUBSYS_03121002&REV_00
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (85Hz)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6476 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 8/25/2004 13:29:04, 209408 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: ati2mtag.sys
Mini VDD Date: 8/25/2004 13:28:46, 787456 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-1E17-11CF-FE6A-1823A1C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x5D57
SubSys ID: 0x03121002
Revision ID: 0x0000
Revision ID: 0x0000
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D
Deinterlace Caps: {6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{552C0DAD-CCBC-420B-83C8-74943CF9F1A6}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
Registry: OK
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled
DDraw Test Result: Not run
D3D7 Test Result: Not run
D3D8 Test Result: Not run
D3D9 Test Result: Not run
Sound Devices
Description: SB Audigy Audio [D000]
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0004&SUBSYS_00531102&REV_03
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: e10kx2k.sys
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.0136 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 11/5/2001 13:02:30, 1758336 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Creative
HW Accel Level: Full
Cap Flags: 0xF5F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 4000, 191999
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 32, 31
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 32, 31
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: Yes
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
Registry: OK
Sound Test Result: Not run
Sound Capture Devices
Description: SB Audigy Audio [D000]
Default Sound Capture: Yes
Default Voice Capture: Yes
Driver Name: e10kx2k.sys
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.0136 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 11/5/2001 13:02:30, 1758336 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x41
Format Flags: 0xFFF
DirectMusic
DLS Path: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\drivers\GM.DLS
DLS Version: 1.00.0016.0002
Acceleration: Enabled
Ports: SB Audigy DirectMusic Synthesizer [D000], Hardware (Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal, Default Port
SB Audigy Audio [D000], Software (Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal
Microsoft MIDI Mapper [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
SB Audigy Synth A [D000] [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
SB Audigy Sw Synth [D000] [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
SB Audigy Synth B [D000] [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
SB Audigy MIDI Port [D000] [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, External
Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
SB Audigy MIDI Port [D000] [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Input, No DLS, External
Microsoft Synthesizer, Software (Not Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal
Registry: OK
Test Result: Not run
DirectPlay Service Providers
DirectPlay8 Modem Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (5.03.2600.2180)
DirectPlay8 Serial Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (5.03.2600.2180)
DirectPlay8 IPX Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (5.03.2600.2180)
DirectPlay8 TCP/IP Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (5.03.2600.2180)
Internet TCP/IP Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpwsockx.dll (5.03.2600.2180)
IPX Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpwsockx.dll (5.03.2600.2180)
Modem Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpmodemx.dll (5.03.2600.2180)
Serial Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpmodemx.dll (5.03.2600.2180)
DirectPlay Voice Wizard Tests: Full Duplex: Not run, Half Duplex: Not run, Mic: Not run
DirectPlay Test Result: Not run
Registry: OK
DirectPlay Adapters
DirectPlay8 Serial Service Provider: COM1
DirectPlay8 TCP/IP Service Provider: Local Area Connection - IPv4 -
DirectPlay Voice Codecs
Voxware VR12 1.4kbit/s
Voxware SC06 6.4kbit/s
Voxware SC03 3.2kbit/s
MS-PCM 64 kbit/s
MS-ADPCM 32.8 kbit/s
Microsoft GSM 6.10 13 kbit/s
TrueSpeech(TM) 8.6 kbit/s
DirectPlay Lobbyable Apps
Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives
Drive: C:
Free Space: 190.3 GB
Total Space: 239.4 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: Maxtor 7Y250M0
Drive: E:
Free Space: 42.0 GB
Total Space: 117.8 GB
File System: FAT32
Model: IC35L120AVV207-0
Drive: F:
Free Space: 28.9 GB
Total Space: 76.3 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: ST380011A
Drive: D:
Model: CREATIVE DVD-ROM DVD6240E
Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (Portuguese), 8/4/2004 06:59:54, 49536 bytes
Drive: G:
Model: AXV CD/DVD-ROM SCSI CdRom Device
Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (Portuguese), 8/4/2004 06:59:54, 49536 bytes
System Devices
Name: Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 266F
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_266F&SUBSYS_70531462&REV_03\3&2411E6FE&0&F9
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\pciide.sys, 5.01.2600.0000 (English), 8/17/2001 13:51:52, 3328 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\pciidex.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (Portuguese), 8/3/2004 22:59:42, 25088 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 22:59:44, 95360 bytes
Name: Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM SMBus Controller - 266A
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_266A&SUBSYS_70531462&REV_03\3&2411E6FE&0&FB
Driver: n/a
Name: PCI Device
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2668&SUBSYS_26688086&REV_03\3&2411E6FE&0&D8
Driver: n/a
Name: Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM PCI Express Root Port - 2660
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2660&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_03\3&2411E6FE&0&E0
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 23:07:48, 68224 bytes
Name: Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 265C
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_265C&SUBSYS_70531462&REV_03\3&2411E6FE&0&EF
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbehci.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 23:08:38, 26624 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 23:08:44, 142976 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\usbui.dll, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 00:56:48, 74240 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 23:08:44, 57600 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\hccoin.dll, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 08:56:44, 7168 bytes
Name: Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 265B
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_265B&SUBSYS_70531462&REV_03\3&2411E6FE&0&EB
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbuhci.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 23:08:38, 20480 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 23:08:44, 142976 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\usbui.dll, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 00:56:48, 74240 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 23:08:44, 57600 bytes
Name: Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 265A
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_265A&SUBSYS_70531462&REV_03\3&2411E6FE&0&EA
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbuhci.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 23:08:38, 20480 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 23:08:44, 142976 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\usbui.dll, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 00:56:48, 74240 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 23:08:44, 57600 bytes
Name: Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 2659
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2659&SUBSYS_70531462&REV_03\3&2411E6FE&0&E9
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbuhci.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 23:08:38, 20480 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 23:08:44, 142976 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\usbui.dll, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 00:56:48, 74240 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 23:08:44, 57600 bytes
Name: Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 2658
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2658&SUBSYS_70531462&REV_03\3&2411E6FE&0&E8
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbuhci.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 23:08:38, 20480 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 23:08:44, 142976 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\usbui.dll, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 00:56:48, 74240 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 23:08:44, 57600 bytes
Name: Intel(R) 82801FB Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 2652
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2652&SUBSYS_70531462&REV_03\3&2411E6FE&0&FA
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\pciide.sys, 5.01.2600.0000 (English), 8/17/2001 13:51:52, 3328 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\pciidex.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (Portuguese), 8/3/2004 22:59:42, 25088 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 22:59:44, 95360 bytes
Name: Intel(R) 82801FB LPC Interface Controller - 2640
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2640&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_03\3&2411E6FE&0&F8
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\isapnp.sys, 5.01.2600.0000 (English), 8/17/2001 13:58:02, 35840 bytes
Name: Intel(R) 925X PCI Express Root Port - 2585
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2585&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_04\3&2411E6FE&0&08
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 23:07:48, 68224 bytes
Name: Intel(R) 925X Memory Controller Hub - 2584
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2584&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_04\3&2411E6FE&0&00
Driver: n/a
Name: Intel(R) 82801 PCI Bridge - 244E
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_244E&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_D3\3&2411E6FE&0&F0
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 23:07:48, 68224 bytes
Name: Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1064&SUBSYS_053C1462&REV_03\4&10355354&0&40F0
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\e100b325.sys, 7.01.0012.0000 (Portuguese), 2/10/2004 07:49:14, 154112 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Prounstl.exe, 7.00.0006.0000 (English), 11/21/2003 07:26:42, 118784 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\e100b325.din, 6/26/2002 22:53:38, 5110 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\IntelNic.dll, 2.05.0001.0000 (English), 7/27/2003 22:55:40, 24064 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\e100bmsg.dll, 2/18/2004 09:40:00, 12288 bytes
Name: Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet
Device ID: PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_1677&SUBSYS_053C1462&REV_01\4&F39E1D8&0&00E0
Driver: n/a
Name: Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3164&SUBSYS_31641106&REV_06\4&10355354&0&20F0
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\pciidex.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (Portuguese), 8/3/2004 22:59:42, 25088 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 22:59:44, 95360 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\pciide.sys, 5.01.2600.0000 (English), 8/17/2001 13:51:52, 3328 bytes
Name: Creative Game Port
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_7003&SUBSYS_00401102&REV_03\4&10355354&0&01F0
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\gameenum.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 23:08:22, 10624 bytes
Name: OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_4001&SUBSYS_00101102&REV_00\4&10355354&0&02F0
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\ohci1394.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 07:10:10, 61056 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\1394bus.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 07:10:08, 53248 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\nic1394.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 09:05:44, 61824 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\arp1394.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 09:05:44, 60800 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\enum1394.sys, 5.01.2600.0000 (English), 8/17/2001 14:46:40, 6400 bytes
Name: Creative SB Audigy
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0004&SUBSYS_00531102&REV_03\4&10355354&0&00F0
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ksuser.dll, 5.03.2600.2180 (Portuguese), 8/4/2004 00:56:44, 4096 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ksproxy.ax, 5.03.2600.2180 (Portuguese), 8/4/2004 00:56:58, 130048 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\ks.sys, 5.03.2600.2180 (Portuguese), 8/3/2004 23:15:22, 140928 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\drmk.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 23:08:00, 60288 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\portcls.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 23:15:50, 145792 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\stream.sys, 5.03.2600.2180 (Portuguese), 8/3/2004 23:08:04, 48640 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\wdmaud.drv, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 00:56:58, 23552 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\e10kx2k.sys, 5.12.0001.0136 (English), 11/5/2001 13:02:30, 1758336 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\ctoss2k.sys, 5.12.0001.0131 (English), 9/11/2001 13:10:14, 186944 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctdlang.dat, 9/11/2001 13:36:02, 161900 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctstatic.dat, 9/11/2001 13:27:44, 144493 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctdaught.dat, 9/11/2001 13:24:48, 44055 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\default.ecw, 9/23/1999 00:18:50, 2259067 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\sfman32.dll, 5.12.0001.0130 (English), 8/17/2001 15:35:44, 36864 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\a3d.dll, 80.00.0000.0003 (English), 9/11/2001 13:05:52, 49152 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctbas2w.dat, 9/11/2001 13:35:58, 111123 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\SBAudigy.ico, 8/17/2001 13:42:28, 7406 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\AUDIGYICON.bmp, 8/17/2001 13:42:08, 1912 bytes
Name: RADEON X800 XT Secondary
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5D77&SUBSYS_03131002&REV_00\4&2B4A1FD5&0&0108
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\ati2mtag.sys, 6.14.0010.6476 (Portuguese), 8/25/2004 13:28:46, 787456 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2dvag.dll, 6.14.0010.6476 (English), 8/25/2004 13:29:04, 209408 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2cqag.dll, 6.14.0010.0252 (English), 8/25/2004 13:10:20, 237568 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2mdxx.exe, 6.14.0010.2494 (English), 8/25/2004 13:27:08, 65536 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati3duag.dll, 6.14.0010.0257 (English), 8/25/2004 13:25:56, 2239328 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ativvaxx.dll, 6.14.0001.0029 (English), 8/25/2004 13:15:16, 476928 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ATIDDC.DLL, 6.14.0010.0005 (English), 8/25/2004 13:26:32, 81920 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atitvo32.dll, 6.14.0010.4100 (English), 8/25/2004 13:12:10, 17408 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ativcoxx.dll, 6.13.0010.0005 (English), 11/9/2001 11:01:04, 24064 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2evxx.exe, 6.14.0010.4105 (English), 8/25/2004 13:26:56, 389120 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2evxx.dll, 6.14.0010.4105 (English), 8/25/2004 13:27:00, 86016 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atipdlxx.dll, 6.14.0010.2491 (English), 8/25/2004 13:27:18, 126976 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Oemdspif.dll, 6.14.0001.0010 (English), 8/25/2004 13:27:12, 102400 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2edxx.dll, 6.14.0010.2494 (English), 8/25/2004 13:27:04, 30720 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ATIDEMGR.dll, 1.00.1698.24059 (Portuguese), 8/25/2004 14:22:08, 151552 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atioglxx.dll, 6.14.0010.4582 (English), 8/25/2004 13:48:12, 6508544 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atiiiexx.dll, 6.14.0010.4003 (English), 8/25/2004 14:40:02, 294912 bytes
Name: RADEON X800 XT
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5D57&SUBSYS_03121002&REV_00\4&2B4A1FD5&0&0008
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\ati2mtag.sys, 6.14.0010.6476 (Portuguese), 8/25/2004 13:28:46, 787456 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2dvag.dll, 6.14.0010.6476 (English), 8/25/2004 13:29:04, 209408 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2cqag.dll, 6.14.0010.0252 (English), 8/25/2004 13:10:20, 237568 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2mdxx.exe, 6.14.0010.2494 (English), 8/25/2004 13:27:08, 65536 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati3duag.dll, 6.14.0010.0257 (English), 8/25/2004 13:25:56, 2239328 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ativvaxx.dll, 6.14.0001.0029 (English), 8/25/2004 13:15:16, 476928 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ATIDDC.DLL, 6.14.0010.0005 (English), 8/25/2004 13:26:32, 81920 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atitvo32.dll, 6.14.0010.4100 (English), 8/25/2004 13:12:10, 17408 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ativcoxx.dll, 6.13.0010.0005 (English), 11/9/2001 11:01:04, 24064 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2evxx.exe, 6.14.0010.4105 (English), 8/25/2004 13:26:56, 389120 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2evxx.dll, 6.14.0010.4105 (English), 8/25/2004 13:27:00, 86016 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atipdlxx.dll, 6.14.0010.2491 (English), 8/25/2004 13:27:18, 126976 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Oemdspif.dll, 6.14.0001.0010 (English), 8/25/2004 13:27:12, 102400 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2edxx.dll, 6.14.0010.2494 (English), 8/25/2004 13:27:04, 30720 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ATIDEMGR.dll, 1.00.1698.24059 (Portuguese), 8/25/2004 14:22:08, 151552 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atioglxx.dll, 6.14.0010.4582 (English), 8/25/2004 13:48:12, 6508544 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atiiiexx.dll, 6.14.0010.4003 (English), 8/25/2004 14:40:02, 294912 bytes
Name: SOJU SCSI Controller
Device ID: PCI\SOJU341\0000
Driver: n/a
Hope anyone can help me out

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Quote from: Rebel230 on 08-July-09, 08:29:48
So, basically should I look to OC this setup a bit? maybe to like 3 GHz or so?
Yes, why not?
Do not be aiming for 3 GHz, you can run that on stock voltage. 4 GHz is more within the grasp of the TRUE 120.
Quote from: Rebel230 on 08-July-09, 08:29:48
If so, whats the "safest" method to OC? I have an excellent cpu cooler and a case that has a ton of fans in it so hopefully I should be good for cooling.
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Hi guys,
I bought my new system:
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3 - RAM S3+ 1GB (2x512 MB)
4 - Western Digital Caviar SE 120 GB SATA WD1200JD
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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.
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MSI Neo4 Platinum with MSI GF6600GT PCI-e Freezes on games

I'm having this serious problem that my new build system freezes on games. Sometimes I can play for a few hours and sometimes I can play only a few minutes before the system freezes completely. Only a hardware reset helps in this case.
This is my hardware setup:
MSI Neo4 Platinum
MSI GF6600GT PCI-e
2 x 512MB DDR400 memory(in dual mode)
AMD 3200+ 64-bit processor
Sound Blaster Audigy
DVD Writer
Floppy
I'm using Windows XP SP2
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Tested with other RAM modules, same trouble
Reinstalled windows xp, same trouble
Tryd all kind of driver versions, same trouble
Flashed bios to 1.9, same trouble
Put a Zalman Cooler on the Video card (temperature now between 40 and 60 degrees in games instead of 80-100 degrees), same trouble
This is where my questions come:
There are two hardware components I cannot switch to try:
The mainboard and the Video card. Whitch one is most likely to be broken??
I have read in the manual of the mainboard that the PSU should have at least 18A on the 12+ signal. My PSU only haves 15A there. While I doubt this results in problems like this I still like to know if it does!
Please help me out on this one!

Have tried older drivers for you GFX, I find the late 6XXX work better for most games. You mite want to check the system is stable with:
Prime95, Memtest86, 3D mark 03 & 05.
You mite be having the same problems as "easlern", his games would lock up. This was due to to a problem with onboard sound Sound Blaster.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=84328.0
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=84328.msg603340#msg603340
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At that moment I didn't even know what was actually on my board, but I knew it was a generic card I was probably never going to use anyway, and I didn't recall getting any sound card updates for this board. So I looked in device manager, and bingo: AC97 device under multimedia devices. I immediately did two things to completely eliminate the rascal: updated the driver for it and promptly went to BIOS and disabled the sucker. Also disabled SATA group 2 (slots 3 and 4), the Marvell LAN because I only use one ethernet anyway (the nVidia one, which from what I was reading, was probably the more robust of the two), both RAID controllers (actually I had disabled them earlier to skip the annoying RAID setup screen), and put the PCIe bus back to 100MHz (rogue: I was wondering about possible damage over time with this too high too, so I was glad to try setting it back to normal!) Also ran Driver Cleaner to rip out the detonators even though I was putting in another nVidia, and then put in the 6800GT and installed drivers. (In case you were interested, my 3dMark05 score went from 3511 under the 6600GT to 4939 under the 6800GT! I now run in 1280x1024 at max effects and I'm completely spoiled in one night already! )
Anyway, one of these myriad, desperate attempts must have worked because I get neither audio stutters (should have been a freaking clue in the first place, duh!) nor lock ups.
Since this is the first PC I've built, I was certain I had to have screwed something up hardware-wise or found some combination that had incompatibilities. If it WAS just the freaking sound card driver I'm going to leave this place in shame and never post again! In my defense, the MSI Update utility didn't show any updated sound drivers for me, and I had assumed it was being pre-empted by my SB Live in any case.
I was convinced this problem was (if it is indeed gone) a video card issue but I can't say it ever was without putting the 6600 back in and running for several hours. I'm going to bet it was the AC97 though because nVidia boards have always been fantastic for me, I haven't had any actual motherboard issues, my RAM and CPU are just fine, and Win2k has never let me down.
Don't assume anything, though, I've learned.
One thing to note: when I was checking out the AC97, I noticed it was *sharing* IRQ 20 with the nForce NIC detector (might have a different name, I can't remember right now). Apparently this is a capability of Win2k to share IRQs but it kind of added to my suspicions anyway.
I'll let you know how the next few sessions go and whether this issue is still an issue

Three MSI K8N Diamond Plus issues...

I have posted previously regarding an auto reboot issue and now have recieved some advice to try for that issue. One of those suggestions is to flash to 1.2 beta 2, but I would like to be more stable before trying that option. I am having the following three additional issues:
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- When I shut down the system my optical mouse and keyboard are still receiving power. I have all power management options disabled in the bios.
For the 1st issue, I plan to put the cards on IRQ's 16 and 17 in the bios. This is where they are when they are both active in the bios. Other than these issues the system seems otherwise stable, works great during games (HL2, Oblivion, etc...), and does not hang. Any advice regarding these issues will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

crazy - I am running the latest lan driver for both controllers, but I will try uninstalling/reinstalling in case they did not properly install. Thanks for the info on the optical being lit. My Abit NF7-S didn't do that, but if that is normal for this board I won't worry about it.
kakarocht - Definitely no oc'ing since I want it to be stable at normal settings before trying to oc. The only thing I have altered is memory voltage up to 2.75v based on recommendation on my other thread.
I have tried the bios settings at default with the same issues. I'm wondering if flashing to 1.2 beta 2 will help the remaining issues???
Regarding the IRQ, there is not any sharing. I was thinking of assigning the IRQ's in the bios for the video cards to 16 and 17 in hopes of fixing the video card drop issue.
Regarding the reboot issue from my other thread, it may be corrected. From Device Manager - "nvidia lan controller" - Advanced tab, I found a Wake on Lan from Power Off setting at Enable. I disabled this and so far have not had the reboot problem. I had been looking for the Wake on Lan setting in the bios, as with past motherboards. Are there any other settings on the advanced tab that I should check to help the Internet drop issue I mentioned in my post? Could running I-Speeder help?
Once again, I appreciate all of the ideas and I have taken all of the suggestions seriously. I am out of town during the week so I won't get to try the suggestions until Thursday, but I will make note of any ideas anyone has. Thanks again! I am new to MSI boards and got very used to the settings on my NF7-S. I appreciate everyone sharing their experience.

Lockups on new system! Help!!!

I'm at the end of my rope!
I just built a new system, and I'm having a lot of lockup issues any time I play a game or anything that requires a lot from the graphics accelerator. I can't even get into a game more than 30 seconds without it locking. Here's my system specs (all components brand new):
MSI Neo4 Platinum SLI
AMD 64 3200
MSI 6600 GT 128mb PCIe
Croshair 1G (2x512mb) PC3200
Enermax Noisetaker 470W psu
WD 80GB SATA hard drive
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I've checked to make sure all components are seated properly, and that all fans and so forth are working. I've also ensured that the two mem sticks are in the right slots (both "green" on this motherboard).
Since everything is new, everything is a fresh install.
The lock up occurs on every game I try to run that utilizes the 6600 GT, including UT2004, Star Wars: Republic Commando, and HL2. In every situation, it locks my pc within about 30 seconds, and I have to shut down the pc and reboot.
My best guess is the power supply. When I ordered the psu, I THOUGHT this particular one had a 24 pin main connection. It does not. I went out and bought a 20pin to 24pin adaptor. However, after reading in another thread that the last four pins power the PCIe slot, I'm wondering if the motherboard just isn't getting enough power to the video card even with the adaptor.
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Model No. DC Output (Maximum Current) Total Power
+3.3V +5V +12V1 +12V2 -12V +5Vsb
EG475P-VE SFMA 34A 40A 16A 15A 0.8A 2.5A 470W
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Quote from: Renegade Retard on 11-April-05, 23:35:39
I'm at the end of my rope!
I just built a new system, and I'm having a lot of lockup issues any time I play a game or anything that requires a lot from the graphics accelerator. I can't even get into a game more than 30 seconds without it locking. Here's my system specs (all components brand new):
MSI Neo4 Platinum SLI
AMD 64 3200
MSI 6600 GT 128mb PCIe
Croshair 1G (2x512mb) PC3200
Enermax Noisetaker 470W psu
WD 80GB SATA hard drive
Windows XP Pro
I've tried running the sytem with the drivers that came with the components, and I've also tried running the latest and greatest of all drivers.
I've checked to make sure all components are seated properly, and that all fans and so forth are working. I've also ensured that the two mem sticks are in the right slots (both "green" on this motherboard).
Since everything is new, everything is a fresh install.
The lock up occurs on every game I try to run that utilizes the 6600 GT, including UT2004, Star Wars: Republic Commando, and HL2. In every situation, it locks my pc within about 30 seconds, and I have to shut down the pc and reboot.
My best guess is the power supply. When I ordered the psu, I THOUGHT this particular one had a 24 pin main connection. It does not. I went out and bought a 20pin to 24pin adaptor. However, after reading in another thread that the last four pins power the PCIe slot, I'm wondering if the motherboard just isn't getting enough power to the video card even with the adaptor.
Here's the specs for the psu:
Code: [Select]
Model No. DC Output (Maximum Current) Total Power
+3.3V +5V +12V1 +12V2 -12V +5Vsb
EG475P-VE SFMA 34A 40A 16A 15A 0.8A 2.5A 470W
280W
Does anyone have any suggestions? Is the psu the problem, or could it be something else? I would really like some help on this. I've been working on this issue for 3 days now, and I'm about to return all the components and scrap the whole thing.
Hi, I have the same spec as you on my newly built pc (except I have an ATI x850) and i am also having the exact same problem.
My question to everyone is if i try this solution will everything be ok? This is my first custom build, and just like the topic starter, i swear it said in the manual that the sticks of ram must be in the same coloured slot. I don't want to blow anything to bits!
So I just want to make sure everything is ok before i tinker any more with it. This problem is really getting to me as I cannot play any of the kick ass games I bought especially for this new pc.
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I am in the market (finally) for a new system, and even though I had issues with my old MSI 975X Platinum PUE at the end, it served me well for over 6 years, so I'm pretty much sold by MSI.
This is what I am looking at right now, but I would like to know if there are known issues with the compatibility/functionality of these components:
-MSI Z87 MPower MAX
-Intel i7-4770K CPU
-Corsair Vengeance 16G (2x8G) RAM - (I may bump this to 32G)
-MSI GeForce GTX 760 2G DDR5 Video
-UltraX4 Extreme PSU
-Win7 Ulitmate 64Bit
I will also be getting another smaller (500GB) HD to use just for the OS and my VMWare items in addition to the 1.5T and 1T drives I have now.
Another question I have is that the CPU comes with a stock fan. Will this be sufficient or should I be looking at something else?
And being that my budget is around $1000 - $1200, is there something better you can recommend that will match the performance of what I selected?
Thank you

For your needs, I see no reason for 32GB of RAM. You don't want to mix two kits anyway even if they have the exact same part numbers. They may be from different batches or even have different chips on them. On my Z87, I am only using 8GB of RAM and having no problems.
Great choice on that CPU cooler! All my rigs have 9900's on them. They do outstanding and have helped me attain some impressive OC's using them.
The Corsair HX850W is what I use as well. Excellent PSU!
Probably one port is DVI-s and the other is DVI-d? The BIOS will probably recognize the discrete card is installed and set the graphics automatically to PEG mode.
A word of caution though. The GTX 760 may need a Legacy VBIOS to work right out of the box. If that happens, a UEFI/BIOS update may help or the VBIOS will need to be flashed. The onboard graphics can be used in the meantime to get the flashing done and the GTX 760 taken care of if it needs it. That is why some of us recommended the GTX 6xx series. They usually don't have any problems out of the box.

Has anyone bought the new ATI/MSI RS480M2-IL s939 motherboard yet?

Has anyone bought the new ATI/MSI RS480M2-IL s939 motherboard yet?
If Yes, How is It?
This seems from what I've read at least to be a good or even great overclocker, It's too bad that It isn't a full ATX motherboard, Maybe If sales are good enough MSI will use this chipset on a Full size ATX motherboard one day. Of course It does have an Integrated ATI video card in It and It have as much as 128Mb ram for the pci-e built-in video or You could add a separate pci-e video card in the 16x slot. It's $94.00 right now on pricewatch.com of course.
http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=RS480M2-IL&class=mb

Quote from: mamisano on 23-February-05, 12:27:21
Ordered one for a home workstation from ZipZoomFly.com. Also picked up a 3000+ and already have 1GB of Adata PC4000. Will be utilizing onboard video until I have the need/desire to upgrade to PCI-Express video card. Hard drive will be a new Maxtor 250GB ATA-133 16MB Cache that I picked up from CompUSA for $99/no rebates :D
I will post my thoughts after the system is together, should have parts by Thursday/Friday.
Well at least You aren't buying from Logic Circle Systems That place will ship incompatible ram that is Intel approved and say then It is You cpu that is at fault, I should know I'd bought zoom3's motherboard and some Wintec ram(Samsung chips ending in TCCC) and They said they were tested and AMD approved(They aren't, Wintrec is Junk on an AMD Platform), I now have a Corsair CMX512RE-3200LL Dimm and My cpus work fine at PC3200 speeds and above, Logic Circle Systems said was at fault. Logic Circle Systems is a bunch of Liars and are not trustworthy.

Going to build a new system, is this gonna work ?

I'm going to build a new system with a msi k8n neo4 platinum motherboard,
but i'm not sure, that all the parts i have chosen will work with this motherboard.
So if you can help me.. u huge thanx !
AMD Athlon 64 3500+, 2.2Ghz, 512Kb cache,S-939,Box
Chieftec Mesh Long MidiTower, Zw/Zlv (LCX-01B-B-SL)
Creative SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS, oem
Kingston Dual-Channel 1Gb Kit, 2x512Mb, PC3200 (KVR400X64C3AK2/1G)
Lite-On DVD-Rom 16x48x IDE black, oem
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum, S939, nForce4, ATX
Maxtor DiamondMax 10, 200Gb, 7200rpm, 8Mb SATA150 (2x)
Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9, 120Gb,7200rpm,8M,SATA150 (1x)
NEC 3.5" Floppy Diskdrive 1.44Mb black
Zalman CNPS7700-Cu CPU Cooler S478/775/754/939
Papst Fan 4412FGL(E) 12x12cm, 1600rpm
XFX GeForce 6600 GT 128Mb,2xDVI, TVo,PCI-E, Retail
and i wanted one of these power supply's
Tagan TG480 Silent Power Supply 480 Watt
Enermax EG495AX-VE SFMA 485W Noisetaker PSU,ATX2.0

The chip works great with the board. The Tagan 480W PSU also works great with it.
I know the Zalman 7700 cpu cooler is bigger so may block the first two ram slots as it's tight with a 7000.
The rest of the hardware looks great though I know there's threads on choosing the right ram for the neo 4 in the stickies so check that out. Also the maxtor D-Max 10 might cause a problem not sure. I know people with the Neo 2 had problems.
Good Luck

NForce PCI writes issues

Hello,
Any predictions about when the new 2.5 bios that fixes the above mentioned issues will come out?
I'm hoping it will fix some problems I had with my Adaptec U2 SCSI controller.

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Originally posted by lowrider87
I am going to agree with Beaverpants. The K7N420 has been a good board for me. I got an Asus A7A 266 that was trash right from the get go and ASUS will not do a thing about it. It never fired up from day one. At least MSI tries to do something if you can get ahold of them. As far as the PCI write issue goes...they know about it and are at least working on it. I just bought an ABIT board that is something less than desirable. All in all, MSI does do a lot better than most.
Except ALL the other nForce motherboard makers have fixed (or never had) the PCI write issue a month or more ago. MSI's response time on these issues is pitiful, especially so considering they were the first to market with this chipset.
-r

Neo platinum new system problems

hi guys after having help with issues from people here with my old sys decided to upgrade.
so now have a neo platinum
amd64 clawhammer 3200+
twin maxtor sata
twin maxtor ide
used to run twin sata as mirrored array on my ilsr delta no probs,
but cant seem to set up with new system.!!!!!!!!
ive managed finally to load win xp on one hd , after various attempts to load it with 2 sata drives connected and a complete failure ( did the whole f6 thing to load prmise drivers as before)
but i want to connect my second sata drive and run as a mirrored array
do i nead to load promise drivers etc. ???
do i just set up raid array in the msi bios ?????
have read lots of posts but not got anything really definative .
spent 6 hours last night tryin to get windows on 1 drive so dont wanna mess it up !!
also the temp thing worries me a bit core centre says 65 c !!!!!!!!!!!
water cooling sensor on water block says 32 c and water temp is 30 c case high 20s c. bios also says in the 60`s c. !!!!!! have not yet flashed bios waitning till system running properly first. any ideas,
again have read posts but all acknowledge there is a problem with temp sensing but is there a fix ?
thx.

ah sorted !!!!
why didnt i have section 5 in the manual ?????????( or anything past 3)
after reading online and realising the drivers were on the disc all fine,
but why do you have to reinstall windows when goin thru the f6 process ?

Ask for help: NEW PC (MSI H97 Gaming3) would not boot

Dear all, I am skilled computer person. I my life I did build many computers. But this time I have an issue with power up and boot.
I have components:
1) new MSI mainboard H97 Gaming 3
2) new INTEL CPU Core i5 4460 BOX with default fan and heatsink
3) new MSI VGA 285 R9 (working in other computer so VGA is OK)
4) new 1600 MHz RAM ADATA CL9 2x4GB set. I also tried RIPJAWS CL7 2x4GB 1600MHz
To be exact I did test these two RAM sets: RIPJAWS G.SKILL F3-1280CL7D-8GBXM and ADATA AX3U1600W4G9-DMV CL9.
5) new 700W power source 90+ efficiency. I tried other Power source (got same error with MSI H97) which works in other computer, so the issue does not seem to be the power source.
This is the behaving of the new system: on Power ON the all componets switch on, fan rotate the Sound Boost light up in red, but all run only for 3s and than automatically switch off. After 2s it automatically start again and switch on for 3s and again switch off and on again and again and again same in cyrcle. When I push Power off button for 5s it completely power Off. The Debug LED blink for 16x times.
I tried to power on without the VGA MSI 285 R9. Same issue as with VGA pluged in.
When I put the RAM out, the computer starts and buzzer beep like there is no RAM, so normal behaving. But with RAM inserted it behaves strange. I did test two set of RAM with CL7 and CL9 all 1600 MHz. Is there any limitation for 1600MHz and CL ? Should I try 10CL or 11CL ? Or limitation in 2x4GB sets? I did not find any such information in any manual for the H97 Gaming 3 board.
I tried to reset the BIOS by shorten the pins, has no effect on the problem.
I was thinking about some low fan rotation protection but I do not think this should be a problem?
I can not find anywhere the debug LED coder for H97. There is no LED display like Z97 has, only one single led that blinks. In my case blinked 16x.
Can you help me? What can be wrong and prevents normal boot?
Thank you a lot
Otto

I have read this post https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=252119.0
there is about a hard plug of the 24pin power connector to the board. In my case the 24pin connector is also very hard to plug into the board. But I tried to plug it without damaging the board by force. So it should fit inside. But I will try to check again.

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