Overclocking E2200 on P45 Neo3-F rev. 1.0

I know that my system is a little dated, but I put this together on a budget of $700 at the end of 2008.
My System:
CPU: Intel Pentium Dual Core E2200 2.2 Ghz
Mobo: MSI P45 Neo3-F rev. 1.0
Mem: G.Skill DDR2-800
Timing: 5-5-5-15
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200.11
Video: Sapphire Radeon HD3650
OS: MS Vista Ultimate 32-bit
PSU: Antec Neo Power 550W (3.3v/24A,5v/20A,12v(x2)/18A)
So, my problem is I can't get any OC to run stable. I got it up to 225x11 (2.47), at stock voltages, bump it up to 226, and it won't boot. Tried to OC with dual core center, and got it to run at 2.8, but then noticed this was in the default user, switched to a custom user profile, and I couldn't even get to 2.4 without it locking up.
Obviously I am a n00b, so I have no clue where to start in relation to voltages. I would like to get to a stable 3.0-3.2

Yours is different as after a reboot is still able to work.
The thing you can try is to re-install your USB drivers.
Btw, please post your full system specs and PSU spec amps.

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MSI P45 Neo3-FR..Overclocking help please !

Hi i have a MSI P45 Neo3-FR [v1.0] and have managed to update bios to latest version 1.5 i am having trouble finding my way around the bios in order to overclock. Previously i have owned asus boards and it was pretty straightforward but with this board i cannot seem to have full control over all adjustments i think i could adjust fsb and possibly memory ratio and timings but not Vcore and memory voltages as they are greyed out. On the asus boards you got a dropdown list 1.1v~1.8v etc but i cannot get this option with this board.
My memory is corsair [6400] with cpu-z it seems to have timings correct but voltage should be 1.9 my cpu is a E8200 core speed 2673x8 vcore 1.192v i have disabled speedstep [f4] and spread spectrum and the jumpers are set to 266mhz~333mhz.
Any advice on this much appreciated i don't know if there is a tutorial specific to the msi bios advanced settings and how to enable it or a discription of what msi call the voltages adjustments doesn't seem to be v.core...confused!
King regards all

Thanks for help people i have got a good overclock..well for me I got FSB to 400mhz so my processor was 3.2ghz and memory running at 800mhz with 1:1 ratio and voltage at 1.9.
I did try to go heigher but pc just re-booted 3 times then re-set to optimum i tried a bit more voltage for cpu but it still refused. Funny thing is when i re-did FSB to 400mhz again it booted and ran no bother i checked speed and cpu was again 3.2ghz but ram was 960mhz ... i forgot to re-set ratio back to 1:1 so my ram is running at 1920mhz instead of 1600 testing with prime but i would have thought if its stable i could push cpu further possibly as i know ram can handle a lot more than 800mhz. Is this correct ?

Blue screens with my new P45 Neo3-FR motherboard

Blue screens with my new P45 Neo3-FR motherboard
I have recently purchased this Motherboard and being trying since few overclocking combinations unsuccessfully
I have a Dual Core E8400 Rev.E0 processor and the best I had so far is 3.6 MHz (400x9) at stock voltage.
I am trying to achieve 450 FSB (450x8.5) stable with memory @900 MHz.
I have increased Vcore to 1.28v and 1.31v, Vram is on 1.9v and I left all other voltage settings on Auto.
Disabled CPU C1E function and & Spread spectrum.
As soon as i raise the clock over 400MHz is when the problem start.
Most of the time is happening when the machine has been left (idle) for a while, I just click anywhere,or just start a programme
and suddenly I get a blue screen and the machine re-boot, and again I run Prime for 3 hours (torture test) and not a single blue screen.
Very weird..
I have 2 MB (2 x 1024) dual corsair memory DDr2 PC6400 XMS2 (5-5-5-18) modules and an ordinary Ati Radeon Powercolor HD 3600 graphic card.
I tried to run both memory stick in single mode and one at the time, but still getting those blue screens.
I have built this system re-using a couple of years old power supply from Hyper (505W).
I need some advice as I am trying to establish which component is to blame.
Could this be caused by the PSU, perhaps malfunctioning or inadequate for this motherboard ?
Also thinking about the memory....memory seems running OK till 960 MHz with processor at 400 x 9 (1:1.20 ratio).
Or perhaps is the Motherboard ?
I have Vista Home Premium Edition OS.
Please advice guys.

Hi Guys,
I`ve just updated to Bios v.1.71b
Raised FSB to 445 Mhz and kept multilier to 9x (445 x 9 = 4.005 Ghz)
Vcore to 1.335v
Dram to 1.904v
MCH to 1.304
VTT FSB to 1.34v
ICH still on Auto
Disabled C1E support, Spread spectrum and Intel EIST support.
Set ram to 1:1.00
Tested several times with Super PI & Intel Burn Test and machine is stable so far.

Need help with MSI P45 Neo3-FR

I haven't been here in a long time. My old board (just replacing it) worked perfectly for almost 4 years after I ironed out the kinks (MSI 865p Neo2-FISR) but I finally decided to upgrade my rig, but here comes the headaches...
I bought the following for my new setup:
MSI P45 Neo3-FR (came with BIOS 1.3 installed)
2GB (2x1) Corsair Dominator 6400C4D
MSI Radeon HD 4850
Intel Pentium Dual Core E2180 (I want to overclock it hehe)
Lite-On SATA CD/DVD-RW
Old Hardware being used:
Antec TruPower 550W EPS12 (single rail 36amps on +12)
Cooler Master Centurion (forgot what model) Case
Logitech USB Keyboard
Logitech MX518 USB Mouse
2x120mm fans
2xMaxtor SATA 80GB HDDs (note: NOT SATA II, and I want to run these in RAID 0 off the ICH10R, this is specifically why I bought this board I was going to go with the P43-Neo3 over this, but the inclusion of RAID sold me on it)
1xMaxtor SATA 160GB HDD (note: NOT SATA II)
Aside some trouble I had with the Intel HSF installation was a breeze. Everything is in. I wanted to run everything stock first. Jumped into the BIOS and set the following:
SATA Controller - RAID
DRAM Voltage - 2.1v
Drive Layout:
SATA1 - 80GB Maxtor
SATA2- 80GB Maxtor
SATA7 - Optical Drive
SATA8 - 160GB Maxtor
First power on to get into the BIOS was quick. After setting SATA to RAID, POST will hang at Auto-Detecting ACHI Port 1....then find HDD after about 20-30 seconds. And it will repeat itself for Port 2. So its taking me close to a minute (I might be exagerrating but it sure isn't quick and long enough to irritate me having to keep booting) just to POST and even access the BIOS.
Tried to use my current Windows XP install, got to the Windows XP Splash screen and it rebooted. Tried again, with super long ass POST, again rebooted at the splash screen. Said, fine I'll reinstall XP.
While browsing here I forgot where I read about the SATA and long posts, so I changed my 2x80GBs to SATA3 and SATA4, it no longer takes a minute to POST, goes quick as normal.
Set Optical to boot, go into the Windows XP Install screen, F6 for custom drivers, made a RAID disc using three sources (1. RAID drivers from MSI Website, 2. RAID drivers from MSI CD included with Motherboard, 3. RAID Drivers from Intel website) and each time at a certain point I'd get a BSOD.
Tried again by moving my last HDD/Optical to the ICH10 and disabled the Jmicron. Same, BSOD.
Switched off RAID in the BIOS and set it to IDE. AGain BSOD at XP Install.
Started to think it was a Memory issue, ran Memtest both sticks passed.
One thing I noticed in the BIOS, it has my RAM clocked at 1066. Everything is on auto minus the voltage, but I didn't think it would affect it. So I changed the Ratio from auto to 1:2 (800mhz CPU:800mhz DRAM) but still BSOD everytime I try to install Windows.
This is getting frustrating. I've run out of ideas. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Quote from: BOSSKILLER on 02-August-08, 22:07:06
Read here how to do it:
>>> Slipstreaming Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Create Bootable CD<<<
>>> Slipstreamed Windows XP CD Using SP2<<<
Other option is borrow such installation disk from friends.
I moved away from my "friends" and none PC literate, so I'd be better off driving to the store and buying Vista at this point. Haha.
Okay, going to try this...sounds like that project I started a whiles back but got lazy.
Thanks guys, I'll report any results.

P45 neo3-FR thought i had it sorted...prime95 hardware error

Hi i posted earlier about trying to get my board overclocked to 3.2ghz my board is the P45 NEO3-FR version1.0 my memory is corsair 6400 running at 5-5-5-18 1.9v i have memory at a 1:1 ratio the cpu FSB is 400mhz this gives me 3.2ghz with memory running at 400mhz [i have disabled CE1,spread spectrum etc in bios]
My problem is i get a hardware failure around 2hrs into a prime95 stress test i ran vista memtest and i have had a failure and a pass which is strange, i have noticed in cpu-z that my memory voltage is 1.8v even though i have it at 1.9v in bios [1.9v is what its rated at] is there something i am missing do you have to set pci-e to a specific setting....
My temps are not that bad cpu is around 60c under stress and around 40c idle
Thanks all

Try to explain better..sorry. I have 2gig of ram in board when i put pc together although bios stated correct ammount of ram vista reported 3gig, i also had memory errors when running vista memtest tool.I then had a look at manual and it states you need to put 1st stick of ram in slot 1 for system to run stable..i had them in slots 2&4 once i moved ram to 1&3 vista now states correct ram and running both vista memtest tool and the seperate memtest utillity all seems well Both memory tests stated my memory is fine. I am pretty sure switching memory to other slots has put things right. I know it shouldn't matter but it has in my case.
Just posting incase anyone has a similar issue which could easily be corrected by using memory slots in sequence i have now.
Thanks for support hopefully my ram is fine..i nearly sent it back to retailer for replacement

P45 Neo3-FR and Pentium D 820

Hi. I'm going to upgrade my PC step-by-step and the first thing i wish to change is motherboard. I decided to buy something on p45 chipset, may be - p45 neo3-fr. But my processor is Pentium D 820 rev. B0, and i'm not sure will it work or not. Please help who knows surely! My processor is not in the list of compatible processors with this motherboards, but many people says 'sure, it will work!', because fsb 800mhz is supported and in p35 this processor was officially supported. i think the difference between p35 and p45 is not so big, and pentium D will work with p45...
p.s. i'm russian, but in official russian MSI forum nobody knows, so i hope here someone will help me)
p.p.s. sorry if there are mistakes in the text, my english is not perfect))

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and i'm not sure will it work or not. Please help who knows surely!
Here are the official CPU Support List for the two P45 Neo3-FR Mainboards (PCB v1.0 and PCB v2.0):
http://global.msi.eu/index.php?func=prodcpu2&prod_no=1611&maincat_no=1&orderby=cpu_name%20ASC#menu
http://global.msi.eu/index.php?func=prodcpu2&prod_no=1634&maincat_no=1&orderby=cpu_name%20ASC#menu
As you can see, none of them can support the Pentium D 820 processor.

P45 Neo3-FR Memory Settings

I had just updated my motherboard’s BIOS (P45 Neo3-FR) from v1.2 to v1.10. I am running a pair of Corsair Dominator DDR2 Twin2X1024-8500C5D in dual-channel mode. Currently, they’re running at 800Mhz, but I want to set their speed at their manufacturer’s rated frequency of 1066Mhz. I know that my motherboard only supports memory rated at 1066Mhz through overclocking, and this would mean upping the frontside bus and overclocking my pc’s other components as well, particularly the cpu. But this I don’t intend to happen as I have yet to upgrade my processor’s heatsink.
After a BIOS reset, my motherboard defaults to my RAM’s rated overclocked speed of 1066Mhz, so I always have to manually set it down to JEDEC standard of 800Mhz by choosing FSB-DRAM ratio of 1:1.20 lest my system would crash down or just simply hangs up. This was the case with my old BIOS.
With v1.10 though, I saw a new entry in the Cell Menu called Enhanced Setting and it says “the configuration may help to memory overclock, especially for Dual Channels.” Does this mean I would now be able to run my memory at 1066Mhz by just setting the FSB-DRAM ratio to 1:1.60 without having to mess up with the frontside bus (and consequently with my proc’s speed), or the voltages and clocks of other components except that of my RAM modules and their timing?

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and this would mean upping the frontside bus
No, not necessarely. The memory controller of the P45 Chipset natively only supports DDR2-667 and DDR2-800 modules. Enforcing DDR2-1066 means overclocking the chipset/memory controller, even though the FSB Frequency remains at default speed. Increasing the clock speed on the memory bus beyond specifications can be done without overclocking the FSB.
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Does this mean I would now be able to run my memory at 1066Mhz by just setting the FSB-DRAM ratio to 1:1.60 without having to mess up with the frontside bus (and consequently with my proc’s speed), or the voltages and clocks of other components
No. The option can help to solve memory overclocking problems in some cases but that does not necessarely mean in all cases. Try and see if the option helps on your system configuration (try different settings).
Keep in mind, that you are not only overclocking the memory bus but also the memory modules (chips) themselves (that is why you have to overvolt them in the first place).
If you can't get your system stable @DDR2-1066, please download Memset 4.x and take a few screenshots that show the information the tool provides about all your current memory timings settings as well as the SPD Profiles.
Sometimes it helps to take a closer look at a few sub-timings to even things out.

P45 Neo3-FR memory problem / questions

Hello all
My old motherboard just died on me so yesterday I upgraded to a P45 Neo3-FR with an Intel E8500. Problem is that I can't get it to boot up with my old memory (4 x 1Gb modules as below). Most of the time the PC doesn't do anything, no screen, no post, but occasionally some weird characters at the top of the screen. I have put in some old DDR2 RAM and the system starts up OK. I bought this board as the MSI spec page says it supports 1066 memory.
Questions,
1) Is there any chance of getting this memory working in the board?
2) If so, how?
3) If not, what should I replace it with?
4) Do I need to touch the 2 jumpers to change the FSB. I left them on default and everything "seems" to be working OK but I guess I should be setting them to 333 for my CPU?
5) I have installed 2 system fans on the MB connectors. The fans are spinning but the speeds are not being reported in the BIOS. Any ideas?
6) Is there a comprehensive setup guide for this board anywhere on this forum? There was an excellent one for my old MSI board and I'm not finding the manual to be much help to be honest.
Thanks very much (in advance) for any help with all this.
P.S. I don-t know what BIOS version the board came with. I will check it when I get home.
Intel E8500
P45 Neo3-FR (PCB 1.0)
4Gb Corsair TWIN2X2048-8500C5DF
ASUS 8800GTX
Zalman 460W PSU

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I bought this board as the MSI spec page says it supports 1066 memory.
Note that is says "1066* (OC)" on the product page. The Intel P45 Chipset does not natively support DDR2-1066 memory modules.
This is the datasheet for your Corsair Memory modules:
http://www.corsair.com/_datasheets/TWIN2X2048-8500C5DF.pdf
As you can see, these modules are essentially DDR2-800 modules and that DDR2-1066 @2.1-2.2V is an overclocking rating that requires non-standard voltage settings. Those OC Settings are pre-programmed into the SPD Chips of your memory modules via an EPP-Profile which is essentially an overclocking profile which is for NVIDIA Chipset boards, not for Intel Chipset boards. Even if the BIOS is able to notice the DDR2-1066 EPP profile and decides to AUTO-memory frequency to 1066 MHz, it is not able to raise the memory voltage accordingly (it can't, because as I said, EPP Profile Information and settings parameters are for NVIDIA Chipset.)
Do you see now, why your system won't boot?
Try this:
- try one of the factory overclocked Corsair stick alone
If that works, lower memory frequency to DDR2-800 in BIOS and check again, if the system will boot with four sticks (you may have to raise memory voltage slightly.
If that fails, put in one of your DDR2-800 sticks, then set FSB/DRAM Ratio to 1:1, save an exit and then try again with your factory overclocked modules.

MSI P45 Neo3 DPC Latency issues

Hi guys. I'm on a MSI P45 Neo3 and so far everything's good. The only thing wrong is the high memory latencies I'm seeing in the DPC latency program + programs sometimes taking too long to load or start up etc.
My motherboard is MSI P45 Neo3 - MS-7514 V1.0
Is there any beta BIOS I can try to fix this problem for my motherboard?

My configuration:
Antec Midi Tower Sonata III Life Style ATX 500W
Arctic Processor cooler F7-PRO
Asus PCI-e Radeon HD3450 256MB Silent DVI/HDCP videocard
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.00GHz 1333 6MB Boxed (C0 I think)
LG DVD-/+/RAM GH20NS10 20x/20x/12x Bulk
Logitech MX518 Optical Mouse (connected via PS/2)
Microsoft Digital Media Pro Keyboard (connected via PS/2)
MSI P45 NEO3-FR iP45 (PCB 1.0)
NEC Floppydrive 1,44MB 3,5"
OCZ 2x2GB DDR2 SDRAM PC6400 CL5.0 Platinum (in dual channel mode)
Samsung 640GB SATA300 16MB, HD642JJ (in RAID "prepared" mode)
Sweex Card Reader CR005V2 All-in-1 Intern 3,5" USB2.0
All running their latest firmware/BIOS and drivers as far as I know.
The system uses default BIOS (v1.6) settings, no overclocking at all.
Where should I start my investigation?
Disable software, drivers, or hardware?
Any suggestions on which particular item?

P45 Neo3-FR can pass 352FSB

I've been trying to oc more than the actual 4.4Ghz i've get, but i can't pass 352 FSB, i have change the procesor multiplier so with a lower frequency check if it wasnt the procesor but no matter if i use the lowest one it doesnt boot when i pass 352.
-MSI P45 Neo3-FR Ver.PCB 1.0
-AMI rev 1.5
-Intel E5200 Core Duo
-2*1GB Geil Dragon Series 4-4-4-12 1.8V 800Mhz
-MSI 1550 256MB
-OCZ ModStream 450Watts 450W: +3.3V(28A), +5V(45A), +12V(26A)
-Hard Drives: Seagate ST380011A IDE
-Windows XP Pro SP2
My bios Settings Version 1.5:
Multi Step OC Boster - Disable
DOT Contro - Disable
Intel Eist - Disable
Intel C-state tech - Disable
Adjust CPU FSB Frequency - 352
Adjust CPU Ratio - 12.5
Adjust CPU Frequency - 4400
Advanced DRAM Configuration
4-4-4-12/2t
FSB Ratio 1:2
Adjust Dram Frquency 704
Adjust PCI Frequency - Default
Auto Disable Dram/pci - Enable
CPU Voltaje 1.38
Dram Voltage 1.8
MCH - allready tried up to 1.6V
Vtt FSB - 1.2v
ICH Voltage - 1.5
Spread Spectrum - Disable
Thanks for any help or ideas

What position are your OC Jumpers in? Did you try the 200 -> 266 Mhz-Position (forces the FSB to 266 MHz) and go from there?
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FSB Ratio 1:2
1:2 does not sound right here (352 x 2 = 704 MHz (or DDR2-1408). The FSB/DRAM Ratio is obviously set to 1:1, not 1:2, right?
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4-4-4-12/2t
Dram Voltage 1.8
Try relaxing the memory timings to 5-5-5-18 for testing and raise the DRAM Voltage to 1.9V.
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Multi Step OC Boster - Disable
Does Mode1 or Mode2 change anything regarding the boot-up behaviour?

P45 Neo3-FR Freezing/lock ups in Windows

Specs:
P45 Neo3-FR using 1.3 BIOS
E8400 w/ Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme
2x1GB GSkill 1066Mhz RAM
EVGA 8800GT 512MB
Cosair HX520W PSU
Antec Nine Hundred case
2x SATA HDD
1x DVDRW
Windows XP SP3
I'm having random freezing/lock ups in Windows. It can happen anywhere between 1 minute to 5+ hours. It's completely random, doesn't matter what I'm doing.
I have the latest chipset and nVidia drivers.
Memtest passes 8+ hours
Orthos passes 3+ hours
I've cleared the CMOS and loaded optimized defaults
I've tried both IDE and AHCI
What happens is everything just freezes, I can't move the mouse and can't ctrl-alt-del.
Anyone have any ideas?
Update: I switched to BIOS 1.2 and so far everything seems OK, though I lost the option to change the command rate on the RAM. I'll post back in a couple of days or if it happens to lock up again.

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2x1GB GSkill 1066Mhz RAM
Reduce memory clock speed to 800 MHz in BIOS, set Memory voltage to 1.9-1.95V and retest.

P45 Neo3: Vista64 SP1 does not install with bios 1.4 (did with 1.3)

Today I tried to reinstall Vista 64-bits SP1 and the system repeatedly hangs with an underscore-like blinking cursor when Vista (install) is supposed to boot from the hard disk... (after I've entered all info and Vista has unpacked and copied files to the hard disk)
I think this is weird because the same DVD installed fine about a week ago when I was most probably still using the 1.3 BIOS (I've upgraded to 1.4 recently).
Note that I chose not to enter a key during installation, so it should not be an activation problem (Vista has a 30-day grace period, right?)
Do other P45 Neo3 (MS-7514) owners have the same problem? How did you solve it? (besides downgrading the BIOS - if that's possible at all)

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I'm not sure how that would help.
If for some reason there is something wrong with the Master Boot Record of the drive (it happens) repartitioning & reformating the drive should fix that.
A problem with the hard drive's MBR can explain this:
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repeatedly hangs with an underscore-like blinking cursor when Vista (install) is supposed to boot from the hard disk...
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So, can I temporarily safely downgrade to the 1.3 BIOS, or does the flash software only allow upgrades?
You can upgrade/downgrade to whatever BIOS Version you choose with the >>MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<<.

What does NB stand for? (update in P45 Neo3 1.4 BIOS)

Just discovered that there is a new 1.4 BIOS for the P45 Neo3.
One of the changes is an update of the NB module.
What does NB stand for? Northbridge?

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What does NB stand for? Northbridge?
Yes.

P45 NEO3-FR won't post

Just helped my son build the following rig:
Antec 1200 case
MSI P45 NEO3-FR v 1.0 main board
Enermax EGX850EWL Power supply (850watt)
+3.3v - 30A
+5v - 30A
+12v - 68A combined (816watts)
Intel E8400 processor
Corsair Dominator (2 x 1gb) PC2 8500 memory
Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 graphics using DVI
Seagate 7200.11 750gb SATA2 hard drive
Sony DVD writer
The power supply was used in a previous rig (AGP / DDR alas) and worked fine. All other components were purchased new.
The rig will not post and the monitor stays in standby. The message of no signal is displayed by the Viewsonic flat panel monitor if it is switched from standby manually.
We have cleared the CMOS several times
We have tried singling the memory (each in turn) in both slots 1 and 3.
We have re-fitted the processor three times
All plugs have been fitted to the graphics card
The 12v four pin plug to the mainboard has been fitted and re-fitted
Removed and re-fitted the mainboard
The processor fan operates normally (as does the graphics card fan) but the processor heat sink stays remarkably cold even ten minutes after switch on, although the northbridge and southbridge heatsinks are slightly warm to the touch.
Have not been able to swap out the memory or try another graphics card. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I've built several rigs for various people using MSI, Intel and AMD and have not had any problems in the past.
Many thanks in anticipation.

Hello,
have you tested the board outside the case on a non-conducting surface in barebone-configuration (CPU, video card, one stick of RAM)? If not, please try that.
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The 12v four pin plug to the mainboard has been fitted and re-fitted
Please make sure the wires of the cable going to that plug are yellow/black. Many times the add-on 4-pin connector for the ATX plug (20+4 pins) is plugged into the CPU connector (which will cause major problems).
Your video card should have one or two on-card power connectors. Are they hooked up to your PSU as well?

P45 Neo3-FR - Unable to load Vista or Server 2008

I urgently need to get this machine opperational as it's for a developer that's starting tomorrow. Herre's the issue -
1. Whenever i try loading either Vista or Server 2008 (which both use a lot of the same drivers I am told) i cannot get past the first 'Windows is loading files' screen. This did used to just stop at the end of the bar, however with Viat i get the bsod - 0x0000007E - which is a driver problem (from what I've read it's likely to do with the SATA drivers on the MOBO).
2. Never booted up before, so still trying to get teh OS to start. Here's the specs -
Seagate ST3500320AS 500GB Hard Drive SATA II 7200rpm *32MB Cache* - OEM - qty 2 (setup with RAID1)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 Stepping (2.4GHz 1066MHz) Socket 775 L2 8MB Cache (2x4MB (4MB per core pair) Retail Boxed Processor
MSI P45 Neo3-FR Socket 775 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard
Corsair 4Gb (2x2GB) DDR2 1066MHz/PC2-8500 XMS2 Memory
ASUS HD 3650 256MB DDR3 Dual DVI HDTV out PCI-E Graphics Card
Please help me out here. I was trying to flash the BIOS as it's currently running 1.3, newest is 1.6. I don't have a floppy drive and have been trying to setup a boot disk via my USB flash drive. SO far this hasn't worked.
Is the MOBO just not compatible with this setup, or even the latest OS?
Thanks
RIch

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WHat the hell is wrong with this stupid MOBO?!?!
At the moment, all this looks like a driver problem, not a hardware problem.
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Sorry to say i'm not very good at making these types of changes
... or a problem with your BIOS settings...or you are simply missing something...
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I thought that i had set the RAID drivers up correctly
The board has two controllers which control different SATA ports: Intel ICH10R (6 ports) and JMicron 363 (two SATA port (slightly different color).
The first question is: Which SATA ports are your hard drives connected to?
Each of the two controllers can be set to RAID mode in BIOS independently and for each of the Controllers, different SATA RAID Drivers exist.
- Which drivers did you integrate in the first place?
- Which of the controllers is set to RAID mode?
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I have uplugged one of the HD and set the BIOS to IDE.
Which controller did you set to IDE mode? If the other one is still operating in RAID mode, you will need drivers for that one.
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I can run Vista (SP1 integrated?!) out of the box on my P45 Neo3-FR board, with a SATA drive connected to the ICH10R controller in RAID (prepared) mode, so I don't think you even need a special driver.
Remember: Windows based operating systems are stupid and the generic drivers that Microsoft has provided are pretty much useless (they don't always work). Also, as I already pointed out, it depends which controller is set to RAID mode as well.

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