P35 Neo-F

Beta BIOS for P35 Neo-F (MS-7360, PCB 1.0) BIOS ver. V1.1B7
BIOS Sign-on message: A7360IMS V1.1B7 051807 (Date: 05/18/2007)
Attachment name: P35 Neo-F V1.1B7.zip
Make and ensure PC is stable before proceed. Remove any OC if you have it.flash BIOS from USB key, by using our Tool(easy & safe way to flash):
MSI Forum HQ USB Flashing Tool
Use Beta or Modded BIOSes at own risk!

Quote from: uid313 on 07-June-07, 22:05:29
Where is the changelog?
I see no reason to do the risky process of flashing to a new BIOS, especially a beta BIOS, if there is nothing to motivate me why, if there is no reason todo so, what does this version do? What does it improve? What does it change?
There is no descriptions on the Beta versions..

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Please to help rookie with quad core on P35 Neo 2 (MS-7345)

I bought a home built computer (specs below) for my sons almost a year ago and have had nothing but trouble with it. After I finally realized that the graphics card was over-heating it worked better for a bit after replacing Radeon 9600 with some crappy one. Then I reinstalled XP and seem to have lost drivers for some of the functions of the MB like sound and networking. Presently it is an impressive looking paperweight with fantastic specs.
It does boot to XP and has internet connection now that I stuck in a NIC card.
I was foolish enough to install and run microsoft genuine advantage and, because it didn't pass, have to read about it every boot and login. So I'd like to reinstall XP again.
I do have System info for Windows (SIW) installed.
I bought system so sons could play Call of Duty 4. When I try to launch COD it gives message:
"Error during initialization:
Miles sound system initialization failed.
Make sure you have your sound card's latest drivers and DirectX installed."
I have installed latest DirectX but do not know what to do about sound card as it is function of MB, I think.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as to next steps or what further info I would need to gather to solve.
Thank you!
Chip
Specs:
-Intel Quad Core CPU Q6600 clocked @ 3.0 GHz x 4, passed 24 hrs Prime95, 100% stable
-Copper Heatpipe CPU Cooler for better cooling than stock heatsink
-MSI P35 Neo 2 motherboard with Intel P35 Chipset w/ Intel ICH9R Chip, Copper Heat-pipes to keep both the chipset and power converter cool, Socket 775, FSB 1600/1333/1066/800-MHz, and,
-Dual 16x PCI-Express video, (4) memory slots for up to 8 Gigs of Dual Channel DDR2-1066 memory, (5) SATA connectors, (2) external e'Sata ports, up to (12) USB ports, CrossFire Support
-2-Gigs of CORSAIR XMS2 memory with with DHX Technology DDR2-6400 (800-MHz) for best Vista performance.
-Seagate 1TB, 32-Meg Cache, 7200 RPM hard drive with perpendicular recording technology for great performance
-HP 20x Dual Layer DVD / CD-RW Burner to handle all your burning needs
-Gigabyte 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet Port to connect to your High-Speed Internet
-(8) 2.0-USB ports to connect digital cameras, printers, MP3 players, etc… (6) in the rear and two on the front
-7.1 HD Surround Sound Audio
-Dual boot of XP and Vista, along with Photoshop and Office included .
-Sigma "La Vie", black gaming case that has a side window and Blue LED fans to show off the parts. Along with a 680W power supply 30-Amp 12V rails, 6-pin PCI-E power connector give this plenty of juice for any video card.

Thank you again for that page. I had looked (in vain) for this because I did not receive the MSI cd with this computer.
http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=downloaddetail&type=driver&maincat_no=1&prod_no=1213
I dl'd all of the files and began to install from the bottom up. The "Intel INF Drivers for 3/4/5 Chipsets" went fine but in the 'read me' for "Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver" it says that if none of the supported RAID or SCSI controllers are present in the Device Manager/IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers then your computer is not in RAID, SCSI or AHCI modes and these drivers are not applicable. Does that makes sense considering the type of hard drive? Do hard drives have drivers? (apologies if this does not make sense)
Also, the "Realtek PCI-E Ethernet Drivers" only contains dll, system and a security catalog file. I do not know what to do with these to install.

MSI P35 Neo-F cmos checksum "bad"

Hi
I bought the board mentioned in the title, and after putting my E5200 into it I realized that the MB didn't support it using the bios version it had in it. So, I used the AMI bios recovery thingy (http://www.msicomputer.com/support/BIOS_AMI_Recovery.asp) using floppy and after that I was able to boot it up properly.
But after changing the bios settings a bit, I faced the exact same problem as the fellow here (https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?;topic=125698.0). I understood that I'm forced to flash the bios again using the MSI Forum HQ USB Flashing Tool mentioned in that topic.
The problem here is that I can't use that flashing tool as I'm not able to get into Windows and use the tool. The tool won't work on my second comp as it doesn't have MSI MB in it.
So what do I do to flash the bios? Any help would be appreciated.

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I understood that I'm forced to flash the bios again using the MSI Forum HQ USB Flashing Tool mentioned in that topic.
You have to reflash the BIOS the regular way (and you are not limited to the MSI Forum HQ USB Flashing Tool (it is only an option). The AMI BIOS Recovery Procedure is not a regular way to update your BIOS. That CMOS Checksum Message you get after start-up is a known side effect.
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The problem here is that I can't use that flashing tool as I'm not able to get into Windows and use the tool. The tool won't work on my second comp as it doesn't have MSI MB in it.
Here you go:
1. Download the following tool. Then install it on your second system:
http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=197
2. Download the DOS-File.rar Archives that you find attached at the bottom of this post and unpack the files into a folder of your choice.
3. Start the HP USB Format Tool and select "Create DOS Startup Disk". Point the tool to the DOS-Files you just unpacked:
Your USB Flash Drive should now be bootable.
4. Download the latest BIOS Version for your board: http://download1.msi.com/files/downloads/bos_exe/7360v1A.zip ... and copy the following files to the root directory of your USB Flash Drive: Afud408.exe (Flasher) and A7360IMS.1A0 (BIOS-File).
5. Hook up the just prepared USB Flash Drive to your P35 Neo-F and force it to boot from it. Once you reach the DOS Command Prompt, type the following command to start the BIOS Flash:
Afud408 A7360IMS.1A0 /P /B /N /C
Once the procedure is over and you did not get any error messages, turn off your system, clear CMOS with main A/C power cable removed from PSU. After that, things should be back to normal if everything went fine.
Note: In order to force your P35 Neo-F to boot from the USB Flash Drive, disconnect all other drives so that the USB Flash Drive is the only bootable device connected to your system. When you get the CMOS Checksum Message after start-up, simply load defaults without entering BIOS Setup. The system should then move on to booting DOS from your Flash Drive.

MSI P35 Neo-F (MS-7360): Computer randomly freezes while playing games

Hi there,
I have reached the end of my technical knowledge right now and I'm not even sure if this area of the forum is appropriate. The problem:
While playing higher-end games like Crysis 2, Anno 1404, Mass Effect 2 etc. my computer randomly freezes and the last few milliseconds of sound are being looped on my speakers (kind of like a buzzing sound).
By "freezing" I mean that my computer becomes unresponsive to any action other than pressing the Reset-Button or holding down the Power-Up-Button (no reaction to Ctrl+Alt+Del, Alt+F4, Alt+Tab, no mouse movement... you get it).
There's no exact timing as to when these freezes occur. The fastest freeze happened after less than a minute of playing a game, slowes one (just today after switching to my newer case with better cooling) took about 2 hours.
This freeze only occurs while my System is under load. No freezes while browsing the web, using office programs, listening to music or watching videos.
System Specs:
Mainboard: MSI P35 Neo-F (MSI-7360)
CPU: Intel Core2Quad Q6600 @2.4GHz
RAM: 4x 1GB DDR2-800 Corsair XMS2
Graphics: Gainward GeForce GTX 560 Ti, 1GB GDDR5 VRAM
PSU: Antec High Current Gamer 620W (upgraded from Xilence XP600, 600W)
New CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 13 Pro (upgraded from OEM Intel Boxed Cooler)
New Case: Zalman Z9 Plus w/ 4x 120 mm Fans (Upgraded from a Case with only 1x 250mm side Fan)
2 Western Digital HDD (1x 2TB, 1x320 GB)
1 DVD Reader/Burner (unimportant for that error I guess)
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
2 Screens: 1x 24" Asus VS248H and 1x 21" LG Flatron Wide W2240T
Since this error is bugging me for quite a while now and since this is not the first forum I'm trying to get help from, here's a list of steps i already took to get rid of it, obviously to no good use:
reinstalled games where the freeze occurred
updated all Drivers (including cleaning old versions in safe mode; also tried older drivers)
updated BIOS to v1.A0
Reinstalled Windows
bought new Case and CPU Cooler to improve Air Flow/Cooling
checked Seating of all components (took out, cleaned, reapplied thermal grease where neccessary, re-inserted)
cleaned old case of dust (obviously no problem in the new case, which is 2 days "old")
ran 7 sequences of Memtes86+ without any errors
ran Prime95 without any errors for about 45 Minutes
ran Furmark for 15 Minutes under full load (burn-in test) without any problems, even though my graphics card hit the 100°C frequency-cut level
ran Furmark and Prime95 simultaneously without any problems
took records of component temperatures and system voltages without noticing anything unusual (at least not after i switched to the newer PSU, which is about 1 Month old - yet didn't resolve the problem)
tested with cyclic removal of 1 RAM device to further rule out RAM malfunction
tested with only 2 RAM devices in dual channel mode (Slots 1 and 3)
tried to reduce RAM clock (800 MHz --> 667 MHz) to no avail
checked S.M.A.R.T. values of HDDs, no issues reported
tested without any background programs
raised/lowered voltages to RAM, CPU and Chipset in BIOS to increase logic circuit stability/decrease heat production
I need to mention: After I transferred my system to the new case, i was able to play longer than average compared to my old case. So I am guessing that improper cooling was part of the problem, yet improving cooling obviously didn't resolve it.
Since these freezes are really annoying and nobody could help me resolve this so far, I'm hoping to find some new ways of narrowing down the problem or even getting rid of it here.
Regards
Sebb

Quote from: Bernhard on 10-July-12, 13:15:30
Lets be realistic. A system with a 560TI is recommended to have a around 31Amps under full load, a CX500 would be sufficient.
Have you monitored your CPU and memory utilisation ?
As suggested before, test the GPU in another computer to see if the behaviour is the same.
Whew, I thought for a second there that my common sense had left me when I saw that 60-Amp-Post ^^
Yes, I monitored CPU and RAM usage, there is no recognizeable pattern to be seen and it almost never happens under full load.
I will see if a friend of mine can test my GPU on his computer, and I will test it underclocked right away.
Though one more question regarding that: Should I only underclock GPU Core Clock or both Core and RAM clock?

Problem with my MSI P35 Neo MotherBoard [Cannot find harddrive]

Hi guys.
So, I've been trying to install Archlinux for a while now, and I've been trying to figure out what problem Is by myself, and I've been asking a bunch of people, but it seems that it's going to a dead end.
What we figured out, and what we "think" it is, is that the controller on my motherboard does not support the system, and my SATA disk that I am trying to install on.
What i have tried is that.. I've followed the "beginners guide" to install arch linux, and when i noticed that i got a big problem with my harddrive i asked some people for help, tough we cannot figure out what the problem is..
Firstly i boot up with my ArchLinux CD.. Then i write km, to change the keyboard layout. Then /arch/setup ofcourse . After that when i try to partitionate and set mountpoints for filsystem it does not show any kind of hardware at all. So i tried to partitionate with gparted and then boot up with Archlinux again to install all my packages etc etc. But it seems like it does not write the information to anything.
This is a big problem for me cause i really want my Arch distribution to work, so please guys.. Help me!
EDIT
Just in case you wanted to know.. My motherboard is a MSI P35 Neo
Last edited by rahanjam (2008-10-07 14:03:35)

pointone wrote:*snip*
I don't have this AHCI option. So i don't know what to do else. Do you know?
AD28 wrote:*snip*
Do you mean, that my mobo doesent support linux, and that i cannot have it?

VCORE PROBLEMS WITH MSI P35 NEO F

To see if I can help or at least explain what's happening, buy a MSI P35 NEO F for using a quad, the topic is as follows handling vcore is rare
First thing I can not put less voltage that the cpu brings default, second what happens next if bios setting 1.3250 vcore for Quad, once in both windows everest, cpuz, like others programs tell me that this placed on 1.40 vcore which is excessive for the speed at which the quad, this is so in this mobo? Their story that was installed version 1.20 bios which handled vcore%, the upgrade to version 1.40 and is now handled in decimals (numbers) vcore, but still the problem
You pull more vcore which setting in bios and if you want to download the vcore eg put 1.26 vcore not let you because it takes the vcore default of cpu minimum.
i'm not crashing or problems with the temperatures, but nobody likes to have more vcore's necessary.
Wonder because being rookie of this mobo, maybe there's some bios version that fixes this bug or someone knows something else, thank you guys
C2Q Q6600
2 X 1GB G.SKILL 6400
PSU 550 MODULAR TOPOWER
-- SORRY FOR MY ENGLISH --

You can slap 1.6v in that CPU and temps won't rise that much.
Core 2 Duo/Quad operates @ 1.250-1.425, anywhere in between those values is perfectly stable for Intel stock cooler and frequency.
Absolutely nothing to worry about. But if you want to complain about >1c I really can't see the sense in that.

NEED HELP w/ P35 Neo Combo and Windows XP Install Stop 0x24 error BSOD

First a little background, in case it's relevant:
I was running a 865PE Neo2 with 4 x 1gig Corsair DDR2 6400. Otherwise, same specs as below. Ran it for 2 years without a hitch, then got a virus that corrupted my profile and had trouble booting, logging on, and persistent virus messages. Long story short, I fried the BIOS and decided to replace the mobo and upgrade the memory, keeping the rest of the system intact. I previously had windows installed on both partitions of the HDD but changed the name of the directory for Windows on the C: drive so it would boot from the D: drive.
I have replaced 865PE with the P35 and changed the boot sequence to boot from CD. The BIOS loads fine, and I get to the windows setup screen ok. Whether I opt for Recovery Console, or a new install of Windows, I get a BSOD error message below.
STOP: 0x00000024 (0x001902FA, 0xf7906700, 0xf7906400, 0xf7103bef)
ntfs.sys Address F7103BEF base at F709f00, Datestamp 3d6de5c1
I tried with both new and old memory (in the right slots) and get the same message. I booting with no memory because I read in another post that the system should beep to indicate no memory and there was no beep.
BIOS recognizes the HDD, CPU and Memory so not sure what the problem is. Should I try taking the HDD out and reformatting it on another PC? (not easy since I don't have another desktop pc) Please help with some suggestions. Thank you.
System Specs
P35 Neo Combo Mobo
BIOS ver 1.3
E6400 Intel Dual Core
1 x 2 gig Crucial PC3 8500 DDR3 1066 mhz
nVidia 8800 GTS graphics
WD 250 gig Sata HD w/ 2 partitions of 125 ea.
Antec 500W SmartPower PSU
Installation disk is Windows XP Pro sp1

STOP: 0x00000024 indicates corrupt NTFS file system on the hard drive
Reformat would be the best thing to do. Download WD Data Lifeguard for your HDD, make the disk and run it.
http://support.wdc.com/product/download.asp?level1=6&lang=en
Quote from: FlyingSteve on 18-August-09, 10:29:00
I didn't know that the P35 Neo board ran ddr3...
That's where the 'Combo' part in the name comes into play, 2 DDR2 or 2 DDR3.
From MSI description of MB:
Main Memory
• Supports two unbuffered DIMM of 1.8 Volt DDR2 667/800 SDRAM. (Max: 4GB)
• Supports two unbuffered DIMM of 1.5 Volt DDR3 800/1066 SDRAM. (Max: 4GB)

MSI P35 NEO & dual core center problem

hi, i have a problem with my motherboard msi, Bios 1.2 and the dual core center 2.0.0.8 ,since days ago, the msi dual core center 2.0.0.8 so many times shows fan speeds alerts false alarms from the cpe temp, for that reason, i upgraded the appl to 2.0.1.6 ( the last),i set the oc level to 25% like with the older version, but time later the pc crash and put a black crash screen and it dont let me to overclock my cpu , i get back to 2.0.0.8 but the fan alarm dont stop, and i dont know if the newer version fix this problem
any help?
sys specs
msi p35 neo bios 1.2
core 2 quad q6600
2 gb value ram
psu duck

right, but i like to use msi dual core center, because i dont like to have the pc overclocked all the time, anyother suggestion for this?
thanks for the reply

P35 Neo Combo, boot problem? [FIXED]

** PROBLEM SOLVED - Tech support told we that if there was any way to update the BIOS to version 1.3 then I should do that. I found a way and after that everything have been running smoothly.
I would like to thank everyone that helped me in here and hope that my experience and the solution might come in handy to someone else. **
**This thread have been updated with more information and an alteration of the story as my experience with the board/BIOS grew larger, and some information was given to me by at kind person in this thread**
Hello everyone.
Some days ago I got some new hardware and put it all together but I ran into a big problem.
Specs of the new machine:
Case: Arctic Cooling T2 Pro, Miditower, 500W
Psu name: AX-500F, specs:
+12v: 14 A (15 A peak)
+12v2: 16 A (19 A peak)
+5v: 25 A
+2.3v: 30 A
-12v: 0.5 A
+5vSB: 2.0 A (3.0 A peak)
This information is a direct quote from Artic Cooling's homepage:
Power Supply
The AX-500F is a power supply optimized for high end PC's and complies with Intel's ATX12V version 2.0. The continuous output power fulfils gaming system requirements based on multiple VGA boards.
The AX-500F was tested with the following configurations:
AMD Athlon FX-62 CPU
2 GB Ram
2x ATI X1950 XTX (Cross Fire)
Intel Core 2 Extreme CPU
2 GB Ram
2x NVIDIA 7950 Gx2
I also did try booting with a more powerful PSU but still no luck, and from what I can see then this one should be powerful enough
Mobo: MSI P35-NEO-Combo-F, Intel P35, Ver. 1.0, BIOS ver. 1.2
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750, BOX
Ram: Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4, 2x1024MB 2.1v
Graphics card: Inno3D GeForce 8800GTS, 320MB, PCI-E
CD-rom: Lite-On DVD/CD
HDD: Western Digital Raptor 74GB
OS: Windows XP 32bit
When I turned it on for the first time nothing happend, no picture no error sounds although I could see and hear that the computer was on. I turned it off and then on again, nothing, I turned it off and then on again and something happend.
I got a red text message saying that my overclocking attempt was unsuccessful, which I found pretty odd cause this was the first time the computer was on. I have now been informed that it's a fail safe build into the BIOS to prevent a melt down if you overclock it too hard, which is kinda smart. I then had the option to go into the BIOS, so I looked at every setting to see if things were OK and if it was somehow overclocked or had some wrong settings.. Everything looked and still looks alright when I save and exit. When I do save and exit, be it with the settings I think is okay, the fail safe or optimized settings then the screen just goes black.
So now for the 'clearing the CMOS' part When I reset the CMOS with the jumper I can get further than the error message about overclocking. I get two options:
1. To enter BIOS setup to configure the bios.
2. To automatically load some default settings and continue booting.
First I tried option 1, after doing a save and exit the screen went black again, got the overclocking message and had to clear the CMOS one more time.
Then I choose option 2, windows started to load, I got into safe mode and windows started to find all the new hardware and so on. When that was done I was kinda forced to reboot, screen went back and yes you guessed it... I had to clear the CMOS and choose options 2. I got as far as getting into windows and installed some of the stuff from the CD-rom's that came with the motherboard, again I was doomed to reboot and clear the CMOS. Once again option 2 needed to be selected to get the system up and running, and I got as far as to the "Want to activate windows" option, and couldn't do that cause the network card was not installed so I had no internet connectivity. Apparently if windows detect too much hardware being replaced then the activation thing pops up, and I later learned that I can't activate my windows anymore cause I used my activation quota and I have to get a new key
What I learned from my brief time in windows normal mode:
Everything seemed to work nicely, and freaking fast too....swiiing!
2gb of ram was detected, running dual channel and at the desired voltage.
The CPU was running at normal speed and voltage.
All in all everything seemed normal until I rebooted.
The only thing I can conclude is that something goes horribly wrong when I clear the CMOS, load some default settings and then reboot. I have seen that I am able to get into the system with my current hardware, but only after a CMOS clear, so what the heck is wrong, what goes wrong after the reboot?
And this is as far as I can get with my own knowledge of computers :(
So now I hope to go that I can get some help from some of you guys, any thoughts on this or anyone know of such a problem and maybe know a solution?
If I missed some information you guys need to solve this puzzle then just ask.
On a side note, if I somehow get the chance to flash my BIOS to version 1.3 in hope that if will solve my problem, then will it erase my chances to send it in for RMA and get a new board? Do I break any rules by doing that?
Best Regards
Mads, Denmark

Quote from: Maesus on 24-August-07, 23:29:25
ok, when you turn it off and on and off and on, the BIOS will think it's an overclocking failure event, and hence display the overclock error message.
usually this is due to the memory settings was set incorrectly (by the BIOS itself). You may need to manually change the memory settings and see if that helps. And, please make sure that your BIOS can support FSB1333 processor like E6750 out of the box. If not, try flashing to the latest BIOS.
Hello and thanks for the quick anwser.
I did check if memory/cpu settings were okay and the seem to be on the right defaut setting. I save and exit and the screen just goes black. I forgot to add the motherboard and BIOS versions but they are there now: Mobo: MSI P35-NEO-Combo-F, Intel P35, Ver. 1.0, BIOS ver. 1.2
I don't see how I will be able to flash the bios when I can't get into windows and do it, and there is no way else for me to do it. If it was the case that the BIOS didn't support FSB1333, then I would never have gotten as far as getting into windows and getting the activation message would I?

P35 Neo Combo F woes

Hi all.
I am new to this forum so I hope I don't repeat an old topic (I have looked for this problem and don't see it specifically).
Basically, I built a system for a brother 2 yrs ago using this MoBo with an Intel Quad 6550 and DDR2 800. It worked fine for him until one day it just went into an endless cycle of starting and stopping, fans roaring but no boot up. Long story made short, he had it worked on by some professionals in the Columbus, Oh area and after upgrading the bios to 1.3 and swapping RAM(which didn't work), they sold him a new Intel MoBo.
Well, I now have this Mobo (because I'm stubborn) in my rig and everytime I upgrade software or install a new component, it freaks. But, I don't get the 'cycle' that I've read about. In fact, I wish I did. I could deal with that. What it does for me is nothing but run the fans. No HD accessing, no beeping, no post; nothing unless I turn off PS, pull the plug, and repeat until it will post, acknowledge the HD and boot up. There is no set pattern to what will work either. I have pulled the cord, discharged the capacitors, reset CMOS, and had nothing happen. What really puzzles me (even more) is that when Windows restarts after maintenance or if I restart manually, the computer powers down completely and starts up again from scratch, maybe. Sometimes when I let it set overnight, it will start up after the initial 'stutter.'
When it boots up, it runs fine with default CMOS settings until powered down. Sometimes it cycles once and takes off, other times not. I have gotten no satisfaction from MSI other than 'send it in with $35 and we'll see what we can do.' What I'm about to do is buy an Asus board and use this one as a Frisbee, but I do like it when it works........
Here is what I've got
-Intel E6300 1.86 GHZ Core 2 duo
-MSI 7365 P35 Neo Combo F Bios V 1.7
-(2) Corsair DDR2 800 CM2X-1024-6400C4 (same memory sticks I originally used for my bro, I have swapped them with 2 Corsair DDR2 800 CM2X1024-6400C5DHX and it makes no difference)
-Sapphire ATI Radeon 3870 (512k DDR4) vid card (My bro had ATI 1950 pro)
-WD 1600 AAJS-00PSA0 SATA HD
-HP CD Writer + 8100
-Toshiba DVD Rom SD-M1712
-Win XP Pro (32 bit) SP 3. All SPs installed from downloads, not cds or dvds
-PSU OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W with 2 25A 12V rails
Sorry to ramble so much, I hope what I've said makes some sense. I'm a retired auto tech, not a computer tech :-)
Thanks, Bob

Hello and welcome,
im normally not recommending this, but is 1.3 the latest bios onboard?
If so, might wanna update bios and see if that helps, there were some issues with powering down, memorycompatibility and other stuff.
Read here on how to do it safely:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=113295.0
If this is your board:
http://global.msi.eu/index.php?func=proddesc&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=&cat3_no=&prod_no=1216
then look also here for biosfiles and other stuff that might come in handy, be sure to get the latest bios file, it incorporates all previous fixes.
DONT use LiveUpdate, M-Flash or any other windows based biosupdating program, cause that might wreck your board.
Use the tool provided or via cd/dvd, read here:
http://www.biosflash.com/e/bios-boot-cd.htm

P35 Neo + 533mhz DDRII OCZ RAM ?

Hi, I just put together a new system for a friend and I can't even POST, I was wondering if someone could help.
System specs:
- Intel Core 2 Duo E6550
- MSI P35 Neo
- (x2) 1 GB RAM DDRII 533mhz OCZ
- Powercolor ATi Radeon HD3850 256mb PCI-E
- Western Digital WD5000KS SATA HDD
- Samsung SATA DVDRW
- 500W Powecooler PSU
I was going to buy 667mhz ram but the retailer didn't have any more at the time, so I got the 533mhz instead, was this a mistake ? because after I returned with all the parts I noticed there was no mention of 533mhz ram anywhere on the manual or the site, just 667/800. Does anyone know if this memory will work with this motherboard ?
Also I got no peeps, no sounds, no nothing, I get the power lights on the case and the CPU fan spins up, but I don't get any video signal, and I've tried everything including taking the board out of the case with just the CPU plugged and clearing the CMOS jumper. I get no beeps, and I have a speaker connected to the four pins on the motherboard. I suppose the board is faulty, and I'll take it to the retailer on Monday, but I was just wondering, you don't think the 533mhz memory can be causing such weird behavior, right ?
Any ideas, thoughts or comments will be highly appreciated.
Thanks.

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I tried a stick of 667mhz ddr2 from my system but it didn't POST either
You may be facing more than a memory problem at the moment. According to the CPU Support list you need at least BIOS v1.3 for your E6550. Maybe your board was delivered with an older BIOS revision:
http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=prodcpusupport&prod_no=1215&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=170&cat3_no=#menu
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- 500W Powecooler PSU
Please provide more information about your PSU:
- number of +12V rails
- amperage limit on each +12V rail
- amperage limit for all +12V rails (combined rating)
Did you plug in all power connectors?
- 4 Pin +12V CPU (board)
- 24 Pin ATX (board)
- +12V PCIe (video card), usually 6Pin, sometimes 8Pin

P35 Neo - XP Pro install fatal error

Hello
I have partially duplicated my post since the problem is different from the original thread.
But first....
MOBO - P35 Neo - MS-7360
CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E6750
BIOS - V1.5
MEM - 4 x 1Gb 800Mhz DDR2
HDD - 1 x 250 Gb Maxtor SATA II (I have 2 but only connecting 1 for install.)
VGA - NVidia 8600 GT
PSU - WinPower ATX 600L - 600W max
Optical - Emprex 8x CD/DVDRW
The motherboard package and RAM was bought from Novatech and was tested before I installed it. Full specs can be seen here
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?MBB-P35675,
and I got them to double up on the RAM.
HDD was also from them.
The problem arises after the first phase of the XP PRO install. I have been using a new copy of XP PRO with SP2 to do the install and initailly things go as expected. I format and partition the drive to create a 50Gb drive for the XP install, which happens without incident, then the machine reboots. Following reboot, the Windows XP branded part of the installation begins, with the 'Collecting information', 'Dynamic Update' and the 'Preparing installation' boxes already checked. Below these, it says that 'Setup will complete in approximately :39 minutes'. About 30 secs into this process, a message box comes up with the following;
Fatal Error
An error has been encountered that prevents setup from continuing.
One of the components that Windows needs to continue setup could not be installed.
Incorrect function.
Clicking on the OK box takes you to the logfile, which reads;
Error:
Installation Failed: D:\I386\asms. Error Message : Incorrect function.
Fatal Error:
One of the components that Windows needs to continue setup could not be installed.
Incorrect function.
Pressing OK after this reboots the machine and we go round again.
Things that I have tried to fix this:
1. Removed RAM, tried it with 2 and 1 DIMMs
2. Changed the optical drive.
3. Burned another copy of XP with SP2 at slower speed to ensure it wasn't the CD.
4. Used another HDD with same specs.
5. Scoured these forums and the net to find an answer, but nothing clear cut has arisen. Or have I missed it?
There have been a few threads which mention putting extra drivers into the XP PRO SP2 .iso, but since I am using 1 drive on SATA1 as well as an XP PRO with SP2 disk, this does not appear to be required. I have used the standard settings in the BIOS. Can anyone shine some light on what I am doing wrong?
Thanks for reading!

Sounds like it may be a optical drive or a bad ISO. Seems like people are having issues using Nero and recommend using PowerISO. edit: I noticed you you are using an OEM CD so more than likely either a scratched CD, a bad drive or cable.
Read this: http://www.nocrash.com/ncbbs/msgs/1075.shtml

P35 Neo-F and Intel Core2Quad Q9550 E0 Stepping

Hello ! I got some problems with my computer since i've changed the cpu.
before i had an intel core2duo e6750 on my msi p35 neo-f board and everything worked fine !
a few months ago i wanted to "tune" my computer a bit , so i've bought a new cpu -> core2quad q9550 e0 stepping
my computer didnt want to work (boot) with this cpu , so i changed to my old cpu and updated my bios version , cause i thougt it should help, considering the informations on msi page !
i've updated to ami 1.9 without using msi live update, using your tool from this forum. ofc i did the cmos reset etc pp, loaded bios defaults.
then i've inserted my new cpu (q9550) and it seemed to work !!!
it seemed to work for a few days.../hours...
since then i was getting bluescreens! irregular bluescreens, no matter what i was doing on my computer. bluescreen messages were different nearly each time. sometimes there was something said about "sys32..."..i dont rly remember. next time i will write it down
i've checked my RAMs with some tools , checked my HDDs with tools, everything fine ! then i wanted to check my cpu with prime95 using a torture test (blend) and my computer crashed directly (short bluescreen) and rebooted ! so i am quite sure that my new cpu / bios configuration / version is the problem !
so my next idea was to reinstall my windows 7 prof. , considering some posts on the www.
well it didnt help. today , one day after reinstalling windows, i got a bluescreen when booting windows. just when booting , without doing anything, next boot worked and computer didnt crash since then, 2 hours ago. so as you can see these crashes/bluescreens are really irregular !
now i am on the msi page again , looking at the cpu support list for my mainboard.
->
Core 2 Quad Yorkfield SLB8V Q9550 333 2.83 12M N/A E0 95 7360v21.zip
so i should flash my bios to 2.1 ???? i've read something about different versions of my mainboard on this board , some are able to work with bios 2.1 , some others are not !
this thread :
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=139992.msg1046500;topicseen
now i dont know what to do anymore....flash to 2.1 or not ? where can i check whether i can flash to 2.1 ???
is it possible that my power supply is too weak ?
my system :
windows 7 prof 64 bit
500W BeQuiet Straight Power
MSI Neo P35-F
Intel Core2Quad Q9550
8Gb DDR2 RAM
Sapphire HD 5850 Toxic 1Gb DDR5
as i said my system worked fine before changing the cpu, so my issues should come from the new cpu imho
thanks a lot !
if you need more information i will provide them ofc !

Quote from: daburn3d on 28-July-10, 19:26:20
1.A is newer then 1.9 ?????
i dont understand why i cant flash to 2.1
http://de.msi.com/index.php?func=downloaddetail&type=bios&maincat_no=1&prod_no=1215
this page sais i can / should to run my q9550 ?
is it possible that flashing to 1.A could fix my problems ?
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1.A is newer then 1.9 ?????
Yes, its newer than 1.9 and also latest version.
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i dont understand why i cant flash to 2.1
http://de.msi.com/index.php?func=downloaddetail&type=bios&maincat_no=1&prod_no=1215
this page sais i can / should to run my q9550 ?
Because this is wrong board! Not yours.
This is the correct one that you should look:
http://eu.msi.com/index.php?func=prodcpu2&prod_no=1224&maincat_no=1
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is it possible that flashing to 1.A could fix my problems ?
Yes, its possible

P35 Neo doenst start

I'vd just bought a new mainboard and CPU, which are:
- mainboard MSI P35 Neo
- Intel Core Quad Q6600
and started building up a new system with my old components:
- ATI HD 3870 graphic
- 2 GB RAM DDR2 533
- 250GB Hardisk
Everything was in its place, but the system didnt work. When I turned the power on:
- CPU fan and Graphic fan started
- CPU fan stopped after 2 secs, and then run again
- I connected the keyboard to test, and it did get the power
- BUT still, nothing appear on the screen. No signal.
I tried to reset the BIOS. But nothing changed.
I was sure about the following:
- CPU fan connector was correctly connected.
- 24pin power supply and 4 pin power supply for mainboard connected
- 6 pin power supply for graphic card connected.
- Everything was firmly installed.
All the old components worked well on my old system. I even tested with new mainboard and old pen IV CPU, the result was the same.
I dont know what to do next to get over this problem. Please help me. Thank you alot

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I just bought 4GB RAM 800 and the system works fine now.
[Note that you need a 64bit operating system to be able to use all 4GB of RAM.]
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I have had headache for 2 days on this stupid problem
Don't worry, such things can happen to anybody. You missed a significant but yet rather minor detail. You did not try to squeeze a DDR(1) module into a DDR2 slot for example.

P35 neo cold boots twice when powered on or warm booted

Hi, I'm trying to figure out what is happening with this board, when I turn on my computer it automatically shutsdown again for a sec or two and then comes back and boots ok. It does that also in a warm reboot.
I've seen similar issues in other forum threads, but it's unclear the reason, I found opinions saying it's a power supply issue, others a boot check in the chipset does, and also bios related issues. I tried it in every possible way, the only fixed configuration was:
- power cooler 500w psu
- msi p35 neo
- intel e4400 core 2 duo
with combinations of:
- memory
- ocz ddr2 800 system elite (4 sticks 1gb each)
- single ocz 1gb stick
- two sticks
- no memory
- video
- pcie msi nvidia 6200tc
- old trident pci graphics card
- no grachips card at all
- hard disk
- western digital 80gb sata2
- no disk
Also tried all the BIOS settings available to be enabled/disabled, hopelessly lost some more time with bios rev. 1.2, (other tests where with rev 1.0)
The board is stable once it's up and running, but it's the first time I own a computer that has that strange behaviour and I don't know if I should return it or it is normal.
Can someone please help me understand what's going on and point me to a solution?
Thanks,
Sebastian.

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what should i do...
First of all: Start your own topic.
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.i updated the bios from live update 3 utility
You should not use MSI Live Update to update your BIOS. That is very risky. Next time, use this tool instead:
>>Use the MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<<
That is in your own best interest, believe me.

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