P35 Neo2-FR

Hi guys,
How do I enable AHCI in the bios for the motherboard in the topic?
I went to Integrated Peripherals-> On-chip ATA devices->and changed to AHCI under raid mode. However, the option for on chip SATA controller disappears. Is anything wrong?
currently running BIOS ver 1.9.

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I went to Integrated Peripherals-> On-chip ATA devices->and changed to AHCI under raid mode.
That is precisely what you have to do.

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P35 Neo2 - OS died, need help restoring RAID after re-install of XP

I have a P35 Neo2 with on-board Intel RAID. I need a bit of help getting a two drive RAID going again after reinstalling XP.
Here's my situation:
Same hardware, MB, etc. I originally set up the system with a 20gb IDE and two 320gb SATA drives. I put the OS on the 20gb, and set the two 320's up as a RAID. I partitioned the 320's into 200gb + 120gb sections on each drive. The 200gb partitions were mirrored between the two drives, and the remaining 120gb on each drive was used as non-RAID storage space.
I picked up a nasty virus-spyware a month or two ago that I was struggling to find a fix for when the OS began to BSOD. I put the 20gb IDE to the side, and put a 40gb IDE in it's place. I re-installed XP on it last night, and now need to get the RAID up and running again.
I went into Disk Management and it showed three dynamic drives with a yellow triangle icon and labeled 'foreign'. I right clicked and found an option to 'import'. I clicked on import and a window popped up showing all of the partitions and logical drives I had previously created on the two drive RAID. I figured I was in business, so I clicked OK.
Disk Management now shows one dynamic disk as 'Online', but still shows two as 'Foreign'. If I right click on them, and chose import, I get the same window showing my partitions and logical drives, but if I click OK, I get a warning message that: "Some of the volumes you are importing will lose data because you have not moved all of your disks to the system."
I'm in over my head at this point, so any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
GeoD

A 200gb partition is restored, but the 120gb is not, which is confusing. ALso, when I look at the logical drives in the partition, I'm beginning to think I had the 200gb mirror /120 gb storage backwards. The data restored is not something I would be concerned with losing. It's installed applications, and multimedia files that I could lose without worry.
There is also 70gb dynamic drive labeled Missing. I know I left a small portion of all three of the drives unallocated as a reserve, so that must be what this is. It's like the RAID info is incomplete which leads me to the next piece of info.
Something I didn't initially mention for the sake of brevity, was when I right-clicked on 'Import Disk' the applet noted the disk was 3/3. I assumed that meant disk 3 of 3 disks. I've since begun to wonder if I imported the disks in the wrong order. ie) I should have imported disk 1/3 first.
Do you know how to clear out Disk Mgt's info, so I can start over?
I also noticed only one of the 320 SATA's shows up in Device Mgr, (DM). What I found both confused me and encouraged me.
When I created the array, I named the the drives RAID0 and RAID1. They both show up in DM. But only one of them shows up as the drive model: WDC WD3201ABYS-01B9A0. There should be two of them.
The OS knows there should be a RAID, but for some reason only one of the drives show up as hardware. I rebooted and checked the data and power supply cables, (connected), the BIOS, (both drives show up) and both drives show up in Disk Mgt. Just not in DM.
Does that mean the HD has died?
Part of my difficulty is I had a brain injury in 2001, followed by another in 2003. The 2nd injury caused 6 months of what the docs call it a walking coma - I walked and talked, but have no memory of the time.
When I 'woke up' in the Fall of 2003, I found I had lost considerable cognitive function and other problems. These problem have ended up disabling me, (I'm now on SS Disability).
Until then I had been a 'System Admin' for micro-businesses, (max - 15 computers). I built systems and servers, installed networks, maintained them and did all the support. Basically I was these company's Sys Admin on an as-needed basis.
One thing I lost was the ability to troubleshoot and repair hardware. Combined with other cognitive problems, I was forced into closing my business. At the time, I was maintaining close to fifty offices; ~20 had Peer-to-Peer networks & ~20 had servers I had built.
What's doubly frustrating is I was just getting ready to sign up with an online backup service when I got hit with a nasty malware/virus that's so new there's no info on the 'net about it. I got entangled in trying to fix it and spaced out the online back up. Now I find myself in a situation where I desperately need to restore the data on these RAID drives. Because of the memory problems I now have, I completely depend on my computer as an auxiliary 'brain' - I have stuff on these drives that I have to have.
I didn't do much with RAID when I was still in the biz, and this is the first time I've had problems with a RAID of my own, so I'm struggling to figure this stuff out.
Should I be able to install one of these drives by itself so I can get the data from it? The way I understand the theory of RAID is that if one drive dies, you can put another in and the mirrored portion will re-create itself on the new drive. Couldn't that be a way to get the important data off the drive or drives if they don't want to go back together as a RAID?
I could back each up to the online service and then just rebuild them. Not my first choice, but it would reduce my stress level if I thought I could do it.
Sorry to go on, but now you can see why I'm both struggling & worried.
Thanks for any info or help.
Later,
GeoD

P35 Platinum & P35 Neo2 Series

beta BIOS for P35 Platinum & P35 Neo2 Series(MS-7345, PCB 1.1) ver V1.4B3:
BIOS Sign-on message: A7345IMS V1.4B3 083107 (Date: 08/31/2007)
Attachment name: P35 Platinum and P35 Neo2 Series 1.4B3.zip
Make and ensure PC is stable before proceed. 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!
Feeback are Welcome!!! Thanks!!

Quote from: Jack the Newbie on 25-September-07, 04:00:50
A new BETA has just surfaced in the German MSI Forum: A7235IMS.151 (09/21/07).
For anyone interested, here is a Link to the BIOS (use at your own risk!):
http://msi-forum.de/thread.php?threadid=31968&threadview=1&hilight=&hilightuser=0&page=3#post281405
Changelog will follow shortly. The admin did not find the time yet.
The changelog did not follow that shortly after all, but it goes like this:
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Fix some DDR can not boot issue
There seems to be a new beta (1.5b2) around. Unfortunately I don't have a link to it, but here is the changelog:
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Fix Smart FAN Fail from S3 wake up issue
Here it the Link to BIOS 1.52 BETA. The BIOS was just uploaded. Use it at your own risk!!
http://www.msi-forum.de/thread.php?threadid=31968&threadview=1&hilight=&hilightuser=0&page=4#post283564

A problem with the P35 Neo2-FR

Greetings
Firstly I'm new to this forum and by the looks of it its not based in Europe so you're all probably asleep right now.
Anyway, I am having trouble getting this motherboard, Neo2-FR, to boot at all and nothing but a blank screen. No BIOS, no splashscreen, nothing.
When I short the power switch it turns on, then off, then on and the LEDs go through the sequences of red/green until it reaches green, green, red, green and stops. The red CMOS LED is lit constantly, the blue PCI-E LED is lit, LED 13 (PCI slot 1) flickers constantly but the PCI slots are empty.
I've tried using 4 sticks of RAM, 2sticks of RAM and 1stick of RAM. It makes no difference. The FSB has been set to 200, 266 and 333 to no effect. I have tried plugging in a floppy drive, CD-ROM and harddrive all to no effect. I have tried pressing the CMOS switch, shorting the power, shorting the reset switch and patience.
I'm very thorough and usually something is faulty when I can't fix it.
Whats wrong with it? Is LED flickering a bad sign?
edit: this board should boot without a BIOS update for 45nm chips
Thank you for all your support
-MSI P35 Neo2-FR (UK) revision A7345 IMS 150 and BIOS unknown
-Intel socket 775 E8400 "Wolfdale" stepping C0 Retail
-DDR2 Crucial Ballistix PC5300 CAS 3 1Gb x4
-Ati HD3850xt 512MB DDR3
-Enermax Noisetaker 600w 3.3V 34A 5V 34A 12V1 18A 12V2 18A
-Hard Drives: Not available
-Optical Drives: LG 4123B DVD-RW
-Operating System - not installed
Here is a picture:
http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~zen12084/Storage/helpme.jpg

That's definetely a new one...
I would still flash to the correct BIOS with the CPU microcode for your Wolfdale. That BIOS would be v1.6: >>Link<<
Flash the BIOS with our USB flashing tool: >>MSI Forum HQ USB Flashing Tool<<

Bios Update Problem P35 Neo2 - MS 7345 V 1.1

Hello
I've update my board bios because a "hard disk not present" problem and since it I was having several problems:
I'm running Windows XP SP2 and it takes a very long time to start (in bar and loading windows screen).
The major problem I have is when power on the computer it is alwayls showing the red font message that says it was a problem overclocking, so everytime I need to go into setup and to save changes whitout changing anything.
I suspect the bios I've installed is not the right one since the start screen says "MSI Neo Patinum" instead Neo2, but I've used Live Update ... so it should be the rigth one.
Can anybody help me please with this?

Quote from: Jack t.N. on 30-April-09, 06:32:24
Hi,
first of all, can you please provide full system specs for comparison? Read the >>Posting Guide<< to get an idea of what we need to know.
Hello Again, first of all I want to thank you for answering so fast. Also I have to apologize for my "not so good" english.
# CPU brand, model and speed (eg AMD Athlon64 X2 5600+ 'Brisbane' core)
DualCore Intel Pentium E2160, 1800 MHz (9 x 200)
# Motherboard model (eg K9A2 Platinum, NOT just MS-7376!!)
P35 Neo2 - MS 7345 V 1.1
http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=proddesc&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=&cat3_no=&prod_no=1261
# Memory brand, type/speed, size, number of sticks (eg 2x1GB Crucial DDR2-800)
2x1GB Supertalent DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM (5-5-5-15 @ 400 MHz) (4-4-4-10 @ 266 MHz) (3-3-3-8 @ 200 MHz)
# Video card brand, chipset type, memory size (eg Gainward Geforce 8800GT 512MB PCI-E)
XFX NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT (256 MB)
# Hard drive(s) brand, size, type, speed (eg 2x Seagate 200gb SATA150)
WDC WD3200AAKS-00VYA0 (298 GB, SATAII)
# Any other peripheral cards and devices (eg MSI TV@nywhere Plus TV card, MSI PC54G2 Wireless LAN PCI card)
Multi Flash Reader USB Device
Realtek RTL8185 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Network Adapter   PCI
# Operating system and version (eg Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 32bit)
MICROSOFT Windows XP Pro SP2 32bit
# Power Supply Unit brand and output in watts and DC output (amps)
Vistuba 550W Power Supply
+3.3 V   35A
+5 V     30A
+12 V   20A
Quote from: Jack t.N. on 30-April-09, 06:32:24
Three important questions:
1. Which BIOS Version were you using before the update.
2. Which Version did you update to?
3. Did you clear CMOS with main A/C power cable removed from PSU after the Update?
1. I'm not sure what bios version come with the board (my misstake) but it was older than I've now.
2. I'm actually using AMI 1.10 Build Date: 11/10/2008
3. Yes I did
Quote from: Jack t.N. on 30-April-09, 06:32:24
Did that problem disappear after the update?
The hard disk problem didn't show any more
Quote from: Jack t.N. on 30-April-09, 06:32:24
What kind of hard drive are you using and what port is it connected to?
WDC WD3200AAKS-00VYA0 (298 GB, SATAII)
it is connected to SATA 5 port acording to Board manual diagram
I've checked hard disk SMART and health and it is ok
Quote from: Jack t.N. on 30-April-09, 06:32:24
- If you have an IDE/PATA Hard Drive:
.....What kind of cable are you using? (40 or 80 wire)
.....Is there any other drive connected to the IDE cable (how are the jumper settings for each drive (MASTER/SLAVE/CABLE Select)?
I Haven't IDE/PATA Hard Drive
I will tell you the story:
I bought the computer and I was using the Blue (Marvel) sata port for the hard disk.
Then a normal day I began to have a very low Windows start so I changed the sata plug to a purple one and the problem disappeared.
Then I began to have the same problem again so I changed the plug again but problem was there anyway so decide to update bios to 1.8 version.
The problem come back randomly and sometimes it disappeared just changing the sata port to wich the plug is connected to.
After that I began to have the "No hard disk present" error and I cleared the CMOS and tried several things until it come to work again.
Few time ago I noticed that was a newer bios version, so then I used Live Update to update bios and drivers again.
Now I'm having the "slow" problem again. I'have been trying several configurations and testing programs but I just didn't find anything wrong.
Edit:
I'm having the first post problem (overcloking message after power on)
I also had a very rare issue few time ago when shutdown the pc: few minutes later it power on by It self !! until I have disabled every wake up event from setup.
I hope you can understand, and thanks again for your help.
Gabriel.

MSI P35 Neo2 (MS-7345) strange BIOS problem

Hi all,
My first post here - just wondering if someone could help me.
I recently 'accidentally' flashing my bios version from 1.8 to 1.C on my MS-7345 (P35 Neo 2) board, after deciding to install live update. While I know it's often considered a bad idea to flash the bios when everything's working, but I did it anyway. Since doing it I got many many BSODs. I'm running XP Pro 32 bit btw. I got these BSODs mostly when the computer was working hard, but not always. I'd barely be able to do anything sometimes. Occasionally Windows would even crash on start-up.
I made sure that i was running the latest drivers for all my components, peripherals, etc, including motherboard and graphics card. I even reformatted my HDD and reinstalled Windows from scratch just in case it was a virus. However, the problem has continued, and I even got a few BSODs during my reinstallation of Windows XP Pro.
Another thing I tried was reverting back to the old bios version (1.8), but this made no difference, so I eventually returned to the latest 1.C.
I've written down all the error message codes somewhere, though I've currently misplaced the sheet I wrote them on. If you need to know the exact codes I can locate it and add it to this thread. I probably got about 30 BSODs per day. Often they were IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL type ones, but definitely not just that. Each code I got I researched thoroughly to see if I could work out the problem. Some pointed to RAM Failure, some to HDD problems, some to bad Graphics card, some to corrupt drivers. Pretty much anything you can think of, the errors 'blamed'. However, I had a hunch regarding the bios / motherboard.
I eventually discovered (by chance) after re-flashing the bios (which I'm doing in DOS using the suggested AFUD after a reboot) that if I...
1. Switch on the computer
2. Enter BIOS Setup by pressing Del
3. Turn of the boot sector protection (in order to flash bios) and set USB stick to be the first boot device
4. Boot to DOS from my USB stick and flash the bios in DOS
5. Reboot
This is the critical bit...
6. When when I get the 'Bad checksum, Press F1 to enter BIOS setup or F2 to use default values' PRESS F2 (it won't work if you go into bios setup as this will then require another reboot before loading windows).
7. Let Windows XP load as normal.
If I follow all the above steps (I discovered this by mistake), the computer is 100% stable. I even tried some burnout tests and played some cpu & gpu intensive games with settings on full to give it a real workout, which previously would have ended up in a BSOD within seconds.
However....
If I then reboot the computer (or shut down and switch it back on the next day) and let windows load, it will be unstable again, just as before!
In other words, I'm currently having to flash the bios every time I switch on my PC or reboot it in order to get a stable system.
So this problem isn't fixed - but I've found a workaround at least for now.
Incidentally I've tried installing a new CR2032 bios battery, since I thought it might be losing settings on reboot, but this didn't make any difference.
I personally don't think it's actually the BIOS Reflashing that's making it work - just something weird in the bios settings. It's as if 'erasing the checksum' (cleaning out these dodgy bios settings), which forces the PC to load the defaults the next time it boots, is helping. I have to just mention that going into bios set-up and choosing 'Load Fail-Safe Defaults' does NOT help, since the computer reboots when you 'Save Settings and Exit'. It's as if the bios settings corrupt every time on boot, which causes the crashes.
Does anyone have any suggestions?

To return to the previous bios, just download the one you want and use the forums tool.
http://www.msi.com/product/mb/P35-Neo2-FR---FIR.html#/?div=BIOS
>>Use the MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<<
Before you do that, try to boot and enter bios. Hit f6 for optimized defaults save and exit see if the problem persists.

Hard disk not detected p35 neo2 fr

hi i have a p35 neo2 fr (great mobo) and on the boot it says:
adapter 1:
no hard drives detected!
but i leave it and windows loads as normal.
could this be becuase of corrupted bios? if so will flashing fix this problem
the only downside is slow startup and shutdown times.
this problem occured wheni installed a sata dvd writer.
in bios it shows the dvd drive as port 1 and hdd's in 5,6
it also displays the dvd drive as being primary master and the hard drives being 3rd and 4th master.
i was thinking switching the sata ports may change it?
any help appreciatted.
p35 neo2 fr
vista home premium 32bit
e2160
2gb ocz pc6400
3870 ati
700w ocz psu
xigmatek hdt s1238
samsun s203 dvd writer
2x 160gb seagate barracudas
thanks
hugh

Hello hugh495,
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adapter 1:
no hard drives detected!
Does this message appear to be a Marvell-Controller Status message? If yes, and there is no drive connected to the fifth SATA port or the IDE port, that message does not indicate a problem.
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the only downside is slow startup and shutdown times.
this problem occured wheni installed a sata dvd writer.
Which SATA port is your optical drive connected to?

P35 Neo2-F Sata2 Raid1 problems

hello
i have some problems with MSI P35 Neo2-F mb...
I can't make it work with 2 sata2 Hard Drives in RAID1 mode
Last BIOS update done,
The install of the OS (win xp prof sp2/sp3) is ok, but if you want to format last partition of RAID drive it cames with blue screen and restart - after restart it said that the Raid Matrix is demaged - and won't boot... "please select PROPER BOOT DEVICE"
VOLUMES
ID NAME LEVEL STRIP SIZE STATUS BOOTABLE
0 VOLUME0 RAID1 (MIRROR) N/A 149GB FAILED NO
PHYSICAL DISKS:
PORT DRIVE MODEL SERIAL # SIZE TYPE/STATUS (VOL ID)
2 ST3160813AS 149.1GB ERROR OCCURED(0)
3 ST3160813AS 149.1GB ERROR OCCURED(0)
Raid Volume = 160x2 = RAID1 MODE 149GB - split in 3 parts (50Gb each)
Any suggestion is welcome...
Proc Intel Dual Core E5200 (2,5Ghz/800fsb/2mb)
Memories: Desktop Memory KVR800D2N5/2G KINGSTON (DDR2,2GB,800MHz,Non-ECC CL5) or
KVR800D2N5K2/4G KINGSTON (DDR2,4GB 2x2gb DC,800MHz,Non-ECC CL5)
VGA: WinFast PX8400 GS Silent
HDD: 2 x SEAGATE Barracuda 7200.10 (3.5",160GB,8MB,SATA II-300) ST3160813AS
RAID 1
POWER COOLER MASTER Extreme Power Plus 460W
fdd DRIVE - for instaling with F6 - raid drivers
Optical LG DVDRW DL ata/ide

Hello,
How old are the drives?
Try a full write 0 on both drives and see what happens after.
http://hddguru.com/content/en/software/2006.04.12-HDD-Low-Level-Format-Tool/
You will need a working pc to do this.
Take both drives out and run HDDGURU LLF tool on them, this will do the write 0.

Need Help with ESATA on MSI P35 Neo2-FR

I have the MSI P35 Neo2-FR motherboard http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=proddesc&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=&cat3_no=&prod_no=1261 and trying to get the eternal ESATA to work. It works with one individual HD. I'm using an external ESATA drive with 3 HD inside the external case with one cable running into the external ESATA in the back of the motherboard. It's only recognizing 1 drive and the other 2 isn't showing up. If I switch it to USB connection it will read all 3 drives. I'm running windows 7 x64 but it recognize on my other 2 computers with a different motherboard. I have install it with the ACHI setup in Bios and I've also install the Matrix Storage Controller after installation. I never install the Intel ICH9R SATA RAID driver where you have to press the F6 to install it. Is that what I'm missing and is taht needed for the ESATA to work? I'm getting this message "A storage device was connected. If this device is a port multiplier, only port 0 of the port multiplier will be active." Been googling all day and still can't figure out what I'm missing.
Any help would greatly be appreciated.

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For some reason this board is Bios only have IDE, RAID and ACHI and I don't see a SATA.
IDE, RAID and AHCI are operating modes of the SATA Controller. Everything okay here.
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Seems to me it's either this board and it's driver don't let you use the port multiplier but it suppose to support port multiplier.
It is neither the board, nor is it the driver. It is a limitation of the Intel ICH9R Chipset. You will have the same problem on all P35/ICH9R based mainboards. Read here:
http://xtreview.com/addcomment-id-788-view-intel-technology-matrix-RAID-and-port--multiplier.html
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Unfortunately, used in the south bridges ICH9R the version of such technology provides access only to one hard disk at the specific moment of time. . The technology became more complex to realize , which implies to several access disks simultaneously, possesses higher cost and more higher central processor loads , therefore it can be rejected.
Here is the same problem on a Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=11892094
Nothing you can do about it.

P35 Neo2-FR / Marvell Controller problem. - DVD/CD Burning

I think this is hardware related and more like limitation of the model rather than one faulty motherboard.
My setup is
P35 Neo2-FR / E8400 / WinXP
I have all 4 intel SATA for RAID so I've used Marvell controller for my DVDRW. 1st was NEC drive IDE and while it read disc fine it couldn't burn any CD/DVDs
I thought it was faulty DVDRW so I've bought a new samsung SATA burner. It has SAME exact problem. Cannot start burning.
I've tested the same unit with different computer, and of course it works.
I'm sure not many people have similar spec as mine (4 SATA HD RAIDS) so this might go unnoticed but I find it a very serious problem.

Quote from: larciel on 12-February-08, 07:08:08
I just found out that it is actually reported as SCSI.
SCSI\CDROM&VEN_TSSTCORP&PROD_CDDVDW_SH-S203B&REV_SB02\5&2A9ABE04&0&040
That's the DEVICE_ID for the Drive.
You might be right. This might be issue with Raid and Marvell conflicting.
I use Lastest driver for all of them. I actually use DriverPacks from DriverPacks.net
Just trying to see if anyone have same config as mine so I can know that this is driver issue and not hardware issue.
You could disconnect your raid setup and attach your burner to a Intel SATA port and see what the Intel controller thinks about your burner. Bios in none raid mode and fast boot disabled so you can see whats going on.
Boy there is another possible problem. I would never use the DriverPacks on hardware that I can get drivers for manually. Did you slipstream the DriverPack into your XP disk? I have seen the wrong drivers used and or mis configured when doing so.

Does P35 Neo2 FIR have Wake-On-Lan support?

I just got a P35 Neo2 FIR but I can't seem to wake it up from the LAN. Does it have WOL-support?

I can't seem to find any settings in the bios which indicates wake up on the LAN interface. There are settings for keyboard, mouse etc. but none for LAN. Which menu is it listed in?

P35 Neo2-FR and VOIP card questions

Hi,
I'm evaluating buying this motherboard and would like to know a couple of things:
- Do all P35 Neo2-FR include ALC-888T codec instead of ALC-888? If not, how do I find out which ones do and which ones don't? I'm asking this because it clearly says "Optional" in the product web page, but it doesn't specify which ones have the ALC-888T codec
- If I understand correctly the only difference between ALC-888 and ALC-888T is VOIP card support, is this so?
- Has anyone tried using this MB with a VOIP card? How did it go? (Ease of installation, ease of use, sound quality, etc.)
- Are VOIP cards common? I just did a quick search at Newegg and I couldn't find any. Not a single one ???
- I think the P35 Diamond MB comes bundled with a VOIP card. I guess the P 35 Neo2-FR DOESN'T come bundled with one, am I correct?
- If anyone has bought a VOIP card to use with this board, where did you buy it and approximately how much did you pay for it?
Any help GREATLY appreciated

Thanks everyone for your replies.
Quote from: Maesus on 30-November-07, 14:51:39
that's only P35 Platinum, not P35 Neo2-FR :(
city_zen, is VOIP a must-have feature for you?
No, not really a must-have feature, but it would be a very nice thing to have on my board. I'd definitely use it if it was in fact available (i.e. ALC-888T) and I can get a hold of a VOIP card. However, it's looking like that's not very likely to happen ... Oh, well ...
Anyway, this is a very good board even w/o the VOIP feature, so I'm still considering buying it.

P35 Neo2-FR: Problems with 1066 MHz RAM speeds

I have the following PC components:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750
MSI P35 Neo2-FR LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
In order to get the memory to run at 1066 MHz, I need to set the FSB／Memory Ratio to 1:1.6 correct? When I do that, it shows it running at 1066 MHz but after doing that, I got a BSOD IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL five minutes into a game. I then changed that ratio to 1:1.2 so it runs at 800 MHz and I played for several hours after that without any problems.
That memory should be capable of running at that ratio correct? Possibly defective RAM? OCZ provides a utility to update the SPDs on their chips and when trying to update the one in the first slot, it gives several messages, something like "expected FF got 00," and will not update. The second DIMM updates fine. I am using manual settings for the memory in the BIOS and not the SPD but I'm wondering if the SPD update errors are indicative of a bigger problem.

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Does the memory voltage also need to increase when changing this?
It depends on the modules you are using. In most cases the answer is "YES".
Look for the specific part number of your modules and check on the OCZ Produkt Page to find out what DRAM Voltage is recommended for 1066 MHz.
http://www.ocztechnology.com/
EXAMPLE:
For OCZ DDR2 PC2-8500 SLI-Ready Edition (OCZ2N1066SR1G) OCZ recommends 2.3 Volts. BIOS Standard is usually 1.8-1.9V.
http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/memory/ocz_ddr2_pc2_8500_sli_ready_edition
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n order to run 1066 MHz, I need to set it at 1:1.6
Yes:
333 MHz x 1.6 ~ 533 MHz (~1066 MHz DDR2)

P35 Neo2-fr cannot unable to show IDE Dvd-rw in XP

Hi guys, i have 2 SATA hdd, 1 Sata DVD-rw and 1 IDE dvd-rw drives.
With P35 NEo2-fr, everything is detected except the IDE dvd-rw drive. Both Master and Slave mode are tried, still it was of no use.
Help , thanks.

Jumper it as cable select.
Also ensure data{in properly direction} and power cable are connected.

Installing MSI P35 Neo2-FR

Hello
I'm installing Q6600 on my MSI P35 Neo2-FR mainboard. In the user guide it says (2-3, 2-4):
- "Make sure that you apply an even layer of thermal paste (or thermal tape) between the CPU and the heatsink to enhance heat dissipation"
- "Remember to apply some thermal paste on it for better heat dispersion"
- "Meanwhile, do not forget to apply some thermal paste on CPU before installing the heat sink/cooler fan for better heat dispersion."
I'm feeling less confident in installing my Q6600 now without this thermal paste, since it's explicitly *recommended* in the guide. What would happen if I did not apply the paste?

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What would happen if I did not apply the paste?
The heat the processor generates would not be properly dissipated to the heatsink. In a worst case scenario your CPU could shutdown automatically because of overheating and/or be damaged.
Have a look at your heatsink itself. Often thermal paste or some sort of thermal pad is pre-applied for easier installation.
If there is not such thing get some thermal paste before you install CPU+heatsink.

Weird artefacts, mobo(P35 Neo2-FR) or gfx card problem?

Recently I was playing a game when some weird artefacts appeared on the screen before just completely freezing up.
I rebooted and saw this:
The desktop/login screen was all ****ed up too (pardon my French!)
I ran ATI Tool and saw my gfx was 40'c which was about normal considering I was just playing a game so don't think the gfx had overheated.
Then suddenly the PC froze.
Rebooted and got the same problems so I left it for several hours just in case it was overheating. (unlikely though since I've got plenty of fans, all of which are working and no alarms went off etc)
Few hours later, same problems but I noticed my IDE cable wasn't in all the way so I pushed unplugged/plugged it in and it worked fine!
Fast forward through 4 days of normal usage (although no games) with no problems to today.
Left the PC for a while before coming back and seeing the screensaver was all screwed up and the desktop was running at a lower resolution that it should have.
Shut down and restarted but nothing showed up on the monitor (LCD via a DVI->VGA adapter) not even the POST or BIOS messages.
Tried my TV which has DVI and an image was displayed:
Managed to login but again it was all ****ed up.
So at first I thought it was my graphics card but after it started working again I'm not so sure.
BTW, all the parts are only 2-3 months old and have worked flawlessly together since I built the PC.
I haven't been able to try any parts in any other PC's as I don't know anyone with a PCI-E mobo or even anyone with a PCI gfx card (only AGP and onboard!)
What do you guys think is the source of the problem?
Mobo (P35 Neo2-FR)
gfx card (PowerColor HD3850)
RAM (2gb geil Black dragon)
Thanks

It's been working fine for the last few days now, until today of course when I have an important report due in!!!
Quote from: NovJoe on 26-April-08, 14:19:59
I would suggest that you run the system under stress test with graphics intensive games and see how it goes for a week.
I have done this.
I've run ATI Tool artefact scan for over an hour and got no errors.
Yesterday I was playing STALKER for several hours on high settings on my 1680x1050 monitor/TV via DVI and the other monitor connected via VGA showing ATI Tools and CPU temps.
No problems at all after a few hours gaming.
(I recorded all temp data to a log and the maximum temp reached was 56'c)
Today I was working on a uni assignment so I only had Word, Firefox and Winamp open and some horizontal artefacts appeared.(nowhere near as bad as the above photos though, it was more like specs and dashes)
I opened up ATI Tool and saw the GPU temp was 35'c.
Before I could do anything it froze but the music continued playing. It stayed like this for a few seconds before going black and the music stopped.
So playing games at hi res for several hours did nothing, but having word and firefox open seemed to trigger something and start messing up.
After several restarts (kept crashing at first) I managed to get into Windows (with artefacts similar to the first photo) long enough to recover my assignment and shut down.

P35 Neo2-FR

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