P45 Platinum hang @ power up

Hi,
my p45 platinum wont boot to BIOS. It gets stuck at Memory Detection Test. Cold boot gets it sometimes to "Decompressing BIOS image to RAM for fast booting.".
I'm not getting any feed to my screen.
My build:
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 (older rev)
MSI P45 Platinum (BIOS v1.6)
2x Mushkin enhanced XP2-8500 2GB
2x Club3D radeon HD 5770
Thermaltake Toughpower 750w cable management
I've tried the following:
1. cleared cmos (many times)
2. switch the places of the memory sticks and also tried with one only
3. uninstalled the whole build and then re-installed it (including cpu)
4. bareboned the build (only cpu, video card and memory sticks installed)
5. switched the video card (got 2 identical)
6. tried even without the memory sticks
The problem is similar to what happened 2 years ago. Back then I sent the MOBO for a warranty service and it came back with a note "No problems found". I also ordered new memory sticks and they didnt help.
After 2 months of being powered off, the problem just vanished without a trace of what might've happened..
The problem came back after this:
I was uninstalling usb device drivers on Win7Pro, and I had to restart the computer because i accidentally uninstalled the mouse and keyboard and Windows wouldnt re-install them even when I changed the usb port of the forementioned devices. After restarting, the motherboard just got stuck with the 4 leds on (which indicates that the processor is damaged or not installed properly). After powering off the computer, I turned it back on, and then the motherboard got stuck to the "Memory Detection Test" phase..

Quote from: flobelix on 11-October-12, 01:04:27
Test the both mem sticks individually If no help take cpu out and check socket for bent pins.
Done, no bent pins..
Quote from: RemusM on 11-October-12, 17:00:36
DDR2-1066, 5-5-4-12 @ 2.1V
Try to get rid of them.
See this topic: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=118018.0
Thanks for the tip! I'll try to find some 800MHz memory for testing.

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P45 platinum hangs at "decompressing bios immage to ram"

Hi Everybody,
I bought this pc:
Intel Q9450
P45 Platinum
OCZ 4GB (2x2) reaper 1066
WD raptor 37GB sata
WD 650 GB sata
CNPS7700 Fan
MSI NX8600GT Graphic
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Manual says: "Decompressing bios immage to Ram for faster booting"
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Did some research here and there, and decided to flash bios from 1.0 tot 1.1 (original from MSI site)... Now for some hours, he keeps giving the same problem: decompressing bios.. and i can't boot or anything.. ripped of every peace of hardware, and tried again from start.. but nothing... cannot enter bios of anything.. keeps hanging on red red green green..
Can any of you please help me....
Deborah..

Quote from: Jack the Newbie on 06-July-08, 22:18:48
Have you cleared CMOS with main A/C power cable removed from PSU after updating the BIOS?
I'm Clearing it again (for the 100 time today ) with, like you said, the power cable out... but no result... also tried it to leave it for a minute of 5 alone, and then do clear Cmos... but again .. no result...
[Edit] Also left out the battery end cleared Cmos... but again.... no result...

MOVED: P45 Platinum GPU Power connectors

This topic has been moved to Off-Topic Technical.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=120690.0

Quote from: Wonkanoby on 09-January-09, 16:20:41
you have got the right number of stand offs in the right places
Yes, that is correct. The board powers up now but apparently, per the manual, the code it's giving me (LED groups 1-4 all red) is that my CPU is damaged or installed incorrectly. I'm really hoping this isn't the case but I guess I'll have to look into it when I get home... luckily I have a spare mobo/CPU I can use for testing.
Anyone know any other reason to get that error? Hopefully not involving a damaged CPU?

Msi p45 platinum power up problems

Hey guys, i have got a fairly new system i think its about 2 months old
e8400 e0
msi p45 platinum bios 1.71beta
4g kit 1066 kingston hyperx
palit 1g 4870
huntkey 650w psu
Okay so heres the deal, the computer was running at 3.6ghz, stable for the past 2 months.
I have tried 4ghz with almost every possible combination of volts, but it passed prime 95 for about 36 hours 1 day, and the next have a random reboot
I also noticed that my psu was making this weird whining noise so i just ordered and installed a pc power and cooling 750w.
To my happyness comp booted up at 4ghz and seemd stable enough for 2 hours. (just searching net and stuff) then boom, comp turns off.
okay so i thought maybe it wasnt stable. tried to reboot but to no avail. all i get is about half a second when my fans try to spin up but then it just cuts off again.
i have tested the usual out of box, 1 stick of mem, clear cmos with power cord removed, removed battery for 10 minutes but nothing. Also did the same with the old psu which was working.
All that happends is it trys to start, eg leds everywhere flicker and i mean flicker there is no way i can see what order. Im refering to the 8 leds down the bottom. the flick on then off.
After trying to start it up once, i wont get another chance to start it. eg i have to remove the power and wait till the power is completly gone from the system b4 i can try again and only have the same thing happen.
Thanks for your help guys

Something may have been damaged during overclocking. What voltages did you work on when you overclocked the system to ~4GHZ? What where your temperatures?
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Next, I see that you are using a Beta BIOS, what's the reason behind it?
I suppose the reason is this:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=117741.msg947085#msg947085
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Msi p45 platinum - freezes after power save turns off displays

Just put this computer together, everything is stock, no overclocking. Seems to run fine, played a few hours of modern warfare 2 with no issues.
I noticed It seems to freeze after the monitor gets turned off by the power save mode. I just tested this by setting it to turn off displays after 1 minute of inactivity, waited watched the monitor turn off, then I went to the move the mouse and the screen came back on but the cursor would not move. sometimes the screen will not even come back on.
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nvidia gtx 260 (195.63 drivers x64)
win7 ultimate x64
enermax 720w powersupply

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antec 430 earthwatts instead of Enermax EIN720AWT 720W Power Supply
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MSI P45 Platinum will not power up...

Hi ppl
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Graphics: Asus ATi Radeon HD 3450 256MB PCI-E
Ram: OCZ 2GB DDR2
and
x1 DVD R/W
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it up it does not power up at all....
Take the board out of the case to test it on a non-conducting surface in barebone configuration:
- CPU (reseat CPU & heatsink)
- one memory stick in first memory slot (try each stick seperately)
- video card
- keyboard
- power connectors (24-Pin ATX, 4/8 Pin +12V CPU, 4-Pin PCIe MOLEX, 6/8-Pin +12V PCIe (video card)
Do not connect:
- hard drives
- optical drives
- case front panel connectors for reset, power-on, LED, USB, Firewire etc.
Clear CMOS with main A/C power cable removed from PSU after hardware changes and then try to start the system using one of the following methods (test each):
1) use the red onboard power-on button
2) short the two pins that the power-on button of your case usually connects to with a screwdriver

P45 Platinum NEED HELP FAST PLEASE!

As you may have read previously, I was going to and I got a P45 Zilent board along with other parts. Now I have a few problems. Firstly here are the system specs:
MSI P45 Platinum (Zilent) BIOS v1.0
Intel Core 2 Duo E8300
A-DATA Vitesta 1066+ 2x1GB
MSI R4850
1XWD RAPTOR 74GB
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HANNS-G HI221DP (22" Widescreen connected with DVI-D Single Link Cable)
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Second problem: My PC won't reboot. When it goes to reboot, it goes through the shutdown sequence properly, but after that when it needs to restart it just hangs and the 4 indicator lights are all red. Now when it starts normally there is no hang, all the lights are green and system is working fine. But every time it restarts it hangs there and nothing happens... :S
And third on CPU Z my the PC multiplier varies and also the bus speed is too low... here is a screenshot:
Now, even though the multiplier changes when PC under load, and I read it is some kind of power saving option, the BUS remains that low :S
Please help me fast, please.

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Now the multiplier problem remains, but I read somewhere it is a power saving feature, but still I want to disable it and make my multiplier at 8.5 all the time and my CPU speed at 2.83GHz (stock speed for the E8300). How can I do that, without messing up the settings in the BIOS that fixed the problems above?
There is no real need to disable that function. After all, it is a feature of your processor, you paid for it and the Multiplier should switch back to default as soon as you CPU gets something to do. It will only drop to x6 when the system is IDLE to save power and keep the temperatures low. There should not be any performance sacrifices. Keep in mind that the Core Voltage is reduced as well. This is all intended to for the benefit of your Processor and therefore for you, after all.
However, if you really think that you want to disable these functions, you may want a little info on what functions are actually involved:
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2) C1E Support (C1E = Enhanced Halt State) -> This feature can only be disabled in BIOS. Even if EIST is disabled (OS and/or BIOS), the C1E Feature will still be doing its job. To disable it, look in the CPU Features Section of the BIOS. You should find an option there.
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Also how do I set my memory to run at the preferred settings prescribed by the manufacturer, which are:
CL: 5-5-5-15 2T
2.2-2.3V
1066MHz
The standard DDR2 supply voltage is 1.8V +/-0.1V. The fact that your memory modules need to be overvolted to have a chance to run at DDR2-1066 MHz shows that they are not "real" DDR2-1066 memory modules but actually just DDR2-800 sticks with a manufacturer's permission to overclock them. Also, keep in mind that the P45 Chipset does not natively support DDR2-1066 memory modules, but DDR2-667 & DDR2-800 only.
This said, you actually need to overclock both the memory controller and the modules, which is not necessarely stable.
To increase the memory voltage, you need to manually adjust the FSB/DRAM Ratio in BIOS to 1:1.6 and manually increase the DRAM Voltage using the +/- keys of your numpad. Spread Spectrum should be disabled at all times.

Unstable P45 Platinum!

Hi all this is my first post and i'm hoping someone can help!
I recently purchased an MSI P45 Platinum board (P45 Zilent pack) so that i could move away from my "upgrade limited" Dell PC. I also bought a new case and have used all the parts from my Dell PC with the P45 Platinum board in the new case. After doing this i now find my PC to be quite unreliable... i've left everything set to "auto" in the bios cell menu and have re-installed Windows 7 64-bit and all the latest drivers for the new motherboard.
The majority of games i try to run will just hang on the main menu! Windows 7 has also crashed a couple of times giving me a blank/black screen whilst emitting a loud buzzing sound from the speakers! The only thing that is different from my old PC is the motherboard and the case, everything else is the same and i had no issues before aprt from the fact it was a Dell !
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Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 @ 3.00ghz
4gb Corsair XMS2 CM2X2048-6400C5 DDR2 800mhz RAM (2x2gb dual channel 5-5-5-18)
500gb Western Digital SATA hard drive
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Hitachi/LG DVDRW/CDRW combo drive
USB internal multi-card reader
850W Cooler Master Real Power Pro PSU
I have updated the motherboards bios to v1.6. I have also noticed my USB card reader light stays on all the time... even when the PC is switched off?! Everything is connected correctly to the motherboard and i even plugged a cable into that badly positioned 4-pin molex PCI-E power connector (JPWI) - Do i still need to do that considering each GPU has it's own power connector and my mainboard connector is the 24-pin type?
One other thing i noticed are the incorrect memory voltages displayed in the "dual core" software - it reads 1.950V when my Corsair memory states 1.8V on the package, I even have all this set to "auto" in the bios.
Anyway sorry for the long post but i would appreciate some help with this, thanks

Quote from: blazing storm on 13-February-10, 22:16:57
First of all, try with just one graphics card and see if that makes a difference.
If you've set the RAM voltage to auto then the motherboard decides what to set it to. You need to go and set it to 1.8V manually. Whilst you're there set the RAM timings manually to the specified 5-5-5-18 2T.
Thanks for the reply and advice! I done a complete re-build of the system and checked for any loose connections etc... I have also just installed 1 of the ATI cards instead of 2 but the system still remains flaky! I did as you suggested and manually set the RAM to 5-5-5-18 timings but i cannot find the option to adjust the command rate between 1T and 2T... it just does not exist in this motherboards bios. Also i cannot change any of the RAM voltages... or any other voltage for that matter as it's all greyed out in the bios??
MSI's "Dual Core Center" utilty is still displaying the wrong RAM voltages as 1.930V this time (although it highlights 1.800V in green when i click the voltage drop down menu.... so why does it not use 1.800V by default???). Any help is always appreciated, thanks
I was going to upload some bios pics but it seems this cannot be done.

Newly RMA'd msi p45 platinum - does not boot

I had a p45 platinum motherboard RMA'd because it would was not turning on the power supply. MSI swapped the board out with another, which I received on Friday. I installed the cpu (e5200) and the ram that I had when the other board stopped working.
with the 4 original sticks of ram from my previous build it seems to hang at the bios decompression stage (boot status LEDs)
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I have the R0 stepping SLB9T Intel specs
This is only speculation on my part, but it is possible the board you have received for the RMA was serviced & set away for shipping with a bios that was current at the time. It may not have 1.6 on it which might explain things.
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I don't have a spare 775 cpu, so I can' t change that out.
Only suggestions here, but can you or a local shop possibly test that your CPU is indeed ok on another board? Does anyone you know, or a local shop have a known supported CPU that you can use for testing?
The Antec PSU you have only shows 17A on each of it's rails, the OCZ with 25A is the better choice.
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power is connected to the 4pin cpu connector.
I was asking about the 4 pin power connector next to the PCI_E1 slot, but just to clarify about the CPU power connection, have you pulled the plastic cover off blocking 4 of the pins & using the full 8 pin power plug from the PSU?

P45 Platinum - Vista works just fine, but unable to get into BIOS

This is my first build, so I'm still learning a lot. Be kind!
I'm using the P45 Platinum with an Intel Core 2 Duo 3.0ghz Wolfdale cpu, 2 2gb sticks 1066mhz G-Skill ram, a Corsair 750w PSU, EVGA Nvidia 8800GTS video card, a 74gb WD Raptor HDD and a 250gb WD Caviar HDD (both SATA). I'm currently running 32bit Vista until 64bit has more support.
I have never been able to access the BIOS - before Vista was installed the splash screen was too fast so I kept missing my oppurtunity to enter BIOS, so I went ahead and put in the Vista install DVD. It installed just fine - it doesn't see my second HDD, but I expected that due to it being SATA.
I want to enter the BIOS to disable the audio so I can download the new Realtek audio drivers (I have no sound, even after installing the driver off the CD), but when I start up the computer and hit DEL (when prompted), it takes me to the Windows Boot Manager. Several times I have repeated the process and every time it takes me to the boot manager instead of the BIOS. The BIOS is obviously working, I just can't access it.
Any help is appreciated.

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I have never been able to access the BIOS - before Vista was installed the splash screen was too fast so I kept missing my oppurtunity to enter BIOS
Simply keep hitting >DEL< as soon as the Splash screen appears. If that doesn't help, clear CMOS with main A/C power cable removed from PSU. Upon restart the system should hold with a CMOS Checksum error and give you the chance to hit F1 to enter BIOS Setup. Now you can load "Optimized Defaults" and disable the BOOT LOGO.

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Hi
i have a p45 platinum motherboard. For some reason the board just wont start up anymore, it was working fine.
when i plug it in, the power led glows, but when i hit the power button (on the board) some if not all of the leds, glow for like one second and then, nothing.
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Quote from: fuzzz on 04-January-12, 19:53:11
i have a p45 platinum motherboard. For some reason the board just wont start up anymore, it was working fine.
Q8200 2.66@ 3.01Ghz
2*1GB DDR2 Ram 800Mhz @ 860Mhz
Overclocking means accelerated death, but that 10% level is not quite a dangerous one.
Did you overclock them more than 10% in the past?
And if yes, how much and for how long?
Try to borrow another processor and another DDR2 module and see how it goes.

Problem with P45 Platinum during POST

Good day!
I have MSI P45 Platinum mainboard and from to time to time it freezes during POST with AMI bios POST code - 423C. This happens right after the message that "4096MB OK" and before the detection of SATA/IDE drives. When this happens, the only way to make the system run is to turn off the power (pressing Ctrl-Alt-Del of Reset would result in the same error) - after that the POST procedure finishes correctly and I don't experience any problems afterwards (system is rock-solid after POST completion).
So my question is - can anyone explain me what does this post code mean (D-Leds are not much of a help)? Is this a mobo problem or may be there is some kind of incompatibility with my hardware. I should mention also that I've tried all versions of Bios both official and beta without any success.
This problem does not trouble me that much (doesn't happen often), but still I would like to understand what may cause it.
P.S. My system config - iC2D E8300/MSI P45 Platinum/4x1Gb DDR2-800 Geil Black Dragon (5-5-5-15)/MSI Radeon 4870 1Gb OC edition/HDD 250 Gb WD + 120Gb Seagate/SB Audigy 4/DVD-RW Asus 1814/PSU TT Toughpower 700w (w0105)
Thanx in advance and please excuse my poor English

Thank you for the reply!
Quote from: Jack the Newbie on 16-December-08, 06:39:42
What is your current BIOS Version?
I've recently flashed the latest beta bios version - 1,5 beta 6... but it produces the same error as did the latest official bios v1.4
Quote from: Jack the Newbie
Does the same problem occur with only one memory module installed?
I don't know actually. But thanks for pointing this out - I will test the system with one (and then with two) module(s). I've tested the modules with the memtest86+ software (the latest version, which supports P45 chipset) several times and it showed no errors. So the modules are OK and they worked without any problems with my previous mb (Gigabyte P35-DS3).
Quote from: Jack the Newbie
What do the POST-Status LEDs of the board tell you, when the system freezes at the described stage?
Well, I guess I don't fully understand what does the combination of LEDs tell during the freeze. I'll try to describe the combination -
LED12 - OFF LED13 - GREEN
LED8 - RED LED7 - OFF
LED14 - OFF LED10 - GREEN
LED15 - RED LED11 - OFF
In mobo's manual this diagnostic LEDs are grouped in 4 groups and the description of the group that most closely resembles my case is - "Testing base and Extended memory etc." But I'm not sure that I'm identifying the problem correctly, because of the LEDs that are OFF.
Quote from: Jack the Newbie
Are you experiencing any freeze and/or stability problems appart from the described problem?
No, as I said in my initial post, once it get past this stage everything is running smoothly - OS boots and all software, including the most demanding games or tests, are running OK.

Doubt about overclocking with p45 platinum

hi guys
i have a Q8200 processor and an MSI p45 platinum motherboard.
now the multiplier on the processor is 7
now using a a bus speed of 400mhz i was able to achieve a 400 * 7 = 2.8Ghz on my processor from 2.33
now when i use cpuZ it shows that im currently running at 1600fsb
now as per the board specs 1600 fsb is the maximum.
now does this mean that i wont be able to overclock further ?
i am currently using transcend 800 mhz DDR2 ram
i have the memory divider set at 1:1
so the rams are running at 800mhz
now if i try to further overclock the board, it results in a no boot. i get a single green light and rest 3 are red and the mother board restarts 3 times and then i get the overclock failed message could some 1 advise me on how to go further increase my overclock ?
i have tried to increase my processor voltage and my ram voltage by quite a bit (not over the safe limit though) but still not able to boot :(

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now as per the board specs 1600 fsb is the maximum.
This just states that Processors that natively run @400 MHz FSB Clock Speed are supported. It has nothing to do with overclocking margins.
Try this for a quick test:
- turn off the system
- remove both OC Jumpers to force the FSB Clock Speed to 400 MHz
- Clear CMOS with main A/C power cable removed from PSU
See if the system boots and runs stable. If it does, use the BIOS for further overclocking from the 400 MHz Strap. As you are forced to overclock your memory modules as well when you raise the FSB Clock Speed beyond 400 MHz try raising the memory voltage to 1.9-2V to see if that helps.
Spread Spectrum should be enabled at all times in the Cell Menu.

P45 Platinum (Urgent help needed please)

Last week I ordered parts for a new P.C. and I am having some major issues with this. The motherboard will not do anything. When I try to power on the computer the fans spins and all of the lights come on, but the computer will not post or go into the BIOS. There are 4 red lights on the board. From different things I have read I thought it may have been the motherboard so I had them send me another one. Well I got it today and it is doing the same thing! I am leaning toward the CPU, but I am hoping to get some help before I call them and request a replacement on the CPU. I am about to pull my hair because I am so frustrated. Here is a quick overview of the parts I ordered (in no particular order):
*800w PSU
*P45 Platinum Mobo
*500 GB SATA HD
*Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
*VisionTek HD4870
*OCZ SLI ready 4 GB RAM (OCZ2N800SR4GK)
I thought it may have been the RAM because of the voltage, but from reading other threads I should be able to change the voltage (the RAM voltage is 2.1).
Here are some things that I have tried:
*New motherboard
*Only put one stick of RAM in instead of them both
*Only had RAM, Video Card, CPU hooked up with same results
*Cleared the CMOS (with the power off and the cord unplugged)
*Tried it with the motherboard outside of the case in case it was getting shorted out some how.
I would greatly appreciate any and all help you could give me. Please help

Quote from: vernonion on 27-August-08, 09:51:53
Everything is not working fine, and a pop with sparks is not a normal result from turning on a power supply. If you got it from Tiger send it back and get this one.
I talked to the rep earlier, but I had to go to a meeting. When I called him back he said he was on the phone with Intel to make sure my CPU would work with that board. I know it will work so I have no clue why he called them. He didn't seem to concerned about the PSU though. I told him that the PSU popped and made sparks and it didn't phase him at all. I already told him I wanted to exchange the RAM with different kind and I wanted a new PSU. When I give him the new RAM and the PSU I want I will give this one a try.
Thank you for your help.

P45 platinum problem

i´m sorry for my english jajaja
ok, now to the point, i have a platinum p45 with ,core 2 duo e8500 , 4 gb corsair 2 x 2 gb 800mhz dual chanel , wd 500 gb 7200 rpm , msi geforce n9800gt 512 dd3 in a 650w power cooler
i have tested all the hardware in other pcs and the only problem is the motherb
the pc freezes in all windows and not respond so i have to reboot , and several time give me te bios setup screen with the msg CMOS checksum bad
but when i put an ati graphic card the problem seems to stop
is there a compatibility issue o its a mother problem?

the bios is v 1.0.1 i just reset the bios, but with the update i have installed before it was the same thing
yes i clean the old drivers , even with the generic i have this problem , i have format and reinstalled windows as well
what specs are? the voltage is correctly set up, so is The graphic card. the geforce graphic card works well in other CPU , the ati too but in the p45 platinum only the ati works, i will try in the other slot , but my question is there is no compatibility problem between the mother platinum p 45 and Nvidia graphic cards?
my graphic card is the MSI Nvidia geforce n9800gt , the ATI is borrowed ( is not mine , i´m not sure if i said it OK :P ) but very similar in all features
BTW sorry for my english again , and thanks for the support

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