Power problem MS-7185-F / k8n SLI

Hi,
I got a problem with my power supply, i think...
Many times a day i got my system crashes, with a blue screen and error code "BAD_POOL_CALLER". It really pisses me off because my computer reboots several times a day without asking.
Apparently, my +12V power state is to low, when i check on PC Alert, it tells me that my +12V is actually about 2.1 !!!
My voltage is defined at Startup (about 1.35V)
Also, i tried BIOS update from internet (several times), and i don't know if it worked. When i boot i see the version is 1.6, but in Sandra i see 1.3.
Can someone help me figure out how to raise my +12V voltage, or help me get my system work well please?
My specs are:
MSI K8N-SLI (ms-7185)
Athlon X2 3800+ o/c @ 2300 Mhz (10x230)
1204Mo ram
WD Raptor 36GO
Seagate 200GO
WD 250GO
2xGigabyte Geforce 660LE 128Mo
Windows XP Home SP2

Quote from: Rickette on 17-May-06, 00:56:21
I have a ATHLON X2 3800+, 2*512Mo ram, 2*Geforce 6600LE, 1 optical drive and 3*HD.
What PSU should i take (in Watt), at least and what should i take to have my computer work well ?
Forget watt's they are a bogus figure.....
Personaly I would go for the OCZ Powerstream 520W if you plan to upgrade your system in the future.
Else I would go for the Enermax 465.
Both have 33A @ 12V single rail and have enough juice to power even the most heavy systems today.

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first sorry for my bad english
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http://us.creative.com/support/downloads/download2.asp?MainCategory=1&Product=10315&dlcentric=10005&Product_Name=Live%21+24%2Dbit&filetype=1&OSName=Windows+Vista+32-bit
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Quote from: filleCarpet on 25-April-05, 09:36:05
Maybe i need to add more electric power for my memorys. The spec says 2.80 volt on 250 mhz but i start to suspect that this is just an minimum requirment, maybe i need more than 3.0 v to operate the memorys on high performance(beyond 230 fsb), but the thing is that BIOS allows me only too add 2.85v maximum.
Im trying to find a newer version of BIOS version 3.1 if there is any....
Here: http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/other/111
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Serius Problem K8N-SLI

Hi my name is Emiliano, look, i have a lot of bug with your Mmotherboard (K8N-SLI).
Don't know if are drivers, BIOS, or a hard problem, so please help me.
This games doesn't works fine:
Neverwinter Nights
Bug: After a while the game accelerate too much that become impossible to play.
Dragonshard
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Painkiller
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Fable: The Lost Chapter
Bug: Crash and back to windows sometimes when playing. No error message.
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66.93
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- Disable sound.
- Disable Onboard LAN
- Disable PCI Bridge
- Disable PCI Memory Controller
- Disable SMBUS
Nothing change, i should update the BIOS, but, when i read the notes for the 1.6 about fixed bugs:
2. This BIOS fixes the following problem of the previous version:
- Add safety recover function to revert BIOS into default setting when system unable to boot due to overclocking.
I supposed that has nothing to do with my bugs...
No Hardware is overheating !!.
With others games i don't have any problems, like:
Age Of Empires III
The Battle For Middle-earth II
Doom 3
Please help me in some way becouse don't know what to do.
this is my complete configuration:
MSI K8N-SLI NForce 4
Athlon 64 X2 4200+
GeForce 6600 GT 128MB
1 Kingston GB RAM
3 SATA HD
1 DVD-RW LG IDE
1 DVD-Rom SAMSUNG IDE
1 CD-RW LG IDE
400W Supply
Windows XP Media Center Edition SP2
DirectX 9.0
I have all drivers Update, except the BIOS.
I'm sure is the motherboard becouse i try my video card in another computer, another MSI motherboard, and works fine, sorry if i don't remember the model, i just remember that was not a SLI motherboard.
Somebody toldme that can be the PCIE drivers, but, theres no way to update it..... or i don't know it.
And sorry for my bad englis !.
Plz help me !!

Quote from: Byzs on 28-July-06, 18:59:08
Thank you BOSSKILLER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i was testing game, sorry for the delay.
Was the AMD Dula-Core Optimizer. thank u guys
Quote from: lbot on 28-July-06, 21:09:44
I had a similar problem with one of my PC's. It might be a heat issue. Remove the side panel of your case and play your games. If the problem goes away, then it's a heat issue. If it's not, then you are back to square one.
C'mon lbot,pay attention lol

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Hi there,
i just recieved my K8N SLI Platinum (without NEO) yesterday. Unfortunatly my new PCIe-Videocard isn't here yet,
so i just built my rig with an old S3 Trio64 to install Windows etc. and to have at least my PC for some surfing and so on...
The problem is:
The Card is marked with an ! in the device-manager. It says the card couldn't get its required resources, and that i'd have to
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[ApoC]

Well,
"f***ing up" the OS is not a problem, i got a GHOST of my perfectly fresh & clean OS.
I have disabled:
both SATA-Controllers (still running on good old ATA Samsung SpinPoint P80)
the FireWire-Controller (which is shown in Windows anyways )
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[ApoC]
Edith says:
I remember problems with the APIC-Mode on many nForce-2 Boards. Could this still be a problem? Any infos on that matter yet?

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P.S Sorry for my bad english...i hope u understood what i wanted to say.

Quote from: s.w.a.t on 16-August-06, 13:20:07
Well, after i removed the sli/non sli board i had some problems with my LAN.
Syar thnx for the tip. I didn't know it uses only 8x.
try to get one from Flamingo. afaik they are the authorized MSI distributors in Romania. btw, you can get one from a K8N SLi Diamond, it is the same.

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If your RMA was for same issue you've probably wasted your time. As Cendre says you need a -5v see for compatable power supplies.
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