X-FI Platinum Detected Intermitten

Strange behavior. I have an Asus P5GDC Deluxe motherboard. I upgraded my SB Li've! Platinum to an X-FI Platinum card. After installing the driver, the card showed up on the device list. Occasionally, a "found hardware" message would display when powering up my computer. Clicking through the wizard proved fruitless; the OS couldn't find a driver and a question mark was placed on the device list. At the same time, the X-FI card was no longer present. Perhaps, a reboot or two would bring things back to normal.

I've wiped my HDD, reinstalled Windows, swapped PCI slots and updated the driver -- the problem still happens intermittently. My Li've! Platinum card never had a problem.

Yesterday it happened and today the system is back to normal w/o any question marks. oh, the card works in either state.

Thoughts?
Message Edited by jeffkelly on 02-4-2006 02:27 AM

Update the BIOS for the motherboard, if you can, in case that resolves it. When the card isn't recognised correctly, what do you see in Device Manager?
vann90720 wrote:I have the Fatality fps model, and I'm wondering if this might have something to do with the fact that the instructions didn't mention plugging power into the power connector on the front panel. I've not done so for fear of Something Bad Happening(tm).
The power should be connected to the front panel, otherwise you won't be able to use the front panel. The card itself does not need to be connected to a seperate power connector.
Cat

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Hey,
Typically I'm not one to post on forums and to be honest, this is the first major problem that I have ever encountered that I have not been able to find a solution for. I currently purchased a 74gb WD Raptor that my K8n Neo Platinum detects flawlessly. I then attempted to install windows xp on it, but right after the post screen i keep getting a "Error Loading Operating System" message.
I have tried flashing my bios... Installing the SATA drivers that came with the motherboard (and also ones that i downloaded and found on the MSI CD that came with the mobo)... I have also tried messing with various BIOS settings that seem relevant to what my problem might be... I've also tried changing my boot order and other such things... I also tried using fdisk, the winxp repair that comes on the disk, fixmbr, fixboot and other such things...
I'm completely out of ideas. Someone please tell me what to do!!!!! I've been at this for 2 days already and still have absolutely no idea why I'm having problems with this.
I've searched many forums with no luck and have experimented with various possibilities... Someone help me!!!!!!!!!!! :(
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Thats whats the forum's for!!
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(My problems is that i cant boot from my raptor raid0 setup, read: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?threadid=54245&sid= )
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syar2003:
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Before you consider updating your BIOS, please try to stabilize the system:
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I have the same problem, different PSU!
msi k8n neo4 platinum pcb 1.0
3000 64 939
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added in a sata 1TB seagate 7200, sata fails a majority of the time
same symptons now persist as in original post.
:< either bios detects both sata drives, neither, or it crashes. this happens respectively rarely, uncommon, and most common
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The manual says Memory Support:
4 DDR3 DIMMS 1333/1066/800 MHz and up.
The problem i got is that my memory is only detected as 1066 MHZ and there is no way to get a higher setting with the standard settings you can choose, 1:2 being the highest.
What do i have to do to run my memory at 1333 MHz?
Bios is version 1,4

All right, sorry my first post.
# CPU brand, model and speed (eg AMD Athlon64 3000+ 'Venice' core)
QuadCore Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, 2400 MHz (9 x 267)
# Motherboard model (eg K7N2 Delta2 Platinum, NOT just MS-6570!!)
P45D3 Platinum by MSI
# Memory brand, type/speed, size, number of sticks (eg 2x Crucial 512mb DDR400)
MDT Tech. MDT 1GB DDR3-1333 x2 in Dual Channel Mode
# Video card brand, chipset type, memory size (eg Gainward Geforce 6800GS 512mb AGP)
MSI Geforce 8800 GTX with 768 MB Ram
# Hard drive(s) brand, size, type, speed (eg 2x Seagate 200gb SATA150)
WDC WD1500AHFD-00RAR1 (150 GB, 10000 RPM, SATA)
WDC WD50 00AAKS-65YGA0 USB Device (465 GB, USB)
SAMSUNG HD501LJ (500 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-II)
# Any other peripheral cards and devices (eg MSI TV@nywhere Plus TV card, MSI DigiVOX USB2 TV tuner)
Creative SB X-Fi XtremeMusic/Platinum Sound Card
Linksys Wireless-G PCI Network Adapter with SpeedBooster
# Operating system and version (eg Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2)
Microsoft Windows XP PRO SP3
# Power Supply Unit brand and output in watts and DC output (amps)
Coolermaster Real Power 850 WATT
All i want to know how to run my ram at 1333 Mhz. Bios wont let me chose anything above 1066 Mhz.

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