The MSI Neo2 Platinum Owners Help Thread

Wonder if you guys help me. Ive been having problems as u can see in this thread. Ive tried moving the memory down to the bottom two slots and it now runs the memory at 200MHz as it should do and it does seem slightly ( very slightly! ) more stable. Everything is at stock speeds as i cant even get to a 203 FSB without getting a BSOD. Could you confirm which slots the memory modules should be in, assuming that the top slot is Dimm1 and the bottom slot (nearest the cpu ) is Dimm4.

Thanks
Michael


Coolermaster Stacker -Case
MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum - Mobo
Tagan TG480-U01 - PSU
AMD Athlon 64 3800+ - CPU
Geil 1GB (2x51MB) PC3200 Ultra Platinum CAS2
Hitachi Deskstar 250GB Sata - HD1 ( system )
Maxtor 250GB IDE - HD2 ( Storage )
NEC ND3500 16x Dual Layer DVDRW - DVDRW
BFG GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB
 
Originally posted by mjm8975
Wonder if you guys help me. Ive been having problems as u can see in this thread. Ive tried moving the memory down to the bottom two slots and it now runs the memory at 200MHz as it should do and it does seem slightly ( very slightly! ) more stable. Everything is at stock speeds as i cant even get to a 203 FSB without getting a BSOD. Could you confirm which slots the memory modules should be in, assuming that the top slot is Dimm1 and the bottom slot (nearest the cpu ) is Dimm4.

Thanks
Michael


Coolermaster Stacker -Case
MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum - Mobo
Tagan TG480-U01 - PSU
AMD Athlon 64 3800+ - CPU
Geil 1GB (2x51MB) PC3200 Ultra Platinum CAS2
Hitachi Deskstar 250GB Sata - HD1 ( system )
Maxtor 250GB IDE - HD2 ( Storage )
NEC ND3500 16x Dual Layer DVDRW - DVDRW
BFG GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB
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The memory should be in the bottom 2 slots nearest the cpu.

that should get you dual channel at 200 fsb

Have you ran memtest on your memory to check that its o.k?

Drop the HTT from 5 to 4 and try upping your fsb from that

Also go into the memory screen in the bios and set your max mem clock to 200

Good luck matey

:D
 
thanks for the speedy reply - really appreciate that. Ok ive got the ram in the correct slots - thats a start :) id like to try to run memtest but when i built this system i decided to pass on the floppy disk - doh :(
 
Just a quick one that MSI have released the 1.2 bios via MSI Update. I've flashed mine via Windows (No Floppy anymore) and my temps are definately down, idle to 33C from 40C.

Here are the notes:

1. This is Award BIOS release.
2. This BIOS fixes the following problem of the previous version:
- Support FSB to 450MHz.
- Support K8 CPU Rev. D 939-Pin 128-bit.
3. 2004/08/30
 
and 4. The temp's are actually correct now.

I've got my board sitting here, no cpu to plug into it though, come on fx53. I'll probly recieve it the day that the Fx55 comes out.
 
Fixes my temp problems too, 35C now while browsing and running winamp instead of changing randomly. Also noticed it seems to be reporting the rails correctly on my OCZ 520W (from 3.15 to 3.31 and from 11.5 to 11.97).

Edit: but now according to mbm 5 its defying the laws of physics:
Case 32C CPU 31C!
 
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I've reset my memory settings back to defaults but I'm still getting a corrupted display on the first few attempts at booting up. Sometimes it's just after XP Pro loads the desktop, other times from the get-go with the Neo 2 Plat splash screen and through the boards BIOS info screen etc (letters missing).

I'm starting to panic that my board may be faulty. This problem has only appeared in the last week. I've had the board more than two weeks now and it was fine for the first week.

I'm still on 1.0 BIOS so may try updating but this problem is really bugging me.

Is a 360W PSU enough for an A64 3500+ based set-up?

What apart from memory timings (which I can rule out as it's still corrupting at defaults) could cause such a recurring display problem?:(
 
Is a 360W PSU enough for an A64 3500+ based set-up?
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Hmm may well depend on the quality of the PSU, and what you have in the machine.
I have seen somone with a Nvidia 6800 card have problems with a 480 watt antec.
No secret they like their juice, but ATI likes a fair bit.
 
Originally posted by split
Hmm may well depend on the quality of the PSU, and what you have in the machine.
I have seen somone with a Nvidia 6800 card have problems with a 480 watt antec.
No secret they like their juice, but ATI likes a fair bit.
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I just don't understand this startup problem. Once the boot process has run successfully (usually after a few tries) the machine runs fine for hours on end. The corrupt screen only happens on boot up. Once a boot has been successful, it's fine from then on.

I'm using the Chieftec 360W PSU that came with my case.

I'm running:

Athlon 64 3500+ at stock with supplied fan/heatsink
MSI Neo Platinum 2 (1.0 BIOS)
Maxtor 200GB HDD
Maxtor 40GB HDD
Hercules 9800 Pro 128MB
1GB Gell Dual Channel 3200 RAM
A-open DVD Drive
Liteon CDRW Drive
2 case fans
2 HDD fans
FDD drive
Creative Soundblaster 2 card
 
The Chieftec 360W only delivers 18A on the 12V rail.

http://www.arena-chieftec.com/?page=products_big&id=205&k_id=4&language=uk

The general concensus of opinion, and I think it's backed up by MSI also, is that this board needs at least 20A on the 12V rail to run without problems.

If you read through these forums and MSI's own forums you'll find that inadequate power supply is often the answer to a lot of problems.

After saying that, it does not necessarily mean that that is your problem. One way to find out for sure is either borrow a high rated PSU (more than 20A on the 12V rail) or buy one anyway.

Or you could take all the 'bells and whistles' out of your system, leave it with just the CPU, mobo, 1 stick of RAM, a low end GFX card and 1 HDD (IDE if possible) and see how that handles things. ie You'll be using a lot less power.

Try it that way if cannot borrow a PSU, if it works fine then the problem is likely to be the power supply.

Hope that helps.

Also, when you say your system works fine should it get past the boot up, what sort of applications etc do you run to ensure stability?
How does it handle 'Prime95' for several hours say?
Can it complete several 'Aquamark' or 3dMark03' tests?
How does it handle games like 'Far Cry' or 'Doom3' (both of which are more or less guaranteed to fall over if there's a problem in your system)?
 
Originally posted by Fire Warrior
The Chieftec 360W only delivers 18A on the 12V rail.

http://www.arena-chieftec.com/?page=products_big&id=205&k_id=4&language=uk

The general concensus of opinion, and I think it's backed up by MSI also, is that this board needs at least 20A on the 12V rail to run without problems.

If you read through these forums and MSI's own forums you'll find that inadequate power supply is often the answer to a lot of problems.

After saying that, it does not necessarily mean that that is your problem. One way to find out for sure is either borrow a high rated PSU (more than 20A on the 12V rail) or buy one anyway.

Or you could take all the 'bells and whistles' out of your system, leave it with just the CPU, mobo, 1 stick of RAM, a low end GFX card and 1 HDD (IDE if possible) and see how that handles things. ie You'll be using a lot less power.

Try it that way if cannot borrow a PSU, if it works fine then the problem is likely to be the power supply.

Hope that helps.

Also, when you say your system works fine should it get past the boot up, what sort of applications etc do you run to ensure stability?
How does it handle 'Prime95' for several hours say?
Can it complete several 'Aquamark' or 3dMark03' tests?
How does it handle games like 'Far Cry' or 'Doom3' (both of which are more or less guaranteed to fall over if there's a problem in your system)?
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Well since my last successful boot nearly 8 hours ago the system has ran fine. I've played Doom 3 for nearly an hour, ran both 3D Mark 2001 and '03 once each and Prime 95 for over 2 hours. No problems.

I just know that when I come in from work and boot tomorrow I'll be faced with the boot problems again. Do you think it's safe for me to put my RAM timings back to the way they were? Going back to defaults (Apart from changing memory timing to 1T) doesn't really seem to have made much difference to the successful boot rate...
 
I jsut flashed to 1.2 and it worked fine. Used the LiveUpdate tool and flashed in Windows...

Remember though that the bios defaults back to Parallel ATA hard disks as the boot device, so if like me you boot from a SATA drive, go into the Bios and change the Hard Disk priority so you can get back into Windows.
 
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