It needs to have a bios revision of 1.3 or higher, and I have 1.0. Anyone have any info on this? Who do I call at MSI? Do I have to pay for the new BIOS chip? I tried calling tech support all day but it was busy. I was all excited to get this stuff working today, I was playing with it for like 3 hours and then found a thread on the Anandtech forums about it.
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Well I just found out that my K8N Neo2 Platinum wont run my Winchester
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gwai lo said:just flash the BIOS with the newer version...instructions are on the website..no need for tech support or new hardware
How's he going to flash the BIOS without a working processor? The system won't post without one.
well I'll check that out in a little while and update the post, I dont believe it to work though.Steak said:I read somewhere that if you use only 1 stick of ram, it would boot with the oldest bio.
well I just got in touch wiht MIS's tech support and theyre sending me the new BIOS chip for free.
can you tell me who to contact at MSI to get the new bios chip? I am in the same boat as you.... thanks!
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Gh0st said:well I just got in touch wiht MIS's tech support and theyre sending me the new BIOS chip for free.
MSI is awsome about that, they sent me the heatsinks that cover the mosfets on the K7N2 series mobos......I got 8, and put them on my videocard.......9800 pro, old school, MSI is now sending me a free io template for a new board........I love them.
Hostile said:How's he going to flash the BIOS without a working processor? The system won't post without one.
hmm..crap... ><
http://www.msicomputer.com/company/contactUs.aspdavidtos said:can you tell me who to contact at MSI to get the new bios chip? I am in the same boat as you.... thanks!
or just call 626-581-3001(if your in the us) and get the tech support. Be prepared to be on hold for awhile though, but if you do leave a message they will call you back.
lol...i''ve done that before. monarchcomputer has a pretty good deal going on. they have the cpu/mobo combo that they will pretest (guarantee to work) and flash with latest bios at no extra charge. also, you get a copy of far cry(dvd), 4 months of napster, and a coupon for half-life 2....can't beat that!!!!! the msi neo2 plat and an amd +3200 (winchester) is cheaper than newegg and no tax if you live in ca like i do.
Gh0st said:alright well I'm a jacka$$. My oldschoolness was at fault and I didnt plug the 4pin square power connector onto the board...heh at least it works now
Hey Gh0st, a suggestion. If MSI has an in Windows BIOS flasher, then I'd do a hot swap on the BIOS chip and flash the old chip to the latest BIOS. That way you'll have a backup. Otherwise I'd recommend a BIOS Savior.
They wanted to ship it ground, but I offered to pay for overnight. I needed it before I went back to school. Ground would have taken forever.Tempest25 said:Did they overnight the chip to you? I just called them and requested the replacement BIOS also. Was hoping to have it tomorrow and judging by your post, you received it overnight... maybe I'm dreaming =)
I built an AMD 64 system yesterday using a K8T Neo2 and a winchester 3000.
It would not boot with more than 256mb ram in it. From reading here previously, I realized that I needed the latest bios. So, I loaded up the machine with windows XP pro, and got to downloading the bios. All is well since.
All I can say, I fucking hated on chip memory controllers yesterday.
Even though I got windows xp installed, it took for fucking ever, and then crashed every 5 mins or so.
Thank God I was able to flash the bios.
It would not boot with more than 256mb ram in it. From reading here previously, I realized that I needed the latest bios. So, I loaded up the machine with windows XP pro, and got to downloading the bios. All is well since.
All I can say, I fucking hated on chip memory controllers yesterday.
Even though I got windows xp installed, it took for fucking ever, and then crashed every 5 mins or so.
Thank God I was able to flash the bios.
hot swap meaning pull it out while its running?? I didnt know that was possibleqdemn7 said:Hey Gh0st, a suggestion. If MSI has an in Windows BIOS flasher, then I'd do a hot swap on the BIOS chip and flash the old chip to the latest BIOS. That way you'll have a backup. Otherwise I'd recommend a BIOS Savior.
You can do it, it's a risk but, you can do it. Or you can get a BIOS Savior. After installing the BIOS Savior per instructions with your new chip. Shut down and install the old chip on the BIOS Savior. Then restart using the BIOS Savior side, switch over to the old chip and flash it.Gh0st said:hot swap meaning pull it out while its running?? I didnt know that was possible