I pickied up a couple of these, at different locations. The first one purchased rang up correctly, but the second, a few days later and at a different store, rang up for $29.97. Still had the receipt for the first one purchased, so they priced matched their own sale. ;)
These work great...
Are you running the nVidia version of the 6.66 driver pac or the Asus version? Reason I'm asking is that Asus has appearantely modified the nVidia driver pack to ultimately correct some issues with the Sli Deluxe raid performance when coupled with some of the newer bios. If you note the Asus...
This is screwy--but according to Asus, you need to be running the 6.65 driver pack from Asus if you are using XP. Seems Asus goofed and have specific driver versions for XP and W2K, when updating to any of the newer bios.
First thing I'd check is to see how the front panel audio is jumpered from the factory. MSI has been known to send boards out configured for front panel by default, where the sound from any speakers connected to main rear outputs is distorted until the jumpering is corrected.
I'm running a raid 0 array and haven't had a lick of trouble with the nv 6.66 drivers. That's why I asked. ;) Appearantly I shouldn't be using the nv 6.66 (according to Asus), but should be using the Asus 6.65 driver pack.
I noted the warning @ Asus Downloads. I don't completely understand it though. nVidia has driver package 6.66 for NF4 (for Win XP & W2K), currently available for dl. How does the Asus warning impact these nv drivers?
The Neo 4 Platinum Sli leaves very little room between the pci-e slots for after market cooling solutions. However, the onboard sound of the MSI offering is much better than the standard ACL850 of the Asus board.
The newest ATX standard calls for dual 12v rails, one suplying the processor, the other supplying all else requiring 12v. NF4 was designed and released just as the atx standard was changing from a single rail to multi-rail. NF4 could benifit from dual rail, but not as it is implemented with...
OCZ Modstream 450W (26a on the 12v rail)
OCZ Modstream 520W (28a on the 12v rail)
OCZ PowerStream 420W (30a on the 12v rail)
OCZ PowerStream 520W (33a on the 12v rail)
A+GPB Athena Power500W AP-P4ATX50F12 (28a on the 12v rail)
A+GPB Athena Power520W AP-P4ATX52F12 (28a on the 12v rail)...
Have you tried the install with your drives on SATA 3 & 4? I would also go for an install using just 2 sticks of memory, to install the second pair afteryou are up and running. Also---what psu are you using?
The newest (most current) version of the Zalman ZM400B-APS lists 18a on the 12v rail. You are pressing it with 20amps in the Antec. The one common demoninator with all NF4 boards is power---they all hammer the 12v rail, especially the Neo4 Plat (and Sli).
I would be looking for a psu with 26a...
Could very well be a power problem as your psu is only providing 18a MAX on the 12v rail. The odds of three boards in a row being bad? It's your psu. ;)
It's "doable" and the only absolute is that the four modules will run 2T Command Rate. The memory controller will set the four modules to run @ DDR333. This you counter by manually setting them to run @ DDR400, but you are stuck with the 2T. ;)
A 400W with at least 20a on the 12v rail should get that combo to fire up. The newer Antec 350W would as well, as it's rated for 24a on the 12v rail, instead of the older versions 15a.
You be hard pressed getting an NF4/A64 combo fired up on a 350W no brand psu. How many amps are rated on the 12v rail? 14a? 15a? That just isn't enough power. ;)
Actually, there are a number of manufacturers that have NF4 based boards with both PCI-e and AGP. The problem is that these are not 939, but provide an upgrade path for skt 754.
Both boards utilize the SATA II via the northbridge--they are virtually the same implementation.
And yes, the 16x PCI-e port on the Plat Sli is backwards compatible to 1x & 4x PCI-e devices.
That's a good question. I'm betting that it's a software anomoly of XP, recognizing that the drive is NCQ capable. However, the sata controller itself must be able to utilize NCQ, and afaik, it can't as it's not supported.
Default MS. The NV SW ide drivers still have problems with some optical drives and large file transfers. There is nothing wrong with the MS ide drivers. If you have SATA drives that allow for NCQ, then install the NV driver pack (which enables NCQ by default) then simply roll back the IDE...
If you are running the Corsair modules at AUTO voltage, then I'm 99.9999% sure that is your problem. You might not be able to reproduce the error, but not having it pop up after you manually set the vdimm is indicitative that was the problem to begin with. ;)
Try to resolve the issue. Do you have your memory voltage set up manually or is your vdimm set to AUTO? When set to AUTO, the bord sets the memory to run at 2.5v, which isn't enough voltage, especially for Corsair modules. Try setting your memory voltage to 2.75v and see if the problem goes...
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