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Since: Jul 30, 2005
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 9:09 pm
Post subject: k8n neo2 platinum
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| Hi,
Iv got an AMD 4000+ with MSI k8n neo2 platinum mobo, 2gb RAM, etc ...
After flashing the BIOS to the latest version, I have a problem with my
nvidia lan card. It constantly has MAC address FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF (all
F's).
Why did this happen and how do i fix it?
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 12:25 pm
Post subject: Re: k8n neo2 platinum [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On 30 Jul 2005 21:09:09 -0700, "Michael Gorbach" <mgorbach RemoveThis @gmail.com>
wrote:
>Hi,
>Iv got an AMD 4000+ with MSI k8n neo2 platinum mobo, 2gb RAM, etc ...
>After flashing the BIOS to the latest version, I have a problem with my
>nvidia lan card. It constantly has MAC address FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF (all
>F's).
>Why did this happen and how do i fix it?
Are you sure that was caused by the bios update? I just flashed my
K8N to the latest version (1.9) last night and my MAC address is
normal. |
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 5:54 pm
Post subject: Re: k8n neo2 platinum [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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I am not sure it was caused by the BIOS update ... but I also don't see
what else it could be.
I have tried it on 2 completely fresh XP installs, and it doesn't work
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 12:50 pm
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Make sure that flashing your BIOS didn't reset the boot order of your
hard drives. You may have to move the HD with Windows on it back to
the #1 slot on the list.
Ozzy
Michael Gorbach wrote:
> Hi,
> Iv got an AMD 4000+ with MSI k8n neo2 platinum mobo, 2gb RAM, etc ...
> After flashing the BIOS to the latest version, I have a problem with my
> nvidia lan card. It constantly has MAC address FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF (all
> F's).
> Why did this happen and how do i fix it? >> Stay informed about: k8n neo2 platinum |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 1:05 pm
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 10:35 am
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Hello Michael-
I have the same CPU and motherboard as you. I also flashed to BIOS v1.9, and had the EXACT same thing happen! The MAC address for the nVidia NIC was set to FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF.
It appears MSI has a bug in that BIOS flash!
I e-mailed MSI tech support to find out what to do next. They said the MAC address is on the sticker on the top inside surface of the parallel port. They are contacting Taiwan to see if they can come up with a utility to flash the MAC back into BIOS.
In the mean time, I used the nVidia Forceware network manger utility to put the MAC back in using the numbers on the sticker. It's in software, not hardware, but at least the system is back up and connecting to the DHCP server in my router.
You might want to contact MSI tech support also - they need to know this is a real problem.
Good luck! >> Stay informed about: k8n neo2 platinum |
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 4:45 pm
Post subject: Re: k8n neo2 platinum [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Hello Again Michael-
Well, MSI tech support got back to me and said they have no utilities to flash the MAC back into the BIOS. They say I should RMA the board - if not to the vendor, then back to them.
At this point, as the system is working, I'm NOT willing to rip the whole thing apart and do without for a number of days/weeks while the RMA process runs it's course.
I have one more set of things to try to see if I can reset the MAC. I will update you tomorrow and let you know if it worked. In the mean time, feel free to PM me with any questions. >> Stay informed about: k8n neo2 platinum |
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 10:03 am
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OK Michael!
I know how to fix this!
When you flash the BIOS from the DOS prompt using the flash utility from MSI, type this:
awfl833d.exe w7025nms.xxx /nvmac:xxxxxxxxxxxx /wb
where w7025nms.xxx is the BIOS file you want, and xxxxxxxxxxxx is the MAC address for the nVidia chipset. That MAC is on a sticker on the inside top surface of your parallel port.
This is all explained in the help files for the flasher - you can access these by typing awfl833d.exe /help at the DOS prompt.
Good luck! Report back with results! >> Stay informed about: k8n neo2 platinum |
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 11:01 am
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:55 pm
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Michael Gorbach schrieb:
> yep that worked ok ...
> I found out about this earlier from the msi forums ... thansk anwyays.
MSI tech support could have found out, too...;-(
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