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"John Russell" <john_of_broxton@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
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| "Beemer" <Beemer@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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| > "John Russell" <john_of_broxton@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
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| > | "Beemer" <Beemer@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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| > | > "John Russell" <john_of_broxton@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
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| > | > | "Beemer" <Beemer@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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| > | > | >I have a MSI K8N NEO2 Platinum (MS7025) and AMD64 4000+.
| > | > | > Core center reports: "corecenter does not support your
| > motherboard"
| > | > | > There is no help on MSI support on this problem.
| > | > | > MSI utility Infoview XP reports:
| > | > | >
| > | > | > Mainboard
| > | > | > ---------------
| > | > | > Manufacturer: Eveshamvale (but this is the computer
manufacturer)
| > | > | > Product name: (blank)
| > | > | > Version: (blank)
| > | > | >
| > | > | > Where is the above information stored and can it be altered so
| > that
| > i
| > | > can
| > | > | > enter the MSI details to see if the corecenter will work?
| > | > | >
| > | > | > Beemer
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| > | > | Looks like Eveshamvale have moddified the bios. Does the POST
screen
| > | > show
| > | > a
| > | > | fancy Evesham LOGO? That might be the only thing they have
changed
| > | > meaning
| > | > | you could upgrade the bios to the latest version found on MSI's
| > site.
| > | > But
| > | > I
| > | > | would check with EveshamVale first as there may have tweaked
| > something
| > | > else
| > | > | to match a component they have fitted.
| > | > |
| > | > John, Yes there was a logo which I have bypassed on boot. They
also
| > had
| > | > alternative desktops like a shopping desktop. I have already
| > reflashed
| > | > from the Pheonix Award site but the Sandra Pro still reports
| > motherboard
| > | > manufacturer as Eveshamvale although it has been positively
identified
| > as
| > | > an
| > | > MS-7025. Perhaps there is an OEM area of the bios memory.
| > | >
| > | > Beemer
| > | >
| > | >
| > | You always flash using a bios from the motherboard manufacturer!
| > |
| > John,
| >
| > Sorry this was incorrect. I used the MSI Live update to Windows flash
the
| > Pheonix Award bios to version 1.8
| >
| > Beemer
| >
| >
| But has it actually worked? If corecenter dosn't think you have an MSI
| motherboard than neither should liveupdate.
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John,
Live update is working just fine.
I think I will give up on trying to run Corecenter.
Beemer