[MIG-31]

MSI Released a few Bios's to support thenvidia system uttility

K7N2 Delta-ILSR: v7.6
K7N2 Delta-L: v5.6
K7N2G-ILSR: v1.8
K7N2 (MS-6570) & K7N2G-L

k7n2 delta-ilsr

k7n2 delta-l

k7n2g-ilsr

k7n2 (ms-6570)& k7n2g-l

[jjmd]

was hoping for higher v core and or higher fsb settings with bios 7.6 but i guess all its for is the Nvidia crap. Owell just wait for the next and keep my fingers crossed.

[MIG-31]

when i used to have a msi mobo i found the updates for the one i had were quite slow to be updated.

[-={420}=-]

Why dont people use Soyo mobos. My KT400 Dragon Ultra Platinum is the best board I ever had. I wouldn't trade it for any other board except maybe the KT600. It's an overclocker's dream.


My advice is...stick with Soyo. Frequent driver and BIOS updates, awesome support...though I had no need for it...never had one problem with this board. Great overclocking!

Just read the reviews, here's one:

KT400 DRAGON Ultra (Platinum Edition) Awarded OVERCLOCKERS' CHOICE!

November 25th, 2002

Upon first glance:
"The KT400 Dragon Ultra is essentially the Swiss Army Knife of KT400 boards. Look at the specs and you will find that it includes nearly every bell and whistle you can wish for: ATA133 IDE RAID (0,1,0+1), integrated 6 Channel hardware based audio, and integrated 10/100 Ethernet.
The board has 2 USB 2.0 slots, but it also comes with Soyo’s SB-K7VXBP Sigma Box, which adds an additional 2 USB 2.0 slots and CompactFlash plus SmartMedia readers. The Sigma Box, which is installed on the front of your case, comes with an adapter so that you can use it in either a 3.5” or 5.25” drive bay."

"Compared to the KT4 Ultra board, the hardware audio, supplied by the C-media CMI8738 chip, is very robust. While the KT4 Ultra has only 3 onboard audio plugs, whose functionality must be controlled via software, the Soyo KT400 supplements the 3 standard onboard audio plugs with an the audio expansion bracket. The bracket supplies center and rear channel outputs, along with BOTH optical and coaxial SPDIF In/Out."

Layout / Installation:
"The Soyo KT400 Dragon Ultra has a very clean, very functional layout that’s got an answer to nearly every complaint a reviewer and user might have for clichéd layout problems. The board is very spacious; this is obvious after only a cursory inspection of the layout. What’s more, the RAM slots are far enough away from the AGP slot that you can add and remove RAM without having to also remove your video card. This is a major plus right there. The primary IDE slots are high on the board, placing them closer to your case’s drive bays, and the CPU has a nice clearance on 3 of the 4 sides. On the last side, there is a row of large capacitors. While the clearance between the this row of capacitors and our cooler was greater than what you’d find on other boards, I’d still say it was a little too close comfort. On the other hand, Soyo neatly sidestepped the biggest headache associated with rows of capacitors by leaving a gap right where the Ziff arm locks onto the CPU socket. Quite neat actually."

BIOS & Overclocking Features:
"There are a lot of BIOS features on this board. There’s a lot of tweaking that can be done, and not all of it is targeted to the standard overclocking enthusiast. The BIOS, in general, is very easy to use and very intuitive."

Conclusion:
"The Soyo KT400 Dragon Ultra is a superb board with overclocking options galore. The flexibility for overclocking impressed us a lot, especially compared to the relatively sparse and limited options we found on the KT4 Ultra. In fact, we’re fairly certain that this board will accommodate most of your overclocking needs."

"The board comes with a superb collection of integrated peripherals. I am particularly glad that Soyo includes a full fledged 6 channel audio solution, complete with SPDIF in/out for coax and optical users."

"By the way, the pictures don’t do this board justice. If you’re a show-off, and you’ve got a decked-out case with a window, this board is really going to wow your friends."

Pros
- Very, very robust overclocking options
- can set PCI clock divider, up to 1/6
- excellent integrated audio, with lots of inputs/outputs.
- This thing looks freaking awesome!!! :P

Overall Score: 85

No cons listed there..honest!
Check the link for yourself !

More reviews:
http://www.soyousa.com/news/index.ph...dition%29+News

BTW, forget the audigy, why waste money when the built in sound ROCKS !!!
I have logitech 4.1 speakers and I do have a comparison. I used on board sound from various motherboards including the AC97 and the SB16 sound card, and the sound sucks serious ass compared to this on-board sound. The bass is thundering and every microscopic sound detail is hear beautifully. The only thing it doesnt have is firewire...but i dont use it anyways so i dont card. U can always buy a firewire card. Also the RAID is 0, 1 and 0+1 <-- most motherboards dont have 0+1.

[jjmd]

Originally posted by -={420}=-
Why dont people use Soyo mobos. My KT400 Dragon Ultra Platinum is the best board I ever had. I wouldn't trade it for any other board except maybe the KT600. It's an overclocker's dream.


My advice is...stick with Soyo. Frequent driver and BIOS updates, awesome support...though I had no need for it...never had one problem with this board. Great overclocking!

Just read the reviews, here's one:

KT400 DRAGON Ultra (Platinum Edition) Awarded OVERCLOCKERS' CHOICE!

November 25th, 2002

Upon first glance:
"The KT400 Dragon Ultra is essentially the Swiss Army Knife of KT400 boards. Look at the specs and you will find that it includes nearly every bell and whistle you can wish for: ATA133 IDE RAID (0,1,0+1), integrated 6 Channel hardware based audio, and integrated 10/100 Ethernet.
The board has 2 USB 2.0 slots, but it also comes with Soyo’s SB-K7VXBP Sigma Box, which adds an additional 2 USB 2.0 slots and CompactFlash plus SmartMedia readers. The Sigma Box, which is installed on the front of your case, comes with an adapter so that you can use it in either a 3.5” or 5.25” drive bay."

"Compared to the KT4 Ultra board, the hardware audio, supplied by the C-media CMI8738 chip, is very robust. While the KT4 Ultra has only 3 onboard audio plugs, whose functionality must be controlled via software, the Soyo KT400 supplements the 3 standard onboard audio plugs with an the audio expansion bracket. The bracket supplies center and rear channel outputs, along with BOTH optical and coaxial SPDIF In/Out."

Layout / Installation:
"The Soyo KT400 Dragon Ultra has a very clean, very functional layout that’s got an answer to nearly every complaint a reviewer and user might have for clichéd layout problems. The board is very spacious; this is obvious after only a cursory inspection of the layout. What’s more, the RAM slots are far enough away from the AGP slot that you can add and remove RAM without having to also remove your video card. This is a major plus right there. The primary IDE slots are high on the board, placing them closer to your case’s drive bays, and the CPU has a nice clearance on 3 of the 4 sides. On the last side, there is a row of large capacitors. While the clearance between the this row of capacitors and our cooler was greater than what you’d find on other boards, I’d still say it was a little too close comfort. On the other hand, Soyo neatly sidestepped the biggest headache associated with rows of capacitors by leaving a gap right where the Ziff arm locks onto the CPU socket. Quite neat actually."

BIOS & Overclocking Features:
"There are a lot of BIOS features on this board. There’s a lot of tweaking that can be done, and not all of it is targeted to the standard overclocking enthusiast. The BIOS, in general, is very easy to use and very intuitive."

Conclusion:
"The Soyo KT400 Dragon Ultra is a superb board with overclocking options galore. The flexibility for overclocking impressed us a lot, especially compared to the relatively sparse and limited options we found on the KT4 Ultra. In fact, we’re fairly certain that this board will accommodate most of your overclocking needs."

"The board comes with a superb collection of integrated peripherals. I am particularly glad that Soyo includes a full fledged 6 channel audio solution, complete with SPDIF in/out for coax and optical users."

"By the way, the pictures don’t do this board justice. If you’re a show-off, and you’ve got a decked-out case with a window, this board is really going to wow your friends."

Pros
- Very, very robust overclocking options
- can set PCI clock divider, up to 1/6
- excellent integrated audio, with lots of inputs/outputs.
- This thing looks freaking awesome!!! :P

Overall Score: 85

No cons listed there..honest!
Check the link for yourself !

More reviews:
http://www.soyousa.com/news/index.ph...dition%29+News

BTW, forget the audigy, why waste money when the built in sound ROCKS !!!
I have logitech 4.1 speakers and I do have a comparison. I used on board sound from various motherboards including the AC97 and the SB16 sound card, and the sound sucks serious ass compared to this on-board sound. The bass is thundering and every microscopic sound detail is hear beautifully. The only thing it doesnt have is firewire...but i dont use it anyways so i dont card. U can always buy a firewire card. Also the RAID is 0, 1 and 0+1 <-- most motherboards dont have 0+1.

Well i did agree with you, but i had so many problems with mine and the ATI 9700 pro that i got rid of it. As for Bios updates they were slow to @ coming out. The board it self was nice if they had just got bios updates out faster. But i had mine almost a year ago to. Maybe things have changed with them.

[-={420}=-]

Originally posted by jjmd
Maybe things have changed with them.

Indeed they did. I must say, however, I've never had problems with them.

[mainman]

Thanks for the heads up Johny.

[kalisto_911]

This is what Sandra says about my mother board:
SiSoftware Sandra

Computer System
Manufacturer : MSI
Model : MS-6380E
Version : 1.0
Serial Number : 00000000
Unique ID : 00000000-00000000-00000000-00000000

System Chassis
Manufacturer : Uknown Chassis Manufacture
Case Type : Desktop
Can be locked : No
Version : Version 1.00
Serial Number : 123456890
Asset Tag : 0123ABC

System Mainboard
Manufacturer : MSI
MP Support : 1 CPU(s)
MPS Version : 1.40
Model : MS-6380E
Version : 1.0
Serial Number : 00000000
BIOS ID : 62-0710-009999-00101111-040201-VIA

Memory Controller
Error Detection Method : 32-bit ECC
Error Correction Capability : 1-bit
Supported/Current Memory Interleave : 1-way / 1-way
Number of Memory Slots : 3
Maximum Installable Memory : 3072MB
Maximum Module Size : 1024MB
Supported STD/FPM/(B)EDO Speeds : 70ns, 60ns
Supported Memory Types : STD, FPM, EDO, Parity, ECC, SIMM
Supported Memory Voltages : 3.3V

Physical/BIOS Memory Banks
DIMM1 (RASL-1 RASL-0) : 512MB DIMM SDRAM double-bank
DIMM2 : Empty
DIMM3 : Empty

System Chipset
Model : VIA Technologies Inc VT8366/A,VT8367 Apollo KT266/A,KT333 CPU to PCI Bridge
Bus(es) : ISA AGP IMB USB FireWire/1394 SMBus/i2c
Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 133MHz (266MHz data rate)
Max FSB Speed / Max Memory Speed : 2x 166MHz / 2x 166MHz
In Order Queue Depth : 4 req(s)

Chipset Hub Interface
Type : V-Link
Width : 8-bit
Full Duplex : Yes
Multiplier : 1x
Speed : 4x 66MHz (264MHz data rate)
Down / Up In Order Queue Depth : 9 / 9 req(s)

APIC 1
Version : 0.03
Speed : 17MHz
Multiplier : 1/2x
Max Interrupts : 24
IRQ Handler Engaged : Yes
Enhanced Support : Yes

Logical/Chipset Memory Banks
Bank 0 Setting : 256MB DDR-SDRAM 8-1-1-1R 4-1-1-1W 2.5-3-3CL 2CMD
Bank 1 Setting : 256MB DDR-SDRAM 8-1-1-1R 4-1-1-1W 2.5-3-3CL 2CMD
Speed : 2x 166MHz (332MHz data rate)
Multiplier : 1.25x
Power Down Mode : No
Fixed Hole Present : No

Memory Module(s)
Memory Module 1 : Apacer Technology 512MB 16x(32Mx8) DDR-SDRAM PC2700U-2533-700 (CL2.5 upto 167MHz) (CL2 upto 133MHz)

Environment Monitor 1
Model : Winbond W83697HF ISA
Version : 6.00
Mainboard Specific Support : No

Temperature Sensor(s)
Board Temperature : 40.0°C / 104.0°F
CPU Temperature : 44.5°C / 112.1°F

Cooling Device(s)
Auto Fan Speed Control : No
Chassis Fan Speed : 4787rpm
CPU Fan Speed : 1474rpm

Voltage Sensor(s)
CPU Core Voltage : 1.65V
+3.3V Voltage : 3.28V
+5V Voltage : 4.89V
+12V Voltage : 12.16V
-12V Voltage : -12.45V
-5V Voltage : -5.30V
Standby Voltage : 4.97V
Battery Voltage : 3.38V

AGP Bus
Version : 2.00
Speed : 66MHz
Current Data Transfer Rate : 4x 66MHz (264MHz data rate)
Side Band Enabled : Yes
Fast-Writes Enabled : No
Aperture Size : 128MB

LPC Hub Controller 1
Model : VIA Technologies Inc VT8235 PCI to ISA Bridge
ACPI PM Enabled : Yes
Random Number Generator Enabled : No
Multiplier : 1/4x
Speed : 8MHz
DMA Multiplier : 1/2x
DMA Speed : 4MHz

USB Controller 1
Model : VIA Technologies Inc VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (All VIA Chipsets)
Version : 1.10
UHCI Interface : Yes
Channels : 2
Speed : 48MHz
Legacy Emulation Enabled : No

USB Controller 2
Model : VIA Technologies Inc VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (All VIA Chipsets)
Version : 1.10
UHCI Interface : Yes
Channels : 2
Speed : 48MHz
Legacy Emulation Enabled : No

USB Controller 3
Model : VIA Technologies Inc VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (All VIA Chipsets)
Version : 1.10
UHCI Interface : Yes
Channels : 2
Speed : 48MHz
Legacy Emulation Enabled : No

USB Controller 4
Model : VIA Technologies Inc VT6202 USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller
Version : 2.00
Spec : 1.00
EHCI Interface : Yes
Channels : 6
Legacy Emulation Enabled : No

FireWire/1394 Controller 1
Model : Texas Instruments (TI) TSB43AB23 1394a-2000 OHCI PHY/link-layer Controller
Version : 1.10
OHCI Interface : Yes
Enhanced 1394a Support : Yes
Channels : 64
Speed : 400MHz

FireWire/1394 Controller 2
Model : Creative Labs Audigy IEEE1394 Firewire Controller
Version : 1.10
OHCI Interface : Yes
Enhanced 1394a Support : No
Channels : 64
Speed : 400MHz

System SMBus Controller 1
Model : VIA VT823x SMBus
Speed : 16kHz

Expansion Slot(s)
PCI1 (1h) : PCI 32-bit 3.3V Shared PME FullLength InUse (VIA Technologies Inc VT8366/A,VT8367 Apollo KT266/A,KT333 PCI to AGP Bridge)
PCI2 (2h) : PCI 32-bit 3.3V Shared PME FullLength InUse
PCI3 (3h) : PCI 32-bit 3.3V Shared PME FullLength InUse
PCI4 (4h) : PCI 32-bit 3.3V Shared PME FullLength InUse
PCI5 (5h) : PCI 32-bit 3.3V Shared PME FullLength Available (Texas Instruments (TI) TSB43AB23 1394a-2000 OHCI PHY/link-layer Controller)
AGP (3h) : AGP-4x 32-bit 3.3V Shared PME FullLength InUse

Port Connector(s)
USB - Def : SSA SCSI - Mini Centronics / DB25 pin male

Performance Tips
Notice 224 : SMBIOS/DMI information may be inaccurate.
Tip 2511 : Some memory slots are free so the memory can be easily upgraded.
Warning 2545 : Large memory modules should be Registered/Buffered.
Tip 2546 : Large memory modules should be ECC/Parity.
Warning 2519 : One of the system fans has failed or is spinning too slowly.
Tip 2 : Double-click tip or press Enter while a tip is selected for more information about the tip.



So which file should I download?

[Kalisto]

who the hell are you?