MSI 970A-G46 help.

I just built my first PC and it won't boot up. The I can hear the PSU running but the a light called LED 1 flashes and then nothing else happens. Ive checked and rechecked the cables and haven't found anything messed up. The RAM and CPU are installed correctly. Could the Hard drive possibly be the problem? Please help i really want my pc to work.
Specs:
Mother Board: MSI 970A-G46
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2ghx Quad-Core.
GPU: MSI HD R5450
Hard Drive 1tb Sata.
PSU: 600 watt Thermaltake.
RAM: 2 sticks of 4gb Corsair.

I recently got same motherboard. When it is running normal you will have four small blue LED lights that stay lighted. I had issue where over clock would not disengage and or engage. And only one blue LED indicator light was on. And no matter what it would not restart; with reset, hard shutdown.
SOLUTION by Bumper: Simple CMOS manual reset on motherboard, restart and press F2 [At this point motherboard bios has been reset to default settings.]
If it turns out you still have a problem; search Amazon for simple cheap testers to test mainboard, PSU, etc. Chances are if you see lights the PSU is OK.

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place bios file over USB key then turn on the PC and see if can get recovered
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=174985.0

Help: new MSI 970a-g46 not booting.

hello.
i searched this forum before posting but couldn't find a solution that worked, so i thought i'd post my issue and see if y'all could help. basically, after installing the mobo and all the parts, powering on the machine does nothing but spin the fans and illuminate phase 1 CPU light for a split second. then nothing. no beeps, no further activity.
i just purchased brand new:
MSI 970A-G46
AMD FX 8-Core
Ballistix 4GB DDR3 PC3-12800 (1 stick)
Diablotek EVO ATX midtower.
and i'm using these my old parts:
Themaltake Purepower 500 ATX 12V 2.0
Gigabyte G Force 8 Series (GV-NX86S256H) graphics card
an IDE PCI card (where my 160gb maxtor with the OS connects)
two SATA drives seagate 500GB and a WD 2TB
up untill i shut down my old system to build this one, everything was working fine.
after reading the forum, i've tried moving my RAM from slot 2 to each other slot. trying to boot each time had same result.
i tried to reseat the CPU chip, but went no further than taking the fan off and making sure the CPU pins were not visible. then pushed down on the fan with some force while i put it back. trying to boot had the same result.
i've tried to clear the CMOS, but honestly not sure if i did it right. moved the jumper over, then waited a bit and moved it back. tried booting after that, same result.
i'm hoping someone has a quick fix that might keep me from pulling the mobo back out and starting again.
(side question: if i do have to start again, do i need more heatsync themal goo or will the stuff already on the CPU still work since it's never turned on?)
thanks in advance for any help. if i can provide more info on my setup, please let me know.
this is my first build all on my own and it's having predictable results.

i searched and found i made a real rookie mistake. :(
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2. Did you plug in the 4/8-pin CPU power connector located near the CPU socket? If the motherboard has 8 pins and your PSU only has 4 pins, you can use the 4-pin connector. The 4-pin connector USUALLY goes on the 4 pins located closest to the CPU. If the motherboard has an 8-pin connector with a cover over 4 pins, you can remove the cover and use an 8-pin plug if your power supply has one. This power connector provides power to the CPU. Your system has no chance of posting without this connector plugged in! Check your motherboard owners manual for more information about the CPU power connector. The CPU power connector is usually referred to as the "12v ATX" connector in the owners manual. This is easily the most common new-builder mistake.
from http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261145-31-perform-steps-posting-post-boot-video-problems
wow. plugged in the 4 pin cpu power and it booted into bios. so thanks for the help and for listening.
signed,
an embarrassed n00b.

MSI 970A-G46 Woes

Hi Folks
Well to say I am disappointed with MSI is an understatement. A few months ago I bought an MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693). It lasted for a month or so before the onboard NIC decided to vanish from my system. I got in touch with the reseller and arranged an RMA, after a 2-3 weeks away it was returned and I proceeded to refit it, as I was fitting the graphics card the PCI-E retainer thingy snapped off (and I'm always extremely careful doing builds, I've been doing them since the mid 90's). Okay I thought, it will work well without the springy thingy, so all was well (but I wan't too pleased about it, the "Military class" part(s) doesn't seem to extend to the plastic fixtures and fittings).
After having it back in my machine I get notice of a new BIOS (v2.5) which I'm advised to install (Windows 8), I've always been a nervous "flasher" but things have come a long way since the early dangers of installing a new BIOS and I've not had a failure yet. I read the instructions with all due diligence and set about flashing.... I would usually do it from within the UEFI BIOS itself, but I thought "What the hell? I'll do it via windows" All went well and the machine rebooted as it said it would, it then preceded to "flash" just exactly as it shows in the guide. After a few minutes I got a message along the lines of "BIOS Updated successfully" it then rebooted and guess what? Oh yeah! You're way ahead of me... it died completely and nothing I can do will bring it back. I've tried everything from replacing the CPU to removing the battery and moving the JBAT jumper numerous times, this is one dead board.
Now, are there any tips or tricks I can use with this board to bring it back to life short of ANOTHER RMA? I sincerely doubt it but I'm hoping that there's something I'm missing with the new generation of boards...? Any ideas?
If there is no advice worth giving me, I'm not bothering to RMA it again, it's been more trouble than it's worth (and all the expensive postage I keep having to spend to return it). I used to be a big fan of MSI since the early days but I doubt I shall buy another motherboard from them, this board has been nothing short of disastrous.
If anyone has any helpful insights I'd be only to pleased to read them... Thank you.... In advance,
Froobs :D

Yeah CW I get your point.
The fact is however, I got my replacement board (after the first RMA) directly from MSI, so any relevant information should have been included with the new board.
I shouldn't have to do "research", especially when the MSI software indicates it can update the BIOS for you. I wrongly assumed that if I followed MSI's instructions to the letter that I'd have no problems. More fool me!
This's the only flash that's ever failed and I've been flashing since the early days when it was done from floppy, hazardous times indeed!
Incidentally, the Gigabyte board I bought to replace the MSI had all the relevant information included in the box with regard to the flashing of the BIOS and I've done so without issue. I flashed my ASUS Sabertooth board too, also without issue.
My assumption now, is that the replacement board was a "lemon" and it has been consigned to history via the trash (recycling of course)
No more MSI for me I'm afraid (at least not motherboards, I have more faith in their graphics cards, oddly)
Anyway thanks for your reply
Froobs :D

MSI 970A-G46 with a AMD FX8350 shutting down when gaming of Indexing win 7

Hallo
I set up a new pc with these components
MSI 970A-G46
AMD FX8350
MSI Radeon HD7750 OC
Corsair PC12800
WD 1TB
PSU 600W
All stock
Bios update: done
Driver update: done
Temperature is bios about 55 Celcius
Now when gaming or doing a speed index of windows 7 the pc shuts of and when it shuts of the front case led is blinking.
The CPU and MOBO gets verry hot.
I have read that MSI claims that the 970A-G46 is not suited for the FX8350 becouse it has 4. +1 phases.
Please help me with this headache

PSU: Recom Power Engine 600 Plus 600W
See here MSI claim (Got it from a forum)
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Dear MSI,
Thank you for your detailed response to my concerns... I can see clearly now. I only have a couple questions.
Regarding your courtesy "step-up" option: If I choose to RMA my board and pay the difference for an upgrade, will I be required to send in my motherboard first, before you send me my replacement? Manufacturer RMA procedures are time-consuming, and typically span several days, or often weeks before the replacement product arrives. If I have to send in my motherboard first and wait for a replacement, I will essentially be without a desktop computer for that period of time.
This is a serious issue for me. I use my computer on a daily-basis for important tasks. Being stuck without a computer for several days is unfair and unreasonable, given that I'm not the one at fault here. I'm being inconvenienced because of MSI's blunder with this motherboard. This is your mistake, not mine. I hope you re-consider this a little more carefully.
I feel similarly about paying for shipping. Sending out the board on my own dime may not seem like a big problem, but the principle is the same: I'm being penalized for something that is no fault of my own.
Let me remind you that you are propagating false advertising when you say this motherboard "supports" FX-8350 Vishera CPUs. To say that it really "supports" the FX-8350 is being generous; I'm using this CPU/motherboard combo right now, and I can see for myself that the 970A-G46 quickly falls to it's knees when the CPU reaches full load. No other properly-designed motherboard does this. Real-world tasks such as video encoding will use 100% of my processor, thus causing it to throttle. Adobe Media Encoder is not a "heavy burn-in tool"; it is, in fact, a "standard usage scenario" as you put it.
It's the equivalent of selling a car that boasts an 8-cylinder engine, but can only use 2 cylinders driving down the freeway because it wasn't actually designed for that much power. Very dishonest.
At this point you have openly admitted that the motherboard is flawed. I will hold you to that. Your engineers have tested it for themselves, and have observed the CPU's power going over spec, thus not working properly with this motherboard. You can blame the problem on AMD, but it doesn't change the fact that you're selling this motherboard to unknowing consumers, neglecting to warn them about the board's limitations.
Your courtesy upgrade option is a step in the right direction. But unless you can provide me with a more agreeable form of compensation that doesn't make me pay for shipping and leave me without a PC, I plan on escalating this issue.
-Dan

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Hi there,
My current system is as follows:
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 SockelAM3+
CPU: AMD FX-8350
RAM: 16 GB G.Skill RipJawsZ 4*4GB (2133MHz, CL9, 4x 4GB) DDR3-RAM Kit
Power Supply: Enermax EPM 750AWT Platimax 80Plus Platinum 750 Watt
Graphics Card : Asus Radeon HD 7870
Error Description: After I did the Bios version 2.2 update, the PC speaker no longer works.
How can I enable this again.
In the BIOS settings I could not find a matching entry.
Please help me ..
Martin

Quote from: gldndragn on 21-July-14, 23:23:51
If I am not mistaken, the newer bios disables only the "post" (successful boot) beep. Other error beeps like "no graphics card" etc still work.
I could be wrong, so if I am, someone correct me.
You are correct AFAIK. It seems to me that the board still beeps during boot (running the 2.6 UEFI), but it's faint--so faint that if you aren't listening closely you won't hear it. If something's wrong, however, the beeps are nice and loud, IIRC. Like Nichrome says, though--if the system boots then there's no point in worrying over the beeps...

Msi 970a-g46 FX8320/50

I need some advice about my motherboard and which cpu to use I currently have the msi 970a-g46 bios version 2.5 motherboard and a phenom II x6 1045t. I got a bad 1045t it constantly bsods. I know it’s my cpu as i have tried other motherboards and the same happens. I was wondering whether I should go for an FX 8320/50 if anyone else has any experience using these combos I checked the cpu support list and the bios version I am using supports both the fx 8320 and 8350 I just wanted to know if it is possible and if its stable. Any help is appreciated.

Quote from: CalThePCGuy on 01-October-13, 16:44:54
I need some advice about my motherboard and which cpu to use I currently have the msi 970a-g46 bios version 2.5 motherboard and a phenom II x6 1045t. I got a bad 1045t it constantly bsods. I know it’s my cpu as i have tried other motherboards and the same happens. I was wondering whether I should go for an FX 8320/50 if anyone else has any experience using these combos I checked the cpu support list and the bios version I am using supports both the fx 8320 and 8350 I just wanted to know if it is possible and if its stable. Any help is appreciated.
Is there some specific reason you have for wanting an 8-core? Most people I chat with think that 8 cores is faster than 6 cores as though just the number of cores is material to performance but that rarely is the case, actually (Depends mostly on the software--not a lot of software will even use 6-cores, let alone 8.) I'd grab yourself an FX-6300 without a doubt--the G46 and the FX-6300 is a terrific combination. I'm running the 2.5 "bios" version as well, and I think you'd notice a distinct performance difference from the 1045t PII, most especially because your 1045t is obviously defective... It depends on the cpu, but mine runs at ~4.5GHz ROOB at standard voltages and with standard cooling--but AMD seems to have good yields on the 8300, as well. If you push the overclocking aspect as in you like to deviate from stock voltages and so on--and you are dead-set on 8 cores--get a 990FX board, as I think you'd be happier. The G46 is not even close to being as fragile as it is sometimes made out to be, but the reality is that it was designed to support running 125W cpus @ stock settings only--which it will likely do all day and all night without a problem. The FX-6300, otoh, is a power-efficient little bugger you have to push to get much over its 95W max, and the G46 will allow you a respectable amount of leeway with that cpu if you happen to want to do that. I can highly recommend the G46/FX-6300 combination!

Enabling analog output sound on MSI 970A-G46 motherboard

Please tell me how to enable analogue output on my MSI 970A-G46 motherboard (via Realtek integrated audio card). I installed the drivers, but I only have Realtek Digital Output and Realtek Digital Output (Optical) available. The analogue output (Realtek High Definition Audio) returns "Not plugged in" error. How can I enable this output ? What exactly shall I plug in ? Everything is plugged in. I think it may have something to do with the JAUD1 connector, but I'm not sure. On old AC'97, it used to be 2 jumpers that needed to short some pins, but I don't know if this is the case with the new Realtek HD anymore (who has a different connector). Thanks.

Try the appropriate drivers from this page:
http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=24&PFid=24&Level=4&Conn=3&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false
I would first uninstall your present Realtek sound drivers, then reinstall the driver from the above page link. You have to check the box that says "I accept to the above" (yes, poor English...), then hit the "Next" button and the driver page loads.
They work fine.

MSI 970A-G46 Northbridge Overheats

Hello
My first MSI 970A-G46 stopped working perfectly one moment, and the next it was dead. Nothing responded, everything was doublechecked, PSU, CPU, RAM and I ended up returning the motherboard, recieving a new one just like it.
The new board has now been installed, and everything works as it should. After about 30 minutes of gameplay, the computer just went black. I thought "Thermal shutdown" as soon as it happened.
I booted again and checked all temps, everything seemed fine, CPU and Sys Temps were in the 40's Celcius.
I then felt the Northbridge with my fingers, and it is BURNING hot.
MSI 970A-G46
AMD Phenom II X4 Black Edition 3.2Ghz @ Stock speed
8GB Kingston HyperX @ Stock speed
GTS 450 @ Stock speed
1TB Samsung SATA
Why is the Northbridge burning hot? My old Mobo, same model, never did this. I never found out what killed it though.
Ive done my share of research before asking questions here, and I do find other people talking about burning hot Northbridges on this specific MOBO.
Thank you in advance

Quote from: Agent-Smith-TM on 10-February-14, 03:15:01
I agree, 60 is high for idle. I'll clock it back to default clocks. I doubt it's the cooler, I'm using a Zalman LQ-310 Cooler, Not sure if that names right, but it's something along the lines of that.
It's a liquid-cooling cooler.
What's your NB voltage? Has that been adjusted?
And, when you say "idle," are you talking about "idle" after you have fully booted, or "idle" when you're looking at the UEFI screen before you boot? I ask the question because a lot of people think that when they are in the bios/UEFI, pre-boot, that they are "idling" when actually the cpu is usually running flat out... Doesn't actually "idle" until after you've booted to your desktop for several reasons.

MSI 970A-G46 only POSTing with jumpers set to clear data.

My PC has this strange problem. On turning it on, the lights come on, the fans start whirring, but there is no video signal...
There are no beeps or anything..
Since this happened right after I installed a new HDD, I took it out..
But even then it did not work!
I tried clearing the CMOS by moving the jumper and it booted up...
But when I again tried with the jumper in the default position it stopped working!
Can any one tell me what's going on here??
My config:
MSI 970A-G46 motherboard
AMD 3.8Ghz FX 4130 CPU
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 8 GB (CMZ8GX3M1A1600C100)
Zotac GTX-550Ti 1GB
Corsair VS 450 watt power supply
WD Black 1TB HDD (this is the new one I installed)
I have 2 more HDDs which are ancient. Both of them are from Seagate. One is 20G and the other is 350G. I don't know their model no.

Quote from: shayan.roychoudhury.1 on 30-June-14, 01:08:35
My PC has this strange problem. On turning it on, the lights come on, the fans start whirring, but there is no video signal...
There are no beeps or anything..
Since this happened right after I installed a new HDD, I took it out..
But even then it did not work!
I tried clearing the CMOS by moving the jumper and it booted up...
But when I again tried with the jumper in the default position it stopped working!
Can any one tell me what's going on here??
My config:
MSI 970A-G46 motherboard
AMD 3.8Ghz FX 4130 CPU
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 8 GB (CMZ8GX3M1A1600C100)
Zotac GTX-550Ti 1GB
Corsair VS 450 watt power supply
WD Black 1TB HDD (this is the new one I installed)
I have 2 more HDDs which are ancient. Both of them are from Seagate. One is 20G and the other is 350G. I don't know their model no.
Check your leads from your PSU to your GPU (if it requires same--I'm not conversant with nVidia gpus)--and just for fun, switch it out with its twin. Reseat the gpu, carefully, etc. To that end, it looks like your PSU is possibly just barely adequate for your setup. What's your max amperage on the 12v rail?
But...sounds like a wiring short, somewhere--check all of your connections carefully, make sure there are no screws or washers, etc., loose that are underneath the motherboard and creating a short between mboard and the metal case cover (like accidentally dropping a screw when attaching the hard drive, etc.)
As well--check your jumpers on the HD and make sure those are OK (although I doubt that's the problem--years ago an improperly jumpered hard drive could keep the entre system from booting. These days that is rarely a problem, though, if ever.)
The fact that your system boots when your CMOS pins are jumpered a certain way--but not in the default position--indicates a short of some kind. If you find it and correct, you should have no permanent damage, imo. Good luck!

MSI 970A-G46 and SLI Bridge

So I use a Ge-Force 545 1.5GB card on my machine and when I purchased it I got a good deal so I picked up 2. I had the second on put up until now and when I had to buy a new MB I purchased the MSI 970A-G46. Now I thought I'd go ahead and use the second 545 card and make it a SLI setup, however the MSI 970A-G46 doesn't appear to have included the SLI Bridge. Was this an oversite or what because without it it's kinda hard to sell it as a SLI Motherboard.

A SLI Bridge is among the Optional Accessories what means it is not usually included unless it is offered that way or that kind of accessory is usually included in the local market where it is sold. Since boards of that price level usually don't come with a SLI Bridge (or are used for SLI) it was obviously not included with your board. If you need a bridge check ebay where you will easiely find one.

MSI 970A-G46 Video problem

Well hello there!
So I have this MSI 970A-G46 motherboard, with a HIS ATI Radeon HD 5450 Graphics card and a AMD FX4100 processor with 4GB of RAM (self-built PC).
I have been running this computer for about a year now without any problem.
About 2 days ago, the problem started. It wouldn't boot, it won't show anything. Just make a Beep noise. It makes a 1 long beep and 2 short beeps. So I went to many forums and found out that this message means there is a video error and it is not able to connect to the monitor to show any other information.
So I opened my system, just made sure everything is fixed tightly and nothing is loose (nothing was loose. I even maybe cleaned it up a bit), and then closed it. It booted up! Weird right? So I went along using it until today, my (Linux) OS just hung up. I had no clue what to do. So I powered it off, and restarted it. The same issue happened again! It would just give me those beeps and won't start up. This time, I took out my graphics card, cleaned it with a brush, and placed it back. Again it booted properly! Now again my PC is fine (in fact, I'm typing this from the very same PC itself).
I am sure this is going to happen again. I have no clue why is happening. So I thought you people might have a better idea.
So why exactly is this happening and how do I avoid it?
P.S. I'm sorry if I haven't provided enough information. Please let me know if you need to know anything else.

I think the video card is somehow broken, try other PCIE slot. If possible, test the card on other PC to narrow down the issue range.

Msi 970a-g46 black screen

hi I bought today msi 970a-g46 and amd fx 8350
first 30 min my pc work fine
after 30 minute Became a black screen
Then shut down the computer
and open the case
and i press power button
my GPU fan Does not work
And the screen is still not working just black screen without beep sounds
on motherboard i see 1 led work
2led 3led 4led Does not work < that fine or not ???
my powersaplly is xfx 450 watt
my GPU card gigabyte amd 6670

Quote from: prince-des on 11-November-13, 07:54:11
hi I bought today msi 970a-g46 and amd fx 8350
first 30 min my pc work fine
after 30 minute Became a black screen
Then shut down the computer
and open the case
and i press power button
my GPU fan Does not work
And the screen is still not working just black screen without beep sounds
on motherboard i see 1 led work
2led 3led 4led Does not work < that fine or not ???
my powersaplly is xfx 450 watt
my GPU card gigabyte amd 6670
What were you doing in that 30 minutes when everything was working?

MSI 970A-G46+AMD FX-6300 cpu/nb frequency

Hello, i have MSI 970A-G46+AMD FX-6300, i can change cpu/nb frequency, i change it in bios but it stay at default values, when i change 6300 to 720BE cpu/nb change work fine, sorry for my english, i'm from the ukraine
p.s. bios 2.6

Check here https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=176110.0, same thing happens to 990FXA-GD80 and my 990FXA-GD65 too.
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MSI 970a-g46 / AMD-Vi/VT-D problems.

I have a msi 970a-g46 Motherboard, a AMD FX4100 CPU, 8GB apacer DDR3 1333mhz Ram and a Geforce 210 GFX card.
I have enabled all the options in the bios under virtualisation/IOMMU, Yet parellels Workstation Extreme tells me there is no VT-D detected on my board. I have also updated my bios via live update to latest version and it doesnt make any difference.
I am using Windows 8. Altho i have tried parallels in linux as well and i got exactly the same error. So it cant be an operating problem. I have also updated parallels to latest version, still it does exactly the same.
See screenshot :
( click pic to enlarge. )
Can someone please assist me to fix this issue ?

Ok i ran it and it shows compatible, see pic below :
( click pic to enlarge )
What my goal here is to run Linux as a host and Windows in a guest OS ( but with direct access to PCI devices and GFX card ). that way i dont have to dual boot Linux and windows. and for the time being Parallels is the only app that supports IOMMU in linux. hence why i bought it. I first tried it in Linux and got the same error as above, then installed windows 7, same error, then installed Windows 8, same error.
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I/O MMU virtualization (AMD-Vi and VT-d)Main article: IOMMU
An input/output memory management unit (IOMMU) enables guest virtual machines to directly use peripheral devices, such as Ethernet, accelerated graphics cards, and hard-drive controllers, through DMA and interrupt remapping. This is sometimes called PCI passthrough.[30] Both AMD and Intel have released specifications:
AMD's I/O Virtualization Technology, "AMD-Vi", originally called "IOMMU".[31]
Intel's "Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O" (VT-d).[32]

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