645E Max-U (ms6547 ver2.1) PC FREEZES

Hi There,
System:
Mobo Sis645E Max-U
Cpu : PIV 2400 (fsb533)
Vga : Aopen GF IV MX 440SE
Apacer DDR 256mb pc2700
Aopen Power supply 300W
Problem: PC FREEZES
Sometimes every 15 minutes, sometimes one a day.
You can't realy tell how much / many. Mouse & Numlock
completely stuck. I'm looking for a sollution. I haven't find out if it's a hardware or a software problem.
memory = OK. (checked memtest86 3.0)
Is there a problem with memory settings ?
Is there a problem with the VGA card Versus Mobo chipset / SIS AGP Driver ?
Please post your opinion. Thank you.

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Originally posted by Nielsen
I had the same problem, then I removed my 3com netcard and it didnt crash after that.
there is nothing wrong with my 3com card tho since it works on my brothers PC.
There is no NIC in the pc, so it can't be that ! :]

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I have a Motherboard that had a red sticker on it listing 645E Max-C and MS-6547E Ver.1
I peeled it off and underneath it has 645 Ultra and MS6547 Ver.1
The BIOS lists MS-6547SMS 1.6 in the Startup Screen.
When I run "MSIHQ USB Bootable Tool and BIOS Helper" It lists the Board as 6558 and the BIOS as something totally different from what I've ever seen as a bios.
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Do you really need to update BIOS? If you do, don't use LiveUpdate!
There are a few to choose from: http://www.msi.com/service/search/?kw=6547&type=product
You should also be warned, that the motherboard may have been specially built to suit for example Dell or HP, or another major computer system builder. If so you do not use data and BIOS:es from here, but from that manufacturer.
With that warning in mind, this would be the best bet, I believe:
http://www.msi.com/product/mb/645-Ultra.html#/?div=BIOS

645E Max HD and NIC problems?

I'm having three problems with my 645E Max and I'm not sure if they're with the motherboard or the hard drive and NIC.
Here are the problems:
1. Occasionally when I start my computer I get a "Hard drive: Imminent failure. Backup and Replace" error message.
2. Sometimes when I boot up, my computer goes in an very long loop. It restarts itself about 20-30 times before getting into windows.
Up until this point it sounds like a HD problem... but the HD seems to be working fine otherwise.
3. The NIC sometimes doesn't seem like it's getting power (the lights on the back don't light up) when I turn it on. Restarting usually doesn't help, but moving the NIC to another PCI slot usually fixes the problem. ((It's not a bad PCI slot, since moving it from one to another, and then back to the original one also fixes the problem))
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hehe..ok.. i had the same problem with my hdd's.
all i did was to switch places on the ide cable. fixed the problem. strange =)
1 ibm 120gxp 80 gig and 1 wd 40 gig.

I think I was cheated on the 645E Max-C

I was hoping someone could answer a question.
I just purchased a 645E Max-c (well thats what the box and all said). But when I inspected it further the motherboard had been restickered with the 645E Max-C sticker being placed over the actual board serial (which was a 645 ultra.
The only real difference between the two boards appears to be the chipsets. One of which (Northern) I can't check because it is under the heat sink. But should I assume that this chipset should have 645DX on it as opposed to the 645 that is installed in the ultra?
Secondly, on the second chipset (Southern), should it be marked as 961B and not the 961 as is in the ultra?
Could someone please advise me on this, so i can crack the shits with the supplier if he is wrong.
Regards
ACI

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hmm- I've noticed a few weird things about my max-c also. If I use info-view, it shows the mainboard model as ms-6547 not MS-6547E (according to the website it should be the "E").
The same thing shows up if I use live update for the bios, MS-6547.
However, Sandra shows the chipset as 645dx and the bios shows ata133, which I don't believe was available with the 645 chipset.
from the looks of it, the max-c was a bit of a frankenstien board which has already been moved into the "archive" section in MSI's products.
Ms-6547 = Ultra
Ms-6547E= ???????????? ?( ?(
I dun think there's such mobo

Help on 645E Max 2

I need someone to verify with me if the CPU ratio selection under the Frequency/Voltage portion of the bios is stated as locked ??
I am having an unlocked CPU, so this selection allow me to change the values from default to 0x - 15x. But when I change the CPU ratio selection to any other values other then default, the system won't boot, checking the debug LED ( 3 red and 1 yellow) meaning setting up chitset or something like that.
As for the FSB, when set to auto, it is 133Mhz. Which is correct cause this processor is actually a P4 2.4B 2.4Ghz fsb = 133.
On top of that, the default multiplier is 12x which doesn't make sense. The cpu ratio selection is also skrewed, since the range is from 0 - 15 and not 14 - 24 ??? this is really weird !!!
Regards,
Jen Sen ;(

Well actually, I got it from a friend... ehhehe Where he got it is a secret... can't help you though... but if you have a 645E max 2...please check for me if the cpu ratio selection is stated as locked ?? or can you change it... or is it default ??

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I tried doing what you listed in your reply and it still wouldn't work. Then I returned it to the company I bought it from and they said the board tested fine.
I am wondering if the fact that the motherboard I have supports a SiS 645 DX chipset and I have an Intel 2.4 GHz 533 MHz Proccessor, Northwood B has anything to do withit. Or in otherwords could me not having the right chipset for my processor have anything to do withit. I am new to this but I am guessing that that will not work. If you know if that could be the reason why I am not getting any response at all from the MB please let me know. If you can also help me to figure out what chipset my proccesor is, please let me know: Spec number from Intel is SL6RZ. I am also going to need to know what MB I will need to purchase for this to work. I also have 512 MB PC 2700 DDRRAM, Ultra ATA 133 120 GB hard drive, and a Geforce 4 Video card. Thanks!!

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Does anyone know what the beep patterns on the MSI 645E Max (MS-6547 v 2.X) are during boot up? They are not listed in the manual nor could I find it on the site.

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I have just purchased the 645E Max MS-6547 v.2.x board. It's got a SiS 961B chipset and is supposed to support P4 processors at 533MHz.
I have 3 Western Digital hard drives plus a cdrom plugged at the moment. I jumpered them as I always have...master/slave or, if alone on one ide, no jumper at all. They were detected correctly in the bios but I was unable to get into any OS. After the POST, I got a bunch of 9's or 1's on my screen and could go no farther. The only way I can boot into Win2K, WinMe or Win98SE is if they are jumpered as Cable Select. They run fine that way but I don't think Cable Select is supposed to be my only option here.
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Lucyjean

OK my computer is obviously up and running because I'm here :] Drives on both ide controllers are jumpered cable select. I have only one bootable drive and it's the primary master.
The drives weren't switched around.....I would have gotten some kind of system disk error message I think if that were the case and not a bunch of 1's and 9's on my screen. The boot order in my bios is ok too.
Not only do I have to use cable select on ide 1, I have to do it on ide 2 also or it will just hang after the POST.
My bootable drive is a western digital. Even as a standalone, I have to jumper it cable select or it hangs. After I got the computer to boot with just the one drive on ide 1, I added a hard drive to ide 2...another western digital, and couldn't get past the POST unless I used cable select on it too. Very strange indeed.
I'm not so sure about this motherboard......

Poor Performance with 645E Max v2.0

I have the following setup:
645E Max v2.0 mother board
1.7 Ghz Pentium 4
1 Gb RAM - Kingston 2100 - 2 * 512Mb
Leadtek A250 - Nvidia GeForce 4 TI 4400 with 128mb
SoundBlaster Audigy Gamer
All 4 USB ports are enabled
All Serial and Parallel ports are disabled
On board sound, midi and gameport disabled
AGP aperture set to 512MB
Creative Labs 32x CDROM
Western Digital 120GB IDE/EIDE Hard Drive
300w Power Supply
Mother board set to "default" settings - no overclocking
ViewSonic A90f monitor set to 1152x864 - 32bit color
DirextX 9 - Hardware acceleration for graphics and full-acceleration for sound
Every patch, update, version available for all software and hardware.
When I run 3DMark03 on this system I get a score below 500. When I do an online compare of similar systems (the mother boards are not the same but the sound, graphics and memory are the same) the scores are around 1500. When I look at the details my system is without exception running at a fraction of other systems in all respects.
Also, I am currently unable to play Train Simulator unless I really ease off on the graphics and sound.
Given my current hardware and expectations regarding performance should I be using a different MotherBoard? What about power supply?
I've talked to support engineers from Microsoft and Creative and they are of the opinion that my system should perform as good as any out there.
Any thoughts?

If it's not giving you errors, and is not unstable, I would (guess) not.
Did you load all the motherboard drivers and the SIS AGP driver? Just double checking.
Edited: Have you updated the BIOS on that (3.2 or above)? There's a BIOS available that turns on fast writes. That should make a difference.
Might also check this link to the first post in this forum. Not sure if all that applies to your board also. Doesn't sound good though.
http://www.msi.com.tw/program/e_service/forum/viewindex.php?threadid=5983&boardid=10&styleid=1&sid=f203fcc77a21fa64eba984872eb06a24

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I've just tried to flash the BIOS 5.2 for the MSI 645E max U, and my computer didn't boot after that ! (I've an adaptec 29160).
I tried to reinstall windows XP, and nothing... no recognition of my hard disk, despite it is recognized in the list of bootable devices in the bios setup.
I came back to version 5.1, and all is ok now...
Hope you will fix that in the next version !

Definately not the power supply .. I just tried a 350 watt and a 430 and still same issue. There's only 2 parts I haven't replaced ... the motherboard and the cpu ... so it's got to be either one of them but I don't have any xtra gear here to try :(

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I just got a Max-C 645E Ms-6547e.
I had this problem with my ms-6529.
It wont boot into XP! I have a dual boot with 98SE and XP Pro. It boots into 98SE fine but gets to the Boot Screen of XP and I get a Blue screen error about Viruses and Newly installed HDDs. I know that isnt the problem. like I said my 6529 did the exact same thing
On the 6529 I changed the Modem/Audio settings and flashed the BIOS and it booted.
So I try it with this new POS. Flashed my bios with .31 and now it wont POST! The DLED sticks in "Early Chipset Initialization" and hangs there. Ive pulled the CMOS Battery AND jumped it to 2/3 position. At this point recovery isnt likely.
Need help. Ive been a loyal MSI user for a while now but am losing patience.
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A

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Originally posted by the_owl
I just got a Max-C 645E Ms-6547e.
I had this problem with my ms-6529.
It wont boot into XP! I have a dual boot with 98SE and XP Pro. It boots into 98SE fine but gets to the Boot Screen of XP and I get a Blue screen error about Viruses and Newly installed HDDs. I know that isnt the problem. like I said my 6529 did the exact same thing
On the 6529 I changed the Modem/Audio settings and flashed the BIOS and it booted.
So I try it with this new POS. Flashed my bios with .31 and now it wont POST! The DLED sticks in "Early Chipset Initialization" and hangs there. Ive pulled the CMOS Battery AND jumped it to 2/3 position. At this point recovery isnt likely.
Need help. Ive been a loyal MSI user for a while now but am losing patience.
Thanks
A
Its dead, u just flashed the wrong bios my fren

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