770-C45 Mobo

I recently bought a 770-C45 Mobo and am have a ridiculously hard time setting it up. The user guide is less than worthless and there is no good tech support at the MSI web site. I recently built the system and have the following hardware:
AMD Sempron 140 CPU
GeForce 7900GS video card
4GB Corsair DDR3 PC-10666 ram
Liteon ide DVD burner
250GB Seagate Momentous HDD
450W PSU
Everything seems fine when turned on - POST passes, but Windows starts, then drops out and resets. I can't figure out how to boot from the DVD, there is no boot order that I can find. Also the SATA HDD does not show up in the BIOS, but the machine still passes POST and starts to load OS. This is making me nuts. Will appreciate any help.

First off, I found the boot order in BIOS and set the first boot to the DVD. As I was writing this I rebooted the machine and now it's working fine. The SATA HDD is now showing in BIOS and Windows starts fine. I have no idea what was wrong before as I did nothing except reboot one more time. After restarting and shutting down and restarting several times, there doesn't seem to be any issues at all. Maybe it's just a ghost in the machine. I bought the board on eBay so hopefully this isn't some recurring problem and is the reason it was being sold. Thanks for your quick reply. If the problem recurs I'll be back.

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MSI 770-C45 Mobo Video Failure

Hey all!
Here's what I have
MSI 770-C45
AMD Phenom II X2 550
1GB Crucial DDR3 1333 X2
GeForce 8500GT
My problem is that when I boot, I have no video. I threw in a PCI graphics card but still no video. It's kind of embarrassing but I'm not sure where to go next.
Thanks for the help.

This is the first I've ever put this together. However I have seen the video card work.
PSU ThermalTake Pure Power 430 - worked on the computer I'm using right now.
The CPU power cable is connected.
No I haven't tried to boot w/o the m/b in the case. I will though.

770-C45 and CPU compatibility

Hi,
First, I'd like to thank the retarded genius who chose a terrible captcha which wasted me 8 minutes trying to decipher it before I could register :D
Anyways, here's the real question since it wasn't very obvious from MSI's site.
I'm planning to purchase the 770-C45 mobo and would like to use on it an AMD Athlon II X3 445 @ 3.1 GHz. According to the CPU support page of this mobo model, it's in the list. What's not very clear to me is if this processor *by default* is supported or not, or whether I'll have to upgrade the BIOS first. Well, you could say "duh, it's in the list so it should be supported". But the list, even though the CPU is on it, only mentions a BIOS version and I can't find which BIOS version the mobo is shipped with.
Thanks

Quote from: Bas on 04-October-10, 20:01:57
There is a sticker on the BIOS chip telling you what BIOS is installed on the board.
And the retard is me, thanks to spammers who like to abuse forums
Yes, but I *don't have* the mobo yet. As I said, I'm planning to buy it (from online shop) but there's no info on the BIOS version nor can it be seen on the one pic they provide. That's why I'm asking. Obviously, one needs to have a supported CPU installed so it can boot up, do a BIOS flash if needed, and then install the desired CPU (in this case the 445). I don't have any other CPU lying around which will work with this model and MSI's site is as clear as mud on this one. They provide information about from which BIOS version and upwards a specific CPU model is supported, but don't say a thing with which BIOS version the specific mobo is shipped with so a person could know in advance if he needs to flash it or not. Most online shops don't provide info on the BIOS either, so go bang your head
About the captcha, there are better ones and as effective as the one used here, yet much better readable. Have a look at ReCAPTCHA, used by a lot of sites

Flashing 770-c45 BIOS with still unsupported CPU?

Hello. I bought MSI 770-C45 mobo, and ordered Sempron 140 CPU.
The motherboard is with PCB v1.1 and comes with BIOS version 1.1. But Sempron 140 CPU is supported from BIOS 1.3. I want to ask whether the motherboard will recognize the CPU so I can flash the mobo with the latest BIOS?
Was someone in this situation?

Quote from: Raging Demon on 18-December-10, 19:26:35
The motherboard come with BIOS version 1.5, and it was OK. However, I bought Athlon II x2 250 CPU which is supported from v1.1. I read that MoBo with PCB 1.1 come with BIOS version 1.1, but this one come with v1.5.
The BIOS version a motherboard comes with varies. The 770-C45 has been out a while, so it's not surprising the one you were sent comes with a more recent BIOS version.

MSI 770-C45 incompatible with Phenom Z965??

Hello there
Recently I've got the Phenom x4 Z965 (125TDP) to replace my old and trusty Athlon x2 250
My mobo as I said is the MSI 770-C45
From the cpu support of my mobo I saw that the current phenom is compatible
I connect everything with each other, cpu, mobo, psu etc, I updated the bios to the latest (1F), I did C-MOS, I load optimised setting from the bios menu, but my pc doesn't boot, it's always get stucked when the colourfoul circles of win7 shows up
whenever i put back my old Athlon everything works like a charm
my psu I believe is powerfull enough to handle phenom (Thermaltake Berlin 630W)
Can anybody suggest a thing??
I'm devasted
Thanks in advance

thanks for the reply
unfortunatelly I live in a small island where almost all my relatives don't have AM3
as concern the format I believe the solution is hiden there, but I don't want to format my system at the present time

Msi 770-C45 problem. not posting

Dear MSI,
i have got exact same problem as in https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=129732.0
when i start computer cpu, gpu, psu everything works but nothing shows up on monitor. it's not gpu problem. i tried everything, no result. what's more interesting, when i switch off power supply and switch it back again, computer starts automatically. i thought it was because of power button, but no. any ideas? thanks!
-mobo: msi 770-C45
-cpu: AMD Phenom2 x3
-ram: mushkin ddr3
-psu: OCZ 600 MXSP

Do you also have a vga? What means Mushkin ddr3? Number of sticks? Mushkin Model? Exact cpu model name?
Also we won't read through that old thread so describe for yourself. As you are saying dear MSI let me remind you that this is a Users-to-Users Forum so you are not talking to MSI.

MSI 770-c45 wakeup on lan

I saw in bios that board have wake up event setup for lan, mouse, keyboard usb, and etc but I did not make anything to work. When I shutdown computer, board just switch off everything, no power on mouse, keyboard, lan on switch goes off.
Does msi 770-c45 is working with wakeup events or those options in bios are there just decoration?!?
Thanks for help!
P.S. before MSI I had Gigabyte board witch worked fine wol

Thanks for trying to help!
I did not reinstall windows, I have win7 and winxp. Win7 have all drivers by default so switching board was really easy there. Anyway I think its not win problem, as I said when I shutdown computer, board just switch off everything, no power on mouse, keyboard, lan led on switch goes off. To wake up board on event from device you need power, so wake up on keyboard and mouse also does not work, no power, I switch them on in bios of course.
Long time ago boards had jumper which you needed to put if you wanted wake up on keyboard or mouse, without jumper no power like in my case. With out led ON on my switch wol will not work that's for sure. Its really looking that board is missing power management for wakeup events, but I cant believe that is true as today every board have wol by default. Old cheap boards which I have in my company have wol, every single board so far which I saw have wol, MSI did not implemented in MSI 770-C45 ?!?
Regarding S3 I dont know.
This could be important to, mouse is on USB and keyboard is on PS2, so there is no power on USB or on PS2?!? Strange!
Mobo: MSI 770-C45
Proc: X4 930
PSU: LC power 600W
GPU: MSI 5770 1GB
RAM: DDR3 4GB (2GBx2 GEIL 1600Mhz)
HDD: 2x WD.

770-c45 freezing.

my sys specs first:
msi 770-c45
amd phenom II x4 955 black edition
4gb ddr3 ( should be working at 1333, but they can't I will explain )
xfx 4870 1 gb
corsair tx 750w PSU
windows 7 64 bit ultimate.
now, like a month ago i posted a topic about the same, my sys ramdomly freezing, but because I;m one of those that hate to real manuals, I made a stupid mistake, I was using 3 sticks of memory, so I worked with 3 gb ddr3 at 1066, it worked fine, now aprox 3 weeks ago I bought the other stick like you guys says, but still the same problem, when I set the speed even to auto on the bios, which is 1333, the computer freezes randomly, it can be while I'm playing, whatching hd movies, using msn messenger. there's no pattern.
I tought I was the psu, i had a crappy 550w logisys, just crap, I't was kinda funny because when my system was under 50% of load, the psu smell was horrible, I was expecting fireworks soon so I bought my new baby. the corsair tx750w, but I set the sticks at 1333, run amd fusion, run crysis, after 30 min, I had to do something else, close amd fusion, and boom, it frozze.
any idea guys what can be?

actually my processor is running pretty well [ 35 idle - 45-50 load ]
might be the mobo?
I will be upgrading to a 790gx pretty soon anyways to do crossfire.

MSI 770-C45 locking up/blue screening/other errors on boot

I recently built a new HTPC and have been having allot of problems getting it to boot. It may take 10-15min of trying to boot up over and over with random blue screens, lockups, or errors that the C drive needs to be checked for consistency before Windows will finally load up and work. At first I thought it was a bad drive, but according to Western Digital’s HDD Diag util, both the controller and the drives surface checks out OK. I just wiped the drive out and reinstalled Windows 7 again, and this time went with IDE instead of AHCI, hoping it was a driver issue. It only worked well for a day before the same problems started rearing their ugly head again.
At this point I don’t know if I have a memory issue, a CMOS setting wrong (which are All Auto), or what. I hoping someone here might have an idea of what this problem could be.
My system specs:
MSI 770-C45 Motherboard - BIOS v1.9 05182010
AMD Phenom II X4 945 Deneb 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor HDX945WFGIBOX
4GB RAM – Memory Master-2-Pack 2GB PC3-10666 DDR3 DIMM Memory Kit-MMD4096KD3-1333 SKU: 9360032
MSI R4550-MD1GH Radeon HD 4550 1GB 64-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16
Drive C: - Western Digital 320GB WD3200AAKS
Drive D: - Western Digital 1.5TB WD15EARS
Linksys WUSB54GC v3 Wireless USB Adapter
Windows 7 64bit Enterprise
All recent MSI 770 and Radeon Drivers

Quote from: Mavrick007 on 23-July-10, 02:39:51
According to MSI, my motherboard supports the following modules:
DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600*(OC)
http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=prodmbspec&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=171&cat3_no=656&prod_no=1812
This are the speeds of the DDR 3 RAM supported ,1600Mhz beeing done with overclocking ,because the CPU memory controller is no able to do 1600 by default.
Quote from: Mavrick007 on 23-July-10, 02:39:51
When I look at the test results for my Motherboard:
http://www.msi.com/uploads/test_report/TR10_1812.pdf
I see 1333 RAM list like PC11000 DDR III RAM (DDR-1333). However, If I go to a site like Bestbuy or NewEgg and search for DDR3 1333, it shows results like Corsair - 2-Pack 2GB PC3-10666 DDR3 DIMM Memory Kit. I see PC3-10666 and PC3-10600, but nothing for PC11000.
The only mention of 1333 modules on the test report is for 1333 OC
When you see the PC 11000 DDR3 or PC3 10666 specifications they are refering to the theoretical bandwidth ,it s related to the frequency of course ,but it s something else it s a data rate.Its wikipedia but it s good enough -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDR_3 Some specs are atipical like 10666 ,marketing thngyes
Search the internet for memory that works ok with your CPU ,look for "real" DDR 3 1066Mhz or DDR 3 1333Mhz."real" means that that memory should be able to run at those frequencies without voltage increase over the default one.Usually when a memory vendor says you need to increase voltage for a specific frequency it means that you overclock and that there is no warranty they will work in your configuration.
So you need DDR 3 1066Mhz or DDR 3 1333Mhz ,it needs to be AMD tested memory and it needs to be a known to work RAM on MSI motherboards timings wise.Look up on newegg and see what works.
The performance gaps between 1066 and 1333 are small in real practice and you can overcome some loss by using a "real" DDR 3 1066Mhz , tweaking different timings ,using Command Rate of 1T for example ( you may "feel" it smoother in desktop than a 1333Mhz at 2T).

RAID 1 on a 770-C45

I've got a 770-C45 with an Athlon II X3 435 and 4MB of 1333mhz DDR3 ram and Windows 7 installed on a SATA drive.
I've added two 1.5TB SATA drives and tried everything that I can think of to set up RAID1 for data without success.
Is there a guide anywhere that can explain it to me?

Well you have 2 ways of doing it.
1. Put the controller in RAID mode and create an ARRAY.
Don't forget to install the RAID drivers!
However I do not like this method, because if you switch controller the data can be lost and it's not a real hardware controller anyway.
2. Connect the drives to controller in normal mode, then goto Computer-management, put them in Windows Raid1 mode, much more safe as it's RAID1 regardless of the controller used.
See this guide for XP, should be about the same in Windows7: http://www.optimiz3.com/low-cost-and-reliable-network-attatched-software-jbod-raid-0-1-or-5/
The speed of both is on par, but the last one doesn't need special drivers or controllers.

MSI 770-C45 DDR3 1600 Problems

Hi people,
Sorry if this is a common problem but did look through the forum but couldnt quite find a problem like mine.
I have followed custom pc computer build for a gaming rig and have had hang ups randomly which allow me to do nothing but switch off system.
To cut a long story short i have tried everything to fix this but now it seems to be running ok as i have changed settings for ram to 9-9-9-24 and timing to 2T.
I have also set the volts up to 1.77 (or nearby) but i am wondering if this is correct thing to do. I am stress testing it now with prime95 and hoping these setting are correct.
M/B=msi 770-c45
Mem=corsair dominator ddr3 1600 (2 sticks in same colour port which is blue)
Proc=AMD athlon II 2 pro

If the system is stable, then dont change anything.
An AMD-cpu does NOT support 1600MHz -- that is, the memory controller can handle 1066MHz or so. If you set the memory frequency higher, then you are overclocking the system which may result in freezing or other system problems. By losening timings a bit (9-9-9-24 2T) you solved it. Now, keep on testing. If the lot stays stable, then don't change anything else.
Also, use CPU-Z to see what timings/frequency-combinations your memory can handle.

MSI 770-C45 - Windows Install stuck on 'system is starting windows'

Hello,
I am trying to get a machine setup, everything seems to be booting fine and nothing wrong hardware wise. When I attempt to install Windows XP Pro SP1 or Windows 7 Pro, I don't get to the 'select partition' step. It gets stuck on 'system is starting windows' each time.
I have flashed the bios to the latest (1.4) and it didn't help it either. When looking online I just find too many individual problems and answers to this issue. I am at work now so when I get home I will update with more info as well as try a few more troubleshooting steps.
-MSI 770-C45 AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
-AMI Rev 1.4
-AMD Phenom II X2 545 Callisto 3.0GHz Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Processor Model HDX545WFGIBOX
-OCZ Gold Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Model OCZ3G10664GK
-BFG Tech BFGEGTS2501024DE GeForce GTS 250 1GB 256-bit GDDR3
-Antech (Will update the power supply later when I get home)
-Maxtor 500GB Sata 3.0 (7200 RPM?, again will check when I get home)
-LG dvd+/-rw drive
-Still attempting to install the OS
Thanks,
Steven

Couldn't edit post so just posting again with the real specs:
-MSI 770-C45 AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
-AMI Rev 1.4
-AMD Phenom II X2 545 Callisto 3.0GHz Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Processor Model HDX545WFGIBOX
-OCZ Gold Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Model OCZ3G10664GK
-BFG Tech GeForce GTS 250 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 Model BFGEGTS2501024DE
-Antec 500 W PSU Model EA-500
-Western Digital 500GB SATA Model WD5000CSRTL (Originally attempted the install on a IDE 200GB Seagate but that failed as well)
-DvD drive: Magicspin Model DVDRW 1016IM
As a note, I am troubleshooting a friends computer that he was setting up. Further troubleshooting steps by me:
Fredrik, I was unable to find the speed/memory handling option in the BIOs to change it down to UDMA2.
I don't have a spare set of DDR3 Ram to test that out. Have a spare PSU to test with but haven't done that yet.
Switched out the DVD Drive to a Lite-On IT Corp. Model LH-52C1P DVD burner and it got stuck on 'Setup is loading files (Windows Executive)'
Attempted to switch out the IDE Cable for the DVD Drive and found I couldn't put a new one into the Motherboard.
Seems two pins (one over the other on the far left side) are bent just a little out of place and are loose. Looks like I might need to exchange the board for a new one by the looks of it.

MSI 770-C45 Gameport compatibility

The problem:
I have an MSI 770-C45 mainboard and want to use the gameport on an Ensoniq ES1370. I can't get it to work in any way. I think the cause may be the mainboard reserving hardware address 201 for its own purposes (at least Windows XP tells me so, range 0x201 - 0x201 conflicts with "Motherboard resources" twice). Am I correct on this? Is there any way to get the gameport to work?
Introduction:
Hello MSI HQ forum users , I am meneer from the Netherlands. I'm 19 years old, male, christian, music-lover and I like tinkering with computers. I hope you'll be able to answer my question .

Woah! What a lot of replies, quite an active forum!
Quote from: Svet on 21-May-10, 06:21:26
Read >>Posting Guide<<
Try move the card to another PCI slot[board has 3 of them]
Sorry, got a bit lost in all the sticky posts . Here goes:
MSI 770-C45 mainboard
CPU: AMD Phenom II X3 720 / 2.8 GHz
Memory: OCZ Platinum AMD Edition Dual Channel Kit - 4 GB ( 2 x 2 GB ) - DIMM 240-pins - DDR3 - 1333 MHz / PC3-10666 - CL7
Video card: SPARKLE SXX260896D3S-VP - Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 - PCI Express 2.0 x16 - 896 MB GDDR3 - DVI
Harddrive: Samsung SpinPoint F1 Desktop Class HD642JJ - 640 GB - intern - 3.5" - SATA-300 - 7200 tpm -buffer: 16 MB
Power supply: CoolerMaster Real Power M520 Modular PSU - ATX12V 2.3/ EPS12V 2.91 - 115/230 Volt - 520 Watt
Optical drive: Samsung Super-WriteMaster SH-S223Q - DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM - 22x/22x/12x - Serial ATA- 5.25"
Operating system: Arch Linux 64-bit, Windows XP Home SP2 32-bit
And I'll try the moving suggestion.
Quote from: Henry on 21-May-10, 06:29:22
That thing must be more than 10 years old and drivers are probably no good for XP. Creative took over the company so you would need to check with them if there are updated drivers.
http://us.store.creative.com/
It works flawlessly under XP (Professional) on another computer with an AMD processor, though that computer is less recent . Think Athlon 2600+, GeForce FX5200 and so on.
Quote from: Stu on 21-May-10, 06:35:50
Why do you need the gameport? If its for a game controller, why not treat yourself to a modern USB one? As Henry says, I've not seen any devices that connect to a gameport for 10 years or so now...
There is that; it may not be worth the effort to get the old gameport gamepad working.
Quote from: Mike on 21-May-10, 07:37:29
Yes, there are converters.
>>>Gameport to USB adapters<<<
=) Those are more expensive than a shiny new USB gamepad.

BIOS settings for MSI 770-c45 - overclocked with a Phenom II 550 Black Edition

Hi,
Wish I could say I knoew what these bios settings are, but I can't - I really need some help here. Anyone who has this m/b knows that there is a dip switch to help you get a 10%/20% perf increase, but it fails for me...
Anyone have some advice onthe appropriate settings?
Many thanks,
Sayer

here's mine:
Phenom II X2 550BE@4ghz
MSI 770-C45 bios 1.3B2
Team Xtreem DDR3 1866 C8 running DDR3 1550 7-7-7-21@1,8v
cooling Thermalright Ultra 120 extreme, dual fans
bios settings (Cell menu only, I dont think the others setting would affect)
* AMD Cool N' Quiet--->disabled
* CPU Fsb freq--->230mhz...might different with yours, depend on your CPU though
* CPU Ratio--->17.5
* CPU-NB Ratio--->x9
* EC Firmware--->normal
* Advanced Clock calibration--->disabled
* Auto Overclock--->disabled
* multi-step OC booster--->disabled
* HT link control--->x9
* vcore--->1,55v (must use good cooling with this voltage)
* vdimm--->1,84v
* NB voltage--->1,2v
* CPU-NB voltage--->1,33v
other setting are all auto

770-c45 won´t post.

hi guys!!!
well... yesterday i go to the shop and buy a whole system by parts. i get home to setup everything and i get nothing.
the system turns on with the first led on and that´s all. fans are working and the lights of my case too.
msi 770-c45
amd athlon II X4 640
asus eah5770
4gb kit ocz ddr3 pc3-10666 gold (low voltage)
the psu it's a generic one of "500W".
i asked in the shop about this, and they told me that i shouldn't have any problem with that PSU.
i tried everything already. 1 ram stick in every slot. without video card. without ram, without cpu... out of the case.
nothing changes. always the first led is on. the fans too and no beeps at all. all power cables connected.
i´ve been reading for hours and i just cant find any solution. so any help will be very apprecciated.
greetings from germany.

Quote from: Jack on 31-October-10, 18:27:48
Well, that is what the shop says. It does not mean anything. After all it is a theory, nothing more. What you need to do is an actual test.
yeah, i know that. it will be an issue if the generic PSU doesn't have enough power. but to don't post at all??? even a beep without the ram or anything on it. (it should be)
my first thougth was to test another PSU but i can't, unless i go and buy a new one.
i had read a lot about this MB and this same issue. but i cant find a why or a solution.
Quote
Have you connected the CPU power cable?
of course.

770-C45 Mobo

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