975X Platinum PowerUp Edition

MSI 975X Platinum PowerUp Edition(MS-7246, PCB 2.1)
Beta BIOS ver, 7.54
Date: 04/26/07
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The latest BETA BIOS for 975X Platinum Power-Up Edition [MS-7246 v2.x] is W7246IMS.782 [v7.8b2]. I will upload it here, because it addresses a specific problem that occurs with v7.70 (official) when memory timings are manually set to CL4 values:
Changelog:
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Fixed the Memory of "CAS Latency Time" couldn't be manually adjusted
anymore, the system will hang up at POST code 15.
The problem does not seem to occur with all memory modules and is not an issue with BIOS Versions prior to v7.6.
Flash and use this BIOS-File at your own risk!
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A few questions about Memory and Power Supply for MSI 975X Platinum Powerup Edit

Bought this Motherboard: MSI 975X Platinum Powerup Edition
975X Platinum V.2(7246-020)
I have a P4 CPU HT in it with 2 512mb sticks of DDR2 memory (533mhz).
I am upgrading to a Core 2 Duo 6600 CPU which has a 1066mhz FSB
What memory speed should I purchase to achieve the fastest bus speed without overclocking???
I get confused as my current memory is 533 which I guess on a Pentium 4 with HT cuts the FSB speed in 1/2 to 266mhz.
Any recommendations?
Do I need to buy Dual Channel or can I just buy 2 sticks?
Thank you
Peter

Quote from: /dot on 07-February-07, 15:46:41
Great info again guys!
I'll stay away from OCZ (I read it's more for overclockers).
@DryHeat:
I watched your sig, great setup! I'm planning for about the same setup (MSI 975x PUE, P180, C2D, ...). But will try a Scythe Ninja for CPU cooler and use an MSI graphic card (maybe 2 cards for 4 monitors in total).
Is your setup silent or just quiet? Makes a big difference for me.
What would you change now? And what is the most noisy component?
Sorry for all the questions but I'm not an expert and by budget does not permit me from making any mistakes.
The case fans create the most noise. When they are all on "low" I an hardly hear them and have to shake the mouse to see if it's on, but on medium it sounds like a "standard" computer. Not terrible, but not quite. On high they are down-right loud.

975X Platinum PowerUp compatible GFX card

Hello,
instead of upgrading the whole pc i decided to upgrade just the graphics adapter. It is when i realised, that i.e. a nvidia gtx 285 does not fit into the pci-e slot, when all the sata ports are in use (i can't remove the sata connectors, as they are all needed, so i didn't check whether the gtx285 fits in with no sata connector)
The card right now in the pc is a msi 8800gtx, which has almost the same length as the gtx285, but lacks the end of the big exit fan.
My question is, can anyone recommend a new and good grapghics adapter, that will fit into the 975X Platinum PowerUp edition, when all sata slots are in use.
Thanks:)

Have you looked into SATA connectors that connect at 90°?

975X Platinum PowerUp - Windows will not Restart - only shutdown

I've had a MSI 975x Platinum Powerup for several weeks now and have a really annoying problem.
When booted and in Windows the system is pretty stable. I've even had some success at overclocking (up to 333 with an E6400). However, even when not overclocked it I select Windows Restart the machine will shutdown but will not POST on the restart. The machine just sits there with no video signal.
however if I do Windows Shutdown and the physically power the machine back on, everything seems okay.
This maybe isnt a big deal, but is very irritating. I've seen some passing reference to other members of the forums that have a similar sounding problem, but there are no details.
Could anyone tell me if this is a known issue, and whether there is a solution or not.
Is it the case that only some people have this problem or do all 975x users have it?
I've tried MSI support who just responded with a generic 'have you checked x,y,z' message.
have detailed some of the other components of my machine below - let me know if you need anything more
Thanks in advance,
James.
BIOS: 7.3 (7.1 and 7.2 had the same problem also)
VGA Type:MSI GeForce 7900 GTO SILENT 512MB
CPU Type:E6400
Memory Type:GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit
Power Supply Type:650W XCLIO X14 PSU
Operating System:Windows XP professional

Hi, The only thing I need to change in the bios is to turn off 'spread spectrum' and run the memory @2.2v. I have found turning off speedstep and C1E made no difference for me. At 375 if you run the memory with the 1:1 divider it will be running @750 so you can manually select 4,4,4,12 for the memory timings. This will not help the restart problem though.
Having said that, any bios after 7.2 will alter your manual memory settings and if you enter the above ( GeILs recommended settings) it will change them to 4,5,6,12.......... Another bios quirk I'm afraid!
To get around this you can go back to bios 7.1 which leaves these settings alone. What I have found works well is to leave the divider option on 'AUTO' . This applies the 1:1.25 ratio, and leaves memory timings on 4,4,4,12 with the ram running @875 when on 350 FSB. I run this setting @ 375, but I put the memory timings on 'SPD' as the ram is then running @938. You can run up to 2.3v through this ram according to OCUK where I bought the memory which may help you get up to these speeds or tighten the timings a bit.
380 is about the fastsest mine will boot at and adding more vcore (up to 1.4v) made no difference to this. I have tried upping the pcie voltage (which is the chipset voltage on this board) to 1.6v, but this didn't help either! Some people seem to get over 400FSB easily and others seem to have hit the same wall as me. People who can attain the high FSB speeds don't seem to suffer from the restart problems either! WEIRD!!
Let us know how how you get on.

Vista Sleep Issues - 975X Pentium Powerup Edition

Hi
Hopefully someone can help me out with this one. I've got a 975X Pentium Powerup Edition running Bios 7.4.
I have a continual strange problem with Vista 32 bit entering sleep mode. It will enter sleep the first time and successfully start again but on the second time it freezes whilst entering sleep with the two blue lights staying on on the front panel. Then nothing will clear it except unplugging from the power socket which isn't great!
I've updated the graphics and sound drivers but these have made no difference. Is is possible it is to do with the Bios and is is worth me flashing it to the latest 7.8 version? If so how do I so that with Vista as the instructions on the MSI site don't seem to cover it.
I have checked the Bios setting and it is set to support S3 sleep.
Help appreciated as I'm stuck!
If its not the bios does anyone have any other ideas?
Thanks
Jim

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Then nothing will clear it except unplugging from the power socket which isn't great!
Will the system shut down if you press & hold the power button?
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Vista 32 bit
Have you checked what happens if you use Windows XP? Is that a recent & up-to-date Vista installation?

Msi 975x platinum pu edition & 7950gx2

Hello everybody!
I was wondering how strong/heavy powersupply i need to get my system stable and running smootly when i use an Msi 975x platinum pu edition & Gainward 7950gx2??
Every reply will be greeted much appreciation!

Depends on what else you are putting in your system. hard drives, optical drives, sound, etc.? A good 550-650 watt PS should do pretty good. I am partial to Antec power supplies myself but there are many other good manufactures out there and also some bad ones.

MSI 975X Platinum PowerUp and Areca arc-1220 problem

intel e6600 core duo
975x platinum powerup
2x kingston ddr2 PC6400 800Mhz CL5 Dual Channel Kit (KVR800D2N5K2⁄2G)
Sapphire ATI X1950XTX 512MB
4x Samsung spinpoint 500gb
Windows 2003 r2 sp2
Zalman ZM600-HP 600W
i have an ati radeon 1950xtx in my first pcie slot and the arc 1220 (sata raid)in the second pcie slot.
i dont see the card in bootup, already installed bios 7.7
tried the card in an other sytem works fine
also installed the latest firmware on the arc-1220 card
anyone have an idea which bios i should try

can you see the card in windows if you boot off the on-board controller?
I know Intel boards are picky with RAID controller cards. If the Intel RAID is enabled then a lot of add-on cards won't work. Also, even with Intel RAID disabled some still won't work. I had to flash my SiI 3132 RAID card to non-RAID for it to work as a boot device.
I've had my system not even post at all when both RAIDS are enabled. But if I get a post and it boots from the Intel side, it always sees the add-on RAID card.
Also, do you have the latest BIOS? Hopefully that will fix the issue.
Myself, I have the ARC-1210 controller and have NOT had any issues on my 975, 965, P35, or X38 boards. However, only the X38 board has allowed my card to run at full speed. The other chipsets run the 2nd PCIe X16 slot at only X4. It seems it's too slow for the controller to work properly, or there is some issues still. But my X38 boards run great. I get over 300MB/s with my 4 x 150MB Raptors in RAID0.
Good luck
-=Mark=-

Is This Right? MSI 975x P PowerUp Edition Boot Screen (help)

Hello,
When I first boot, the bios screen displays this info:
975X Platinum W7246IMS V7.0 071206 11:38:16
Main Processor: Intel(R) 533MHz(66x8.0, 2 CPUs) (<-----------533MHz ???????)
Memory Testing: 2...K OK
CPU Brand Name: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6400 @ 2.13GHz
C1E BIOS Supported
EM64T CPU
Memory Frequency FOr DDR2 667
Now my question...the 533MHz on the screen....Is this OK? If not how do I fix it.
Is this the problem of the bois not detecting the cup properly? Do I need to update the bios?
Thanks,
Jama.
Specs:
Intel 6400 DuoCore2
MSI 975Xp PowerUp Edition V7.0 Bios
Segate 300Gig SATAII
ATI1900XT
Mushkin EM2-6400 Enhanced DDR2 SDRAM, 2GB Dual Pack

Quote from: JAMA on 17-August-06, 01:11:31
Hello,
When I first boot, the bios screen displays this info:
975X Platinum W7246IMS V7.0 071206 11:38:16
Main Processor: Intel(R) 533MHz(66x8.0, 2 CPUs) (<-----------533MHz ???????)
Memory Testing: 2...K OK
CPU Brand Name: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6400 @ 2.13GHz
C1E BIOS Supported
EM64T CPU
Memory Frequency FOr DDR2 667
OCZ 700W GameXStream Power Supply w/ Quad +12V
Now my question...the 533MHz on the screen....Is this OK? If not how do I fix it.
Is this the problem of the bois not detecting the cup properly? Do I need to update the bios?
Thanks,
Jama.
Specs:
Intel 6400 DuoCore2
MSI 975Xp PowerUp Edition V7.0 Bios
Segate 300Gig SATAII
ATI1900XT
Mushkin EM2-6400 Enhanced DDR2 SDRAM, 2GB Dual Pack

MOVED: 975X platinum powerup - bios recovery problem.

This topic has been moved to BIOS.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=128500.0

Quote from: PeterFH on 17-November-06, 05:17:12
Thanks for the quick reply.
I have tried to clear the cmos with no effect.
Still the board boot with the 512mb pc4200 memory-module (I have no specs the this, sorry)
This is the pc:
Motherboard: 975X PowerUp Edition (with default settings in bios)
CPU: Intel Dual 2 Core E6600
Memory: OCZ 2x OCZ Gold XTC pc2-6400 1024mb timings: 5-5-5-12
Power-suppy: 550W 3.3V-35A... 5V-40A... 12V-16A...
HDD: Seagate 160gb SATAII
Video: Gigabyte Nvidia GeForce 7800GT
http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/memory/ocz_ddr2_pc2_6400_gold_gx_xtc_rev_2
That's your ram ?
Clearly says 1.95 - 2.1Volts ; Standard ddr2 voltage is 1.8 volts - not enough
Put VDimm to 2 Volts in bios...

Unable to run 800Mhz memory on 975X Platinum PowerUp

hi,
I can't get my MSI board to recognize my 800mhz memory, it runs at 667mhz although it's 2x1GB Corsair XMS2-6400 4-4-4-12 2.1v. If I run CPU-Z, the SPD shows everything correctly, but I had to change the timing values manually, it defaults to 5-5-5-15 if I select "by SPD" in the BIOS. I'm running version 7.2 of the BIOS.
I'm pretty much a newbie when it comes to overclocking and tweaking BIOS settings, I just want it run at the correct speed and preferably not overclock at all.
Thanks in advance,
~ kiri

This is what they are saying for the version II
975X Platinum V.2
http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=975X_Platinum_V.2&class=mb
Main Memory
• Supports 4 unbuffered DIMM of 1.8 Volt DDR2 SDRAM
• Supports up to 8GB memory size
• Support Dual Channel DDR2 533/677/800MHz and up
Due to the High Performance Memory design, motherboards or system configurations may or may not operate smoothly at the JEDEC (Joint Electron Device Engineering Council) standard settings (BIOS Default on the motherboard) such as DDR2 voltage, memory speeds and memory timing. Please confirm and adjust your memory setting in the BIOS accordingly for better system stability.
Example: Kingston HyperX DDR2-800 PC6400 operates at 2.0V, 4-4-4-12.
For more information about specification of high performance memory modules, please check with your Memory Manufactures for more details.
Gaucho

975 x platinum powerup edition and 8800gts sli

Is it impossible to run 2 8800 gts 640 meg in sli mode on a 975 x powerup platinum??Both graphicscards is msi,one of them is oc card.I found a hacked driver 85.96,but I read it only works with 7 series graphic cards.Anyone tried that driver for 8800 card or anyone have antoher solution?The devicemanager found both cards but I cant find any thing nowhere in bios or riva tuner or ntune about enable sli.

Hello and Welcome to the Forum!
Since 975X is an Intel Chipset it only supports Crossfire (2 x ATI video cards). There is no native support for SLI (requires an NVidia Chipset). This is true for all mainboards with Intel Chipsets. You need two Crossfire-ready ATI Cards for a Dual-GPU configuration on this mainboard.

975x Platinum PowerUp Dual Boot Issue

Hello -
I have a 975x Plat. PowerUp and dual boot Linux and Windows XP. This process works fine on BIOS 7.1, but fails to boot the Windows disk on BIOS 7.4 and newer. The disk still works, it just can't be started by the Linux bootloader (grub).
I spent a lot of time working on this as a grub issue, but in the end the only thing that affects the problem is revision of the BIOS I am using. (e.g., flash 7.4, Windows does not boot, reboot and flash 7.1, Windows boots).
I also get an issue where I cannot eject the CD drive on warm boot under the same conditions (like a BIOS boot disc, or a Windows boot disc). Works fine on 7.1 not on 7.4 or newer.
I have all 4 ports on the ICH7 controller used for hard drives, and the JMicron controller used for a SATA DVD drive. The issue occurs in IDE or AHCI mode (currently using AHCI mode).
Are these known problems? Are there known fixes? I would like to use a newer BIOS because I have an MS USB keyboard that does not work in DOS mode with BIOS < 7.4 (need keyboard to select OS at boot time).
Thanks,
Chris

Not sure if this will help: BIOS 7.61 BETA - Flash at your own risk - http://www.msi-forum.de/thread.php?threadid=32518&threadview=1&hilight=&hilightuser=0#post264463

MSI 975X platinum powerup question

Hi,
I've got a 975X powerup motherboard with a 7600GT graphics card in the primary 16x slot. (Its a 16x graphics card)
The graphics card has a big fan on it which covers one of my 1x slots and the other one is in use.
I'd like to use the other 16x slot for a USB 3.0 PCI-express card. (a 1x card). Is it possible ?
I know the secondary slot's main purpose is for Crossfire, but can the secondary slot be used for other PCI-Express cards ?
I want to be sure. I don't want to blow anything on my board.
Thanks

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I just wondered if the secondary slot is only for a second graphics card. The motherboard manual is not very clear.
No, as far as I know it is not limited to video cards. Appart from the age difference between board/chipset and USB controller, a further question remains regarding the lane assignment. With only one PCI-E x16 card installed, the primary PCI-E slot will get x16 lanes and the secondary PCI-E x16 slot x0 [x16/x0] lanes. If there would be a second video card installed, the chipset's PCI-E switching logic will switch to bifurcation mode, re-assigning x8 of the formerly x16 lanes of the first slot to the secondary slot [x8/x8]. A x15/x1 mode is not possible. So, the question is, whether or not the PCI-E switching logic allows x1 lanes on the secondary slot [letting x7 lanes left unused].
I just had a look at the Intel datasheet for the 975X chipset [the chapter on PCI Express functionally]. I have to admit, that I only skipped through and did not really read it thouroughfully. But from what I can tell, there is no definate restriction regarding the bifurcation logic of the PCI Express controller. However, if you have the time, take a look yourself:
http://www.intel.com/assets/pdf/datasheet/310158.pdf
Start reading on page 223 and then onward. The functionally of the PCI Express switching logic is covered here. To be honest, Intel does not seem very clear on the matter either. Looking at the introductory paragraph on page 21, the title is "PCI Express* Graphics Interface" and not simply "PCI Express* Interface". In addition to that it says "Bifurcated PCI Express* Graphics Supported Features" instead of "Bifurcated PCI Express* Graphics Supported Features" on the same page.
So, again, I guess the only thing that makes sense suggesting is to simply give it a try and see how it goes.

975X Platinum PowerUp - Nvidia SLI

Guru's,
I have a couple of question having a couple of these boards now. Both with 8800GTS 640Mb graphics.
1) The board was designed for crossfire, however has anyone tried SLI with Nvidia cards will this work (I have my doubts but thought I would ask)
2) The JMicron controller I'm using set in bios as IDE (second IDE connector on motherboard), The manual says this only supports one master device, can I connect a slave?
Many thanks,
Zoozer

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1) The board was designed for crossfire, however has anyone tried SLI with Nvidia cards will this work (I have my doubts but thought I would ask)
There is no native SLI support on the 975X Crossfire Chipset. However, some people succeeded to operate two GeForce 6 and 7 series cards in SLI mode using modded drivers. I have no idea if there are modded drivers that allow two 8800 GTS cards to run in SLI mode and even if there were nobody will be able to guarantee that it will work without problems. In any case the performance will be lower than running the same cards on a true SLI chipset.
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2) The JMicron controller I'm using set in bios as IDE (second IDE connector on motherboard), The manual says this only supports one master device, can I connect a slave?
According to the manual you cannot (or should not). I have read a few threads in which people claimed that they had no problems attaching two drives as master/slave to the IDE2-port. JMicron Chipset is already a little bit tricky to begin with, and I am guessing that, considering the fact that many people already have problems getting one drive to work properly, it would probably better to look for a SATA drive and hook it up to one of the Intel SATA ports.

975X Platinum PowerUp - PS/2 Mouse wouldn't work with USB Keyboard!!!

I cannot get my PS/2 Mouse move with when USB Keyboard is connected. Both PS/2 Mouse and Keyboard work fine together. Similarly, both USB Mouse and Keyboard are OK. Any solution??? Would be grateful for any assistance. Thanks

Quote from: mike315 on 09-February-07, 23:00:26
I built two 975X PUEs for two different people, finished them about 10 days apart. They both ran fine for about a week and then on the same day, in two different houses over 25 miles apart they both "lost" all USB devices. Yes, the USB Controllers still showed just fine in Device Manager but every USB port was dead.
I went to both locations, UNinstalled ALL USB Controllers, let WindowsXP re-boot and re-find all controllers, which it did. All USB ports went immediately active and have been fine for about two weeks since. By the way, I didn't unplug or re-plug anything.
I can't prove my theory, but both PCs were set to download WindowsXP updates AUTOMATICALLY and INSTALL them, and both PCs were using Broadband, i.e., "always on". Tell me I'm crazy, but I think a WindowsXP update knocked out the USB ports.
OK, I'm crazy, but answer me this: What are the odds that two PCs - in different locations - would experience the SAME exact HARDWARE problem - and no others before or since - at the exact same time?
And, if you Google for USB problems IN GENERAL, you'll find other people experiencing the same thing about the same time, especially if they use WindowsXP BUT do not have Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) installed . . . which was exactly the situation with my two 975x builds. Also, many of these people identify their recent problems as USB wireless mice problems, which is how both my build PCs were being run. By the way, IE7 has already been identified as causing driver problems with some hardware, e.g., older model scanners.
Very nice, but that really doesn't answer the topic or helps :P nice story though.

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