990FXA-GD80 Hanging up

I have a MSI 990FXA-GD80 (see further specs below) that has been running great for awhile. Today it has started hanging up at post 99 for about 50 sec then will continue to boot up and run fine. I have tried switching memory, reseating all connections/cards with no difference. I also tried flashing the Bios and once again no change. I was wondering if anyone has had a similar problem and might know what could be causing this hang-up. I have been running the RTM Windows 8 Pro for several months now with no problems so I doubt that is the problem. I'm suspecting some sort of hardware failure but have not been able to pinpoint it. The only change I have made recently is installing Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 which I uninstalled and still no change. Thank You in advance for any help.
MSI 990FXA-GD80 (Bios v11.13)
AMD 1100T Black
Windows 8 Pro (x64)
1-OCZ Agility3 240G
2-OCZ Agility3 60G (Raid 0)
2-WD Black 1TB
16G Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600
2-MSI 560GTX-TI 1G
Samsung P2770HD Rose Black 27"
Samsung LED UN32 32"

99 is Super I/O Initialization
This consists of these items!
USB (main reason for these problems)
PCI-E bus
BIOS
Front pannel headers
serial connections
your going to have to find the problem by slowly disconnecting things! 1 &2 are the most common for causing this:
1: remove any USB devices connected to the board one by one to find what makes it hang! (most common is a USB device that isnt boot compliant)
2: pull the front pannel USB headers and see if it stops as you may have a hot wire on the USB lines thats fouling up the boot till it loads without initiating it after 50 seconds!
3: if the above 2 didnt find the problem take the board out the case and test it as a barebones on a non conductive surface to rule out a short!

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New 990FXA-GD80 hangs when rebooting

Hey guys,
I have a brand new build based on a 990FXA-GD80. I have noticed that when the system is rebooted, the motherboard just "hangs". The diagnostic LED on the board shows "FF". I have to press the reset button for it to come back. I have reset the BIOS settings back to "optimized defaults".
I have seen this when attempting to image using Acronis, and when installing a fresh copy of Windows 7 Ultimate x64. When Windows Setup needs to reboot, this is when it happens. I have not OC'd any.
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Quote from: Svet on 17-June-11, 23:44:57
try with mainboard out of PC case, there could be a shorting issue that cause it
I double checked the motherboard standoffs. There are nine holes. The other side of the case shows nine standoffs in the proper places. I have disconnected all that I can from the board, except video card, CPU/CPU fan, hard drive.
I even swapped out my video card with an old Geforce 7900 GS. Same issue.
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Did you set anything in the BIOS? Like memory settings?
No, I reset the BIOS settings back to default too. Both in the BIOS and with the jumper.
I am going to start assuming that there is some incompatibility between the mobo and RAM, or CPU.

Msi 990fxa-gd80 looong post

Hello and thanks fokr reading. I built a lot of computers from the p2 thru the first of the athlon 64s, then I movd away from my stable of gamers I built for and was to poor myself to do any building.
So now I offer to help a guy at work upgrade and am having some issues.
We put the 990FXA-GD80 mobo in with 4 4gig corsair dominator (1600) sticks in it. Video card is msi HD .com .com6970 lightning.
I had to manually set the mem speed to 1600, for what that's worth.
Here's the problem. Cold or warm, when we turn on the machine, it stays on a pre post screen with ad blinking dash in the top left and a code in the bottom right. I believe the code sits on 3 for a bit then 20 seconds later it quickly goes to 99 then flashes the bios splash screen and boots fine.
I am not at the machine and annoyingly the guy won't bring it to work for me to take home, so igotta go back Saturday to work at it somemore, I just wanna hear anything anyone has to say about it.
I did not yet disconnect the sata drives and boot to see if the drives are hanging it but I will. Are the any other suggestion in the meantime?
Thanks

do >>Clear CMOS Guide<< with power cord removed,
also do read >>Posting Guide<<

990FXA-GD80 Consistent Freeze on OS Install

I just purchased hardware for a new system build and everything has worked fine up to trying to install Windows 7 on it. If I boot normally for an install it always locks up at "Expanding Files" between 2-3%. It used to always blue screen but after swapping the RAM it now just freezes. More on that in a second... If I boot in safe mode, I can make it through the first portion of the OS install (Copying Files, Expanding Files, Installing Features, Installing Updates) but when it reboots to "Complete Installation" it quickly freezes. Unfortunately I cannot perform the second portion in safe mode and the previous system freeze causes me to have to start the install all over again.
Signs point to RAM being the issue right? Initially I had G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800) 10-10-10-30*1.5v seated in the board (4x8GB). I've come to find out that this is most likely incompatible with this board. So I tried pulling some other DDR3-1600 RAM out of a working box and has the same result. Yesterday I went and purchased Crucial Ballistix Series DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800) 9-9-9-24*1.5v (2x4GB) that is listed on Crucial's site as supposedly working with the GD80. Along with it I grabbed a brand new SATA 3 drive just to make sure my old hdd wasn't the issue. As I mentioned above, the blue screens went away but now I'm always freezing and have not yet been able to successfully install an OS.
I have dropped down to using just a single stick but have not tried locating it in slot 2 instead of slot 1. I'm running a MemTest86 now but after 9 hours it's not found an issue. I figure it should have told me something by now if there was an issue with either the first memory slot or the stick itself.
I'm about to hand this off to a buddy to diagnose and hopefully get working as I've been failing for several days now. I'd like to make one final run at it though if people have any suggestions. My build specs are below:
MSI 990FXA-GD80 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD FX-8150 Zambezi 3.6GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor
Crucial Ballistix Series DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800) 9-9-9-24*1.5v (2x4GB)
EVGA SuperClocked 01G-P3-1563-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16
Thermaltake TR2 RX 750W Bronze W0382RU ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Power Supply
Barracuda Green 1.5TB 5,900RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
LG 22x DVD±RW Super Multi Dual Layer Burner
Thanks!

Thanks for the replies.
I'm on the latest BIOS (v11.8) and have tried a total of three hard drives. The latest was the brand new SATA 3 drive I'm currently working with.
I've tried the hard drive and optical drive on several ports. Is there a particular reason you're wondering if the drive was on #1 and the dvd was on #5/6? I've also tried installing from USB and cutting the extra SATA connection completely out of the mix. I make it a bit further into the process via USB but still blue screen.
I do choose the 'format' option everytime I restart the install and sometimes I even delete/recreate the partition. The machine has never had any problem performing this task as it takes care of the 1.5 TB drive in the blink of an eye.
As of this morning I'm really starting to think there's something wrong with the board itself. At the suggestion of some peers I grabbed the latest Ubuntu 11.10 Live boot disk. The disk starts booting and listing my devices but was always hanging after finding my firewire. On a whim I disabled Firewire, eSATA, HD Audio, LAN and USB 3.0 through the BIOS. I left regular USB enabled for the keyboard and mouse and tried again. Now it hangs right after detecting the USB devices. I don't even have a hard drive hooked up in some test cases.
Think I should just RMA and try again?

990FXA-GD80 + G.Skill Ripjaws 1600

Hi All
I have just got all my parts together for my first build in about 10 years!!
Bas - nice to see you're still here, still messing around with OS2 ? you may remember i was a moderator here way back in 2000/2001.... anyway
i have the following kit
MSI 990FXA-GD80 (BIOS E7640AMS V11.5)
MSI R6850 Cyclone 1GD5
AMD Phenom II x4 955 Black Edition
8gb (2x4gb) G.Skill Ripjaws 1600 DDR3 (F3-12800CL7-8GBXH) = on certified RAM list for this mainboard
Antec 450W PSU (3.3 + 5V max 120w / 12v 360w)
Samsung 1TB Hard Drive (HD103SJ)
DVD-RW drive
I have left all settings at auto
CPU picked up at 200 x 16
Ram picked up at 1600
Win 7 wont install BSOD while decompressing files 0x1E....
Ubuntu hangs on live CD :/
have tried with single stick of ram also, bios message at boot said settings had changed but same errors
Just going to see if i can run a memtest
this ram is rated to run at 7-8-7-24 (1.6v) do i need to tweak stuff
Thanks in advance
Will

test with one memory stick only in 1st dimm close to cpu socket.
what does the BSOD says?
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this ram is rated to run at 7-8-7-24 (1.6v) do i need to tweak stuff
leave them to auto
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8gb (2x4gb)
also ensure that 2T is used [not 1T]

Issue Regarding 990FXA-GD80 BIOS flash

Hello all
This is my first post, so please bear with me if i do not include everything needed. Also, this forum looks very informative and helpful from what I've seen. My gratitude extends to all that help out!
I am having trouble flashing the BIOS on the 990FXA-GD80 mobo. I am currently running v11.12 (7640vBC) and I am trying to upgrade to v11.14 (7640vBE7 or any BE for that matter). Thus far, i have tried BE7 as well as BE6
For BE7:
I used the MSI Forum HQ USB Flashing Tool and all goes well with that part of the process and is performed successfully. I clear the CMOS properly (disconnect power cord, hold button for 5 seconds, remove battery, hold down power button)
After booting back up, I load default settings in the BIOS, yet the BIOS version stays at v11.12 and I have no clue as to why.
Is there a Boot Sector Protection that I may be overlooking? I didn't see that type of option in the BIOS
I then tried to update to BE6:
I haven't actually successfully flashed to this beta whatsoever, because when I do boot up with the usb and try it, this message comes up:
PI Version in SYS ROM mismatched PI Version in ROM File!
Force update it may be destroy the system BIOS
We do not recommend flashing your BIOS
after seeing this message, I did not go forward with it.
Please help in this matter, as this is my first attempt at trying to flash my bios
Thanks in advance
My system:
990FXA-GD80
AMD FX-8350
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3 1600
128gb OCZ Vertex 4
Cooler Master Silent Pro M 850W

Thanks Svet, I'll try it again and go through with it
But, why does it only give me the warning message for BE6 and not BE7? I would rather try to solve the issue I'm having with BE7 rather than BE6

Problems with 990FXA-GD80 and AMD FX8350

Hello,
I built this PC back in March, and ever since I have been having problems with it. I get BSOD every now and then. It usually only happens when I am playing a game or trying to render a video. The last time I tried running Prime95, my computer locked up and didn't report the error or go to bluescreen. I thought I might post my issues here, because I can't figure out the cause. I believe it's a piece of the hardware that is causing it.
I ran memtest86 with all passes, and I checked my HHD for errors and nothing came back.
I'm not sure if my BIOS version it out of date, but it says I am on V11.13. When I scan on Live Updater 5, there are no updates so I'm not sure if I need to just flash it or what.
My BIOS settings are all default, except I changed the CPU and DRAM voltages to higher values. 1.35V for the CPU and 1.65V for the DRAM. I seen it recommended in another thread so I figured I would give it a try. All my temps look fine by the way. I'm not sure if it has solved the issues though, I haven't tried playing much games or rendering a video.
If anyone might have an idea what is going on I would really appreciate any help. I don't know much about building PCs, so take it easy :P
My full specs are:
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
CPU: AMD FX-8350
Motherboard: 990FXA-GD80 V2
GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 7850
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133
PSU: CORSAIR HX Series HX750 750W
HDD: Seagate SV35 Series ST1000VX000 1TB
I can post more info if needed, thanks!

No replies?
First off that ram is 1.6V not 1.65V. Your ram is ddr3 2133mhz which is an overclock ram speed. Hopefully that works ok in "auto".
Next, your cpu is being starved for volts. Set it to at least 1.4V. Do not be afraid to go higher if it still crashes.
The bios is the latest for Win7. I am using it and it works fine.
Do you have any monitoring software like HWiNFO64? It shows my 8350 idling at 1435 mhz and using 1.32V-1.46V right now. Under load it will be higher. Yours will be too.

990fxa-gd80 resume issue

Hello, i hope someone among you good guys can help me with a very annoying issue i am experiencing in my system, that is driving me mad and that i could not solve in a month of tries. I own an HTPC based on the following configuration:
AMD Phenom II X4 945 CPU
MSI 990FXA-GD80 M/B
8Gb Corsair XMS3 DDR (2x4Gb)
Corsair AX-650 PSU
Samsung 256Gb 830 SATA SSD (2 partitions, system + data), AHCI SATA mode
Seagate 3Tb Barracuda SATA HDD with GPT table
ATI HD 5750 video card (2 displays attached)
Terratec Cinergy DVB-S2 card
Hauppauge HVR-2200 DVB-T card
Silverstone LC-16m case with Imon VFD + Imon Pad remote and USB card reader
Internal serial port, 1394 and eSATA ports enabled
Logitech USB Webcam, USB speakers and USB G110 illuminated keyboard
Toshiba laser mouse
Windows 7 x64 sp1, windows Media Center + DVBLink TV source, MST and various other programs.
Hibernation disabled
No overclok
I used this HTPC with much satisfaction from nearly 1 year, never experiencing an issue: i used to keep it in S3 mode 24/7 and it always got out from S3 state to record TV programs without any problem.
I installed the second drive, the 3Tb Seagate Barracuda, the first week of september. Then a day between the firsts of october i installed Mediaportal to give it a try; fearing system modifications by that software, i saved a backup image in my second drive. After a pair of days (or maybe at that time i noticed it for the first time), the issue has started.
The issue consists in a strange system freeze when the HTPC tries to wake up from S3: when the HTPC tries to exit S3 state the case led gets on, the HDD led blinks once or twice and then fans start running loudly and the HTPC freezes BEFORE the display can show any image (it remains black and goes to power saving mode) - power led on and HDD led off. No blue screen (the display is off). No memory dump. Keyboard's leds off. No manual crash dump possible. All i can do is keep power switch pressed until system complete shutdown.
But the really strange thing is that it happens ONLY once or twice a day, in the rest of the times the HTPC gets to wake up from S3 normally without any issue: it usually wakes up from S3 a number of times per day (7/8 minimum), but only 1/2 times the freeze issue happens (more often early in the morning or around twilight, seldom in other time slots)... Also, when on, the HTPC runs flawlessly as ever.
Thinking MP was guilty in some way, i restored the backup image but unfortunately the issue didn't disappear! So MP was no to blame... something different had happened to my PC...
I think you can understand that such an issue is really serious for an HTPC, because it makes it really untrustable for scheduled recording work: often recordings fail because of the HTPC freezing when it tries to resume... my wife is really sad about it...
Trying to solve the issue, i made the following:
running memtest and video card memory test - no error found
change nearly every MST options - no effect
reading carefully W7's event viewer logs after and between freezes - nothing found that could clarify the issue
changing all ACPI and power related BIOS options (C3 support, EUR 2013, CPU phases, DDR phases, shadowing, etc...) - no effect
updating BIOS and all drivers - no effect
disabling cool'n'quiet - no effect
unplugging Segate 3Tb HDD - no effect
unplugging all external and internal USB devices (except mouse) - no effect
uninstalling ATI video card and running with legacy drivers - no effect
disabling embedded Ethernet adapter - no effect
unplugging the second display (an HDTV) - no effect
tried to get a manual crash dump - not possible as when the issue happens the HTPC is freezed
Those tries took very long to be made, because every time i have to wait all day long for the issue to happen: it NEVER takes place if i wake up the HTPC after a few seconds sleep, seems like it needs at least a few hours of S3 state to take place.
Now, many particulars of the issue seem to lead to a compatibility problem between PSU and motherboard: i read about other users experiencing similar problems using high-end PSUs (min load related?), problems they solved by finding older or cheaper PSUs compatible with their MB (that's a blind try thing, luck was needed)... but in all cases PSU functioning was not bad, so no RMA was possible. Anyway, it is obvious that changing MB solved the issue as well... so Corsair support states it is not a PSU issue but a MB related one.
This seems to be a frequent problem for intel z68 based MBs, but i suspect my 990fxa MB can show the same compatibility issue with Corsair AX PSU, assuming some power related modification has happened in the last month in PSU or MB circuitry.
So i would like to know if someone else is/is not experiencing the same issue using same MB and PSU; more, i would like to know what 80+ PSU is SURELY working flawlessly with my MB, in case i should have to solve the issue by replacing the Corsair PSU (that is manufactured by Seasonic); finally, i would like to ask MSI technicians to verify the issue and possibly working around it with a BIOS update (maybe raising resume initial load, if PSU min load is to blame).
Thanks in advance.

Even with AMD power reduction, consumption while on is nearly ten times than in standby... it happens me to leave my PC in S3 for 3/4 days, so power consumption would be too much (i write from Italy and here AC current is much expensive!).
Anyway, i took a more accurate look around about PSU/MB incompatibility and i'm now sure enough that this is the problem. It seems certain MBs in power saving modes (like S3) require a too low power from PSU, so that PSU min load is not achieved, that makes it malfunction. This happens to new, energy efficient PSUs, that eliminate minimum load resistors to achieve maximum efficiency...
Look at this: http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=58802.
So this issues happen because MB is too efficient (it requires too low power from PSU) and PSU is too efficient itself (it eliminates power used to remain above min load in power saving). Is this true? It seems ridicolous to me!!!!!!! To save a couple of watts we are forced to leave PC on so wasting dozens of watts? Are PC engineers really dummies?
BUT it looks like this can easily be solved by a BIOS adjustment, isn't it?

MSI 990fxa-gd80 PROBLEMS

Never in my life I have seen a more unstable motherboard....
Here is my configuration (the system is new, assembled yesterday):
Cpu: AMD FX 8350
MB: MSI 990fxa-gd80 (bios verison:13.2)
Memory: Corsair vengeance 8x2GB 1866
SSD: OCZ vector 128 GB
Power: Seasonic 850 Bronze
System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64
I need some help with the following problems if there is someone kind enough to help me:
1. after a minute or 2 bios freezes (I think I managed to solve this by setting the correct speed for ddram; initially it's 1333 and I set it to 1866)
2. Now the windows sees the 16 GB of ram but only uses 8 GB: 16.0 GB (7.95 GB usable); If I set the memory speed to 1333, the windows uses all memory but the computer resets after a few minutes in windows and the bios freezes the same. And after reset it doesn't boot anymore... I have to clear CMOS to make it boot again
3. sometimes after a freeze, I reset and all kinds of artifacts appear on the screen, and the system is not booting
Does someone have any idea about these problems ? Have anybody experienced something like this ?
Thanks in advance for your help.

Quote from: DSpawn on 04-September-13, 21:24:51
Memory: Corsair vengeance 8x2GB 1866
Are you sure? All my 990FXA-GD80-Boards have only four DDR3-Slots, not eight...
What happens, when you run the system with only one RAM-module? Check the one module first and the second module later.

Sensor not working on 990fxa-gd80

processor : fx8150
mother board : 990FXA-GD80
psu : cuagar 1200w
ram : 8gb
hdd : 320gb
the processor fan runs at 7200 rpm (my room sounds like a airport) in the starting i thought it is normal
the OS i am running is Ubuntu on it and mainly using gimp and gaming
i ran temp check all the board all the temp on the board r normal but i sensor reads 125 deg
and since then it is off
i wanted to post this before but did not get time
not changed any settings in the bios
and did not press the quick oc button on the board (which i was tempted to do so )
is it fine or i have to send it for warranty

amd over drive
cpu staus
mother board status
tmpin2-4 is on 258.9
why is it so high
cpu id hardware monitor

MSI 990FXA GD80 audio help

Hello I'm sorry if this has been mentioned before but i was hoping anyone with a MSI 990FXA GD80 could help me out please, i am having audio problems with my new motherboard when play a video or some music if i open msi control centre or scan for hardware changes in device manager i get terrible sound distortion, i think its happening because my bios is being scanned but this is the first motherboard its happened to me on, could anyone else with a MSI 990FXA GD80 play a video or some music and scan for hardware changes in device manger while its playing to see if it happens to you, thank you for any help.
p.s i am using the latest v11.5 bios and on-board audio, my CPU is overclocked to 4GHz but it still happens on default settings, thanks again.

Quote from: BR4DDERS on 30-September-11, 09:57:21
Hello i have finally fixed my audio problem i use a wireless usb adapter for the internet so i disabled the onboard LAN controller in bios, i disabled it before i even installed windows so i didn't have any drivers for it,
anyway i have it enabled now my overclocks applied an no audio problems what soever. Uncleblitz check to see if you have you're onboard LAN controller disabled.
thanks for all the help guys
[update]
I just tried control center and it still does it, i checked it by scanning for new hardware in device manager because it was quicker to open it doesn't do it there anymore just in control center, so its half fixed
...

MSI 990fxa-gd80 bios13.0 not working sata hd

hi guys i have this problem with my mobo , i have 2 hard disk sata 2 X 500mb , and the bios does not recognize them , bios V. is 13.0 what i can do ?

I'm confused... please list all your equipment as asked in the 'Posting Guide'.
There are no IDE connections on the 990FXA-GD80... if your HDD's are IDE you can't use them. Sata..yes. If this is a new board it has a bios installed. Since you have not given the list of equipment as asked..how can anyone help? As for a file for Bios in a different way.. that's a question for MSI.. this is an MSI users forum and not MSI.

MSI 990FXA-GD80 updated POST code "99"

I started my computer up last night after 3 months of using it and now it is posting a 99 code when I start the computer. I can't get to bios or boot. Keyboards will not work (both PS2 and USB). BIOS was completely up to date for nearly 3 weeks.
This morning, to no avail, I tried a new power supply.
At this point I have tried all of the following:
-Disconnecting HHD (SATA and POWER)
-Disconnecting Opitical Drive (SATA and POWER)
-DISCONNECTING ALL F-PANEL (PWR SW, PWR LED, HDD LED, RESET SW)
-Disconnecting the USB and HD AUDIO
-Disconnecting ALL fans.
-Mounting and remounting the motherboard
-Mounting and remounting the CPU
-Attempting to use a new video card
-Attempting to use a new power supply
-Placing MOBO on a different surface
-Reseting the CMOS via the on board button and removing the battery
-Using only 1 stick of ram to boot
-New PSU
Basically I am booting the PC with the power button on the MOBO and the only things connected are the 8 pin MOBO power, the CPU, 1 stick of ram, and 1 of 2 different working video cards.
After doing all of those things, the MOBO stills post code "99" on the screen and on the MOBO itself. Additionally, keyboard does not work. Furthermore, I cannot access my BIOS or boot screen.
The original video card and the replacement video card both work on another PC therefore they are not the problem.
Thus, at this point, I have narrowed the malfunction down to either the following two components:
-Motherboard
-CPU (which I doubt, but do not have a AM3+ mobo on hand) or another AM3/AM3+ processor
Any suggestions or advice are more than welcome and needed.
I am considering RMAing the motherboard...

Quote from: xmad on 19-July-12, 03:06:34
Hopefully the cpu isn't the problem, wish there was a way for you to test it out. A computer shop perhaps?
Just to be clear, you removed the mobo from the case with just a cpu, cooler, 1 stick ram & psu and don't hear the no vga beep?
I see you already tried a new psu.
Hope you get it right soon, good luck I think you are right it's either the cpu or mobo.
Yes. The GPU is working fine I tested it in another computer. I installed another working GPU, it did the same "99" post.
Unfortuneately, there are 2 PC shops close by. 1 of them is a "mom and pop" type place that really doesn't get too deep in to technical aspects and doesn't care much for AMD products. The second is a shop that only carries very low end products as well as some i3 type proccessors and mobos.
Thus, since none of the computer stores give a flip about AMD, I am out of luck in that aspect. I have quite a few AM3 boards laying around, but that does me no good with this Zambezi.
On a side note, I decided to remove the processor. The processor and the heatsink became merged together. What I mean when I say they became merged is that the thermal paste become basically a superglue between the heatsink and the processor (the FX-4170 naturally runs hot, thus, AMD has included an upgraded heatsink in it with better thermal paste). Anyhow, in order to remove the thing I could only get the mounting lever about a little over half way up. Therefore, on the back row, the pins bent a little (I would say there were making somewhere between a 80-85 degree angle orthogonal to the board). I took a credit card and a screw driver and straightend the pins, stuck it back in, still posted the same thing.
Last but not least, I read over the mobo specifications and realized that it was backwards compatible. The MSI 990FXA-GD80 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard supports the following CPU types/sockets:
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FX / Phenom II / Athlon II / Sempron 100 Series
I realized I had a (working) AMD CPU HDZ955FBGMBOX Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 3.2GHz AM3 125W Retail, thus, I mounted it on the MOBO... SAME CODE POSTED...
It must be the motherboard.

MSI 990FXA-GD80 black screen

Hello there
Specs:
What I had:
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition
GIGABYTE GA-880GA-UD3H
XFX Radeon HD 6970 2GB GDDR5
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz 16GB CL9
Western Digital Caviar® Black 1TB
2x Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADS 1TB
OCZ SSD Vertex 4 Series 2.5" 128GB
My computer suddenly crashed with a BSOD while surfing the web. When it restarted I got past the usual Gigabyte screen - followed by a black screen telling me "Beginning to update backup BIOS ---- Updating " then it restarted again, going into a loop with the same thing happening again and again.
So I figured that the motherboard had crashed, so I bought:
MSI 990FXA-GD80
Thinking that would solve the problem.
I rebuild my computer today with the new motherboard, plugged everything and was ready to go-
The first message I got was telling me that my cpu or my ram was changed, and gave me the option to either 1- enter BIOS or 2- boot with default values.
I entered BIOS, checked that everything was OK, saved and rebooted... Got past the MSI-screen - followed by a black screen telling me "NTLDR is missing, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to restart", which I did.
My comp then rebooted, but this time both my screens stayed black :O
I have now tried to restart my computer several times, but my screens stay black.
My monitors are plugged in with DVI and HDMI.
Solutions I have tried:
Removing the motherboard battery. and starting without it.
changing to my old graphic card, ATI Radeon 5830.
Removing the power for 15 mins.
Unplugging all the hard drives, except the SSD. (which my OS is installed at).
I have now also ordered AMD FX-8150 8-Core Processor.

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"NTLDR is missing, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to restart",
Did you use the ame HDD for boot without re-installing the OSD ?
This could be a case of having an AHCI mode OS HDD and your current board is still set to IDE ?
That X4 955 only supports 1066 or 1333 memory.
Borrow the other PSU. Insert only one RAM module.
Do a full CMOS clear.
Retest and do a fresh OS installation and all curent drivers.

MSI 990FXA-GD80 (MS-7640) Raid issues

I'm trying to reinstall my windows 7 64 bit on my MSI 990FXA-GD80 (MS-7640) in raid mode. When I'm in the installer and try to add the raid drivers it lists my controller but then BSODs right after loading the driver and yes I used the driver from the MB CD not to mention a number of others. One thing I noticed is that the drivers I found didn't exactly match the option ROM version on my board (3.3.1540.14) closest I found was either .13 or .17. Also when I went into the raid setup and tried to make a JBOD it spit out an error message saying I needed to select two disks to do that operation????? I work with a lot of different raid adapters and I've not seen that one
So any ideas on this would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You
One really confused oldpolishguy

E7640AMS.BE6
1.Update clear cmos function.
2.Fixed int15 can't load default.
3.Fixed Press the Delete Key of Numeric Keypad can't enter setup issue.
4.Fixed EFI shell resolution as 1024*768.
5.Fixed ECO/STANDARD/OC Genie mode don't work issue.
6.Add TPM windows inbox driver support.
7.Remove beep for ps/2 if msifastboot enable.
8.Fixed cpu frequency show error in mainpage when adjust cpu fsb.
9.Fixed some usb kb or mouse would useless when hotplug in setup.
Please note that flashing this release occurs entirely at your own risk!
For BIOS Update >>Use the MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<< => Mode 1: Point to archive file!
*NOTE: Make sure you unplug your PSU from A/C power and properly >>Clear CMOS Guide<< after flashing.

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