A55M-P33 no video

Greetings,
old MB died and replaced with A55M-P33. put everything back together, no video and not a sound from that little speaker.
tried all the following, but no lucks...
tried to tap into BIOS
tried to resetted the BIOS
tried outside the case
Please help before i exchange for another board.
System is as follows:
CPU - AMD A6-3600 SERIES - AD3650WNZ436GX
MB - MSI A55M-P33 FM1, BIOS - unknown, serial # - 601-7786-020B1308100xxx
RAM - 4GB (2x4GB) PC3-10666
PS - Corsair CX600w

If board is not defective it supports A6-3600 out of the box.
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RAM - 4GB (2x4GB) PC3-10666
Something isn't correct. Is it 2x2GB =4GB or 2x4GB = 8GB. In any case try with just one stick.
Were all components now in use already used before with the mainboard that died? If so how did you figure out just the old MB had been bad?

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Hey there,
I'm having an issue with the board listed in the subject - I can't seem to get video working. Here are my complete specs:
MSI A55M-P33
AMD A8 3870k APU
GSkill DDR3 1600 F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL
The numbers on the BIOS chip: 25032BVSIG 1229
Not sure what's going on - it also has issues when I plug in an external PCI graphics card (a working Radeon x850). When I remove the RAM, I receive 3 beeps upon powering on, letting me know the memory is bad. It exhibits the same behavior with a different 500W PSU, and after re-seating the CPU.
I think the problem may be related to RAM, but the 16GB variant of the RAM I have in the machine has been tested and is listed as OK on MSI's site - so it should work. I'm going to try to find some other RAM sticks to throw in there tomorrow, but would appreciate any advice anyone can offer!
Also, how does one update the BIOS when there is no video output?
Thanks in advance for any help you may be able to provide!

Yes, I agree that it's a cheap PSU. But, it was pulled from a working system and has enough power to easily handle this system. I also have a 500W Apevia PSU which shows the same issue, which I believe is due to the motherboard not working properly as I've tested the RAM in other machines and it is fine.
This is a budget board, and is cheaper than the 8GB of RAM I want to put into it - I'm not going to purchase a new PSU and new RAM just to SEE if that resolves the issue. It would be cheaper for me to just purchase a board by Asus, Gigabyte, ASRock, etc., than to buy all the parts to test this budget motherboard.
I purchased this board just over a year ago (the 15th of September, 2012) and just now unboxed and mounted it, so it may be out of the manufacturer's warranty. I guess I'm just stuck with a subpar project that I can either spend a lot of money on, or I can choose one of the more reputable motherboard manufacturer's that don't have ridiculous RAM limitations (no GSKill even though it's listed under the 'supported' section. Really?) and don't point out your other, working hardware as the faulty part.
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Fm2-a55m-p33 driver problem? Game LoL looks bad

Hello,
I'm a newbie in all this hardware, but i have a new computer with a fm2-a55m-p33 motherboard and a AMD A6 processor running Windows 7 64bit.
Normally this board has on bord video. And everything looks fine, but when i play the game LoL the graphics looks horrible.. some textures are missing etc..
When i look in het device manager, i see that the Display Adapter shows "ATI Radeon HD 7840M".
I have no video card installed, so its only the motherboard and a processor and ram. Is it normal that the display adapter shows radeon hd?
I have tried uninstalling the graphic drivers, and installed the new drivers from MSI website. But it seems there are 2 different drivers:
"AMD Chipset Driver" from 3 weeks ago
"ATI System Drivers for Axx Series" from end 2012
When i install "ATI System Drivers for Axx Series" the device manager shows "standard vga adapter"
when i install "AMD Chipset Driver" i get the ATI Radeon 7840M adapter. Specially the M (stands for Mobile?) makes me think..
I see the latest VGA and RAID drivers are for Richland support, but i have no clue what that is
The shop i got this computer from installed it, so they probably installed the latest Richland drivers showing the Radeon 7840M
So to recap:
What does the display adapter in device manager should show when using the on board vga?
So what drivers do i need?
And are these latest drivers causing the graphic problem in LoL, or how to fix it (main problem)?
Thank you

the board has no onboard GPU so its using the mobile GPU core that's integrated into your AMD A-6 Processor so it will show what the APU has!
as for drivers i would suggest you use the AMD Catylist graphics drivers!
Richland is the code name for the AMD FX 6xxx skew processors like the A-10 6800K. but as yours is showing a 7840M then that is a codename Trinity APU which is a last gen one!
as for the graphics errors i would suspect that it doesn't like your current Graphics Driver but that's just a guess! <--- try the Catylist Drivers from AMD and see if it corrects the problem!

A55M-P33 and windows xp 32bit incompatibility issue ?

Ok I got a weird one that seems to be more of a compatibility issue than bad parts...
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CPU: AMD A4 3400
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HDD: Western Digital 500GB Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX
PSU: CoolerMaster Elite Power 400w RS-400-PSAR
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On a clean install of windows I am getting various bsods. Typically after I install a few round of drivers. Usually am able to get the dotnetframework + catalyst control center (chipset) drivers installed without incident. Seemingly about the time I either install the NIC or the SOUND drivers do I start seeing problems. Sometimes its 0x8e sometimes its 0x50 sometimes i dont get a bluescreen but on startup i get the infamous missing or corrupt /windows/system32/config/system ... I can always boot from a XP disc and run chkdsk /p to get it to startup, but soon thereafter the problem reoccurs (sometimes immediately with the next reboot). I've tried to use 2 other hard drives, one a brand new WD 1TB, another is a used tester drive we have laying around here.. both have similar results. I've tried to update the bios to the latest revision (1.4) but that didnt make a difference.
Here's the real kicker, I have another PC with almost IDENTICAL hardware (only difference is hard drive) (also of which I havnt spent nearly as much time with as this one) that gets a 0x0A bsod. All the hardware in both PCs are brand new (unless where otherwise noted).
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here is the latest minidump. clean install of xp. installed dotnetframework then chipset drivers - both from CD included with mobo. restarted the pc about 5 times to get this to occur, happened on shut down.
Code: [Select]
PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA (50)
Invalid system memory was referenced. This cannot be protected by try-except,
it must be protected by a Probe. Typically the address is just plain bad or it
is pointing at freed memory.
Arguments:
Arg1: e1ff3f30, memory referenced.
Arg2: 00000001, value 0 = read operation, 1 = write operation.
Arg3: f4ab7504, If non-zero, the instruction address which referenced the bad memory
address.
Arg4: 00000002, (reserved)
Debugging Details:
Could not read faulting driver name
TRIAGER: Could not open triage file : e:\dump_analysis\program\triage\modclass.ini, error 2
WRITE_ADDRESS: GetUlongFromAddress: unable to read from 80561f50
e1ff3f30
FAULTING_IP:
ati2mtag+1f504
f4ab7504 f3ab rep stos dword ptr es:[edi]
MM_INTERNAL_CODE: 2
DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: DRIVER_FAULT
BUGCHECK_STR: 0x50
PROCESS_NAME: csrss.exe
LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER: from f4b163e9 to f4ab7504
STACK_TEXT:
WARNING: Stack unwind information not available. Following frames may be wrong.
f76b63b4 f4b163e9 e1ff3f30 00000000 00000010 ati2mtag+0x1f504
f76b63c8 f4b55bc2 e1ff3f30 00000010 f76b649c ati2mtag+0x7e3e9
f76b6420 f4b55d91 106b649c 00000001 e13ea0a0 ati2mtag+0xbdbc2
f76b643c f4b0b5ca f76b649c 00000000 00000000 ati2mtag+0xbdd91
f76b6468 f4b1126d 00000001 f76b650c f76b64ec ati2mtag+0x735ca
f76b6478 f4afeea5 f76b64e0 00000002 e1416dc0 ati2mtag+0x7926d
f76b64ec f4affaca f76b650c 00000050 10000000 ati2mtag+0x66ea5
f76b6528 f4affbd1 00000050 00000000 e1416e00 ati2mtag+0x67aca
f76b6558 f4b2207a e1632828 e179de20 f4ae601b ati2mtag+0x67bd1
f76b65b0 f4ae61cf 0079de20 e179de01 f76b6610 ati2mtag+0x8a07a
f76b65d0 f4ae642a e179de20 e179de01 f76b6610 ati2mtag+0x4e1cf
f76b65f4 f4ae4ed2 e179de01 00000004 f76b6610 ati2mtag+0x4e42a
f76b6648 f4ac010a e179de20 00000004 00000000 ati2mtag+0x4ced2
f76b6674 f4ab5ecf 8a246530 e15ad9c0 f76b6698 ati2mtag+0x2810a
f76b6684 f4ab137e f76b6700 00000001 8a184350 ati2mtag+0x1decf
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f76b673c f51753e5 8a184350 8a184350 f76b6760 ati2mtag+0x6ddf83
f76b674c f5152421 8a184350 8a2c16e8 00000001 ati2mtag+0x6dd3e5
f76b6760 f4a9292e 8a184350 8a2c1764 8a2c16d0 ati2mtag+0x6ba421
f76b6820 f4c48ca1 8a184038 8a2c16d0 8a2c16e0 VIDEOPRT!pVideoPortDispatch+0xcc4
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f76b684c 805831fa 8a184020 89ef70ac f76b69e4 nt!IopfCallDriver+0x31
f76b692c 805bf444 8a184038 00000000 89ef7008 nt!IopParseDevice+0xa12
f76b69a4 805bb9d0 00000000 f76b69e4 00000240 nt!ObpLookupObjectName+0x53c
f76b69f8 80576033 00000000 00000000 70b9c800 nt!ObOpenObjectByName+0xea
f76b6a74 805769aa f76b6bf0 00000000 f76b6bc8 nt!IopCreateFile+0x407
f76b6ad0 8057a1a9 f76b6bf0 00000000 f76b6bc8 nt!IoCreateFile+0x8e
f76b6b10 8054161c f76b6bf0 00000000 f76b6bc8 nt!NtOpenFile+0x27
f76b6b10 8050064d f76b6bf0 00000000 f76b6bc8 nt!KiFastCallEntry+0xfc
f76b6ba0 805761e2 f76b6bf0 00000000 f76b6bc8 nt!ZwOpenFile+0x11
f76b6be8 bf872f9e f76b6c44 00000000 f76b6c68 nt!IoGetDeviceObjectPointer+0x40
f76b6cd8 bf8a704a 00000001 00000001 00000001 win32k!DrvUpdateGraphicsDeviceList+0x3d2
f76b6d18 bf8a6f44 00000001 00000008 f76b6d48 win32k!DrvInitConsole+0xaa
f76b6d28 bf8a6ed5 00000001 f76b6d64 0015fd98 win32k!InitVideo+0x18
f76b6d48 bf8a8249 f76b6d64 8054161c 00050000 win32k!UserInitialize+0x14d
f76b6d50 8054161c 00050000 00000054 00000058 win32k!NtUserInitialize+0x87
f76b6d50 7c90e4f4 00050000 00000054 00000058 nt!KiFastCallEntry+0xfc
0015fdb0 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 0x7c90e4f4
STACK_COMMAND: kb
FOLLOWUP_IP:
ati2mtag+1f504
f4ab7504 f3ab rep stos dword ptr es:[edi]
SYMBOL_STACK_INDEX: 0
SYMBOL_NAME: ati2mtag+1f504
FOLLOWUP_NAME: MachineOwner
MODULE_NAME: ati2mtag
IMAGE_NAME: ati2mtag.sys
DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP: 4e31d503
FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: 0x50_ati2mtag+1f504
BUCKET_ID: 0x50_ati2mtag+1f504
Followup: MachineOwner
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Using old images from totally different systems will in no case work. A fresh install should do with default settings. Maybe try with just one stick of ram first.
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Hello,
I went to the CPU Support to see if the CPU was going to work with the motherboard. Nothing came up under the motherboard so I would like to ask here to see if it is compatible.
I'm wondering if this CPU will work with this motherboard:
CPU: AMD A4-Series AD3400OJHXBOX A4-3400 APU - Socket FM1, Radeon HD 6410D, 65W, 2700, 32nm SOI, D2/D3 FCH, 1024 L2 Cache, DirectX 11
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Quote from: flobelix on 08-May-14, 01:35:30
A4-3400 is supported. It is also very well listed in the cpu support table:
Thank you. When I did it last night, it wouldn't come up.

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See . . . Now that is a Nice FRIENDLY answer. I realize im new here but i think a little leeway is due.
Quote from: flobelix on 10-March-13, 21:42:19
Follow >>Posting Guide<<
^That just seemed a little abrupt n rude.
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Hello all,
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Thank you and sorry for my english.

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Not sure if you received my previous email but thought that I would post here that I have finally solved the problem (hopefully!). The problem was with the chipset. The way to rectify it is to uninstall the AMD program package in Programs & Features in Windows 7. You then need to go on to the AMD website and download the package for your chipset. You then need to install the downloaded package.
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APU: AMD A-Series A6-6400K X2 SFM2
Motherboard: FM2-A75MA-P33
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Not sure if it is relevant, but when removing the RAM it does not beep, neither with or without the external GPU.
Also I have noticed, that without RAM, when the fans speed up and then slow down, the power button has to be long pressed to turn off the PC. But when having the RAM and GPU, when it goes through the boots and sees that there is no OS, it displays a message and can be turned off by a short press on the power button. Same thing happens without the external GPU, but there is no video output, so I assume it does go through the boot process.
I've tried both the VGA and the DVI port, with cables and a monitor that works on another PC, I've also tried to clear the CMOS and flashed bios back to V11.1 (the one the motherboard came with).
I saw somewhere mentioned that the Initiate Graphic Adapter option can get disabled do to overclocking or some other BIOS settings (I have the default settings though). Is there anything I can try changing to enable it?
I am also thinking of installing on OS with the external GPU in it, and then maybe the video will output after it successfully boots.
I guess I could also try reseating the APU, but not sure if that would help.
Thank you in advance!

Quote from: Svet on 16-August-13, 15:47:18
what external VGA you use?
can you boot when using onboard one ?
do you see anything on the screen?
is there any beeps?
The external GPU I use is Asus GT 620.
I am not sure if I can boot with the onboard one, as nothing is displayed on the screen when using the onboard one. It might go through the boot process and stop when detecting that there is no OS installed yet. I'll try to see if it boots to LiveCD when I get home or install an OS using the external GPU.
When using the onboard GPU, I do not see anything on the screen.
There are no beeps.

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i updated bios to v1.6 to see if any changed i could make to the bios..nothing there
my monitor is plugged into my video card not mobo
i disabled the igpu in the device manager..nothing there either
reinstalled everything updated to newest versions of drivers,chipset etc
I'm at loss and I'm not sure its using my dedicated video card to play games... thanks for the future help

Quote from: TheDutchmaster on 18-November-12, 19:46:23
if you look on the right you can see its running at pci-e 2.0 @ x16 so its
using 16 lanes .
so the only thing you did is upgrading youre mobo + cpu ,but kept one and the same gpu am i right ?
correct
Quote from: Bas on 18-November-12, 19:47:46
Sure it's not a Windows8 problem? Have you verified with Windows 7 to see if the problem is there too?
as for that i reinstalled windows 7 to install windows 8 and it was also happening in windows 7

A55M-P33 - Win 7 Pro x64 - 8.00GB (3.49 GB usable)

Hello!
After a few hours of google searching i've decided to ask for help.
Search of this forum did yeald one post similar to mine: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=161010.msg1180013
But there was no solution.
Problem is very weird.
Win 7 Pro x64 with 8 GB of RAM but only 3,49 usable.
Memtest and Ubuntu see's only 3,49 GB, so it's not an OS issue.
But BIOS detects all 8GB, so it's not a defected module. At least it shouldn't be, it a new rig with no other problems.
I guess that integrated graphic reserves that memory, but any options regarding this don't have any effect on 3.49 GB usable.
Although graphic driver in windows says graphic memory is 2GB (see the first pic)
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

There are only two memory slots. Both filled by 4GB Patriot modules.
I should not open case because is under warranty so i guess i'll contact the store who sold me the computer.
Wanted to know if that is some kind of feature before i return it to a store.
Could not believe and thought that Svet was joking when he recomended to check for bent pins (https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=161010.msg1180051#msg1180051)
For all the years that i worked with computers i never saw a CPU with bent pins or any other kind of damage to boot the OS and work "just fine".
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