Bios 1.9 on P35 Platinum Problems

As i stated, I recently purchased a 8400 cpu and I'm having issues with the bios. No matter what I do I can't get the bios to change my ram settings from 5 4 4 12, I am running 4x1gig of crucial ram. I have tried to change it manually and let the bios due it in auto and it always goes back to this setting. Is there another bios update on the horizon for this issue?

Quote from: Viktor92 on 17-August-08, 07:43:44
It seems that there is another beta bios in msi site (A7345IMS.P09 / 2008-08-06), but why don't you try v1.8 ?. When I had 4 x 1GB I could set the memory at 4-4-4-12 without any problem.
Just downgraded the bios to 1.8 and no change.

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Help P35 platinum problems

Hi, I'm new in the forum.
I have bought a p35 platinum about three weeks ago, it is fantastic and I like it very much, but I have some problems with it.
If I list them, could you help me??
My complete configuration is:
mb: msi p35 platinum;
processor: Q6600 (without O.C.);
ram 4x1gb team elite ram 800mhz;
video: ati 2600xt 512mb gddr3;
. At first, the motherload's bios colour was black, but suddenly it became classic blue. Now it's blue yet. Is it normal?
. When I turn on the Pc it a emits "beep"(that should be a sign of bad operation of the AMI bios).
. The bios read 3.25gb of ram, but I've installed 4gb.
. dual core center inform me that the CPU fan is 0, while, it goes on spinning. (it happens often)
. A lot of programs, like Sandra or Everest 2007, read the chipset ICH9 instead of ICH9R.
. Live Update crash when it looks for bios versions.
. After installing the bios 1.3 the start is more slowly, besides there is a screened where I can read the marvel component. unfortunately I can read just this, then I will try to do a screen.
PS:
Despite of I had this problems, I go on loving my magic motherload. I hope you will help me, because I don't know what to do.
My O.s. is Windows vista Ultimate.

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3. My O.S. is 32 bit vista ultimate and my O.S. too read 3,2gb of ram but, also when the O.S wasn't istalled on my PC, my platinum p35 read anyway 3,5gb that could be utilized and 4gb installed.
Read here:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=111120.0
You need a 64bit operating system to make use of all 4gb of ram.
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it became classic blue. Now it's blue yet. Is it normal?
It is supposed to be blue.
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2. The "beep" that my motherboard (that is new, nobody used it) emit is just one and short, one second after the apparition of MSI logo.
It means everything is OK.

P35 Platinum Problem

Update:
Have not got standard memory yet so tried other options...
Replaced floppy drive with one that I verified was working, but no change so floppy drive is ok. Another possibility ruled out.
Reseated memory, floppy cable, graphics card multiple times, no result.
Changed FSB jumper to 333 setting, no result. Changes back to 200, result!!! Booted to bios config multiple times. Some times I got 4 red leds though, in which case the system stopped and rebooted. Then booted to bios again. I decided to try again to reflash the bios to 1.1 using ctrl-home keys. This time it worked. Verified bios is now v1.1.
Started getting cmos errors though. The bios gave me the option to reset to default values, when booting. I did this, and rebooted. The system stopped working again then, showing two green lights, two red. :(
I reset the FSB jumpers to 333, turn system on/off, switched back to 200. Again, I found I could now boot to bios again.
This is as far as I have got. Havenot been able to boot to OS yet. Any advice appreciated.
Starting to think this is not just a bios issue.... :(
-Laurence
Hardware:
MSI P35 Platinum, P35, Socket-775, DDR2
Crucial DDR2 BallistiX PC8500 2048MB CL5
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz
Gainward GeForce 8600GT 256MB GDDR3
2 x Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 500GB

Update:
Before my last post, I had previously flashed the bios back to the original bios which originally worked for me (1.1, the version which came with the machine, got it from the web site), but I ended up with the same problems. Last thing I did that night, was flash the bios to 1.4b... bios, but seeming same problems reproduced.
I was ready to return the motherboard on Saturday but curiosity got to me so I decided to follow Bosskillers advice and try out some other memory. Not that I doubted Bosskiller but this meant I had to bite the bullet and go buy some vanilla memory. Another 128 euros less in my pocket, after replacing my PSU also
Before installing the memory, i decided to try to again boot the PC (using bios 1.4b... beta) with the high perf memory. Didn't work the first couple of times, then it did! OS booted even, first time in a week. Occasionally (30% of boots) I got the four red lights followed on the next boot by an error messages highlighted in red saying the previous overclocking settings prevented the machine from booting, did I want to keep current settings or reset them. In each case, I kept the setting and simply rebooted.
I then noticed I had not switch the FSB jumper to the 266 setting. Not sure if this matters, as I though bios automatically detects / sets the correct FSB setting in any case. This seemed to improve matters a little.
I then changed the memory, and things improved further. I am now able to boot most of the time, only seeing the 4 red lights when I cold boot the machine after it has not been used for a while (this happens 100% of the time). While running, it seems stable. If i do mess about a little, and constantly hit the reset or main power switch on/off every 10 secs, I will occasionally see the four red lights, or 1G1R2G so I avoid this
Will run the memtest tools you suggested. I am not convinced the high perf memory is bad yet. Will try out some more tests on it at a later date though. The cold boot issue sort of suggests a PSU issue to me but I am unsure. In any case, my Antec power PSU is not in yet , but will install when I get it and hope it resolves the residual issues.
Much appreciate all the help from folk, especially Bosskiller. It has been interesting, I have learned quite a bit I believe.

P35 Platinum Problems

Hello everyone.
I'm having a very similar problem to inucubuS'. The difference is that I've never overclocked my machine in any way, and it has been running stable for the past year or so with the same specs.
Around 3 months ago it started (very rarely) to hang on the "fake boot" with all fans running at max speed and not POSTing. The solution to each of those cases would be the CMOS clearing and loading of optimized values. After each episode it would run smoothly for many days until it happened again.
Then 3 days ago it started to hang on the fake boot for minutes, sometimes turning on and off for random periods of time, and clearing the CMOS would not solve it. During that time MoBo would show 4 red lights which made me wonder if it was a CPU issue. Strangely enough, each of these episodes were solved by simply letting it turn on/off by itself until it finally started to POST. Now I'm trying to leave my computer turned on at all times, only rebooting by OS.
I'm running Windows XP SP3, P35 platinum, E6750 at stock speeds and cooler, Corsair XMS Twin2X 2GB RAM (set at BIOS for Default speed), 500GB Western Digital HD, eVGA 8800GT @ factory clocks. System is running at mild temperatures, current BIOS version 1.9, Zalman ZM600 PSU.
I'd like any opinions on what I should do to try and fix this, should I try the same thing as incubusS even though I never OCed and am running everything at default/factory settings? I'm kinda scared to actually turn it off to try anything so I'd like to get any input beforehand
Thanks for reading all that and sorry for the long post.

Hey Jack, first of all thanks for the reply.
The modules are Corsair's TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX, two 1GB sticks set in dual mode according to the P35's manual displacement. Their settings in BIOS are left as the default. I can't remember the voltage right now, but it was set as it was from optimal values, grayed out.
As for the message, it would appear during the first episodes (meaning the ones 3 months ago), saying "previous attempt to OC failed", but the ones I'm having now are actually booting without any BIOS tuning at all, although one of them happened after I reset CMOS from the MoBo switch, requiring another BIOS loading.
What baffles me is that even during the first problems I'd never tried to OC my machine in any way.
I hope any of that helps... I'm actually contemplating trying some BIOS tweaking since I won't have to turn the computer off completely, which is what frightens me.

Which BIOS for Overclocking a P35 Platinum

I bought the P35 Platinum based on the positive reviews of performance and overclocking ability. Reading through the forums, it's not clear which is the most stable version (other than 1.0) to get to the performance numbers I have seen. Also, some reviewers mention versions like P03, VP.0B4 (assume a beta, but 1.4?), etc. What versions are they referring to?
I was thinking of moving to 1.1 or 1.6. I know the "if it ain't broke...", but I want to overclock and don't think the 1.0 BIOS will get the results I am looking for:
P35 Platinum BIOS 1.0
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4GB Ballistix PC 6400

Quote from: slugzkea on 24-November-07, 16:29:25
My ATI 3870 is bottlenecked...
No, no no it isn't. You need X38 for PCI-E 2.0. But cards don't even use PCI-E 1.1 bandwidth, nevermind doubling that figure...

P35 Platinum Problem with almost everything

Specs:
Power Suppy: enermax liberty 500W
CPU: core2duo E6750
Videocard: GeForce 8800 GTS POV
Memory: Kingston 1GB DDR2 1066
I know about the problems with the memory < BiOS 1.03. I can't boot (windows errorcode 7). I've build my own dr.dos boot cd, but when I type afud408.exe a7345ims.160 the pc doesn't do anything and I have to reboot.
Does anyone has some information how to flash the bios properly? I'm out of ideas now
thx in advantage

Start from the beginning. Are you trying to install Windows on a clean HDD using XP w/SP2? What HDD are you using and what optical drive are you using (IDE or SATA)? What is the exact error message you are getting?

P35 Platinum Problems loading 2003 and/or Vista

This is a new setup. Having issues installing an Operating system
P35 2.4Ghz QUAD Core Intel CPU 4GB Ram MSI 8800gts Video, SATA HD, 700Watt PS, BIOS 1.4
I loaded XP Pro , a few minor issues but seems OK, but decided to install VISTA (also tried 2003 server)
2003 Blue screens during the install , and Vista just wont install.
Its frustrating , as I usually dont have any issues loading OS's onto PC's
Is anyone else running a QUAD Core CPU ?
Anyone else running 2003 server ?
I am after some suggestions to try. Please Help

A little more information :
The ram is Patriot PC2-6200-CL5 PDS22G800KH
The Blue screen is 0X0000007E which possibly relates to ram error
(although this is not very conclusive)
I tried just 1 stick of ram, (instead of 2) and still cant load the OS.
Any more ideas ?
Thanks

MOVED: Which BIOS for Overclocking a P35 Platinum

This topic has been moved to Overclockers & Modding Corner.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=112253.0

Quote from: slugzkea on 24-November-07, 16:29:25
My ATI 3870 is bottlenecked...
No, no no it isn't. You need X38 for PCI-E 2.0. But cards don't even use PCI-E 1.1 bandwidth, nevermind doubling that figure...

Problem installing MSI P35 Platinum & MSI NX8600GT & windows XP

Hi all,
I just bought my MSI P35 platinum mobo and MSI NX8600GT graphics card.
Was trying to install XP on it. During installation, got the following error message :
A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.
If this is the first time you've seen this Stop error screen, restart your computer. If this appears again, follow these steps:
Check to be sure you have adequate disk space. If a driver is identified in the Stop message, disable the driver or check with the manufacturer for driver updates. Try changing video adapters.
Check with your hardware vendor for any BIOS updates. Disable BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing. If you need to use safe mode to remove or disable components, restart your computer, press F8 to select Advanced Startup Options, and then select Safe Mode.
Technical Information:
*** Stop : 0X0000007E (0XC0000005, 0XF748E0BF, 0XF78DA208, 0XF78D9F08)
*** pci.sys - Address F748E0BF base at F7487000, DateStamp 3b7d855c
Then it just freezes there. Any ideas how I can resolve this ? Please help
Thanks ...

Quote from: NovJoe on 07-February-08, 00:17:44
Please post your full system specs and PSU specs amps.
Moan Guide
my system specs
Intel Pentium 4 - Intel E8200, LGA775 2.66GHz, 6MB L2 cache, 1333 Mhz FSB, 45nm
MSI P35 Platinum
3 x 1GB DDR2 Kingston 6400 CL5 800MHz
320GB Seagate SATA HDD
MSI NX8600GT 256MB
Windows XP Pro
PSU : I-CUTE ATX-450W/P4
The HDD was detected correctly in BIOS, memory also detected, Graphics card seems ok (how I can tell ?)
rgds

Problem OC P35 Platinum + 8GB of CL4 memory with Q6600

Hi all!
I just lost that 1000 words post from power outage, so bear with me if I'm more direct to the point.
System:
P35 Platinum BIOS 1.9B1 (Vcore:1.375V, VTT: 1.30V, NB:1.550V, SB: 1.8V) 417MHz FSB x 8 = 3336MHz
Q6600 G0 2.4GHz @ 3.336GHz (42*C idle 68*C load)
OCZ Memory (OCZ2RPR800C44GK x 2 : AKA CL4 HPC Reapers) PC2-6400 @ 800MHz (4-4-4-15) OC @ 960MHz (5-5-5-18) VDimm: 2.2V
Geforce 8800GT 512 MB DDR3 (680MHz/1800MHz/1050MHz)
OS: Vista Ultimate x64
I try to push those memory sticks to 1000MHz. To do this, 2 ways I know: up FSB to 500MHz with 1:1 ratio or change ratio to 5:6 + up FSB to 417MHz. I tried both and here are the results:
Test the CPU OC = FSB: 417MHz x 8 = 3336MHz & RAM 834MHz (1:1) = 24 hours prime95 stable (small FFT)
Test the memory = FSB: 417MHz x 7 = 2919MHz & RAM 1000MHz ratio 1:1.2 = 24 hours memtest86+ v2.01 AND 24 hours prime95 stable (blend test)
Test them together = FSB: 417MHz x 8 = 3336MHz & RAM 1000MHz ratio 1:1.2 = memtest86+ stable (20 hours) but not prime95 stable. At those settings, SuperPI 32M would finish only 50% of the time (not exact in round)
I tried upping NB to 1.6V (Afraid to fry it), tried upping VTT FSB (What does that do...) to 1.4V-1.45V : no luck.
I know that below 1.55V my 8GB setup is unstable (crashed prime blend test at 18 hours...)
The other option is now trying with higher FSB. All those tests were done with 1.9B1 BIOS. At 500MHz FSB, the board wouldn't even POST. I then flashed the BIOS to 1.9B2 with success! I can now POST and boot with 500MHz FSB! I cannot load windows though which leaves me short of my goal. I tried some more conservative speed (470MHz FSB) and succeeded in loading Vista. Had a hard time thought, at that FSB speed, Vista was crawling and CPU and memory benches in Everest were about 50% lower than last stable benches. Something was wrong.
I was then wondering ways to boot Vista with 500MHz stable or make my two stable overclocks work together...
I read a post from someone stating that MSI told him to use performance BIOS P09 because OCing 8GB was easier with that BIOS. I did so. I could not boot in Vista (without OC, at default settings) because of nvidia driver (was able to boot in safe mode). I also read in that thread that BIOS P09 had problems with G92 videocards... I wish I could read German (or danish, not sure) because (save the thread I mentioned) the only forums talking about performance BIOS are German MSI forums...
I also read that BIOS after 1.3 are not good for OCing because of bad voltage regulation. I would flash back to 1.3
but the Q6600 Kentsfield is not supported before 1.6.
So I'm asking help at the same time from this board and User mod BIOS, was not sure to which board my thread would belong.
Thank you for you suggestions and/or advices concerning performance BIOS.
Jerome
P.S. Oh yeah! I also set my hardware OC settings jumpers to 333MHz which supposedly increase FSB stability... phew... I thought I would be direct to the point....
Edited:corrected typos

Quote from: solidgear on 19-January-08, 08:26:06
oops, u should have bought better memory, teach u for messing with manufacturers specs. No sympathy here
Well, it seems that the CS4 settings where exactly the rated speed for the GEIL Ultra Dual Channel modules, it's just that the (100% safe) pre-programmed SPD speeds are slower than the official rated timings. GEIL tells about that with all of their newer products, so timings I entered where not illegal for the modules.

P35 Platinum rebooting problem

Hello,
I have just registered at MSI Forums, as i have quite strange problem with my PC and i need help :azn:
My specs:
Motherboard : MSI P35 Platinum, bios ver1.9
CPU : Intel Core 2 Duo e6600 coolde with Thermalright Ultra 120a + Zalman 120mm fan
Memory: Mushkin XP2-6400 2 GB CL4-4-3-10
VGA : Inno3D 8800gts 512 with Accelero s2 rev2 + 2 Silverstone 90mm fans
HDD : Seagate 160GB SATA
Optical : Liteon DVDRW LDW-851S
PSU : Tagan TG430-U22 (i am running it at 'combined rails' mode, which has 28A rating for the 12v rail-information from the sticker)
I also have 3 120mm fans mounted in case
I have Windows XP SP2 installed
I took attempt to overclock my cpu and memory, and i managed to get 3.4ghz for cpu and 972mhz for memory (486FSB ; CPU Multipliter 7 ; RAM timings 5,5,5,15 ; RAM voltage 2,0v ; CPU voltage 1.4125v ; VTT FSB voltage AUTO ; NB voltage 1.45v ; SB I/O power 1.8v ; SB core power 1.15v), i am able to run Orthos Blend test (stressing cpu and memory) for about 8 hours (so it's pretty stable I think)
So, let's get to the point:
I am able to run my PC flawlessly all day long, but when i try to turn it on next day, it keeps rebooting itself for few minutes (it turns for about 10 seconds but the screen stays black, then it turns off and turns on again.....LEDS keep showing red/red/green/red indicating memory problem) and finally boots with 'overclocking failed' information.............i get to the bios, change ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, save settings (or not save..it doesn't matter at all) and then it boots and loads Windows no problem.......... what the heck is wrong?? Is it memory problem? Or maybe PSU? (I was using it in my previous PC)
Any suggestions ? :azn:
Thanks in advance

Avoid that one, instead go for:
Quote from: Frankenputer on 20-September-08, 02:03:41
I would recommend the Corsair VX550 or TX650.
or 750TX

P35 Platinum Restart-Hangup problem

Hi, happy new year to all.
Well, yesterday I bought some PC parts and did an upgrade but I'm facing a lot of problems....random re-starts and hangups about every 45min !!!
My specs are:
-Q6600 G0 Stepping
-MSI P35 Platinum
-GSKILL DDR2 1000 8GB (4x2GB)
-eVGA 8800 GTS 640
-Thermaltake toughpower 650W (W0104RU)
-LG DVDRW Sata
-WD 500GB RE2 sata
-Seagate 250GB N35 sata
-Maxtor 160GB sata
-Soundblaster X-FI fatal1ty
-Vista Enterprise 64bit
The system isn't overclocked, all settings are default and bios is 1.6. Any help will be appreciated!
Thanks

Quote from: Jack the Newbie on 04-January-08, 07:41:24
A few questions regarding your current setup:
1) How are your system temperatures (CPU core temps, GPU temps, system temp etc). Use SpeedFan/Everest/Core Temp to monitor your system temperatures.
2) Is DOT disabled in BIOS? If not, please disable DOT immediately and see if there is any change in system behaviour.
3) Is MSI Dual Core Center installed/running when this happens? If yes, uninstall that tool for further tests.
4)
Try to loosen RAM performance settings for testing:
- reduce memory freqency to 667 MHz in BIOS
- manually set RAM timings to 5-5-5-18 in BIOS
- set memory voltage to 1.9/1.95/2V for testing
5) Have you installed the Vista Patch for more than 3Gb of RAM?
1) CPU: 31C 34C 31C 31C; GPU: 60C; System: 45C (speedfan). Here in Panama ambient temp is somewhere between 25-31C
2)Yes DOT is disabled all time
3)I never installed dual core center
4)Currently is running @800
5)I downloaded the patch and it says that doesn't apply to my system (Vista 64bit)
I found that when disabling the x-fi, the system runs OK. Is there any issues with that x-fi or 64bit driver? I ask because previously I was running vista 32bit with that same soundcard and everything was OK.
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P35 Platinum and MSI 8600 GT problem

I have a problem with the computer locking up. It will do it on certain web sites, clicking around in Media player and other programs. I tried everything I could think of. Finally I Got an 8400 video card locally and everything is fine. My question is, since the 8600 GT gets all of it's power from the PCIE slot could it be a voltage problem? If so, I see no way of increasing the PCIE voltage in the bios for this MB.
Any ideas before I send this card back?
Thanks,
Bill
Msi P35 Platinum Motherboard
Core2Duo 6850
2 gig Corsair XMS2 6400C4D Dominator Memory
OCZ Stealth X Stream 600 Watt Powersupply

It locked up with default bios settings and no overclocking. I didn't overclock the video card at all. I tried everything. Since I put in a temporary 8400GTS I have the processor overclocked to 3.3gig and everything is fine. Could the 8400 need less power than the 8600GT and if so is there a way to increase the voltage on the 16X PCIE slot? This is a MSI MB and MSI Video card so I would expect them to work together.

P35 Platinum and eSata problem

I recently bought a WD My Book Premium ES 500GB and when i try to connect it via eSata cable, it doesn't work.My system can't recognize the drive, it doesn't show up in BIOS screen where HDD's are. I tried 2 different eSata cables but nothing.Via USB2 connection it works fine.
My system Specs are: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600,MSI P35 Platinum Mobo with latest BIOS update 1.1, 2GB RAM DDR2, Asus X1950XT VGA,Tagan 500W PSU.
I tried both eSata ports at the Back Panel of my motherboard but none worked with My Book.
Is there a problem with My Book? or is a compatibility issue?

Make sure you have set the switch or whatever your external drive has, to E-Sata mode. I'm sure you probably already did that but just sayin!
I have a different board AND different external drive but after playing with my setup for a whole day trying to get the esata to work, it finally dawned on me that I had not set the switch from USB to Esata (no wisecracks please
As soon as I did the switch, the Esata started working just fine.
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P35 platinum crazy problem

we're professional pc producers
we're building 2 workstations with this components:
cabinet coolermaster stacker
p35 platinum
kingston memories (667,800,1066)
hdd western 320gb
psu coolermaster real power 700w
nvidia quadro 1500
now:
with 700w cooler master psu system wont boot or post, fan start about 3 sec then quit
no beeps, no leds.
with others psu's EVEN CHEAP 450W OR 500W system post FINE!!!
AND THE 700W COOLER MASTER IS WORKING PERFECTLY! cause it works with 10/20 other machines.
we've updated every kind of bios release
we've switched 667,800,1066 memory from kingston, a-data o buffalo
we've unplugged all peripherals
so. any1 ideas?
the problem is the same with all 2 mobos
1mill $ at guys that solve this issue

Quote from: RemusM on 21-March-08, 22:51:04
http://forum.coolermaster.com/viewtopic.php?p=79607
They suspect a ground issue, but also have been reported several 12V rail "abnormal behaviours".
hi all, thanks for posts. we already switched to enermax psus and everything is going just fine.
but the question about cooler master psu still remain...we've done some electric tests, but we didnt find any ground problems...regard the 12V rail...an "abnormal behaviours" is a *very* generic definition of the problem, so we dont understand where we have to look...
It would be nice to find where really is the problem, so we really can say they products are "mediocres" and feel free of suggest them or not...this way product judgment can be based on real technical facts and not personal opinions...

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