How to make RAID5 in P35 platinum

Goodmorning to all of you from Greece.We are currently have a problem trying to solve. We have to turn 3 HDD 320 GB into raid 5 function. we are making(formating) the 3 HDD into raid 5 from the mob into raid5 in one apartment. when WE are installing winxp using the floppy disk drive for raid utility ICH9R, and after the first copying of the files ,the machine falls into blue screen (error screen).is there any other way to have raid 5 function or is it possible first to install xp and then turn the HDD into raid 5 from the windows? thank you I am waiting for your answer

Hello,
a things we should look at first:
- Can you provide full system specs? It is easier to offer advice and suggestions if we have a mental picture of your system. Read the >>Posting Guide<< to get an idea of what we need to know.
- What is your current BIOS Version?
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we are making(formating) the 3 HDD into raid 5 from the mob into raid5 in one apartment.
So, what you are saying is, that you have set the ICH9R controller to RAID mode in BIOS and that you have already set up your a RAID 5 array using the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM (as described in the mainboard manual in appendix C)?
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when WE are installing winxp using the floppy disk drive for raid utility ICH9R
After telling Windows Setup that additional controller drivers should be integrated by pressing F6, you will get a list of drivers to choose from. Are you sure that you picked the right driver (ICH9R SATA RAID)? Note that the list can be scrolled down. Many users pick the wrong driver because they use one of the few that is displayed on the top of the list and never bother to scroll down to the proper one. Please double-check that you picked the right driver.
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the machine falls into blue screen (error screen).
Please post the complete error message that appears on the BSOD.
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installing winxp
Does your install-CD include SP2? If not, use NLite to integrate the service pack into a self-made install-CD. If you decide to perform this procedure, you can also integrate the ICH9R SATA RAID drivers and skip the whole floppy part during installation.

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Hello fellow MSI customers,
as written in the subject, I have a problem with starting my PC. When I press the power button, the computer powers on, but there is no output to the screen. In fact, my LCD stays in standby mode. I can hear the fans running, so something is going on. According to the LEDs on the mainboard, it is a memory problem.
Now I turn the computer off, using the power button (have to hold it for a few seconds). When off, I start again and everything runs as it should.
After starting, I ran memtest86 multiple times without any errors. I ran a few games, compiled some programs, installed Vista 64bit, Linux, all without any crashes or hangups. It is just the starting that makes problems. After booting it is very stable.
Seeing that it could be a memory problem, I brought another pair of memory, just to be sure. I couldn't reproduce the problem on that day! Any type of memory I put in (the one before, or the newly brought home) the computer always started on the press of the button. So I thought, OK, maybe they were not seated correctly. But, alas, two days later it is again only starting by pressing the power button three times.
What I tried:
1. Boot using only 1 piece of memory stick
2. Boot using only 1 piece of memory, but different one
3. Use another pair of memory <- worked, but on that day it also worked using my original memory
4. Disconnected everything except graphics card, to make sure it is not a power supply issue (minimized power usage)
5. Tried all of the above with a different processor
6. Used another power supply
Any other ideas?
Here are my specs:
MSI P35 platinum
Core2 Q6600
Nvidia 7900GT
4GB V-Data DDR2 800MHz <--- I think this is the problem, any experiences?
Enermax Liberty 400W
a few other things (HDDs, XFi, DVD-RW)
By the way, how can I boot from an external DVD-RW? It doesn't show in the menu when I press F11 (boot menu).
Thank you for any help, muro
And just to let a bit of steam off:
1. I had major problems with the RAID controller (not MSI fault, rather intel) - I put two disks into a RAID 0, then RAID 1 and they always failed after a few boots - member missing on both disks. I was getting angry, so I put them as normal (non RAID) disks and everything is fine since, although no RAID.
2. Installing anything except windows with an IDE DVD-RW is very hard. It took me ages until I got Ubuntu booting (there are guides on the net, google is your friend), and much longer to get grub (boot loader) working. Long story short - if you have multiple disks, use the Linux disk as the bootable, do NOT put grub on the disk where Vista is installed.
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Hello,
now today is the day I've finally received my replacement board. The good news first - it DOES work! Yepeeee!
Now some more information:
The jmicron controller seems to be missing - a screen with something about "Marvel" is shown before the intel raid screen. However, it is only visible for a fraction of second, so I cannot read it. I think it detects my IDE DVD-RW so I'm quite certain it's the replacement for jmicron. I won't miss it - it took me ages to install Linux with the jmicron controller.
The problem where I had to restart the computer sometimes because it didn't even post (RAM error) is gone. It boots just fine now.
I had an extremely long first post - about a minute, but after that it boots very fast now.
anyway, regarding some questions around here - the manual states MSI recommends using an 350W power supply. My 400W is more than enough. Please note - it is an Enermax, not one bundled with a cheap case. My cheap RAM sticks also work very well now. I did try them on different boards before, so now I know I just had a faulty board.
In the end, I can only say this: This is my 3rd board already and it's the first one that works well. As the hardware changed, I presume there were major issues with this board that lead them to make a new revision. What is strange, though, is that the revision is still 1.1, as were my previous two. I pity everybody who had the same problems as I did, but I can now say that I'm very happy about the board now.
Cheers, muro

MSI P35 Platinum Load Plate Cover

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I have both motherboard and graphic card from MSI (oh yeah ):
- Graphic card : NX8800GTS T2D640OE
- Motherboard : P35 Platinum (MS-7345 v1.x)
And I have question about power connectors on board of graphic card and motherboard. On motherboard there is power connector sweetly called JPWR1, described in manual as "JPWR1 12V power connector is used to provide power to the PCIEX16 graphics card".
But on graphic card is already power connector. I can plug in specific cable that divides in two normal power connectors to connect to power supply.
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Quote from: madcio on 15-August-07, 04:14:18
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 3.00 GHz LGA 775
RAM: 4x Kingston 1024 MB DDR2 (2x two in each package - Dual Channel)
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DVD Drive: DVD R/RW LG LightScribe
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I punched your component list into the eXtreme Power Supply Calculator v2.5. Only the Pro-Version (not free) shows the amperages on the different rails (+12V, +5V, +3,3V). The overall wattage if a PSU doesn't really really mean anything without the amperage values.
Anyways, I selected "High End Desktop Mainboard", "2 SATA drives" in the component list, added three 120mm fans, three USB devices and one additional PCI card. I also set CPU Utilization (TDP) to 100%.
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373W
+12V: 23A
+5V: 13.4A
3.3V: 9A
On the bottom the is footnote to the option called "Electrolytic capacitor aging" that says:
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When used heavily or over an extended period of time (1+ years) a power supply will slowly lose some of its initial wattage capacity. We recommend you add 10-20% if you plan to keep your PSU for more than 1 year, or 20-30% for 24/7 usage and 1+ years.
When I enter 15% the calculation adds up to:
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429W
+12V: 26.5A
+5V: 15.4A
3.3V: 10.4A
Finally, I overclocked your CPU to 4GHz / VCore 1.4V:
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481W
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+5V: 15.4A
3.3V: 10.4A
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Many users in this forum will recommend choosing a Single +12V-rail PSU. One of the reason is you won't have to worry about problems due to inbalanced power loads or wasted power resources.
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how to control the speed of the sys fans? with Dual Core Center it is impossible, how to make?

What?.....this is just mindblowingly annoying.
All boards I have owned for the last 8 years have been able to control fan speeds. I didn't even consider the possibility that that this essential feature could be lacking when I bought the P35 Platinum
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Quote from: Jack the Newbie on 29-September-07, 04:32:44
The ICH9R-Chipset hosts 4 SATA ports and two eSATA ports (=6 in BIOS).
The Marvell-Chipset provides one additional SATA port and an IDE port (they won't appear in BIOS, because all drives attached to these ports are handled by the Marvell-Controller BIOS.
Thanks for the explanation. I have not been diligent enough, in other words lazy to read the manual.
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Why does it matter to you?
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BIOS Sign-on message: A7345IMS V1.4B3 083107 (Date: 08/31/2007)
Attachment name: P35 Platinum and P35 Neo2 Series 1.4B3.zip
Make and ensure PC is stable before proceed. flash BIOS from USB key, by using our Tool(easy & safe way to flash):
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Use Beta or Modded BIOSes at own risk!
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A new BETA has just surfaced in the German MSI Forum: A7235IMS.151 (09/21/07).
For anyone interested, here is a Link to the BIOS (use at your own risk!):
http://msi-forum.de/thread.php?threadid=31968&threadview=1&hilight=&hilightuser=0&page=3#post281405
Changelog will follow shortly. The admin did not find the time yet.
The changelog did not follow that shortly after all, but it goes like this:
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Fix some DDR can not boot issue
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Fix Smart FAN Fail from S3 wake up issue
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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
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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

Oc on p35 platinum. is this just about the way to do this?

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hello
i have some questions about overclocking. i have the e8500 pcu.i am verry happy with that one..
i was you here that recomended it for me,so thanks for that.
but now i would like to get a bit mroe out of it...
i have newer done this kind of job before so bear with mee..
i have read a lot on the internet and have looked in the manual for the motherboard.
but i realy dont understand eny of it.. all the numbers and different things to change in bios.
so my reading up on it realy dindt work..
so i ask you,how to go forward...
thanks all good people. for eny replies.

have now tryed it.
here is my data
adjusted cpu fsb frequency 432
adjustet cpu frequency 4018
fsb/memory ratio auto
adjusted memory frequency 846
cpu v. 1,2750
memory v. 1,90
douse this seems okey?
seems like it works good this far
one thing more!
the cpu voltage that is in the pix is not right as it seems.
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and the defalt vpu voltage was 1,0000.
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Is P35 Platinum Combo compatible with Windos 8?

I never imagined when I bought Windows 8 that my pc might be too old but looking at the driver supprot page for my P35 Platinum Combo makes me think now that I should not be using Windows 8. My pc has been having problems every since I installed Windows 8 on a new drive. For a while it would often crash/auto restart. Then things were ok for a while. Now, in the past week, my pc is really slow. Simple things like opening file explorer take a very long time. Surprisingly, in safe mode my pc runs faster.
Video Driver is up to date and has been since I installed Win 8 (radeon 13.1)
board drivers up to date
malware/adware/virus scanned
running with only an ssd drive. 80gb free space on a 160gb drive
followed ssd drive tweaks such as indexing off, prefetching off, maintenance off, RAC off, etc...
minimized virtual memory to better use my 8gb ram
Just wondering what others think about running Windows 8 on this motherboard of mine. My specs are:
P35 Platinum Combo (msi.com/product/mb/P35-Platinum-Combo.html)
Intel E8400 (ark.intel.com/products/33910/Intel-Core2-Duo-Processor-E8400-6M-Cache-3_00-GHz-1333-MHz-FSB)
Intel X25-M SATA Solid State Drive - 160 GB, 2.5 inches (ark.intel.com/products/56603/Intel-SSD-X25-M-Series-160GB-2_5in-SATA-3Gbs-50nm-MLC)
Kingston 8gb DDR 2 800
Saphire HD 7850
P.s.
Can't post complete links since this is my first post.

USER-HOSTILE! Hahaha! Hilarious vid I can sympathize with the author. I'm a fairly seasoned user and while I did manage to figure out all the controls, after much googling, I still had to deal with all the crashing and slow downs.
Well I decided not to waste any more time and reverted back to windows 7. All is perfectly functional now and at a nice healthy speed. I think my hardware was just too old for Windows 8 since my friends pc is running fine in Windows 8. Granted... He hates the interface and is now jealouse that I'm back to Windows 7, haha.
Now to create my next catastrophe! Updating my bios. lol. I noticed that the most recent version will provide support for L2 cache which would be nice since it seems my proccessor has that ability.
Thanx so much for your response Bernhard.

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??
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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.

Right Memory of a P35 Platinum

Ok just bought a P35 Platinum board, to replace my old board that I was having problems with. My processor is a Intel C2D E6400 2.13 Ghz L2 2MB. I have just bought OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 1066MHz/PC2-8500 Dual Channel memory. Is this ok? Or have i Messed up? Also what tweaks will I have to make to get this mem working to its full potential??
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P35 Platinum
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1x optical
tv tuner
PS: Asus 430W
I bay Geil pc-6400 ultra 4 4 4 12 but its works on 5 5 5 18 (everest)
will put him in bios ver. 1.6 on 4 4 4 12 its some time crash
if you want to help me please send answer and i change voltage for ddr in bios its imposibile ( i dont nou)
Sory for poor eanglish
Greats from Croatia!

It better to check the product page for the model he is using. The recommended voltage for 4-4-4-12 may vary between different models. Of course, 2.1V is a very common voltage for 800MHz/CL4 but it is better to check first to make sure there is no mistake.
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the timings of this model is set to 5-5-5-18 by the manufacturer for compatibility purpose.
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P35 Platinum + BIOS issue?

Hi,
Today I updated the BIOS for my P35 to 1.3 through Windows. Everything seemed to go OK but as the system rebooted it never came back to life. The D-LEDs indicate "Memory DecetionFail" however the system was working just fine before the flash.
The ram i'm using is "Corsair XMS2 6400C4".
Rest of the system is:
-P35 Platinum
-E6750
-Above mentioned ram in 2 x 1GB
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Any ideas? Try to find a floppy and reflash back to 1.1?

Quote from: qyx on 26-August-07, 00:28:14
Try clearing cmos carefully (with power cord disconnected) as described in the manual. Then try it with battery removed and letting machine sit for at least 30 minutes before restoring jumper to original position, closing case and reconnecting powercord. Windows flashing can be quite risky as you just learned. If cmos clear does not work, you should reflash back to the last bios that worked (see other threads for right way to flash). Good luck
Thanks for the tip i tried to clear the CMOS right away but it didn't do anything...i've since read that there are some issues with the 1.3 bios and CL4 ram and i'm going to get some ordinary CL5 DDR2-667 ram tomorrow and will try to boot to see if that does it..
The reason i did the Windows update thing is that i have no floppy so will have to get me one of those as well tomorrow to make sure that I can reflash to 1.1 if indeed the BIOS is corrupt due to the Windows update.

MSI P35 Platinum EEPROM

Hi, I need some information urgently. My friend owns the Asus M4A79 Deluxe motherboard. I'ts about 2 weeks old now, and he tried to mod his BIOS. It failed, because he didn't follow my precise instructions. Now, he has nothing more than a piece of paper, it's dead.
Is there anyone that can tell me where I can find the EEPROM of my MSI P35 Platinum motherboard? Where is the EEPROM located on the MS-7345 motherboard? I know it'll be an 8-pin IC, which is soldered to the board.
My idea is to do a hotflash, i want to desolder my BIOS chip & solder a IC holder to the board, then, use my mobo as an EEPROM Programmer. I don't want to disasemble my whole PC just to find out that the EEPROM is integrated in the chipset, so if possible, can anyone tell me wheter the MSI P35 Platinum has an EEPROM located on the board & where exactly can I find it?

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I was wondering, isn't it possible to connect his BIOS chip to my motherboard's JSPI1 connector & program it from there?
I highly doubt that. But even if that was possible, how would you want to establish communication from (let's say) DOS to whatever you connect to the JSPI1 header?
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but it's not 100% straight forward, I'll have to read up on this.
I am sure, you will figure it out.
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Also, I'll build the LPT circuit as soon as I have time, but with which tool will I reprogram the chip with?
Oh, you will definately find it, once you do some reading (there are direct links to it in the articles I pointed you to). However, here is a link to the English Download Site of the Czech Programmer that made it:
http://www.volny.cz/rayer/programm/programe.htm
Scroll down until you see a tool called SPIPGM in the list.
When I used the an older version of the tool (after building the described SPI Cable) to reprogram the BIOS Chip of my P45 Platinum after a bad flash, the tool did not entirely support the chip yet (Macronix MX25L3205 in my case). However, it was able to detect it anyway (FlashROM JEDEC ID: EF3016h) and when it does not know its size it will simply prompt you to enter it.
An additional alternativ, which may actually be the fastest way to fix things, would be to simply order a new chip and have it programmed for you with a working BIOS Image. I don't know where you live and what places there are near you that offer this kind of service. Over here in Germany, I know at least one place that does this kind of stuff:
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bios-fix.de%2Fcatalog%2Fproduct_info.php%3FcPath%3D1_28%26products_id%3D139
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I was considering to use an old ATi Graphics Card as an EEPROM Programmer, since it also has an 8-pin EEPROM with the exact same pinout. The hardware is not problem, I can quickly assemble it, but the software would be the problem, ATi's tools wont program an 8-megabit (1 megabyte) BIOS chip?
Another thing, the LAN ROM of the P35 Platinum, that can also be used?
No idea, never tried that nor have I ever thought about it.
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1.) The 3.3V are connected to 3 pins (WP, Vcc & HLD)
Yep.
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2.) There are 4 resistors, 150-ohm? or is it 150-kohm?
150 Ohm

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