MOVED: MSI 990FXA-GD80 Bios upgrade

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No. I recommend using the newest available BIOS on this board.  Windows 8 has features that require newer BIOS on some boards for full functionality.
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  • MSI 990FXA-GD80 Bios upgrade

    I'm running one of these boards using windows 7 pro x64atm.
    My question is simply all the new bio's state "* MSI recommend you to update BIOS only if you are using Windows8."
    if i wanna upgrade the bios for a new CPU does this mean that it wont work for windows 7?

    No. I recommend using the newest available BIOS on this board.  Windows 8 has features that require newer BIOS on some boards for full functionality.
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  • MOVED: msi 990fxa-gd80 running 2133mhz

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    i don,t know if anyone is interested but i have a msi 990fxa-gd80 running 2133mhz ram @1600mhz with no oc at all cpu is a 1100t bios 11.4
    Some will be interested. But it needs to be made crystal clear that 1600 RAM speed is 'OVERCLOCKING' plain & simple with your particular CPU specifications for the integrated memory controller. Running 1600, that's great! Here's another 'but', the RAM you have is 'rated' 2133, but I guarantee the chips on them are far from 2133. Most likely overvolted 1333's, or 'maybe' 1600's. Have a look at CPUID's CPU-Z SPD Tab & look at the Max. Bandwidth line.
    We are all happy that it is working at 1600 for you. The RAM you have may work well for others too. I guess that was the original purpose of this thread? Seems it's done it's job then.
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    please look at earlier posts Henry says different again to what you and bas are saying i think there need to be some sort of general consenses on this would you say
    Making issue out of admins & mods having a difference in their take on CPU IMC native RAM speed support is not cool. I am sure Henry had the brand new native supported 1600 RAM bulldozer CPU's in mind in his reply, & didn't intentionally try to misinform anyone.

  • MOVED: MSI 990FXA-GD65V2 BIOS CRASH

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    Quote from: darkhawk on 31-May-15, 18:54:39
    No, they don't. If they did, they would have the same name.
    http://us.msi.com/support/mb/990FXAGD65V2.html#down-bios
    That should be a link for the 990FXA-GD65V2 bios download page.
     Actually they do use the same BIOS. The link you provided stopped at BIOS 19.7 (7640vJ7.zip), BIOS files for the V2 are way out of date but the 990FXA-GD65 has updated BIOS files up to 19.9 (7640vJ9.zip) + K.x for W8. K.x should only be used with W8, not XP or W7.
    http://us.msi.com/support/mb/990FXAGD65.html#support_download
     For the FX 8320 CPU you would have needed 19.9 (7640vJ9.zip)
     Funki,
     What OS do you have?

  • MOVED: MSI 990FXA-GD80 V2 BIOS Settings

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  • MOVED: MSI 990FXA-GD80 need answer please to this CPU issue

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    https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=157478.0

    Quote from: DaLoona on 10-March-12, 17:35:38
    Thats a bold statement. I know lots of people who have got FX cpu's running on MSI boards without issues. Did you do research, contact people, do you have sources?? Did you ever inform MSI of your problems??
    DaLoona, I've been going through a lot of forums lately, since a month or so, after what I faced; just to identify the source. And I've not seen a post in forums of other board manufacturers, that read such high notoriety. So, it is just my assumption, from all that bits of information that I found.
    And as far as reporting MSI: I just had this one MSI board, over the eight year period of me-having-a-system. And perhaps, I have been, more than just lucky that a simple BIOS update fixed my problem.
    Take this guy (https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=152134.0), for example, and this (https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=157307.0).
    Here I'm not talking about any particular series of processor. I'm just trying to find the source-of-error.
    Quote from: jnrjim67 on 10-March-12, 21:06:41
    ...not with the FX as its not working but with x4 I had has burnt out and I mean burnt near the 8 pin CPU head, its burnt through the board to the back...
    It may have been the FX that might have overpowered the system, and after regular usage with the x4, the board fried.
    It was a long time ago, I heard from one of my friends that the golden lines on the PCB do also act in a similar manner to fuses in other regular appliances.
    And I've blown up the fuses in my house plenty of times, to say that it is always easy to break a stressed object.
    Quote from: jnrjim67 on 10-March-12, 21:06:41
    As for the FX-8120 tried it on anothert branded Mobo and its dead
    Was this other board equipped to initiate the FX?

  • Msi 990fxa gd80 bios update or not ?

    Hi guuys, i finaly got the new mobo.
    the sn = 601-7640-080b1212032316 and it says ms 7640 v2.2
    do i need to upgrade the bios to support my fx8320 ?

    You are gonna want to replace that fan/heatsink.  It is fine for stock but it will run a bit high since the 8350 can pull some watts and create a bit of heat.  The stock heatsink fan can hit 6000 rpm and it is loud.  I never used it on my 8350 but did put it on a 965 BE and it was a bit loud with it.  Anyway replace it as soon as you can and you can get incredible results with this chip.

  • MOVED: MSI 990FXA-GD80 NEW BUILD

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      You're not the 1st nor will you be the last to do so. Glad to see you found the problem before the expense of returning and/or needing buy other parts.

  • MOVED: MSI 990FXA-gd80 fx8350 overclock fail 1.45v max

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    Have you tried clear CMOS?

  • MOVED: MSI 990FXA-GD80 voltage control over 1.44V for the CPU FX-8320

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  • 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.

  • MSI 990FXA-GD80 V2 BIOS Settings

    I recently just put together my first new system. It consists of the MSI 990FXA-GD80 V2 board. Lots of reading to find that most of the "other" board owners of different brands, that start wiyh A, and G seem to rant and rave about how good their boards are, and how horrible MSI boards are. Through all of my reading though, there seems to be a whole lot more complaints about how this doesn't work, can't get it to do this, etc,etc, and not nearly as many as those with MSI boards. Thus, why I purchased it, and absolutely love it! I have an AMD 980 BE, Mushkin 1600 Ridgeback 1.5v @ 7-7-7-18-24, Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 240 gig SSD, Coolermaster V8 cooler,all in a Coolermaster 922 HAF case. Currently clocked at 4.1gigs, 24hr Prime stable. My question is if anyone knows, or has info on all the settings on voltages in this BIOS so that I can get a better understanding of what they all are and do,and where they should be set. I don't think I did to bad on my very first overclock, but Iwant more, for the bragging rights, you know. Any help would be appreciated.

    Quote from: stw1911 on 04-January-13, 08:40:53
    Funny you say overclock.net I stumbled upon that site quite some time ago. Now I'm sticking my hands in places that they should not be in, just to find a few more pennies to put into my rig. I knew nothing about computers before I saw that site, and now I am on it almost every day just reading and learning. My first and only computer before this one that I have just built was an old Gateway that I literally resurected from the junk yard with the help of a friend, put a new hard drive and OS in, and had my very first computer. It was an Intel Pentium 1.5 ghz POS. As I said before, I still need a good graphics card to temporarily complete my build, and some more knowledge to tweak it out, then I will start with the bling. Overclock.net got me good!! I don't think I did too bad on my first ever overclock of 4.1, using just multi  and cpu and cpu/nb voltages, but there are a lot more than just those in the bios, like SB volt, CPU PLL volt, NB volt,HT Link volt, DDR Ref volt CPU DDR PHY volt, NB PCI-E volt, and DDR VTT volt. I am trying to get an understanding of what these do, and where a good setting for these is so I can tweak the sh** out of this thing without burnung up the board and processor. This is why I came to this forum to ask these questions, because it is an MSI owners forum. This is an awesome board, and I want to make it pi** all over the A and G boards with the same type of equiptment. I truly think it can, just need a little more knowledge to do it.
    Since you're a beginner I think you should stick to the defaults with the voltages - you can probably bump up the multiplier safely a little bit without needing to touch the voltages. Unless you plan on doing water cooling or anything like that you really don't need to touch the voltages. Auto works fine. I had my Phenom X4 965 BE OC'd to 3.8Gz just by bumping up the multiplier and it was very stable. You don't want to fry your MB by setting the wrong voltages and its not something you really need to do as the gains aren't really there. (again unless you're doing active phase cooling or something hardcore like that) but thats really reserved for the true geeks like me. Not to mention I really doubt you'll even need to over clock at all unless you reallllllllly want to...
    As for graphics cards, I have and LOVE my Evga GTX680... I have the 2GB but theres a 4gb model out now which can handle higher texture fill rates and resolutions... but its expensive $550 or so.... good luck!

  • 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:
    Quote
    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.

  • 990FXA-GD80 BIOS Update & Compatibility

    Hi there!
    I've a 990FXA-GD80 v1 with a Phenom II x4 965BE (125W) on a v11.13 BIOS.
    With this in mind, I need to do a format & reinstall windows. I'm currently using windows 7 and will remain using it. I've noticed there's 2 official BIOS updates ( v13.3 and v13.4 ) that repeatedly indicates:
    * MSI recommend you to update BIOS only if you are using Windows8.
    * There is no way to reflash back to BIOS version Bxx if you already updated to version Dxx.
    So my first question goes to... is even worth the trouble of updating the BIOS ? What could I benefit from the update ?
    My second question goes to a possible future HW upgrade of the CPU.
    I was thinking about buying the FX-8350 or wait 'till the end of the year and go for the FX-9590 so I went to the MSI website to look for the CPU compatibility list and found out that the top of the line in FX based CPU is the FX-8300.
    What gives? Is it just incomplete? Or will I have to change the motherboard too ?
    Please, help me out guys!
    Operating System
       Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
    CPU
       AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE
       Deneb 45nm Technology
    RAM
       8,00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 820MHz (9-12-12-30)
    Motherboard
       MSI 990FXA-GD80 (MS-7640) (CPU 1)
    Graphics
       SMT24A350 (1920x1080@60Hz)
       3072MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 (Gigabyte)
       3072MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 (Gigabyte)
       ForceWare version: 320.49
       SLI Enabled
    Hard Drives
       932GB Western Digital WDC WD10EARX-00N0YB0 ATA Device (SATA)
    Optical Drives
       Optiarc DVD RW AD-5260S ATA Device
    Audio
       Realtek High Definition Audio

    Hello, and welcome to our forum!
    Quote from: gafda on 03-September-13, 21:04:42
    So my first question goes to... is even worth the trouble of updating the BIOS ? What could I benefit from the update
    I changed from to 13.x because with 11.13 it wasn´t possible to set RAM to 2133 MHz. With 13.x it´s possible, when using an FX-CPU.
    Quote from: gafda on 03-September-13, 21:04:42
    My second question goes to a possible future HW upgrade of the CPU.
    I was thinking about buying the FX-8350 or wait 'till the end of the year and go for the FX-9590 so I went to the MSI website to look for the CPU compatibility list and found out that the top of the line in FX based CPU is the FX-8300.
    FX-8350 was running on my mainboard with 11.7! 
    FX-9590 runs with 13.4 or higher.

  • 990fxa-gd80 bios on 990fxa-gd80 v2

    here my computer MSI 990FXA-GD80V2
                             AMD FX-8150 Zambezi 3.6GHz
                             Memory Model F3-12800CL10D-16GBXL
                             TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 1TB
                             Gigabyte Geforce 550 Ti 1gb
    when i install windows 7 64 integral i have the problem of 16 gb memory install and 7.97 usable. i made some recherche on forum and upgrade bios of my 990fxa-gd80 V2 with the 990fxa-gd80 bios ver.11.12. Nothing change and some day later i fount a topic said the same problem of mine and in this topic said downgrade to bios of 990fxa-gd80 ver. 11.2. then the bios wont reboot.
    my question is.
    can i do something?
    like put a seproom am3 soket and reflash my bios with 990fxa-gd80 v2 bios ?

    PLEASE READ THIS....
    xmad..????
    The memory is in slots 1 & 2 as required and showing 16384GB.. 8192MB ea. Am I missing someting? I see the correct memory, and still question how the question is only 7.XX usable? Ram speed: 800.1KHz X2=DDR3 1600
    10-10-10-30 is the correct timings.. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231489&Tpk=F3-12800CL10D unusual timings as compared to others..but accurate.
    I do not see a problem. Scubacads123 can you please tell me how and why you believe only 7.XX is the only usable memory? Again if you have a program that shows the amount of memory being used, and it shows only 7.XX.. that will have nothing to do with your available 16GB. Although you have 16GB installed..that is the 'Total' usable available memory..not what is being 'currently'used. When memory is installed..it is not all used, at all times. Possiblt only 3.XXGB.. on a 32bit OS could be maxed out, on a constant basis. It is possible..unless you do CAD or another demanding program that you may 'never' use all the 16GB. That is not a bad thing. Head room is a good thing.

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