MOVED: MSI H61M-P21 no eSata found

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https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=150949.0

Specifications:
Intel Core i5 2400 @ 3.1 GHz
motherboard MSI H61M-P21 (MS-7680)
BIOS AMI version 17.0
G.Skill F3-10666CL7D 8GBRH - DDR3-1333 4GBx2 CL7-7-7-21 1.5v
MSI N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II/OC 1GB
Seasonic PSU SS-850EM +3.3V~24A +5V~30A +12V1~40A +12V2~40A -12V~0.8A +5VSB~3A
boot drive: WD velociraptor 150GB SATA 3.0 WD1500HLFS
secondary hard drive: WD Caviar Green 1TB SATA 3.0 WD10EADS
external hard drive: WD Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6.0 WD1002FAEX
LG Blu-Ray BD-Rewriter
Rosewill multicar reader with eSATA port
Windows 7 Ultimate x64

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MSI H61M-P21 no eSata found

I recently bought an MSI H61M-P21 board. Set it up with:
SATA Velociraptor 150 GB as boot disk with Windows 7 Ultimate
SATA WD Green 1 TB as data
both connected directly to the mobo
The configuration of the HDs in the BIOS is set to IDE. I'm using BIOS rev H00 (E7680IMS.H00), which originally came with the motherbard.
I tried to plug an eSATA external drive for backup, but Windows didn't recognize it.
I was using either an internal card reader with an eSATA port, or the bracket that came with the hard drive enclosure, which I attached to the SATA port of the motherboard.
I thought a BIOS update would allow me to do that.
I flashed up to rev H10.
Still had the same problems.
I looked on forums and some people were recommending to use AHCI, which BIOS rev H00 didn't support (it was either IDE or Disabled).
So after updating to H10, I changed the drives to use AHCI. I had to reinstall Windows 7 because I was using IDE.
Anyway, after starting Windows, plugged the drive to the eSATA port... nothing.
I decided to update to the last BIOS rev. H20
Same results.
Furthermore, BIOS H10 and H20 gave me problems. After resetting the computer, the date and time will return to the date and time of the BIOS creation, not holding the current date and time.
I went back to BIOS H00 and everything works fine, except for the original eSATA problem.
Of course, I had to set my hard drives back to IDE instead of AHCI.
Now here's something even stranger.
I realized I don't need AHCI to recognize the external hard drive through eSATA.
Even if I use IDE in the BIOS, the ONLY way to get the external disk to be recognized is to have it powered on and plugged in BEFORE I turn on the computer.
I can access my files in Windows from the external drive.
BUT, if I turn the hard drive off and turn it back on, Windows won't recognize it again. I would have to restart the computer, with the external hard drive plugged in and turned on.
By the way, I made sure the timings for my RAM where all the same through BIOS rev H00, H10 and H20.
Not sure why H10 and H20 didn't hold the current times.
Motherboard battery is fine, if not, why does it save the time and date with rev H00?

Specifications:
Intel Core i5 2400 @ 3.1 GHz
motherboard MSI H61M-P21 (MS-7680)
BIOS AMI version 17.0
G.Skill F3-10666CL7D 8GBRH - DDR3-1333 4GBx2 CL7-7-7-21 1.5v
MSI N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II/OC 1GB
Seasonic PSU SS-850EM +3.3V~24A +5V~30A +12V1~40A +12V2~40A -12V~0.8A +5VSB~3A
boot drive: WD velociraptor 150GB SATA 3.0 WD1500HLFS
secondary hard drive: WD Caviar Green 1TB SATA 3.0 WD10EADS
external hard drive: WD Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6.0 WD1002FAEX
LG Blu-Ray BD-Rewriter
Rosewill multicar reader with eSATA port
Windows 7 Ultimate x64

MOVED: MSI H61M-P21 (B3) Motherboard - are these beeps normal?

This topic has been moved to Intel Core-iX boards.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=158223.0

I figured out the issue. some MSI boards, apparently, give a beep for each usb device plugged into the computer. Once I removed all usb devices, I was left with 2 beeps and a high pitched beep. I've run across a couple places on the Internet of people who have the same issue (2 beeps and a higher beep). One person left it because everything was working on his computer. He updated the forum about a year later saying everything was still working. Another person RMA'd his CPU and that ended up getting rid of the final 3 beeps. So apparently it's a CPU related issue. I'm just frustrated no one from MSI has verified this information, and confused why they would implement something like that (the usb beep count) when that's usually a sign that BIOS didn't POST correctly. At least I presume it's MSI's doing, I haven't come across any other boards that do this, although to be fair I was looking for MSI specific information to match my mainboard.
Although thank you for the recent publication of AMI beep codes. I was only able to find the very dated one.

MOVED: MSI h61m-p21 has overclocking option but its not working

This topic has been moved to Overclockers & Undervolting & Modding Corner.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=154225.0

Quote from: Bernhard on 17-November-11, 19:51:36
You think you need 1600. What do you need it for?
Please read this: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=147704.0
If you still believe that 1600 will make a noteworthy difference, then unfortunately you will have to consider a board with a different chipset. The mem controller is part of the CPU which cannot be overclocked on this chipset.
i know that all but my stupid friend wants it to run at 1600

MSI H61M-P21 (B3) - Won't start, how can I update the BIOS?

Hello Everyone!
I just bought an MSI H61M-P21 (B3) Motherboard along with Intel Celeron G530 Sandy Bridge (2.4 GHz) and 1 DIMM of 4GB DDR3 1600 KingMax. I use NJOY 500W true power as power supply. The system starts but no image, no beep code, nothing... Testet with another DIMM of RAM (4GB DDR3 1333 KingMax), but no luck. Tested with another power supply (450w true power), no luck again. I have tested the motherboard out of case, put on an antistatic surface, no luck... Reset CMOS, same situation: no image, no beepcodes... On the Main BIOS Chip of the motherboard is a little sticker on which is written "E7680IMSH30" - i guess that the motherboard comes 'shipped' with 7680vH3 BIOS.
Is there a possibility to update the bios without replacing the CPU or send the board to RMA? I'm almost sure that the problem is around here...
Thanks in advance! Any answer is welcome!
P.S.: I appologise for my bad english.

Good morning.
I've tested the motherboard this weekend with another DIMM of 4GB DDR3 1333, ThermalTake PSU (500W, i don't remember the model) and Core i3-2120 CPU - those components were taken from another IDENTICAL motherboard H61M-P21 (B3) with same version of BIOS. Didn't worked... I have tested my Celeron CPU G530 on the functional H61M-P21 (B3) and it's working...
So, there is a problem with my mainboard, i will send it to warranty.
Thanks a lot. Have a nice day!

Problem MSI H61M-P21 and GTX 670

I bought a motherboard MSI H61M-P21 however it does not recognize my GeForce GTX 670 but recognizes other video cards and the video card works on other motherboards. My power supply is sufficient for the PC.

I bought the motherboard and processor mentioned above but when I turned on the pc it was not starting (turn on for a few seconds and restarted infinitely), returned the motherboard to the shop they "upgraded" and sent me back and then pc work normal (except for this problem with vga) and the BIOS version when come back to me was 19.0. I don't know what was the version before this, because I can't start the PC.
link to my PSU: http://www.corsair.com/power-supply-units/cx-series-psu/builder-series-cx500-v2-80plus-certified-power-supply.html
p.s.: sorry for my bad english :D

MSI h61m-p21 has overclocking option but its not working

hi msi i have h61m-21 and even it has oc option in bios but its not letting me set my ram to 1600 i have 1600 fsb ram please help.

Quote from: Bernhard on 17-November-11, 19:51:36
You think you need 1600. What do you need it for?
Please read this: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=147704.0
If you still believe that 1600 will make a noteworthy difference, then unfortunately you will have to consider a board with a different chipset. The mem controller is part of the CPU which cannot be overclocked on this chipset.
i know that all but my stupid friend wants it to run at 1600

MSI H61M-P21 (B3) - no post, no boot, no beeps

So upon setting up a new PC for a friend, including this board with a Sandy Bridge G850 and 4GB of Gskill 1333. With just the CPU, RAM, and PSU hooked up, upon turning the machine on I get one or two revolutions of the fan, then nothing. This occurs in the case, with all drives hooked up just the same as it does on the test bench with a known working power supply. I am getting absolutely no beep codes or anything from this board, and have tried different RAM, different PSU, and different processor. Is the board absolutely dead or am I missing something obvious here?

In all honesty, I haven't gotten a G CPU to work on a 6 series mainboard yet, P67 or Z68 B3/G3 if they were on the CPU supported list or otherwise. Just plain bad luck? Well, possibly.
If you have a 2400, 2500/2500k, or 2600/2600k available, test with that, the mainboard may be perfectly fine with one of those.

H61M-P21 B3 Constant Beeping, Won't POST

So basically when I start my computer, I get a constant error beeping going, with a couple short beeps at the very start, and then back to just the constant beeping. I can see a little flashing underscore on the top left of my screen, and it switches between the numbers 98 and 99 on the bottom right. After about 20 seconds, I get even more beeps thrown into the already constant beeping for a second, and then they stop and it goes back to continuous beeping. I then also get 92, A2, A3, and A4 errors on the bottom right. It doesn't POST. It will just sit there constantly beeping with a A3 at the bottom right.
I should also add that the power is always on whenever power is plugged in. Not sure why this is happening either. The only way to shut the motherboard all the way off is to unplug the power cord or turn off the PSU.
My specs are as follows:
Core i3 2120 CPU
MSI H61M-P21 B3 Motherboard
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM
Diamond HD Radeon 6770 1GB GPU
Seagate 250 GB SATA 7200 RPM HD
ASUS SATA DVD-RW Drive
Thermaltake Purepower 2.0 600 Watt PSU
I previously had a ASRock board that wouldn't detect my video card, or any others I had here to try, so I bought this one. With the ASRock board, I could boot to Windows just fine with onboard video, so I think everything is working fine.
Things I have tried:
Resetting CMOS
Trying each stick of RAM separately
Using onboard GPU (same exact errors)
Trying different monitors
I'm out of ideas, and I'm not even sure if I can take the board back. Any help is greatly appreciated!

It has completed POST when you get to the A3 code. AA is the one that is shown once in the OS. Those aren't errors, just the normal progression codes thru the POST process.
A3 it's now looking for the OS. You can't migrate the OS from another system & expect it to work in the new one. Also, did you install the OS in AHCI? Then you must have the SATA controller set to AHCI & not in IDE mode.
Added: What keyboard & mouse are used? F-Lock on the keyboard enabled? How many USB devices or add-in cards are being used?

H61M-P21 (B3)Updating Bios File not found

Tried to up date my H61M-P21(B3) Motherboard using the 7680vJ0.exe file on a usb stick from the MSI web site Version 19.0 Failed to update now can not get in to bios setup and just get a message.. Updating BIOS..................File not found
Can some one send me a link to the file I need to put on the usb stick? or email me the file please? All I have on the sitck at the moment is EIVB.BIN 7680vJ0.exe and a folder called XPELXR2X that is empty.Or do I have to rename the EIVB.BIN to somthing?
Cant acess the biose menu or the boot device menu so Im stuck any help would be very much appreciated...sorry think I posted this in the wrong section before
Thanks Tony

Quote from: oztony on 23-June-12, 16:13:57
Ok formated with hp tool put the 7680vJ0.exe and got updating bios .......bios file not found! no dos prompt if I could get to the dos prompt I thin I could flash maualy with FUDE238.EXE
Yup. That would probably work. I don't know. Not sounding good. Is there a reasonable priced pc shop in your area that has an SPI flash programming device that could flash the chip for you?

MSI H61M-E33(B3) updating bios.........file not found

Hi,
I tried to update the bios MSI H61M-E33(B3) from 10.D to 12.2. After rebooting, i got the message "BIOS Update: ... file not found".
There is something wrong, what could it be?
The following files are on an usb-Stick:
- 7680vC2.exe (Windows-Installer)
- EIVB.bin (MD5: 55a1af369b1db5b180a432a8fa5c7178 )
- IM9T318R (empty directory)
If the stick is missing, i got the message that the bios-update is not finished yet.

If that doesn't work:
>>Use the MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<<
Download the attached archive to your desktop(of any computer)
Install the forum update tool
Use option 1 of the tool and point it at the entire archive.
It will prepare the flash tool to flash, I am not sure if you are getting far enough to use this, perhap try a full cmos clear as well.
If none of these solutions will work, you will need that spi programmer.

MSI G31TM-P21

Recently purchased a MSI G31TM-P21 and a Celeron e3400 wolfdale. The board is listed as supporting this cpu but on newegg I found a review stating that there was a problem with this cpu and the bios resulting in a bios flash to resolve the problem. Is this still a problem to anyones knowledge? And if so how can i flash the bios to get these two components to work together? Thank you in advance.

So long as the motherboard's BIOS is updated to version 4.5 it will work fine. >>Use the MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<<
See if it boots first.

Do I need to Update my Bios for H61m-p21?

Hi I'm planning on buying the Gigabyte Windforce GTX 760 by January. I use a h61m-p21 motherboard. In order to use the gpu, would I need to update my motherboard's bios? I really don't feel up to it cause it seems like such a hassle.

Attached is the most recent mass production release.
>>Use the MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<<
Download the attached archive to your desktop and insert a fat32 formatted usb stick.
(Do not decompress the archive)
Start the forum flash tool and select option1 then point it at the downloaded compressed archive.
Then point it at the usb stick.
When complete boot to the USB stick and follow the on screen prompts.
You will need to re-install the intel chipset and ME drivers when complete.
http://www.msi.com/product/mb/H61M-P21--B3-.html#/?div=Driver&os=Win7 64

Problem with 8800GT + MSI G31TM-P21

For a while now, I've been using an 8800GT + MSI G31TM-P21 as a secondary gaming system. This has been working admirably for a few months. Lately though, I've moved the board to a new case+PSU, have changed out the RAM and added a new hard drive. Now, I'm starting to have problems. The system will boot with the 8800GT + WinXP, but is sluggish and crashes (usually a crash to desktop instead of a complete lockup) within 5 minutes of launching a 3d game. The 8800GT works fine in another system - it stood up fine to an extended gaming session on a different P35 board. I loaded Win8 just for testing purposes, and the display driver crashed just doing desktop operations. I also ran Memtest86+ for about 12 hours on the RAM with no failures. The head scratcher is that an even more ancient Radeon X1800 GTO seems to work fine with the MSI board. System config is below:
MSI G31TM-P21 (not sure about BIOS rev)
Intel Pentium Dual-core E5500 @ 2.8GHz
2x2GB Kingston Value RAM 800MHz DDR2 (dual channel)
LG DVD+RW
2x7200RPM drives and one 5000+ RPM "Green" drive
Windows XP SP3 32-bit
Arrow "500w MAX" PSU
A bit more about the PSU - it's a cheap, older model with a 20-pin power connector. As I understand it (and I could be wrong) the extra 4 pins just power the PCIe video card, which are unnecessary since the video card has a power cable all its own. This setup worked fine in my old case, with an even older PSU. I guess my next step would be to resurrect my old 300w PSU and see if it works properly, but I wanted to see if anyone else had any ideas before I tear my case apart. BTW, there is no overclocking going on anywhere in this setup...
UPDATE: Took a closer look at the old PSU, and it was an Allied/Apex 300 watt with (get this) 10 amps on the +12v rail. Nonetheless the 8800GT seemed to work fine on it. The "new" PSU has 17 amps on the +12v rail.

That $25 Arrow 500W with +12V~17A is a joke. Any decent 500W PSU should have at least +12V~30A. I wouldn't trust that thing any further that I could throw it and at my age that's not very far. Even a Corsair 3 year old VX450W that I have has +12V~33A. You need minimum of +12V~26A for system with that graphics card to begin with, see the chart here: https://forum-en.msi.com/faq/article/power-requirements-for-graphics-cards. You're lucky that PSU you had before worked at all in your system.
Get a Corsair PSU, a CX430W V2 +12V~28A would do but better would be the CX500 V2 +12V~34A. Even more power would be needed if you intend to upgrade to later and greater more power hungry VGA card any time soon.. See the Corsairs here:
>> Corsair PSU @ newegg <<

CPU Fan Control H61M-P21 (B3) Motherboard

I have assembled the following system recently:
H61M-P21 (B3) Motherboard
Sandy Bridge Core i3 2120 (Retail box w/cooler)
2 x 2 GB Crucial Desktop memory
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6750 1GB
OCZ Vertex 2 60 GB
Generic Case
Windows 7 Pro
I have a couple of questions.
1/ I've installed the MSI Control Center and in the green power section I can set the CPU fan to quiet which is really quite necessary since the retail cooler at full speed is really quite noisy. What I find irritating is changes with the MSI Control Center are not persistent.
Is there any way to set the CPU fan to quiet and make the change persistent across reboots, etc...?
2/ The system goes to sleep and wakes up just fine. However - the only way to wake it up from sleep is to press the power button.
Is there a way to allow the system to wake up from sleep using the keyboard?
Any and all advice/recommendations welcome.
Thanks.

So I've been browsing the Application Guide and I came across the following passage, "Every time you shut down the system, the configured setting will be restored to the factory default. If you want to use the saved settings, you have to load it every time by clicking the “Load” button."
So that answers my question - no persistent save support. So I have a new question.
Can I launch the control center from the command line specifying a saved config file? (If yes, obviously I could create a start up item and that would be good enough)

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