MSI 870 g45 no post no display

Just got everything in from newegg. Everything is hooked up and connected properly. When I turn it on the lights come on and the fans spin. But I get no post and no display. I have narrowed it down to the powersupply. It has the 20+4 connector, the main rail for the mobo supports all 24 and it does what's stated above. But I noticed the 4 pin for the CPU power has no plug. So I plugged the 4 pin into the CPU power but I just get a flash when the power button is pushed.
Any advice?

That 4 pin from the 20+4 does not go to CPU power. Your PSU has either a single 4 pin, 4+4 or 8 pin that can be separated into 4+4. They will have black and yellow wires only, no other color of wires on CPU power will be on them.
If you still have a prom after properly connecting all of the power cables then remove everything from the case and place on a non-conducting brown cardboard surface, connect everything up again and re-test. Motherboard, 1 memory module in DIMM 1, VGA with 6 pin power 1 or 2 or whatever your VGA has, HDD, ODD.
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MSI 870-G45 - something odd is going on with MSI

Ok, this is convoluted but bear with me.
I bought the MSI 870-G45 (MS-7599 v2.x) motherboard from Newegg. Newegg listed the chipset as the AMD 870. However, when I received the motherboard, the manual states that the chipset is actually the RX 780 (a.k.a. AMD 770 a chip from 2007/08!), I checked in CPU-Z and confirmed this. I built a rig with this motherboard on 8/15/2010.
I have been having all sorts of issues. These include memory errors when running memtest86+ or HCI memtest.
Today I come on to the MSI website to do some research on the motherboard and I see that the MSI 870-G45 is now listed as a "NEW" product and the chipset is now the AMD 870, as I originally thought. In fact, MSI has two versions of the 870-G45, depending on what link you visit. See the two links below:
http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=prodmbspec&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=&cat3_no=&prod_no=2070
http://us.msi.com/index.php?func=prodmbspec&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=171&cat3_no=&prod_no=2019#menu
The version I ended up with is the one in the first link.
Now, I have the AMD Athlon II X4 635. The product info page at AMD states that the voltages should be between .85v and 1.25v. ( http://products.amd.com/en-gb/DesktopCPUDetail.aspx?id=625 ) However, even though the BIOS of this motherboard (the version with the 770 chipset, which is the one I got) supports this CPU, the "Auto" CPU voltage setting sets the voltage at ~1.35v - above the specs specified by AMD! Wondering if this might also be a cause of the difficulties I am having, I lowered it to 1.12. Running some more tests to see if this has improved stability.
So, two versions of one motherboard, with confusing numbering and Auto voltage that exceeds the specs from the CPU manufacturer. What the heck is going on?
Another issue is that the manual states on page 2-6 (21 on the PDF) states that to be in dual channel mode, I need to put my two DIMM cards in the slots DIMM1 and DIMM2. However, further down the page under the heading "Important", it states:
In Dual-Channel mode, make sure that you install memory modules of the same type
and density in different channel DIMM slots.
This seems to be contradictory, but it is probably just me. Does it mean I install the two DIMMs in DIMM1 and DIMM2 or DIMM1 and DIMM3?

Thank you both for your input. I mistakenly thought this was run by MSI. Feel stupid. But since you were so kind to respond, I'll post my full system specs as you suggested:
AMD Athlon II X4 635 CPU
MSI 870-G45 AM3 Motherboard
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ)
GIGABYTE 1GB GeForce GTX 460
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM
ASUS DRW-24B1ST SATA 24X DVD Burner
OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ600MXSP 600W ( +3.3V@25A, +5V@25A, +12V1@25A, +12V2@25A, [email protected], [email protected] )
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit.
Also just discovered that there are two versions of my CPU (C2 and C3 revisions). Perhaps that is where some of the confusion regarding voltages lie. Again, feel stupid.
Issues in a nutshell:
Computer ran fine for about 10 days. Then booted up a game and got crazy artifacts everywhere. Windows 7 also showed some artifacts when I went back to desktop. OS never crashed though. Windows has never crashed. Because of this, I suspected that my GPU went bad. Ran OCCT GPU test, Furmark and ATI tool and have artifacts on all three. Artifacts appear immediately upon starting test, so I don't think it is temperature related. Temp of GPU is under 40 C idle and highest under load is 77 C, which falls in line with what I read in reviews for card.
Now, before RMAing by video card with Newegg, I decided to download memtest86+ and run it. Just a hunch. I got an error on the first pass in test 2. However, I continued to run the test and saw no more errors. Ran the test again overnight for hours and could not recreate error. Thinking I may have gotten a false positive, I ran HCI Memtest (this one runs in Windows) and ran it for a few hours. That reported multiple errors as well. Now I am trying to run the test with one DIMM at a time to see if I can isolate which stick it is.
So I guess my questions are:
* What are the chances that I got a bad GPU and bad RAM from Newegg? Anything is possible but I thought that getting two lemons was unlikely, and when I then saw the discrepancies in the motherboard info on MSIs website I started to wonder.
* Could bad DRAM have any effect on GPU - as in displaying artifacts. Or would this strictly be a GPU issue?
* A member at another forum warned against leaving voltage settings in BIOS at Auto. This is what led me to look up the specs at AMDs website. What do you think about this recommendation.
Sorry if I came off a little harsh, I thought I was addressing MSI the company and was a bit miffed by two different versions of a board and with the fact that newegg was improperly stating the specs.
I appreciate any help you can give.

MSI 870-G45 Motherboard - Can it fit two MSI GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB Cards?

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I'm planning to buy a MSI 870-G45 ATX AM3 Motherboard and two MSI GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB Cards, in order to run multiple monitors.
However my concern is that the cards might not fit into the motherboard.
So could someone please tell me if those two cards will fit into the motherboard?

It means that an x16 PCI-E video card will only get x4 lanes instead of x16 when used in that slot.
http://eu.msi.com/product/mb/870-G45.html#/?div=Detail
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I just built a new computer, and it often hangs when restarting by doing one of two things.
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2. The motherboard beeps 4 times, and then says a BIOS update has been requested via USB. It does a little routine checking for a USB and then telling me I haven't inserted a USB 3 times before it automatically restarts the computer. Sometimes it'll beep 4 times again and do the same thing, sometimes it'll go into the "Checking NVRAM" error, and sometimes it'll boot fine.
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Corsair VS2GB1333D3 2GB DDR3-1333 RAM (in the first slot)
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Here's what I've tried so far:
1. Disconnect everything except memory & video card
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Fredrik, sorry but it's not nVidia ram
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MSI 870-G45 - Hypertransport Sync Flood Error

Oh, dont you just love this error?
Long story short;
New computer, Alls well, start gaming, crashes, "HTSF error".
System Idles and can take less graphically advance games just fine, but lasts 3 seconds in more graphically demanding games. Not the video card. I've Tested it in multiple computers already.
Things I've tried;
lowering the HT-Link frequency to 1800 (x8) and keeping NB-CPU at 2000
Disabled C'n'Q and other power saving utilities
Increased memory voltage
A few people mentioned to disable HPET under power management, but i cant seem to find it =\
Tried updating the BIOS but SureHands Live Update didn't find anything, and I dont know where to DL the archive directly.
I was also told to increase CPU voltage as well, but thought I'd check here first and see what people in the know, know.
Heres the numbers:
CPU-Voltage -- 1.390
CPU_NB-Voltage -- 1.265
DRAM-voltage -- 1.750 (Up from 1.50)
NB-Voltage -- 1.103
SB-Voltage -- 1.196
HT_Link-Voltage -- 1.240
HT-Link frequency -- 1800
NB-CPU frequency -- 2000
Memory Timing 9-9-9-24
And last but not least, My system:
System:
MSI 870-G45 MoBo
AMD Phenom x4 840 3.2Ghz
G.Skill memory DDR3 SDRAM 1333 4Gb x2
500Watt corsair PSU (Was using a 400 watt case PSU before just fine)
Nvidia 9500 GT 1Gb
EDIT:
Could it be the memory? Just noticed that the sticks only supports AMD 790 Chipset while the Mobo is AMD 770 Chipset.

Quote from: Bas on 20-September-11, 14:14:55
Try different brand memory and you know soon enough.
HT errors are hard to find and can be anything from: Memory, CPU, motherboard, videocard to bad powersupply.
Typical they are cause by Memory, videocard or powersupply.
As you are using Gskill, that would be my first to replace with El-Cheapo stick and see what happens.
Even when memtest doesn't error.
I have no spare DDR3 sticks onhand and the stores around here carry the expensive kind only =\
note on the video card though, Noticed mine was missing 2 brass connector pins on the card itself. Looks like they broke off in the old mainboard i had. Pulled my brothers video card and im going to test that in a second.
Also, when I ended the stress test, boy was my system toasty.

MSI 870-G45 AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard/ video problem

yes i have the MSI 870-G45 AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard and the (SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card (100314-3L )) video card and every so often my video stops and freezes then it resets and run fine for anywhere from 5 mins up to 2+ hours what can be causing this? my power supply has way more power then is needed. all hardware is correct and properly working and updated and meets/is way above the required/recommended system requirements please help me both sapphire and when i have called msi they haven't been able to help

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yes he did try doing that and i still have the problem
If he tried the VGA in another computer and the problem carried over, it is a bad vga. (So long as there is adequate power)
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Z87 G45 No Post No Display

This seems to be a common issue, but after setting up my system using this motherboard, the system fails to post, and no display is sent to the monitor. When powered on, the fans and lights (including the audio boost light) will turn on for a few seconds, then turn off and turn back on, after which they continue to stay on until I power down the system. I've heard that psu compatibility with haswell might be an issue. I have an NZXT Hale 82 850W PSU, and I can't find any information on its compatibility with haswell. Does anyone know what the issue could be, or information on whether or not my psu is compatible?
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CPU: Intel i7 4770k
Ram: 4x8 Corsair Vengeance 1866 MHz
PSU: NZXT Hale 82 850W
GPU: Sapphire Vapor X Radeon 7970 GHz edition 3GB
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Quote from: Aristotle22 on 03-July-13, 05:30:41
Bought a new power supply. The thermaltake smart m series 850W. Should be haswell compatible. I ended up with the same result. No post, no display, and it powers on, powers off, and then stays on. I guess I'll try to rma the board, though due to the seemingly high frequency if this issue, I'm afraid a new board will just yield the same result... After which... I'm not sure what to do.
Any verification of that?

MOVED: Help troubleshoot MSI 870-G45 - Won't Post

This topic has been moved to AMD64 ATI/SiS/VIA boards.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=148343.0

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I'm using brass standoffs, I think one near each corner screwed in and one post-type near the center.
Never think! Be 100% sure!
That your standoffs match the board holes, no more no less (those holes with tin circle around them).
Timings should be set on auto-settings. And certainly those aren't good as they are meant for Intel not AMD.

MSI z87-g45 no post screen with gpu

Hi,
This is a strange problem. I had windows 8.1 installed using the onboard gpu - i5-4670k and then I bought a MSI r9-280x to add to this new system.
When I plugged the new board in I couldn't enter the bios screen or see any post or windows starting screen. After a few seconds the windows main screen shows up so it gets into windows fine and I could install the new drivers for it etc.
Now whenever I boot it gives me no signal for a few seconds before windows main login screen comes up. No matter what I do I can't get to see the bios screen, even if I try plugging into the onboard graphics.
I think I do get into the bios because if I use the keyboard to enter the bios it never boots windows so is probably sitting at the bios screen but not showing anything. The only way I can get it to show the bios screen is to remove the gpu or at least one pci-e power plug from it an use the onboard graphics.
The same goes for booting from a usb stick - no signal but it will just sit there which is far from ideal as I can't run memtest or anything with the gpu plugged in.
I do have an unknown monitor stuck at 640x480 64hz using the ms basic display driver that won't go away but that shouldn't interfere with the BIOS post screen as it takes control before windows even starts.
Anyone have any ideas apart from the usual clear cmos which hasn't worked? I have the latest non beta bios - 1.5

I have the same motherboard as you and i have this problem as soon as i flash my R9 290 to a R9 290x.
I have tried the latest beta bios for the mobo, same problem.
I think it's bios related as someone else with a different mobo, fixed the exact same issue on a gigabyte mobo with a bios update.(From OCN)
So i think we have to wait for the next update.
I guess i'm lucky, because after i flash it back the problem is gone.
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MSI 870-G45 - Can't get into BIOS

So, just built myself a new pc.
It posts, and I have some output on the screen upon boot up, like I see that its detecting my sata hd/dvd drive and everything. Like the topic name says, I can't get into the BIOS. When it posts, its detecting my keyboard and everything, but it simply hangs at the post screen and I cannot get into the BIOS at all for whatever reason that is beyond me. I've tried 2 keyboards, one ps/2 and a usb keyboard, nothing on either (the usb is one I went to wal-mart and got today as I guessed the ps/2 wasn't working correctly or whatever).
Tried clearing CMOS (taking out the battery, resetting the jumper and everything). Still got nothing.
Heres a link to a pic of what output I do have. http://img858.imageshack.us/i/img20110313152042.jpg/ (sorry, don't know how to embed pics into a forum board, not that familiar)

Quote from: littlemanx23 on 14-March-11, 13:10:00
I mean, I'm using a usb keyboard. Should I try a PS/2? I mean I've tried clearing the CMOS a handful of times to no avail, nothing. It just simply hangs at that screen and says CMOS settings are wrong.
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870-G45 won't post

Specs below. I get all 4 leds on, all fans spinning, etc. Monitor only shows a "_" and won't do anything past that. Does recognize that a keyboard is plugged in though.
MSI 870-G45 AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
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EVGA 512-P3-1240-LR GeForce GT 240 512MB 128-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card
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Quote from: Henry on 10-September-10, 10:14:25
3 pin power LED JFP2 pins 1 & 5.
Whoops, don't know how I skipped over that in the manual, thanks.
Still need help with the other issue though. Just to add, it did this the very first time I booted up, I do not have Windows or any OS installed because I cannot get past that screen.

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Recently purchased MSI 870-g45, a quad core chip, 4 gigs ram, and new fan.
installed all of it and started my computer up.
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do you use msi drivers?
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So I rebooted the PC and decided to press DEL to enter BIOS. However, every time I want to enter the BIOS the screen turns black! The display is still functional though from what I can tell (the display does not lose signal).
Following that, I reset the CMOS from behind by pressing the button with a pen tip. Starting the PC again now gives me a display of all my hardware that it detected (correct CPU, Correct amount of ram, correct HDD etc...). It also gives me two options... F1 to Enter setup or F2 to Continue. Pressing F1 displays the text "Entering Setup..." at the bottom but again it fails to enter the BIOS (it freezes on the above screen - does not turn black this time) and choosing F2 to Continue freezes as well.
I have tried to boot up with the following changes:
- No GPU and use on board VGA only
- One stick of ram in multiple slots
- No HDDs connected at all
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I should also mention that when I test it on the bare minimum (CPU, PSU, 1 stick of ram) I get A9 in the lower corner before the dragon logo appears.
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Quote from: Bernhard on 08-July-14, 19:43:46
Can you post your board's serial number. This contains the manufacture date. From that one could deduce the BIOS version on that board.
As for the windows installation from your previous system, you would be very lucky if you were able to boot with that. Perhaps force safe mode if and when you are able to boot, and then try installing the new drivers. The problem is that with the old drivers still in the boot menu, you are probably heading down a slippery slope trying to re-use it. A clean installation would be advised.
Whatever is on the HDD now should however not prevent you from getting into the BIOS.
The fact that your CPU is recognised by its make doesn't mean that its supported. The CPU ID is probably read by the BIOS, but the microcode of the CPU may be missing in the BIOS support. I am trying to think of possible reasons here, and these are just some of my current ideas as to why you may not be able to get into the BIOS.
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Also, you may want to check your CPU seating again and carefully inspect the CPU socket pins to ensure that none were bent or are not making proper contact
Yep here is the serial number: 601-7821-050B1405415963
Yeah I didn't really expect to have too much luck with the original windows 7 installation but I had no choice since my last computer failed to power on (faulty PSU I suspected).
However, as you also mentioned, I do not think it would prevent me from reaching the BIOS setup.
Hopefully the above serial can make some sense for you but I do recall some sort of date after a CMOS reset at the top... I think it was 21 April or May 2014 or so. This was next to the following: E7821IMS v2.0.
Once I get home, I will try a few things like you suggested but trying to get as much info as I can before I get home so I have a few things to try.
Thanks again!
EDIT - as a side note, I also contacted the Online Retailer I got it from and the first response from them was that the DEBUG "A9" code meant it was the RAM not fully inserted. That is another thing I have to be 100% sure of but I am fairly sure it was fully clicked in on both sides... but you never know!

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