MSI B75MA-P45 and Red Caviar 3 TB

Hello! I recently purchased the MSI B75MA-P45 motherboard and the 3TB Red Caviar HDD. I had sent my computer to the shop for the installation and when I collected it, the techies there said something about how the Red Caviar is "too big" and that there were partition issues. They also mentioned the need to download some sort of an "unlocking" software for the motherboard to solve the issue.
But the HDD and the partitions seem to work fine. They are my D: and G: drives, at 1.99TB and 931 GB respectively. And I do believe these parameters are normal after formatting. Were they just mistaken about something? I just can't see what the problem is.
I would appreciate any input on this matter. Thank you!

Wow, that was easier than I thought.. after hours of browsing internet, trying all kinds of BIOS settings, eventually I just opened the case and plugged out the SATA cables and plugged them back in. Boom, it works. Didn't expect it to be that easy since the Winki still could see the HD.
Seems BIOS is more sensitive than the Winki. But there you go, problem solved.

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MSI B75MA-P45 "Reboot and Select proper Boot device"

Hey guys, I just had this PC delivered to me yesterday, pre-built after my specs. Been using their company for a decade and never had an issue (that said, they might very well have screwed up this time, but I would love some feedback).
So, when I plug in the PC and boot it it get stuck at "Reboot and Select proper Boot device" (and in the bottom right it blink between A2/B4 before it gets to the reboot prompt).
What I have done to try to fix this:
1) Go into BIOS and swap around the boot order. No luck with that, and I cannot find the SSD HD on the list either.
2) Confirmed it was set on AHCI mode.
3) Booted with the MSI Motherboard CD to get to Winki. In the Winki file manager I do see the SSD HD with Windows installed! But the BIOS cannot find it.
The specs:
Board: MSI B75MA-P45
Bios: E7798IMS V1.5
VGA: ASUS Geforce GTX660Ti
PSU: Corsair CX 500
Intel Core i7-3770
Corsair Cooling Hydro H55
RAM: Corsair XMS3 Vengeance CL9
Samsung SSD 840 Series 120 GB
Seagate Barracuda 2TB
Win 8
So I'm left a bit dumbstruck here. It seems quite clear the BIOS cannot find the SSD for some reason, but I'm not sure how to sort this?
I mean: I do see Windows in the Winki file manager, so the HD is clearly there and readable. But on the other hand it cannot find it in the BIOS so I can't choose it as a boot drive.
Any suggestions on what might cause this and how I could solve it?
Thank you.

Wow, that was easier than I thought.. after hours of browsing internet, trying all kinds of BIOS settings, eventually I just opened the case and plugged out the SATA cables and plugged them back in. Boom, it works. Didn't expect it to be that easy since the Winki still could see the HD.
Seems BIOS is more sensitive than the Winki. But there you go, problem solved.

B75MA-P45 and Intel Xeon E3-1230V2, is a videocard necessary?

Hi all,
I want to buy a MSI B75MA-P45 in combination with an Intel Xeon E3-1230V2, but do I need to buy a videocard if I only need to use the Linux console. I will be installing a VMware ESX on it.
Thanks in advance

Since the Xeon doesn't have integrated graphics, I think you have to connect a kind of dummy plug to an onboard graphics port to trick the system into thinking it has graphics and monitor.

R9 290 problem on MSI B75MA-P45

Hello there,
I have two computers here.
Comp1:
Main Board: MSI B75MA-P45
Bios Version: 1.9 (Latest)
Video Card: onboard
PSU: GigaByte 610Watt (Peak 750 Watt)
12v rail Rating of listed PSU:
CPU: Intel G860
Memory: 16GB
SSD/ HDD: 240GB SSD Samsung
CPU COOLER:
Raid Card:
Sound Card:
Any Additional hardware plugged into your system: no
OC: No
Operating System: Windows 7 64 bit
Comp2:
Main Board: MSI-H61MA-E35 (B3)
Bios Version: -
Video Card: onboard
PSU: OCZ 500W Mod-X-Stream pro
12v rail Rating of listed PSU: -
CPU: G630
Memory: 8GB
SSD/ HDD: 240 GB SSD-
CPU COOLER:
Raid Card:
Sound Card:
Any Additional hardware plugged into your system:
OC: No
Operating System: Windows 7 64 bit
The problem is that my new R9 290 doesnt work on the first comp. When pressing the power button the fan of the GPU is maxing and makes alot of noise. Connecting my monitor to the onboard GPU i see the comp is working and is booting into windows. Updating the Bios didnt work and chosing PEG instead of IGP doesnt matter.
To check if the R9 290 is working i put it in comp2. It boots normally, and no problems. I began to wonder if the PSU of comp1 is the problem.
So i Changed the PSU of comp2 to comp1 and pushed the power button. Same as before: alot of noise and not working.
Meanwhile it Boots into windows. Connecting my monitor to the onboard video I can see it boots into windows. But I dont see the R9 290 at all in the hardware device list.
My first conclusion: The XFX R9 290 isnt recognized by the B75MA-P45 Motherboard at all, even when i switch the PSU from comp2.
I need the card to work on comp 1 because that is my computer. (Comp2 I borrowed from a friend for testing).

Quote from: vondutchx on 28-December-13, 18:40:07
Litecoin mining :P, and for the games i play the setup is more then enough. If it would work...
A tip to all the Bit/Lite coin miners:
Just plug 6 AMD graphic cards into a piece of wood and you'll become a real "miner".

MSI B75MA-P45 suddenly no post after 2 weeks new build

Hi all..an annoying problem after i built this new 2-3 weeks ago & running fine.
Suddenly pc doesnt post/boot just black screen on monitor (no signal received) No beep from post speaker & No lights on keyboard (although number/caps lights do flash once on & off).
MSI B75MA-P45 (MS 7798 Ver 1.1) ser no 601-7798-030B1210112914
Intel i3 3220 LGA1155 3.3GHz 55w BX80637133220
2 sticks Crucial Ballistix BLT4G3D1608DT1TX0.16FKR 1600MHz 8-8-8-24 (in slots 2 & 4)
Corsair 430W CX430M CX Series Modular PSU 80 Plus Bronze
Asus nVidia GT640 2GBD3 PCIE GPU
I built this for my brother so i havent used it after initial build but he said it worked fine until went to start yesterday & this problem appeared. I installed/updated all drivers from shipped mobo disc & gpu driver is up to date.Microsoft Security Essentials was installed from new also.
I have tried installing 1 stick ram & tried it in all 4 slots (both sticks).
I have reset cmos
I have tried new monitor cable (dvi)
I have removed & reset 24 pin & 4 pin mobo power cables
I removed/reseated gpu card
i have tried new sata cable from hdd (WD Blue 500GB HDD)
Anything you can point me towards please?
Thank You

Quote from: Bernhard on 03-April-13, 17:35:22
Try another known working PSU.
Just got around to this pc again this morning & have upgraded the psu to Corsair 600w & hey hey boots to windows fine.
Thank you very much for your help
Regards

MSI B75MA-P45 -- No POST beep

So this is my first build and my configurations are
Intel i5 3570
Corsair vengeance 4 GB DDR3
Corsair CX600W PSU
Cooler master HAF 912 Combat cabinet
Nvidia GTX 660(Yet to be delivered)
Seagate barracuda 1 TB
So,I breadboarded my motherboard with the CPU,heatsink,RAM and PSU.
I fired it up and there was no POST beep on the speaker.
Then I removed the RAM and I got 3 long beeps which means bad memory.
So,my question is that what is the culprit? I guess if it can manage to give 3 long beeps for no RAM,the processor is fine.
The leftover parts are PSU,mobo and RAM.I am yet to borrow a RAM from my friend and PSU seems fine as there was very less load on it(not even a GPU).
Is there anyone with a B75MA-P45 who faced anything like that? Can this really be a bad mobo? The caps seem fine and theres no point of static flowing into it.
Also,the fans attatched to the motherboard powerup as well so this might mean that power is being supplied to motherboard and it isn't short.
Please reply soon as I'm really worried and pissed off on this problem :|

So,yesterday I wrote about how I couldn't get a POST beep.Now,things got worse.Today when I tried to power up the PC..it didn't :\ No cabinet fans spinning,no CPU fan snipping..NOTHING.
I removed the front panel headers and short the board manually to power it up but still the same.
PSU could have been bad but I tried the paper-clip method and the PSU's fan was working on when I used that method.
I have already applied for a replacement but as of now I would like to diagnose the problem.As with the paper-clip method,I short the 24 pin power plug.So,that means that 24-pin cable is working.
That comes down to either the 24-pin socket OR ATX 4 pin cable/SOCKET which is beside the processor.As I have a ATX 4x4 pin cable I tried to use both of them but to no avail.
That lowers down to the ATX 4 pin socket.So,that got screwed?
The last time I powered up my PC was yesterday by breadboarding it.After that I placed it back into the cabinet.
What are your thoughts on this one? Can you suggest me something to make it working again? Will CMOS reset help in such case?
And is it normal that my ATX 24 pin power cable has 23 wires?
Please reply as soon as possible.

MSI Platinium P45 and DDR3

Hello i have a MSI Platinium P45 Motherboard and i would like to know if 4GB DDR3 -1333 is supported
or only DDR3-1066 is.
-Sheldon

It is very important to pay close attention to the marketing name and the model number when it comes to DDR2/DDR3 support.
The MSI P45 Platinum [MS-7512] does not support DDR3 memory sticks:
--> http://eu.msi.com/index.php?func=proddesc&maincat_no=1&prod_no=1479
The MSI P45D3 Platinum [MS-7513] on the other hand does support DDR3 memory (but not DDR2).
--> http://eu.msi.com/index.php?func=proddesc&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=170&prod_no=1480
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i have a MSI Platinium P45 Motherboard
In case you have the MS-7512/P45 Platinum you can forget about DDR3 support altogether as the board only has DDR2 memory slots. If you indeed have a P45D3 Platinum then you should know that (regardless of what MSI says on the product page for this board) the Intel Chipset Specifications for the P45 Chipset only mention DDR3-800 and DDR3-1066. DDR3-1333 modules are not officially supported on the P45 Chipset (according to Intel's Datasheets).

Re: MSI B75MA-P45 drivers on Windows 10!

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Please tell us more about your system: >>Posting Guide<<
Did you maybe try older version of graphics driver?...

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R7770 on B75MA-P45?

Have been trying to fit a new MSI R7770-pmd1gd5 to an MSI B75MA-P45 in a PC running Windows8, but can't get any output. The PSU is 550W, the 6pin connector is connected, the previous card works fine in the slot. What do we need to do to get this combination working? - or are they not compatible...?
Thanks!

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MSI Motherboard B75MA-P45 (Cold Boot up)

I am having a problem with booting up first thing in the morning. When I power-up my computer will start to and then shut down. If I reset or manually hit the power button after that it will work fine for the rest of the day. The problem occurs only when the computer has been shut down for five hours or more. Does anyone have an idea why this is happening? My motherboard is a B75MA-P45.

Quote from: xmad on 27-March-13, 00:39:43
Make sure this is your board: http://www.msi.com/product/mb/B75MA-P45.html#/?div=BIOS
IF so, >>Use the MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<<
Use option 1 of the tool and point it at the compressed archive I attached then at your fat 32 formatted usb stick.
Then boot to the usb stick and proceed with flash.
If no help, let us know more info.
>>Posting Guide<<
I want to thank you for all the help. As of now this has seemed to do the trick. Turned on computer this morning without a problem.

[B75MA-P45] UEFI Bio Version [E7798IMS.1xx]

E7798IMS.160 ===> E7798IMS.176 Beta Bios
VGA BIOS : 2137
GOP      : 3.0.14.1015
ME Version     : 8.1.40.1416
LAN OptionRom : 2.41/1.24 UEFI:2.008
01. Switch to PLL mode for clock buffer.
   02. Fix can't detect LSI 9270-8i RAID card.
   03. Fix LSI 9270-8i RAID card can be detected in BIOS when Windows 8 feature enabled,
     but the option has display garbled.
   04. Fix GetVariable compatibility issue while enable Win 8 feature upon MahoBay codebase.
05. Patch some memory user mannule set tcl=12 can't boot when dram frequency>2600MHz.
   06. Remove Switch to PLL mode for clock buffer solution.
   07. Patch Fast Boot PS2 Devices Support disable function incorrect.
   08. Update ME 8.1.40.1416.
   09. Modify the PCH Sata Aggressive LPM Support item default value.
   10. Adjust Fast Boot PS2 Devices Support disable function incorrect solution.
   11. Update CPU Microcode for Ivy Bridge E-1 and L-1(M12306A9_00000019).
     &Update CPU Microcode for Sandy Bridge Q-0 and D-2(M12206A7_00000029).
   12. Add solution to fix System hang up "A2" with some hard disk.
   13. Update Fixbootorder module to support AMI BCP tool.
01. Modify the CSM erp market name to be CSM-B75MA-P45.
01. Modify the PCH SATA Aggressive LPM Support item default value.
   02. Add CSM erp.
01. Add "Long Duration Power Limit","Short uration Power Limit","Primary Plane Turbo Power Limit", "Secondary Plane Turbo Power Limit" range to 4096.
   02. Fix UEFI OS 80 port can't show CPU temp issue.
   03. Fix clear cmos after boot option priorities show error issue.
   04. Fixed build-in shell disappear issue when update FixedBootOrder13 module.
   05. Fixed OA30tool change OEMID & OEMTBLID failed when select boot to UEFI OS.
   06. Update SMBIOS module ver 34.
   07. Improve OC memory(2600Mhz+) capability for Intel 7 series project.
01.Disable"Secure Boot"when "Windows 8 feature"set from"Enabled"to"Disabled"
     to patch some NV¡¯s graphics card capability issue.
   02.Fix it will show error characters in Boot device priority after disable
     some boot options.
   03.Fix some monitor hang B2 issue.
   04.Limit Snapshot to be triggled just one time while system with multiple USB
     keyboards pluged.
   05.Change French language error in the option Load Overclocking Profile X
01.Fixed build-in shell disappear issue when update FixedBootOrder13 module.
   02.Fix WIN7 64 Bit UEFI OS S4 resume fail issue.
   03.Update new solution for fix select BIOS Setup Discard Changes and Exit
     item after can't enter os issue
   04.Fix connect some usb device will can't enter os.
Please note that flashing this release occurs entirely at your own risk!
For BIOS Update >>Use the MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<< => Mode 1: Point to archive file!
*NOTE: Make sure you unplug your PSU from A/C power and properly >>Clear CMOS Guide<< after flashing.

As it supports M-FLASH you will (according to MSI) be able to use a USB drive as a BIOS chip and boot the computer,
This info is taken straight from your motherboards page at msi.com
M-Flash
Compared to common motherboard which need extra BIOS chips, MSI’s M-Flash has a double advantage which doesn’t need extra components and secondly, all your BIOS data will be saved in the USB drive. The stored data does not only have backup and upgrade function, moreover it can also be seen as a portable BIOS chip which is actually able to boot up your PC.
Features
- Backup/Restore Your BIOS to/from Any USB Flash Disk
- Avoid Unnecessary Repair Due to Accident Failures During The Upgrading Process
- Earn more BIOS Lifespan by Reducing Unnecessary Rewriting Process

B75MA-P45 with celeron g1610?

I bought IB Celeron G1610, and planning to buy B75MA-P45. My question is will it work with this MB? On CPU support list, for this board, is not listed, maybe the list isn't populated or something...

Best to ask MSI. http://us.msi.com/service/PreSaleForm/
That CPU was released this year, last BIOS update for that MB was December of last year so no telling whether that CPU would work or not, probably not or if it does it would not be fully supported and would possibly have problems with it.
Edit: I just did a bit of a search at MSI and from the list of MB's that support that CPU I found this B75 part of the list:
B75A-E33
B75A-G41
B75A-G43
B75IA-E33
B75MA-E33
B75MA-G43
B75MA-P45
So apparently it is supported and MSI has not updated CPU support list since Dec last year.

Compatibility HD 7790 B75MA-P45

Hi guys, i need help. I got this motherboard: cz.msi.com/product/mb/B75MA-P45 .html and i buy this graphic card: cz.msi.com/product/vga/R7790-2GD5-OC .html. Before this card i have ATI SAPPHIRE HD 2600XT and my computer works perfectly. Now I installed new graphic card, installed drivers from CD and here my problems started. I get BlueScreens PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA randomly. Is it that graphic card is not compatible with my motherboard? I runned HD Tune PRO my HDD is clear any MemTest86+ doesn´t show nothing (4GB Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600Mhz). I got Windows 7 Home Edition 64bit and nothing overclocked. What´s wrong?

Board: B75MA-P45
Bios: Version 1.8
VGA: MSI R7790-2GD5/OC
PSU: Corsair CX500 (500W, 80 Plus Bronze, ATX2.2, aktívne PFC, SATA, 120mm)
Intel Core i5-3350P Ivy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.3GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 69W
MEM: Kingston 4GB DDR3 1600MHz CL9 HyperX blu Edition
HDD: Western Digital Blue 1000GB 64MB cache
COOLER: Intel Box Fan
OC: Nothing
OS: Windows 7 64bit Home Premium
Have ATI SAPPHIRE HD 2600XT before, no problems, now installed AMD HD 7790 2GB OC and have blue screens PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA.
Reinstall my Windows, installed new drivers from amd.com, download newest drivers for motherboard from msi.com, installed new BIOS v1.8.
Checked HDD with HDD Tune PRO, no errors, RAM module checked with MemTest86+ and no errors.
WhoCrashed show me that BlueScreens was beause of Avast! driver fault, uninstalled it and blue screen show aggain and show this:
System Information (local)
computer name: IQON-PC
windows version: Windows 7 , 6.1, build: 7600
windows dir: C:\Windows
CPU: GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3350P CPU @ 3.10GHz Intel586, level: 6
4 logical processors, active mask: 15
RAM: 4226740224 total
VM: 2147352576, free: 1996439552
Crash Dump Analysis
Crash dump directory: C:\Windows\Minidump
Crash dumps are enabled on your computer.
On Sun 13. 10. 2013 13:00:59 GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\101313-15475-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x71F00)
Bugcheck code: 0x50 (0xFFFFF8A0083F6000, 0x0, 0xFFFFF80003146079, 0x0)
Error: PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: NT Kernel & System
Bug check description: This indicates that invalid system memory has been referenced.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
The crash took place in the Windows kernel. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver that cannot be identified at this time.
On Sun 13. 10. 2013 13:00:59 GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\memory.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntkrnlmp.exe (nt!KeBugCheckEx+0x0)
Bugcheck code: 0x50 (0xFFFFF8A0083F6000, 0x0, 0xFFFFF80003146079, 0x0)
Error: PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
Bug check description: This indicates that invalid system memory has been referenced.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
The crash took place in the Windows kernel. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver that cannot be identified at this time.
It´s because of compatibility of graphic card with my motherboard or some other problem?
Now i tried this:
Shot in the dark here:
1) Open Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
2) Click the Advanced tab.
3) Under Performance, click Settings.
4) Click the Advanced tab.
5) Under Virtual Memory, click Change.
6) Click No paging file. Click OK, ok, ok and make sure to apply.
7) Restart your computer.
8) Open Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
9) Click the Advanced tab.
10) Under Performance, click Settings.
11) Click the Advanced tab.
12) Under Virtual Memory, click Change.
13) Click System managed sized. Click OK, ok, ok and make sure to apply.
14) Restart your computer.

Error updating BIOS on B75MA-P45

When I try to update my BIOS on B75MA-P45 I get the corrupt file error:
Please help!

Don't use live update for such things. If you don't have any problems, bios shouldn't be updated anyway. If there is a need however, use >>Use the MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<< and download the bios file from MSI's website. http://www.msi.com/product/mb/B75MA-P45.html#/?div=BIOS

B75MA-P45 BIOS Update

I wonder if someone could shed some light on this for me. I currently have a B75MA-P45 mainboard, or MS-7798 as live update labels it. Currently it doesnt allow me to get into the bios with my logitech usb keyboard and I have to plug in a ps2 one which kinda irritates me. Having flashed a great many bioses in the past I thought this should be relatively easy. Oh how wrong was I ?
So first of all I install live update from the website which comes under my board section so should in theory work, but when I download all the drivers and click bios II it informs me that it doesnt support that board. ? similarly when I try and execute msi control centre it tells me it doesnt support this board.
So I read in the bios something about winki being able to do it, so I download the image, burn it, start it up and then winki tells me it doesnt support this board.
How is all this possible when I download them from the msi site under my board section? Really, is there not a simple way to do this ?!?!?!
I haven't tried usb stick yet because I dont have one, but I just can't believe there isn't a windows flasher that will work.

Quote from: christopher.roffey on 17-September-13, 04:44:23
Well most of those options mean I have to go and spend money on a usb stick just to upgrade the bios, which I've never had to before. And sure I'll probably get loads of flamers telling me how cheap they are but that's very much besides the point. I've flashed plenty of motherboards from windows before now without incident, you can always verify it before you reboot.
And besides, this does not explain the why it is that click bios 2, control centre and winki all say they do not support my board, and yet they were downloaded from the boards section on the msi site.
Any explanation for this ?
I also flashed lot of boards before without problem but my last try using a windows and this "great" live update utility lead to a bricked board and it was not my fault. I've got BSOD so there was no way to go back. So many things can happen in windows so my recommendation after this xperience is to never flash the bios in windows! The board is now at manufacturer to reflash the chip... A moth lost for me...

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