MSI G33M MS-7357 VER 1.0 Motherboard poblem

My Philips Freevents HEPC-7501/05 PC is fitted with a MSI G33M motherboard. It has been used for two years now and yesterday it wouldn't start up. Opening the case I observed that when the front panel push-button is depressed, the Fans on the CPU and backplate twitch slightly and then stop. Looking at the ATX power-on signal, it is at 5V, so the main ATX power isn't being enabled.
I took the whole system apart and re-assembled, re-seating the Core 2 Duo E6750 CPU and tried again. Still the same problem. I then disconnected the 4 way CPU power connector and retried. This time the fans spin up for about 5 seconds and then stop. If the front panel button is held in, this spin-up of the fans repeats over and over.
I have checked the ATX PSU and that is fine.
Could this fault be a Motherboard CPU PSU problem, CPU or general motherboard failure?
As I said, I've only had it for two years from new and would have thought that it would last longer than that!
I have tried to get a replacement G33M motherboard on the web, but no-one sells them anymore.
Is it time for a new PC?

Sorry, we only offer support for MSI retail products, not something like that with MSI supplied OEM MB.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=110544.msg822218#msg822218

Similar Messages

MSI G33M-FI 7357 Problems...

Hi.
I recently bought this board... In the reviews I read a lot of interesting including OC to 475 FSB....
But I have a lot of pbms.
With combination:
g33m-fi bios 1.3
ddr2 kingmax 1066 2*2gb kit
CPU C2D e6400
HDD SATA WD SCORPIO WD800BEVS-08RS
I can't get post. Screen became stripped and stuck. MB setting to 1066 mem. I think without pulling voltages....
Also when I tried ddr800 module it boot ok but I haven't all memory dividers in settings.
Very poor OC with 200 and 266 CPUs... I'm dissapointed. Looks like test's was specially paid to get more customers for bad MB....
Could you provide me good bios with normal functionality such like TRD (Performance Level) manual setup + memory strap and divider setup?
Can I flash G33 platinum board bios in my MB?
It's recently updated not like for g33m....

Quote
In the reviews I read a lot of interesting including OC to 475 FSB....
Well, this is a budget board which is not really a good choice for overclocking. Please provide links to those reviews, because did not find any that talk about that kind of clock speed.
Quote
ddr2 kingmax 1066 2*2gb kit
Can you provide a link to the product side for these modules and/or the exact model number?
Quote
MB setting to 1066 mem. I think without pulling voltages....
Well, if those modules need more than 1.8V+/-0.1V, to be able to handle DDR2-1066, they are not real DDR2-1066 modules, but factory overclocked DDR2-800 modules. And of course, the BIOS will not automatically raise the voltage above Industry Standard.
In addition to that: The G33 Chipset does not natively support DDR2-1066 modules, but DDR2-667 and DDR2-800 only (check the official Intel Specifications).
Quote
Looks like test's was specially paid to get more customers for bad MB....
You have strange criteria for calling a mainboard good or bad. Considering the fact that overclocking means operating a component beyond its native specifications, overclocking results are not really a valid starting point for calling a mainboard good or bad. I would understand your opinion, if this was a high end mainboard, but the G33M-FI does most certainly not belong into that class.
Quote
Could you provide me good bios with normal functionality such like TRD (Performance Level) manual setup + memory strap and divider setup?
This is a user-to-user forum, not MSI Technical Support.
Quote
Can I flash G33 platinum board bios in my MB?
No, it will kill your board.
Quote
Also when I tried ddr800 module it boot ok but I haven't all memory dividers in settings.
What do you mean, when you say "all"? What Ratios do you have?
Quote
Very poor OC with 200 and 266 CPUs...
Define "poor"? What settings did you use? What processors? Please be more specific about your results.
Quote
I'm dissapointed.
475 MHz FSB Clock Speed with FSB-200- and FSB-266-MHz processors is something lots of people don't even reach with high end mainbaords on a regular basis. So, maybe, the problem is not really your budget board, but rather wrong expectations?
Quote
It's recently updated not like for g33m....
BIOS Updates are usually released in reaction and as a fix to BIOS related problems reported by users or found during lab tests. As this mainboard's purpose is not really overclocking and most people won't use it for that, nobody has probably ever reported any OC problems that need to be addressed by a BIOS Update. In that light, your observation may be correct in a strict sense, but does not really make sense when it is meant as a critical remark.
I am moving this topic to the OC section.

MOVED: MSI G33M-FI 7357 Problems...

This topic has been moved to Overclockers & Modding Corner.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=130434.0

This topic has been moved to Overclockers & Modding Corner.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=130434.0

MSI G33M MS-7357 onboard Lan chip problem

Hi!! today i've a problem whit my onboard lan chip Marvell yukon 88E8056.....i think is broken....no one O.S. can't see it...i've just try win7 and ubuntu 9.10....lspci show me all pci card except network pci...can someone help me??...i can't connect whitout it...
Sorry 4 my english...

I've solved my problem !! I've reset bios by hardware reset !! Thx all

[FIXED] MSI G33M + Q9400 not working. BIOS update not working either.

Build:
MSI G33M (MS-7357)
2GB Kingston DDR2 RAM (800MHz)
XFX 8600GT 256MB 540Mhz (stock)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 (stock)
RaidMax 420W PSU
160GB Seagate sATA HDD 7,200 RPM with WINDOWS 7 BETA
250GB Seagate sATA HDD 7,200 RPM with WINDOWS XP MCE 32Bit
Here's what I sent to customer service:
I have been running my system with the above configuration but with a Intel Core 2 Duo e4400. I recently bought a new Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 which should be supported by my MSI Mainboard - the G33M which supports LGA775 1333FSB, 45nm, Core 2 Duo and Quad. After installing my new CPU the system would start and the splash screen would appear and I would get the regular 3 system beeps, but then the computer would reboot, and the splash screen would reappear, and it would reboot and this process will continue. I am also unable to get into BIOS. So I put in my old processor for now and it's running fine. The CPU was properly installed and should be running fine but it isn't.
My Friend told me to update the BIOS version but I'm not sure on how to do that or if it will fix it. If you could please tell me what the problem is, and if I need to update the BIOS how to do so. Because when I downloaded the 1.3 BIOS update files off your website they were .exe files and another unfamiliar, unreadable file. The instructions weren't very clear.
Thank-you,
Nick
Today I went through the forums since they haven't responded and I was tired of waiting. I came upon the BIOS Flash Thread https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=116721.0 and I decided to do it. Everything worked fine (by that I mean the preparation process). (I made sure USB Lagacy Support, Boot from other device, USB Controller were enabled and Quick Boot was disabled in BIOS. I even made the boot sequence to boot from the memory stick first.) When I start up I press F11 during POST and select Kingston (memory card) just to be sure. Then I get a screen with a bunch of system information (it seems) and at the bottom it says "Esc to boot... 10 sec" then it counts down to "0" and boots my OS (I have windows XP and W7). It should start up the BIOS update like it says.... But it doesn't... Instead it shows this system info. Does anyone know why?
Please help. Thanks,
Nick P.

I got a new power supply as suggested. The power supply I bought is a 600W OCZ modular, I got a decent price, here's the link http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=33041&vpn=OCZ600MXSP&manufacture=OCZ%20Technology&promoid=1029
I switched to the Q9400 and tried to see if it would load up but no success. So back to the flashing part....
Here's the responce I got from customer service:
This mainboard supports Intel Q9400.Please download the bios files:
http://asia.msi.com/index.php?func=downloadfile&dno=7420&type=bios
How to update BIOS?
1.First of all, please make a booting disk.
2.Next go to our website to download BIOS file, then copy “AFUD4234” and “A7357IMS.130” into the disk.
3.After that, please go to “BIOS setup” and choose booting disk under “boot sequence”.
4.Under DOS mode, please type “AFUD4234 A7357IMS.130” and it will be updated successful!!
Warning:
1. During updating, please stop all working process to avoid update interruption.
2. Please must not cut the power or restart your computer during you flash BIOS!
3. Please also remember to Load Optimized Defaults under bios setup after you finish the BIOS update!
This confuses me: in instructions it says:
"DON'T FLASH FROM A FLOPPY DISK!!!!"
then it talks about making a boot disk and booting from a floppy...?
So do I do this from a floppy (why would I?!?!) or can I just do this from a DVD/CD?
How do I do this on a blank DVD and with what software.
Also, does anyone know what could've happened with the USB drive?
Thanks,
NP

MSI G33M-FI motherboard - raid support?

hi, i have just bought a MSI G33M-FI mobo and have a few questions regards raid and the different chipsets:-
1/ how can i tell what chipset my mobo has, ICH9 or ICH9R?
2/ which chipset supports raid ICH9, ICH9R, or both?
3/ what does the spec mean by (optional), as it seems my mobo has most of the optional parts missing?.
i have had a good hunt around the web but can't seem to get any definitive answers, so your my last hope :-).
many thanks for any replies!
paul.

paule,
please read the moan guide for the posting guidelines.
1. it's ICH9. It doesn't support RAID, does it?
2. ICH9R.
3. MSI sells this board in different SKUs all over the world, your mobo is probably missing some optional parts. You got to find that with the reseller.

MSI G33M-FI and MSI 9600GT OC cold boot problem

So I just recently put together my new computer (MSI G33M-FI motherboard) and whenever I shut it down and turn it on the computer will turn off in about 3 seconds (you won't see the bios screen) and then it just turns on and off endlessly/ in a loop.
Fix is to clear CMOS and it will boot ok but whenever I turn it off (no restart..) the problem is back!, only clear CMOS helps...
Good thing I found the problem, the videocard (MSI 9600GT OC). When I switch it with my poorly ATI 1950pro I have no problem with a cold boot.
Using the latest bios version with the motherboard (on the MSI site). Havent flashed my 9600GT 512mb (red double slot cooler version) with a another bios yet though.. (if there is 1, just checked- no new bios).
Anyone got an idea how to fix this? I don't think so but maybe they should make a new bios to fix this?
Other parts from computer: Patriot extreme 4 gig (2x2) ddr2 performance (4-4-4-12, 2.2 volt) and an intel e8400 cpu.
Anyone else having this problem? Thanks...

I had cold-boot problems with my G33M-FI. Tried E2140 and Q6600 CPUs at stock voltages/clocks, tried two different sets of DDR2-800 RAM (4x1GB and 4x2GB), tried different CMOS batteries and tried two different power supplies (Thermaltake and Coolermaster 500W supplies). Regardless of combination of components, system would frequently fail to POST. Problems were experienced with integrated video (no add-on cards installed) and with/without any drives connected. Problems were also experienced with a single good stick of RAM in slot 1 vs. all four slots populated. Once booted, the system performed flawlessly passing memtest86+ and other reliability/stability tests. Once the system failed to boot, it would almost never boot again until I cleared the BIOS (sometimes requiring me to remove and reinsert the CMOS battery, since the jumper alone didn't cure the problem). Trial and error of different hardware combinations in an attempt to isolate the problem with a CMOS clear/recovery between attempts proved to be a very painful and tedious process. After speaking with MSI tech support, solution was to RMA the board.

MSI K7N2 Delta-ILSR Nforce2 (Socket A) Motherboard (MB-003-MS) Features NF2 chip

I tried to install 3 of the Crucial Ballistix Tracer (1 Gig Each) in this motherboard (MSI K7N2 Delta-ILSR Nforce2 (Socket A) Motherboard (MB-003-MS) Features NF2 chipset) and it will not run stabilly no matter what I tried. Is this a bios conflict with the memory? If so, are there any new bios updates? I have tried cas settings and voltage settings but nothing works. It will how ever run perfectly with only 2 sticks in single channel mode. It will not run same 2 sticks in dual channel mode. Anyone have any ideas? Anyone know of any new motherboards with maybe NFORCE 4 Chipset that support all 3 sticks of this memory and an AGP graphics card? Im thinking of a new motherboard but I still need to have AGP and SATA.
Barton 3200 core proc.
System has ran fine for a solid year until I tried new memory. Please help!

Quote from: freakytiki4u on 07-November-06, 23:42:33
Ok I tried to use relaxed FSB by -10 and relaxed mem timings but still unstable due to the motherboard trying to use dual channel memory. If you can modify the bios to where it will not have the capability of dual channel memory I truly believe it will work. Will u try this for me? I would greatly appreciate it as I am really not ready to spend all the money on new equipemtn when this suits my needs for now.
sure but as i said before this is gona be experimental and risky. Here we go:
MSI K7N2 Delta ILSR Experimental MOD E1(Disable Dual CH ability)
Procedure is automated in best possible safest way to BIOS update.
Prepare a blank diskette in a good condition(newest one etc.)
]execute file under XP will make bootdisk with automated BIOS update procedure. when diskette is ready, reboot PC and boot from FDD(floppy), wait a bit, then you will be asked for final confirmation about BIOS update process, press a key to proceed, after BIOS update is complete, ensure that you got successfully output message from flash program. then power down your PC, remove power cord from the PSU, hit power button several time to drain caps electrify, touch with hands some metal for ES discharge, and Clear CMOS.
pull back power cord, power up your PC, when you see CMOS checksum error,(expected msg) hit F1 to continue to re-build DMI pool data, then reboot and enter in BIOS, LOAD BIOS DEFAULT, and SAFE AND EXIT.
NOTE: Ensure your PC is stable before proceed with BIOS update.
NOTE: Use it at own risk, chance of failure is big, cannot guarantee results and safest as provisional mode which can guarantee it will work stable with features. also cannot test it personally before give you. (don't have mobo anymore)
Using it may end with dead mainboard (BIOS chip re-flash will be required, if somethink goes wrong)

Drivers for msi ms-6382 ver. 1 motherboard

Hi!
It's a "time" machine (In fact I think I wish it was) and I can't seem to find the m/b drivers on the internet.
I do not have the recovery dics for it and I am thinking i am going to have a problem with the sound drivers in particular!!
Could I be right in thinking that as its an old m/b and I am going to put XP Home on it it will find all the necessay drivers anyway??
MSI don't seem to have any archives available and HP and Meridion had similar boards but I don't have a model number I can focus in on to try their sites for the drivers.
I am registered with windrivers and driver guide and neither of them can help either - I always swore on windrivers they are brilliant.
Any way I need motherboard installation drivers - can anyone help???

Thanks for your help.
All loaded off the installation disc and worked fine.

HELP! MSI GF615M-P33 7597 Ver 1.3 BIOS needed!

Hallo!
Please help. on GF615M-P33 7597 Ver 1.3 (!!Ver1.3!!) BIOS crashes :( But Bootlock is alive and Ctrl+Home works ok.
I cant find BIOS for this motherboard.
Please make a dump of this bios if you have same ver 1.3 http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=proddesc&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=171&prod_no=2134 motherboard and send me **Email-Address removed to protect user from spam**
best regards! Pavel

http://www.msi.com/product/mb/GF615M-P33-V2.html#/?div=BIOS
sn: 601-7597-100b1008615634
when i put the 3 files on my usb stick, an then go on my msi pc i put in usb port and go on my pc.
they print me on the screen:
"FILE NOT FOUND
PLEASE COPY LAST BIOS.... ..."
i would like to download the bios from the site but is only live update5.
My MSI pc is bios cleaned in the moment i work with him i'm not put upgrade or anything else but i work for my office and in a moment they say me this....
:bonk:Virus??? i'm not understand!!!!

MSI GT680 turbo/battery problem after new motherboard

so basically my dc power jack burnt out some components on the previous motherboard (dunno why the dc power jack is connected with the motherboard as you have to open everything up to get to it, kinda stupid imo) so i got a new one and put it in but the laptop wasn't turning on...long story short i gave it to a professional who said that those little strip connectors that connect so many components were damaged and he had to replace them and the laptop worked fine...today i took it off charge for the first time and after a few mins on battery it shut off suddenly even though battery was 100% and there is no indication by the system that is indeed damaged (i contacted the repair guy and he said its probably a faulty battery) and other then that when i turn turbo on, it comes on for about 5 seconds before automatically turning itself off...i've no idea what the problem could be; any suggestions?
could it be that i need to update my bios? (currently E16F2IMS Ver:1.0M)
thanks in advance
p.s on the msi gt680 support page the new bios and ec only have the non win8 version; can't i flash them to my windows 8?

Quote from: darkhawk on 02-October-13, 20:04:01
It does kind of sound like the battery is bad, or else some of the electronics around the battery are.
As far as the BIOS, the 'Win8' and 'Non-Win8' bio's are only in regards to what OS ORIGINALLY came installed on the system. The GT68X series weren't being sold with Windows 8 pre-installed I believe. I would just install the Non-Win8 BIOS's as it shouldn't make any difference for your system.
well the turbo button issue was cos of the new nvidia drivers, just rolled em back and its ok...and ohhh thanks for that ill try flashing them and see if it makes a difference

Problems with MSI RX 550 on ASUS P5GL-MX motherboard

Here's the main thing; My computer crashes, blocks and restarts in various periods of time. I tried ATI tool and various ATI Catalyst drivers (from 5.1 to 7.1), nothing happened. The computer acts normally on its integrated graphics (intel graphics chipset). My machine consists of ASUS P5GL-MX motherboard, MSI RX 550 128 VRAM PCIE, unkown power supply (this power supply works O.K. on other cards), Samsung WriteMaster DVD/RW.
PLEASE, HELP ME, I'M SOOOOOOOOOO D E S P E R A T E !!!!!!!!!!!!

VoxMan,
List your full specs and is your Vid Card really an RX550 or are you talking about the RX1550-TD128EH:
Take Care,
Richard

MOVED: MSI K8n neo2 platinum ver 7025NMS

This topic has been moved to AMD64 nVidia boards.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=121487.0

Quote from: orlbuzz on 12-November-08, 08:35:06
Fantastic!!! Now explain this to me. My bios shows as ver. 1A. MSI website does not show a ver 1A!! B, C, and D, but no A!!!! LOL
Seriously, thanks. I was wondering if it had anything to do with it purportedly being refurbished.
orlbuzz
Yes, it has been removed due some reason.
Quote from: orlbuzz on 12-November-08, 09:37:46
Yes, lol. W7125NMS V1.A I forget the date, but I do remember it is 05.
orlbuzz
Yes that's correct, but not 7125{Neo4}, 7025 instead is for Neo2.
==> W7025NMS V1.A 081505 13:23:54

MOVED: MSI GF615M-P33 7597 Ver 1.3 BIOS problem...

This topic has been moved to Older MSI motherboards.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=253102.0

Quote
well... i don't have another psu right now... but this psu worked fine for me for about 4 years... are you certain that this is the problem?
your PSU used even new is a junk one[avoid cheap and unknown PSU's at all cost] and non trusted
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=116580.0
Quote
but this psu worked fine for me for about 4 years...
and you expect to work fine forever?
Quote
are you certain that this is the problem?
that's most suspected.
for such old machine everything could be the reason, but the PSU is the most suspected
Quote
it would be perfect if you can tell me what bios was installed by default on this mb..
that's impossible to tell, bios version vary depend of mainboard production date release
since you worked on this PC for 4 years, you should be noted what BIOS version its running
there is no way to guess what BIOS version you was running
Quote
i want to give a shot with it...
the bios is correct one, you can also try to rename A7597NMS.2A0 to AMIBOOT.ROM
and to press Ctrl+Home at power up to see if that can helps

MSI K8n neo2 platinum ver 7025NMS

This is just out of curiosity. I recently purchased a "refurbished" mobo off e-bay. (How would I know if it's refurbished? lol) What I am curious about is the "NMS" behind the ver 7025.
Anyone know what that means?
orlbuzz

Quote from: orlbuzz on 12-November-08, 08:35:06
Fantastic!!! Now explain this to me. My bios shows as ver. 1A. MSI website does not show a ver 1A!! B, C, and D, but no A!!!! LOL
Seriously, thanks. I was wondering if it had anything to do with it purportedly being refurbished.
orlbuzz
Yes, it has been removed due some reason.
Quote from: orlbuzz on 12-November-08, 09:37:46
Yes, lol. W7125NMS V1.A I forget the date, but I do remember it is 05.
orlbuzz
Yes that's correct, but not 7125{Neo4}, 7025 instead is for Neo2.
==> W7025NMS V1.A 081505 13:23:54

MSI G33M MS-7357 VER 1.0 Motherboard poblem

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for