MSI Z87-G45 Can't find SSDs after BIOS update v1.9

So I updated the BIOS to v1.9 using MSI Live Update 6 just cuz I was lazy.
After reboot my Samsung SSD 840 EVO couldn't be found, didn't show up in BIOS System Information either. My WD HDD was found without problems though.
I rebooted a few times and eventually the disk was detected, but after rebooting again it didn't show up any more. Turns out it only showed up about 1/10 boots.
I installed a new Samsung SSD 850 EVO just to test it out, but it wasn't detected either, still only the HDD. Same symptoms, only once in a while were the SSDs ever detected.
So I eventually downgraded the BIOS (put it on a USB stick this time) to v1.8 and now they are all found 100% of the time.
Fun times.

Out of curiosity: did you clear CMOS after flashing BIOS to 1.9?
And what way did you downgrade? What if you would use this method to install 1.9 again?

Similar Messages

MSI Z87-G45 Gaming- computer wont start after bios update

Hello!
I just updated my bios to 1.6 --> computer wont start now but the fans are spinning, and the power led are black...
I took out the cmos battery for 30 min and shortened the JBAT1..
Can someone help me?

Well, as the G45 does not offer a backup bios your board seems to be bricked. You can try the recovery tips here: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=174985.0
If no help rma it.

MBP can't find SSD after kernel panic

I installed a Crucial M500 240GB SATA 2.5-Inch 7mm drive using an Other World Computing adapter into my MacBook Pro back in October. It has been working very well until yesterday. I typically leave my laptop on and just close the case. When I opened it yesterday, a kernel panic message came up and after a few seconds the machine rebooted to my internal hard drive and I was able to continue working. The SSD just had my applications and system so my work materials (docs, etc.) are OK. However, the machine can "see" the SSD drive. I have tried Disk Utility and Drive Genius with the same result. Before I start opening the MBP, can anyone suggest other steps to take? I have the system backed up to Time Machine.

Mandy:
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
Are you able to boot from the install disk or the Apple Hardware Test disk?
If so, boot from the install disk and Repair Disk
Insert Installer disk and Restart, holding down the "C" key until grey Apple appears.
Go to Installer menu (Panther and earlier) or Utilities menu (Tiger) and launch Disk Utility.
Select your HDD (manufacturer ID) in the left panel.
Select First Aid in the Main panel.
(Check S.M.A.R.T Status of HDD at the bottom of right panel, and report if it says anything but Verified)
Click Repair Disk on the bottom right.
If DU reports disk does not need repairs quit DU and restart.
If DU reports errors Repair again and again until DU reports disk is repaired.
If DU reports errors it cannot repair you will need to use a utility like Tech Tool Pro or Disk Warrior
Then boot from the AHT disk and run all tests in a loop by holding down Command + L during the tests.
Good luck.
cornelius

MSI Z87-G45 Stuck on A2 SSD problem

Hi,
So I have a new setup build with some parts from my old machine (SSD, HDD, CD/DVD and PSU). At first the system booted fine and I was installing Windows 8.1 to my SSD. I went to get a cup of coffee and when I came back it restarted and was stuck on the A2 code (no access to BIOS). Now it won't boot when the Samsung 840 SSD is connected to any SATA port. When I disconnect the drive everything boots up normally and I can access the BIOS.
What i've done:
Updated the motherboard bios to v1.7 didn't help
Updated the SSD drive to the latest firmware didn't help
Reset the CMOS with the button on the back didn't help
Tried different SATA cable for SSD and different power cable didn't work
Weird this is, when resetting the CMOS with the button on the back, and turning on the PC it detects the Samsung 840 SSD but when pressing F1 to enter bios it just sit there being stuck doing nothing.
Any idea what could cause this problem? And how this can be fixed? Would it help to install a beta bios?

@Dude did what you said:
1. Turn on PC with only power to SSD let it run for 20 mins
2. Turn PC off and pulled out the power cable of the PSU so full power down (I waited for all the leds to go out)
3. Turn on the PC with only power to SSD and let it run for 20 mins
4. Turn PC off and pulled out the power cable of the PSU for the full power down
5. Turned on the PC with the SATA cable connected to the SSD.
Still stuck on A2. What I did notice btw is that, when normally booting you see all kinds of debug codes going on the bottom right screen. When the SSD is connected I only see the A2 debug code no other codes before that.
EDIT:
Updated the bios to 1.8b1 didn't resolve the problem :(
EDIT2:
After CMOS reset and removing all other SATA devices. Pressing F1 or F2 doesn't do anything.

I can't find youtube after I updated to 6.0

I just updated and I look for youtube and poof it's gone. I use it everyday and I know I can go on youtube via safari but it is easier using the app and I would like to know how to get it back.

Yes, it is no longer included with the iOS.
You will need to download it separately like all the other 3rd party Non-Apple Apps.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/youtube/id544007664?mt=8

Re: Z87-G43 Gaming MB is Dead after bios update

Dear moderator i have an issue with updatin a60 to a70 too. i have had manually downloaded A70 bios and try to start exe file and site didnt ask my operation system but it seemed to be a 32bit version executable. i couldnt find 64 bit; i use 64bit wind...

Tried unplugging battery + AC adapter then adding them back and start BIOS but still same white underscore and black screen (and no USB devices plugged in). I can't actually remove SSD+HDD because that would require me to open the case, voiding the war...

Satellite Pro A300-1DZ does not find HDD after BIOS update

Hi everyone,
I have recently purchased a secondhand Satellite Pro A300 1DZ.
Put a fresh copy of Windows xp home on it.
I then went on to install all the drivers needed from Toshiba's own site and at the end of this I thought it may be a good idea to update the bios????
OH DEAR what a big mistake.
Now the netbook will NOT start windows.
So I thought thats ok I will just start from the begginning and reinstall windows again, but it is telling me it cannot find a hard disk on my netbook?
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I am going crazy,
Could someone please tell me how to fix this? Thank you x

Hi
I think the option SATA mode has been set to AHCI and therefore the Windows XP cannot find the HDD.
This is because of the SATA controller.
You can set the SATA mode from AHCI mode to compatible mode and this will allows you to install the Win XP on the notebook without the usage of SATA drivers.
So, youve got two options if you want to install Win XP:
AHCI mode -> but you have to include SATA drivers
Compatible mode -> Win XP installation possible without the SATA drivers

Can not boot up after BIOS update

system BIOS update and restart the computer
black screen and nothing displayed

Some information provided: ThinkPad X200 Windows Vista Home Premium

MSI Z87-G45 Super Raid setup questions

I have a MSI Z87-G45 board and two SSD's. I have never setup raids before but plan to do so. I saw there is a app to install for Super Raid. I thought I had to setup raid before installing windows? Seeing the app is something I can download from the MSI Live Update app it makes me think I can setup this up after windows has been installed. Is this correct?
If not how do I go about setting up Raid? I don't mind reinstalling windows if I need to. I did not see raid options in the Bios.
Thank you

I bet that mSATA is controlled By that same controller and so you cant use some of your SATA port same time as you use those mSATA cards, SSDs,...
To need to get in BIOS and change to RAID makes it kinda HW RAID and so that "Best Solution" is kinda wrong. As you can format it in current Windows, but you need to reg edit before or you get Blue Screen and so cant get in OS.
You have had allways chanse to use diffrent drives like HDD's and SSD's in mix When they have same data cable like SATA. The speed and size, go like allways higer rules.
I need to read more in to this Super RAID. But i ges you arent in useing mSATA, so use it like normal HW RAID and get real intel drives for it (in USB stick) before os install and install them on screen you choose your drive. That way you dont need to update them after install
Have great Hollydays! Cheers Mummy

MSI Z87 G45 GAMING erratic BSOD/freeze @ 2300, stable @1600. Can't solve.

Hi All,
I would welcome some advice. I am about 4 months into a new machine build:
* MSI Z87 G45 GAMING motherboard
* i7-4770K Haswell 3.5 GHz & aftermarket heatpipe cooler
* 4 x 4Gb G.Skill SNIPER DDR3-2133 PC3-1700 (F3-17000CL11D-8GBSR)
* GeForce GTX 650 Ti w/ 2 Gb Video RAM
* Samsung 840 Pro 256 Gb SSD
* Thermaltake 700W Toughpower
* Win 7 Pro 64-bit SP1
The system seems to run fine at the default 1600 MHz RAM speed, however if I implement either of the X.M.P. profiles (which kick the memory speed up to the RAM's advertised speed of 2133 MHz), the system will occasionally (every 8 to 48 hours) freeze or BSOD. The BSOD stop codes are inconsistent in number (0x00, 0x41, 0x1E, 0xC4) and driver. When the system freezes, there is no consistent behavior. I am not doing any other overclocking besides using the X.M.P. profile in the memory.
RAM timing on the 2133 X.M.P. profile is: 11-11-11-30.
I have updated the BIOS to 1.5, including the ME, and updated all drivers in the system. All irrelevant hardware and drivers are disabled. Also I have done the following:
* MemTest+ 5.01 for over 30 hours, all 4 sticks in. No errors.
* Intel BurnTest on 'Very High', 10 passes, no errors
* Prime95 for over day with 90 C CPU temps constantly being hit. No errors.
* Unigine Valley Benchmark for 30 minutes; no issues
I increased V_DRAM from 1.60V (from the XMP profile) to 1.65V, and I also added +0.10V offset to increase the CPU I/O ANALOG , CPU I/O DIGITAL and SYSTEM AGENT voltages. Didn't seem to help. All other CPU voltages are default from [auto].
I rolled the memory speed back to the default 1600 MHz, and the system seems stable as a rock.
I don't really need to have the memory run at 2133 MHz, but it irks me that the system is not stable with the rated components, and I'm befuddled why the stress tests seem to pass just fine, then the system will randomly hang with arguably a far less demanding load than the stress tests.
Note that I have not yet:
* reset the CMOS when changing to X.M.P. Perhaps I should?
* reseated the graphics card or CPU. The latter will require R/R of the thermal grease, which I will do if needed, but it's a pain. Since the system is stable at 1600 MHz, I assumed that all basic systems are working as they should.
* Tried to work my way up in memory speed step by stem from 1600 to 2133 to see where things fall apart.
* Tested the video memory
I suspect main system memory, despite the clean bill of health from MemTest, and based on many of the comments to others with similar problems from the veterans on this board. I don't want to push the CPU voltages too much above the default/auto values, for fear of damage and reduced lifetime.
Also, the power supply is a nice unit from an older high-end gaming rig. It is rated at 700W. The PS does probably have over 30,000 hours on it (24/7 use for 3-4 years), however. Strange that it would work at 1600 MHz fine, and with only slightly more power load at 2133. I suppose stranger things have happened.
I've read the suggestions to run only 2 sticks, rather than 4, but I can't justify dropping $140 on new memory (I don't really need the extra speed benefit, it's more curiosity and just not knowing at this point).
Anyway, perhaps more seasoned souls than I can share their thoughts. The system is perfectly usable at 1600, but I'd really like to know where the lockups are stemming from. Troubleshooting is maddening because of the inconsistency in the long times before failure and lack of repeatability to reproduce the issue.
Thanks in advance for your time.
-Paul

Thank you both for the prompt replies. I'm learning a lot.
Turns out I also found this from G.SKILL in going over reviews of the memory modules I have. Another user had a similar configuration as mine and was having similar problems. G.SKILL replied:
Quote
We are sorry to hear you were unable to get two kits working in the same system. It is not guaranteed two kits can operate at the rated specifications since they were not pre-matched, tested, and guaranteed at factory. With multi-channel motherboards, perfectly matching memory is necessary to achieve high frequency. This is why we must offer high capacity 32GB, 64GB kits, otherwise we can just sell one module at a time and have you purchase as many as you need. Unfortunately, memory does not work that way. If you purchase a 16GB kit rated at DDR3-2133, you should have absolutely no issues. For any further questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us directly for assistance.
Thank you
GSKILL SUPPORT
Not knowing any better, I simply purchased two "kits" of 2x4 GB each and installed them. Perhaps worse, if the modules were matched, I may well have mixed them up so the matched modules don't even sit in the same channels 1/3 or 2/4. G.SKILL seems to have a pretty responsive board, so I'll ask them what they suggest.
Also in the end, I really just want a stable machine. This is a basically an office/engineering machine. My initial thinking was that if the system was unstable at 2133 then there is something wrong with it that needs to be fixed. It sounds instead like getting to 2133 is not guaranteed, and is much more of an art than simply throwing the modules in and powering up the system.
I'm perfectly happy at 1600 knowing the system is stable. Indeed realizing now that 2133 requires overclocking, I may well have backed off to 1600 even if everything had worked just fine at 2300, just to trade extra stability for the (small) performance improvement that I would likely never notice anyway.
I'll put together a post for the G.SKILL forums, and if I get anything useful I'll post what I learn here for completeness.
Thanks again for the fast and informative replies. It's much appreciated.
Best,
-Paul

MSI Z87-G45,i5 4670k can't get past 3.8ghz

I am pretty new to overclocking, I've been watching and reading tutorial but some how on the "adjust cpu ration" it stop at 3800. Even if I hit the positive key on the keyboard or manually type in number like 4000 it changed back to 3800. I wonder did I miss something? Thank you for your time guys.
Here's my spec:
MoBo: MB MSI|Z87-G45 GAMING Z87 1150 RT
Cooler: CORSAIR HYDRO SERIES H60 120MM LIQUID COOLING
CPU: INTEL|CORE I5 4670 3.4G 6M R
Power Supply: IN-WIN COMMANDER II 80 PLUS 1200W POWER SUPPLY
HD: 60 GB OCZ AGILITY 3 SATA III SSD
RAM: 4x KINGSTON HYPER-X 4 GB DDR3/ 1600 MHZ
VGA SLi: 2x EVGA|02G-P4-2765-KR GTX 760 2G
here's additional photo

Non 'K' CPU is limited to whatever max Turbo Boost frequency is for any particular non 'K' CPU being used. For yours it is 3.8.
I see your topic title says 4670K but your BIOS shows it as 4670

MSI Z87-G45 SSD Raid 0 - SSDs Not Detected

I have finished building a new computer and have two Samsung 840 250gb drives and I am trying to setup the BIOS to recognize the two SSDs for a raid 0 configuration. I have flashed the latest BIOS and ME drivers. I cannot seem to get the drives to show up.
My system:
Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core
MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150
Corsair Vengeance 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2133
Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" SSD x 2
EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB x 2
Asus Xonar Essence STX
NZXT H630 ATX Full Tower
Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer
Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I have finished building a new computer and have two Samsung 840 250gb drives and I am trying to setup the BIOS to recognize the two SSDs for a raid 0 configuration. I have flashed the latest BIOS and ME drivers. I cannot seem to get the drives to show up.
My system:
Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core
MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150
Corsair Vengeance 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2133
Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" SSD x 2
EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB x 2
Asus Xonar Essence STX
NZXT H630 ATX Full Tower
Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer
Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

MSI z87 g45 Boot up issues

So I built a computer for my sister and her husband and it has been having some boot up issues,Here are the computer parts:
wiindows 7 64bit
MSI Z87 G45 Gaming motherboard
INTEL CORE I-7 4770K 3.5GHZ
RADEON HD 5700 GPU
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866
kINGSTON 64 GB SSD ( spare part, not sure the numbers)
Sunbeam PSU-H680-REV-US 680W ATX 12V 2.0 Power Supply - OEM
Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 2TB 7200 RPM
ASUS Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Drive Model BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS
I've cleared both the HDD and SSD and now I'm looking to check the msi z87 g45 mobo, The computer starts up and sits on a2 for a while and then sometimes it fails to detect the SSD and says a0 and then I have to go back into the bios after I reset the computer again and maybe it detected the SSD and I can set it to boot from that again because it constantly changes the boot order, and sometimes it gives a blue screen when nearly into windows and then restarts, I had transferred some data from their old computer to this one and the data had virus's in it and I didnt know so I eventually found out and a day later and got rid of them all and the computer started behaving better but not fixed, faster mainly, I don't know if the virus may have altered some files so, I have a few more things to try, any help would be appreciated.
(Something I forgot to mention is that when I unplugg the HDD all the issues go away, the computer seems to work fine, But there are no issues with the hdd, ive tested it with seatools and I plugged it into my computer and restarted mant times as well as used my computer for a while and nothing, the HDD is fine, the start up on their computer sits on a2 for a long time when it isnt going to work and it only happens with the 2tb seagate HDD plugged in)

which storage drive holds the boot files the SSD or the HDD? the ATA mode of the BIOS needs to remain in the same mode it was when Windows was deployed to the storage drive. next the only way a BIOS settings will change with out user input is if the Li cell battery is going dead/the BIOS is getting reset frequently. sounds like you're about at square one, I'd format the Seagate 2TB HDD, install windows onto that either in RAID or AHCI mode whichever your preference, you can use the 64GB SSD as caching later if you use RAID mode, if AHCI the 64GB could be spare. I don't understand the SSD as boot drive method, it doesn't make sense the solid state storage is volatile meaning it degrades over time, the HDD isn't and the performance gain isn't going to change the way you use your PC. AHCI has it's advantages it's up to you. Following those steps is the only way you're going to keep the computer booting on a regular basis. You shouldn't need to manually configure which storage drive to initialize/boot from first, the BIOS automatically goes through your devices to find boot files then boots from the first one with boot files, it won't even try to boot from a device without boot files, because it can't. Just to reiterate the BSOD you speak of sounds similar to the ATA mode changing to something other than what it was when Windows was deployed to the device.

MSI Z87 G45 + MSI R9 280X + Windows 8.1 secure boot difficulties

After updating to Windows 8.1 Pro I had the "Secure Boot isn't configured properly" watermark as many others. I determined my disk is GPT partitioned, I enabled UEFI on the GPU by moving the physical switch from the 2 position to the 1 position, and enabled Windows 8 Feature + Secure Boot with standard settings in the G45 bios (ver 1.5). After doing save and reboot I'm presented with a blank screen with my monitor showing a "DVI no input" message. I reset the CMOS to allow me to boot again, but after a couple more tries with the secure boot settings such as enabling/disabling Fast Boot I have not been able to get it to work.
System:
MSI Z87 G45
8GB DDR3 1600mhz Crucial ram
I5-4670k
MSI R9 280X
Samsung 840 SSD 250gb
Asus cd/dvd drive

I want to know the same thing. I bought a MSI Z87-G45 Gaming motherboard this month and I can't activate Secure Boot on it because it's still in Setup Mode. I have no idea how to put the motherboard into User Mode and Google doesn't help me much further either. How to activate a key? I have a I5-5670K and GTX 770 by the way.

Msi z87 g45 power cycling

I recently built a new pc in November and haven't had a problem with it until now. It doesn't post doesn't beep and won't boot as well. No display and it does this very thing with nothing plugged in at all (obviously the psu is plugged in).
My specs:
Msi z87 g45 gaming
I5-4670k (not over clocked yet)
Gtx 660
Corsair vengeance 2x4 gb ram
60 gb Kingston SSD
Evga supernova nex750b psu
The problem started yesterday when I had removed all of my components to route my psu cables.
After getting everything installed correctly I plugged it in and hit the power button and it came on for a second and turned back off I thought I had forgotten to plug the 8 pin cpu power in until it turned on a second later and immediately turn off. I quickly killed the power and had a look inside but nothing appeared to be wrong.
Now every time I turn it on it sits there turning on and off until I unplug it.
I've tried switching the ram the psu and reseating the cpu several times and nothing works.
I did manage to get it to stay on by shorting a jumper labeled "J1" but there's no display or anything other then the fans and LEDs being on.
Anyone know what could cause this? Everything is brand new and has only been running for a month and was running two days ago.

I have tried clearing CMOS by the button the battery and the jumper.
The only bios setting that I changed was to set my ram to run at 1600mhz which is what it's rated for (it was running at 1333 on the auto setting)
The thing that puzzles me is that J1 jumper that is right next to dim 1.
If I hold a screwdriver to it during the power cycling thing it stays on as long as it's being shorted but I don't get a display or anything everything is on and spinning but it doesn't boot. As soon as I take it off it reverts back to the cycle of on and off.
I've searched google for any possible incompatibilities or fixes but I couldn't find any.
Also something I forgot, I accidentally bent one of my usb 3.0 pins to the point where it touched another pin. Could this have caused my problem? If so rma wouldn't work cause I bent a pin. I'm totally fine with buying a new board but I'm not sure if it's the board or some other component.

MSI Z87-G45 Can't find SSDs after BIOS update v1.9

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for