MSI Z87-G45 reboot issue

I build a gaming system based on a MSI Z87-G45 motherboard. Everyting is working fine with windows 8.1.
I can boot, shutdown, suspend, ... but i can't reboot. When I reboot, from os or from bios, my screens go to black and the fans continue spinning. The computer do not reboot. Never. I have to press the power button for 4s, and the once more in order to manualy reboot.
I'm running the 1.9 bios with stock settings. All my drivers are up-to-date (dowloaded from the product support page). I think that the problem is bios related since I can't reboot properly from it. Oh yes. I've got the A2 code.
I tried different settings like to set the wake options from os and so but it didn't work.
And I've got a RM750 psu and i'm not drawing so much power out of it.
Any ideas?

I had chosen to update the 1.9 bios with M-Flash but I hadn't chosen the bios+me option. Now i've done it and it works. No me driver reinstall needed.

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Running the following:
MSI 970A-G45
Athlon Phenom X4 955 at Stock speeds(used from previous rig)
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Here's the issue. Sometimes when I restart the PC, it never comes back up. It goes down like normal, then I have no video signal and it just sits there. It's doesn't happen all the time though, which is perplexing. When it does not come back up, I can simply hit the reset button and then it starts to boot up. Apparently it has all the latest BIOS and drivers according to MSI Live update. So at this point I have no idea what to try in order to get this thing to restart normally every time. I guess I shouldn't be too concerned considering I don't reboot a lot...?...?
P.S. I am not overclocking anything. Processor and RAM are running at stock speeds.
P.S.S. I do have two USB hard drives hooked up. Could one or both of them be causing the random reboot issue?
P.S.S.S. Although I mentioned the USB drives, I never had this reboot issue prior to upgrading to this motherboard, video card and ram.
THANKS!

Hello,
Having the same issue with similar hardware. PC will boot cold and shutdown like it should but restarting most of the time causes the system to hang with no video but the fans run and MB LED's are still lit. Pressing the reset causes the video to restore and POST and a normal boot. I tried an old video card to eliminate a video card problem but it does the same thing. Here is the hardware I'm running, I just built it today.
MSI 970A-G45
AMD Phenom II x4 955 BE (not OC)
MSI AMD Radeon 6770 1GB DDR5 (Not OC)
Kingston HyperX Blue 4GB DDR3 PN:KHX1333C9D3B1/4G
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WD Caviar Blue 6.0GB/S 250GB HDD
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Areamike,
To adjust the command rate you have to go into the overclock tab and go into advanced DRAM config. If I can remember right you may have to adjust another setting away from AUTO to be able to access this menu. (i would be able to tell you for sure but I cant look at BIOS and be on the forum typing at the same time.lol) After having this problem I read a lot of reviews with people having trouble with this board, hopefully its just a setup problem for us.
-RickyB

MSI z87-G45 network issue

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Quote from: flobelix on 07-February-14, 23:22:47
Have you tried a different lan cable?
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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:
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Is the ram installed into DIMMS 2 & 4? (2nd and furthest from the CPU)
Have you tried a full Cmos Clear? >>Clear CMOS Guide<<

Re: No boot no bip no screen with new MSI Z87 G45 Gaming

What did finaly fix your problem ?
Here same issues, same keys. :
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hd7970mhz
2x4gb ram 1600 hyperx
850 thermaltake
120gb ssd samsung
system boots 5-10second, no display, close, reboot and stays on, no display.

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MSI Z87-G45 Gaming, sound from USB mouse?

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I have some issue from my new computer, see spec below.
For the information I have a MSI Z87-G45 motherboard.
I have some sound that occurs sometimes (specially during the first 2-5 minutes) when i move the mouse around.
It occurs as well sometimes when I been using the computer for a while, basically random just more frequently at the start-up.
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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
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* GeForce GTX 650 Ti w/ 2 Gb Video RAM
* Samsung 840 Pro 256 Gb SSD
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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:
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* 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.
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* 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.
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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:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Is MSI Z87-G45 compatible with Be Quiet Dark Rock 3 and TridentX ?

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Components I have tested:
cpu: Intel Pentium G3258, Intel Celeron G3220
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45
gpu: MSI R9 280, MSI R7 260, no gpu
psu: EVGA 750w 80+ Bronze, Corsair CX430w 80+ Bronze
ram: Pny XL9 1600 DDR3 8gb stick, Kingston Fury 1866 DDR3 8gb stick
Is there something I'm missing or is this as simple as I received another bad board?

So...
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ram: Pny XL9 1600 DDR3 8gb stick, Kingston Fury 1866 DDR3 8gb stick
Are you mixing RAM??
Did you try to reser CMOS? >>Clear CMOS Guide<<
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"lifting this topic up" !!
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1000w PSU
sata 3 500gb HDD
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im struggling ALOT with my keyboard sometimes not working neither from startup or in windows..
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Please write a line or two so i can fix this!
Best regards // Emil
PS; sorry for bad english, im from sweden.

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I'm safe in assuming that my X-Fi Titanium PCI-X would be better audio then the onboard, correct?
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