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

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MOVED: MSI Z87-GD65 super raid?

This topic has been moved to Intel Core-iX boards.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=176894.0

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MSI Z87-G45 Gaming not entering setup or boot menu

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plugged vga cable direct in MB, blank screen, then plugged cable in MB HDMI, blank screen.
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CPU: i5-4670k
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 1866MHz 9-9-9-27 1.5v
PSU: Corsair CS650M
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MSI Z87-G45 Question

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ok you have missed some helpful information we could use to see if something is wrong like your parts list >>Posting Guide<< and be specific as it will help us work it out!
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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
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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.
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* MemTest+ 5.01 for over 30 hours, all 4 sticks in. No errors.
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* Unigine Valley Benchmark for 30 minutes; no issues
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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:
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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.
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.
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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 gaming supports supercharger

I wanted to know if my msi z87 g45 supports supercharger features

So;
It won't let you charge phone/tablet (any USB device) when the PC is off as this board does NOT have red USB 2.0 header like this one:
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Though with appropriate settings within BIOS you will be able to do this while PC is in sleep mode or simply running (super charger would increase voltage output of USB2.0 header)

MSI z87 g45 Boot up issues

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wiindows 7 64bit
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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
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(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)

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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.
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MSI Z87 G45
8GB DDR3 1600mhz Crucial ram
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MSI Z87-G45 Audio Boost color LED

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Also this may be a question for another thread but I think I'm safe in assuming that my X-Fi Titanium PCI-X would be better audio then the onboard, correct?

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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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MSI Z87-G45 No External Video

Hello, IF anyone could please provide some insight to this it would be very helpful.
Setup a new rig using MSI Z87-G45 , I5-4670K, CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600, Radeon 6850HD, Antec 650w PSU, Samsung SSD.
When I power on it doesn't post. If I take out the video card and connect HDMI to the on board(on chip?) video I do get bios, windows etc. Thought this might be the board as the video card works in other machines. Returned the board, install new one, same issue.
I have searched the bios for some setting I may be missing but can't seem to find anything that helps. I have also tried a GeForce 650ti and get the same results.
Please help.

Remove the CPU and check the CPU socket pins with a bright light and a magnifier from multiple angles as you may have some bent ones that connect one of the PCI-E lanes from the slot to the PCI-E controller inside the CPU! tell us if you find any?

MSI Z87-G45 Latest beta bios problem?

So i have updated to the latest beta bios but the core jumps to 5600mhz from 4500mhz.
Everything is set like it's alway's set.(4500 core @ 1.285v 4200 uncore/ring @ 1.19v, memory on xmp profile and the inputvoltage is 1.880v)
This only happens when using firefox from what i've seen, but i haven't done testing yet so it could happen with more programs.
Firefox becomes laggy when this happens and doesn't want to load anything unless you wait 25 seconds and then it still not load's the site complete.
IE 11 doesn't do this by the way.
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MSI Z87-G45 Gaming
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But i still don't know why firefox is acting up with this bios.

Close this topic as i have found the problem.
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But the stick was working very slowly in that port hence the slowdown.
Sorry for the thread.

MSI Z87-G45 + Razer Megalodon

Hi guys n gals of msi, before we get down to it, yes there are topics about this and ive searched trough them but cant find a definitive answer.
So here it goes, im using a MSI Z87-G45 with my lovely razer megalodons, and heres my issue, i can get sound, and my microphone to work, but not at the same time, if i lets say use skype, it will mute my microphone, letting me hear what my partner says, but if i use spotify, i cant then use the voice recorder to record my voice, but if i dont use neither, i can start recording my voice, but then i cant turn music on.
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Anyone ever heard of this issue before, or how to solve it, googling or searching didnt give any answers at all, ask any questions and ill try to answer them asap
tyvm before hand / rob

All you can do is flash the bios to the latest version and update all the drivers to the latest.
>> BIOSes<<
Also update the firmware of the Razer equipment.
If nothing you need to contact MSI and Razer.
>>How to contact MSI.<<
I'll check for any newer releases.
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I can only conclude the USB 2 implementation on this Motherboard is dodgy.
That is a quite an assumption, it would be one thing if it wouldn't work at all or would for instance cut in and out. Perhaps if devices other than Razer products had this many issues I would come to the same. I have used Razer gear on all kinds of equipment and usually have had some quirks. (I love Razer gear btw, BUT THEY CAN BE A PAIN IN THE BUTT) This sounds much more like a driver issue, is this windows 8?

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Hey all,
New here so please be kind!
I have recently bought a z87 G45 motherboard and a MSI r9 290.
Both of which should activate the MSI VGA boost.
Have downloaded the drivers for the r9 290 off the msi website, all hunky dory!
Downloaded the MSI gaming app, but when i start up i get the "Please update your VGA drivers"
So this wont allow me to connect the App to the graphics card and i cannot change its profile (OC mode, gaming mode, etc..)
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Hi all,
I know this would be better to report on Realtek forums, but this problem applies to all of you with ALC1150 chipset and who are using equalizer - maybe also other chipsets. Maybe also MSI stuff will be interested in solving this issue as it is rather annoying issue. Here's the description of the problem I've also sent to Realtek technical support (no answer from them yet). Please let me know if you can repeat this issue. Thx
Dear Realtek support,
I have noticed a quiet annoying problem with your graphics equalizer and I would like to report the problem. Would be great if you could localize the problem and fix the issue. I suppose it would be only a trivial thing which can be fixed fast.
Here are my system specs:
OS: Windows 8 64bit
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 (ALC1150)
Drivers: Realtek R2.71
The problem:
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Use Case:
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2 Value is ignored at the beginning, instead value 0 is used even though the slider still shows 12. If I move the slider let's say to 11 (music is still playing) the change is reflected immediately and everything works fine.
3. But only until I stop the song and play it again or play another song. This is really weird behaviour So seems the band registers changes only if the sound is playing and when there is no sound input it reset the band for 16k to 0 (please note that system still show previously set value - in my case 12, but it is just ignored)
So actually 16k band is quiet unusable as it still reset its value to zero when the sound stops.
You can easily simulate the behaviour like this:
1. Reset equalizer to flat and set only 16k band to max. (12)
2. Play some music. You can immediately hear there is no sound change, even you have set 16k band to max.
3. Move slider to 11 during the music plays. You can hear the change now...
4. Stop the music, restart the music player and play the music again.
5. Flat equalizer (16k = 0) is used again, but the slider shows 11.
Could you please have a look at this issue and inform me if you can repeat it ? If there are further questions, don't hesitate to contact me. Would be great if this issue could be fixed because the equalizer is really great in all other aspects.
Thanks a lot,
Michal

New finding... If I open some music in Music player (Windows 8) and then set in on pause (still running on background) and switch to desktop and play the same song in media player, 16k band settings is remembered. This is really weird but works as a temp solution until fix is out. Maybe this issue is only Windows 8 related, I really don't have an idea but I got this idea once I've played Saints Row 4 and there were no engine sounds. Then I open some music file and set in on pause on background and suddenly, the sounds were back. I would say there is something wrong in windows or what...

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