My 1st MSI i7 x58 pro experience and issues

I got a MSI X58 Pro + i7 920 D0 + Corsair 1600-CL8 RAM (non dominator) + Win7 Ultimate/Linux. I could never run it at 1600. It was quite flaky. Then I bought some cheaper 1333-CL7 ram from ocz. Has given me less pains. Its stable at stock. I have a antec solo case with an antec earthwatts 500W. BIOS version is 7.3. Have a nvidia low end card.
Issues
* However, I cant still raise BCLK to 155+ ... get blue screens in Win7. I disabled spread spectrum.
* IOH temps are 58C on idle!!!
* Computer doesnt go to sleep in Win 7.
Compare that with a bunch of builds with UD4P from G. IOH at 47C and I can just set the BCLK at 166 and forget it ... everything runs without a snag .... and all of them behave the same way. I used 1333-CL9 RAM on those no issues at all. Am wondering whats wrong with this board (or the model in general). Is this a less stable board from MSI, compared to the other models.
What am I doing wrong?

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* IOH temps are 58C on idle!!!
Your IOH temp is fine. https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=129940.0 Are you using the stock CPU cooler or aftermarket?
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* However, I cant still raise BCLK to 155+ ... get blue screens in Win7.
What are the error codes?
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* Computer doesnt go to sleep in Win 7.
Recommend first, update bios to version 8.6 using the forum's USB Flash Tool. Contact MSI Tech. Support if this doesn't resolve the sleep issue.

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Unable to boot with MSI X58 PRO-E and OCZ3P1333LV6GK

Hi,
This is my first post in this forum.
I've had this system for about 6 months, and from time to time I kept having instant reboots and once the PC would never start, I think I've sorted that by first flashing an old MB BIOS and then the most recent.
Tree days ago I've had another instant reboot, but now the system stops/reboots when the coloured animation starts to appear above the "Loading windows" message. This happens with both Win7 32 & 64 bits and even with the windows 7 installation DVD !!!
I think I've tried all combinations of the other posts where the MB+memory was the same as mine.
Another strange issue is: the memory PN shown inside the BIOS (OCZ3G1333LV2G) is different from the label on the memory (OCZ3G1333LV6GK)!!
I've already tested with only one memory chip at a time, the result is still the same.
I've only got connected the following: Video board, 1 RAM chip, USB Keyboard & one SATA HD. No over clocking whatsoever !
What else do I need to do to finally boot to windows ?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Paulo
My System:
Mobo: MSI X58 Pro-E, model MS-7522, version 3.1
BIOS: 8.B
CPU: Intel i7 920
RAM: OCZ3G1333LV6GK (6GB)
Video: Sapphire Vapor-X ATI RAdeon HD 4870 2GB
PSU: Combat Power CP 750W
OS: Windows 7 32 & 64 bits

Hi Henry,
Thanks for the help.
"What are your RAM timings? Screenshot of CPU-Z Memory tab and SPD tab."
I've added a few screenshots of the memory, the SPD & CPU-Z tab, plus a MEM86 test with only on memory stick installed. It appears that the memory is OK... or not ?
"Do you have another video card you can try? Those Sapphire Vapor-X cards have been a problem for others in the past."
I wasn't aware of any problems with this video card, I use it mainly to send movies to my big LCD TV through the HDMI port. I don't have access to another video card, sorry...
I don't know what else to do, do you think it's the PSU ?
Regards,
Paulo
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--Mike

MSI X58 Pro Overlocking and Voltages

Hi guys new here in the forums i would like to seek assistance or some bios pics in overclocking Intel Core i7 920/MSI x58 Pro 3.2GHz-3.8GHz. what would be the correct voltage for the ICH and IOH(on default values and for the above-mentioned speeds). your help is much appreciated thanks in advance

Disable Spread Spectrum & Extreme Memory Profile in bios Cell Menu. Disable Overspeed Protection in bios Advance Bios Features-CPU Features. Since RAM speed increase with base clock increases, you will have to 'experiment again to get the RAM stable. Set Mem. Ratio to 5, Uncore Ratio to 12, adjust DRAM, voltage & timings accordingly, set base clock to 166 or 167, leave all voltages (other than your RAM), on default. This should give you around 1660 RAM speed & 3.33G's, with Turbo, around 3.5G's .

Question regarding all the x58 Pro-e and memory problems

I've notice a serious amount of issues when it comes to people not seeing all of their RAM or not getting triple-channel status.
Before I even post my issue, I was wondering if there is a general fix for everyone experiencing these problems, because it seems I'm have the exact same issue as everyone else.

Oh well. Its basically like I said - its the same problem most other people are having. I have 6 GB of DDR3 RAM but only 4 GB ever shows up. And it shows in Dual channel mode, when everything should be triple channel 3 x 2GB. First, here are the specs for my system, which was just recently purchased.
Model of the motherboard: MSI X58 Pro-E LGA
Model of the memory: G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Triple Channel Kit
Model of the CPU: Intel Core i7-930 Bloomfield 2.8GHz LGA 1366 130W
Model of the GPU: SAPPHIRE TOXIC 100282TXSR Radeon HD 5850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5
Model of the HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Model of the PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V
Type of Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
I have tried everything. I've updated the BIOS, I've tested each stick, I've even RMA'd the board itself, but to no avail. I have 3 sticks of RAM in each of the DIMM_A slots. Each stick is 2 GB each, but the POST never counts more than 4 GBs. I've tried adding in the sticks each one at a time in different slots; in different combinations, but nothing is working. I know the sticks work and I know the board is reading them because they show up in Memory-Z in the BIOS and in fact, in a 3rd party program called Speccy, it shows 6GB! But it still says they're running Dual channel mode.
Here is the current BIOS I am running as shown in the POST output and model of the memory as shown on the sticker AND the model of the motherboard itself:
BIOS: A7522IMS V8.10 030910
RAM MODEL NUMBER: F3-10666CL9T-6GBNQ | DDR3-1333 CL 9-9-9-24 1.5v | PC3-10666 2GBX3 | 10060840076833
MOBO MODEL NUMBER: MS-7522 | VER: 3.1
Those are exactly what are printed on the label/sticker letter-for-letter.
Quote from: HU16E on 04-April-10, 09:18:47
Buy the correct RAM, don't bend any CPU socket pins, install the sticks in the correct slots, don't buy into the RAM makers claims of 'rated' performance.
You're either implying that I've incompetently bent a socket pin when I installed the CPU, placed the RAM in DIMM slots they don't belong or need to trash the $200 RAM I've just purchased.
Ok, assuming that ISN'T the case, what exactly are you suggesting thats supposed to be of help? You say "Buy the correct RAM" but you don't tell me what the 'correct' RAM is.

MOVED: MSI X58 Pro Overlocking and Voltages

This topic has been moved to Overclockers & Modding Corner.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=128737.0

Disable Spread Spectrum & Extreme Memory Profile in bios Cell Menu. Disable Overspeed Protection in bios Advance Bios Features-CPU Features. Since RAM speed increase with base clock increases, you will have to 'experiment again to get the RAM stable. Set Mem. Ratio to 5, Uncore Ratio to 12, adjust DRAM, voltage & timings accordingly, set base clock to 166 or 167, leave all voltages (other than your RAM), on default. This should give you around 1660 RAM speed & 3.33G's, with Turbo, around 3.5G's .

MSI Theater 550 Pro - NTSC and/or PAL ??

I've read at most places the card supports both NTSC and PAL..but on www.msi.com.tw (global site), it claims the card supports only NTSC, and PAL support is arriving 'soon'!
Please let me know! I want to buy the card from Amazon.com - maybe a little more expensive here than most places, but I need it to be shipped internationally - South Africa, i.e. (and not just to the US). And yes, Amazon do claim the card supports both NTSC and PAL.
thanks in advance.

I bought the MSI Theater 550 hoping that it would support PAL. But its not working.
Check this topic.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=113225.0
The image is highly distorted. This is very bad from MSI side. If it doesnt support PAL they should not have mentioned it. The site clearly says it supports both. Also on the box of the card it doesnt say anywhere if its NTSC or PAL version.
Someone from MSI please confirm. ATI website it shows theatre can support both pal and ntsc depending on the manufacturer.

MSI GS70 Stealth Pro 2PE - Burning issue!

Dear MSI forum users, I am here to ask your opinion on my experience with this laptop, for the most part it is a good machine, but I have experienced a few issues...
First off I noticed that the Space bar only worked on the left side of the bar or the middle, pressing from the right never worked and you had to push down hard to get the left side to respond, I thought maybe it's just a defective key, but upon googling I saw that other users were reporting this, I also noticed the trackpad is abysmal and trying to use it for left and right click is useless, luckily you can disable it and use the mouse supplied with the laptop.
Anyway, when I noticed the space bar issue I thought it such an issue that I should RMA the laptop, to see if the bar could be fixed, however the exchange I had with the technical support guy at OCUK (where I bought the laptop from and have been a loyal customer for years) simply said the following "no one else has contact us about a faulty spacebar. It may just be that is how they are designed and a replacement will not fix the issue. Laptop keyboards are not generally the best as they have to be compact and slim to not avoid conflict with other components."
well that to me didn't seem right, having spend £1450 on a laptop you expect the components to be in working order, I had previously purchased 3 x MSI GX740 from them and all of them still work currently, none of them ever having space bar or track pad issues, nevertheless I had to continue with this laptop since they would not repair it.
The laptop has been running OK over the past year, but I have noticed two more very strange occurrences in the operation of it now.
First off, there's a video of the sound it is making, its like there's a fan in there trying to spin up, but falling back down at the last hurdle. THIS HAPPENS CONSTANTLY, from boot to shut down, it doesn't ever stop doing it.
Please search for my channel Daniel Sharpe on you tube as the forum won't let me post external links :S the video is titled MSI GS70 2PE Fan Failure?
now heres something that really concerns me, for my health mainly, the laptop is running so hot it is leaving burn marks on my legs through trousers, I have got a cooling pad now, but even still I NEVER had any issues with heat dissipation on the MSI GX740 models, no cooler needed it sits on my lap fine and does not burn me, but this one does?!
here are some pictures, the left leg is worse, it fades slightly overnight but yesterday it was purple, I spoke to a doctor who said he has never seen anything like it in his life, it looked like chilblains to him but obviously with the opposite cause, his advice was that prolonged use could cause long term damage, but even if I use it for an hour it burns me.
however, here are speed fan temps for idle (with a cooling pad now in place)
and here are speed fan temps for load
and to top it all off the space bar has now come unclipped from the board and won't go back on properly.
So there we have it, there's a few issues with the laptop, I am mainly worried about the heat and the strange sound coming from one of the fans? (I Think)
please let me know what you think I can do, whether MSI would carry out repairs or something, as a laptop, this clearly isn't fit for purpose, as it can't sit on your lap without burning it!

Quote from: RX-8 on 09-June-15, 16:11:39
GS series are slim & light models, so their temperature must be high and gathered on the surfaces of the bodies. If you're running demanding apps/games, it's uncomfortable and not recommended to put it on the top of your lap (although it's called a laptop). Some laptops won't have this problem that's just because they are not performance/gaming laptops at all or for office use. Some of the laptops are thick and the temperature was decreased and dissipated by the air flow when the heat propagated to the surface.
The screenshots of the temperature you provided are normal for GS70 2PE. The CPU/GPU temperature did go to such a high temperature (actually their top temperatures are between 100 to 105 before throttling themselves). The surface of the bottm of the laptop may be just several millimeters below the CPU/GPU and thermal pipes, so it's definitely very hot when running CPU/GPU intensive apps/games. If putting on your lap for a long time, it definitely causes the low-temperature burn, like the hazard when attaching some warm bags on your skins for a long time.
Regarding the fan noise & touch problem, I would suggest you insist to ask the service point to inspect, repair or maybe replace them. Fan noise may be due to the quality of the fan after a long period of working, but for keyboard they should have other keyboard parts on which the space problem won't exist. I think this is just a flawed keyboard.
I have a Apple Mac Air in my home and it's very cool, but it can't even run SimCity very well. For GS70 2PE, it's just a piece of cake.
I understand what you are saying in regards to the games and temperature, but it looks more like a design issue to me, the MSI GX740 that I have had for 5 years never burned me and did run most of the latest games at decent settings.
I have dealt with this issue by buying a cooling pad, so I'm satisfied on that front.
I did send a support request to MSI about this computer for the fan, touch pad and keyboard issues, but have received no reply as of yet, is this something I should resend? as I have never contacted them directly for repairs before I am not sure of the process!

CUCMBE3K Experience and Issues Identified

I have created a list below of issues and experiences whilst working with the CUCMBE3K.
For the purposes of this dialog, I will refer to this particular customer as “CustomerX”.
Part 1: Pre-Sale Engagement Summary
Following true to the Cisco PPDIOO model, the CUCMBE3K was identified as the best fit for the customer requirements, both technically as well as functionality. Apart from the standard hunt groups, the main highlights being the following:
Voicemail-to-Email notifications
Voicemail for all users
Extension Mobility for the bulk of users
Multilevel Auto Attendant
Integrated E1
FXS support for FAX
Paging/auto-answer
The Quick Pricing Tool (QPT) is the recommended Cisco tool to scope and create a CUCMBE3K BoM. And thus, this tool was used. The BoM of which was validated by Cisco Partner Presales and the order was placed.
Issue 1: UCL Licenses arrived in singular form
The first thing I happened to notice whilst I was unpacking the boxes was the quantity of UCL licenses. Yes, I am aware of bundled licenses, and I select those wherever possible, however these were specific to UCL voicemail licenses. Now I am not going to into how archaic the process is of still having to map a license key to a MAC address – I feel this should be done in the backend and not by partners like many other vendors do it – so we will look past this fact. Where I do have a concern is having to spend hours online manually activating UCL Voicemail licenses (restricted to 10 as “bulk” option on the Cisco Online License Tool); only to find out later that the CUCMBE3K itself can only accept 1 license upload at a time – therefore increasing the hours associated to simply applying licenses.
Issue 1 Summary:
UCL Licenses provided in singular form for UCL VM, despite ordering via QPT.
Online license Tool unable to process more than 10 PAK’s at a time;
CUCMBE3K unable to accept more than 1 license at one time
Issue 1 Fixes/Workarounds/Requests
Cisco, please fix QPT to ensure so that when you specify the amount of voicemail users it creates UCL VM bundled sku’s for VM UCL’s
Increase the ability of the Cisco online License Tool to accept more than 10 at a time.
CUCMBE3K team, please provide the ability to select more than one license at a time to import.
Issue 2: Wait time of 15 minutes before CUCMBE3K Web interface responds
Powering on the CUCMBE3K unit; like any engineer you would run a ping to the default IP address to indicate when the device has successfully come up and then you would connect to it via the appropriate management interface. The CUCMBE3K would respond to the ping shortly after start-up, however the web interface was not available. No documentation indicates that the CUCMBE3K actually takes between 15 to 20 minutes to start-up, before it becomes responsive and phones can register.
Issue 2 Summary:
CUCMBE3K takes 15 to 20 minutes to respond after boot-up.
Nowhere is this documented yet when TAC case is logged, it is outlined as normal behaviour
Issue 2 Fixes/Workarounds/Requests:
Be patient
Cisco, please update documentation
CUCMBE3K Team, please look at how this boot-up time can be improved
Issue 3: First Time Wizard Crashes/Issues and Web Interface
As per the CUCMBE3K documentation for version 8.6.3, which is what was shipped with this device. I did not use the “Bulk Import Tool” (which I will get into a bit later) and simply configured the first time wizard for a “single” site. The wizard itself crashed 3 times, where I would be working through it and it would simply hang and stop responding. So I would have to restart the device and then have to wait 15 to 20 minutes before I could try again. You are looking at 1 full hour of sole boot-up time as a result of this – never mind the crashing interface.
I just kept trying and then eventually got through to the “Sites” page within the wizard, which then presented another issue. For some reason the wizard would accept all my entries yet it would not let me proceed past the “Sites” Page. The only way I could get past that “Sites” page was to start the wizard again and then click “next, next, next” for the previous pages (that I had already completed) and then it let me through the “Sites” page.
When I submitted the completion of the wizard, my browser immediately displayed “timeout error”, after which I could no longer connect to default 192.168.1.250. I then tried to connect to the newly assigned IP address. It responded but would not let me log in with either the new or old credentials. I then heard the device restart…assuming that now it had applied my Wizard configurations. I think it would be a good idea to have some sort of progress bar for something like this?
I waited for the unusually long period (20 minutes) before trying to connect and yet this time I could not connect. Even after waiting for over an hour. Ping responses to the newly configured IP address were responding. Yet no Web service was available. I restarted it after waiting for over an hour and half.
After the restart, I waited again for over an hour and yet no luck – I turned it off and I went home for the evening. I had wasted one full day on trying to give this device an IP address and login?
In the morning I powered the device back up and I could then connect to the web interface but could not access the CUCMADMIN page…I kept getting an error page indicating that cucmadmin is not available. After much retrying it eventually let me in and then I could log in for the first time post wizard configuration.
Now that I was in and working on the CUCMBE3K interface, there came a time where I had to log out. When I tried to log back in I received “An error has occurred during authentication. Contact your system administrator.” This seemed to occur regularly and logging-in twice seemed to be the only way to log into the interface (with the same credentials).
I could go on but I think you get the drift.
Issue 3 Summary:
Unstable 8.6.3 Wizard\Web interface
No progress bar for Wizards submission/config application
Issue 3 Fixes/Workarounds/Requests:
Be patient
Upgrading to Version 8.6.4 dramatically improved stability of Web interface (but be careful of country pack backward compatibility – install country pack first before upgrade!!)
Cisco TAC recommend using Firefox – despite it not being listed as a supported browser
Issue 4: All Email address field do not support [email protected]
This particular environment is quarantined, and hence they use a domain of customerXdomain.local.
This is not supported on CUCMBE3K, despite it being a valid email address.
Issue 4 Summary:
No support for *.local on any email fields
Issue 4 Fixes/Workarounds/Requests:
Cisco Bug/Defect has been logged (CSCub81401)
No work around
Issue 5: 7900 Handsets are not configured after changes have been applied to them
Should you make a change to a usage profile and/or speed-dial etc, the affected handset then restarts and upon restart has those configurations applied.
This works fine with the 6900 series handsets however, not with the 7900 series handsets. You have to restart the 7900’s manually for changes to be applied. Not sure if this is related but I also noticed that after a CUCMBE3K restart, the 7900 series handsets did not register automatically. The just sit there indicating “registering”. So you have to manually restart them to get them to register them to the CUCMBE3K device.
Issue 5 Summary:
7900’s do not accept changes applied to them via CUCMBE3K
After CUCMBE3K restart, the 7900’s do not automatically register to the CUCMBE3K. They require a manual reboot. In some cases this was seen to be an intermittent issue i.e sometimes a 7900 handset would in fact register.
Issue 5 Fixes/Workarounds/Requests:
Cisco Bug/Defect has been logged (CSCub81366)
No work around
Issue 6: Cannot assign more than 40 Speed Dials
An error is received when you try to add more than 40 speed-dials to a phone. Despite the phone being a 7975+7916+7916 handset (a tally of 48 speed-dials on the 7916 sidecars alone)
Issue 6 Summary:
Cannot allocate more than 40 Speed Dials to handset despite if the handset can support it.
Issue 6 Fixes/Workarounds/Requests:
Cisco Bug/Defect has been logged (CSCub83528)
No work around
Issue 7: No Call Busy Forward to Voicemail from Huntgroup
There is no option to have a Hunt Group Voicemail. So if no one is available in the hunt group the call will receive an engaged tone. This is a feature typically expected for any current voice platform.
Issue 7 Summary:
No support for Hunt Group VM
Issue 7 Fixes/Workarounds/Requests:
Cisco Bug/Defect has been logged (CSCub83528)
Configure Call-forward to extension with Voicemail configured for hunt group
Issue 8: Extension Mobility Users unregister when not logged in
This was a significant issue with this engagement.
The CUCMBE3K unregisters the EM user when not actively logged into a handset. This means when you call an EM user that is not logged in – you get an engaged tone. Not voicemail as what would be expected.
Issue 8 Summary:
No voicemail support for EM users that aren’t actively logged in
Issue 7 Fixes/Workarounds/Requests: Cisco Bug/Defect has been logged (Bug ID CSCub83528)
Issue 9: Bulk Import Tool
The CUCMBE3K supports a feature/tool called the Bulk Import Tool. Like the name says, it allows one to upload a large portion of user details and phones to the CUCMBE3K instead of manually adding them one by one.
The issue is that in the CUCMBE3K interface, a user configuration has both a “PIN” and a “Password”. The Bulk Import Tool does not have a column or field to specify the “PIN” and thus one has to go to each and every single user manually and configure their PIN.
Issue 8 Summary:
No user “Pin” number support in “Bulk Import Tool”
Issue 7 Fixes/Workarounds/Requests:
Cisco Bug/Defect has been logged (Bug ID CSCub86268)
Manual configuration of each user “Pin” field
Issue 10: Auto Attendant “Dial-by-Extension” Feature issues
It was noted that Dial-by-Extension is not supported for Extension Mobile users as well as Departmental handset.
Issue 10 Fixes/Workarounds/Requests:
Cisco Bug/Defect has been logged (Bug ID CSCuc59234)
No work around
Issue 11: Caller ID –amends user extension to external Caller ID
The CUCMBE3K amends the extension of the user/handset to the caller ID; so for example, if extension 123 (assuming 3 digit extension length) is making an external call to the outside world, the CUCMBE3K will present a Calling Number of 0x xxxx x123 (where x is the numbers of the dial plan)
This presents an issue if that extension number is not present in the number block on the PSTN side. I.e if 0x xxxx x123 is trying to call when the customer numbers purchased on the PSTN service only go up to 0x xxxx x100, the 123 call will fail. As a result you need to add a “Calling Pattern Translation pattern”. However this is not available in the CUCMBE3K interface and thus a Cisco TAC needs to be made
Issue 10 Summary:
No option to configure Calling party translation via CUCMBE3K interface
Issue 10 Fixes/Workarounds/Requests:
Cisco Bug/Defect has been logged (Bug ID CSCuc59156)
Log Cisco TAC
Other Feature limitations
Just some other feature limitation that I thought may be worthwhile listing
Auto Attendant – no multilevel function
No auto-answer is supported despite the handsets supporting it i.e. 6921’s
No paging/intercom is supported
No modification of 7900 background images is supported – despite the 7900 handsets supporting this feature.
There is no file management interface, so no option/ability to manage firmware manually etc.

Brian,
Thanks for being a Cisco partner, working with TAC on resolving some of the issues you faced and taking time to provide feedback.
We have taken the feedback seriously and will work on addressing them in upcoming release.
Sanjay

MSI x58 Pro and Quad SLI

OK I am new to this forum first off. So hey! lol. Now maybe this has been discussed.... well im sure it might have been but I thought I would get a direct answer from somebody. I have the Msi x58 Pro mobo and I planning to run QUAD SLI with GTX 295's. Now my BIOS version is the oldest.... I think 7.0 which doesnt support SLI right? and I have read that MSI motherboards now supports SLI. WIll this configuration work and should I update my BIOS to the most current version??

Yes, update with the 8 series bios. That will enable SLI. Please, be sure to use the forum USB Flash Tool for the bios update.

Overclocking I7 920 DO and X58 Pro mobo

Hello guys would be very greatfull if someone could please help me. I have just purchased the I7 920 DO and an X58 pro mobo and im a noob at overclocking the only overclocking ive ever done was with basic programs ie Ntune.Ive read hundreds of forums and im still none the wiser my head is spinning.I would like to no if anyone could give me a list of were everything should be ie base clock and so on. Im not after a big overclock between 3.2 and 3.6 would be ok for now ive read on some forums you can leave everything as it is for about 3.4ghz and just increase the base clock is this true it also states this in this months pc format magazine.Ive checked with everset and my idle cpu temp is between 27 and 34, core 1 is 46, core 2 is 44, core 3 is 47, core 4 is 42, i havent checked these on full load, also in the oc program that came with the mobo everything keeps changing the cpu speed goes from 1.6ghz up to 2.9ghz this is also the case with everest and the oc program alarm on the system 3 fan keeps going off even though there is no fan installed in that socket and it reads 0 any advice and suggestions would be greatfull thanx.

The fluctuation you see in speed, is the power saving features in the system. Not to worry, that is normal. Make sure 'Spread Spectrum' is disabled. In 'Advance Bios Features' 'CPU Features', disable all except 'Hyper Threading'. Change 'Mem. Ratio' to 4, 'Uncore Ratio' to 8, 'Advance DRAM Config,' set 1N 9 9 9 24, change base clock to 166, disable 'Extreme Mem. Profile', leave other settings 'default' or 'Auto', & check for post. That should get you around 3.33 & mem. around 1333.
I'm a little curious on your memory modules. What voltage do the they say they run at? If not 1.5v-1.65v, they are the wrong modules for your system. Most i7 X58 RAM is also triple channel 3X2G sets at a max. of 1.65v's.

X58 Pro BIOS Crash during Boot

Hi All,
I have recently assembled a system with X58 Pro board and Core i7 920. It was working fine for 3 months except that it started having BIOS crashes since last night. The issue is that the mainbaord lights would be on without the POST screen and within few seconds the system resets automatically. The same procedure happens for about 4-6 cycles and on the 7th cycle i get a message on screen saying the previous overclocking has failed and the BIOS is reset to default settings. Post then the system boots up normal and works just fine. But once the system is shut down and when the system is switched on(cold boot) I get the same problem. I have also noticed that a month back the CPU clock had jumped from default 2.66 to 2.67 automatically without any overclocking and just couple of weeks after that the clock rose up to 2.87. It has remained like that until the BIOS crash issue. All these happened without any manual overclocking. I was wondering how can this happen automatically unless the clock speeds are adjusted manually. That was quiet strange though. Neways after this issue(BIOS Crash) popped up the clock speed is back to 2.67 than the default 2.66. Weird again. The BIOS version is the default one(V7.0) that was shipped with the mainboard. I tried to M-Flash the BIOS to V7.3(after reading couple of postings from the forum) but without success. The same problem still persists. I have done the following things after going through the forums regarding the issue.
1. Cleared CMOS using the clear CMOS button(With power chord unplugged)
2. Tried M-Flashing to V7.3 (Not sure whether the BIOS was updated during the process)
I kindly request all of you so provide some solutions so as to get my system back to normalcy. Your worthwhile suggestions would be really appreciated. The system config is mentioned below
Core i7 920 @ 2.66 GHz
MSI X 58 Pro - BIOS Version 7.0
Corsair 6 GB(3 x 2 Gigs) DDR3 @ 1066 MHz (installed on the black slots currently)
EVGA GeForce GTX 295 1.7 GB GDDR3
Tagan 1100 W PSU
2 x 1 TB Seagate Sata HDD @ 7200 RPM w 32 MB cache
Sony Optiarc DVD-RW Drive
Windows XP 64Bit SP2
Looking forward for some positive solutions

Hey NovJoe,
Thanks a lot for your reply. I have done as per your suggestion and the system works fine now. Pretty interesting though. During the individual RAM tests i did not face any BIOS crashes and i thought the MOBO DIMM SLOTS would be faulty. So i installed the second RAM strip on the second slot worked fine and finally the third one and works fine too. I am really wondering wht had happened in the first place. Was that due to any dirt or dust in the memory and DIMM contacts? Well neways i am kinda relieved now. But i wanna make sure that everything works fine. What types of tests do you suggest to make sure that the system is working almost fine??
Thanks a lots
Regards
Rahul

TRUE BLU-RAY AUDIO - X58 Pro-E very important question !

I have a problem.
I want to buy a motherboard with X58 Pro-E and build HTPC HD Audio.
What does this mean "TRUE BLU-RAY AUDIO" ?
There is no HDMI output, only S/PDIF !!!!!
- There is no HD audio bitstream (DTS-HD MA/TrueHD) - no HDMI !!!
- Does not decode HD Audio -> LPCM 7.1 - no HDMI !!!
- That decodes the HD Audio (7.1) to analog?
- If only decodes HD from Blu-Ray Stereo (via. SPDIF)?
What does this mean "TRUE BLU-RAY AUDIO" on MSI motherboard ?
Regards.
HerrMan

>> TRUE BLU-RAY AUDIO <<
• The loss-less content protection technology with full-rate audio enjoyment from Blue-ray Disc
• Support for 24-bit / 192kHz sample rate offers high quality digital decoders and speakers
• support 7.1 channels playback, plus 2 channels of independent stereo sound output (multiple streaming) through the front panel stereo outputs
There is no HDMI because there is no onboard video. The video card you get would need to have HDMI output.
LPCM: Linear Pulse Code Modulation. It is an algorithm used to convert analog audio to digital. It gives pure loss less representation of the original analog audio in digital.
7.1 is the latest in speaker configuration. Mono is one speaker, stereo is two, 5.1 has 5. The problem with 5.1 is it produces angled audio. To get the best out put you have to sit in the center and all speakers have to be placed the right way. 7.1 solves those problems, even if the speakers are not perfectly aligned you still get very good results.
S/PDIF-out JSP1 on MB connects to video card for HDMI sound.
Download the manual >> here << and browse through it.

X58-PRO-E, RAM is not recognized

I am assembling an X-58 PRO-E, I7-920, RAM Kingston 3x KHX1600C8D3K2/4GX, (6 chips), Diamond 5770, ps Antec Quattro 1000, case Antec 900, 3 x Hitachi 1TB SATA in RAID 5
On boot up it shows only 4GB, should show 12GB, WIN 7 x64 shows 4GB, MSI Overclock tools shows all 6 chips and 12GB, BIOS @ 870 in bios it shows 4GB, in MemoryZ it shows 12GB and all 6 chips, they all look identical.
Swapping the RAM to all different slots does not change the results
Booting with any combination of 3 chips shows 2GB of RAM installed
Is this:
A compatibility issues with the RAM ?
B defective mobo ?
C some other issue ?
Thanks,

Default memory speed is 1066. With BIOS version A7522IMS.870. the motherboard will post with the memory at 1333 & 1600.
You may be on the right track, the memory may not be compatible, although it does seem that the packages of 1, 2, or 3 chips all contain the same chips just a differnet quantity.
Kingston does not list 1600 speed chips as compatible
Kingston lists the following memory as compatible:
http://www.ec.kingston.com/ecom/configurator_new/modelsinfo.asp?SysID=57358&mfr=MSI&model=X58+Pro&search_type=&root=us&LinkBack=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kingston.com&Sys=57358-MSI-X58+Pro-E+Motherboard&distributor=0&submit1=Search
Memory upgrades:
KVR1066D3N7/1G 1GB 1066MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL7 DIMM
KVR1066D3N7/2G 2GB 1066MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL7 DIMM
KVR1066D3N7/4G 4GB 1066MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL7 DIMM
KVR1066D3N7K2/2G 2GB 1066MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL7 DIMM (Kit of 2)
KVR1066D3N7K2/4G 4GB 1066MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL7 DIMM (Kit of 2)
KVR1066D3N7K2/8G 8GB 1066MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL7 DIMM (Kit of 2)
KVR1066D3N7K3/3G 3GB 1066MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL7 DIMM (Kit of 3)
KVR1066D3N7K3/6G 6GB 1066MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL7 DIMM (Kit of 3)
KVR1066D3N7K3/12G 12GB 1066MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL7 DIMM (Kit of 3)
KVR1333D3N9/1G 1GB 1333MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL9 DIMM
KVR1333D3N9/2G 2GB 1333MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL9 DIMM
KVR1333D3N9/4G 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL9 DIMM
KVR1333D3N9K2/2G 2GB 1333MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL9 DIMM (Kit of 2)
KVR1333D3N9K2/4G 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL9 DIMM (Kit of 2)
KVR1333D3N9K2/8G 8GB 1333MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL9 DIMM (Kit of 2)
KVR1333D3N9K3/3G 3GB 1333MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL9 DIMM (Kit of 3)
KVR1333D3N9K3/6G 6GB 1333MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL9 DIMM (Kit of 3)
KVR1333D3N9K3/12G 12GB 1333MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL9 DIMM (Kit of 3)

Overclocking (for RAM) X58 Pro-E board - Help Please :)

Hello,
I have purchased MSI X58 Pro-E and would like my RAM memory (Kingston Hyper-X DDR3 @1600 MHz) to run on 1600 MHz which means I would have to overclock the board from BIOS because the maximum default speed for RAM memory is 1333. However I don't know how to do it and would be very greatful if someone could tell me how to do it. Thank you in advance.

First of all, find out what timings and voltage are needed to run the RAM at 1600MHz. This information is usually printed on a label on the side of the RAM modules. Next, boot into the BIOS and locate the 'Cell Menu'. From here, select 'Advance DRAM Configuration' and on the next screen you enter the required RAM timings. Change the command rate to 2N too. Go back to the 'Cell Menu' and select 'Memory Ratio' to change the speed the RAM will run at. It will show you the adjusted speed underneath this option. Finally, further down the screen adjust the DRAM voltage to what is required to run at that speed. Save the changes and run >>Memtest86<< to check whether your system is stable. You'll need to run Memtest for at least several hours.

MSI x58 ProE and Corsair 12GB (3x4GB) RAM Issues

Greetings!
New poster here with a question that I cannot seem to find an answer to anywhere. I've looked over the forums but have had no luck figuring it out. My goal is to identify the culprit and replace the appropriate parts.
I built this computer in 2009 with the intention of doing OpenCL/CUDA computing and handle all my multimedia. At the time, 6GB DDR3 RAM (3x2GB) was about all I could afford. The machine works great, but lately, attempting to do some video and image processing has been hitting limits on my available RAM. I also want to run a linux VM or two. I thought I would order the Corsair 3x4GB DDR3 kit from NewEgg and not have any problems upgrading. I didn't have any plans of running the 6 and 12 GB sets simultaneously because I thought there would be some sort of memory density/timing issues.
New RAM desired: Corsair Dominator with DHX Pro Connector and Airflow II Fan - DDR3 Memory Kit (CMP12GX3M3A1600C9)
Old RAM in system: Corsair Dominator with DHX Pro Connector - 6GB Triple Channel (CMP6GX3M3A1600C8)
Request 1: Can I mix the 6 and 12 GB sets (for a total of 18GB) if I keep the density the same across each set of slots? There are 3 black (primary) and 3 blue (secondary). I was thinking of putting the 12GB in black, and 6GB in Blue.
I placed the order, received it, and went to install it yesterday. Took the existing 6GB out and dropped the 12GB in, saw that BIOS recogized it with the right timings, and proceeded to boot Windows up. Blue-screen at the very first Windows logo. I thought "well that stinks, let's check to see if the RAM is defective through MemTest." Downloaded an ISO of 4.2, fired it up, and it hung right away. Hung in the "Address Test, Own Address" test. Big fat A note: BIOS and MemTest both recognized the full capacity of the sticks.
My next thought was "Well, one of them might be bad, let's try to find out which one." I individually put each one in the first slot on the board, ran MemTest, and showed 0 problems on any tests with each of them.
Summary thus far: Individually, each 4GB stick works perfectly. In combination, they fail. The full 3x2GB set works perfectly.
My next theory was that my board might be bad (even though the 3x2GB set in the same slots has no issues). Knowing that the first slot was good with every bit of memory I put in there, I left a 4GB stick in slot 1, and dropped a 4GB stick in slot 2. MemTest hung again. Thinking it might have been that one stick, I put the other one in there, and it hung also. So, slot 2 looks suspect. Move the sticks to 1&3, and they look fine, but that still leaves me missing 4GB of RAM.
I've followed advice and re-seated the CPU, looked for bent pins (none found), and tried manually setting the timings to the 9-9-9-24 that is printed on the sticks. No luck with any of that.
Request 2: So, my question to you is what am I missing? I feel like the board is the problem, due to the slot 2 problem with the 4GB sticks. However, my 2GB sticks don't have any problems at all in the same slots. Could the 4GB sticks require a little more power that my board might not be pushing out (the board is labeled at 1.5V, the sticks are labeled 9-9-9-24, 1.65V)? Would a bent pin be causing this that my eyes just cannot see? I read somewhere that a guy had a pin that was 0.25mm off that was causing his problems.
Or should I be looking at the memory? The 3x2GB set works fine, but the 3x4GB does not.
I'm not sure what my next step should be other than replace the RAM first, motherboard second. The RAM I just got, so I could RMA it if I knew exactly what the problem was. The motherboard is approaching 3 years old and presumably is out of warranty. I wouldn't mind replacing it, but I don't want to spend money right now if I don't have to.
I don't have a second machine to test on, although I'm trying to locate one (most of my friends don't build custom PCs). I have also tried putting the 6GB in the black slots and 12GB in the blue, but the machine doesn't work with that configuration either.
Request 3: Could someone explain how I could aim for 1066MHz on my RAM? I read that on the X58 Pro-E that this resolves most problems with random bluescreens. When I try to do this, I get lost in the numbers/options within the BIOS.
Anything else I might be missing? I'm out of ideas
Thank you all so much for the help!

Hi and welcome,
You have 2 "bottlenecks": the processor and the mainboard.
http://ark.intel.com/products/37147/Intel-Core-i7-920-Processor-8M-Cache-2_66-GHz-4_80-GTs-Intel-QPI
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) : 24 GB
Memory Types : DDR3-800/1066
Memory Channels : 3
Max Memory Bandwidth : 25.6 GB/s
http://www.msi.com/product/mb/X58-Pro-E.html#/?div=Detail
• Supports six unbuffered DIMM of 1.5 Volt DDR3 800/1066/1333*/1600* (OC) DRAM, 24GB Max
As you can see, above 1066MHz you need to overclock both the processor and the mainboard.
I think for your config the best shot is 3 x 4GB DDR3-1333 (9-9-9-24 at 1.55-1.60V)

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