OC BIOS for Z68A-GD80 (G3)

I have z68a-gd80 g3
For overclock stable bios proposal ?
Ty..

Quote from: HU16E on 10-April-12, 20:08:28
This one;
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=151130.msg1143839#msg1143839
Or this one;
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=151130.msg1157304#msg1157304
http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2101828
You change what values ?
2 cores 2 threads how did you ?
5 ghz 1.45v for my CPU wants to. You 1.41V to 5.4GHZ Can you help me on this issue?

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BIOS troubleshooting Z68A-GD80 (G3)

Just flashed the Beta again and although the computer hasn't frozen yet, everything is (for lack of a better description) very jerky. Any ideas why?

So, after giving up with the last beta bios I decided to give the latest one with the exciting Lucid fix.
However the same problem occurs with this one, freezing/stuttering in the OS followed by complete system freeze. My relevant hardware setup is:
Mobo - MSI Z68A-GD80 (G3)
HDD - Corsair Force GT 60GB
RAM - 16GB Corsair Vengeance
CPU - i7 2600K
Power - Silverstone Strider 850W Gold
OS - Windows 7 64Bit (UEFI)
On a whim I ran the Windows installer disc and there was no stuttering/freezing which leads me to believe the problem might be to do with the Windows install.
So the question is, what might be changed in the Bios between 18.3/4/5 and 18.6+ that would cause problems in windows?
As soon as the Bios is reverted to a stable release the issue disappears and its not my bios settings as all have been tried with full bios reset, cmos clear, default settings etc (aside from changing the sata to AHCI).
Would the fact its a UEFI install be an issue? If I reinstall should I do a standard install or a UEFI?
Any help is appreciated.

Teaming Genie on Windows 8 for Z68A-GD80(G3)

Heya,
I was wondering if there is a version of Teaming Genie for this motherboard for windows 8?
Would the utility for Windows 7 work?
(http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Z68A-GD80--G3-.html#/?div=Utility&os=Win7%2064)
Is there an alternative if not?
(btw I don't mean bridging, that's easy in Win8)
Thankyou!

Intel Connectors = Intel NIC's
Their proset drivers are really very good at teaming. I have never tried to team adapters with anything other than INTEL though and just went with bridging which seemed to do alright.

Missing Marvell driver for Z68A-GD80 B3

I'm reinstalling my system after a corrupt HD and ... I can't find my motherboard install DVD. Not a problem except that the MSI web site for this board doesn't show the Marvell driver for download (I got all the others). And ... the Marvell website doesn't seem to have it available either, at least not for Win7 64.
Does anyone know where I can download it?
Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD80 B3
Marvell chip: 88SE9128 6GB/s
OS: Win7 64 Ultimate
PS. If there is any source for me to download the entire disc image, I'd love that. There were a number of utilities available on it that are also not on the web page for download. We went through a winter cleaning spree recently so at this point I'll be surprised if I find my physical disk.

Quote from: BonzaiTree on 05-December-11, 19:48:13
Will this same link work for the G3 version of this motherboard as well?
Assuming the G3 uses the same Marvell chip, which I think it does, yes. The driver shouldn't be motherboard specific, just chip specific. Trying to use it shouldn't hurt you even if it doesn't work, it will just fail.

Beta - BIOS Release for Z68A-GD80 (B3)

topic unlocked.
E7672IMS.H63 ==> E7672IMS.H66
1.Fix the default PCI ROM Priority->Legacy ROM
2.Modify the string 'Disable' to 'Disabled' in item 'Power Technology'.
3.Fix hang at B2 with Intel Ethernet adapter card (I350-T2) on PCIE 1 or 4.
4.Fix S4 resume issue.
Please note that flashing this release occurs entirely at your own risk!
For BIOS Update >>Use the MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<< => Mode 1: Point to archive file!
*NOTE: Make sure you unplug your PSU from A/C power and properly >>Clear CMOS Guide<< after flashing.

Quote from: Conditioned on 14-November-11, 01:01:11
The 17.4 gives me bsods with same settings as 17.3.
Likely MSI tweaked the auto voltages a bit at least it did for my 2600k your best bet is to start over with your over clock and avoid auto settings where possible especially voltages. Actual required voltages for your specific hardware always trancends bios changes much better
Quote from: lionfire on 14-November-11, 01:32:58
Conditioned, this means that your chip can't stand the voltage you gave it....Have you changed Vdroop to Low?
I have deleted bios, reset, date started from 11/01/2011- date of bios, but on every restart sometimes cpu throttles from 4.5 to 4.2 and sometimes stays with any load applied, to 4.5.
Changed Long, short to 255 and duration to 32000, changed overspeed protection to disabled, nothing....in every reboot, cpu throttles.
Going back to 17.2 bios until Ivy Bridge comes out....
Do you have ESIT, Turbo Boost, EPU2013 & Spread Spectrum disabled. What's your OC below 4.7 no need for PLL overvoltage either. Head over to your board specific thread they will get you worked out of trouble there. Fill out your system specs in this forums User CP first however so we/they know what you are working with.
FYI I wouldn't count on Ivy Bridge being trouble free it all sounds good but it's not that much of an upgrade from Z68 unless you are running SLI/CF. The main disappointment in my book is the max of 2 Sata III 6G native Intel ports. When you consider how much these new x79 boards will cost and how they are rushing it to market with out fixing the Sata issues it adds up to being short changed and Z68 will be more mature more stable etc etc for the near term. In the end it will take a next gen socket 2011 chipset, call it X80, like GF790 was to GF780, to fix it all which will be worth the upgrade IMHO.

MSI Z68A-GD80 (B3) problem with m4 128 GB

One week ago, I bought m4 SSD 128 GB, installed win7 system, the firmware upgrade done from 002 to 009, and then upgrade the motherboard BIOS MSI Z68A-GD80 (B3). Received a message that "Missing operating system" and since then the BIOS does not detect SSD m4. I tried all the SATA connectors on the motherboard, without effect. Can update the BIOS damaged SSD? Any ideas? Help: (( Thanks George

so I took out the batteries and waited half an hour. Upgraded the BIOS files on the USB. When first installed win7 is SSD, plugged in, there were two HDDs (1TB Hitachi + Seagate 200GB) On the first drive (Hitachi 1TB), was the system partition with win7. Then I tried to install the system, a message ...." Appeared Setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate an existing system partition. See the Setup log files for more information. "After changing the BIOS boot drive is That Appears the message "Bootmgr Is Missing"

Z68A-GD80(G3) Beta BIOS Versions For Ivy CPU's (Review)

Since the release of the original vJ0 Ivy UEFI/BIOS update package, are there any Beta's currently available? Also, if there are any, do they flash both chips as the vJ0 update did or just the primary chip?

UEFI/BIOS Beta update went without a hitch on the Z68 that has the Ivy in it. The v1.24h flash tool worked perfectly. This Beta version turns the Z68A-GD80(G3)'s into an OC monster with a Sandy or Ivy CPU!
Without much trouble, had the 3770k at 47X on Auto CPU V. and all power saving features operational and intact, plus the new Corsair Platinum's running two 8GB 2133 kits (not recommended to mix kits) for a total of 16GB's @ 2400 on only 1.632v's. Capable of more CPU speed, but the Ivy's get too darn hot even running a low voltage IMO at full load (85C), and I actually experienced a slight performance loss in 7-Zip at the 47X level. IBT showed less than 2 GFlops gain between 46X and 47X.
Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133's running at 2400;
7-Zip 46X VS 47X. 46X and RAM speed 2200 with tight timings (CR 1, 9 10 10 24, tRFC 88), 47X and RAM speed 2400 with relaxed timings.
Load transition towards 100% and post full load;
Didn't intend to turn this thread into a review, but so impressed with this particular Beta, had to share what I found.
This thread may be commandeered by an admin or mod for future use for new Z68A-GD80(G3) Beta's.
Thanks again Svet for providing this Beta. It is a winner!

Z68A-GD80(G3) Beta BIOS Versions For Ivy CPU's

E7672IMS.J10 ==> E7672IMS.J21
01.Fix vdroop offset control function can't work normally issue and
modify code to avoid chip bug issue.
   02.Add Gigadevice 25Q64BSIG" SPI ROM support.
   03.Fix Adjusted DRAM Frequency and XMP info incorrect issue when use
XMP 3000 memory and if XMP 3000 profile is enabled then force run 2800.
04.Fix Adjusted DRAM Frequency incorrect issue when XMP is enabled and
set different DRAM frequency.
05.Fix DRAM frequency incorrect issue when use Patriot PV316G213C1K memory
and XMP is enabled.
   06.Fix system hang on 0x55 issue when use Team Team-Elite-1866 memory.
07.Fix system hang on 0x55 issue when use SPD 800MHz memory and
Sandy Bridge CPU.
   08.improve memory performance.
   09.Add M-Flash support ME FW update solution.
   10.Modify ME shouldn¡¦t be updated if the USB is removed before reboot to BIOS.
   11.support amp function.
   12.Finetune G.Skill memory command rate timing.
   13.Fix some memory cause bios hang 0x3b or 0x4f when overclock cpu ratio to 42.
   14.Fix the issue that setting item "Command Rate" to 1t causes
an unnecessary cold reset when bios was postting.
   15.Fix some PCIE card can¡¯t detect issue.
   16.Fixed MSI keyboard ES300MU can't detect.
   17.Set SMLink1 Thermal Reporting Select default to ture.
   18.Fix use usb card reader error issue when update usb 022 module.
19.Fix OC Genie setting not set to item after OC Genie function enable.
   20.Fix item "Internel PLL Overvoltage" always Enable when over clock cpu ratio.
21.Set item "Intel C-State" to enabled when use some special cpus (such as i5¨C3475s
     which oc ability are limited) to over clock cpu ratio to the ratio higher than
     the ratio 4 cores can reach at the same time.
22.Fix item "Adjust CPU Ratio" show error when adjust cpu ratio.
   23.Fixed PLL function enable caused set tRTL timing hang issue.
   24.Add OC Retry Counter Item.
   25.Fix system hang on 0x55 issue when use single side dual rank memory.
Please note that flashing this release occurs entirely at your own risk!
For BIOS Update >>Use the MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<< => Mode 1: Point to archive file!
*NOTE: Make sure you unplug your PSU from A/C power and properly >>Clear CMOS Guide<< after flashing.

E7672IMS.J22====>E7672IMS.J20 OFFICIAL
- Enhanced PCI-E display card performance.
- Improved memory compatibility.
This is the full release bios for this board with additional archive for flashing the ME extension.
>>Use the MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<<
Download the compressed archive to your desktop but do not decompress.
Select option 1 of the forum flash tool and point the tool an the compressed archive then follow the direction. This will flash your bios and ME extension.
Once complete you will need to download and re-install the latest version of the Intel Management Engine Drivers.
<<Intel Downloads / Management Engine>>
Please note that flashing this release occurs entirely at your own risk!

Z68A-GD80(G3) Can no longer read external hd dock after flashing beta bios

I flashed E7672IMS.J31 Beta Bios because I was on a very old bios that was not compatible with my GTX 970 card I just bought. Flashing the bios fixed my 970 compatibility but in the process made it so my 2 external hd docks no longer worked (at this time on windows 7). self powered usb harddrives still worked though. At this time my sata mode was IDE which I thought might have had to do with it since it doesnt have hotswap. I assumed it was an issue with some drivers I installed after flashing the beta bios and I was due for upgrading/reformatting anyways so I enabled AHCI and hot swap then did a clean install of windows 8.1. The external hard drives still don't read!! I've used multiple different hard drives and different usb ports including usb 2.0. The docks are usb 3.0 and I use them daily to edit photos from my work. Any ideas of things I could try?
My pc:
intel 2500k
16gb Corsair vengeance ram
MSI 970 GTX GPU
Corsair 750w power supply
Z68A-GD80(G3) motherboard
E7672IMS.J31 Beta Bios

Could the issue be that I didn't download the Intel Management Driver after installing the beta bios I flashed? Maybe I could try that first, which one from this list do I use with my pc setup?
thanks for the help!
Quote from: flobelix on 20-October-14, 00:38:02
Try going back to E7672IMS.J20 OFFICIAL. Use the recommended flashing method with provided archive only: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=163870.msg1215101#msg1215101

Z68A-GD80 B3 Boot Loop and Failed BIOS LED Flashing

I've been having "boot loop" issues with my system since it was built in June. Basically, when the system is powered on the lights/fans come on for around 3 seconds then it shuts itself off for another 3 seconds and repeats the loop infinitely. Meanwhile there are no POST code beeps and nothing shows up on screen. I also noticed today that the Dual BIOS control LED is flashing during boot loops indicating that the primary BIOS has failed.
As this was my first build in quite a while I didn't initially worry about it too much, figuring that it was probably just a BIOS setting or improperly seated hardware issue. Shortly there after my son was born and needless to say there wasn't a whole lot of time to trouble shoot a PC for a couple of months. Fast forward four months later to today and the boot looping is driving me nuts. It seems to occur when the system has been powered down overnight and more frequently if the reset button is used. I've read a lot of stuff saying that the Gigabyte boards are prone to this issue, but can't find anyone else with the same issue on a MSI z68 board. I've check/done the following to try and trouble shoot the issue.
1. Flash to BIOS 17.3 (twice)
2. Installed system speaker to hear post codes. Got a whole lot of nothing.
3. Installed one stick of RAM in slot one. Tried all four sticks. Nothing works.
4. Set BIOS values to default.
5. Tried disabling and enabling XMP profiles for the RAM.
6. Upped the voltage on the RAM to 1.5V, since the board reports an under-volt around 1.48 on auto. No effect.
7. Disabled PLL overvolt.
8. Enabled VDroop (still not clear on what this is).
9. Removed both video cards and used the on chip video. No effect.
10. Unplugged all USB devices.
11. Tried XMP enabled and disabled for the memory.
12. Hard drive plugged in and removed makes no difference.
13. Bare system with only one stick of RAM installed, no difference.
11. Lots of other crap that I can't think of right now.
Any help would be great as I'm at a loss here.
System specs are as follows;
Intel 2600K
Corsair H50 Cooler
MSI z68a-gd80 B3 with BIOS v 17.3
PNY Geforce GTX 560 Ti (2x in SLI)
Linksys Wireless G PCI card
Crucial Ballistix Sport RAM (4x2GB at 1600 MHz XMP enabled)
Segate Barracuda 7200 RPM Drive 500GB (2x in RAID0)
OCZ Vertex2 64 GB SSD as system cache
Corsair TX750 Power Supply
Corsair 600t case

More wierd stuff.
I couldn't get the board to boot without looping last night, tried the usual unplugging and clearing the CMOS nothing. Boot loops at every turn.
I wonder if maybe I've got some bad pins or a poor connection on my RAM slots. I removed the RAM and began testing one by one. First stick gave a boot loop. Second stick worked. On restart the BIOS LED wasn't flashing anymore, which is odd since I hadn't yet set the BIOS fix feature to enabled. I powered down again and put my RAM back in, set my BIOS settings as suggested, and then clocked the RAM to 1333MHz. Seemed stable last night through a number of restarts.
As for the backup BIOS reporting v 17.3. Yeah, that is odd. The manual says it can't be flashed either. Maybe BIOS just reports what the primary version number is no matter which chip (primary or secondary) is actually active and being booted from?
I'd like to think this is over, but I'm sure when I go home and power up I'll get another boot loop. I'd rather not be without a PC for a couple weeks, but I may just have to RMA so I don't have to deal with this anymore. It's quite frustrating to have fiddle around for 10+ minutes to get your PC up and running, plus with a RAID0 setup and SSD cache I'm just asking for a system failure with all these power on/off cycles.

How do I set EFI mode in Z68A-GD80-B3 BIOS?

I am trying to install Windows 7 64-bit onto a Seagate 3TB drive on a brand-new MSI Z68A-GD80-B3 motherboard but Windows keeps insisting on using an MBR style partition. When I connected the drive to another computer and used the Seagate utility to create a GPT partition, Windows refuses to install to it because it thinks the BIOS is in BIOS mode and not EFI mode.
There is a complicated guide to force the EFI installer bootstrap here http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=184349 but having to do all this seems ridiculous for a motherboard UEFI BIOS that is advertised as having 3TB+ support.
So where is the setting (as I have seen on some other motherboards) that tells the bootable DVD/USB device that the BIOS is EFI and not legacy? Thanks!

Putting the system into RAID mode wasn't too bad since I was only experimenting with the setup anyway. However, after doing some research on how to use the EFI console it appears it is currently not possible to boot into a GPT disk when the ICH controller it set to RAID mode. :(
I tried wiping the drive, I tried installing the GPT boot and then installing Windows to it. Interestingly, the error message isn't a showstopper - it is merely a warning unlike the other error messages. If you click on the GPT partition and say install Windows will indeed go ahead and install to it. But when the BIOS tries to boot to it, it cannot. My investigation with EFI console shows that when the controller is in RAID mode the hard drive doesn't even show up in the list of available devices in the console. Also when using the console to list the available EFI drivers, they only have 2 IDE drivers (one Intel, one Marvell) and 2 AHCI drivers (same deal) - no RAID.
Furthermore, we appear to no be alone. I also have a Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 for evaluation and it too has the same problem, both confirmed by my own tests and a message thread much like this one that states the EFI BIOS manufacturers have not written the EFI RAID driver for the Sandy Bridge architecture yet. (I don't know if this is true for any other mobo manufacturers besides MSI and Gigabyte.)
Anyway, I'm giving up for now on GPT and have formatted the 3TB drive as MBR. I am then using a special driver from Seagate that makes the remaining space appear as a separate drive. I suppose it would still be possible to combine this space if one were to create a spanning volume in Windows or Linux and combine the real 2TB volume with the virtual drive that contains the remaining space. But I'm going to just leave it as a separate volume.
The only troubling thing is when or if MSI finally releases a BIOS with an EFI RAID driver I'll feel compelled to format the whole system as GPT and start again. *grumblegrumble*
Isn't being on the bleeding edge of tech fun?

Z68A-GD80 with SandyBridge 2600K with latest MSI Bios flashed dead?

Dear Community
I am desparate because I flashed my Z68A-GD80 G3 with the latest firmware 7672vJ2.zip from the MSI website. The update was fine and it completed 100%. However after the final reboot the screens stayed black and also the initial beeping for the usb ports was missing. The blue led was constant and the red led was blinking constantly. I opened my computer and did the JBAT1 reset but no luck. Then I tried to clear CMOS via the reset button on the backpanel. However no luck there as well. I did unplug the graphic card and the pci-e revodrive 3 and tried to boot in a minimal configuration. the screens stayed black.
I don't know what else to try. At the moment I am super desperate and I am looking for help. Any hints are highly appreciated!

The BIOS has failed. The only way to recover it is to enable the multi BIOS update. I am not sure if your board has a hard switch for a multi BIOS update or not. If not, then you obviously cannot enable it in the BIOS as you are unable to enter the BIOS. In that case the BIOS chip has to be reprogrammed via a SPI programmer or the board will have to be sent to MSI to get reflashed.
There is an outside chance that fitting an Ivy CPU may just allow you to get into the BIOS, but I am not convinced as the flashing blue light normally indicates a failed BIOS.
Remove the battery one more time and do another CMOS clear. Leave the battery out for around 30 mins. Then give it one more try.
Hope you have a helpful PC shop in your area that may be able to assist with a SPI programmer if needed.

MSI Z68A-GD80-G3 sata port 7 marvell controlled not showing in BIOS

My spec is..Antec 1200 case. MSI Z68A-GD80-G3 board . i7 -2700K @4.1 GHZ. GTX 580 OC twin FrozR II 1536 Mb Graphics.Corsair Vengeance 16 GB PC3-12800C9 1600MHz RAM. Cooler Master Hyper 212+ CPU cooler. Crucial SSD M4 128 GB SATA 6Gb/s main Hard drive.Crucial SSD M4 128GB hard drive. 500 GB HDD. Crucial SSD M4 60GB.1200W PSU.
My 3rd 60 GB SSD drive had to be plugged in sata 7..I reformatted It in windows and it is working. It does still not show up on BIOS.
I could not find my install disc. I couldnt find any marvell drivers in the download section for my board?
Has windows found them? why no show in BIOS?

I may have found correct drivers now SATA 7 drive is showing up. seems to be running . my ssds running off SATA 1 and 2 are getting a AS SSD bench mark score of 710 and 780. The SATA 7 one is scoring at 340 so it is not working like the first x2 SDD's.

Z68a-GD80 b3 bios fail ?

Hi,
i recently bricked my p67a-gd65 b3 via bios flash (both bios corrupted), and i got the z68a-gd80 b3 in return from msi,
now i do need to say when i first turned on my pc i immediately noticed the blue bios light was flashing, so i knew the first bios had failed and its now running on the second bios.
So i figured, lets update the bios, and i downloaded the latest bios version 20.1. And so i booted into dos, started to update Intel ME and then it flashed the backup bios.... then it automaticly rebooted and the infinite bootcycle maraton began... everything powers on for 1 sec and it dies, powers on for 1 sec and it dies.. etc et, there are no blue bios lights on when powering on so i thing the bios is partly corrupted, enough to NOT boot, but also enough to not turn on the bios lights on the mobo anyone got any idea ? i really don´t want to rma the board cuz i just got it like a few days, and the RMA proces of the p67a/gd65 took almost 2 months :(
Thanks in advance!

All you can do is try a full cmos clear w/ a bare bones set-up. What you should have done when you saw the blinking light was enable multi bios update in bios to recover the bad bios.
Probably the simplest thing to do is bring the board to a computer shop with an SPI programmer. It will probably cost around $50-$75 to get this fixed.
If you have a Sandy bridge CPU, stick with 7672vH5.zip unless there are issues. If you absolutely need to flash your bios, use the forum flash tool and archives.
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