P35 Platinum can handle 4x1GB ?

I'd like to know from other whether they can confirm/deny the P35 Platinum board can handle all the 4 slots filled with a 1GB module, other sites seem to report problems with this config and the P35 chipset (something to do with the limited Northbridge capacity), but I really am curious after your experiences.
At what FSB + mem speeds where you able to use all the 4 slots ?

Quote from: Moldie on 24-January-08, 15:47:28
Just remember not every board is the same and watch temps but here you go
www.nicksam.ukfsn.org/Mobo/
He, many thanks for that ...
I noticed you set the RAID mode to AHCI, but have you then subsequently setup a RAID in the BIOS with just 1 hard drive, or didn't you have to do that ? Did you use the Intel Matrix Storage driver under Vista/XP or just the default Windows AHCI drivers ?

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MSI P35 Platinum + Q9550 CPU + 4x1GB RAM

Greetings!
I just upgraded my system by changing just the CPU, from E6550 to Q9550, and having some small problems.
The past:
My system was stable with the E6550 and the 4x1GB RAM sticks (Kingston, 667MHz), with the only negligible issue being that during POST it momentarily stuck (e.g. for a fraction of a second) at ~3100MB before sweeping the entire 4096MB of memory and proceeding with loading the OS (Win7x64). I've never had any weird BSOD issues and never done any OC (on CPU, RAM nor VGA).
The present:
Problem is that, now, with the Q9550, system wont POST with all four of the 1GB sticks plugged; it stops/freezes at ~3316MB (if I hit ESC or DEL during RAM-sweep it blacks out and goes off-power) before the "beep". Needless to say that I can't even access the BIOS menu in this configuration. Removing one 1GB stick, specifically from slot #2 (counting from the CPU), thus running at 3x1GB, allows for normal boot. In this configuration, the new CPU model is properly recognized by both POST and BIOS, but the CPU multiplier is reported wrongly in the BIOS settings (x7 instead of x8.5), just like it "remembers" my old CPU's setting. How can I check, within the OS, that the frequency is the right one? Many programs report it correctly (e.g. CPU-ID or Windows), but there's the chance that they're just stating the nominal spec of the CPU model...
Any clues on how to address these two problems?
My (small) troubleshooting:
I am wearing the latest official BIOS, version 1.C (or 1.12, dated 2009-12-30), that hasn't given me any cause to worry about, in the last 3 years.
The system worked fine before (w the E6550 CPU) on the 4x1GB RAM, so I am kinda excluding the case of a "bad" slot or stick. I haven't (and don't wanna) undertake the tedious task of trying all possible permutations of 4 slots & 4 sticks. Please note that the RAM sticks are same brand, size and frequency, but the model-numbers might not be exactly the same (one pair was bought in 2007, the other in 2011).
When booting with 3x1GB RAM, and running some benchmarks from the OS (PassMark PerformanceTest, Prime95) reveals that CPU is working fine. Only problem is that its temps are a little on the hot-side (40-45C@idle, 65C+@load, at ~25C+ ambient, on stock cooler) and the CPU benchmark scores are 5-10% below the average-baseline; however, these issues worry me not because the CPU was used (got it from eBay for $90).
My PSU is a 550W HEC, and the rest of my system comprises a HD4850/1GB VGA, two HDDs (WDs, one of them a "green"), one SSD (Intel/60GB) and a DVD-writer.
Any ideas?
I am hoping that there's some BIOS tweak I can make in order to re-recognize all my RAM with the least possible hardware changes and operations. Maybe re-flash the current BIOS, or try to roll-back a version? Will tweaking the RAM settings (voltages, freqs) help any? Is that do-able on the P35 board? My last (money-costing) option is going for new 2x2GB RAM sticks, which I evidently want to avoid...
Thanks for your help!

OK, I've had some time in the weekend and I did my tests, that seem successful Yay!
A. New CPU multiplier mis-identification in BIOS (7x instead of 8.5x) -- This was fixed by clearing the CMOS (as RemusM suggested, using the on-board button) and then "Loading Optimized Defaults" by the main BIOS menu. Apart from the time/date and boot-order, the only other thing I had to change was the On-Chip ATA Devices RAID mode (enable AHCI), to allow the SSD drive where my OS is stored to boot normally.
B. POST stopping with 4x1GB RAM sticks -- The above BIOS-related changes didn't help here. So, I undertook the task of checking each RAM stick alone with MemTest86 (as XFM suggested). To this end, I plugged each stick in Slot#1 (DIMM_A1) and no errors were found, for a one-pass test, for all four sticks; evidently, my RAM sticks were fine. I then tried some permutations of the four sticks and the four slots and, lo and behold, one of them, worked! Please note that my four RAM sticks were purchased in two kits of 2x1GB, that were equal brand/size/frequency and the serial numbers were almost the same (apart from the last 2-3 digits in a series of 10-15 characters). The sticks looked similar even to the bare eye (very similar PBC "routes", chip placement etc). The only difference was the date, 2007-vs-2011.
For what it's worth, the non-working combination was:
   DIMM_A1 : Kit#1 (2007) / Stick#1
   DIMM_A2 : Kit#2 (2011) / Stick#1
   DIMM_B1 : Kit#1 (2007) / Stick#2
   DIMM_B2 : Kit#2 (2011) / Stick#2
while the working combination is:
   DIMM_A1 : Kit#2 (2011) / Stick#1
   DIMM_A2 : Kit#2 (2011) / Stick#2
   DIMM_B1 : Kit#1 (2007) / Stick#1
   DIMM_B2 : Kit#1 (2007) / Stick#2
(i.e. the two sticks of the same kit were placed in the same RAM Channel slots: the Green and the Orange)
Nevertheless, one mystery remains unsolved: In the fast-sweep of the RAM during the POST, the check still stops/pauses at ~3320MB but, fortunately, it proceeds to sweep the entire 4096MB and then boot the OS normally! The duration of this "pause" is maybe a little longer than it used to with the old CPU: it now last up to one full second while it use to pause for only a fraction of a second. I can't help but correlate this pause location (at ~3300MB) with the maximum RAM that is "recognized" by 32-bit OS...
Anyway, thanks for all your help! Hopefully this thread might help other guys with similar problems.

Can't install Vista Ult x64 or XP Pro on new MSI P35 Platinum setup

I am unsuccessful when trying to install. XP or Vista on those system. I boot with the CD/DVD they both go through the loading files screens, but once it completes it freezes completely and just idles.
And the LED3 lightis always RED.
I am unsure what to do at this point. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Intel E6850 3.0 gHz
MSI P35 Platinum
MSI 8800GTX
2 GB OZC
Seagate 7000.9 160 GB
Corsair HX620W
According to the MB the
CPU Temp is 96 - 110 C
System is 36 C

Ok....It appears that my cpu heatsink was not bolted down correctly. After fixing that the temp idels around 45 in BIOS... *sigh*

Help P35 platinum problems

Hi, I'm new in the forum.
I have bought a p35 platinum about three weeks ago, it is fantastic and I like it very much, but I have some problems with it.
If I list them, could you help me??
My complete configuration is:
mb: msi p35 platinum;
processor: Q6600 (without O.C.);
ram 4x1gb team elite ram 800mhz;
video: ati 2600xt 512mb gddr3;
. At first, the motherload's bios colour was black, but suddenly it became classic blue. Now it's blue yet. Is it normal?
. When I turn on the Pc it a emits "beep"(that should be a sign of bad operation of the AMI bios).
. The bios read 3.25gb of ram, but I've installed 4gb.
. dual core center inform me that the CPU fan is 0, while, it goes on spinning. (it happens often)
. A lot of programs, like Sandra or Everest 2007, read the chipset ICH9 instead of ICH9R.
. Live Update crash when it looks for bios versions.
. After installing the bios 1.3 the start is more slowly, besides there is a screened where I can read the marvel component. unfortunately I can read just this, then I will try to do a screen.
PS:
Despite of I had this problems, I go on loving my magic motherload. I hope you will help me, because I don't know what to do.
My O.s. is Windows vista Ultimate.

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3. My O.S. is 32 bit vista ultimate and my O.S. too read 3,2gb of ram but, also when the O.S wasn't istalled on my PC, my platinum p35 read anyway 3,5gb that could be utilized and 4gb installed.
Read here:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=111120.0
You need a 64bit operating system to make use of all 4gb of ram.
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it became classic blue. Now it's blue yet. Is it normal?
It is supposed to be blue.
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2. The "beep" that my motherboard (that is new, nobody used it) emit is just one and short, one second after the apparition of MSI logo.
It means everything is OK.

Upgrading system to MSI P35 Platinum

MBO = MSI 945P
CPU = Intel 3.4ghx
Graphics = NVidia GEForce 7600GT
OS = Win Vista Home Premium
Memory = 2GB
HDrive = Maxtor 250gb SATA
Audio = Creative Audigy
Monitor = Dell 1704FPT
Optical Drives = Lite-on DVDRW 1693S
= Sony CD-RW CRX230EE
CSU + Enermax EG465P
CASE = ANTEC MID TOWER
Please forgive me starting this again as a New Topic. I thought most of you wouldn't want to read over an old post.....I hope I was right?
I finally have started the ball rolling with my rebuild, I have follwed recommendations and bought the MSI P35 platinum MBO. I am now looking at a Q6600 Quad processor, I now would like to review the compatibility of my other components. Will my Enermax handle the power reqd, should I go for a new heat-sink/cooler? Will my case need replacing? I am concerned with heating after my Pentium 4 processor which radiated like a stove pipe. I have read the P35 does a great job of cooling main reason I chose it. I also would like to quieten fan noise as much as possible, existing set-up is noisy. I hope I can still draw your interest into my plight....I'd rather slow things down and get it right. Thanks in advance

Mine is an Enermax EG701AX-VE (600W) the fan was noisy and did get a bit rattly in my previous P4N Diamond 7160 + Northwood EE set up and the exhaust air was very warm. Since I upgraded to the P35 Platinum 7345 + Q6600 the fan is now quiet as I can turn it down to minimum and the exhaust air is still cool.
I read the reviews on all the CPU coolers and the best budget one seems to be the Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro7. I was looking for a cooler around £40 and after looking at performance tables went for the Thermaltake V1. It also dropped the system temperature (around the circu-pipes) and overall case temperature significantly.
Here's a link http://forum.thermaltake.com/viewtopic.php?t=2375
Good luck with your build
Regards
Bren

OC results P35 Platinum Q6600

Just, FYI my OC results on my Vista64 system
- P35 Platinum MB Bios V1.8
- Q6600 running at 3.2 Ghz (8x multiplier, speedstep off)
- Zalman 9700NT cooler
- FSB 400 Mhz
- Mem GEIL 4x1GB 4-4-4-12 at 800 Mhz @ at 2.1 V
- Vcore 1.375
- NB 1.45
- Nexus Caterpillar (silent) case
Idle CPU temp is 38-39 C / max temp still unknown :-)
System perfectly stable, the perf difference with the stock speeds is huge.

Got that with Artic Cooler HS (kind of noisy/crappy)...
40°C idle, 68°C 66 hours prime95 load without errors.
Question: How can you know it's stable without running prime/orthos?
8GB of Oced memory from 800MHz to 960MHz at 5-5-5-18.
Effective Vcore is 1.320V, you?
Video card is OCed as well.
BIOS 1.9B1.
Have good day!

P35 Platinum & P35 Neo2 Series

beta BIOS for P35 Platinum & P35 Neo2 Series(MS-7345, PCB 1.1) ver V1.4B3:
BIOS Sign-on message: A7345IMS V1.4B3 083107 (Date: 08/31/2007)
Attachment name: P35 Platinum and P35 Neo2 Series 1.4B3.zip
Make and ensure PC is stable before proceed. flash BIOS from USB key, by using our Tool(easy & safe way to flash):
MSI Forum HQ USB Flashing Tool
Use Beta or Modded BIOSes at own risk!
Feeback are Welcome!!! Thanks!!

Quote from: Jack the Newbie on 25-September-07, 04:00:50
A new BETA has just surfaced in the German MSI Forum: A7235IMS.151 (09/21/07).
For anyone interested, here is a Link to the BIOS (use at your own risk!):
http://msi-forum.de/thread.php?threadid=31968&threadview=1&hilight=&hilightuser=0&page=3#post281405
Changelog will follow shortly. The admin did not find the time yet.
The changelog did not follow that shortly after all, but it goes like this:
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Fix some DDR can not boot issue
There seems to be a new beta (1.5b2) around. Unfortunately I don't have a link to it, but here is the changelog:
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Fix Smart FAN Fail from S3 wake up issue
Here it the Link to BIOS 1.52 BETA. The BIOS was just uploaded. Use it at your own risk!!
http://www.msi-forum.de/thread.php?threadid=31968&threadview=1&hilight=&hilightuser=0&page=4#post283564

Problem installing MSI P35 Platinum & MSI NX8600GT & windows XP

Hi all,
I just bought my MSI P35 platinum mobo and MSI NX8600GT graphics card.
Was trying to install XP on it. During installation, got the following error message :
A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.
If this is the first time you've seen this Stop error screen, restart your computer. If this appears again, follow these steps:
Check to be sure you have adequate disk space. If a driver is identified in the Stop message, disable the driver or check with the manufacturer for driver updates. Try changing video adapters.
Check with your hardware vendor for any BIOS updates. Disable BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing. If you need to use safe mode to remove or disable components, restart your computer, press F8 to select Advanced Startup Options, and then select Safe Mode.
Technical Information:
*** Stop : 0X0000007E (0XC0000005, 0XF748E0BF, 0XF78DA208, 0XF78D9F08)
*** pci.sys - Address F748E0BF base at F7487000, DateStamp 3b7d855c
Then it just freezes there. Any ideas how I can resolve this ? Please help
Thanks ...

Quote from: NovJoe on 07-February-08, 00:17:44
Please post your full system specs and PSU specs amps.
Moan Guide
my system specs
Intel Pentium 4 - Intel E8200, LGA775 2.66GHz, 6MB L2 cache, 1333 Mhz FSB, 45nm
MSI P35 Platinum
3 x 1GB DDR2 Kingston 6400 CL5 800MHz
320GB Seagate SATA HDD
MSI NX8600GT 256MB
Windows XP Pro
PSU : I-CUTE ATX-450W/P4
The HDD was detected correctly in BIOS, memory also detected, Graphics card seems ok (how I can tell ?)
rgds

P35 Platinum: I have to press the power button multiple times to start

Hello fellow MSI customers,
as written in the subject, I have a problem with starting my PC. When I press the power button, the computer powers on, but there is no output to the screen. In fact, my LCD stays in standby mode. I can hear the fans running, so something is going on. According to the LEDs on the mainboard, it is a memory problem.
Now I turn the computer off, using the power button (have to hold it for a few seconds). When off, I start again and everything runs as it should.
After starting, I ran memtest86 multiple times without any errors. I ran a few games, compiled some programs, installed Vista 64bit, Linux, all without any crashes or hangups. It is just the starting that makes problems. After booting it is very stable.
Seeing that it could be a memory problem, I brought another pair of memory, just to be sure. I couldn't reproduce the problem on that day! Any type of memory I put in (the one before, or the newly brought home) the computer always started on the press of the button. So I thought, OK, maybe they were not seated correctly. But, alas, two days later it is again only starting by pressing the power button three times.
What I tried:
1. Boot using only 1 piece of memory stick
2. Boot using only 1 piece of memory, but different one
3. Use another pair of memory <- worked, but on that day it also worked using my original memory
4. Disconnected everything except graphics card, to make sure it is not a power supply issue (minimized power usage)
5. Tried all of the above with a different processor
6. Used another power supply
Any other ideas?
Here are my specs:
MSI P35 platinum
Core2 Q6600
Nvidia 7900GT
4GB V-Data DDR2 800MHz <--- I think this is the problem, any experiences?
Enermax Liberty 400W
a few other things (HDDs, XFi, DVD-RW)
By the way, how can I boot from an external DVD-RW? It doesn't show in the menu when I press F11 (boot menu).
Thank you for any help, muro
And just to let a bit of steam off:
1. I had major problems with the RAID controller (not MSI fault, rather intel) - I put two disks into a RAID 0, then RAID 1 and they always failed after a few boots - member missing on both disks. I was getting angry, so I put them as normal (non RAID) disks and everything is fine since, although no RAID.
2. Installing anything except windows with an IDE DVD-RW is very hard. It took me ages until I got Ubuntu booting (there are guides on the net, google is your friend), and much longer to get grub (boot loader) working. Long story short - if you have multiple disks, use the Linux disk as the bootable, do NOT put grub on the disk where Vista is installed.
3. I have no idea, how to update the BIOS, if I had to. I'm using 1.1 that came on the board. I use 64bit Vista and Linux, none of which is supported to upgrade the BIOS. Any hints how to do it (if I needed to)?

Hello,
now today is the day I've finally received my replacement board. The good news first - it DOES work! Yepeeee!
Now some more information:
The jmicron controller seems to be missing - a screen with something about "Marvel" is shown before the intel raid screen. However, it is only visible for a fraction of second, so I cannot read it. I think it detects my IDE DVD-RW so I'm quite certain it's the replacement for jmicron. I won't miss it - it took me ages to install Linux with the jmicron controller.
The problem where I had to restart the computer sometimes because it didn't even post (RAM error) is gone. It boots just fine now.
I had an extremely long first post - about a minute, but after that it boots very fast now.
anyway, regarding some questions around here - the manual states MSI recommends using an 350W power supply. My 400W is more than enough. Please note - it is an Enermax, not one bundled with a cheap case. My cheap RAM sticks also work very well now. I did try them on different boards before, so now I know I just had a faulty board.
In the end, I can only say this: This is my 3rd board already and it's the first one that works well. As the hardware changed, I presume there were major issues with this board that lead them to make a new revision. What is strange, though, is that the revision is still 1.1, as were my previous two. I pity everybody who had the same problems as I did, but I can now say that I'm very happy about the board now.
Cheers, muro

P35 platinum ms7345, system won't load OS, stops at msi splash screen

motherboard in question is a p35 platinum ms7345
system won't load the OS, stops at msi splash screen, can't get into bios.
LED code stops at G-R-G-R "Testing Base and Extended Memory"
this is a system that I built over 8 months ago. the only thing I
did was upgrade the cpu to a E8400( from a e6750). I had no previous
problems. but after the upgrade. I first received an error
= attempt to overclock failed = ( cant quote but as I remembered it)
press any button to reset bios.( I have received this message before with the old cpu but with a restart the system went on as normal). After the system restart, it just sits on the splash screen. I never attempted
to overclock the memory. the jb1 & jb2 jumpers are on 1 & 2 pins(same way it
came from newegg). I tried to use different memory( in all of the slots) same outcome.
I unplugged
all other hardware except vid card> same outcome. I even used a different
vid card> same outcome.
system specs
core 2 e8400
msi p35 platnum
2gb(2x1gb) adata ddr2 800
any suggestions? I appreciate any help. I hope the board isn't finished
thanks in advance
NFIXIT

There are three possible solutions to solve the situation:
1) Install a processor supported by the current BIOS Version to be able to properly turn on your system and then update the BIOS to the latest Version to be able to use your E8400/E0 (update should be done from DOS only).
2) Ask in a local computer shop or contact your reseller to do the same thing for you.
3) Connect an internal floppy drive and a PS/2 Keyboard and then try to force the system into AMI BIOS Recovery Mode. Instructions:
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Rename the desired AMI BIOS file to AMIBOOT.ROM and save it on a floppy disk. e.g. Rename A7345IMS.1xx to AMIBOOT.ROM
Insert this floppy disk in the floppy drive. Turn On the system and press and hold Ctrl-Home to force update. It will read the AMIBOOT.ROM file and recover the BIOS from the A drive.
When 4 beeps are heard you may remove the floppy disk and restart the computer.
Even though the AMI BIOS Recovery Procedure is the only chance you have to solve the situation without installing a different processor, it does not work in all cases. However, as it is an easy procedure, it is at least worth a try.

Is P35 Platinum Combo compatible with Windos 8?

I never imagined when I bought Windows 8 that my pc might be too old but looking at the driver supprot page for my P35 Platinum Combo makes me think now that I should not be using Windows 8. My pc has been having problems every since I installed Windows 8 on a new drive. For a while it would often crash/auto restart. Then things were ok for a while. Now, in the past week, my pc is really slow. Simple things like opening file explorer take a very long time. Surprisingly, in safe mode my pc runs faster.
Video Driver is up to date and has been since I installed Win 8 (radeon 13.1)
board drivers up to date
malware/adware/virus scanned
running with only an ssd drive. 80gb free space on a 160gb drive
followed ssd drive tweaks such as indexing off, prefetching off, maintenance off, RAC off, etc...
minimized virtual memory to better use my 8gb ram
Just wondering what others think about running Windows 8 on this motherboard of mine. My specs are:
P35 Platinum Combo (msi.com/product/mb/P35-Platinum-Combo.html)
Intel E8400 (ark.intel.com/products/33910/Intel-Core2-Duo-Processor-E8400-6M-Cache-3_00-GHz-1333-MHz-FSB)
Intel X25-M SATA Solid State Drive - 160 GB, 2.5 inches (ark.intel.com/products/56603/Intel-SSD-X25-M-Series-160GB-2_5in-SATA-3Gbs-50nm-MLC)
Kingston 8gb DDR 2 800
Saphire HD 7850
P.s.
Can't post complete links since this is my first post.

USER-HOSTILE! Hahaha! Hilarious vid I can sympathize with the author. I'm a fairly seasoned user and while I did manage to figure out all the controls, after much googling, I still had to deal with all the crashing and slow downs.
Well I decided not to waste any more time and reverted back to windows 7. All is perfectly functional now and at a nice healthy speed. I think my hardware was just too old for Windows 8 since my friends pc is running fine in Windows 8. Granted... He hates the interface and is now jealouse that I'm back to Windows 7, haha.
Now to create my next catastrophe! Updating my bios. lol. I noticed that the most recent version will provide support for L2 cache which would be nice since it seems my proccessor has that ability.
Thanx so much for your response Bernhard.

QX6700 on P35 Platinum

Hi!
When I look at the spec for the P35 Platinum it says that quad-core is supported. However, can someone confirm that the QX6700 B0 does work on that board. It seems like it don´t work... :(
Is it possible to get a BIOS-fix for this?
Thanks in advance! / Anders

Well, it is not my CPU anymore but here is somekind of hardware list:
2gb gail 1000mhz 2.4v. 320gb dvd. x1950xtx. Bigwater 745 water cooling. 500w psu.
He will try another CPU tonight.
I cannot post the error message right now but I can post it later tonight I hope. It is something like 'cpu error'...
HOWEVER (!!!!) this issue has happened to me before and that was because the B0 'misses' the CPU-string. Some BIOS do not support that. If someone can confirm the B0 works on this board, then I can continue searching for the reason to this issue.

P35 Platinum + BIOS issue?

Hi,
Today I updated the BIOS for my P35 to 1.3 through Windows. Everything seemed to go OK but as the system rebooted it never came back to life. The D-LEDs indicate "Memory DecetionFail" however the system was working just fine before the flash.
The ram i'm using is "Corsair XMS2 6400C4".
Rest of the system is:
-P35 Platinum
-E6750
-Above mentioned ram in 2 x 1GB
-GF 7900GT
-Creative X-Fi
-Antec NeoHE 550W
Any ideas? Try to find a floppy and reflash back to 1.1?

Quote from: qyx on 26-August-07, 00:28:14
Try clearing cmos carefully (with power cord disconnected) as described in the manual. Then try it with battery removed and letting machine sit for at least 30 minutes before restoring jumper to original position, closing case and reconnecting powercord. Windows flashing can be quite risky as you just learned. If cmos clear does not work, you should reflash back to the last bios that worked (see other threads for right way to flash). Good luck
Thanks for the tip i tried to clear the CMOS right away but it didn't do anything...i've since read that there are some issues with the 1.3 bios and CL4 ram and i'm going to get some ordinary CL5 DDR2-667 ram tomorrow and will try to boot to see if that does it..
The reason i did the Windows update thing is that i have no floppy so will have to get me one of those as well tomorrow to make sure that I can reflash to 1.1 if indeed the BIOS is corrupt due to the Windows update.

Msi P35 platinum: bios auto-raises NB & SB voltages when fsb over 316

Why does this happen when I'm overclocking FSB in bios and reaching over 316, NB voltage goes 1.250V->1.450V and SB I/O Power 1.5V->1.8V automatically. Both are in red text after this.
Of course, I can try to lower these settings back to normal but never tried.. I've just left these raised voltage settings because everything is running fine (now E2140@2816MHz,352FSB). But are these settings safe (NB 1,45V and SB I/O 1,8V) ??
I know that raising NB voltage is necessary when raising up FSB but SB I/O Power voltage?
Should I try lower these voltages and see if my computer is still stable?
I have bios v1.6, mobo msi p35 platinum rev1.1...
Please help me

this is probably due to overclock jumper's setting for FSB STRAP(200/266/333).
With my Neo 2 Fr (pretty similar) about the same happen to me but at 382...then I moved the jumper to the 333 setting (see manual) and no more change in voltage of NB and SB over 382.
If you do so, be careful on your setting before the change of position of the jumper as it automaticaly add 67 mhz to the FSB and so the system may not start because of too high cpu freq. Be careful also on memory multiplier (before the change set it to 1:1 or calculate the ram freq. (FSB+67 mhz and your memory multiplier)) as the system may not start because of the RAM.
However even if it not start after 2-3 reboot it start in safe mode(as after OC) and you can change the settings.
My advice:I think your cpu fsb by default is 200, if so and if you don't plan to go over 382 set the jumper to 266 (you should be ok with voltages until 382mhz of FSB.
Always remember what said over about the +67 mhz on FSB when you move the jumper!!!!

MSI P35 Platinum EEPROM

Hi, I need some information urgently. My friend owns the Asus M4A79 Deluxe motherboard. I'ts about 2 weeks old now, and he tried to mod his BIOS. It failed, because he didn't follow my precise instructions. Now, he has nothing more than a piece of paper, it's dead.
Is there anyone that can tell me where I can find the EEPROM of my MSI P35 Platinum motherboard? Where is the EEPROM located on the MS-7345 motherboard? I know it'll be an 8-pin IC, which is soldered to the board.
My idea is to do a hotflash, i want to desolder my BIOS chip & solder a IC holder to the board, then, use my mobo as an EEPROM Programmer. I don't want to disasemble my whole PC just to find out that the EEPROM is integrated in the chipset, so if possible, can anyone tell me wheter the MSI P35 Platinum has an EEPROM located on the board & where exactly can I find it?

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I was wondering, isn't it possible to connect his BIOS chip to my motherboard's JSPI1 connector & program it from there?
I highly doubt that. But even if that was possible, how would you want to establish communication from (let's say) DOS to whatever you connect to the JSPI1 header?
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but it's not 100% straight forward, I'll have to read up on this.
I am sure, you will figure it out.
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Also, I'll build the LPT circuit as soon as I have time, but with which tool will I reprogram the chip with?
Oh, you will definately find it, once you do some reading (there are direct links to it in the articles I pointed you to). However, here is a link to the English Download Site of the Czech Programmer that made it:
http://www.volny.cz/rayer/programm/programe.htm
Scroll down until you see a tool called SPIPGM in the list.
When I used the an older version of the tool (after building the described SPI Cable) to reprogram the BIOS Chip of my P45 Platinum after a bad flash, the tool did not entirely support the chip yet (Macronix MX25L3205 in my case). However, it was able to detect it anyway (FlashROM JEDEC ID: EF3016h) and when it does not know its size it will simply prompt you to enter it.
An additional alternativ, which may actually be the fastest way to fix things, would be to simply order a new chip and have it programmed for you with a working BIOS Image. I don't know where you live and what places there are near you that offer this kind of service. Over here in Germany, I know at least one place that does this kind of stuff:
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bios-fix.de%2Fcatalog%2Fproduct_info.php%3FcPath%3D1_28%26products_id%3D139
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I was considering to use an old ATi Graphics Card as an EEPROM Programmer, since it also has an 8-pin EEPROM with the exact same pinout. The hardware is not problem, I can quickly assemble it, but the software would be the problem, ATi's tools wont program an 8-megabit (1 megabyte) BIOS chip?
Another thing, the LAN ROM of the P35 Platinum, that can also be used?
No idea, never tried that nor have I ever thought about it.
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1.) The 3.3V are connected to 3 pins (WP, Vcc & HLD)
Yep.
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2.) There are 4 resistors, 150-ohm? or is it 150-kohm?
150 Ohm

P35 Platinum can handle 4x1GB ?

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