P45 Platinum, screen stay of at post.

Hello,
I just get an MSI P45 back of my RMA. Now I have the P45 and try to boot. All disks spinning on, leds go on and the videocard fan makes noise for 2 seconds.
But the POST and screen remains off, DVI or VGA, only 1 or 2 video card. Nothing helps.
Even if I get the ram out from the board the screen remains black.
Now are there leds on the motherboard you can see what is going on. Here is the sequence:
Code: [Select]
X -
X -
- O
X -
X = Red Led
O = Green led
- = Off led
According to the booklet would be a memory test. Only that he also if there is no RAM in it, or 2 Dimms or 4.
CMOS clear doesn't help either.
Any idea what it could be?
Specifications:
Intel Xeon X3360
MSI P45 Platinum
4x 1GB Team Xtreem
2x Sapphire HD3870
Cooler Master M700

Quote from: Jack the Newbie on 24-October-08, 21:12:48
Hi,
why was the board send to RMA in the first place? Was there a specific problem?
The board I sended was an Asus P5E, that thing was crap and I wanted this one. Quote
Have you tried each memory stick on its own in all memory slots?
Yes I did, didn't workQuote
Have you cleared CMOS with main A/C power cable removed from PSU?
Yes, did it already. Doesnt work eitherQuote
Have you tested the board outside the case on a non-conducting surface in barebone configuration?
No I didnt, but I think it wont be any difference
In about 2 hours I have other rams that I can test with other chips on it.

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MOVED: P45 Platinum MS-7512 won't post after shutdown without cmos reset

This topic has been moved to Overclockers & Modding Corner.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=124663.0

As you may have seen on my own post, I also ran into lock ups on the memory side with the same board and OCZ 1066 memory. Turns out that the memory is actually factory "overclocked" DDR2-667. Anyhow, my P45 is stable now, running a Q9550 E0 stepping at 3,4Ghz. Ran Prime 95 for approx 4 hours and my CPU core temp reaches 60 deg C with the individual cores between 45 and 55 deg. I installed a Freezer 7 Pro cooler right from the start and it is very effective and very quiet in general use.
I have a question though to DougKmcse. You say your Dominators posted straight away at 1066. Have you checked in CPU-Z SPD what the reported maximum bandwidth is? I would be interested to know as I want to replace the memory I have with something that will give me true 1066 without problems on the board. Secondly, I am on BIOS v1.5. Did you flash to a beta BIOS, and have you had any issues since? Appreciate any feedback.
As a matter of interest, I see that the 3,4GHz barrier on the Q9550 is mentioned here as well.I have experienced the same. I can run my system stable up to 400MHz and after that instability. Tried 420 and got a solid lock. Then I read a post somewhere else where it was mentioned that one should not try between 400 and 470, but beyond that it seems to be OK again up to about 500MHz. Well, I tried that, 500MHz with a 7 multiplier. And what do you know, the system actually booted, but then my "Fake" 1066 memory wasn't up to it. I am also too inexperienced to want to attempt to change voltages on the board, barring VRAM. So perhaps if your memory is up to it, you may want to try that to get beyong the 3,4 GHz barrier.

MSI P45 Platinum screen of death. Help please.

I have problems. When I'm playing games, everyy thing is great but when I'm copying or downloading something while playing I get the screen of death. I gotvista x64 ultimate. Is it a glitchy windows? Or Mobo? Please help. My CPU is lightly oc'ed. You can see my specs under my profile. Approciate any help. Thank you and sorry for my English.

We have gone thro all this before with little success.....
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=120819.0
rodsonrus:Could you please read thro your thread you made in October and take the advise given in that thread and please report feedback this time instead of just saying:
Quote from: robsonrus on 31-October-08, 05:29:19
so why do i need it if everything works on lower OC? I just want to oc that MORE and MORE!!!
You have an unstable OC...please lower your OC and test with a stability program like Intelburntest or Prime95...both those and other OC tools can be found here:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=107133.0

P45 Platinum - Triple Posting/Dual Posting

Hi...
I searched many places on the net but could not come to a resolution. This seems like 'the' place. Well I have a P45 Platinum. It always double posts/triple posts before boot up. And this only happens on cold boot. So if I power down, and leave the UPS on, boot up is normal. If I turn the UPS off, then it mult-posts.
1. Will start (fans spin and no display) for 2 seconds.
2. Goes off for 2 seconds.
3. Again (1)
4. Again (2)
5. Again (3)
6. Again (4)
7. Posts and starts normal.
My system config is as:
MSI P45 Platinum (BIOS 1.6 dated 02/20/2009)
[email protected]@1.432V + CM Hyper 212
Corsair TWIN2X4096-8500C5(5-5-5-15)@2.1V@1016Mhz (could not get it to 1066 Mhz)
2 x HD4890[Xfire]@1000/900[MEM/GPU]
Corsair 650TX
Seagate 180GB+80GB
The CPU OC is perfectly stable. Have stressed it using OCCT / Prime95 / RealTEMP / Furmark. Can game for hours with no issue. Temperatures are good too.
thanks a ton....!
Anil

Quote from: Jack t.N. on 06-January-10, 22:58:18
Remove your OC Settings...
Okay I bought the system to default, by loading and committing all values using the F6 in the BIOS. The system is first posting perfect.
FSB:DRAM ration = Auto
V - DRAM = Auto
SS = Yes
Ram is running at 534.6 Mhz (1:2 DRAM:FSB) @ 5-7-7-24.
Now the question is: How do I get this baby to run at 4.0 Ghz. With the quickest RAM speed. If I can not get quick RAM speed no issue, but I want the 4.0 Ghz speed for the CPU.
Quote from: Del UK on 06-January-10, 22:37:31
With the overclock you achieved and components..... I am 90% sure, that PSU (Even though good quality) does not have the power for first cold boot.
If you leave UPS on, parts of system still receiving power, so not as hard on PSU.
As quick test, what happens, if you removed 1 of the graphics cards and boot from cold?
I will give this a try, but default settings are working fine -- if I cannot get the 4.0 Ghz with quick RAM option, will load the OC and try with one GPU.

P45 Platinum no post

Got a little(read : big) problem with my pc atm.
Specs:
Mobo : P45 Platinum Bios:1.7f? I think, cant switch it on to check...
CPU : Q6600 @ 3Ghz
Ram : 2x2g Patriot 800
GFX : HD3850
PSU : Thermaltake Toughpower 650w
Hdds : Unplugged
DVD : Unplugged
On Saturday it was fine at the lan I went to.
Took it to my cousins house to fix her pc. What I did was swap my gfx and ram with her gfx(x1900xt) and ram(1x2g 800 Samsung).
It basically did nothing, all 4 leds stayed red. Means cpu failure in the book, now my 6600 didnt move so it should be fine. I tried resetting bios, tried taking out the cmos battery, change ram and gfx back. Remove ram, gfx, and cpu entirely so I can hope to hear an error beep, but nothing. Tried a different cpu, my e7400 that I changed for the 6600 and still just 4 red led lights.
I'm not sure what else I can try, I've got the mobo out on the desk with just the psu, ram, and cpu hooked up. No gfx atm cause I just want it to give me an error post beep.
I have noticed that all the led lights(blue and red) on the board start almost pulsing after a few seconds of the power being on.
Does this mean dead mobo? Its about the last thing I can attribute it to.
I can swap any part if need be(I have already).
If anyone could help I would be grateful.

I got the pc setup on the desk in front of me atm.
All I can do is keep repeating the same string of non-working fixes that I've used before.
1 : Press clear cmos button on backpanel : not working.
2 : Use jumper to clear cmos on mobo : not working.
3 : Remove battery to clear cmos : not working.
4 : Change cpu : not working.
I'll be waiting for a reply if anyone has any good advice.
Thanks.

Problem with P45 Platinum during POST

Good day!
I have MSI P45 Platinum mainboard and from to time to time it freezes during POST with AMI bios POST code - 423C. This happens right after the message that "4096MB OK" and before the detection of SATA/IDE drives. When this happens, the only way to make the system run is to turn off the power (pressing Ctrl-Alt-Del of Reset would result in the same error) - after that the POST procedure finishes correctly and I don't experience any problems afterwards (system is rock-solid after POST completion).
So my question is - can anyone explain me what does this post code mean (D-Leds are not much of a help)? Is this a mobo problem or may be there is some kind of incompatibility with my hardware. I should mention also that I've tried all versions of Bios both official and beta without any success.
This problem does not trouble me that much (doesn't happen often), but still I would like to understand what may cause it.
P.S. My system config - iC2D E8300/MSI P45 Platinum/4x1Gb DDR2-800 Geil Black Dragon (5-5-5-15)/MSI Radeon 4870 1Gb OC edition/HDD 250 Gb WD + 120Gb Seagate/SB Audigy 4/DVD-RW Asus 1814/PSU TT Toughpower 700w (w0105)
Thanx in advance and please excuse my poor English

Thank you for the reply!
Quote from: Jack the Newbie on 16-December-08, 06:39:42
What is your current BIOS Version?
I've recently flashed the latest beta bios version - 1,5 beta 6... but it produces the same error as did the latest official bios v1.4
Quote from: Jack the Newbie
Does the same problem occur with only one memory module installed?
I don't know actually. But thanks for pointing this out - I will test the system with one (and then with two) module(s). I've tested the modules with the memtest86+ software (the latest version, which supports P45 chipset) several times and it showed no errors. So the modules are OK and they worked without any problems with my previous mb (Gigabyte P35-DS3).
Quote from: Jack the Newbie
What do the POST-Status LEDs of the board tell you, when the system freezes at the described stage?
Well, I guess I don't fully understand what does the combination of LEDs tell during the freeze. I'll try to describe the combination -
LED12 - OFF LED13 - GREEN
LED8 - RED LED7 - OFF
LED14 - OFF LED10 - GREEN
LED15 - RED LED11 - OFF
In mobo's manual this diagnostic LEDs are grouped in 4 groups and the description of the group that most closely resembles my case is - "Testing base and Extended memory etc." But I'm not sure that I'm identifying the problem correctly, because of the LEDs that are OFF.
Quote from: Jack the Newbie
Are you experiencing any freeze and/or stability problems appart from the described problem?
No, as I said in my initial post, once it get past this stage everything is running smoothly - OS boots and all software, including the most demanding games or tests, are running OK.

P45 Platinum Posting Issue

I have a P45 Platinum Motherboard that I purchased from Newegg on the 14th. I recieved it on the 17th and built a brand new system with it from scratch. I'm using an intel E8400 Wolfdale CPU along with 4 sticks of 2GB G-SKILL DDR2 RAM (PC-8500) @ 1066. I'm currently using a BFG 8600 GT graphics card (soon to be a Sapphire 3870x2) and its all being powered up by a Rosewill PSU with 850 watts of power. All items purchased from Newegg (aside from the 8600gt, thats an old card).
Here is whats frustrating me, and as you can see from the topic's title... my system doesnt post... sort of.
Technically it does POST however it will only POST if i hit the "Clear CMOS" button located on the back of the system. Upon doing so, the system will act as though its booting up for the very first time. It will ask you to set up your CMOS configurations and once that is complete it will load up Vista right off my Harddrive with no problems.
However..
Once the system is shutdown or restarted, the system WILL NOT POST and I am forced to clear the CMOS again!
Now... I have troubleshooted ALOT with this board... and I'm left with only two conclusions... either this board is defective (highly likely) or it just needs its BIOS updated.
Ram sticks, video card, HDD, DVD drives... all have nothing to do with it! I can remove all devices and turn the system on with no memory sticks, and I will be left with 4 solid red lights (the ones that turn green after posting) and there will be no beeps of any kind to indicate I dont have memory installed. However... once i hit the clear cmos button then it will post and it will correctly see that there is no memory sticks... it will beep.. I will shut down... I will install devices... turn it on and it will POST.
It appears it can complete the initial POST without issue, its POSTING for a second or a third time thereafter that becomes the issue...
I need help with this in a desperate way...

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So okay, heres whats bugging me in regards to my memory sticks. Your throwing out numbers like PC2-6400 but on the stick it says PC2-8500?
So... is it incorrect or what?
Let me try to explain a little more detailed:
A given board/BIOS is not able to read the sticker that is glued to your modules but only the SPD Profiles that are pre-programmed into the SPD Chips of your sticks. If you check those SPD-Tables with Everest, Memset 3.5 or Memory-Z (in BIOS) you can see for yourself that the "fastest" Profile is a JEDEC-Standard DDR2-800-Profile [CL5 @1.8V]. There is no profile for DDR2-1066 clock speed. That is why whatever Board or BIOS you try, your modules will be detected and handled as DDR2-800 (PC2-6400) modules. It is evident, that there is no issue here and there is no point in discussing this any further.
So, what does the PC2-8500 rating mean? It means, that G.Skill has tested these modules, which are essentially DDR2-800 sticks, up to DDR2-1066 clock speed with increased voltage. Basically, G.Skill is giving you a permission to overclock these memory sticks by increasing the voltage above the 1.8V +/- 0.1V JEDEC-DDR2-standard without voiding your warranty. Therefore they sell these modules as DDR2-1066 RAM.
If your RAM was "real" DDR2-1066 memory, it would have to be able to operate @1.8V (DDR2 standard voltage) above 1000 MHz. But in order to be to that the timings your timings would have to be relaxed to CL6 or CL7 depending on the chips used by the manufacturer. In addition to that, there needs to be an SPD-Profile that tells the BIOS that these modules are DDR2-1066 and that it should set frequency, timings and voltage accordingly.
Furthermore, the P45 Memory Controller does not natively support DDR2-1066 modules. That is why that rating is tagged with an "OC"-mark on the product page of the P45 Platinum.
This said, your only option to get these modules to DDR2-1066 speed is to manually set the clock speed and increase DRAM voltage in BIOS. There is no other way to get there and it is also perfectly normal to do that.
Now, let's look at your actual problem: The system is unstable as soon as you want to overclock your RAM to the DDR2-1066 rating, that G.Skill has promised you.
There are a couple of reasons that can cause such an instability:
1. Your memory modules are not up to the task of running at that speed.
2. Your memory related BIOS settings (especially timing & voltage) are not properly set.
3. The board is incapable of supporting such clock speeds above chipset specifications (remember: DDR2-800 max. according to Intel).
4. The board's current BIOS is not optimized in such a way, that it can properly handle DDR2-1066 clock speed.
I can assure you, that the board has no problems with DDR2-1066 in generell and I suspect that this is simply a BIOS related problem. I have no issues getting my Kingston HyperX RAM to DDR2-1066 speed with BIOS v1.1b5.
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I am still using the v1.0 Bios. I've already stated that I don't feel comfortable flashing my BIOS with something thats in Beta.
Of course, I can understand that and it is generally not a bad idea to be careful with BETA releases. However, in your case I believe the problem is rather BIOS related. I had stability problems with DDR2-1066 clock speed with different earlier BIOS Versions as well (including v1.0) and I have tested more than 10 BETA- and Performance releaes so far. BIOS v1.1b5 however allows stable operation @DDR2-1066 MHz.
If you do not want to use flash this BETA, you will have to wait for an official release which can be expected soon. This official release will be based on v1.1b5 and it could very well be the case, that v1.1b5 will simply be renamed to v1.10 and offered for download on the product page.
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And as I remember it, it supposedly voids your warranty if used??
You can contact MSI Technical Support and describe your problem there as well. I am almost sure that they will provide you with a more recent BETA BIOS in return (v1.1b5 or later). If you want to be reassured by an official feedback from MSI Support, I suggest you contact them and see what they have to say.

P45 platinum won't post

Got my new p45 platinum after a long wait. But it just fail to post, monitor displays nothing.
Switch on>LED 3 red>LED 12 8 14 15 all red with 13 7 10 11 dark
Does anyone know what does it mean?
spec is:e 8200,adata ddr2-800 2g*2,550w psu,hd 4850
Help appreciated.

Provide better details about HW used. Read >>Posting Guide<<
"hd 4850"
Brand, exact model.
"adata ddr2-800 2g*
exact model.
"550w psu"
Brand, + amperes per each rail.
Verify all power cables:

P45 platinum no keyborad light, and no mice light, black screen

i am trying to revive a p45 plat from its grave. there were a few bent pins but i think i have straighten them. but when i power all i get is black screen, when mobo boots i see no keyboard or mice light showing any activity,?? what does this indicates.
Barebone config
mobo p45 platinum
Intel Celeron 1.60GHZ LGA775 420 SL9XP
graphic MSI hd 2400
1 GB ddr2 800
400 watt psu
80 gb hdd seagate
the four red light at the bottom of picture may explain the cause??
http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/ff177/kourosh22/?action=view&current=DSC00012.jpg
any input will be appreciated

That would be bent pins on the MB LGA socket. Yes there have been others that had to replace MB because of that. A lot of times you can get by with slightly bent pins on AMD CPU and straighten them but LGA sockets are a different story and usually permanent damage from what I've seen and read about.

Q6600 + p45 Platinum

Can you pls give me the Overclock settings for my specs..
Here's my Specs
Q6600 (G0 Stepping)
MSI P45 Platinum Zilent Edition
Sapphire 4870
DDR2 1066 4GB KITS (2*2GB) CL: 5-5-5-15 (2.2V - 2.3V)
Corsair HX620watts

https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=121654.0
Here is a post with a few numbers and screen shots of my bios settings. Just remember no two setups are just a like. It takes trial and error, and sometimes several OS reinstalls to get it right. With a True EX 120, I set my TjMax to 90C, thats 10C below most temperature monitoring programs stock settings. That gets me 64C on my hottest core with an ambient temperature of 20C while running Prime 95 or OCCT. That means my quad is doing 74C at stock Coretemp settings. I am taking a leap of faith the Intel was telling the truth about TjMax being 90C on a Q6600. If you value your processor, leave that setting on a temperature monitoring program alone and overclock accordingly stay under 70C just to be cautious.
What is the vid of your processor?

Unstable P45 Platinum!

Hi all this is my first post and i'm hoping someone can help!
I recently purchased an MSI P45 Platinum board (P45 Zilent pack) so that i could move away from my "upgrade limited" Dell PC. I also bought a new case and have used all the parts from my Dell PC with the P45 Platinum board in the new case. After doing this i now find my PC to be quite unreliable... i've left everything set to "auto" in the bios cell menu and have re-installed Windows 7 64-bit and all the latest drivers for the new motherboard.
The majority of games i try to run will just hang on the main menu! Windows 7 has also crashed a couple of times giving me a blank/black screen whilst emitting a loud buzzing sound from the speakers! The only thing that is different from my old PC is the motherboard and the case, everything else is the same and i had no issues before aprt from the fact it was a Dell !
Here are my PC specs (nothing special):
MSI P45 Platinum motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 @ 3.00ghz
4gb Corsair XMS2 CM2X2048-6400C5 DDR2 800mhz RAM (2x2gb dual channel 5-5-5-18)
500gb Western Digital SATA hard drive
2 x Powercolor ATI Radeon 4850 graphics in Crossfire (1gb each)
Hitachi/LG DVDRW/CDRW combo drive
USB internal multi-card reader
850W Cooler Master Real Power Pro PSU
I have updated the motherboards bios to v1.6. I have also noticed my USB card reader light stays on all the time... even when the PC is switched off?! Everything is connected correctly to the motherboard and i even plugged a cable into that badly positioned 4-pin molex PCI-E power connector (JPWI) - Do i still need to do that considering each GPU has it's own power connector and my mainboard connector is the 24-pin type?
One other thing i noticed are the incorrect memory voltages displayed in the "dual core" software - it reads 1.950V when my Corsair memory states 1.8V on the package, I even have all this set to "auto" in the bios.
Anyway sorry for the long post but i would appreciate some help with this, thanks

Quote from: blazing storm on 13-February-10, 22:16:57
First of all, try with just one graphics card and see if that makes a difference.
If you've set the RAM voltage to auto then the motherboard decides what to set it to. You need to go and set it to 1.8V manually. Whilst you're there set the RAM timings manually to the specified 5-5-5-18 2T.
Thanks for the reply and advice! I done a complete re-build of the system and checked for any loose connections etc... I have also just installed 1 of the ATI cards instead of 2 but the system still remains flaky! I did as you suggested and manually set the RAM to 5-5-5-18 timings but i cannot find the option to adjust the command rate between 1T and 2T... it just does not exist in this motherboards bios. Also i cannot change any of the RAM voltages... or any other voltage for that matter as it's all greyed out in the bios??
MSI's "Dual Core Center" utilty is still displaying the wrong RAM voltages as 1.930V this time (although it highlights 1.800V in green when i click the voltage drop down menu.... so why does it not use 1.800V by default???). Any help is always appreciated, thanks
I was going to upload some bios pics but it seems this cannot be done.

P45 platinum bios/oc issues / Click bios info

damn board is annoying me, it's currently running bios 1.7b9 but it's being a twit, firstly getting it to run the memory at 1066 (I've got 2*2gb kingston hyperX pc8500) is proving really difficult yet it was easy on my previous gigabyte p35 board. The only success I have had so far is to knock the multi down to 11 from 12.5 and thats got me fairly close, cpu is an E5200 btw and currently at fsb of 341 with the ram at 511 , ram voltage doesn't have any effect though I haven't messed with the finer voltages which are on auto
more annoying is the fact that it will do the power up / power straight back off thing 2 or more times when switching on before staying on yet is completly stable when it's on, also it seems to have trouble with the time which keeps changing when powered off, bios battery is fine and I've cleared the bios several times including with the battery removed
I'm putting the time and possibly the power up issues down to the bios version as it was fine on the old 1.6, but is there any other bios between 1.6 and 1.7b9 that would be better to use or shall I just go back to 1.6?
also this Uefi "click" bios which seems rather secretive and mysterious, noticed that there is one available for the P45 platinum but there is absolutly no info on it, has anyone tried it and is it worth me trying it?
tia

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firstly getting it to run the memory at 1066 (I've got 2*2gb kingston hyperX pc8500) is proving really difficult
Try:
- DRAM Voltage = 2.1V
- DDR_Reference Voltage Settings (Both): 0.9550V
- Spread Spectrum = Disabled
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more annoying is the fact that it will do the power up / power straight back off thing 2 or more times when switching on before staying on yet is completly stable when it's on, also it seems to have trouble with the time which keeps changing when powered off, bios battery is fine and I've cleared the bios several times including with the battery removed
>>Posting Guide<<
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also this Uefi "click" bios which seems rather secretive and mysterious, noticed that there is one available for the P45 platinum but there is absolutly no info on it, has anyone tried it and is it worth me trying it?
If you expect it to solve system and memory overclocking issues: No.
If you have no special needs for an UEFI Implementation (Software Wise): No.
If you simply want to look at it and see how it works: Well, go ahead.

P45 Platinum, Need help in enabling vt-x for virtualization

Hi,
I have the following system.
Intel Q9550 Core 2 Quad @ 2.83Ghz, with a MSI P45 Platinum board, 8GB DDR2 800 Mhz Memory. I need to have the vt-x enabled in the bios and i dont see that option anywhere in AMI bios screens. I need this as i am trying to set up Microsoft Hyper-V, and this cannot be done unless this feature set is enabled on the mother board.
I dont know whether flashing my BIOS will help in this case, and if yes kindly help me in getting the right BIOS update.
Let me know if any other details are needed.
Regards,
Vaibhav

Hi Jimbode,
I have read alot about vt-x now, and I also have tried every tip to enable it permanently, and I have also tried the link that you have posted. But it didn't work for me.
The sleep and wakeup thingy works for me, but I consider it not as solution because it's only for programs started after the wakeup. vt-x would greatly enhance bootup time when enabled.
It's very disppointing by Apple, that they don't comment on this or try to fix it, but then again, this is the Apple way.

P45 Platinum- Unable to insert 2 sticks of DDR2

Just purchased an MSI P45 Platinum Motherboard, with an Intel Core2 Duo E7300. This is a 2.66GHZ chip with 1066MHZ FSB.
Originally, the board had V1.0 bios. When installing 2 stick kit of Kingston KHX6400D2K2/2G, the system hung with the LED's indicating memory error. I then bought equivalent Corsair and had the same problem.
When I tried starting the system with 1 stick, system boots.
I upgraded the BIOS to 1.5 today. Now, when the system starts with 2 sticks, it hangs up and reboots continuously. Install only 1 stick, system boots normally.
I previous reply to a post on another thread indicated timing values of
5 5 5 18 4 23 6 10 7.8us 2T 1.95V FSB/MEM 1:1.2
however I was not comfortable(yet) with changing these bios settings because I couldn't easily find them all in the order supplied. For example, I can get the 5 5 5 18, but the 4 was not the next logical setting and the 7.8us I couldn't find.
Perhaps I can get a more specific timing explanation(I know it is a pain).
Thanks.

Here is the link to get CPU-Z: http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php
Since the problem goes away when just one mem. stick is in slot #1, & you have bios 1.5, it is pointing to XP SP2 or the system not liking that second 2G stick installed. Since XP 32 bit can only recognize around a max. of 3G's mem. anyway, maybe a change to 2X1G in slots 1 & 3 may be a better option. That would enable dual channel, as with just 1X2G in slot 1, it would be single channel & a slight decrease in performance.
Once you have CPU-Z, the SPD's JEDEC & EPP will be valuable information. Also, stay away from the D.C.C. & just use bios Cell Menu to adjust mem. V's & timings. A new Utility Tool is out that can be used as a reference tool & mem. tweaker. Altho it can be used to tweak, I have not tried that, so best to stick with bios to be safe.
MemSet 4.0: http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Info/MemSet.shtml

P45 Platinum [MS-7512 PCB 1.x]: BETA & Performance BIOS Versions

I will upload the latest Performance BIOS I could get my hand on. Unfortunately, I cannot provide changelogs at this point.
The BIOS is labeled A7512IMS.P0D and will appear as v25.0b13 on the POST Screen and in BIOS Setup. The BIOS was released on June 13th 2008.
I have just flashed it on a P45 Platinum Board that I have here for testing and found that memory compatibility has somewhat improved.
For those that are considering to give this BIOS a try: remember, the risk is yours and yours alone!
The archive contains the a flashing utility an can be used with the MSIHQ Forum USB Flashin tool (Method I):
>>Use the MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<<
/EDIT: I added the latest BETA-BIOS of the official BIOS series: A7512IMS.115. It was released on June 13th as well. Again, use this BIOS at your own risk and don't complain if anything goes wrong.

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If the only versions that work with certain hardware combinations that are claimed to be compatible are Beta or Performance Versions then they should be available for public use
Every official BIOS-Version is based on the preceding BETA-BIOS-Versions. The Final A7512IMS.110-Release will be based on the preceding A7512IMS.11x-BETAs. Sometimes, BETA-BIOS-Versions that have proven themselves are renamed and released as an official version. So the changes will be made public at some point. I uploaded the non-official versions precisely because they may be of help to others even though they are not available on official MSI Download Sites.
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I feel like a child who has been chastised for daring to question the standard "because I said so"
I opened this thread to share (not necessarely stable) BETA-BIOS-Releases with users that are willing to test not officially released BIOS Versions and are aware of the risks involved. Feedback (positive & negative) on system behaviour is welcome and in the best interest of everyone who has this board. The intention behind this is to offer alternatives to help users that have problems with official versions and to collect experience based information.
I did not open this thread to discuss MSI's BIOS Release Policies (nobody here has any true influence on it and I am aware that it does not meet the wishes and expectations of every user) and I did not start this topic to talk about the experience different users have had with MSI Technical Support. If you want to discuss these questions, open your own topic and if you have concrete suggestions that concern MSI policies and procedures, direct them to MSI directly (nobody here works for MSI).
This said, I invite you to share your own experiences with specific BIOS Versions in this thread to provide information that may be helpful to other users.
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except in this case it is the child doing the chastising!
If you want to insult me because you feel personally offended by the way I am trying to point out that I do not want to let this thread about specific BIOS Versions for the P45 Platinum mainboard be turned into a general discussion of what MSI should do to enhance individual customer satisfaction, please do that via PM and I will gladly respond.
Now, back to topic: I will post future Performance & BETA BIOS releases as soon as I get my hands on them. So far, vP0D & v1.1b5 are the latest versions I had access to and I have no idea when there be further updates and at what point a final and official version can be expected.

P45 Platinum, screen stay of at post.

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