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.

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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 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.

P45 Platinum, Wierd post with 2X 8800gt sli'd

Finally got this system up and running, few memory issues n such but i worked though. Problem is, everytime i install both of my Nvidia 8800GT graphics cards with the stock "Crossfire" cable that came with my motherboard the boot stops at initializing the video and posts one long beep followed by two short ones. Is this Crossfire cable that came with my motherboard not compatible with Nvidia brand graphic cards? More importantly to me... lol wth do the beeps mean? I've looked everywhere for some sort of guide but the manual is without. any insight is appreciated and let me know if I've left any info you need out XD

Quote from: Jack t.N. on 27-September-09, 18:00:46
1) The Intel P45 Chipset does not support SLI (Dual-NVIDIA-Card-Setup)
2) You cannot use Crossfire Bridges to interconnect NVIDIA Cards (but ATI Cards only)
3) There is a difference between CrossFire and SLI Bridges
4) What you are trying to do will not work even on a board that actually supports SLI (2 * NVIDIA) because you are using the wrong bridge
5)
It indicates a video card problem (which is not surprising).
6)
The reason is obvious now, I hope.
appreciate the quick response. and yes listing it like that DOES make me feel like an idiot, thx for that.

P45 Platinum - Problem with Dual Channel

Hi,
As Topic says I have a problem with my new board, it gets stuck at checking memory (that is what the status-led shows) it's a rev 1.1 and had it replaced once before for the same problem, so I think it's a Software-problem..... I have 2x2GB "Crucial Ballistix Union Jack CL4"-kit it works fine in single channel (DIMM 1&2) but not in dual channel (DIMM 1&3) so if someone knows PLEASE help me with the problem...
Sorry for my English , English is my 3rd language
Anyway Thanking everyone that replies with an answer that is OnT....
EDIT: Bios is V1.0 forgot to write it in the post...
CPU Intel E4600
RAM Crucial BallistiX CL4 Union Jack 2x2GB
VGA Gigabyte GeForce 9600GT 512MB Heatpipe
HDD Samsung F1 320GB 16MB SATA300
PSU FSP 450W

Quote from: Alex.Ethuba on 06-August-09, 02:27:46
Question:
The first time you took the board in did they replace it on the spot or did you have to wait for a few days?
If I may ask where did you purchase the board?
they tested it, bought it online so it took some days for the package to go and return. They also tested the board.
Quote from: Alex.Ethuba on 06-August-09, 02:27:46
When did you buy the board?
Bought it last month, and the board is new I think because I forgot to return the bracket(got one in the replacement) and the box isn't teared like the one I turned in ...

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, 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.

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:

Double Posts/Triple Posts?

On other forums, performing a double post is a no-no. A triple post is unheard of. But here I've seen my first 7 posts in row.
http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/Bit-coin-mining-with-FPGA-Single-board-reo/m-p/2475006#M757254
What is the longest you've seen? Do I hear 9? or 10?
Unofficial Forum Rules and Guidelines - Hooovahh - LabVIEW Overlord
If 10 out of 10 experts in any field say something is bad, you should probably take their opinion seriously.

altenbach wrote:
Some other forums do e.g. a MD5 hash of all recent posts, and if the hash of a new posts matches the hash of a recent existing posts, the post is rejected.
This will at least eliminate the duplicate posts due to forum malfunction.
Okay this I understand and it has happened to me a few times, but what I was more talking about is when someone posts a question, then replies with a semi-related question, and then an update to the first issue, then a third issue, then an update to the first issue, then a post about a forth issue. One of the more difficult things to do in a thread is talk about multiple subjects, or update a particular subject when there are many updates to it that are all one sided conversations.
I feel like after posting you need to give the community time to digest the post before posting again. This is another reason why I hate "Bump" posts just so your topic gets more exposure. It's like nagging someone to call you back. You left a message once, then twice, leaving 4 other messages telling them to call you back isn't going to make it happen any sooner. But I do see these "Bump" posts actually working so I guess that's why people do it.
Unofficial Forum Rules and Guidelines - Hooovahh - LabVIEW Overlord
If 10 out of 10 experts in any field say something is bad, you should probably take their opinion seriously.

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.

Overclock an E8400 in a MSI P45 Platinum

Specs:
CPU: Core2Duo E8400 E0 @ 3.0Ghz
Memory: 2GB OCZ DDR2-1066 (Dual Channel) @ 5-5-5-18-2T
Motherboard: MSI P45 Platinum
PSU: 750w Antec TruePower (4)12v Rails @ 25Amps each, two rails dedicated to GPU and other two rails to HDD's/DVD Drives
CPU Heatsink: Zalman CNPS9500 w/ Arctic Silver
The reason for the post here is because I can't seem to overclock my CPU with very much grace without running into BSOD's/Lockups/Reboots and whatnot...I'm even having some issues right now where I have to run the RAM at 1:1 or 1:1.2 (667Mhz or 800Mhz depending)
I guess the other issue I'm having is I have no idea what half of these settings are even referring to and I really hate to admit that...:(
Anyway I was hoping there was someone here with a similar setup that might be able to shed some light as to what I might be doing wrong...tried tweaking the dozen voltage options and whatnot without much success and very poorly describe items such as "Drive Setting 1/2/3/ETC...

What is your current BIOS Version?
Please post a list of the Cell Menu Settings that you have used to far when you attempted to overclock your system.
For a quick test:
-> remove the two OC Jumpers from there pin headers (this will force the FSB Clock Speed to 400 MHz), clear CMOS with main A/C power cable removed from PSU after that and see if the system will start-up properly.

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 + Kingston HyperX KHX8500D2K2/2G Problem

Hi!
I bought a P45 Platinum + Kingston HyperX KHX8500D2K2/2G Memory Kit + CPU Intel E8400 Duo Core. I can't get my system running at 1066Mhz. I upgraded bios to version 1.2 but it still doesn't work. I set many configs but windows xp does not boot or the machine keeps rebooting.
Any ideas? Thanks.

I have the same set of memory modules. The proper settings for DDR2-1066 clock speed vary between BIOS Version [after all DDR2-1066 for these modules is a double overclock: memory controller beyond specs and memory chips beyond specs]. I never had problems to get both of these sticks to POST in Dual Channel mode on this board. DDR2-1066 can be tricky with some BIOS Versions but DDR2-800 has to be possible at all times with all Versions (at least, that never was a problem in my case).
The Bottom line is: If you can't get your system to get through POST @DDR2-800 MHz with both modules in dual channel configuration, one of the follwing explanation to come to mind:
- short circuit within the case affecting one of the memory slots [test the board outside the case on a non-conducting surface]
- defective memory slot [if you have tested in Slot 1 & 3, try Slot 2 & 4 and see if anything changes]
- faulty modules [maybe one of them [did all 10 memtest tests pass on each module without errors?]
- faulty mainboard
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I would like both sticks working together at 1066Mhz. Is this possible?
It should be possible, yes.

P45 platinum having issues with 8 gigs of Ram

I just put together a new system. When I tried to install windows it kept giving me an error couldn't load winload.exe. I immediately thought I had a bad stick of ram. I ran Memtest with no errors reported. I tried taking 3 of the 4 sticks of ram out and then windowds would start to install fine. I tried every stick of ram this way and it all worked. Putting 2 sticks in is fine also (4 gigs total). Whenever I add 2 more sticks the board goes into an infinite reboot cycle. Having tested the different possible combinations of the sticks and the slots on the motherboard I am at a loss. Also this is OZC memory that is on the motherboards approved list and has been tested with it by MSI. Anyone know of others who have had issues with 8 gigs. Is there a bios setting I should try and change? Thank You!
Bios version 1.3
Bios settings are all default (auto)
cpu q9550
ram 2 of these for a total of 8 gigs. OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2P8004GK
MSI P45 Platinum LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX
PC Power & Cooling S75QB 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI NVIDIA SLI Certified (Dual 8800 GTX and below) CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

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Cant figure out how to upload the screen shot dont have a place to post it and link it.
This is a good side to host pictures:
http://photobucket.com/
Here is the info from cpu-z
slot 1 DDR2
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Size 2048Mb Correction None
Max Bandwidth PC2-6400 (400mhz)
Manufacture OCZ
Part OCZ2p8002G
Freq 333mhz 400 mhz
CAS# 4.0 5.0
RAS-CAS 5 6
RAS prechar 5 6
tras 15 18
trc 20 24
Voltage 1.8v 1.8v
Okay, typical idiosyncratic OCZ SPD Profiles.
In Cell Menu, try these settings:
DRAM Voltage = 2.0V
MCH Voltage = 1.3V
Spread Spectrum = Disabled
Auto Disable DIMM/PCI Frequency = Disabled
Save & Exit, shutdown your system, add the other memory modules and see what happens when you start your system.
If that does not work, start again with only two modules, reduce memory clock speed to 667 MHz (FSB/DRAM Ratio = 1:1) and retry with four modules.

Inappropriate Temperatures with P45 Platinum

Greetings to Everyone.
Ok, i bought MSI P45 Platinum recently. and i must say, i am quite impressed with whats it delivering at the moment. I tried setting FSB to 380 with multiplier:9 and left all the rest settings on auto. Machine performed POST without any issues. However, idle temps were around 66 degrees, as processor has stock HSF! So, shifted back to 3.04Ghz (380x8) with 1:1 divider and with memory timings: 4-4-4-12.
Everything went fine. System passed IntelBurn Test, Prime95 and 3DMark06 stability and benchmark tests with flying colors. Super-Pi 1M was calculated at 15 secs. I say not bad for Q6600 @3.04Ghz!
However, during all these tests i constantly faced errorenous temperature display with utilities. I consistently monitored everything on CoreTemp, RealTemp, Intel TAT, HWMonitor, SpeedFan and as well as MSI Dual Core Centre! (lol had to be sure which one gave accurate, so tried everyone of em! :D) Now, here is the thing:
Except Dual Core Centre, everyone else showed temps @ idle around 60 degrees and @ load around 75 degrees! While dual Core showed idle @ 48 degrees and @ load around 56 degrees! Another thing, both CoreTemp and MSI utlity showed same readings with Core percentage usage.
See, everything seems so normal. I am using CoolerMaster Elite 333 cabinet with two 120mm fans at front and back. My GPU idles around 55 degrees and hard disk temperature never crosses 40 degrees! So, what is wrong with CPU temperature??
Please, i desperately need your advice on this.
Another thing, my friend is using P35 Platinum and everything same as mine. However, his machine never crosses 47 degrees at idle @ 3.0Ghz! Then why mine?
Thanks...

awesome!! Three senior members helping me. Plus, thanks for such a fast response.
Thank you henry, Jack and Frank..!
I followed your advice and reseated heat sink assembly after cleaning the CPU heat spreader and applying AS5.
In the beginning, something went wrong and realtemp showed all cores above 95 degrees!! For some time i took that as a joke. But, later i reseated HSF assembly again and this time everything went fine. I am right now @2.4Ghz and processor idles around 46 degrees. Pretty pleased with the results. Ran Intel Burn test for an hour and temps rarely crossed 75 degrees!! (And ohh btw, that Intel Lin Pack really shoot temps like anything! What a thing!) Ok, everything went fine.
However, there are few things i would like to clear..
1. That EVGA card blows too much of heat within the cabinet! Only raising the fan speed to 60% helps bringing down the overall system temps by 4-5 degrees!! I mean, i dont want to sound naive...but is it supposed to happen this much? And somehow if it does then what can i do? Comments please...
2. I think, Q6600 can be o/c'd pretty easily on this board. However, i have few doubts..
(a) Do i always have to stick with 9 multiplier?? I mean, i tried with 8, and everything went fine. But, if everything is good to go with 9 multiplier then there is options for lower figures? I mean are there any benefits with different figures?
(b)Spread spectrum should be left enabled while overclocking?
(c)And what about Green Power and EIST? EIST should be disabled while overclocking. But can we leave Greenpower on?
(d)I may have options to go for CoolerMaster CPU cooling setups. Why coolermaster only? Ok, thats because, in here, we dont have brands like Arctic, Thermaltake or Zalman in markets! :( I mean, they can be ordered through net, but i think its better to purchase from a retailer with all bills and stuff. Anyways, suggestions required for a descent CoolerMaster CPU cooler. That'd be good right?
(e)How much difference does third party cooler can make in comparison to a stock one?
Thank you again for ur replies.

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