P67A-C43 no boot, constant beep, 3 lights

Hello all,
When I attempt to power on the system I get a constant beeping sound and what looks like 3 blue lights on the mobo. ( very quickly 1 to all 4 then to only 3. The beep is constant and will not stop until power is removed from the system.
The board supports an 8 pin power connector but 4 pins had a cap on them. Do I need an 8 pin connection? I only used a 4pin in the top uncapped area (top)....
PSU is 500w 4pin, 4gb ddr3 in slot 1.
Any ideas?

That is not the correct answer, I am having the same issues with my MSI-P67A-G45 and I'm running a Corsair 850TX, and I had a 700W PSU in there before that... both PSUs did the same thing....
Constant short beeps until the power is removed from the board (via disconnecting the Power Cable), or Switching the PSU switch to the OFF position.
The only way I can get it to stop is to do what I wrote above and then wait 5-10 secs and power it back on, sometimes it takes 1-2 times to get it to stop beeping... so no it is NOT a PSU issue.
I've read several other threads about this and have not seen a clear answer on it.
I hope someone can help us out because it is rather annoying to have a board that is 2 weeks old already having issues... (BTW, this started right when I installed the board, so I know it's not something that I did myself.
Any realistic tips would be great... thanks.

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Can't get my P67A-C43 to boot

Hi all,
I just put my new machine together and tried to boot it and the result was that it was powered for about a second and then it shut off, then powered up again for a second and then shut off... And it did so until I switched off the power manually. Sometimes during its power downs it beeped three times and it tried to power up again. While it had power, all four of the CPU power phase LEDs where lit. I also tried to clear the CMOS a couple of times in different ways, but it did not help.
Does anybody have any suggestions what to do or do have to send it back to the store?
My hardware is:
Intel Core i5-3570 3,4 GHz
MSI P67A-C43 (B3)
Chieftec 550W power supply (worked nicely in another setup)
Kingston 4x4GB DDR3 PC3-10600 (tried to remove so i just used one of them)
OCZ SSD 64GB sata3
Different Graphic cards from MSI GTX 680 down to NVIDIAS simplest brands

Quote from: Bernhard on 26-May-12, 22:38:07
Its a pity you didn't ask before buying your components, but that CPU is not supported on the P67 board.
http:// event.msi.com/mb/22nm/
You will have to get a Sandy Bridge CPU or a Ivy bridge supported motherboard. Sorry mate.
Nice
I usually read the fine print in the tech manuals. But this time i just assumed that the store where i bought the stuff would enlighten me. Wont happen again.
And thanks for the quick reply

P67A-C43 (B3) boot loop after cpu cooler replacement

Hi,
I built my system in September last year and it has worked fine until now.
my components are:
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3,3GHz
RAM: Corsair XMS3 DDR3 PC3-1333MHz 4x2GB
GPU: Gigabyte GV-N460OC-1GI
PSU: Corsair CX600
And a old random HDD
I was inside the bios the other day an saw that the CPU temp was way to high (i believe it was 97c).
So i decided to decided to do a spring cleaning and replace the CPU cooler from the default to a new "Antec Kuhler H2O 620" that i bought a while ago and never installed. So i unplugged the computer and vacuumed the worst of the dust out of my case (A Antec Dark Fleet DF-85) and then i installed the new cooler.
When i pressed the power the computer powers on for about 4 seconds and (all 4 CPU led:s turns on) and then it reboots.
So I started trouble shooting:
I checked all cables.
I unplugged all sys fans to see if the new cooler was drawing to much power.
I removed my HDD and GPU.
Then i tried a lot of different ram switching and removing including removing all ram.
I reset the cmos
I put the old cooler back in.
Finally i took the bored out of the case and put it on a table and tried to boot i there.
And i have not had any changes in behavior from any of the different changes.
My theory is that ether the mother board is broken or that the CPU burned.
So what do I do now? is there a way to test if the motherboard is broken whiteout a CPU or is there a way to see if my CPU is broken?

Quote from: Noway77 on 17-May-12, 03:10:05
Hi
Check in the mobo socket if there are no broken or damaged pins and some thermal paste is conductive might be some leftovers in the cpu.
I can not find any damage to board. I tock out the cpu and there only past on the cpu heat sink and the socket looks fine.
the new cooler had already past on it so i tock of the old from the cpu and used used the already existing on the cooler.

MSI P67A C43 Not booting windows. Help required.

Ok everything posts ok and into bios. I have set my DVD (which is named in the bios) as the 1st boot device and the DVD tray opened and inserted the W7 DVD. However what it says is the following:
"reboot and select proper boot device
or insert boot media into drive and press a key"
Pressing a key just brings up the same message again.
USB enabled in BIOS and legacy enabled.
Tried with a known XP working DVD to rule out W7 Disk error.
Tried using an external USB with w7 in and changing USB DVD Drive to 1st boot in the bios
None of which works.
Any further ideas would be appreciated.

Double check that the S-ATA controller for the port you are using the ODD in is enabled, & the mode is set. Try the ODD in a different port that uses a different controller. Double check the power connection to the drive. Try a different S-ATA cable.

P67a-c43 boot problem

hello i tryed to built my new computer. have a p67a-c43 motherboard, i5 2400 cpu , ati hd2400 grafikcard, 2*2 gb corsair xms3 memoris, and a i-cute 600w psu.
my problem is the pc is working fine whit 1 pice of memory , but doesent want to boot whit dual, no beep ,nothing on the screen.

With one stick of RAM, first thing I would try is to raise DRAM V. manually in the BIOS. If default is 1.472V's, I would recommend a bump to 1.521V's in BIOS DRAM V. setting. This should set it to about 1.504V's, shut down & add the second stick & give it a try.
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but doesent want to boot whit dual
Have you also tested the second stick in the primary slot to make sure it is ok?

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thx in advance
Stephane

Quote from: sroch19 on 24-August-11, 10:38:45
I have a related issue with new Desktop I bought and put together. I have P67A-C43 motherboard with Intel i7 CPU.
sroch19, mixing different mainboards & different installed components causes too much confusion trying to help the OP & having additional posters asking for assistance. Please start a new thread.

MSI P67A-C43 doesn't boot, code A3.

MSI P67A-C43 doesn't boot. Shows video card info, then beeps 3+1, shows 99, 98, A3 codes at lower right and freezes at A3. :(
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3Ghz CPU, one Corsair XMS3 4GB PC10666 DDR3 memory at DIMM1, Galaxy GeForce GTX 460 1GB GDDR5 PCIe video, Seagate 1TB LP SATA-3G HD.
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Quote from: haasje_1 on 25-January-11, 22:16:48
I had the same problem with a P67A-C45 board. The problem is your videocard .I build my system with a Nvidia gt9500 and it didn't work. After a bit of testing (and also a new mainboard) I found out that after changing the videocard with an old ati card it does work). I send an e-mail to msi support i got a new biosversion for my mainboard (1.68) and everything works fine now.
Videocard it is. Thanks a lot, I'd never guess.
With simple ATI card id loads well.
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I have a P67A-C43 motherboard. Everything's working fine, but when I boot, I get a black screen with a white underscore cursor blinking in the upper left and a code in the lower right of B4. It will stay that way for about 35 seconds, then the codes will quickly change 99 92 82 A3. The MSI splash screen will come up and then Window (7) will launch and 15 seconds later, I'm at the log-in screen. Is there anyway to speed this up? I admit, booting up in less than a minute is OK, but the fact that 40 seconds of it is waiting for the BIOS to load kills me.

You did not provide your system spec. >>Posting Guide<<
Without having that magic crystal ball I can only assume that it consists of the following:
P67A-C43
i5-2500K
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Can you confirm this and if this is your system, can you please advise what the amp rating is of the 12V rail on that PSU ? And do add a signature to your profile containing your system specs. Makes life easier for everyone.
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P67A-C43 B2 Constant reboot when memory in DIMM1

I just built a barebones kit consisting of:
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1333 is the default & native speed of the Sandy Bridge platform. As for dimm 1 not working, it is most likely a bent pin in the CPU socket. Can also be uneven torque pressure on the CPU cooler.

P67a-c43 boot loop after bios update

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Quote from: ScunnyUK on 01-February-11, 16:08:59
Hi,
The blue screens started after a clean Bios flash to the 18b10 bios then eventually it stopped working complety (just doing the start up cycle over and over)
I had tried reseting cmos and it doesnt make a difference, the motherboard will not post , boot , start up at all so default settings cant be set (although reseting cmos would set to default anyway)
Each time the board goes through the start up cycle (i.e. upon pressing start button the board will start up with fans spinning for a second then shut down, start up again with fans spinning for a second then shut down, continuasly repeating until main power is removed) I have used a multimeter to measure the voltage read points on the board and they show that there is no vcore being suplied to the cpu but all other points show the voltage is being supplied to those componants, so imo that is where the problem lies and I would sugest that the other ppl who are having this issue to also try measuring the voltage read points and see if the same thing is happening on thier boards .
If others are getting the same results (no vcore) then the msi techs should be informed of this issue..(imo)
1.8b10 still is a beta bios. I got random bluescreens with that one also at some point a blinking bios led. So I flashed back from secondary bios (using the first option (change disable in enable)in "security" in the EFI shell to allow flashing from secondary bios), blinking bios led now stopped, Then I flashed with 1.7, no issues sofar cpu now running stable at 4.5Ghz (already 2 days).

MSI P67A-C43 (B3) Not booting with Corsair TR3X6G1600C8D Dominator RAM

The mobo will boot but will not login it starts to hang in booting the OS, also when i try to update the mobo bios with a live CD (with old ram that was fine)
My first question, is Corsair TR3X6G1600C8D Dominator compatible with MSI P67a-C43 (B3)
and why isn't my bios being updated when i didnt update it ever since i bought it in 2011.

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The mobo will boot but will not login it starts to hang in booting the OS, also when i try to update the mobo bios with a live CD (with old ram that was fine)
Update with what LIVE CD?? Did system boot to Windows with old ram and if so what was the old ram??
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My first question, is Corsair TR3X6G1600C8D Dominator compatible with MSI P67a-C43 (B3)
That is a triple channel kit of three sticks made for X58/socket 1366 systems and not for a 1155 system. Three sticks could stress the mem controler too much and result in it not running the sticks at the timings/speed they are meant for. Try just two of those and see if that helps. If so try relaxing timings and/or change to ddr3-1333 for trying three.
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and why isn't my bios being updated when i didnt update it ever since i bought it in 2011.
What? Are you asking about a missing update offered or what do you mean?

Beeping on startup MSI P67A-C43 (b3)

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How many +12V continuous amps does that PSU supply? Recommend to contact MSI Tech Support & let them know of the mouse issue. They may have a UEFI/BIOS revision that will take care of that. http://support.msi.com
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any idea what meen that one LOUD beep???
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I have the MSI P67A-C43 (B3) motherboard with a Core i5 2500K, a 600w OCZ PSU, 1TB WD Black Caviar HDD, Radeon HD 4670, and some Corsair Vengeance RAM.
I just put it together and it turns on, but nothing comes on to my screen. All of the fans start, the LEDs on the MB light up saying the CPU is on, CPU fan spins, and GPU fan spins. I don't know what's wrong with it, I switched the RAM around and also tried only using one stick and it gave me different errors, so I assume the RAM works. The speaker/buzzer made noises that went like this: mid mid high low low low low low
MB:
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GPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161315
PSU:
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HDD:
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i unplugged everything and then reassembled, testing along the way
Have you tested the board outside the case on a non-conducting surface in barebone configuration? Yes or no? If the answer is "no", then that is what you should do next/first. Get rid of the case. It is not needed for troubleshooting.
Also, have you >>Cleares CMOS<<?
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I've done as many tests as I know how to do.
What did you test exactly? Please make a list that tells us your precise steps!
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CPU doesn't even seems to have pins.
Did you check the socket pins? Yes or no? Check the CPU's contact pads for areas of poor, missing or double imprints from the board's socket pins!
When you board is on a non-conducting surface (get rid of the case!) you can pretty much rule out short circuit problems. In barebone configuration, the following parts should be involved:
- board
- CPU + cooler/heatsink
- one stick of RAM
- video card
- PSU with all power connectors connected (--> 4/8 Pin +12V CPU, 24 Pin ATX, 6/8 Pin +12v PCI-E [video card])
- keyboard
Everything else should be unplugged completely! Your video shows a hard drive/SATA device connected to the board. Unplug that. It is not needed for troubleshooting.
Your problem could be caused by any of the components mentioned above, not necessarely the mainboard.
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CPU+MB+PSU=shutdown right away
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When the board was inside the case when you did that, then the test is useless because a short circuit problem could still be at the bottom of this. Also, you need to check your socket pins and the contact pads. This could be a plain and simple pin-contact problem, caused by broken pins or a heatsink that is fastened to tight.

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Yes the Bios is Up-to-Date and they are not plugged into the Blue USB 3.0 ports(x2). oh and forgot to mention already did a clean install again of Windows 7 64bit and still nothing. Im also wondering if the power supply is enough?? maybe?

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