P67a-gd55 boot loop

p67a-gd55
i5-2500k
4x4gb Corsair vangeance cl9 1600mhz
nvidia 9600gt
win 7 64bits
it work fine with 8gb at 1333mhz, but when i upgraded it to 16gb, it don't start anymore and loop at the boot. I tried to setup ram to 1333mhz instead of auto, put the voltage to 1.65v as suggested for p67 board. I also tried each module and it's works fine at 8gb but anything to do at 16gb.
There is a way to do it works with this kit.

Quote from: loomyz on 30-May-12, 07:17:01
I updated the Bios to v1.I and it changes anything. I mixed my 8gb kit and it works, so i supposed it will normally work at 16gb.
just because 8GB of mixed ram worked doesnt mean it will always work with mixed kit (you probably got lucky with the 8GB config and the chips would have been within a batch or 2 of each other)
the 16GB 2x(2x4GB) dual channel kits might have very different chips so you have this problem
DON'T EVER ASSUME THAT MIXED KITS WILL WORK BECAUSE IT DID BEFORE YOU MIGHT HAVE JUST GOT LUCKY <--- thats a rule i always follow
do you still have the boxes the 2 8GB kits came in as there is a lable on the back with a barcode number above the kit number CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 what are the 2 numbers off them eg. 106578452?
a drift on them of more then 1,000,000 then the chips will not be matching at all from my experiance with corsair dimms.

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P67A-GD55 boot stops at POST 99 w/ 1-long+2short beep code.

Well subject line tells most of the story:
P67A-GD55 boot stops at POST 99 in lower right of display and with 1-long+2short beep code.
I've found a note somewhere on these forums that 99 code means Super IO initialization, though I'm not sure if this is the checkpoint before or after that process.
I've found generic information that suggests 1long+2short beep code indicates a video card failure.
I'm surprised that the manual for the MB doesn't list these codes, and that they weren't listed in the troubleshooting FAQ on the MSI site. So I still wonder if it may mean something else.
I've disconnected all the SATA connections, and removed all pci cards except for the video card. Guess I'll try disconnecting the front-panel usb connectors too in a moment, but I'm running out of ideas.
With a EVGA GT520 video card, I get these symptoms regardless of which pcie slot I put the card in.
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Run of the mil keyboard. (has a logo with a circle containing a crescent containing a D). Suppose I could switch to a usb keyboard around here somewhere.
Disconnected the logitec usb mouse that I had connected to the back panel with no change in symptoms.
Toughpower-650 power supply (had been in use on a system that was running an athlon x64 and the GT7800GT graphics card.
2 sticks PNY DDR3 PC3-10666 4G ("compatible with 1333MHz") 1 stick in each blue slot.
No idea how to tell you the UFEI/BIOS version. The manual says its "CLiCK BiOS" but since I've never seen anything but 98,99 and _ displayed by the BIOS I really don't know.
Removing the case front panel USB connectors didn't change symptoms.
Resetting the bios by the button at the back panel connectors (near keyboard connector) didn't change anything. (although it did not cause "system will boot automatically" as a line in the manual might suggest.
Tried using the JBAT connector to clear the bios as well and likewise no change in symptoms.
There are no peripherals connected other than case power switch, power LED and HDD LED at this point. Somehow I don't expect much change from disconnecting LED's. Case switch seems to be behaving normally in that it causes the boot cycle to start, and if pressed while the "99" is sitting there in corner of screen it causes machine to shut down.
No SATA devices are connected to it since they won't really be useful untill can at least get to the BIOS. The sata cables that would go to those devices are still connected to the MB.
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Heatsink:Cooler Master Vortex PlusRR-VTPS-28pk-r1 connected to the CPU fan connector on MB.
No sysfan connections to MB.

Z77Z GD55 Boot Loop

So i got the mb about 3 days and ran it 2 days ago, installed windows and all drivers and some games yesterday. Running fine, no issues. Did a light OC to 4.2ghz, no issues (cpu previously did same OC before too on different board). Only warm boots at this time. Turned if off for the night so I could test SRT boot times and in the morning, it goes boot looping, dosen't even get to any error codes or splash screen.
Initially test 2 days agao with kingston 2x4gb and a 2120 and IGP worked fine as well.
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Parts are
3570k
gigabyte 7850
crucial 2x4gb 1600mhz 1.5v
seagatre 2tb + adata 64gb in SRT
CX600
H60
Tried different power supply, different power cable, different outlet, swapping the ram and trying all slots individually with different sticks, removing storage, breadboarding it, integrated graphics, cpu reseat, clear CMOS button + battery removal.
Only option left it seems is to try the m-flash/bios flash to put in a new bios but that might brick it if it turns off during flash.....
Also as I can't get it to post, can I even update the bios?
Any suggestions in my next course of action? and anything else I can try?
Would trying the stock heatsink do anything?
Different screen?
Its in RAID mode instead of ACPI/IDE if that makes any difference since I was running SRT
Is RMA my only option left?
Here is a thread I have on toms about this, just google search it since no external links
tomshardware.com/answers/id-1648141/msi-z77a-gd55-boot-loop

Does that pin on the top right look like a bent pin?
Under magnifying glass it looks like it's aligned correctly with the other pins and under different angles it looks fine...
Will they accept an RMA for this if that bent pin is the issue?

P67a-c43 boot loop after bios update

Last night, I attempted to update the bios on my P67A-C43 (B3) board using the version 5.1 bios. After the BIOS installed, it restarted and came up with the "all settings were reset to default values. press f1 to run setup. press f2 to continue" I hit f2 and my system keeps resetting in an infinite boot loop. I was able to reset the BIOS using the reset button on the back of the board to get back to the bios prompt, but pressing either f1 or f2 puts it back into the boot loop. Any help would be appreciated.

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).

P67A-GD55 - Two beeps after turning on the reboots loop

Hi
just installed a P67A-GD55 with a i5 2500k into my PC and everything was working fine, all drivers installed etc booted to Windows 7 no probs. Restarted and went into BIOS to check a few things then rebooted.
PC starts, two beeps, then reboots, continuously.
No BIOS LED flashing. So it seems two beeps means parity error. I've looked this up and mentions something about first 64k of mem check failed. To check RAM.
So went through each slot with one RAM and tried different RAM too to make sure, no difference. So booted up with no RAM in. No beeps but PC just starts then reboots in a loop.
Never got anything on the screen.
Checked all connections, removed all hard drives etc no difference, unplugged USB cables etc so in end just had graphics card, one stick of RAM, CPU and power plugged in. Still two beeps.
Reset CMOS still same, two beeps the reboot loop.
Tried all sticks of RAM in another motherboard and i5 760 and boots fine so its not the RAM.
Can't understand it as it worked fine at one point.
Is my motherboard faulty ?

Quote from: Mark on 01-June-11, 17:15:51
MSI is right. In the UK you need to get the product replaced through the retailer. You might need to phone Aria in this case.
I've filed an RMA request at the moment and told them what yourselves have said. Just need to wait now.
Didn't want to ring them just yet as there RMA number charges you 60p per minute.
I'll just have to wait and see what happens.

For Those Experiencing the Infinite Boot Loop on P67A-GD65

My story in a nutshell - bought the original (non B3) P67A-GD65 from Newegg on the first day it was available along with 8 GB (2X4 GB) Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600 ram and Intel i5 2500k processor. Received the items, hooked them up on a test bench (rubber mb supports so no grounding issues) along with a Corsair VX-550 P/S (both 24 pin and 8 pin leads plugged in), GTX-460 video card (2 PCI-E 6 pin connectors plugged in), the default Intel i5 heatsink and a known good USB KB and mouse. Promptly experienced the infinite loop boot issue others have described - fans on h/s and video card spin up, 1st APS LED lights for a fraction of a second then all 6 light up for 3 to 4 seconds then APS LEDs go out and fans on h/s and video card spin down. No beeps from speaker and no video signal to monitor. After everything has stopped spinning (about 3 to 4 seconds), the power comes back on and the cycle repeats exactly the same way every time until I turn off the power supply. Here is what I tried:
1. Used only 1 stick of ram (tried in all 4 slots)
2. Pulled 1 stick of DDR3-1600 ram from my working X58 system (again tried in all 4 slots)
3. Different power supply (OCZ 520-ADJ)
4. Known good PCI video card instead of GTX-460 (in case there was some problem with power draw)
Under each of these changes, the same infinite boot loop occurred. Called tech support, they walked me through each step I had already tried and finally suggested I RMA both the MB and the CPU to Newegg. Did so and the replacements worked fine from the start.
Then came the B2 stepping issue. Notified both Newegg and MSI that I had one of the B2 boards. Newegg notified me they had the new B3 boards in stock. Arranged for cross shipment where they would ship me the new board and then I would return the old one. Received the new one last Friday. Put it on the same test bench as above and the same infinite boot loop is now happening on the new B3 stepping board. Just to test, put the cpu, ram and GTX-460 video card back into the B2 stepping board and everything works perfectly.
Another test, since some people reported the infinite loop problem when they had failed to plug in the 8 Pin power lead to the mb, I unplugged the 8 pin connector on the working B2 stepping board. The infinite loop problem is entirely different in this case. When you press the power switch, the fans start to spin and the first LED lights for less than a second. Then the LED goes off and the fans start to spin down. After everything has stopped, it repeats until the power supply is turned off.
This is my first MSI motherboard after 15 years of Abit and Asus with the occasional Gigabyte or EVGA thrown in and I am not happy with the QC I have experienced with this board!
So to summarize, 2 of the 3 P67A-GD65 boards I received from Newegg have had this infinite boot loop problem. Apparently, I have to RMA again. Am I lucky or what???!!!
Monte

Quote from: BMSliger on 16-March-11, 00:05:11
If it was the chipset causing this problem, it seems it would be a widespread complaint among all vendors. I have looked at the Asus and Gigabyte boards and do not see this particular problem described and certainly not multiple users reporting the same problem. I am giving up on this and will arrange an RMA and will see if I can talk Newegg into an Asus board for only the price difference. MSI has a very good reputation in the industry, but it has been a disaster for me!!!
Thanks for your replies,
Monte
Frankly, I can understand your frustrations on the problem but it is not fair to judge a brand by looking at the number of complains in a forum. I can guarantee you, there are more RMAs out there from all other manufacturers even before an user even knows that a Forum ever exist for them to post for enquiry and most of them aren't an IT engineer or hardware engineer by self.
If you want to compare, I have also been in this industry for more than 15 years and I have many DOA boards from other manufacturers as well and DOAs after RMAs are common to me. When you handle thousands of PCs, laptops and mainframes, such things are really common.
Back to your problem. Maybe I didn't make it clear on how I want to describe on my previous post for your issue in words. I am referring to having a chance to let the system boot into BIOS or past BIOS after multiple times of rebooting, then you can try to flash the BIOS. This is also not uncommon as I have encountered systems which are problematic but are able to boot into Windows after 15 to 20 times of infinite reboots by itself.
How about processor? Tested it in another system yet? Or is this another unless suggestion to you?

P67A-GD55 impossible to read the post at boot

MSI P67A-GD55 Rev B3.
At boot, I want to read the post by pressing the pause button...
But ... But by pressing the pause button the screen does not stop at the post.
Is this an option that can be activated in the bios.

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At boot, I want to read the post by pressing the pause button...
There is not much to look for. There is no Status Screen in the traditional sense.
What are you looking for?

P67A GD55 Windows fails to boot after flashing

Hi!
Tried to update my bios today using Live Update 5. Everything went according to plan until it was time to reboot after the succesful flashing. It started booting and everything was fine. The windows loading screen appears but then i get a message that something is wrong and it tries to repair it. Of course this fails and i've also tried to do a system repair using a back up.
I'm running windows 8 64-bit.
Got a Intel i7 2600k 3.4ghz cpu.
The old bios was from 2010 something.
I cannot get into the bios either when pressing f8 or del.
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Quote from: xmad on 06-December-12, 07:33:29
7681v1C.zip
>>Use the MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<<
http://www.msi.com/product/mb/P67A-GD55.html#/?div=BIOS
Try to re-flash to 1C, make sure to use the forum flash tool. You will need to install the tool on another computer and use that computer to prepare the flash drive.
Then try to boot from the flash drive.
1 min just in case I am going to attached special archive. Make sure that is your board.
Use option 1 of the forum flash tool and point it at the attached archive. This will flash you ME version as well if needed.
That is my board. Can i use that forum flash tool on a mac? I only have mac computers in my house except for my gaming rig.
Edit. I read in the thread you can only use it on Windows systems. Guess i will have to wait until tomorrow and borrow a Windows computer. Is there a chance the whole Motherboard is garbage now?

P67A-GD65 (b2) stuck in boot loop after bad flash

Hello,
My mainboard is stuck, I can't open bios setup, (even tho it appears in f11 menu), and it won't boot on any device.
I removed every hard drive and DVD, and tried to boot on DOS with a usb, but it won't even boot DOS, and no usb device appears in f11 menu (I tried every usb ports)
And I can't enter bios setup (it just reboots)
Initially I was trying to update my bios because some features I wanted were not in my old version. But I think Avast blocked the update program (E7681v43.exe opened in an usb) and when I restarted the bios flash failed, and my PC entered a boot loop. When I press f11, it's a new interface so some things in the bios updated.
The only message I get when I put the E7681v43.exe and E7681IMS.430, or the files for v1j (oldest version before ivy bridge support) on a fat32 usb stick (tried formatted, and formated with Rufus), a red message appears saying "bios me updated ... file not found."
Same thing if I try the MSIHQ flash utility, it doesn't work as my PC won't boot on the usb.
I think my motherboard is bricked and the only solution is to send it to msi to get a working bios.
My motherboard p67a gd65 (b2) (the one with bad sata 2 ports) and it doesn't appear in the product name list anymore to register it on msi...
It was bought the on the 19th of January 2011, I hope I can still ask for msi for help!
I'm looking forward to your opinions on my issue, and sorry for the long text.

Quote from: Svet on 24-September-13, 17:50:38
older b2 cannot be updated to the .4xx
you have to send the mobo to be replaced with newer revision
Thanks! do you know where can I ask for a replacement?
I can't register it on msi, and when I ask a question and I give the serial number it just abords...
I already send an email to msi France (I live in Belgium). But email are too slow usually.
and what about the secondary bios, no way to repair primary bios with it?

Windows 8 secure boot on P67A-GD55

Hello to everyone
I want to know if MSI has already released a fix that enables to run Windows 8 secure boot on P67A-GD55 Motherboard. I already have the 1.19 version installed which it says it is not compatible with secure boot mode.
There are two BIOS versions 4.1 and 4.2 that I want to know if they enable to use the secure boot mode of Windows 8 on this motherboard, because it already has UEFI but at the same time says it is not compatible.
Thanks,

You have been linked to the latest release which showed up during this topic. You won't break anything if you follow the directions precisely.
Quote from: xmad on 29-January-13, 13:26:10
Full release out today. I posted it at the link below. Follow directions precisely and you must use the forum flash tool.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=164135.msg1214789#msg1214789
If mainboard won't even start or you have stability issues don't consider flashing bios as you'd have a good chance of bricking the system. If the board crashes while flashing you can use it as a paper weight.
Just install one stick of ram and make sure it is stable before trying to flash.

MSI P67A-GD53 (B3) Boot loop after BIOS update

Hi,
I've just updated my BIOS to 7681v42 from an earlier version (can't remember which one exactly) and after the update I am stuck in a boot loop. The computer turns on for about 5 seconds or so and then switches back off, the CPU fan, motherboard fan & video card fan spin for a few seconds then power is cut.
I've tried booting up with nothing else connected (no vga, memory, hdd, empty USB slots) to no avail. I have tried resetting the CMOS as well but I don't get any further than the reset loop.
Can anyone suggest something? Is there any way to force the MB to use the backup BIOS?
Thanks in advance.

You can try doing this again with a single stick of ram or some different ram, but more than likely you will need to rma the board for re-flashing.

P67a-gd65 (m-flash) now boot loops

Since I bought my board from day 1 I have updated the bios using m-flash all was fine and dandy... upgrading worked like a charm every single time. Well I noticed a new bios was released but this time as soon as it rebooted it started to boot loop.
I cleared CMOS and still it boot loops.
no hardware has been changed or moved, and it happened immediately after I m-flashed 1f or 1.15 as it's listed.
what can I do??? Don't tell me I have to RMA?!?!?

How do I flash back to a previous bios when it bootloops?
I was updating the bios assuming that there would be improved reliability and settings, as it seemed in the early revisions that the menus kept changing and it made the bios "act" in a more reliable fashion... I know, I know that not the reason to flash a bios especially seeing as its always a bit risky but I cant seem to help but 'update' to the latest.
I tried so far everything I have done on older computers. removed the power cable, removed the battery, switched the psu off, and waited 10+ minutes... I also repeated the process while holding the cmos for a while and no luck. I did notice that when it tries to boot the keyboard lights up (num lock and caps lock) but quickly the lights turn off and the keyboard doesnt function... a few seconds later it reboots. Total time to 'boot loop' is maybe 5-7 seconds.
I guess I learned a lesson -----> IF aint broke DONT FIX IT!

P67a GD55 B3

Main Board: MSI P67A-GD55 Socket 1155, P67, ATX B3
Bios Version: Update from 1.8 to 1.19
Video Card: GF GTX 570 Windforce
PSU: Corsair AX 850W 80+ Gold
CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K 3,3GHz
Memory: Corsair 8GB (2x4096MB) CL9 1600Mhz XMS3
SSD/ HDD: HD1TB Samsung SP SATA-2 7200RPM Spinpoint F3
CPU COOLER: Noctua NH-U12P SE2
Raid Card: ?
Sound Card: Realtek integrated
Any Additional hardware plugged into your system: WD 1tb external harddrive, Logitech G25, Logitech mx 5500 (keyboard + mice)
OC: No
Operating System: Win7 64bit
Hi, i have a bit of problem after trying to flash my bios to E7681IMS.1J0 (v1.19).
I used the USB flash tool (mode 1), and used a archive posted on the forum. Everything seemed fine, "update completed succesfully", i shut down computer and cleared CMOS, went into bios and loaded optimized defaults.
In Bios I could see the updated Bios version. So in Bios everything was working fine. But after i saved my settings and tried booting into windows i only get to "windows starting", then blue screen and computer restarts. I tried to do another Cmos reset but it didnt work, and the same thing happend a couple of more times. Right now im in a loop where the computer starts for a couple of seconds and then restarts almost immediatly, so i cant go into BIOS.
Any help is appreciated!

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EDIT:
Memory: Corsair 8GB (2x4096MB) CL9 1600Mhz XMS3 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9
When the computer was new i had problem with the XMP profile. The computer would randomly crash in games or when browsing the web, but never any problems during startup. I had to change DRAM Frequency to 1333MHZ, i keept DRAM Voltage at 1.65v. With the CMOS reset, the DRAM Voltage is set to about 1.48v and 1333MHZ.
EDIT2:
Changing DRAM voltage did not make a difference. Should i try to make the bios recovery: "How can I recover the BIOS on my MSI motherboard"?
no the problem is not in BIOS, you no need bios recovery.
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After disconnecting CD/DVD and HDD i am now able to enter BIOS.
which one exactly? find the reason what cause you not to enter in bios setup
about OS you may need OS reinstall since you are flashing from very old BIOS version to the latest one with ME7
in some case it may need OS reinstall
assume if everything else is set right: SATA Mode , and no stability issues

P67A-GD55 (B3) Wont Post

Hi guys, This has been my first build with msi board and has turned out to b a pain in the u kno what lol.
I wanted a Sandybridge upgrade so got all my new components delivered the other day. core i5 2500k, msi P67A-GD55 (B3) and 8gb (2x4gb) corsair vengeance 1600 ddr3. and after installing it all in my case, i switched the system on and it came on for a min or so then it turned of then back on only stayin on for a second then rebootin over n over till i unplug the system.
I have reset bios on many occasions even removed cmos battery for over 12 hours and no joy. Also i have removed memory and tried usin just the 1 module in every slot, used other module by itself too.
I have a OCZ 780watt PSU, GTX 480, X-FI Forte, G.Skill Falcon 64gb SSD and 2x 1tb Samsung f3 drives
Please help guys
Thanx

Well I have phoned up scan and they have issued me RMA number. I dont have access to additional RAM, Have since built system in and outside case with only cpu and 1 stick or ram still boot loopin so will send board bk to scan. Thanks guys for your responses

BIOS 4.1 - P67A-GD55

I recently upgraded my BIOS to version 4.1. Bad decision, if it ain't broke don't fix it right?
The previous BIOS versions have not given me overclocking issues. In 4.1, if I set the clock multiplier 45, the BIOS reports the O/C is in affect (4.5GHz). However CPU-Z shows my clock speed as 3.3GHz if I boot into Win 7 (64-bit). I'm in "standard mode" for the bios setup. Any suggestions? I don't get why my configuration settings are not being utilized. Is CPU-Z not reading things correctly?
I also tried O/C Genie and CPU-Z still reads 3.3GHz as the clock speed. Is the BIOS too new for these programs so they default to the stock clock speed as a reading?
Is there any way I could downgrade my BIOS? I tried to flash it and the older versions are not recognized.
Tried clearing the CMOS by pressing and holding the button on the back of the mobo with the PSU unplugged. Still same results.
Also, I have screen shots, but how do I attach them with the img tags?
CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K (3.3 GHz)
Memory: 2xG.Skill F3 12800CL9-4GBRL (8GB Total)
MOBO: P67A-GD55
BIOS Version: 4.1
Graphics: MSI N580GTX Twin Frozr II
HDD: WDC WD3000GLFS-01F8UO
Power Suppy: Corsair AX850\
OS: Windows 7 64-bit

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I tried to flash it and the older versions are not recognized.
It's actually a good thing it didn't flash. Once you update to the Ivy UEFI/BIOS and ME8, you are stuck with it unless a method is developed to be able to restore ME7, the old Sandy line of BIOS's, and both chips for boards with have dual.
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Also, I have screen shots, but how do I attach them with the img tags?
Use a hosting service such as Photobucket.
My guess is the settings in CPU Features are all wrong and the root of the problem.

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