P67A-GD65 Hard Lockups

I recently built a Sandy Bridge system and I am having random sudden hard locks. I will be browsing the net or playing a game and then...everything freezes up suddenly and I cannot do anything, like I'm stuck in a screen shot. I am forced to manually hit the restart button. Sometimes it will happen twice in an hour and sometimes it wont happen for a day. I have updated BIOS to v1.7, turned on and off turbo mode, manually slightly increased my vcore, increased base clock to 101 (MHz), turned on and off power saving settings, tried sata 6 and sata 3 ports, ran MemTest, newest drivers from MSI site. Also from day 1 the OC genie never worked, whenever I would try it it would freeze up at the windows loading screen. I have been able to overclock manually and get it up to 4.7GHz and then got a blue screen while running 3dMark, but that was just for a short time while testing and have since reverted back to stock speeds and it still randomly hard locks. My temps are always fine 32-50 C. This is basically a core upgrade with some reused parts from last setup (which was rock solid always).
Hardware:
MSI P67A-GD65 (Flashed to V1.7)
Intel i7-2600k
COOLER MASTER Hyper N 520
EVGA GTX 570
4Gigs Patriot DDR3-1066 CAS 7-7-7-20 (from last pc)
Zalman ZM850-HP PSU (from last pc)
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD6400AAKS HD (from last pc)
Windows 7 Pro 64bit
Anyone have any ideas about how I could isolate what exactly the issue is? Bad mobo maybe? The lack of a stable system is really killing me. Making this post from my laptop

I am having the same problems as you. Have not done all those tests that you have done tho. I have not overclocked or changed anything, its all default settings for me. I still run the default BIOS version. Was thinking of updating now but it seems like MSI has removed the v1.7 update.
Normally it happens like this. Im in a game and suddenly all gets frozen. Then I am disconnected from the game server (I run online games) and then the game hangs. Still I can alt-tab in to windows. Then I try to open task manager to see whats going on but it never shows... computer starts running slowly. Mouse and keyboard input work for 4 seconds at a time, and then stops working for 4 seconds, then works for 4 seconds... after a while the computer comes to a complete halt.
I have run chkdsk on my disks. I have checked all temperatures, all ok. I have a Corsair 850W which gives power to my:
MSI P67A-GD65
Intel i7-2600k
ASUS GTX 570
Noctua U-14
8 GB Corsair memory CAS 9
Intel SSD 80GB Gen2
WD 2TB Storagedisk
2xseagate 500GB disks in RAID1
2xsamsung 1TB disks in RAID1.
Currently I have removed all disks from port 2-5 in order to see if that is the issue, considering Intels pressrelease.

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MSI P67A-GD65 hard drive light always lit

I built a new pc with this motherboard a few weeks ago and everything is great except for the hard drive light. It stays dim 100% of the time and does show hard drive activity so i know it's working. I switched the connector on the motherboard to see if it was a polarity issue, but then it doesn't work at all. I even used a different LED that wasn't connected to my case and removed all the other connectors (power, reset, etc) and it still stayed dim. Lastly, i removed all the SATA cables from the motherboard, all fan connectors with no luck. I would appreciate any information on this, and if it's normal or if something is wrong and i should RMA the board.
PS - Bios version is 1.9. I never updated it cause everything has been working as it should.

Quote from: NovJoe on 30-May-11, 15:38:56
You should try the board out of the chassis. You may also want to try it in barebone conditions.
I tried that yesterday. Took it completely out of the case and left everything else off the board except for the ram and it still does it. Also used a separate LED to test that wasn't part of the case. In all the years i've worked on pc's, i've never seen this before. I guess at this point i'll have to live with it or buy another one and send this one back for RMA. I contacted MSI and they replied back with a suggestion to update the bios. This is going nowhere. While it probably won't actually hurt anything, i didn't spend $1500 on a new system to have problems with the motherboard.
Can someone help me test by using their MSI P67A-GD65 (B3) board? Disconnect JUST your power light from the motherboard to make sure no other light is interfering with the hard drive light, and see if it's still dimly lit at around 25% to 30% regardless if you're in the bios, or in windows.
Any help would be greatly appreciated at this point.

Problem: P67A-C43 - Random Hard lockups

Problem: Random hard lockups with any power management features on (c-state, C1E, etc) and RAM set to X.M.P mode. The system is not overclocked at all.
P67A-C43 V1.A (aka Version: V1.10), i5 2500K, Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
CORSAIR XMS 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) CMX8GX3M2A1600C9
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V v2.2 SLI
ASUS HD6950
WD Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB running in SATA 6.0
TST corp DVD/CD R-W w/LightScribe combo drive
Description: Random hard lockups with any power management features on (c-state, C1E) and RAM set to X.M.P mode. Also experiencing jittery mouse. As suggested in another thread, turn off all power management features and manually set RAM to DDR1333 along with changing the voltage. This seemed to have helped as I have had no lockups in two days and my mouse is significantly better.
I have read that there is not much difference running in XMP mode and I understand that but I would like to take advantage of the power management features and eventually overclock as well. Please let me know if you need any more info from cpu-z etc. Thanks in advance!

Your mem setting changes probably solved the problem. You need to enable your power saving features again to test them one by one. Leave EuP2013 disabled.

MSI's own Control Center hard crashes my comp (P67A-GD65)

So I just got a P67A-GD65 B3 board, with an i5-2500K and I got it all set up and put together. The thing runs great, quiet, cool, etc. I'm currently at stock speeds and settings. However, I did NOT use the MSI CD to install drivers. Instead, I used the website so I had the latest versions of all these drivers. Anyways, I installed pretty much everything but the TPM Modules and RAID tools.
So, when I pull up the Control Center, the main screen displays fine. However, as soon as I click the Cooling tab to check temperatures, the computer locks up hard and the sound emits a strange audible buzz through the speakers. I have no clue why this is happening, and furthermore, I'm disappointed this is happening on a very stock build. I literally installed the components, installed Win7 x64, installed the drivers, then tried to check the temps. That's it.
I have successfully used SpeedFan to check my temps, so I know it's not some issue with probing the sensors. Does anyone else have this problem, or know of a solution? I think it's kind of silly that MSI's own control center for their mobo's crashes the computer.
My specs:
P67A-GD65 (B3)
i5-2500K @ stock 3.3ghz
CoolerMaster 212+ HSF cooler
8GB (2x4) Corsair Vengeance DDR3 PC1600
XFX HD695X-ZDDC 6950 1gb vid card (the XXX turbo edition)
Crucial C300 64GB SATA SSD (boot drive)
Samsung Spinpoint 1TB SATA Drive (storage)
Corsair TX650 v2 PSU

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Seriously, this is kind of ridiculous. MSI needs to get their stuff straight. Others are having this same problem.
I trust you did report this to MSI technical as per earlier responses in this post. Posting opinions out of frustration does not add value, nor does it assist in fixing the problem. This forum's prime objective is to gather factual information in an attempt to anlayse the problem and then employ the user community to post potential solutions. >>Please read and comply with the Forum Rules.<<
If others are having the same problem, then they also need to report this to MSI technical, being as comprehensive as possible. As I mentioned before, it seems a 64bit OS symptom.
>>How to contact MSI.<<

P67A-GD65 freezing up

I've never seen a "Forum" that wants new topics for the exact same problems (spreading potential fixes for the same issue all over the place instead of in one thread), but apparently if I post to another topic from someone with identical problems (the one right below this one with the same issue) I'm called a thread hijacker.
Seems like a ton of people are having these issues with lockups with the P67A-GD65
My setup - all new components
P67A-GD65
I7 2600k SandyBridge 3.4Ghz
G.SKILL F3-14900CL9D-8GBXL (2 x 4GB sticks in slot 1 and 3)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 460
two WD Black sata III 1TB drives in a RAID0 in sata ports 1 and 2 (SATA 6Gb)
two WD Green sata II 1TB drives in a RAID0 in sata ports 3 and 4 (SATA 3Gb)
one WD Black sata III 1TB drive in sata port 5 (system resides on this non raid drive)
Bluray drives in sata ports 6 and 7
Corsair 750W 80 PLUS Power supply
Then go to another machine and RDP to it, no problems. Wait about an hour, RDP and you get "Welcome" and it just hangs.
So if I go to the console, it tells me someone else is trying to login, but no drive activity at all, and won't let me do anything and I have to hard power off.
If I'm at the machine, just doing different "normal" things, browser windows lockup, applications lockup, all requiring a hard shutdown by the button since I can't select the option to reboot normally. No BSOD's, no OC, the OC Genie is OFF
My memory is even certified for this damn board on bios 1.B which I have updated to. But in "auto" doesn't even get the memory timings correct.
http://www.gskill.com/products.php?index=378
I'm Going nutz trying to figure out what the f--k is going on. I even ran the on board memory test and it passed.
I'm thinking that quality control on this production line is crap. I've seen a ton of complaints of BSOD's, rebot loops, and random lockups which can be reproduced easily.
MSI? Are you going to fix this!!!
How about posting the serial numbers of the bad run from manufacturing so users can see if they have a bad board? I've been building systems for 15 years and I've never had so much trouble with a board.
Has anyone had a success story that wasn't from an RMA? I haven't found a post where a user had these issues and made a few bios changes and they came back with "great, that fixed it".
Thanks
Scott

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I've never seen a "Forum" that wants new topics for the exact same problems (spreading potential fixes for the same issue all over the place instead of in one thread), but apparently if I post to another topic from someone with identical problems (the one right below this one with the same issue) I'm called a thread hijacker.
Now you have seen it. Get over it and also please skip this kind of stuff:
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this damn board
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what the f--k
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this production line is crap
... because if you can't, I will close this thread immediately and delete the entire thing a.s.a.p. This latent aggressive attitude is not going to shed one bit of useful light on the problem. >>Please read and comply with the Forum Rules.<<
Also:
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I've been building systems for 15 years and I've never had so much trouble with a board.
I've heard that kind of thing a million times. Be that as it may, it does not really tell us anything about the actual cause of the problem. Furthermore, if you are so sure it is the board, why didn't you simply send it back/RMA it/have it exchanged after you have ruled all other explanations out systematically?
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Seems like a ton of people are having these issues with lockups with the P67A-GD65
There are thousands of freeze issues on all different hardware configurations. However, more important than the symptoms are the precise hardware configuration the freezes occur in and the actual causes for the common symptom. Once the causes are truly found out it makes sense to compare similar issues. It should not be done, however, because of a common symptom. And that is exactly why your problem (and any other problem that is just a symptom at first) deserves its own, seperate thread.
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P67A-GD65
I7 2600k SandyBridge 3.4Ghz
G.SKILL F3-14900CL9D-8GBXL (2 x 4GB sticks in slot 1 and 3)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 460
two WD Black sata III 1TB drives in a RAID0 in sata ports 1 and 2 (SATA 6Gb)
two WD Green sata II 1TB drives in a RAID0 in sata ports 3 and 4 (SATA 3Gb)
one WD Black sata III 1TB drive in sata port 5 (system resides on this non raid drive)
Bluray drives in sata ports 6 and 7
Corsair 750W 80 PLUS Power supply
Please reduce the complexity of your system to the most basic configuration needed to run your operating system. Use one stick of RAM only, make sure it is set to run at a frequency that does not exceed the specifications of the processor's memory controller (DDR3-1333 max.!). Unplug all the hard drives, optical drives, SSDs, card readers, add-on cards, USB devices etc. that are not needed to work with the operating system (you need just mouse, keyboard, video card, processor, one stick of RAM).
Once you have reduced the system complexity and please unplug your PSU from A/C power, >>Clear CMOS<< and then load "Optimized Defaults" in UEFI Setup. Then apply your custom settings (e.g. RAID Mode settings & Memory Speed = DDR3-1333).
Then retest.
In case the freezes still occur, then please disable all CPU related power saving settings in UEFI Setup (C1E, C-States, EIST) and retest. Also, try if setting the phase control mode from "APS" to "Intel SVID" mode.

P67a-gd65 random freezes

Hello,
I am having issues with my new system that i have built.
MSI P67a-gd65 (B3)
Corsair XMS3 1600
MSI Twin frozr GTX560 TI
Core i7 2600K
Windows 7 64 bit
My system will randomly lockup and i can't get it to work again unless i hard reset the machine. I have set the motherboard to optimized defaults and the memory is running at 1333. I also made sure my RAM timings and voltages were set to their defaults. I have not overclocked the system in any way. These lockups only occur when i am doing leisure things like surfing the web or checking my email. I can play any game i want for several hours on end without a lockup. I have updated my drivers from the MSI website and this also did not help.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Anthony

Quote from: Ethylo on 30-March-11, 05:28:23
I had exact same issue with very close hardware ( only dif is 2500K instead of your 2600K, and B2 motherboard ) and after many test I finally found the solution by changing SPD memory from JEDEC4 to XMP-1600.
JEDEC4 was completely unstable , I got no BSOD but random freeze, especially when idling/low activity.
IMHO Corsair memories are definately not stable with JEDEC4.
Now 10 days with XMP SPD and fully stable !
Hello all,
I've been 24 hour crash free. I also setup my memory as listed above (thanks for that tip).
Thanks to everyone who replied with ideas.

P67A-GD65 still freezing up

Well I've tried every suggestion and supposed fix (ram timings, etc.) for the feezing up problem to no avail. I still get a total system freeze at least once a day which then requires a manual restart of the PC. Kind of sucks.
Even with everything set to stock unmolested config with no overclocking it still occurs.
Any other ideas?

How is this a thread hijack? Did you have a bad day or something? All I did was comment that I was in the same boat and it seems like there's a LOT of people having this issue.
The topic is "Re: P67A-GD65 still freezing up"
And the original poster said
"Well I've tried every suggestion and supposed fix (ram timings, etc.) for the feezing up problem to no avail. I still get a total system freeze at least once a day which then requires a manual restart of the PC. Kind of sucks.
Even with everything set to stock unmolested config with no overclocking it still occurs.
Any other ideas?"
I've done the exact same, and have the exact same issue. And YES, the bios is updated to 1.B...that's what the memory is qualified with.
I can see if someone was to jump in and say "hey, and my hard drive isn't connecting" or "My rig is constantly rebooting" which is completely off topic. That's a thread hijack.
Never seen a forum that asks people to post identical topics. From what I've read in other related posts it doesn't seem to be a problem with the RAM, and there's a ton of people who are posting on newegg who have similar problems with all different makes of RAM and they get the same "please email me at xxxx@msi to help with your issue." "and include your serial number".
That tells me that MSI has a crap manufacturing run out there but is too lame to admit it so people can check if they have a defective board themselves and get it replaced quickly. Instead customers have to waste their time spending hours or days trying to fix something that is likely a flaw in the hardware that MSI won'd admit to in the open. Been there, done that. I work for a hardware manufacturer and our lame PM's and executives do the same crap when there's a screw up on a large scale. But it doesn't mean it's right.
Quality RAM (especially RAM that's verified) should run with the auto settings. And since the same memory works fine in an ASUS board where I could actually run a memtest on it successfully, tells me that MSI's sweeping things under the rug given the amount of problems customers are experiencing which are either continual reboots or lockups with no errors in the Windows logs.
As for this "user forum", it's not a user forum, this is a helpdesk. What moderator decided that the format is "one user posts and others only post to help that one user"? Or is this the only support MSI offers it's customers?
Thanks for the great help though!
Scott

P67a-GD65 System Freezes and Recovers During 3D gaming and Online Video

The Problem:
Temporary system freeze with audio stutter. The system recovers 30sec - 2min later.
Key presses made during freeze will execute after system recovers (ctrl+alt+delete for example)
Usually, but not always, I see an error message in the system tray and I do NOT experience bsod.
This happens seemingly at random from 3D accelerated applications, and web browsing. Games such as BF3 (moderate), WoW (seldom), Planetside 2 (frequently), Minecraft (seldom), Hawken (seldom), etc.
Also happens frequently in both Internet Explorer 9/10, Firefox, Chrome, and Steam store browser. Typically when watching steaming video (youtube, HULU, flow player, etc)
but Pandora audio streaming also seems to create the conditions where this happens.
Error Message:
"Display driver stopped responding and has recovered
Display driver NVIDIA Windows Kernal Mode Driver 314.07 stopped
responding and has successfully recovered"
The problem also shows up in the Windows reliability history with the following data:
Source
Windows
Summary
Video hardware error
Date
‎3/‎6/‎2013 9:11 PM
Status
Not reported
Description
A problem with your video hardware caused Windows to stop working correctly.
Problem signature
Problem Event Name:   LiveKernelEvent
OS Version:   6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3
Locale ID:   1033
Files that help describe the problem
WD-20130306-2010.dmp
sysdata.xml
WERInternalMetadata.xml
Extra information about the problem
BCCode:   117
BCP1:   FFFFFA8011E0C4E0
BCP2:   FFFFF8800654A198
BCP3:   0000000000000000
BCP4:   0000000000000000
OS Version:   6_1_7601
Service Pack:   1_0
Product:   768_1
My System Hardware:
CPU: Intel i7 2600k @ 4.5ghz
Motherboard: MSI p67a-gd65 (B3 stepping)
Memory: G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
GPU: Originally MSI 6950 2GB. Replaced with EVGA 670 FTW 2GB.
PSU: CORSAIR HX Series HX850 850W
HDD: 3x Western Digital WD RE4 WD5003ABYX 500GB in Raid 0
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 with all updates
Case/Cooling: Silverstone Raven 2E with Thermalright silver arrow cpu heatsink
What I've tried:
Updated all motherboard drivers and bios (4.3) to current versions (no improvement)
Updated display drivers (in safe mode with driver sweeper. No improvement)
Updated Realtek Audio drivers for onboard sound (no improvement)
Updated Intel Rapid Storage drivers (no improvment)
Cleared CMOS and tested system at default settings with no overlock (no improvement)
Flashed 6950 back to 6950 stock bios and removed overclock (no improvement)
Replaced old 6950 with new GTX 670 (problem still occurs in the same exact way)
Tried GPU in 2nd PCIe slot. No improvement.
Checked GPU Temps. GTX 670 fan profile in EVGA Precision X set to keep temp below 70 degrees Celcius. Card maxes at 60 degrees under heavy gaming load.
Complete reformat of raid array with fresh install of Windows (4 different times) Seemed to help for a few days, then freezes came back
Ran OCCT and Prime 95 Torture tests separately for a few hours at stock and OC settings. System stable with core temps of high 50's overclocked, and low 40's stock.
Ran Memtest86 for 10 hours with zero errors.
Used digital multimeter to test 12v rail on PSU. Noted solid 12v reported. Didn't test other rails.
Unplugged PSU cables from motherboard and reattached firmly
Ran HD Tune and Data Life Guard Tools for error checking on hard disks. Zero errors found.
Disabled Windows Aero (no improvement)
Updated Adobe Flash Player to latest setting (no improvement)
Removed Adobe Flash Player (no improvement)
Turned off Adobe Flash hardware acceleration (no improvement)
*EDIT: Forgot that I also adjusted Nvidia driver profiles for apps that have frozen to include power preference to max performance
All of my hardware with the exception of the new 670 was purchased and configured back in February of 2011. This problem first occured in BF3 multiplayer sometime in early 2012,
and has gradually been happening more frequently. Web searches found many individuals with this error, but the solutions are all over the map, and I've tried just about everything that I've found.
I think I've narrowed the problem down to the motherboard, but I just can't find a clear answer or solution. Maybe it's the raid array? I really thought replacing the GPU would solve my trouble here
and I was...NOT happy when it happened again with the new 670 that I scored for $250 after amazon gift cards. I typically get kicked/disconnected during online game play when this happens and I'm ready to be done with it. I was hoping to fix the issue without needing to buy new hardware, but I don't see any other way at this point.
My patience runs thin. Please help!

Quote from: Froggy Gremlin on 11-March-13, 15:28:36
Might want to ask for the special archive to return the mainboard to pre-Ivy support UEFI/BIOS and then test again with everything set to auto/stock/default.
Already tested that before updating to 4.3. I started having the problem on 1.8, then 1.J0, then 4.3.
Quote from: Bernhard on 11-March-13, 15:30:29
Just a shot in the dark.
The length of time that your CPU has been running at the OC could have accelerated the eventual degradation.
Have you tested your CPU in another board or do you have access to a "known good" CPU to test in your system ?
I do not have another 1155 lga board to test the cpu in unfortunately, hence the CPU stress testing. Based upon previous experiences with multiple overclocked systems that I've run at much more aggressive overclocks, I don't believe I'm seeing a processor failure, though I can't rule out the possibility.
Quote from: xmad on 11-March-13, 23:26:01
Quite a few components can cause this.
Do you have a friend that could lend you a psu to test? A weak of failing PSU can often be the cause of something like this?
No I don't have another PSU to test. I did use a digital multimeter to test the 12v rail, as well as the motherboard contacts for testing voltage to the cpu and system They were all right in line with what I'm seeing reported in the bios. I did not test these contacts while the system was under load however, so I may need to do it again.

P67A-GD65 (B3) will not boot with external USB DVD connected.

Damnedest thing... just put the build together last night and this was the biggest issue. If I connect my external Samsung USB DVD RW the system stops booting and only displays (B3) in the bottom right corner of my display. If I remove the USB plug the system boots and operates normally. If I connect it to the USB port after boot the system recognizes it and it works fine. The same issue occurs no matter which USB2/3 port I plug it into. I've banged around the BIOS and cannot see any issues in the boot sequence that would indicate an issue. Anyone else in das same boot?

Quote from: cadhopper on 24-March-11, 07:19:08
I just came to the forum for the same reason. I'm glad you had a thread already going. Mine is a Seagate 1.5T USB 2.0 hard drive and the screen reads 98 in the lower right corner. Hopefully MSI will get this fixed soon. Other than that the new system is running great.
They are working on it. They sent me a BETA BIOS to try out. The BIOS v1.10B3 was dated 3-17-2011 and it nearly bricked my system though. Here is the response I sent to them the other night after a few hours with a massive headache trying to bring my system back up:
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Tried the new BIOS. While it did indeed fix the USB DVD boot issue and let me boot into windows it created a few new issues. After flashing the new BIOS would not recognize my old overclocking profiles from the v1.8 BIOS.. "hole" error. So I manually adjusted all the settings and saved the new settings. I copied them EXACTLY from my previous settings.. I had screenshots which I had printed out as a fool-proof guide. After rebooting I could no longer get into windows. BSOD. If I tried entering the BIOS by tapping the DEL button while booting the system would freeze at the "entering setup...." screen and never progress into the actual BIOS. I unplugged the power, waited a few minutes and held the clear CMOS button on the back panel down for a few seconds. After rebooting I no longer had video output. After much trial and error I ended up having to also unplug my LCD and cycle power on it as well to get video back. But could still bot get into the BIOS by tapping the DEL key during boot. Luckily I have a laptop with all the files on it and I was able to finally re-flash back to the v1.8 BIOS from a USB drive. I'm not sure what exactly you changed.. but I don't think this new BIOS version should leave BETA status.
To their credit they promptly responded the next AM:
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There were some changes to the CPU voltage, so your overclock settings may not work properly. We are still working on a 1.A release version. It will be updated to our website soon. http://www.msi.com/product/mb/P67A-GD65--B3-.html#/?div=BIOS
I only wish they had informed me of the changes to the CPU voltage up front or included a change log so I could have made an informed decision as to whether or not I wanted to try the BETA BIOS. I was under the impression (mistakenly) that it simply addressed the USB DVD issue. I'll wait for the new release BIOS. I can live without the external USB DVD being plugged in at boot. Bricking my MOBO and having to RMA would be a far less desirable outcome. :p That said.. I'd still recommend this MOBO. It has relatively few issues and MSI support is responsive so far.

P67a-GD65 (b3) boot problem (reboot and select proper boot device)

Hello All,
I have the following problem;
When I start my computer sometimes it starts normal or I get the following warning;
Reboot and select proper boot device.
If this happens, its stays for a few seconds on A2 at the lower right corner , then MSI mainboard screen, and then the above warning.
When i use the reset button, it starts normal or same problem.Sometimes i need to restart it like 5-7 times to get it started normal.
My system info:
Mainboard: MSI P67A-GD65 (MS-7681)
Chipset: Intel Sandy Bridge
Processor: Intel Core i7 2600K @ 3400MHz
Physical Memory: 4096MB (2 x 2048 DDR3-SDRAM)
Video Card: AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series
Hard Disk: Seagate ST31000528AS ATA Device (1000GB)
Hard Disk: Seagate ST3200822AS ATA Device (200GB)
Hard Disk: Seagate ST3200822AS ATA Device (200GB)
DVD-Rom Drive: XMTQ FGPIR0DURGHI
DVD-Rom Drive: Toshiba Samsung SH-S223C CDDVDW
Monitor Type: LG L1915S - 19 inches
Monitor Type: ACER X233H - 23 inches
Network Card: Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter
Network Card: Wireless-N 300 USB Adapter WNA3100
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate Professional, Media Center 6.01.7600 (64 bit)
DirectX: Version 11.00
Windows Performance Index: 5.9 on 7.9
Mainboard bios: 1.9
Hopefully someone can help me.
Thanks,
Tammo

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30 secondes black screen when booting in P67A-GD65 ?

Hello.
When i turn on my computer that has a P67A-GD65 with a 2600k it cpu and the 1.J bios,
i immediatly have a black screen with a cursor blinking in the upper left and in the bottom right, i have codes like B4 then another one 9something and then 92
this last for more than 30 secondes and then the pc boots ok.
Do you know what is the problem and how to fix it ?
Thank you

Kind of hard to troubleshoot when all we know is the mainboard, CPU, and UEFI/BIOS is in the system. Could be a USB device or a RAM problem. Was this a working system at any time? OS loaded in IDE or AHCI Mode?
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Can the P67A-GD65 boot without a graphic card?

Hi,
I just bought a P67A-GD65 with a Core i7 2600k and I want to operate the board without a
graphic card (as a server running Linux). To my surprise, the machine does not boot
with I remove the graphic card. I know it does not boot because I do not hear any
noise coming from the hard drive, nor do I see any SATA LED blinking. When I plug
in my ATI card, all is well.
I looked around in the UEFI BIOS and could not find any option to turn on/off.
The board is running FW 1.40.
Is this a known limitation?

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No ? There is absolutly no way to get the card to boot and without a grafic card ? That is pretty bad isnt it ? :(
The mainboard was never intended to be used as a server as the OP had inquired about. With newer chipsets that have on-board graphics in the CPU, then it might be easy to configure. Not sure about this, but it may be possible to put a fake card or device in to trick it thinking it has a graphics card, but I have no information about it.
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P67A GD65 Lagging at Boot

I've been running this board for a few years now, never given me any problems except for the fact that my keyboard (a gaming one) wouldn't function properly prior to Windows loading, meaning I couldn't select an option with it during startup. Annoying, but it didn't seem to important. Eventually I discovered that later BIOS update added support for gaming keyboards and so I decided to update. I updated to version 1.19 and I also updated a number of my drivers. I then encountered a problem with my USB devices, which now appears to be resolved (in brief the computer claimed a phantom drive existed and that the device was not functioning properly) but I have now developed a problem at boot.
For as long as I have had it, when the board boots I get a screen with a blinking underscore in the top left and a two digit hexadecimal in the bottom right that changes, shortly afterwards it attempts to load from the Marvell SATA 3 ports (there's nothing plugged into them so it quickly moves on but I've often wondered if there's a way to stop it from checking in the first place) then it returns briefly to the underscore before displaying the MSI boot logo and booting Windows, all of this happening in about 5-10 seconds. Now however, it hangs at the underscore page, both times it visits, for about 30 seconds each time. The underscore doesn't blink, it's just constantly on and the number is static. This happens whether booting from cold or rebooting the system.
Does anyone know what might be causing this, or a way to fix it? Once booted the machine functions completely normally.
Specs:
MoBo: P67A GD65
Processor: i5 2500k @3.3GHz
RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengeance
GPU: nVidia GeForce GTX 560Ti
Booting Windows 7 from 120GB OCZ Vertex 3 SSD
Any help that can be offered would be much appreciated.

It was this: link. It was very cheap, bought primarily because it gave me front facing USB 3.0 ports (which are plugged into the motherboard USB 3.0 at the back). Unfortunately, while the booting issue now seems to be resolved the stability issue isn't, I got the exact same BSOD five minutes ago. I'm assuming this has all started because I updated my BIOS to make it support my keyboard. Should I try reinstalling the BIOS? Or install an earlier version? What about the drivers listed on the MSI page (Intel Management Engine Driver, Intel Chipset Driver, et al.)? I updated those when I updated my BIOS, I thought correctly but I could be wrong, what's the right way for me to check them?
Currently the times when it has crashed have been when I close Firefox pages (often Youtube) and when I play Minecraft. The crashes are always sporadic and unpredictable, sometimes everything is fine, and then it suddenly goes. A part of me wonders if it has something to do with an important file being stored on my secondary data hard drive which seems to try and spin up just before it crashes, but I'm not sure how I would go about checking for that problem, if it could even be the cause.

Freezing/Hanging - Mobo Issue (P67A-GD65)?

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Chassis - COOLER MASTER Elite 430 RC-430-KWN1 Black Steel / Plastic Computer Case
Hard Drive - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EALX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
CPU - Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52400
Mobo - MSI P67A-GD65 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
PSU - RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-630SS 630W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Modular LED Power Supply
RAM - Patriot Gamer 2 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model PGD38G1333ELK
GPU - EVGA 02G-P3-1386-KR GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
CD Drive - Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
---------------After reading CPU temps--------------
Upgraded CPU Fan - XIGMATEK LOKI SD963 92mm HYPRO Bearing CPU Cooler bracket included I7 i5 775 1155 AMD and dual fan push pull compatible
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Alrighty everyone, so this might end up being a fairly lengthy article, but I want to make sure I give you all of the information so you can correctly assess.
Earlier in the year, I decided that I needed a desktop for college. I had seen people do it before and I was fairly adept at computers, so I put the computer together with the above components from newegg.
Originally, I put the desktop together in about five hours and hooked it up. Worked great, except on startup it gave (and still gives) me an error of saying "No Hard Disk Detected", however the opposite could not be truer as it found my hard drive when I loaded the OS; Windows 7. I then tested it that night with Starcraft II and it worked great; no minor bugs, nothing. The following day, I pull all of my games/programs on it including skype. Here is where things started to get weird. On Borderlands, everything went great and without a hitch, however when I started Civilization V, after playing for about an hour, it froze. And this freeze froze everything; the keyboard, the monitor, the mouse, etc. A buzzing sound came from the speakers and a hard restart was necessary. This freeze also happened again during the Multiplayer for Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, Starcraft II (after about an hour), League of Legends and even Skype, while using my webcam. Also, in the Windows reliability program and windows events, no freeze is registered.
So I thought "oh, this is obviously overheating or a voltage problem" (the cpu temps were getting between 85-90 C's). So I fixed the RAM's voltage so it fit exactly what it needed (it required 1.65 volts, but the auto detect only gave it 1.5, so it was around .15 off). While waiting for the fan and thermal paste to come, I reinstalled Windows 7, reinstalled the drivers for all of my components and checked event viewer (which I ended up needlessly fixing an event 3011 and 3012 for corrupt performance readers).
My fan and paste came in yesterday and applied both, making my cpu super-cooled leveling off at a max of 50 C's at full load and 25-30 C's idling. The hottest component is now the GPU which usually hits 65-70 C's under full load.
At this point, I figured "great, I have been freeze-free for 2 days, let's retest", so I played two games of league of legends last night (around 1.5 hours) on skype and it froze. Again. Once I restarted my desktop to let everyone know what happened (and loaded skype and rejoined the conversation) I only got in two words before it froze again.
In summary, basically under stress, especially under games/programs requiring the internet, the computer has a full freeze, requiring a hard reset. I tried to fix the voltages (RAM) as well as cool the computer, which seemed to work only for a short while. Further once the computer freezes, whenever I turn it back on, it is more prone to freezing unless I leave it off overnight.
I'm not even necessarily looking for an answer, just an idea of where to start. Thanks again, I would really appreciate some help on this one.
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Update: I used Prime95 to test it as well as Intel Burn Test. No freeze during IBT, and for Prime95 it usually gets hit on the In-Place Large FFT or Blend Test. Hasn't frozen on Small FFT. I also just updated the the mobo's BIOS again to the latest one. Also, with the update, if I put the RAM's voltage at 1.65 (or anything above Auto), it won't boot the OS.
Any ideas welcome.

Quote from: bspeir on 08-August-11, 04:15:04
Right, saw this in my email inbox and thought I would respond, being the OP and all. I asked MSI what the problem was (giving all issues I had) - the response I received was
"We have to suggest you contact your reseller (The place you bought this MB from) and have them test the MB completely for you to check if this MB is faulty or not, then ask for some help.
If the reseller for some reason cannot help, we have to ask you to contact MSI distributor or MSI office near your place to seek further help" about 2-3 weeks ago (took them a month to get back).
The only problem with this, is I am a college student and half about five days left to get back to school and I NEED this desktop for school. So giving back the computer, allowing them to run tests, then waiting to return it seems like an entirely long and not necessary considering the desktop WORKS, but only on 4GB of RAM as opposed to 8GB.
However, I AM willing to check the c-state, but I will need some information first to make sure my desktop won't explode if I do this wrong.
1) What does the C-State do?
2) How do I disable it?
3) Is this really an option I should check into?
Thanks again, this community has honestly been more helpful than MSI's actual customer support.
It won't help you with your problem but I've tested C-state for a while and you can read what it will do in the link HU16E provided. I've noticed that in Idle state the usage of power drops a couple of watts, so when you have your PC in idle a lot of time and you care about power saving it's worth trying. When overclocking it can be unstable however. I have a CPU that handles all cores set to 46 with all energy settings on and auto Vcore completely stable, when going to 47 I have to compensate. The first thing I have to do is disable C-State because it will BSOD when in idle for a while. So I will suggest that if you use stock settings and care about power saving you try it and otherwise disable it.

New P67A-GD65 do not boot

Hi.
I have just finished to install my new P67A-GD65 and it does not work.
I do not have the post screen, the screen stay black. But i got bips.
Bips are not clear, i think it's 4 shot, 1 long or something like that.
I had try to clear cmos, disconnect all non critical things, but nothing changed.
Anyone have the bips signification list ?
Thanks.

Sorry, the thing i'd ask for is the bips documentation.
Here it'is my full configuration.
# CPU : Intel i5 2500k
# Motherboard model : P67A-GD65 (MS-7681 Ver:2.0) Bios 1.4 (seen on the ships)
# Memory : 2x2Go Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600M (only one plug for testing)
# Video card : Saphire, ATI Radeon 5770 Vapor-x.
# Hard drive(s) brand : Western digital caviar black 500Go.
# No Operating system.
# Power Supply : Corsair HX - 650W
The hard drive, the power supply and the vidéo card are from an other computer, so i'am sure they work.
I have tried an other video card (an old ATI 1950). No change.
All power cables are pluged. Phases led (3 first) are on, the fourst blink.
And, as i sed before, no post screen, and 4 short bip and a long or 5 short... seems to have a little pause between the last bip and the others.

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