P67A-GD65 mainboard incompatibility with Steel series XAI gaming mouse

Hallo,
As mentioned officially on SteelSeries web site http://faq.steelseries.com/questions/166/My+computer+gets+stuck+at+BIOS+stage+during+the+boot+for+a+few+minutes+when+the+Xai+is+connected. there's a problem with p67A-GD65 mainboard ( i don't know if other MSI P67A MB series have the same problem) and Steel-series XAI mouse about the pc gets stuck at BIOS stage during the boot for a few minutes when the Xai is connected. and personally i add that it's impossible in my p67a-gd65 (B3) to use this mouse for navigate in UEFI bios because it's moves only laterally.
I HOPE THAT MSI RELEASE VERY SOON A BIOS UPDATE ( lasted version 1.B have again this issue) FOR P67A-GD65 (B3) ( maybe other P67 models?) MAINBOARD THAT RESOLVE THIS VERY FASTIDIOUS PROBLEM.
Thanks.

Hello,
next time you start a topic, please skip the CAPS. CAPS are considered SCREAMING and that is rather impolite. In addition to that, this is a user-to-user forum and not MSI Technical Support. We do not make BIOS/UEFI Updates here and if you want to report anything that needs fixing, report it to Technical Support directly: http://support.msi.com/
That said, please note that the latest UEFI/BIOS release is not E7681IMS.1B0 [=v1.11] but actually E7681IMS.1C9 [=v1.12b9]. Various mouse related fixes have already been implemented. So, I suppose the best thing to do is probably to find out whether or not your problem has already been fixed:
E7681IMS.1B0 ---> E7681IMS.1C5
- Updating the latest USB module version 4.6.3_USB_08.10.10.
- Fix the Achiva 27'' LCD QH270-IPSBS compatibility issue.
- Fix AEXEA DDR3-1600MHz memory boot fail.
- Don't clear password when load defaults in BIOS Setup.
- Fix mouse click will hang 0Dh in some page when entering setup with user password.
- Fix the GT ratio show error issue when OC genie enable;
- Fix the Package C State limit item No Limit option value.
- When unplug any USB mouse and plug again then system will hang in UEFI bios
- When using the USB mouse and move and play around for 1 minute then the mouse cursor disappear.
- You will see 2 cursor under overclocking page using the below mouse:
---> Steelseries KINZU
---> Razer Copperhead RZ01-050100
---> Razer Copperhead RZ01-050200
---> RAZER DeathAdder RZ01-0015, Infrared Gaming Mouse
---> ROCCAT KONE ROC-11-200
- Fix USB Keyboard can't use under dos.
- Fine tune 2133Mhz memory stabilization.
- Fix the issue that using AEXEA DDR3-1600MHz 4GB 1.65V will have normal boot up but when running Memtest Deluxe 3.8, display hangs at "running fast write tests¡".
- Fix Post Screen show CPU speed 100x63=6300 MHz when "Adjust CPU Ratio in OS" is Enable.
If I was you, I would give E7681IMS.1C5 a try first and see what it does to your problem: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=144655.msg1105581#msg1105581

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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] High temperatures with 2500K

After completing my build I noticed my cpu is 43 degrees in bios. This seemed rather high. Especially since I figured out after some testing in windows that this seems to be the load temperature (so apprently the bios is 100% loading).
The strange thing is that a friend of mine has the GD55 with the same cpu and same heatsink (Scythe Mugen rev b) and he shows 32 degrees in his bios (1.4 and 1.8 beta) and his load temperature on 40x multiplier is BELOW 40 degrees. He has a cheaper case (I have the cm 690 ii advanced ).
I checked the voltage but cpu voltage is a neat 1.2.
I also reapplied the heatsink coolpaste with spread (arctic mx2) instead of the drop method. However this did not change temperatures.
Also I noticed a difference of 10 degrees celcius between core0 and core 3.
To exclude the Mugen I removed it and installed the stock intel cooler (the little one) running at 100% rpm (2000). Now my bios temperature is 60 degrees and in windows its 40 idle/58 load.
Anyone any idea what's going on? Do I have a faulty cpu or is the motherboard lying about it's voltage?

Quote from: zsde on 03-March-11, 00:33:37
The MB does not lie about the temps. The core temps are provided by the CPU itself. My i3-540 also exhibits huge variations between the cores. I am working on the worst case temp from four different programs, as they all differ from -5 to +35, the +35 in idle corresponds to what is reported in the BIOS..
From your first set of fotos it looks like either the CPU case is convex or your coolers surface is convex. Some people spend some time to lap both to get a mirror smooth finish. This of course voids the CPU guarantee. But its worth your while trying to lap the cooler heatsink surface.
Could this be something I could request a new cpu for at my store or is it a case of bad luck?

[SOLVED] P67A-GD65 mainboard missing Intel RAID Rom after updating BIOS

I use 2 HDDs to build a RAID 0 array using Intel P67 RAID driver. I've just updated the BIOS to the 1.I version, and after that my computer can't boot up, showing the message "Missing Operating System". I booted into DOS and failed to read my hard disk, combining with that the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM didn't show up during the POST (which prompts me to press Ctrl-I to enter the RAID configuration before I updated the BIOS), I think it's the Intel RAID driver's problem. However, the Marvell RAID's prompt still shows, so the Marvell RAID should still work well. I encountered the same problem the last time I updated the BIOS, but I forgot how I got it well again... Please help. Thanks a lot!
I didn't noticed that my BIOS settings had been reset after I updated the BIOS, so I should manually changed the SATA mode to RAID. I was required to run a system recovery after I set the SATA mode back to RAID since the system failed to load, and Windows re-installed the USB3.0 driver after the first boot after the update (I don't know why this is). And the problem solved. Hope this is helpful to guys have similar problem as me.

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Help with P67A-GD65

Hi everyone, just wanted some advise please, i have ordered the parts for my new gaming pc (This is my first build)
I have ordered the MSI P67A-GD65 motherboard and after doing some research i getting worried that my CPU cooler won't clear my ram.
I have the coolermaster V6GT CPU cooler and the G.Skill RipJawX 4GB DDR3 kit
I just wanted to know if anyone else has this board RAM and cooler ?
If not could i get some advise on wether i should change my CPU cooler to some thing like the Akasa AK-CCX-4002HP Venom CPU Cooler ?
Or could i move my RAM into slots 2 and 4 ? would this work or would the system not boot properly ? (sorry first build )
Thanks to anyone that helps

Quote from: HU16E on 28-January-11, 06:46:30
Well, that's what I get for not doing the testing myself! The P67A-GD65 'does' boot with a stick in the dimm 2 black slot, & then with a second stick placed in the other black slot. However, the manual is specific about initial startup with a RAM stick in dimm 1, which is of course the first blue slot next to the CPU. Without starting from scratch again, I can't verify initial build startup with a stick in the dimm 2 black slot will work or not. I guess if someone tries it, & it fails, obvious move would be to go to the dimm 1 & give it a go. Trouble is, I can't go back & edit my posts now to correct them.
Ha, it's OK, I read the same thing in the manual. The manual certainly doesn't leave any room for assumption, it flat out states you should use 1 & 3.

Overclocking an i7-2700k on P67A-GD65

My specs are:
Intel Core i7-2700K @ stock speeds (Cooled by Hyper 212 Plus)
MSI P67A-GD65 (B3)
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB DDR3 1600
Crucial M4 128GB SATA III
2x 2TB Samsung Spinpoint F4 (Storage)
ATI Radeon 4870x2
Samsung Blue-Ray Combo/DVD Burner
CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX850 V2
LIAN LI Lancool PC-K62
So I tried Overclocking yesterday after watching a guide on YouTube.. It seemed pretty easy on a sandy bridge so I thought I'd give it a try. I went into bios changed the CPU voltage to 1.35, changed the CPU multiplier to 45, and enabled XMP profile, I then saved settings and rebooted. Windows booted up fine, turned on prime 95 and opened up real temp and ran prime 95 to make sure CPU temps stayed below 70C. One core managed to reach 70 but other than that everything was gone so Im assuming everything was stable and good. I reboot my pc and you know how when you install new ram or CPU, while rebooting for the first time it says new CPU installed etc? Well that popped up and I got curious so I went into bios and everything went back to default again. So I set up it up All over again, saved and rebooted and now I'm getting a blue screen. So I reboot go into bios and notice my sata isn't set to AHCI. So I set it and reboot. Widows loads again... I then reboot again and I get a blue screen.. Also noticing my motherboard light is flashing. I check the manual and it told me that one of my bios profiles failed. I looked up how to fix it online and managed to fix it. The light disappeared, went into bios tried to oc it again... Saved.. Rebooted light started flashing.. Windows booted up fine. I then restarted... And the comp restarted on its own a few times during post. I fix the light flashing set everything to default and now I'm clueless as to why this is happening to me. Do any of you have any ideas why??!
I'm sorry for such a long post, I'm just trying to explain what I did the best I could. If you have any questions please ask and I'll try to answer!!!!
Thanks In advance!!!!!!!

Quote from: HU16E on 09-January-12, 15:54:34
I would still recommend what was mentioned in Reply #3. Establish how high you can set the CPU speed with the CPU V. in Auto (default). Then you have a baseline on which to go by when switching to a manual OC. Keep in mind, once CPU V. is taken out of Auto, you lose power saving ability.
Power as in electricity? or power from power supply?
Oh also, after setting the stuff in BIOS and rebooting.... I noticed a FAN ( Don't know which one ) but kept going low rpm & high rpm for like 3-5 seconds... before it was normal again... then booted up to windows normally... is this supposed to happen?
Also, 20 minutes into PRIME 95 and CoreTEMP and RealTEMP... this is what i have so far..... memory has not been modifiied in bios... Only the 1.35 CPU Core Voltage and Multiplier is 45.
I just stopped the Prime95 and the final 4 highest temps were 66 73 74 71. That's too high huh?

I have a question to HU16E about OCing for P67A-GD65 board

im currently struggling with OCing on P67A-GD65 B3 board.
it seems like 2600k going to 4.4GHz with 1.3 vcore fine.
but going over is bit confusing.
i noticed HU16E has gone over 5.0~ speed. do you mind to share which settings you put in the bios?
my goal is to go about 4.8-5.0GHz.
thanks in advance :]

Quote from: jksluv on 23-April-11, 13:36:36
whoop sorry about that. i was just in hurry to have more stress tests.
these are the components that i have
MSI P67A-GD65 B3 Board with 1.10 BIOS
Intel 2600k Sandy Bridge D2
Corsair H50 Liquid CPU Cooler
4x4GB Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz
GeForce GTX570
i was able to OC 2600k up to 4.4GHz by just by upping the vcore to v1.300.
but i feel like going up to around 4.8 will need me to config all other voltages but i cant figure them out :S
im testing 4.5GHz with the same vcore ATM. but im sure it'll BSOD anytime soon
Imo enable int ppl set vcore to 1.4ish and go 48*100, if your lucky ull have 4800mhz stable, i use these settings didnt really change anything els and im getting 50*100, works perfectly.

Anyone have a permanent fix for steel series drivers in Maverick?

I bought a steel series multi-button mouse back when I was using lion for online gaming, never had any trouble with it on lion. Since I've down graded to maverick, the drivers for the mouse get corrupted constantly and I can't use the **** thing. Anyone know a work around?

Check for v10.9 Mavericks compatible drivers from the manufacture's website.

P67A-gd65 boot problem after BIOS update

I'm not optimistic about this, but...
My P67A-GD65 was delivered with BIOS 1.5. (However, the stickers on both chips read 1.4.) I updated the BIOS to 1.7 using a DOS formatted USB flash drive. (The EM was updated as well.) Things seemed to be running OK.
I foolishly experimented with the 1.8A beta BIOS. I flashed from DOS again. After rebooting, I went into the settings to reconfigure the machine as it had been. The EFI screen hung, so I powered the machine down (from the button, not the PSU).
I've been unable to boot since. No display appears on the monitor. If it is powered down, the power comes back on for an instant, goes off again, and comes up again with nothing on the display. The USB keyboard and mouse never become active, as far as I can tell. I tried a PS/2 keyboard; no difference.
If this board has dual BIOS indicator LEDs, neither illuminates, which indicates that all is serene.
I have cleared the CMOS several times, using the jumper or the button at the rear I/O panel.
Any advice? Is there any way to force the use of the second BIOS? (I've read the MSI dual BIOS FAQ posted elsewhere, but didn't spot anything of use.)
RMA time?

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'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.
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Random lock ups with MSI P67A-GD65 (B3). Please help!

Hello all,
I just built a new system with the following components:
MSI P67A-GD65 (B3)
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz
EVGA 012-P3-1570-AR GeForce GTX 570
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Thermaltake Black Widow W0319RU 850W ATX 12V PSU
Antec Lanboy air case
2X Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS 150GB in RAID0 running Windows 7 Pro 64 bit
This was supposed to be my dream computer, but it has turned into a nightmare! It locks up constantly. Usually the mouse pointer will disappear and the computer will just freeze up. This normally seems to occur after the computer has been idle for a while. I have read that there might be compatibility issues with the MSI P67A-GD65 and the GTX 570 video cards. Can anyone confirm this? Any suggestions on how to troubleshoot this? The only thing event viewer is showing is the unexpected shutdown when I have to power cycle it. Thanks in advance!

Quote from: HU16E on 12-April-11, 11:26:00
That can happen, & it can really mess things up if two kits are attempted to be run together. The platform is DDR3 1333 as to native support by the CPU IMC. If the system can't run on 1333 RAM speed at CR 1, 9 9 9 24 @ 1.50v's, then something is wrong. No system should ever have to use an OC (or X.M.P.) as a workaround to make it work. That's why I recommended the Crucial 1333. Plug one stick in the blue primary dimm slot to get everything loaded & checked out, & go from there.
Exactly which SATA ports are you using for the HDD's & RAID? White Marvell or Intel SATA III, or the black SATA II?
Unfortunately, my local shop didn't have the Crucial, so I grabbed the Corsair instead. The Velociraptors are running from SATA 1 and 2 (the top white connectors). I also have 2X HITACHI Deskstar 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s running in RAID0 from SATA 3 and 4 for storage (this computer is intended for HD video editing, compositing in After Effects, etc.). Sorry I forgot to mention that in the original post!

RADEON 7950 WONT BOOT WITH P67A-GD65

Just got a new ATI Radeon HD7950 graphics card a couple of days ago and it refuses to even boot in my main PC (Intel i7-2700K, MSI P67A-GD65).
Won't even get into BIOS. Just black screen.
Updated to latest BIOS. Still nothing.
Today I have tried the card in an older PC (Intel Q6600, ASUS Maximus Formula) and it works just fine.
So I thought it might have been a power supply issue so I swapped the power supply from old PC into my new PC, but it still didn't work.
So now I think its an incompatibility with the MSI P67A-GD65 motherboard.
Note: Previous graphics card was ATI Radeon 6870 which is still working fine with P67A-GD65.
Can anyone suggest why this graphics card won't boot with the P67A-GD65?

Quote from: Froggy Gremlin on 02-March-13, 06:16:55
What OS are you running? UEFI/BIOS version? CPU? Is this an MSI graphics card? If not, have you visited with the card manufacturer for any available information they may have?
Too much time passed for me to edit and delete this question of CPU, as you did list it.

Problem with downgrading bios. MSI P67A-GD65 (B3).

Hi!
I'm having problems with downgrading my bios from version 4.3 to 1.19. I want to downgrade, because 4.3 doesn't want to boot when I use xmp settings for my RAM ( that might be related to my CPU since I have i5 2500k which is 32nm and 4.3 version of BIOS is recommended for 22nm processors ). When I try to flash with the MSI Forum HQ USB Flashing Tool I'm getting an error: "Rom file ROMID is not compatible with existing BIOS ROMID". I've ran out of ideas how to downgrade my bios so I'm asking you for help. My specs:
MOBO: MSI P67A-GD65 (B3)
CPU: INTEL CORE i5 2500K
RAM: G.SKILL RIPJAWS X 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600MHZ CL6 (F3-12800CL6D-4GBXH)

Here you go. GD65 and GD55 usde the same BIOS files;
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=179837.msg1295420#msg1295420

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.

Can I make a hardware raid with the on board Marvell SE9128 chip on p67a-gd65?

Hi,
as you all know the RAID 0/1/10/5/JBOD with the p67 chipset are pure software raids or "fake" raids. I saw some sata-raid pcie 2.0 x1 cards on the sell which have the Marvell SE9128 chip. So my question is: Can I make a hardware raid with the onboard Marvell SE9128 chip on the p67a-gd65?
Thanks
--pepe

Quote from: Stu on 06-November-11, 02:31:26
Hardware RAID explained:
http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/perf/raid/conf/ctrlHardware-c.html
What do you want to say with this? I know what's the difference between a software (fake) and hardware raid? Your post doesn't answer the question. The p67-chipset has integrated software raid. The marvell se9128 is also found on some hardware raid cards. That's why I'm still wondering if it is for a hardware raid on this board or not.

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