P965 Platinum BIOS design bug!

Maybe most of P965 Platinum or P965 NEO users have a confusion. Should you have try to set the memory rate in 800 for testing? For example, E6300 is running 333x7=2331mhz and memory is running 999mhz(BIOS SET THE RATE IN 800). So far, no any question has been found in this setting in my machine.
Maybe you will have a question, why my memory rate set in 533 or 667 for OC to 1000mhz or 800mhz will be hang or instability whether set at 5-5-5-x or 4-4-4-x.
Here, do you check the SPD setting? THIS IS A BUG! When we set the memory rate in 533(cpu:memory=1:1), BIOS will auto to read the memory SPD setting(DDR2-533). Such as Corsair 5400C4's SPD: @ 266 MHz 4-4-4-12  (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 15-28-2-4-2  (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR).  When we OC the memory from DDR2-533 to DDR2-1000, the highlighted in red has not auto update the setting to DDR2-1000's parameter.
But as first topic, I can very very stability to OC the memory in DDR2-999(DD2-800's parameter:5-5-5-12-15-42-3-5-4) at P965 Platinum!
Here, how we can adjust the parameter? Only ask MSI's technical to fix this bug!
Rock

rklw, for overclocking specific question, please post in the Overclocking forum.
For the RAM settings, please read the sticky thread above on top of this forum, regarding P965 Platinum BIOS. Get the one that all users said it works for setting the RAM timing correctly.

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    Hi.
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    Actually, for most settings there is a good enough explanation in the P965 Platinum manual (at least I think). For any specific settings you can ask specific questions, right?

  • P965 Platinum bios v1.4 and E6700 question

    Hi guys.
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    Thats why i was awsking all those ram (mem) questions. timing etc. What the best settings was for my system.
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  • P965 Platinum Bios problem

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  • MOVED: P965 Platinum BIOS 1.8 worth trying?

    This topic has been moved to Intel Core Duo and Core 2 Duo based boards.
    https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=113122.0

    I dont' know what people say but one thing is clear: MSI 965 Platinum is JUNK!!
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  • P965 Platinum BIOS setup?

    First of all here is my puter hardware.
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    Quote from: nickursis on 03-March-07, 20:13:12
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  • Download P965 Platinum BIOS: 1.5B1

    Please, someone tell me, where i  download this famous BIOS version. 
    Thanks to all.
    P.S: Sorry about my English.

    Quote from: cobayo on 27-April-07, 09:15:53
    Please, someone tell me, where i  download this famous BIOS version. 
    Thanks to all.
    P.S: Sorry about my English.
    I have 1.5b1, 1.5b2, and 1.5b3. I have 1.5b2 ready as a bootable cd iso image. If I can find some time the next day or to I will post them somewhere and supply links.

  • P965 Platinum overclock 400Mhz FSB!!! Successed!!!

    What a impossible was happened!!!!
    My machine setting is shown as below,
    CPU : E6300 OC 400x7=2800Mhz(default voltage)
    Memory: Corsair Twins 5400C4 675Mhz 512x2=1G OC 5-5-5-15@800Mhz 2.35v
    Board: MSI P965 Platinum (bios:v1.2) NB 1.26v(default voltage, don't above 1.51v, otherwise it'll easy to hang)
    Power: Enermax EG651
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    Maybe, NB fan needs to place a better one.

    Quote from: rklw on 26-January-07, 16:10:28
    After up to 400mhz FSB, I found the gap is the BIOS design. Since I successed setting FSB to 333mhz and memory rate to 1000mhz(5-5-5-12), all testing applications were be completed. such as orths stress 2004, superpi 32m x2, 3dmark2005, etc.
    I think, if FSB up to 400mhz then memory frequency will up to 1200mhz! Such as such, 500mhz FSB needs 1500mhz! That's a crazy!!!
    eheheh, NO!!! 
    IF FSB is 400 whit RAM 1:1 your Memory are at 800, whit 500 are at 1000 . There are 1200 DDR2 in commerce.
    Bye

  • P965 Platinum and Realtek RTL8111B problem

    I have a dual boot setup on my computer:  Windows XP and Fedora 7 Linux. 
    After booting Windows XP I will have to COMPLETELY UNPLUG the power supply from my computer before booting to Fedora 7 Linux.  The reason:  If I simply reboot or turn off the computer (simply turning off does not remove the power from the mainboard), then the Realtek RTL8111B onboard LAN is left in a state which prevents Fedora 7 Linux from being able to use the LAN.  Fedora simply reports the LAN is not available.  The solution, which I find unacceptable, is to completely turn off the Realtek RTL8111B on the P965 Platinum and use an old Realtek 8129 PCI network board. 
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  • P965 Platinum - QX6700 wrong multiplier

    I recently got a QX6700 CPU that I installed on my MSI P965 Platinum (BIOS 1.2)
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  • Presler950 at 2.4GHz on P965 Platinum

    And it's a 3.4Hgz chip..... I don't get it. And changing the multiplier causes the bios to crash. Very frustrating. I've tried changing the multiplier, changing the FSB, adding voltage to the CPU...... none of it has worked for me. And any suggestions on how to speed this chip up'd be welcome.
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    Um..... no. 3.4Ghz is the normal speed for a Presler 950, engineering chip or no. I got the proc only after my friend was given a free Conroe E6600 by his friend at Intel. And I've used this 950 for about four months without a problem before I bought the P965 Platinum.
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  • P965 Platinum + E6850...problem

    Hi, i need some help. Just got some new computer parts.
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    Hi
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  • P965 Platinum OvErClOcKiNg!

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  • P965 Platinum IDE/SATA BIOS settings

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