P965 Platinum FSB is temperature dependent.

After much testing with both the kentsfield and conroe and various video cards, cases, coolers, etc. I've come to the conclusion that the max FSB on this board is heavily dependent on temperature. In a cool case with a midrange video card I had no problems getting to 380FSB relatively easily. Throw in an 8800GTX with its fan right next to one of the MB heatsinks and suddenly Windows no longer boots. However the system will POST as high as 425, but not recognize the hard drive properly.
Some things to note:
333FSB will probably work with little or no voltage increase on the chipset.
The voltage sweet spot on the chipset is the 1.49 or 1.56 setting, though if you watercool it you could probably use the higher ones.
360FSB should be reachable in most systems at 1.56v or less (as we've seen)
380FSB will work at 1.56v in a cool system.
If you want 400+, you're going to need to replace the stock chipset coolers with something more powerful, but it's likely not that hard to achieve with a high end air cooler or waterblock.
I don't think you'll see 433 without max voltage and serious watercooling.

Actually I don't even think it's the MCH. I think it's the northbridge-southbridge interconnect. As I mentioned in I can POST 425 consistently, but it fails when it goes to boot the HD. 395 and lower produce errors regarding windows not finding the system directory. I think since the southbridge is directly opposite the 8800GTX's fan it's getting overheated and when the MCH can't maintain proper communication with the rest of the chipset it flips out. If I change cards to a Radeon x1950XTX I can run 380FSB stable all day long, but even with an 850W PSU the 8800 causes issues and it's much much hotter. Also I've hooked a power monitor up and even at peak load with the 8800 and kentsfield the system draws a max of 309 watts. If it was really a power issue, I seriously doubt I would have been able to forget to plug in the 4pin +12v line to the motherboard and play BF2142 all night without noticing. Also the stability in both cases was definitely sensitive to the ambient temperature.
I don't know if I'll get a chance to put different coolers on, but I'd suspect that it will make a significant difference. The good news is that since there's no massive heatpipe system that you have to rip off half the board it shouldn't be too hard to get better cooling on it.

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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
Actually, it can pass superPI 8M & Intel TAT exam.
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 E6600 won't go to 3GHz

Hello,
I have a MSI P965 Platinum and a E6600. Currently I have two sticks of Corsair Value Select 1GB PC-5300 RAM, rated at 667Mhz 5-5-5-15.
The E6600's stock is 2.4GHz, and I want to go to 3GHz. This should be dead simple - not only can the E6600 usually clock much higher, but 3GHz will only require a 333Mhz FSB (9 x 333), which means my RAM doesn't have to be overclocked at all since it is rated for 667MHz DDR2. I should be able to obtain 3GHz with a nice comfortable 1:1 FSB:RAM ratio without stressing the Corsair Value ram beyond specifications.
However, it just won't work. I seem to be having RAM instabilities at 667MHz 5-5-5-15 and 333Mhz FSB. The reason I say RAM is because Memtest86 freezes, and SuperPi has a 'not exact in round' error in 16M and 32M - which apparently means there is a problem with memory stability. Now, I know this sounds like the RAM is faulty, but I don't think it is, because when I run stock 266MHz FSB, the system is fine at 4:5 divider to make the RAM 667Mhz. It's only when I increase the FSB (and not the RAM at all) does the system become unstable. At 266MHz FSB and 667MHz RAM, my system will pass any stress test, but not at 333Mhz FSB and 667Mhz RAM.
I've upped the CPU voltage 3 notches to around 1.350 or so under load. My ram is at 1.9v, although I tried 1.95v too. I didn't touch the chipset voltage (should I?). My temperatures seem ok - I'm only using the stock Intel cooler, but it should be able to handle 3GHz fine. It hovers around 48c idle, 60c load according to Everest Ultimate (before it crashes in SuperPi), so it doesn't appear to be overheating while overclocked. Not great tempts but acceptable.
However, there are two things I've noticed:
- In the BIOS, if I select CAS to be 5 or 6, CPUZ still reports my ram at CAS3 (which my RAM can't do at 667Mhz), or 3-5-5-15. However if I select CAS4, it reports CAS4 properly (still unstable though), or 4-5-5-15. This is only a problem when I overclock the FSB - at stock FSB, the CAS timings are reported correctly. It could be an issue with CPUZ, but I doubt it. If there is a bug with the P965 Platinum not setting the CAS right when overclocking, this might explain why I'm having RAM stability issues even though I'm not overclocking the RAM - i.e. because the board is not using the right CAS setting. Is this a known bug? Also, I tried Auto SPD but it tried to use 4-4-4-12 at 667MHz (again, which this RAM won't do).
- When I run 333Mhz FSB and 667MHz RAM, the POST shows some sort of error message about the board not supporting CPU's with a 267Mhz FSB or something (which is weird, because 266Mhz is the stock speed *shrug*), and that it's resetting it. Sorry I can't recall the exact error off hand, but I can try the overclock again and provide it later on if needed. Anyway, despite the error message, the overclock still applies - it will boot into Vista 64-bit at 3Ghz, it just won't pass any stress test.
Is it possible a BIOS update could help me? I run V1.4, and even though I know there is a V1.8 now, no newer version mentions anything about fixing overclocking issues. I don't like to update my BIOS unless necessary (and I don't even have a floppy drive anyway, would need to figure out how to do it via USB).
Thanks for any help. I'm certain my RAM isn't faulty and I'm certain my CPU should be able to reach 3Ghz surely. I'm also pretty sure heat isn't an issue. I think maybe the board is trying to force CAS3 when FSB overclocking or something? That's my guess anyway.

Thanks for the reply!
Sorry, I should have mentioned I was definitely achieving 1:1 - I recall the confusion over why my RAM was trying to be 800+MHz at 667 and then I realized 533 actually meant 1:1, 667 4:5 etc, so I am definitely running at 533/1:1. I doubt this RAM would even post at 800+ MHz.
So updating the BIOS may help? Ok thanks, I guess I will update then. I don't see it in the "fix" list though on the site. Is there a way I can get a *full* fix/enhancement list for 1.5, 1.6, 1.7 and 1.8 so I know exactly what I'm fixing going from 1.4 to 1.8?
Also, does MSI support LiveUpdate BIOS in Windows Vista 64 yet? And if not, is there an official way to update via a USB stick? (no FDD here).

E6750 and P965 Platinum issues (Resolved using bios 1.6)

Hi guys & girls,
Here is system:
Intel Duo 2 Core E6750 (2.66Hhz) with Thermalright Si-128 and Arctic Cooling 120mm (Zalman STG1 paste)
MSI P965 Platinum mainboard (Worked fine with E6600 and OC'd to 3.4 stable)
2Gb Corsair ddr2 800 (4 x 512Mb matched pair kits 5-5-5-15 nice relaxed timings)
PNY 7800GT 256mb Pci-Express card (Standard)
Corsair VX 550 +12V = 41A / +3.3V = 30A / +5V = 20A
Have tried 1.4, 1.5 and 1.6 bios
Tried Enermax 465 20 pin and Hiper 550W both have more than enough amps.
Plus all the usual basics.......memtest etc etc.........
Problems:
E6750 only seen as 6x333 =2Ghz
Memory only seen in slot 1 and 2....... 3 & 4 disappeared.......
Any ideas.............. I am going mad here.......
It's up and running, so no worries on speed of reply....... ROFL
Look forward to replies.......
ATB
Del

Quote from: Maesus on 16-October-07, 22:35:53
If enabling EIST would cause OC unstable, that means this OC setting is unstable after all. What EIST does is to reduce the multiplier back to 6x during idle, it also set the CPU Core Voltage LOWER.
I don't have this P965 Platinum board to test out, the temperature thing definitely can be fixed, by next BIOS release hopefully. Del UK, did E6600 temp. report correctly?
Hi Maesus,
Yes, temps reported ok with E6600 and speedstep could enabled and disabled. Could see difference from standard to OCing at 3.4Ghz.
Had similar issues with Prescott on the PT880 Version 1 when that came out and was solved with a few bios updates.....
I did go and check the Intel spex for P965 chipset and that states max FSB of 1066. In theory the P965, do not support the 1333 FSB.
I have emailed support and know could be a few days for reply....... not long
Other replies, thanks it all helps and I do try them out.
ATB
Del

Memoy bug with MSI P965 Platinum?

Hi, im gonna take this step by step to make it easier to read
First, the specs:
Chieftec CTF-620-A12s (620W)
MSI P965 Platinum
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
MSI NX8800GTS
Geil Ultra 2GB PC2-6400 (4-4-4-12)
Creative X-Fi ExtremeMusic
Samsung DVD-burner
I have updated to the newest drivers, and BIOS was 1.2 when I recieved the board.
The problem:
MemTest gives me errors as early as 331MHz FSB, while running 1:1 divider. Which makes the RAM run at 662MHz. Since the RAM is sertified to run at 800MHz 4-4-4-12, im pretty sure that the motherboard is the problem.
I have been able to run MemTest without errors for 1/2 hour with these settings: FSB 334, Divider 1:1, DRAM Volt. 2,2 and NB Volt 1,38.
I think the volt is very high when you compare it to the FSB. I Have been able to run the system at 389MH FSB (3,5GHz) and max volts, but I recieved multiple errors in MemTest imediately. SuperPi runned without errors though, managed to do it in 14 secs :D
The system rarely starts when I use dividers other than 1:1 and 2:3. At low FSB, I can run with 2:5, but the other dividers are impossible to boot with.
The problem is obviousl related to the memory, and i don't think the RAM modules are the problem...
BIOS settings:
Turned of "SpeedStep"
Turned of "On Board Audio"
Turned of "Floppy Disk Controller"
Currently running at:
FSB = 334
RAM = 667MHz (1:1)
DRAM volt = 2,2V
NB Volt = 1,38V
Does anybody have a similar problem they got past or do anyone have some help to give to me?
It would be nice to run stable at 3,2GHz or something like that. I invested in a Zalman CNPS9500AT CPU-cooler, and it keeps the CPU below 50 degrees celcius at all times; idle is about 30 degrees at 3GHz.
The temperatures is gennerally not a problem.
ANY help would be nice, thank you.

Quote from: Bluum on 24-January-07, 20:17:40
It is right that my _Quad-Pumped FSB_ is 1334MHz, but my DDR2 RAM is running at a 1:1 Ratio with FSB, NOT Quad-Pumped FSB. When the RAM runs at 350MHz, the DDR2 speed is 700MHz.
Why du you think PC2-4200 RAM run at 1:1? Because 266x2 = 533MHz, which is the speed PC2-4200 RAM runs at.
The highest stable RAM speed I have runned on is 993MHz DDR2 speed. That was with FSB @ 331MHz and divider 2:3.
I think the RAM is capable of 1GHz, and that it is the motherboard holding me back.
PC2-6400 RAM run at 2:3, which results in this: 800MHz/2*2/3=266MHz.
Using the divider right in the calculation is important: DDR2 speed/2= DDR speed, DDR speed*2/3(divider)=FSB
i beg to differ. the difference between DDR and DDR2 is that the bus clock on ddr2 is double than the one on ddr. so when you have ddr2-800, the memory clock is 200 MHz, but the bus clock is 400MHz. for a ddr-400 the memory clock is 200MHz and the bus clock is 200 MHz. and since it is DDR, this gets doubled. this means that with 200 MHz mem clock on DDR2, the effective speed of the memory is 800MHz, when run at 1:1. you're trying to run the memory at 1:1 with a memory clock of 300+MHz, that means that you're forcing the memory to run in excess of 1.2GHz effective speed.
some reading material for you if you want:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDR2_SDRAM

BSOD / Lock-ups with new Q9550 in P965 Platinum

MSI P965 Platinum Mobo
E6700 CPU, recently upgraded to Q9550
Zalman Cu heat sink + fan.
4GB Corsair 6400 C4 (4-4-4-12 800 MHz)
MSI 8800 GTX graphics
Auzentech Meridian sound
2 x 36GB Raptors RAID 0 (System)
2 x 250 GB Western Digital Caviar WD2500KS RAID 0 (Data)
Corsair HX620W PSU
All drives attached to the ICH8R Intel RAID controller.
BIOS: 1.8 (latest)
Vista Ultimate 32 bit SP1 + latest patches
Intel Matrix Storage Manager v8.6
Hi all,
I have run with the above hardware specification since Jan 2007 without experiencing any hardware problems at all. Two weeks ago I upgraded the CPU from an E6700 dual-core to a Q9550 quad. I was a little concerned about doing this, because the P965 supports a max FSB of 1066 and the Q9550 is rated at 1333. In any case, I Googled around and found that some flavours of the Q9550 had been tested on my mobo (http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-MSI/P965_Platinum_(MS-238).html) and also MSI list the Q9550 stepping C1 as being compatible so I took the leap.
Early indications were good - Vista detected the new chip and I rebooted when prompted. However, in the space of two weeks I have experienced around one or two BSODs per day STOP 101 or 124 codes. Hmm!
I have switched back to my trusty E6700 chip and the system is then as solid as a rock. I see 3 possibilities here:
1.The Mobo website (MSI P965) lists the Q9550 stepping type C1 as being compatible. There is no mention of E0 or C0 which seem to be the other two variants. I have no idea which stepping type mine is as the product numbers for the Q9550 chips are all the same (EU80569PJ073N or BX80569Q9550) regardless of whether it is a C0, C1 or E0 stepping. Is there any way to tell which on I have - I tried with CPU-Z but didn't spot the stepping type? In any case, could this be the problem or am I off-base?
2. It's possible I have a faulty chip. How likely is this do you think? I could ask for a swap with Novatech but could be back in the same boat, and they will reject the return unless it is 'proven faulty'.
3. I need to mod the clocking on my rig to support the Q9550. If so, can anyone advise on what I should do?
I doubt the problem is caused by an OS factor as I ran some tested in an XP pre-boot environmet and still got the lock-ups.
What should I do? i don't really want to ebay the chip at say a £50 loss if i can help it.
Many thanks in advance.

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I have no idea which stepping type mine is as the product numbers for the Q9550 chips are all the same (EU80569PJ073N or BX80569Q9550) regardless of whether it is a C0, C1 or E0 stepping.
No, the OEM Order Code is different, and the sSpec Number also.
Have a look at these links
Q9550=SLAWQ=C1--> http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SLAWQ
Q9550=SLB8V=E0 --> http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SLB8V

P965 Platinum booting problems

Hi all,
I have a serious problems with stability of my system. It seems to behave pretty randomly. Every now and then when the power button is pressed the system seems to start booting up for 2-3 seconds, then suddenly turns off and re-boots again. If everything goes ok windows is loaded and sysem is pretty much stable. However every one in five booting attempts ends up with system trying to boot a couple of times, getting on and off constantly so there is not even a chance o get to BIOS. After some time the POST screen shows up saying that an overclocking attempt has failed and system will be restored to te defaults. The story is that there has never been an overclocking attempt whatsoever since I can not get he system running stable at stock settings!!! Anyway, I get finally to BIOS but sometimes next restart of the system occurs and the story is all over again. When I finally get to the settings and restore the defaults the system will reboot alright and for the next couple of times it will turn on normally untill the next doggy start forces me to get to the BIOS and start al over again. Initially I thought that this is due to the fact that the memory runs at 667MHz(2x333MHz) when the FSB is set to 266MHz - FSB:DRAM 4:5. I changed it manually to 533MHz (FSB:DRAM 1:1) but the problem did no vanish. I also tried different memory timings set manualy and by SPD but it also failed. At this stage I used up all my ideas and really do not know what to do know. The memory I have is pluged in in slots 1 and 3 for dual channel operation.
I bought this motheroard to get fast and stable system that will not failed during week-long simulations and I'm very dissapointed with what I got so far. Below are my system specs:
Intel E6300
MSI P965 Platinum
Corsair 2x1024 PC 5300 matched
NorthQ 4001 400W PSU
Gainward GeForce 7300GT
WD SATA 250 GB
NEC DVD-RW AD 7173
Windows XP Pro SP2
I hope somebody can help me or at least give me a hint where to look for solution.
Thanks

Quote from: walus on 26-December-06, 20:33:35
Hi all,
....... The memory I have is pluged in in slots 1 and 3 for dual channel operation.
the only way I have no problem with this mobo is putting ddr moules in slot 3 and 4 (no dual channel)

E6700 3.5Ghz 350FSB on P965 Platinum - Damn :))

Just got my E6700 on the P965 Platinum MOBO to 3.5Ghz 350FSB. Thats preatty cool indeed.
Running bios 1.51b
Last night i tryed 3.4Ghz and it was stable all night. Lets see now with 3.5ghz

Quote from: iamrobk on 16-May-07, 05:55:43
I am currently running my E6600 at a FSB of 346 Mhz, or 3.1 Ghz on the 1.4 BIOS. I'd like to go higher, but I'm on the stock HSF so I can't anyway. Plus I have my RAM (rated for DDR2-800) running at DDR2-1040, and I don't want to push it much more.
Yeah, I ran into this recently when I put together my new rig on the P965 Platinum. I'm also running DDR2-800 and the BIOS DRAM frequency seems to default to a 2:3 ratio (which is what is needed to run at 800 frequency at the default 266 bus speed). The same effects happen when manually setting to 800Mhz.
Took a bit of fiddling around to realize the manually selected frequencies were actually dividers. If you're looking to run 1:1, try manually selecting 533. DDR2-800 is rated to run on an FSB of 400 without having to overclock.
My E6600 is currently running on an fsb of 356 (x9 = 3.2Ghz) with the 1.5b2 BIOS. Minor voltage increases all around (Prime died on one of the cores about 12 hours in at the default levels).
I know my system can be pushed further. My temps are only 45C at load with a Tuniq Tower, and I was able to get successful XP boots with the FSB approaching 400 (although Prime would die one one core during the first test). I guess I just don't have the patience to step it up further. :p

MSI P965 Platinum - power loss

1. Product Type: MSI P965 Platinum Series
2. BIOS version: AMIBIOS(C) 2006 American Megatrends, Inc. A7238IMS V1.2 110806
3. External VGA Type: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS 256MB
4. CPU Type: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6300 1.86GHz
5. Memory Type: Kingston 1024MB
6. Power Supply Type: Chieftec 550W
7. Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP2, Ver. 2002
My main problem is permanent losing of power from mainboard when I shutdown my PC.
I noticed that devices such as Scanner and CardReader turn off, everytime when I shutdown PC, instead of staying in Stand By.
I think that it is not OK and that MSI P965 Platinum mainboard doesn’t work properly?! Also, I can't power on the system with keyboard or mouse,
even these options exist.
Thank you in advance for your consideration!

elgasoni,
please allow me to tell you what I know about PC and this power management thingy
1. no WOL (wake on LAN), no Wake on USB, no Wake on PS2
--> there should be no LED blink on your system while it is OFF, but your power supply still supplying 5V_stby to your board.
2. with WOL, no Wake on USB/PS2
--> no LED blink on your keyboard/mouse too, but your LAN port may still blink if you hooked your LAN cable up to a powered router. Again, your PSU is only supplying 5V_stby to your board and the LAN is consuming it.
3. with WOL, with Wake on USB/PS2
--> there may be LED on your keyboard/mouse, depending on your keyboard/mouse design. Your LAN port surely blink as condition stated in (2). Same thing, PSU only supplying 5V_stby.
4. The "S3" suspend mode.
--> This mode has to be exit from Windows by selecting "standby" and your BIOS must enable it to suspend to S3. The LED will behave the same as in (3), in addition that your RAM is still powered, refreshed to keep its content. If you remove your RAM stick, your system will not be wake up anymore.
--> If you wake up the system, your system will take you directly less than a second to the Windows to the logon screen with your previous sessionis still active in the background.
5. "S4" hibernate mode.
---> the LED behavior will be like (1), (2) or (3), depending on where you set your system to be.
---> When you wake up the system, it takes a few seconds (could be 10 seconds or more, depending on your RAM size) for your HDD to fetch in the previous RAM image back to your RAM.
So, which behavior you are having right now?
And now, the potential problem --. LED blink, but no wake up event support, LAN, mouse, keyboard all can't wake up the system, but they are still consuming power. Yup, this could be a HARDWARE problem, or could be solved by BIOS.
Are you having this problem?

Msi P965 Platinum with Vista Premium 64bit big problem

hi i cant run vista properly, i get blue screen dumps that dumps memory.
Some time it can run 5min sometimes 2hours
Vista says that there is a hardware incompatiblity something with memory.
I have run memtest x86 it passed, and Vistas memtest fail.
tryed to run with only one memory and changed place to them
core duo center doesent work either.
now i run windows Xp with latest drivers and everything works just fine.
I want to run my computer on windows vista 64bit, whats my problem

Sad to hear about those problems, especially since I am going to upgrade to Vista myself in the nearest future.
I have no guarantee that this will work, but try using manual settings for RAM. And set RAM to 5-5-5-15, not 4-4-4-12. And run RAM at stock speed, and the same goes for FSB etc.
And try using 2,1V for the RAM.
If you have runned on manual settings, set the to "Auto" if you haven't tried that.
I have read abuot one guy that got bluescreens all the time when he overclocked in Vista. You haven't overclocked, have you? :P
EDIT: I see you use BIOS v1.3. Try flashing to v1.2.
I flashed from a bluescreenfree system at high overclocks (v1.2), to a instable system vith plenty of bluescreens when exeding 340-350FSB.
With BIOS 1.2, I have booted with FSB 389, and been able to run SuperPI, CPU-Z and some other small programs. Now, with BIOS 1.3, I can't get into windows, get bluescreen before logon is complete.
I think there is something "wrong" with the northbrigde in P965 Platinum, because the errors are allways memory related.

MSI Newbie - P965 Platinum SATA Recommendation

Hi folks. Just finished building a brand new machine from scratch and need some recommendations. First time dealing with SATA stuff and not familiar with it. This is what I have:
1.Product Type: MSI Motherboard - P965 Platinum (MS-7238-010)
2.BIOS version: 1.3.x
3.External VGA Type: MSI ATI Radeon RX1650XT-T2D256E (MS-V073-02S)
4.CPU Type: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 (6600)
5.Memory Type: 2x1GB Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4 (latencies 4-4-4-12 Voltage: 2.1v Frequency:800MHz)
6.Power Supply Type: Ultra-V Series 500w PS
7.Operating System: Going to install Windows Vista
8:Hard Drive: One 500GB Maxtor SATA-II drive currently connected to SATA7
So here are the questions:
1) What is the different between SATA7 and the rest SATA1-6
2) Should I leave my 500GB drive connected to SATA7? What is the best-practice? I am thinking of creating a RAID5 in the future that's why I left SATA1-SATA6 open.
3) What do I need to do in the BIOS?
4) Any other recommendation of hardware and BIOS setup?
Thanks in advance.

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1) What is the different between SATA7 and the rest SATA1-6
SATA-Port 7 belongs to the JMicron-Chipset, SATA-Ports 1-6 to the Intel ICH8R-Chipset. It is important to know that in order to be able to choose the right drivers.
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2) Should I leave my 500GB drive connected to SATA7? What is the best-practice? I am thinking of creating a RAID5 in the future that's why I left SATA1-SATA6 open.
RAID 5 should be possible with that Hard Drive hooked up to one of the ICH8R-Ports, even though it is not part of the Array. If it is hooked up to SATA-Port seven, it cannot be part of the ICH8R-based RAID.
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3) What do I need to do in the BIOS?
The relevant Option for those devices that are associated with the JMicron-Chipset/Controller (IDE-Port, SATA-Port 7) is
"Integrated Peripherals --> Onboard RAID Controller". For Intel-ICH8R-Raid it should be set to IDE or even DISABLED, if no drives are attached to either SATA7 or the IDE-Port.
For optimal configuration concerning ICH8R-devices (RAID and non-RAID) check manual on page 3-14.
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4) Any other recommendation of hardware and BIOS setup?
That depends on what you plan to do and on the actual hardware hooked up to the board.

P965 Platinum, memory support

I was looking at the manual of the MSI P965 Platinum (pdf from the MSI website) and I noticed this memory speed support table:
Does this mean I can't use PC2-4200 (DDR2-533) in this board in combination with a Core 2 Duo (FSB 1066)?
Also, is this a chipset limitation or one of the motherboard? I looked at the P965 datasheet and I didn't find anything that seemed to cause this limitation, but I'm not experienced enough in these matters to rule anything out...

In MSI P965 Platinum User Manual written:
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- 4 DDRII DIMMs (DDRII 800 supports up to 4 GB, DDRII 667/ 533
support up to 8 GB, 240pin / 1.8V)
Why MSI P965 Platinum is supporting only 4 GB RAM if you use DDRII 800 memory?
MSI 975X Platinum PowerUp Edition supports up to 8 GB RAM if you use DDRII 800 memory. Compare
http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_detail.php?UID=746
http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_detail.php?UID=745
It's because MSI P965 Platinum use old one P965 MCH but MSI 975X Platinum PowerUp Edition use the newest one.

P965 Platinum bios v1.4 and E6700 question

Hi guys.
All you expert. Tell me one thing if enybody know this.
Is FSB 335 = 3.3Ghz ok with a E6700 CPU ? Shoulden it be posible to get much higher with this CPU.
I even have really good Cellshock DDR2800 2.2v 4-4-4-12 ram.
I left the ram timming to 5-5-5-12 becaurse of the platinum board (bios) bug with 4-4-4-12.
But i cant raise the FSB much more than 335-338FSB !
I do have a Zalman 9700Led on it.
If i remember right, someone had around 400FSB with this combination of hardware i have.
Please, advises would be awsome. Would love to get more info about this.
btw, my CPU voltage is around default P965 platinum settings. Is that why ? should i raise the CPU voltage with a E6700 ?
Thx so far everybody

Hi. alright. Did'nt know that E6600 could be better than E6700 for OC.
Anyway. My system is not unstable. Infact it is rock solid almost what ever i do accept to high FSB.
Thats why i was awsking all those ram (mem) questions. timing etc. What the best settings was for my system.
In my first post is some questions about ram and timming.
My system is infact really nice because it either runs solid or it dosent run at all..
To high FSB and the computer want boot to windows. So right now 333FSB and under sruns smooth.
The thing was. With system running smooth at 333FSB, i wanted to know what the best ram settings
was after finding my good FSB settings.
I tryed manuel ram timing both 5-5-5-12 2T and 3-4-4-12 2T and 5-5-5-18 2T all running good but have no
idea what the best settings is. And oh, set to auto ram in the cell menu.
The reason why it was 3-4-4-12 and not 4-4-4-12 is becaurse the BIOS chances it by it self to 3-4-4-12. Bios bug.

P965 Platinum memory latency settings problem

When I overclock the FSB of my P965 Platinum with C2D E6400, I get problems with the memory latecy settings. My memory is specified as 667MHz 5-5-5-15 2T, but when I enter these latencies in the bios, CPU-Z and Sandra both say I have 3-5-5-15 1T. Which is of course out of spec and gives system instability unless I raise the memory voltage quite a bit above spec.
So does anyone have an idea why this might be? Is it a bug of the bios (ver 1.3) or are CPU-Z and Sandra both mis-reporting the value? In the latter case, why can I get rid of the instability by raising ram voltage??
Thanks for any help
/Mattias
PS The disable speedspep switch in the bios dosn't seem to have any effect. The multiplier still switches down from 8 to 6 when the CPU is idle. Anyone elso who has the same problem?

The CAS Latency issue is known and it is possibly being addressed by MSI technicians. Please refer to this thread, CAS Latency is in the list of desired fixes for a new BIOS release. For the time being, switch memory timing to SPD instead of Manual in your BIOS and it should be set to CAS Latency 5...
Memory voltage: at certain settings memory chips require a certain amount of power. The default voltage for DDR2 is 1.9v, so in other words DDR2-667 5-5-5-15 is the best your memory chips can do at the default DDR2 voltage, that's why your memory is rated as it is. Raising the voltage enables you to run above rated speed, you simply let the memory chips use more power. There are limits of course...
Disable Speedstep: please refer to this thread, should help you disable Speedstep.

P965 Platinum, need to clear cmos to boot (every time)

Hi
First off, the hardware:
MSI P965 Platinum (MS-7236) Latest BIOS (1.3)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
Corsair TWIN2X 6400 DDR2, 2048MB CL4
Asus GeForce 7950GT
Creative SB X-Fi XtremeGamer
Antec Performance One P150 Miditower (430W PSU)
The system has bin working good for the last two weeks, then two days ago the system wouldnt boot. It starts for 1 second or less (lights and fans started) and then it dies. I made no changes (hardware/software) to the system before it happend.
So I made a few searches in this forum and found someone with the same problem (not the same motherboard), someone suggested to clear the cmos, which worked, it now boots and works fine.
The problem is that I need to do that every time I want to boot the computer! Really annoying... An upgrade of the BIOS did not help.
Any ideas?

Setting your CAS Latency to 4 actually makes it run at CAS Latency 3, an issue caused by the current BIOS versions. Try running your memory at CAS Latency 5-5-5-15 and 800 MHz for a while, see how it works out. You might want to run Orthos, Prime95 or Memtest to test for stability.
At what time during boot does your system hang? Any info on the D bracket?
Pressing Reset button 4 times with about 10 second intervals (if system hangs during POST) should set FSB and memory back to defaults, a little trick feature of this board that may come in handy...

P965 Platinum FSB is temperature dependent.

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