P965 Platinum Limited Start Up Beeps/USB problem

P965 Platinum Limited Edition
I have 5 USB devices plugged into my PC: my Printer and Webcam in the USB Ports next to the Lan Jack, my Mouse and Keyboard in the USB Port below those, and my microphone in the D-bracket 2 Connecter USB Port (JDB1).
With just the keyboard and mouse plugged in, I get the 2 (high) beeps at startup. With the two cables plugged into the port next to the Lan Jack, I get 2 low and 2 high beeps. With the other cable plugged into the D-Bracket port, I get 2 low, 2 high, and 1 low beep. You can see the pattern there. If I pull out the two cables next to the Lan Jack and leave in the one in the D-Bracket port, I get 2 high and 1 low beep.
Anyone have any idea what any of this means? (without listing post beep codes tables, I've been there, done that)

I stumbled across something online that made it sound like this was standard behavior for MSI boards? Basically announcing USB connections. My last two MSI boards did not do this, and I'd really like to make sure I don't have something else going on.

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I have 2Gigs of the Corsair CM2X1024-6400C4 RAM running on my P965 Platinum Limited. The RAM is rated to run at 4-4-4-12 timings at 2.1v. SPD defaults to something like 5-5-5-18. I've run several passes of Memtest on these sticks, both pass with no issues.
Now, here is what happens: when I manually set the timings in the BIOS to 4-4-4-12 (up to 2.1v), I have issues coming out of standby. Infact, it only half wakes up, Windows never pops and my monitor remains in a sleep state (yes, I've tried changing the setting for this in the BIOS). The thing that really stands out to me is that regardless of the utility I use to check this, when I set the timings to 4-4-4-12, they all report 3-4-4-12 in Windows. I even checked the 1.51 beta BIOS that popped up last week, its still the same. Setting it to 4-4-4-12 in the BIOS gives reports of 3-4-4-12 in Windows, and I still have the standby issues.
I've done some poking around, and it sounds like this has popped up on the P965 Neo boards as well. I figured I'd throw this up here, see what kind of responses and feedback I can get on this issue. Is it my board, or is it the board, ya know?

Quote from: Maesus on 02-April-07, 14:54:24
Duke Togo, can you publish your full spec? (please read the moan guide, link at my signature)
try set 5-4-4-12, will you get 4-4-4-12?
No, it comes up as 5-4-4-12. The problem only seems to be with 4 coming up as 3.
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P965 Platinum False Start: Help...

I searched the boards and found a few threads dealing with the topic of false starts, but none really seemed to really address the situation completely.
First, my system specs:
MSI P965 Platinum
v1.4 bios
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
RAM: CFD W2U800CQ-1GLZJ (DDR2-800 / 2GB)
VIDEO: RX1950-E512H (Radeon 1950GT 512MB)
DVD1: ASUS DRW-1814BLT SATA
DVD2: Pioneer DVR-A07-J-BK PATA (currently not connected)
HDD1: Hitachi HDT725032VLA360 320GB SATA
HDD2: Maxtor 7L250R0 250GB PATA (currently not connected)
Internal memory card reader: Owltech FA405MX3(B)
- connected directly to USB header on motherboard
I also have a USB mouse, PS/2 keyboard, Wacom tablet, and a USB external hard drive all currently attached to the system. I have 2 case fans (80mm and a 120mm) to go along with a stock Intel CPU fan and a small 45mm fan for the Northbridge.
No overclocking on the system
Now, the story:
I've been having false start ever since I put the system together. After reading a few of the threads, I tried a variety of different things like re-seating the CPU, re-seating the motherboard, re-seating the video card (the only card currently in the system), unplugging / plugging the power connectors on the board... But not seemed to stop the false starts. I did, however, find out that the false starts only occurred when completely switching the power off on the PSU. I have a power strip and I usually shut my system down completely and then turn the main switch off on the strip. One day I happened to forget turning the power strip off and when I went to start the system up, no false start.
Now, fast forward to this morning. I had (yes, had) an Enermax Liberty 620 Watt PSU in the system. I had turned off the main switch on the power strip so I turned that on, then hit the power switch on the case.
POP
I saw a bright flash near the PSU and the system went dead. I immediately switched off the switch on the power strip and opened up the case. I could smell burned metal. I removed the PSU and took a peak through the grating and I could see that something inside blew-up. The system was running fine (outside of the false starts) for three weeks.
Fortunately, I had an old Antec True430 PSU lying around so I just plugged that in and everything seems to be working (again, except for the false starts). I did remove DVD2 and HDD2 to lower the power load just in case.
My questions:
- Are the false start a common occurrence with this motherboard?
- Has there been an official explanation from MSI as to why they happen?
- Could the false starts have been a cause for the PSU to finally blow after two weeks?
- Is it not good to turn off the main switch on the power strip? In other words, is it best to keep the PSU powered?
- Is there an actual fix to stop false start altogether?
I would really appreciate any and all feedback. I'm really stumped (and bitter) about the PSU blowing. I'm going to try and see if the warranty covers this incident.

Quote from: Quadrifoglio Verde on 29-April-07, 00:38:06
(I'm not convinced however that any Liberty could be rated as a good PSU)
Hmm... Before forking over the money, I did read a handful of reviews. I think these are the ones I read:
ExtremeOverclocking.com
ViperLair.com
Bjorn3d.com
Phoronix.com
XSReviews.co.uk
SilentPCReview.com
guru3d.com
TweakTown.com
HotHardware.com
ThinkComputers.org
The guy at the store I bought it from also assured me that it was a solid PSU. Maybe not the best on the market, but enough for what my system required. In any case, I don't really want to turn this thread into a PSU discussion (even though I probably do need a refresher course). We can save that one for another day.
Back to the original subject (my apologies for digressing)...
I'm guessing there hasn't been any sort of official word from MSI regarding this false restart 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.

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All those beeps counting my 4-5 USB units at boot. I find this very annoying. Is there a way to get rid of it? At work there was a unit starting to beep a lot, but functioned perfectly still. So I cut the wires to the speaker. Do I have to do the same here
Cheers,

Oh I know quite a lot about shorts and such...just forgot that I could pull the plug on the MB. But after building around 20 PC`s in my "lifetime" with data, I am used to *not* do this, as normally beeps come from BIOS and not USB devices. And this is confusing, right? For an "oldtimer" like me. This is a thing I do *not* like about MSI motherboards...it is totally nonsense for a normal user to hear those beeps.
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My system is otherwise stable, but when I plugged in my new HD2900XT Vid card, the board no longer can boot from the Vista CD (Also tried the XP CD and also fails, however it can boot Acronis True Image...). I set my boot sequence to CD first, hit F11 to choose boot device etc... No help. Anyone else had this problem before?
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Is there a way to flash the BIOS without a floppy on MSI boards?
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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.
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/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?

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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 Won't Start

My setup is:
MSI P965 Platinum Limited
Core 2 Duo E6600
Patriot 2x1GB DDR2-800 (4-4-4-12)
BFG GeForce 8800GTS 320MB OC
Antec True Power 2.0 380W 3.3V/28A 5V/35A 12V/16A
WD 2x 150GB SATA1.5
The mobo, the cpu, the ram and the vid card are all new.
Everything connected, when I turn the PSU on, and hit the switch, nothing happens; no fans turn on, or otherwise. I've tested the external cable to be fine, as well as any wall sockets.
To make sure it wasn't my PSU, I tried plugging the ATX 24pin into my old mobo, which is a 20pin, along with the ATX 4pin and my PSU turned on fine, as well as my old cpu fan, etc. When I left the ATX 4pin on the P965, my new cpu fan lit up as well as half my peripherals (ata dvd burner, but not slave ata dvd rom; graphics card fan also did not turn on despite the ATX 6pin plugged into the card).
I read the manual suggested a 450W PSU, is it that my current PSU doesn't have enough juice to start up my system? Or worse, is it possible the ATX 24pin slot is damaged?
Thanks.

Quote from: Quadrifoglio Verde on 04-April-07, 22:44:03
Long discussion, which one is better. Fact is that not too many brands produce single rail PSU's anymore, and many stores don't even sell single rail PSU's. So you might be limited in your choice.
But to answer your questions: yes, single rail is better. However, some newer dual rail PSU's are capable of outperforming some older single rail PSU's. You can not use the combined 12v current on one rail, each rail is limited to around 20A.
If each rail is limited to 20A, will this be enough for the graphics card? As was stated earlier, the BFG site suggests 12V/28A for nominal usage.
(If it makes a difference, I have no real intention to overclock anything on this system.)

P965 Platinum + strange beeps at start-up (USB related?)

Hi,
I just installed a new PC based on a MSI P965 Platinum. Everything seems to work fine but at start-up (when you see the BIOS detecting USB devices and the primary IDE) I get some strange beeps. There are about 5 beeps, and they don't sound all the same. When i remove all USB devices these beeps do not occur.
I have succesfully installed windows Vista and everything seems to work fine.
I have already update the BIOS to version 1.4, but no change.
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you probably have a USB storage device that the BIOS is trying to boot and found it is not bootable, and hence BEEP
maybe you can disable Boot from USB in the BIOS to get rid of the beeping

Weird problem P965 Platinum (Solved)

This is my first post, so helo to everybody.
I bought a P965 Platinum board a week ago. Yesterday I decided to update to v1.1 bios which I downloaded from the Global Site (latest version). Since then I have a very weird problem. My keyboard does not work unless it goes into Windows. I tried 2 different PS2 and another 2 USB keyboards but the problem is the same. Before then everything was OK (e.g. I entered numerous times into the bios in order to manage to install the XP SP2 onto a raid0 configuration!). Any suggestions (except from just wait for a new bios release)?
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MSI P965 Platinum
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Quote from: burianek on 12-May-07, 02:52:47
I had the exact same problem with my keyboards / P965 Platinum, although mine started when I used partition magic to resize my windows partition.
No keyboards (usb or ps/2, didn't matter) would activate until halfway through the windows load screen, making it impossible to change boot order, get into bios, etc.
Was seriously a very scary problem.
Did exactly as BOSSKILLER suggested. Updated bios to latest version 1.4 within windows using live update. Turned off machine. Unplugged power cord. Cleared CMOS. Booted, (keyboard worked! :D) got into bios, loaded defaults. Rebooted into bios, reset all of my settings and presto! Perfect again.
Thank you guys so much. This helped immensely. I was not looking forward to taking apart my new machine to send in the motherboard for service at all.
"Did exactly as BOSSKILLER suggested. Updated bios to latest version 1.4 within windows using live update. Turned off machine. Unplugged power cord. Cleared CMOS. Booted, (keyboard worked! :D) got into bios, loaded defaults. Rebooted into bios, reset all of my settings and presto! Perfect again."
dunno where did you saw that, but i never suggest using LiveUpdate to update BIOS.
"Thank you guys so much. This helped immensely. I was not looking forward to taking apart my new machine to send in the motherboard for service at all."
you are welcome.

DVD Burner problem with P965 Platinum

I have had on going issue with my DVD burner. When i try to play or esp burn a DVD the whole PC slows down and i am unable to open or run any other applications. The Burner is connected via IDE cable and i have tried 2 other DVD Burners with all the same result. When i play a DVD the picture jitters and when i burn a DVD the burn rate is about 10 x slower than my other PC. It comes across as if there is a data transfer problem, not sure though.
Could this be a bios issue or maybe a faulty IDE port on the MOB ???
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MSI P965 Platinum
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
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Leadtek 8800GTS 640mb G/C
W.D SATA II 320GB HDD
ASUS DRW-1612BL DVD Burner

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P965 Platinum booting problems

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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
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NorthQ 4001 400W PSU
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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)

P965 platinum questions. Pointer problems

Alright I have a few questions. I just built a new pc using the p965 platinum board and I'm running into some issue. I was able to get windows going from a previous install. I have a logitech wireless combo mouse and keyboard and it will light up and the keyboard will work when I start the computer, however when I get to the windows login screen the lights from the wireless mouse dock go out and I cannot use the mouse or keyboard to get logged in. While those were plugged I also plugged in a wireless logitech laptop mouse and suddenly the other two came alive. I was trying to install the msi and video card drivers and when I rebooted it did the same thing, it went to the login screen and I couldn't use my mouse or keyboard. I tried the laptop mouse again but it would not work.
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I'm not sure what to do since all I want is to reformat. I would appreciate any help. Like I said before it boots to windows and I was able to get into windows before it's just now my devices won't let me. Please help.ß

it has to be the driver, as WinXP doesnt come with Logitech driver built-in. What you need to do is to get a wired PS/2 or USB keyboard which Windows recognize. Get into Windows is your mission to accomplish. Otherwise, it's very difficult to know if your wireless keyboard/mouse are really working or not.
As you said you have access to the BIOS, you may change the boot sequence to load the CD first, then proceed with your Windows fresh instaLL. The boot list button is F8 or F10.

P965 Platinum ethernet driver problems Vista 32bit

Hi there.
I have some serious problems.
I got a MSI P965 Platinum Mainboard a few days ago. Installing everything form start using Vista Home Premium 32bit. The included CD does not contain drivers for Vista, but Vista found almost everything, except Firewire and the onboard Ethernet controler.
Beside the Mainboard, only a PCIex16 VGA card (Expert Vision 8500GT Super) is connected to the board.
Got the driver for the Ethernet controler at MSI´s homepage for Vista32 bit, BUT!
Everytime I try to install it, I end up with an errorcode 10 (device fail to start).
The Mainboard arrived with firmware 1.3 I just upgraded to 1.4 - Still same result.
Ethernet is enabled in the bios.
Can anyone tell me what the heck is wrong?
Greets
Kandersen.

Get the drivers from the chip makers websites.
ftp://driver.jmicron.com.tw/jmb36x/Win2k_xp_Vista/JMB36X_WinDrv_WHQL_R1.17.20.03.zip for the jmicron ide/sata controller. (install raid/scsi driver even though not using in that mode)
ftp://209.216.61.149/pc/audio/Vista_R170.exe for sound. (Realtek HD Audio)
ftp://61.56.86.122/cn/nic/WinVista_6195_NIC_8169_8168_8101E_06292007.zip (realtek ethernet)
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/confirm.aspx?httpDown=http://downloadmirror.intel.com/13499/a08/infinst_autol.exe&agr=N&ProductID=816&DwnldId=13499&strOSs=All&OSFullName=All%20Operating%20Systems&lang=eng
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http://downloadcenter.intel.com/T8Clearance.aspx?sType=&agr=N&ProductID=2101&DwnldID=13494&url=/13494/eng/iata75_enu.exe&PrdMap=&strOSs=All&OSFullName=All%20Operating%20Systems&lang=eng
(Intel Matrix Storage Manager. Do not use if set to IDE in BIOS for Intel ICH8R controller.)
Make sure ethernet port not disabled in the BIOS.

P965 Platinum/Realtek RTL8111 Connectivity Problems

I have a P965 Platinum that has the on board Realtek RTL8111. I have had it since Dec '06. I have the latest Win Xp. Driver 5.658.814.2006. From the beginning I have had connectivity problems. I have stripped the motherboard of all non-essential components and I have installed XP multiple times.
Almost every time I boot up, and windows comes up, I get a Limited or No Connectivity error. Notice I said 'almost' every time. Sometimes I get connected right away. I thought it might be a loose cord, and noticed that the left LED on the back of the LAN jack was blinking. Which according to the manual means that it is talking. I wiggled the cable around to see if it was a bad connection, nothing. Then I replaced it and I connected. Unfortunately when rebooted, it wasn't connected again. After trial and error, I soon realized that by unplugging and re plugging the cable back in I could eventually get it to connect, which it eventually did every time. Bad connection right? Now here is the weird part, if I disable and enable the local area connection under Network Connections in windows enough times eventually it connects! Here is exactly what I do: First I disable it and then enable it again. If it takes more than a couple of seconds trying to connect, I know it will fail. So I keep doing it until it works. I thought it was a BIOS or driver issue and being such a new board I thought I should just wait. No other computer of mine has this problem.
Thanks in advance for any help or advice.

Quote from: Puffnstuff on 25-April-07, 10:09:14
Have you tried using another cable to rule out the possibility that your cable is bad?
Yes, I tried a new cable. Same effect. Now of my other computers have problems with the cable or connection.
Quote from: HenryW on 25-April-07, 10:09:23
Have you tried the updated Realtek drivers from MSI (5.664.0205.2007)? Dated 2007-04-20
HERE
Yes, I tried those drivers which are also on the Realtek website. The funny thing is that it connected the first time! Unfortunately when I tried it again (reboot and restart) it did not connect. So the driver upgrade did not fix the problem.

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