The extreme environmental testing of MSI motherboards

After the motherboards were mass produced from factory, the boards will begin its trip by different transportation way, such as by air, by sea or by land. This means more strict challenge for the product itself during the trip until it reach user’s hand. For instance; Long distance shipping makes the container suffers high temperature, the warm and humid in such close space could reach to 65 degree high temperature sometimes. Furthermore, the motherboard may experience low temperature below zero sometimes in high-latitude regions in the very cold winter. Therefore, in order to ensure that our motherboard could take the extreme variations and still maintain a certain quality, the "extreme environmental testing” would be one of the important verification to insure the product reliability.
With exposing motherboards in extreme environmental for the strict testing, we break down the defective list from different forecast reason and apply the improvement for either selection of high quality and stable materials, manufacturing procedure and product design. The process was downsized from a 6-month to one-year inspection cycle into one-week. in order to feedback the improvement to R&D as reference for the future R&D and design on MSI motherboards, helps to improve the issue and remain the product quality.
The extreme environmental testing for MSI motherboards includes the following facts:
1.   Full loading the system by executed the burn-in test tool, then moving the system between the extreme high and extreme low temperatures. Make sure the product can pass the stability testing in varies environment.
2.   System start-up and turn-off cycle testing between extreme high and extreme low temperature; insure the electrical characteristics could still adapt the environment and working properly.
3.   Test the settings mix with different voltage and temperature-humidity, observing and interact the product capacity as improvement basis. During the procedure, senior engineers with extensive experience will keep monitoring to ensure that the system and various functions maintain the normal operation, even encountered in extreme weather conditions.
Rigorously tested above items in order to strengthen the motherboards capability, improve reliability and robustness. Through each verify procedure states for separate purpose but each of those item are connected closely as each could testing result decide the product quality become a perfect motherboard. The testing procedure not only insures the MSI motherboards can working properly though varies transportation and environment. Besides the testing procedure for regular motherboard, the testing rule can also customized and fit for the requirement for Business customer.
MSI insist the best quality in every detail, care about the product quality and bringing user the best experience.

Full loading the system by executed the burn-in test tool, then moving the system between the extreme high and extreme low temperatures. Make sure the product can pass the stability testing in varies environment?
are u kidding me? this is sooo awesome!
free burning test! nice quality control

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Problem with SATA hard discs and MSI motherboards (could it be the SATA cable)

I have two systems with a Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250620AS 250GB Serial ATA (3.0Gb/s)
hard disk.
One system has a P965 Neo and the other has a PN6 SLI motherboard.
I am having issues in that the OS seems to install properly but after a few days the users gets on hd type problems.
One users workstation the hard drive would not boot. Tried everything to get it to work from F8 but it would get stuck in the window flash screen with the bottom moving accross the screen.
The other just kept giving the user disk type errors with blue screens.
I since have replaced P965 mobos hd with a pata. Its only been running for a day not sure if that solved it.
The other machine I put the drive into another machine I was building and it found errors and fixed them and booted up. This same hd would not work at all in the prior system so I am RMAing that board. Even a PATA would not finish xp installation with that MOBO.
I am not sure but I have a feeling that the SATA cables may be the cause of this type of problem. These are SATA2 drives. I tend to think you have to use better quality drive cables when using these.
Those things are so flimsy as they are. I think some cables are better then others. Whos the idiot that designed those things?
MSI only gives you one sata cable. My dvd uses one as well.
Has anyone else had issues using the newer faster drives?
I build a lot of machines but have only been building SATA drives for the past 6 months. These are the first to use this seagate 16 mb drive. When SATA first came out I had these types of issues so avoided using them for over a year. Now I would like to continue using them. But these cables appear to have connection issues.

Its happening to two different computers with 2 alike drives. I have 2 other drives not even opened yet. It does appear to be a cable issue however, I don't think I will take the chance and keep the 2 unopened drives as that would be even more risky. I am already stuck with 2.
These drives seem to be very fast at least. But those cheap sata cables are not too comforting.

Whats the size OF MSI Motherboards?

Whats the size OF MSI Motherboards?
Its only states mATX, but theres abit of differences between boards with the mATX standard.
I want size in mm (or inch)
Z97M GAMING

Hi,
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Dimension
• 9.6 in. x 9.6 in. (24.4 cm x 24.4 cm) Micro-ATX Form Factor
http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Z97M-GAMING.html#hero-specification

Segregation of testing and the production environments- Oracle EBS implementation project

I am currently auditing a oracle EBS implementation and I need to test the segregation of testing and the production environments, How can I approach that ?

In Oracle EBS environments TEST and PRODUCTION are different systems altogether, you can say two entities which are identical in features/data but physically different. So you may have to test on below
1.) DB level passwords (different in both instances) and are following the statndard corporate policies.
2.) Unwanted application users are end-dated in TEST instances.
3.) Data is masked appropriately in TEST instances.
regards
PRavin

PCIE 3.0 test with MSI Z68A-GD80 G3 :)

The Z68A-GD80 G3 is MSI’s first motherboard with PCIE 3.0 connectivity. Currently there are no PCIE 3 devices available yet but later on we can test its performance by using a PCIE SSD. Aside from this, the board has also a new UEFI Bios named “Click Bios II” which for me is way better than the previous version.
Before we take a closer look on the board, let’s check out the package first.
Box design is a bit the same as the GD80 B3 version before. Once you open it up, all main features of the said board are enumerated
Extreme Power Design, Military Class II Components (SFC, Hi-C Caps, Multi Bios), 3 PCIEx16 Slots, Super Charger and OC Genie II
For the bundled accessories, you have the same old story – Manual, Software Disc, four SATA cables, two Molex to SATA power connectors & SLI Bridge. Then for some extras - PCI USB 3.0 two ports bracket, guide headers for faster and easy connectivity and lastly voltage check points.
Next, the “Mainboard”. By physically looking at it and by comparing it side by side against the Z68A-GD80 B3 motherboard. You won’t find any difference except for the PCIE X16 locks. It has also the same black and blue color theme, two vrm heatsinks connected by a flat heatpipe and V-Check points.
Moving closer to the board you have 8 Power Pins to power up the processor, 2 PCI slots, 2 PCIE x1 slots for devices such as TV Tuners or Audio Cards. 2 PCIE Gen3 & 1 PCIE Gen2 x16 Slots. With one VC connected at the top most slot, speed will be @ x16. If both top and middle are used, it will be @ x8/x8. Lastly, by using the 3rd PCIEx16 Gen2 slot. You have x8/x8/x4. It would also disable certain onboard devices such as eSATA Port, Sata 7, one onboard front USB 3.0, two PCI Slots and firewire. So if possible avoid using the last VC slot.
At the top most PCIE x1 area. You will find a 6-pin power connector. This will provide more juice/power for multi-GPU setups.
Next, at the bottom part of the board. You have the Easy Buttons (Power and Reset) and the popular one button “OC Genie”. The red colored USB header is for the Super Charger while the blue is a regular USB 3.0. For the SATA Connectors you have a total of 7. 4 regular SATA 3GB/s, 2 SATA 6GB/s controlled by Intel chipset and another SATA 6GB/s by Marvell.
Wrapping things up, we have now the IO terminal ports. Starting from the left we have combo PS2 port and SPDIF Optical Out. Clear CMOS Button, e-SATA port running under Marvell, 2 USB 2.0 and Firewire ports controlled by Via. Moving across, 2 Gigabit Lan by Realtek 8111E, 2 USB 2.0 and 2 USB 3.0 run under NEC D720200 controller. Next, we have DVI and HDMI output connections and 6 analog audio ports by Realtek ALC892.
Once you are into the bios, you will find the new and improved Click Bios. Nice and professional looking, faster navigation and easier to use.
To test the performance of the new PCIE Gen3 technology, we will be using this Photofast PCIE SSD device http://www.photofast.tw/comboproducts.asp?pid=1.
We will be connecting the PCIE SSD device on the GD80’s Gen3 and Gen2 slots and compare the results using the disk benchmark software ATTO. I ran the benchmark 9 times for the two set of tests.
System Configuration as follows:
Processor: Intel Core i7 2600K at default stock speed
Memory: Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 2x2GB DDR3 2133MHz
SSD: OCZ Vertex 2
Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD80 G3
Softwares: CPU-Z 1.58, Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit with SP1, Latest Atto Software 1.47 I think.
First test, Photofast running on Gen2 (third VC slot). One screenshot from the 9 tests made
Second, using the Gen 3 connectivity. One screenshot from the 9 tests made
Below is the summary of all the tests done on the board with the Photofast SSD PCIE.
That’s probably it. More forum posts to come 

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I have a eSata hdd Seagate Freeagent Xtreme 1,5tb which cannot be recognized by win7
Did you have your previous board's BIOS set to AHCI or IDE ? You need to set this BIOS the same.
Firstly only insert one RAM module in the slot closest to the CPU. Remove the rest. Then do full CMOS clear >>Clear CMOS Guide<< also remove the MB battery.
What BIOS do you currently have ? The initial BIOS releases were plagued by CPU throttling which have been fixed in the cyrrent beta BIOS releases.

[Motherboard] MSI Motherboard supported NVMe device. 3X Faster

[Motherboard] MSI Motherboard supported NVMe device. Comes Testing of X99S GAMING 7 and Intel P3700
Here is third party news, please check PVEVA review as below
------------------------resource：http://bbs.pceva.com.cn/thread-113902-1-1.html------
I heard that MSI has updated BOIS recently. From now on, all the 9 Series motherboards support NVMe device. As a result, I borrowed a NVMe SSD Intel DC P3700 400GB from MSI and tested it
Intel DC P3700 have equipped with PCIe 3.0 x4 slot，capacity from 400GB to 2TB，what I borrowed is 400GB version just looks like normal PCIe SSD.
Why the SSD uses PCIe?
SATA 6Gb/s is fulfilled with traditional Hard Disk, but the speed is far from the SSD. With the PCIe, it helps to increase and extend the connection function. And help to improve the performance.。
AHCI compare to NVMe
While Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) interface has the benefit of legacy software compatibility, it does not deliver optimal performance when a SSD is connected via PCI Express bus. NVMe has been designed from the ground up, capitalizing on the low latency and parallelism of PCI Express SSDs, and fulfilling the parallelism of contemporary CPUs, platforms and applications. NVMe brings various performance improvements is the reason why it was burned
The NVM Express, Inc. is directed by a thirteen-member board of directors selected by the promoter group, which includes Avago Technologies, Cisco, Dell, EMC, Intel, NetApp, Oracle etc. and develop by around eighty companies.
NVM Express, NVMe, or Non-Volatile Memory Host Controller Interface Specification (NVMHCI), is a specification for accessing solid-state drives (SSDs) attached through the PCI Express (PCIe) bus.
The biggest advantage of NVMe is the lowest latency. Because of streamlined storage stack method, NVMe can command without registers. However, each command of AHCI needs four unbuffered registers and it will cause 2.5 μs data latency.
The other important revolution of NVMe is supporting more queues and this technology can enhance Muti-Core of CPU’s performance; the IOPS will not be influenced by single-core of CPU.
Enterprise market will be huge benefits from NVMe. NVMe technology could reduce the HD loading and extend the battery life indirectly.
In conclusion, PCIe hardware interface brings a high-bandwidth (sustained R/W performance), thank for native PCIe controller, it reduces latency controller (R/W performance under low QD upgrade, if it is directly connected to the CPU PCIe lanes , the performance is more obvious when the CPU overclocked). Also, NVMe software interface software is reduced latency of software.(random R/W performance of multi-core CPU under high QD)
Let’s comes to the actual testing. To avoid decrease the Link Speed of graphic card, we put P3700 at second PCIe slot.X99S Gaming 7 supported the NVMe from the BIOS version 17.6 last year.
Test basic：
CPU：Intel Core i7-5960X
Motherboard：MSI X99S GAMING 7
Memory：Avexir DDR4-2400 4GBx4
Graphics card：MSI GTX 660 TwinFrozr
HD：
Plextor PX-128M2P（system）
Intel DC P3700 400GB（Test 1）
Plextor PX-G512M6e（Test 2）
Power supply：SilverStone SX-600G
Cooler：Noctua NH-D14
OS：Windows 8.1 Update 3
The driver from intel official website is much more compatibility than the NVMe driver original from Win 8.1.
Download link : https://downloadcenter.intel.com ... =3810&DwnldID=23929
During the testing, we need to do security eraser several times, therefore; we need to download the Intel Data Center.
Download link : https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?DwnldID=23931
Device manager of P3700 NVMe device in Windows 8.1
SMART information should be checked from Intel Data Center. CrystalDiskInfo can’t read
Wear Leveling:
The following is benchmark test. ASSSD Benchmark and CrystalDiskMark software cannot push SSD performance to extreme level, so we use TxBench to test the performance of 32GB data transmission. TxBench in Win8.1 with native driver, sequential read is up to 1375MB/s and write is 1072MB/s. In 4K single QD test, there is not big difference between SATA3.0 and PCIe. In other side, the performance of 4K QD32 test, SATA3.0 is 50% better than PCIe.
After installing NVMe driver, the performance of sequential R/W is dramatically improvement. Especially in read function, the performance is directly double to 2800MB/s, achieving the highest level we never saw. It’s the real performance of this SSD.
As I mentioned before, native PCIe controller could decrease the latency of SDD. The R/W performance increase after CPU overclock to 4G as well.
Compare to PCIE 2.0 x2 AHCI by Plextor PX-G512M6e
overall review：
Conclusion:
I just introduce the overview of VVMe technology and the Intel P7300 basic performance. We found out that the advantages of NVMe comparing to the AHCI, it will be more and more common in the future.
MSI 9 series motherboards supported NVMe device. Although NVMe is not popular, MSI keep the scalability of the motherboards. In the next article, we will test P3700 under business environment to see the performance and advantage.

Quote from: MSI-MKT on 17-March-15, 14:10:11
[Motherboard] MSI Motherboard supported NVMe device. Comes Testing of X99S GAMING 7 and Intel P3700
Here is third party news, please check PVEVA review as below
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It's PCEVA. got a typo lol.
anyway it's a nice article from China media. thanks for the translation.

MSI motherboard diagnostic?

Hello everyone,
I m having major problems with my desktop PC and my bet is it has something to do with motherboard but i want to be sure (i already tried troubleshooting for everything else and MB is only thing left)
Is there any MSI official or other unofficial reliable diagnostic tools i can use to check how is my MB?
My mb: MSI 970A-G46
thanks in advance

Quote from: coky on 01-November-14, 02:48:47
dont know what do you need my hardware specs for in this issue but be my guest:
Seriously, man...if you don't understand why people have to know what kind of hardware you are running when you are having these kinds of problems then you really are not in much of a position to even describe your tech problems accurately--let alone solve them. And, about the worst possible thing you can do is to belittle the acumen of the people in this forum who are kind enough to try and help you when they don't have to help you, aren't getting paid to help you, etc. File this under "How to ask for, and get, Computer Help via the Internet 101"... Hint #1: when you obviously do not yourself understand the reasons why someone asks you a question in an attempt to aid you, the worst thing you can do is belittle the question and the questioner simply because the dialogue does not fit your preconceived notions as to how a problem you don't understand should be solved. Remember, you are here in this forum asking for help to solve a problem that you admittedly have been completely unable to solve yourself. Asking people to tell you only what you want to hear isn't likely to produce much in the way of positive feedback per your situation.
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Board: MSI 970A-G46
Bios: 1,8
VGA: MSI HD 7870 Twin Frozr OC
PSU: Corsair AX750 (65a 12v rail)
CPU: AMD FX-6200 3,8Ghz 124.8 W
MEM: Kingston 2x4gb DD3 99U5471-020
HDD: Kingston SSD SV300537120G, WD WD10EZRX-00L4HBO
OS: ´Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise (x64) Build 9600
I have had the same motherboard for the last couple of years and it has been among the most trouble-free motherboards I've ever owned, so I'm afraid I can't share your somewhat glib assumption that the only thing it could be is a "failing motherboard," and it's obvious that you really don't believe that as if you did you'd never have bothered to post here as, having solved your problem yourself, you'd no longer need a solution. Kudos for your apparent understanding that it may not be your motherboard causing these problems. That's something, at least. But the attitude has got to go if you want to be able to quickly and efficiently solve problems in the future. (An open mind really is not optional when it comes to problem-solving, I've found, so you might want to think about canning the "kindergarten" remarks as they aren't likely to stimulate the people who participate in this forum, or incite them to donate their time and energy gratis to help you out.)
I've a couple of questions about your configuration as listed above.
First, is there some reason you are using a fairly old version of the UEFI? Latest version is 2.6, which I'm running--you, otoh, are running, you say, 1.8. What this means in practical terms is that you are running your motherboard in its "Legacy" bios mode instead of in its native UEFI mode. The bios/UEFI versions for the G46-970a boards have been deliberately written so that the 1.x versions are Legacy/bios and all of the 2.x versions are strictly UEFI. Windows 8.x/1 is actually Microsoft's first UEFI supporting OS for the mass markets. So, it follows that 8.1 should be very robust in the G46-970a UEFI environment. It is exactly that , I'm happy to say--and frankly, running the G46 in Legacy mode is somewhat of a waste.
When or if you ever become ready to want to take advantage of your UEFI and its close interaction with Win8.x + > (my board runs wonderfully well with Win10TPx64 UEFI, build 9860, as well), there are guides galore around the Internet instructing people on the *proper way* to install win8.x + > so that these OSes fully support the UEFI of this very nice motherboard. (One thing you have to do is to first install a current UEFI version--2.6 is highly recommended--and then install your UEFI-supporting OS in UEFI mode! Windows UEFI mode has lots of nice features and performance because of the closer ties between the UEFI firmware and Windows (8.x + >.) Lots of nice security stuff in there, too! The point is that as your system is running the 1.8 Legacy bios it *cannot* fully support the UEFI that is a solid, major feature of this motherboard.
Do yourself and your board a favor and Get Current! Release date for 1.8 is June 15, 2012; 2.6 was released October 10, 2013. When I bought my G46-970a it shipped with Legacy bios 1.6 and when I received the board it would not support my also-just purchased FX-6300 (which I knew about in advance and planned for, of course)--I had to first install an Athlon II, boot, get online & download the 1.7 Legacy bios (which did support the FX-6300), and then flash the bios to 1.7, then power off and swap the AthlonIIx64 with my FX-6300, and boot up again to find my new cpu fully supported by the new UEFI version. Like clockwork.
Before installing your new Win8.1 installation in UEFI mode, though, first reduce all G46-970a motherboard timings to *stock* configuration--no overclocks & no over volts *anywhere.* Additionally, the G46-970a does not come with an IGP of any kind, so your Twin Frozr GPU should be a 100% stock configuration--no over volts & over clocks. 2.6 UEFI settings for your cpu prior to the initial 8.1 install to Windows' UEFI mode should be 100% stock, as well. We want 100% stability for your 8.1 Windows' UEFI-mode install; once things are running like a top and you are in UEFI mode with Secure-Boot ON, you can then gradually ease back into your former overclocking settings (if any) unless and until you start having some of these problems yet again--then it will be time to back off until you reach stability.
I'd almost forgotten, but after your successful 8.1x64 UEFI-mode install, you may want to review procedures for resetting cMos, if applicable--It's been awhile..
You might ask, "How do I determine whether my WIndows installation is running in Legacy mode as a normal bios, or whether Windows is running in UEFI mode, with Secure Boot set, etc.?" Very easy answer: Run msinfo32, System Summary, and check the following values:
Bios Mode (It should say "UEFI" to indicate the obvious; if it says "Legacy," however, then you've done something wrong in the UEFI-mode install.)
Secure Boot State (If you've done everything correctly relative to a secure 8.1x64 UEFI-mode Windows install, then this will say On; if not, it will say Off.)
The precise "how-to" create a Windows 8.1x64 UEFI-mode install with Secure Boot State On is present on the Internet via all search engines, and the tutorials number in the dozens. There is no shortage of solid information for those for whom this is all new, and that's true of these MSI forums as well!
Second question relative to your hardware, what are your ram timings for each separate DIMM? Fairly important that you list these, actually. If you are having trouble with memory in some fashion, then in order to explore the obvious, I'd advise you (after you've installed a properly UEFI and reinstalled Windows 8.1 in UEFI mode--preferably with Secure Boot ON) to *Disable* Intel XMP mode, set Dram Timing Mode to "Link"; and set everything under Advanced Dram Configuration to "Auto"...in order to completely eliminate any dram timing issues you may have because of incorrect/too aggressive ram settings.
Wrap + Review:
1) Flash your 1.8 "Legacy" bios version to the latest MSI G46-970a UEFI, version 2.6. Link above.
2) Set all buses, clocks and timings throughout the G46-970 and all installed peripherals to stock timings + voltages.
3) Install 8.1x64 in UEFI-Mode, Secure Boot State ON!
4) Install formerly troubled games and applications and run & test them to see if the former problems as you reported them are no more.
Good luck to you and hope you get it all worked out! I've had nothing but excellent performance and reliability from my G46-970a board and peripherals as described in my Sig. Hope you can get there, too!

My K7N2 MSI Motherboard

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Dear Fellow Users of MSI Products:
THE FOLLOWING HAS OCCURED WITH MY NEW K7N2 MSI MOTHERBOARD:
My Operating system is up and functioning, I have access to the internet on the K7N2 Motherboard, and my USB and onboard hardware is currently working, I have an onboard soundcard and onboard net gear that seem to be functioning ok because I am currently on the internet hearing sound and typing this message to you on the troubled system and I haven't noticed any IRQ conflicts... but the following I am still struggling with getting up to speed, and somewhere along the line, I believe I am having a IRQ conflict possibly.
I have formated the hardrive and installed the ME Operating
system. I no longer have any problems with my BIOS to my
knowledge.
MOST NOTICABLE PROBLEMS:
When I turn my computer on from a cold boot the computer
will do a memory check and display the full AMD 2200+
(along with the other BIOS startup proceedures) upon BIOS
loadup. It will then cycle through Windows startup and
launch Windows ME. However when I restart the computer
using Windows restart option instead of doing a regular
system shutdown, upon restart this is what happens.
It will load through the Windows startup, however right
before the initial launch of windows I will hear a beep
sound, and then nothing happens, it locks up and the 4
green lights at the back on the motherboard pop-up. I then
restart the computer and it will automatically go into
safe mode after 30 seconds. It then will launch Windows
in safe mode. I then restart computer from a cold boot and
then Windows goes back to functioning normally.
Although my graphics card is running at 1024-768 by 32-
bit and seems to function properly, I am still having
various driver issues that I can't quite pinpoint at the
moment.
Although I have installed the latest Drivers for my video
card and have installed DirectX's latest version on my
system, when trying to do a DirectX Diagnostic, it tells me
under the "Video Tab" this:
"DirectX 3D test result: Failure at step 7 (Creating 3D Device): HRESULT = 0x80004005 (Generic failure)
DirectX 3D test result: Failure at step 8 (Creating 3D Device): HRESULT = 0x8876086c (error code)
DirectX 3D test result: Failure at step 9 (Creating 3D device): HRESULT = 0x8876086c (error code)"
However, everything else in DirectX Diagnostic test seems to be functioning properly.
Also another error accures after installing new software, just before restart this error box pops-up:
[WINMGMT]
"Winmgmt has caused an illegal operation error and will be shut down"
(however the computer still restarts anyway although that message popped-up)
I currently have ran out of ideas on what to try to
remidy these errors. If anyone has any suggestions.
please respond to this thread and or reply to me by email
at:
[email protected]

my gut feeling is motherboard cvga driver,garts,not installed properly
get latest me drivers from nvidia and try them
better yet go get xp that nvidia like and support a lot better

Incompatibility between Plextor cdrw and MSI motherboards

I recently bought an MSI K7N2 Delta ILSR and from the very begining found 2 problems,which dispite my efforts haven't been solved till now!!!! ;( ;( ;(
1.My plextor 2410a works only at PIO,dispite the fact that Windows XP recognizes it as ULTRADMA 2.With my previes configuration(QDI Kinetiz 7b was working just fine).After several e-mails with the USA support of MSI, they answered me that MSI motherboards are not tested with the Plextor cdrw models X( X( This means that all MSI motherboards might have problem working with Plextor cdrw models.So if you have a plextor,DON'T BUY MSI MOTHERBOARD,WON'T WORK!!!! X( X(
2.With my previous mobo coulb connect my nokia 3510 through my com1 with a mbus cable.Now with this mobpo, I can't do.Resolution from MSI...NONE !!!!! X( X( ;( ;(
So think twice beforing buying.For sure I will never ever buy again a MSI motherboard!!!Better Asus or anything else

pos ebgales to symperasma pos oles h MSI einai Malakia!!
enoeis oles oi nForce tis MSI oi oles oi MSI genika??
...mipos les esi tis malakies?? :D
dokimase na fas apo ton device manager thn IDE thira pou einai to CDR sou kai epanekinise to mixanima sou. An den leitourgisei ayto dokimase na enimeroseis to bios tis mhtrikhs
kali tyxi,
Markoul
p.s. Sorry guys Greek business 8)

I'd like to alter my Airport Extreme/Airport Express wireless network so that the 3 Expresses connect to the Extreme via Ethernet. I've been told this will create a more stable wifi signal. How do I configure this using Airport Utility? Thanks.

I currently have an Airport Extreme Base Station connected to my DSL router by Ethernet. Because I have a long, sprawling home, I have 3 Airport Expresses configured to "Extend the Wireless Network" I've established. Because of my home environment--thick walls encompassaing wire mesh, sprawling rooms, etc., it is hard to maintain a continuously-strong, stable WiFi signal. I've been told that I can create a much more stable network by connecting the Express units to the AEBS via Ethernet cable. Since my home is already wired for Ethernet, I'm considering making this change. If I proceed to establish the Ethernet connections, how do I then set up Airport Utility to accomodate this switch from a Wireless-based WiFi network to an Ethernet-based WiFi network?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Phyllis

I don't see anyplace in the Utility to designate HOW the Express units are connected, only how they relate on the network to the Extreme,
As I mentioned in the previous post, when you click the Internet icon in AirPort Utility:
Connect Using = Ethernet (This tells each Express to connect to the Extreme using the ethernet connection)
Connection Sharing = Off (Bridge Mode) (This setting allows your AirPort Extreme to function as the "main" router on the network, as it must for the setup to work correctly.
You do not need to configure anything differently on the AirPort Extreme (as long as it is working correctly now) to connect the AirPort Express devices.
The only other question I have is the following: I'm currently already using one of the Ethernet ports on the back of the Extreme-- for my husband's iMac. I really don't think he gains much in performance over how the iMac would run through wifi, so I could disconnect the iMac. If you think the iMac would do better to stay on the Ethernet connection, should I use a switch/splitter to add an extra connection?
Since each AirPort Express must connect using ethernet, you will need to use the 3 LAN <-> ports on the AirPort Extreme for the AirPort Express devices.
I would suggest that you try connecting the iMac using wireless to see if that will work. If the wireless connection is not satisfactory, then you can add a 5 port ethernet switch to one of the LAN ports on the Extreme and then plug all the devices connecting using ethernet....the iMac and the 3 AirPort Express devices...into the remaining 4 ports on the switch. That will leave you with 2 open ports on the AirPort Extreme for any future devices that may need to connect.
When you test out the system, here is a trick to find out which device your computer is actually connecting to at any given time as it "roams" around the house.
When you have AirPort Utility open to configure each AirPort Express, jot down the AirPort ID for each Express. You can do the same for the AirPort Extreme.
As you move around with your laptop, hold down the option key on your Mac keyboard while you click on the fan shaped AirPort icon at the top of the screen. Look for the BSSID. That is the AirPort ID of the device that the laptop is connected to at that time. it should also be the ID of the closest AirPort Express (or AirPort Extreme if the laptop is close to the Extreme at the time).
Let us know how things are working when everything is up and running.

Access to SATA RAID-5 array without an MSI motherboard?

I have (had) an MSI K8N Diamoond Plus motherboard, and used it to create a bootable SATA RAID-5 array of three 300Gb Western Digital disks. Two years later, the motherboard developed a serious problem with the memory access, and now it won't POST beyond the memory initialization. So it's fried. I've tried multiple memory modules in multiple configs, and nothing helps.
OK, no problem, new motherboard and I'm good to go. Only this isn't an MSI motherboard, and it's an Intel chipset. So, the RAID array isn't recognized.
Are there any software tools that can reconstruct the RAID array when running on a non-nvidia chipset motherboard? Is there any other solution besides buy a new MSI motherboard?
And, if I have to get a new MSI motherboard to solve this, what's the cheapest currently available motherboard that would be compatible with the RAID established on the original K8N Diamond Plus?

Quote from: cameradv on 23-January-08, 00:07:27
Well, I'm not 100% sure which controller was doing the RAID. I'm thinking the SIL, but I beleive it was nvidia software drivers in windows that re-constructed the RAID-5 once when I replaced a drive. Can you buy a standalone nVidia RAID controller, anyway?
You were using Nvidia RAID, with Silicon can't do RAID5.

Missing back of PC cover for MSI motherboard

Hello I have looked high and low, I purchased an MSI motherboard about a year ago, it shipped without the silver metal cutout which covers the back of the motherboard (the connectors) and keeps out dust and stray RF. I have been having a fair amount of crashes lately and it's because this is missing and stray radio waves are interfering and crashing my computer.
The system board I have is: MSI 880GM-E41 AM3 AMD 880G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
Where can I purchase a replacement cover for this system board please?? Surely someone can help.
Thanks

Quote from: XFM on 15-October-12, 11:18:32
You're PC crashes are not likely to be caused by stray RFI. You must have something else causing the crashes. There are plenty of us that have before and run now PCs outside of a case with no I/O shield and the metal case to shield the MB from RFI so whoever gave you the idea that RFI is causing the crash problem is wrong.
No harm in trying to find the I/O plate/shield but you need to look at other possible causes for the crashing.
First thing you need to do here is provide a list of the components in the PC so we can help you find the real cause of your problem.
You would think that, but my PC actually drives a 50W UHF paging transmitter for a community, and we've traced down the crashes to whenever a specific paging message is transmitted. If I lower the power output of the paging transmitter to a few watts it doesn't crash the PC. This is a little more power than your normal home. I will check the link provided by the poster above.

I want to replace a MS-7646M1 with another MSI motherboard

Hello,
I want to replace my MS-7646M1 (Medion) motherboard with another MSI motherboard, does someone knows the best replacement with te same connectors (front panel)?
Manual of the motherboard: http://www.medionowners.be/downloads/0MB_MS7646%5B1%5D.pdf
Thanks
KingWolf

If you're using the existing case, then any MSI m-ATX Socket AM3 board will fit, and you should be able to use your existing CPU and RAM. But be warned, these Medion PCs usually come with junk PSUs, so you may want to replace that also.
Better to just buy a new case, then you can use any size board and PSU you like.

I have two airport extremes, one acting as amodem and the other operating in bridge mode. The extremes are connected using ethernet, but remain connected even when I disconnect the Cat5a cable. How do I know if they are operating wired or wirelessly

I have two airport extremes, one acting as a modem and the other operating in bridge mode. The extremes are connected using ethernet, but remain connected even when I disconnect the Cat5a cable (I did this to check that the 100 feet of Cat 5a cable connecting them was working). How do I find out if they are operating wired or wirelessly? I want to know as I assume I will get much better speeds if they are wired.

Hi Bob, many thanks for the prompt response. I think I did what you suggested, but you're the expert so I have sent over a few screenshots. The extreme in question is High Birches Home Office (the rest of the network has been in place and working well for some time). My new home office is going to be in the garden, circa 100 feet from the main house. I have installed armoured Cat5e cable down to the shed that is going to be adjacent to the home office once built and situated the High Birches Home Office Airport Extreme there temporarily. Everything works well, so I was surprised when I unplugged the ethernet, that it still worked. I also tested the ethernet cable by switching off my laptop's wifi and unplugging the cable from the airport extreme and directly into the laptop and that worked ok.
If the screenshots below (I did every Airport utility tab for the High Birches Home Office) don't tell you anything more, then the set-by-step instructions would greatly appreciated so I can ensure I completed the steps correctly.
Many
Thanks, Greg.

I have an iMac with 10.4.11 and a Mac Air 10.6.7. Will the Extreme be compatable with the 10.4.11?

I have an iMac with 10.4.11 and a Mac Air 10.6.7. Will the Extreme be compatable with the 10.4.11?

10.4.11 Macs will have Kernel Panics when trying to use Dual Band Airport Extreme Base Station. There are a few forums here dealing with it. I just purchased an Airport Extreme Base Station and spent two days now figuring out why the old iMac G5 running 10.4.11 (Tiger) was Kernel Panicing. There is a way that I am testing now that seems to be working. I will post the link in a minute when I find it. Other solution is to upgrade to 10.5 .
Here is the post
Aug 22, 2010 2:09 PM (in response to Acin)
Greetings... I have just found a resolution to this problem, at lease if you're using one of the newer Dual Band Airport Extreme base stations. This fix was provided by an AppleCare representative named Rebecca, and I am deeply in her debt. To review: MY PROBLEM - After installing a new Dual Band Airport Extreme in July 2010, I began to have frequent kernel panics with my older laptops running Tiger (10.4.11). My newer Intel/Leopard MacBook Pro ran fine with the new base station, but these older Power PC Macs with Tiger just crashed again and again. Pulling the Airport Card was the only fix. I tried every conceivable software and network fix; nothing helped. THE SOLUTION - The AppleCare rep talked me through this, but I'm pretty sure this was the procedure. Please note that I cannot guarantee that I have not forgotten a step! But I am fairly sure this is it. (If an Apple specialist is reading, please check this!) Keep in mind, this will only work if you have a dual-band Airport base station. I performed this on a Mac Pro running OS 10.6.4, with Airport Utility version 5.5.1 and firmware 7.5. 1. Launch Airport Utility.
2. With the dual-band base station selected, click Manual Setup.
3. Click the Wireless tab.
4. Click the "Wireless Network Options" button near the bottom.
5. Check the box that says "5 GHz Network," then enter a new network name in the Name field. (Your existing network name appears there now. Just delete it and type a new one.)
6. Click Done. That dialogue will close.
7. Now click Update. The Airport base station will now take about a minute to reboot. Here's what happens when you perform these steps... The utility changes your existing Airport network to 2.5 Ghz, and then creates a new 5 Ghz network with the new name. (It will apply the same password to both.) You will use the 5 Ghz network, the new name, for any new wireless computers using Leopard or newer OS. You will use the 2.5 Ghz network (bearing the original network name) for the older laptops running Tiger. This fix worked immediately, no problems. The issue is that Tiger does not perform well with 5 Ghz networks, and this causes the kernel panics. I now have two old G4 laptops running Tiger, both using my new Airport base station with the 2.5 Ghz network and running perfectly. At the same time, my new machine is using the 5 Ghz network at the same time. It seems quite stable. Good luck, and I hope this info is useful.

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