Z77A-G43 - No signal from GTX 460 HAWX

Hello, I'm hoping it's just something that I'm doing wrong as this video card works fine in another motherboard. The problem is the only way I can get video is by plugging the DVI cable into the integrated graphics, it will not detect the video card at all. I've tried initiate graphics adapter to peg, resetting the video card with no luck. Is there another setting that I'm missing?
I'm running:
i5 2500k
4gb Ripjaws 1600
Mushkin chronos 120gb ssd
Any help on this would be appreciated.

To rule out the CPU, do you have a relative, friend, or coworker that may have another CPU you can test with? It seems odd to me also that two boards would exhibit the exact same behavior. Tried testing barebones configuration on plain cardboard/untreated wood surface? Something shorting under the mainboard and case?

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Z77A-G43 No Signal Output is this right?

Hi All
I have a problem with a Z77A-G43 motherboard it has BOIS version V1 only and i need to update to version 2.3 to support my i5 Ivy bridge set CPU a have a few questions.
Q1. My question is this with my Ivy CPU installed should the motherboard turn on and allow me to access the BOIS so I can flash by USB/CD? or will the motherboard not allow me to enter the BOIS.
Q2. With no signal output will burning the BOIS file and flashing tool to a CD and booting the system will this auto flash the BOIS when i turn on the motherboard?
Q3. Is there a list of Supported CPU's for the Version v1 BOIS for this board so I can install an older CPU that is supported so i can flash the BOIS?
Hope someone can help here Thx.

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Pci-e 3.0 not showing..Only PCI-e 2.0...I7 3770k and GTX 660 TI-Z77a-G43

I am hoping this is an easy one for all of you....I just built another Msi Board...Board in the title....
I enabled Pci-e 3 in Bios-before I even installed the operating system.....so after all the updates...all the drivers....100% ready for retail..
I downloaded Gpu-Z,,,,,,showing up as Pci-e 2.0.....so i did the render test and it stayed at 2.0...did not climb to 3.0....
This is my first combo---Pci-e 3.0 board and Processor.....am I missing a setting?
speccs....
I7 3770k----Z77a-G43.......GTX 660 Ti DC2......Windows 7 Ultimate....
and yes at first i thought it was speed stepping it down....But when I ran the render test that Gpu-z has....it maxed everything and never showed at 3.0....
Thanks
Hey Mods.....I messed up and put this post with the amds......Sorry

I hate replying to my own Post..But i figured just encase, somebody else has the issue....They will know ,it is not just you..It is on most boards, with the older bios....If I would have posted in the right forum..Intel..LOL!!!!I would have found the answer right off the back...
This board need the beta Bios...Not a big deal, But as for right now..It is running great. No need for a bios update. Because there would be no performance gains at all...maybe 2 or 3 fps...Not even enough to make it worth it. My board is running great and I will leave Great alone.
Most Vid Card can not take advantage of the Pci-e 3.0 slots...and from what i read it will be about 3-5 years before we can get cards to take advantage...That kind of bite, But what can you do.........Thanks for reading if I have wasted your time...
These are not Facts--This is Just stuff I read on other post and forums...I could be 100% wrong......

Z77A-G43 drivers from MSI website not working

Hi, I've just built a new computer on a Z77A-G43, running Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit.
Specs:
i5-3570K
8GBs of Corsair RAM
MSI 7850
120GB Intel 330 SSD - system
1TB WD Green - secondary
Instead of installing drivers from the supplied CD (except for ethernet drivers), I went to the MSI product page for my mobo for newer drivers. All goes well, except that I can't install the last driver I want - the Intel VGA driver for the GMA HD 4000 that's in my CPU. I read the readme, so I don't think I'm doing anything wrong. When I launch Setup.exe all I get is this error: "This computer does not meet the minimum requirements for installing the software." Running as admin doesn't change anything.
I'm thinking it must be the wrong driver. I looked through Intel's site, but would like to get a tested option here from MSI. I read some other forums of people having similar problems, some can't even boot after installing. I don't want to get into that situation. Could MSI please update the drivers page with the correct drivers? This driver isn't on the mobo CD anyway, so it's the only way to get it from you guys.
Btw, I also noticed the same problem with the Intel Rapid Start driver and I haven't tested the Intel Smart Connect driver. I'm not going to use either one of these, but it's worth noting.
Edit:
Found the VGA driver on the CD, but same result. Through the autorun MSI interface the VGA driver button in the Drivers menu is unclickable.

I finally got around to installing the VGA drivers for the GMA HD 4000. You don't even need to unplug your discrete card (PEG), in BIOS just switch to initiate IGP and make sure you have an HDMI/DVI/DSUB plugged in to the monitor and scanning for input. If you go to the Windows device manager, you'll see the system is detecting a new graphics adapter. You can proceed with the installation of the drivers as they will now detect the IGP. Then one restart and you're done. Btw, after restarting, if you have your discrete card connected and monitor also plugged in, the video input may fall back to it, so don't panic if you hear the Windows start up sound and see a black screen.
Unfortunately the G43 does not come with any support for Lucid Logix Virtu software, so that was my mistake, when I said I see it all in the BIOS earlier. In the BIOS, all you can do is switch between which graphics adapter you want to initiate and some memory size settings when multi-monitor is enabled in IGP mode. There aren't any d-Mode or i-Mode settings.
Btw, how can I mark this as solved?

MSI z77A-G43 C1E enabled and strange noise from cpu area ?

MSI z77A-G43 C1E enabled and strange noise from cpu area ? What will be the problem? When I disabled it there is no sound. BUt when I enabled it there is a strange noise while moving my mouse cursor or when there is some CPU activity, sounds like a squeeking or scratching, a bit like hdd activity, but barely noticeable. It looks like it's coming from the area around the cpu socket, must be something on the motherboard. is there a solution other than just disabling it? I want to be able to make C1E enable but cant bare this noise so I have to turn it of....

Sound like some electrical sound produced by current going through that area.
Try contacting MSI support for more help.
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MOVED: z77a-g43 cold boot overclock issue

This topic has been moved to Overclocking, Undervolting.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=161574.0

Quote from: mareg on 08-September-12, 05:41:28
Hello all,
I have this weird issue with cold booting while overclocking. I've tried very hard to diagnose the problem but have been unable to find the culprit.
So I'm using an i5-2500k with the mobo in the subject. I have flashed the BIOS to the latest (2.4). So everytime I try to overclock by using a different multi (it can be as subtle has x34) the system will fail the overclock while cold booting. What I mean by that is if I do the overclock from the bios then save&reboot it will load in windows and be totally stable under IBT. I can achieve any kind of overclock up to 4.7 Ghz and it will be totally stable.
BUT, as soon as I do a shutdown of the system, upon booting (cold boot), the computer will try to boot but fail at it. I'll be prompted by the bios to reload default.
I've tried various combinaisons to no avail. I even tried to underclock the processor to sub x33. I don't understand what could be wrong. It seems as soon as I switch to anything else then auto on the ratio, it won't boot from shutdown. Weird.
Thanks in advance for your inputs.
RIG :
MSI z77a-g43 bios 2.4
intel i5-2500k
g-skill ripjaw CL9 1600 1.5v
Antec Earthwatts EA 650W
CM HAF 912
gigabyte geforce gtx-460 1gig
As you know I got exactly the same issue, but mine does boot when manually set at a lower ratio.

Z77a-g43 cold boot overclock issue

Hello all,
I have this weird issue with cold booting while overclocking. I've tried very hard to diagnose the problem but have been unable to find the culprit.
So I'm using an i5-2500k with the mobo in the subject. I have flashed the BIOS to the latest (2.4). So everytime I try to overclock by using a different multi (it can be as subtle has x34) the system will fail the overclock while cold booting. What I mean by that is if I do the overclock from the bios then save&reboot it will load in windows and be totally stable under IBT. I can achieve any kind of overclock up to 4.7 Ghz and it will be totally stable.
BUT, as soon as I do a shutdown of the system, upon booting (cold boot), the computer will try to boot but fail at it. I'll be prompted by the bios to reload default.
I've tried various combinaisons to no avail. I even tried to underclock the processor to sub x33. I don't understand what could be wrong. It seems as soon as I switch to anything else then auto on the ratio, it won't boot from shutdown. Weird.
Thanks in advance for your inputs.
RIG :
MSI z77a-g43 bios 2.4
intel i5-2500k
g-skill ripjaw CL9 1600 1.5v
Antec Earthwatts EA 650W
CM HAF 912
gigabyte geforce gtx-460 1gig

Quote from: mareg on 08-September-12, 05:41:28
Hello all,
I have this weird issue with cold booting while overclocking. I've tried very hard to diagnose the problem but have been unable to find the culprit.
So I'm using an i5-2500k with the mobo in the subject. I have flashed the BIOS to the latest (2.4). So everytime I try to overclock by using a different multi (it can be as subtle has x34) the system will fail the overclock while cold booting. What I mean by that is if I do the overclock from the bios then save&reboot it will load in windows and be totally stable under IBT. I can achieve any kind of overclock up to 4.7 Ghz and it will be totally stable.
BUT, as soon as I do a shutdown of the system, upon booting (cold boot), the computer will try to boot but fail at it. I'll be prompted by the bios to reload default.
I've tried various combinaisons to no avail. I even tried to underclock the processor to sub x33. I don't understand what could be wrong. It seems as soon as I switch to anything else then auto on the ratio, it won't boot from shutdown. Weird.
Thanks in advance for your inputs.
RIG :
MSI z77a-g43 bios 2.4
intel i5-2500k
g-skill ripjaw CL9 1600 1.5v
Antec Earthwatts EA 650W
CM HAF 912
gigabyte geforce gtx-460 1gig
As you know I got exactly the same issue, but mine does boot when manually set at a lower ratio.

Z77A-G43 - DRAM banks 1&2 acting up.

Hey, guys. Thanks in advance for your time. I know it gets busy around here.
I am putting together a new system for the wife, and have an odd little issue. The DRAM banks 1 & 2 cause a pre-POST boot-loop when either are used. Banks 3&4 work perfectly. When a stick is in bank 1 or 2, the computer will power on, the fans spin, no video output, then it shuts itself down (regardless of what banks 3 & 4 hold). Repeats a few seconds later. All the usual trouble shooting has gone down. BIOS is all out-of-box default. All the components are brand new, but regardless were systematically replaced/removed one by one to narrow it down to these 2 ram banks. Needless to say, the RAM is fine - tested in two different computers. The memory banks are clean, new, with no visible dirt or damage. It's just odd.
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1 2 3 4 <- Bank # ... X = used ... O = empty
X X X X = FAIL
X O O O = FAIL
O X O O = FAIL
X X O O = FAIL
O O X X = OK
O O X O = OK
O O O X = OK
The RAM in use is Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600MHz PC3 12800 4 GB (4 identical sticks = 16gb total) (KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX ). With RAM in memory banks 3 & 4, BIOS tones it down to 1333 from 1600, but that's the least of my worries. BIOS shows the timing as 9/9/9/24 and the voltage around 1.45 (can't remember exactly) even when it's increased to 1.65 (as suggested by the sticky). I also tried going 1 stick at a time but it started acting up as soon as I put anything in bank 3 or 4. There's just a lot of BIOS options that I simply don't know what they do.
I realize you guys have seen a lot of issues and was curious if you wouldn't mind lending a hand? I know my way around a computer, but certainly don't have the specialty knowledge particular to these pieces of hardware that you guys do. Any help is very appreciated. Please let me know if there's any information I can provide. I am dumping anything I think could be remotely relevant in this message. I really hope it's not a faulty board. Between disassembly and shipping, that would be an awful hassle.
Here's what I'm working with:
MSI Z77A-G43 (BIOS v2.2B2)
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600MHz PC3 12800 4 GB (4 identical sticks = 16gb total) (KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX )
Intel Core i5-2500 3.3ghz
Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti 2gb
PSU: Cooler Master GX 750W (RS750-ACAAE3-US)
A-Data 120 GB SATAIII Sandforce SSD (AS510S3-120GM-C)
Western Digital Caviar Green 2 TB HD (WD20EARX)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 922 (RC-922M-KKN1-GP)
No OS has been installed. I didn't want to get too involved until I knew the hardware was staying put.
Thank you again for your time.

Quote from: Jack on 14-April-12, 13:42:19
I think the potential explanations for your problems are only a few. We can, I think, exclude a memory compatibility problem, since the sticks work fine in other slots.
In my oppinion, what we are looking at is one of the following things:
1. A problem with the memory controller (which is inside the processor) = defective CPU
2. A pin-contact problem between the CPU's contact pads and the board's socket pins causing certain memory slots to be improperly connected to the CPU's memory interface
3. A short-circuit problem, blocking the functionality of the memory slots (test the board outside the case on a non-conducting surface)
4. Defective memory slots or a problem in the underlying circuits = defective board
At your suggestion, I have made a couple of attempts to reseat the CPU (regarding #2). I realize that was a long shot, and not surprised to see no difference. I just wish I had another LGA 1155 CPU to swap out and test #1. I'm going to continue to brainstorm this for a few days before putting in a RMA request.

Z77a-g43 and power save mode

All parts are new.
ASUS gf gtx 560 ti dcII top, corsair 8 gb memory, intel core i5-3570K, 3,4GHZ soc 1155, corsair 600w, msi Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 1155 ATX
Everything was running just fine for one hour. Loaded windows 7 /64 and some servicepack. Then suddenly I got the "power save mode". I´ve tried a different graphic-card with the same result. Took out the bios battery but that didnt hlp. Then tried another corsair 600w but no... The comp. starts, but with a black screen. No usb is working. Tried the blue vga on the motherboard but still a black screen. No beep.
So, what to do? Buy a nother mb?

Here are some other ideas:
1.) repeat the process with a single stick of ram try each stick / try different dimms to see 1 stick is fault or a dimm is faulty.
2.) Remove and re-seat the cpu, while the cpu is out, check the pins for damage.
3.) Remove the mobo from the case and check for foreign objects shorting it out, while it is out, build the computer on a non-conductive surface with 1 stick of ram, cpu, cooler and psu and test.
Pay careful attention to extra stand offs under the motherboard.

Z77A-G43, Starcraft 2 stutter lag

hello!
My name is Payam Toghyan and i am a professional Starcraft 2 player. About 2 months ago i started to experience ingame lag, more specifically a stutter-esque lag. Oddly enough i never had this type of problem before this, and ive had my system for about 7-8 months. The lag starts up right at the start of a game, and this happens even when i dont have any other programs running(streaming etc.). Prior to this i was able to stream at a high resolution without having any trouble. My FPS is stable all throughout the game(150+ at the start of a game), i updated the BIOS using live-installer, i clean installed different GPU drivers, ive reformatted my computer and i also did a stress test on all my hardware, everything checked out. So as you can see im pretty much out of options, i dunno what to do anymore. As i stated before i used to be able to run SC2 while streaming perfectly fine, however now i cant even run SC2 alone without experiencing lag, whenever i try to stream the lag becomes unsupportable.
That being said, i used to have an issue where my computer would reboot automatically after the inital boot up(i had this problem ever since i got my computer), this would only happened after i OC'ed my CPU. After booting up my computer the page would remain black and it would then suddenly shut down and reset itself automatically, it sometimes did this up to 3 times before loading up windows. A week ago, I took my computer to a technician and he fixed the issue, apparently my ram frequency was set to 1333 mhz and he brought it up to 1600, since then i havnt had any issues. I was hoping that this would have fixed my ingame lag but unfortunately it didnt.
System Specs:
Corsair 550D
EVGA GeForce GTX 570 Fermi 732MHZ 1280MB GDDR5 2XDVI Mini-HDMI PCI-E Video Card
**(Prior to this i had a ASUS DirectCu II Radeon HD7850 vid card, however i exchanged it for a gtx 570 because i was having some driver issues with it, this was about 4-5 months ago)
Intel Core i7 2600k
MSI Z77A-G43
Crucial M4 128gb
Mushkin 2x4GB 1333MHz
Noctua NH-D14
Seasonic X560
Seagate Barracuda 1 terabyte
Internet connection: 25 dl 7 up
P.S: my computer is currently overclocked @ 4.2 ghz, i already tested SC2 while having everything on my BIOS set to the default settings, still didnt help.
Regards and ty for your time
*EDIT: a few error messages i used to get when i still had my OC issue: A9 and B4(before reaching BIOS screen, i dont get these anymore). Currently i sometimes get a A2 error message.

Quote from: Froggy Gremlin on 03-December-12, 07:27:33
What's the common denominator that the other complete pc shows the same problem then? You mentioned monitor, changed it for another to test with? We are chasing our tail here. What you describe are classic signs of SSD or VGA trouble, inadequate PSU power, and/or corruption in the OS.
internet connection(however i also had the same issue with my old isp, and it was a completely different connection. used to have dsl and now i have cable), i used my own mouse and keyboard on his comp and the power cord is connected to a power bar(i do the same for my comp). the power bar has 1 cable for the psu, 1 for the internet and 1 for my printer connected to it. he brought his own PSU cable.
could also be that theres a powering issue inside my house, anywho a technician from my isp is coming over on tuesday to check things out, well see what happens but im really not optimistic
edit: i doubt its monitor related since my lag increases whenever im streaming

Monitor not receiving signal from computer

I have an Envy 700-074 and I bought a EVGA Geforce GTX 660 (Superclocked) video card to use with it this past July. It worked very well for the past few months until mid-September when I started having problems while play WOW (I had no problems playing other games that required more video than WOW or in doing my 3d rendering). So two days ago I contacted Blizzard support for advice and they told me to run this display driver uninstaller from guru 3d to totally remove the nvidia drivers from my computer and then reinstall them fresh. Well when I ran the driver remover program, my screen went black and now I can't get any display response at all from my computer. The monitor says it is receiving no signal from my computer. I tried with both a DVI hookup and a VGA hookup and got same response. Please tell me what I can do to fix this. I need my computer.

Hello @Eanori,
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Next, I would like you to review and follow the steps set out in the HP Support document: Performing an HP System Recovery (Windows 8), which will you through recovering your computer back to factory settings.
*** IMPORTANT - Your personal files such as libraries, personalization settings, user accounts, and desktop themes are permanently removed. As well the computer settings are returned to the defaults (the way it was when it came from the factory). All apps and software that were installed on the computer when it came from the factory are reinstalled, and their settings are reset to the defaults. Additionally, software, apps, programs, and everything that you have installed or saved on the computer are permanently removed.
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PS OpenCL Support for GeForce GTX 460 on Windows

I am trying to enable OpenCL support in photoshop. Below you will find detailed specs
OS Information: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64bit 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
Processor: Intel Core i7 950 (4x 3.06GHz/8MB L3 Cache) clocked to 3.2Ghz 159.99x20.0
Motherboard: Sabertooth X58
Memory: 12 GB [4 GB X3] DDR3-1600
HDD: 2x 60 GB Corsair Force Series F60 MLC SSD Run in RAID 0
System Drive: 1TB HDD
GPU Information :
2x - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 - 1GB - PALIT Sonic Platinum - Core: 800MHz - SLI Mode (Dual Cards)
For quick reference on the cards check here:
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-460
I have done a clean install of the GeForce 314.07 Drivers (releaesd 2/18/2013). In addition i have done clean installs of 3 Prior GeForce releases.
In case this cant be seen well this can also be found at http://www.alanherron.com/system_info.png
For detailed specs check http://www.alanherron.com/gpu_caps_viewer_report.txt
I can run OpenCL benchmarking tests and they work great, but I still cannot active it in photoshop.
Ive tried using sniffer_gpu.exe in the photoshop folder at numerous different times and intervals, (while photoshop is open, after i close it, after a fresh reboot), yet i still cannot get it enabled in photoshop.
I am exhaused from searching the web for answers and I still cant figure this out.

Thanks for the reply Chris. I realize it says unavailable, but the cards do support OpenCL.
Here is the info below:
Adobe Photoshop Version: 13.1.2 (13.1.2 20130105.r.224 2013/01/05:23:00:00) x32
Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit
Version: 6.1 Service Pack 1
System architecture: Intel CPU Family:6, Model:10, Stepping:5 with MMX, SSE Integer, SSE FP, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, HyperThreading
Physical processor count: 4
Logical processor count: 8
Processor speed: 3708 MHz
Built-in memory: 12279 MB
Free memory: 7325 MB
Memory available to Photoshop: 3255 MB
Memory used by Photoshop: 59 %
Image tile size: 128K
Image cache levels: 4
OpenGL Drawing: Enabled.
OpenGL Drawing Mode: Advanced
OpenGL Allow Normal Mode: True.
OpenGL Allow Advanced Mode: True.
OpenGL Allow Old GPUs: Not Detected.
OpenCL Unavailable
OpenGL Version: 3.0
Video Rect Texture Size: 16384
OpenGL Memory: 1023 MB
Video Card Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
Video Card Renderer: GeForce GTX 460/PCIe/SSE2
Display: 2
Display Bounds: top=0, left=0, bottom=1080, right=1920
Display: 1
Display Bounds: top=0, left=1920, bottom=1080, right=3840
Video Card Number: 2
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
Driver Version: 9.18.13.1407
Driver Date: 20130209000000.000000-000
Video Card Driver: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um
Video Mode: 1920 x 1080 x 4294967296 colors
Video Card Caption: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
Video Card Memory: 1024 MB
Video Card Number: 1
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
Driver Version: 9.18.13.1407
Driver Date: 20130209000000.000000-000
Video Card Driver: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um
Video Mode: 1920 x 1080 x 4294967296 colors
Video Card Caption: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
Video Card Memory: 1024 MB
Serial number: 90970573932821993216
Application folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS6\
Temporary file path: C:\Users\ALANHE~1\AppData\Local\Temp\
Photoshop scratch has async I/O enabled
Scratch volume(s):
G:\, 1.36T, 804.3G free
C:\, 111.7G, 25.1G free

Geforce GTX 550ti 1GB or GTX 460 1GB or other?

I have a 2 year old homebuilt i7 920 with 12GB ram built on an Asus P6T MB with a Seasonic 650W PS. I'd like to upgrade the current Graphics card that was fine for Photoshop but not for Premiere Pro which I'm just experimenting with. I'd like to get a better card for it without going crazy because this will not be my main computer. I never OC'd it either as for Photoshop it seemed fine at the time.
It will be used typically for making under 5 min videos that consist of a around half doz clips each from my Canon 1DM4 in HD 1080. Not too much in the way of effects currently with unsharp mask, color correction and transitions etc.
The ones I've sort of narrowed down to are the GTX 460 1GB or maybe the GTX 550ti 1 GB might do as well for this use? I don't like limiting myself if I'd see much of a difference between them. I'm also totally open to any suggestions for others as well.
As a side note, I'm also in the planning stages for building a new computer from scratch and that will be my main computer that I'll most likely put a better card in during the coming month or two.
While I've built several computers over the years I'm finding this graphics card choice bewildering to say the least! I hope that's enough info to go on and I greatly appreciate any help as most review sites for cards pertain mostly to gaming.
Thanks in advance,
Jim

I don't know the power needs of my GTX 285 (in a file somewhere) but I wasn't worried 'cause I have an 850 power supply
I do know that the card has 2 power connections... I presume one for the GPU and the other for the onboard fan
Before you think your PS will work... check your total requirments
Power supply calculator http://extreme.outervision.com/index.jsp (the PRO version)
Or http://educations.newegg.com/tool/psucalc/index.html?Tpk=power%20supply%20calculator

5.1 speakerset not working in win8/Z77A-G43

Hello all,
New on this forum, so i will try the get my question/problem clear .
I recently bought a new desktop with a Z77A-G43 motherboard, this should support a 5.1 speakerset.
So i am trying go get my Logitech X530 speaker to work in windows 8 with specified motherboard. All goes fine with the setup, all tests run and all speakers pass the testsounds on 5.1 and thus are working. However when i start a game only stereo is given (2 front speakers work, all others in deep silence). Same goes when i start VLC to play MP3's, only stereo. After some searching i can not find anything that is wrong, soundfill is checked, room correction is on but no 5.1.
So in a last try i installed AC3filter which sovled this same problem in windows Vista. Result is not a thing, still no 5.1 working.
Please need some help in solving this.
Just downloaded a new driver for the realtek HD, will this resolve my problem? Current driver version is 6.0.1.6657.
Have some screenshot but can't find a way to post them here from my HDD.
Can anyone help me.

Quote from: Chrysomya on 29-April-13, 20:14:26
Just downloaded a new driver for the realtek HD, will this resolve my problem? Current driver version is 6.0.1.6657.
Your issue is drivers related.
For Windows 8 use 6.0.1.6839
http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Z77A-G43.html#/?div=Driver&os=Win8%2064

Z77a-G43 with I7 2600K no Video

I have been pulling my hair out, I recently purchased a new Z77a-g43 mother board and an I7 2600K processor. Everything posts fine and I installed win7 64bit and installed the drivers, but when it reboots it starts loading windows and then just shuts down. I have narrowed it down to the on board video driver. If I uinstall it then the system works fine. When I try to re-install the video driver and reboot then it then shutts off while booting. So if I press the F8 key and boot back in to the last known good time it boots up with the standard vga driver. For specifics, I am running 16gig of DDR3 Patriot Sector 5, with the mb and processor and 2 2TB Hitachi drives.
The bios on the board was 2.2e which is not even list on the website yet. Hopefully this is just a bios issue and will be fixxed in the future.

Looking at it with live update it show 2.22 as the current version on the board installed right now. I can't check remotely what is reported in the bios, but on the board I returned, it reported it has 2.22e . The one available online was reported as 2.22 . I backed up the 2.22e then reverted or assumed it was reverting to the 2.22 without any change. I returned the board thinking it was bad, only to have the new board do the same thing. On the new board, I did not check the bios version from the bios as I did with the other. MSI Liveupdate is reporting 2.22 current.
I do have the 2.22e backed up though. Maybe this was a beta released fw.

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