Z77A-G43 OC genie issues?

Hi. I recently bought a MSI Z77A-G43 motherboard and i was trying to use OC genie to OC my I7 2600K. When i went through, put it into OC genie mode, then made oc genie bios controlled; the "Customize" screen for OC genie is completely blank? Any ideas? Thanks...

When you set to OC genie mode it means that you are not allowed to do settings manually. If you think of it a bit closer the name is supposed to illustrate that the settings are being done by a genie.
So EITHER you do all the OC settings manually (customize) OR you leave it to the genie (OC genie II)!

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  • Z77a-g43 OC Genie II.... does nothing!

    Hello all.... just bought the z77a-g43 board and have attempted, several times, to use the OC Genie II function.
    It does nothing.  I reboot the system, am greeted by the OC Genie Warning screen, and then find I'm still running at 3.4ghz (3.8 Turbo all cores) with my i5 3570k.   Once it OC'd the 3.8ghz, which is largely worthless given I can get near that with Turbo anyway.
    Previous experience with the exact same CPU was in one of the z77 Intel boards where their auto OC would yield 2.2ghz+ OC's.  Yet this gives me nothing.
    Any experience with OC Genie II and this board?   Installed BIOS is 1.3.
    Thank You.

    Sure, and I'll probably wind up doing that.  But to also be honest, feels like very lame marketing on the part of MSI product management.   As if they stuck it on a product that wasn't capable.   Shame, as I'm less likely to trust MSI claims (such as OC Genie's) in the future... certainly not to pay a slight premium price!
    Quote from: HU16E on 30-June-12, 09:47:40
    To be honest, I don't use OC Genie, doing 100% of everything with BIOS related settings manually in the UEFI/BIOS. I don't use any Windows based settings utilities either. Other than what it says in the mainboard manual, or the pdf manuals downloadable from the MSI Websites, is about my limit as to specifics concerning OC Genie.

  • MSI z87 G43 OC GENIE ISSUE/Bios UPDATE

    Hi Everyone, This is my First time posting to the forums.
    Here Are my System Specs Before I post the question
    Motherboard: msi z87 g43
    CPU: intel core i7 4770k (haswell)
    RAM: Corsair Vengeance Ram ddr3 clocked at 1333mhz, 16gb, using 4 4gb sticks.
    GPU: evga gtx 770 nvidia
    PSU: Bronze certified psu at around 850 watt.
    CPU COOLER: is a standard corsair single radiator water cooler
    QUESTION/PROBLEM:
    Ive had this computer built for about a year (basically right when the gtx 770 released). I have no problems with the device and it works perfectly. The motherboard however is where my problems starts to arise. I tried my hand at overclocking but ended up with a blue screen after some stress testing and just set my values back to default. But since then I really havent tried anything new with it. However, I noticed OC genie and I thought hey maybe Ill try this out for a chance. So I boot up and go into the bios set up (all values are default) and press the oc genie.As soon as the screen flashed back up I get a black screen and can not post. The only way to actaully fix this is to reset my CMOS which luckily I know how to do. But the black screen displayed also had a number letter combo at the bottom. It displayed 9C at the bottom in white. But when I get a successfull boot into the bios right beofre the bios logo I get a black screen with A2. But the A2 appears in every boot. Now heres where things get funky. I have a logitech Camera I use primarily for skype. When I have the device plugged in before the computer is booted. When I try to boot I get the black screen with the 9C, but when I unplug and reboot, I get the A2 and I get into my OS.
    Now I tried overclocking again at 46 multiplyer with a 1.2v but When I did I get text saying its not successfull and resets my bios info, (which is cool considering oc genie didnt do this it just corrupts my CMOS).
    So you must all be asking what version of the bios I have and the answer is 1.0....
    Now I know there is a 1.9 and even a 1.A version which came out this year in 2014
    The problem with this however is I know the dangers of flashing my bios and it can really screw up my mobo as in brick the darn thing. But from what I read, Live update form msi does not work and I shouldnt use it. But Is flashing the bios via the bios set up where there is a section specifically for flashing safe to do? With the oc genie not working im scared to try flashing my bios via the bios setup if that makes any sense
    To wrap it up, is it a problem with my mobo, do I need to update my bios to fix it? If yes then what is the safest way of doing it since ive never done a bios update before (but i get the concept put the up date on a FAT 32 load it from it in the bios set up option let it do its thing and boom ) .

    The method above does NOT apply to your board. Either use MFlash (bios + ME option) or use the below:
    >>Use the MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<<
         A.) Download the attached archive (E7816IMS_1A0.rar.rar) and place it on your desktop. Do not decompress.
         B.) Download and install the Forum flash tool.
         C.) Insert your FAT32 formatted usb stick.
         D.) Make sure that all win 8 options are disabled. (Fast Boot etc) Also make sure the legacy USB is enabled.
         E.) Start the forum flash tool and select option 1. Then point the tool at the compressed archive we downloaded earlier. Then to your USB Flash Drive.
         F.) Boot to the USB 
         G.) Now follow the directions and let the tool flash
         H.) After flashing reinstall ME drivers in Windows:  http://download.msi.com/dvr_exe/intel_amt90_mb.zip

  • Z77A-G43 GAMING Bios Issue

    Hey all, i'm wondering if anyone else has had this issue or any suggestions for repair. My motherboard is just over a year old and it seems the bios has packed in on me. I don't want to chuck it because I do like this board with my hardware configuration. Before I go any further I would like to say it is definitely a corrupt bios issue and sadly this board only has the one so I cant swap to bios 2. So my question is this: is there a way to flash the bios without being able to POST? The computer currently cycles through the power up process and shuts down after about 1 second which starts again after about 5 seconds and repeats this pattern until I pull the plug.
    Any Help would be greatly appreciated!

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    Well, I had several problems with the machine over the past few days, The computer keeps failing to post and so I reset the bios as per the manual and all was well again but as soon as I restart the pc, I get the exact same problem. no post and have to reset the bios. This went on for several attempts at rebooting until now it just wont boot and resetting the bios isn't working. I know all other aspects of the setup are working because I have tested them so its the only logical conclusion.
    if the computer worked before like you said a year + with the same BIOS,
    and you didn't change anything to the BIOS before this happens
    then its not BIOS issue, BIOS can't broke by itself
    Quote
    Is there no way to get the board to copy a new bios from USB stick or something?
    placing the BIOS stick over USB key
    but i don't think that will makes any difference

  • Z77A-G43 Gaming boot issue

    Alright, I'll make this as concise as possible as this board has, quite frankly, tried my patience all week.
    However that's another story for another time, to my current issue!
    The situation: I've recently bought a new mobo, CPU and RAM and in the process did a fresh Windows install just to clean everything up. No problems there so far. I have downloaded a game from a digital platform this afternoon and so, due to the fresh install, installed the official driver for my Microsoft controller. The restart dialogue box pops up as per usual and I close down what I'm doing and restart. I wait for my PC to boot and...it doesn't. It now just hangs at a black screen with a flashing cursor. (This screen comes after the splash screen, just in case it's relevant)
    The things I have tried thanks to Google-fu: I have removed all of my USB devices that are plugged into my PC.
    I have disabled legacy USB.
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    I have cleared the CMOS to use default settings.
    I have used a single RAM stick in Slot 2.
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    I have tried to boot using a BIOS on my USB stick. They're detected, but then an issue pops up about the system data map being different from the BIOS data map so it won't boot.
    None of the suggestions above have gotten me past the flashing cursor. Has anyone else got any ideas? I'd like to not have to return the board as that would leave me without a PC for a few days, but if I have to then I have to.

    Sorry, I realised that more information would be required so I returned before checking out for the night.
    CPU: i5 3570K (stock speeds)
    PSU: XFX Pro850W Core Edition - Overkill now, but I had big plans when I ordered ha! Mice and men...
    RAM: 2x4GB of Corsair Vengeance (running at 1333MHz at the moment as that's what the mobo defaults to until XMB is turned on/voltage increased)
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    OS: Windows 7 Home Premium x64
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    The issue I had before was that the system was just not overclocking. I spent two days doing a huge amount of research trying to get my multipler to stick, but CPU-Z would always just report a stock speed so I returned my mobo to it's stock settings to make sure nothing went wrong by accident and decided to just try again at another time when I had more time to figure it out and play around. I read an obscene number of different posts from different forums, and each one had differing information but none of them worked.

  • MOVED: MSI z87 G43 OC GENIE ISSUE/Bios UPDATE

    This topic has been moved to MSI Intel boards.
    https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=251468.0

    The method above does NOT apply to your board. Either use MFlash (bios + ME option) or use the below:
    >>Use the MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<<
         A.) Download the attached archive (E7816IMS_1A0.rar.rar) and place it on your desktop. Do not decompress.
         B.) Download and install the Forum flash tool.
         C.) Insert your FAT32 formatted usb stick.
         D.) Make sure that all win 8 options are disabled. (Fast Boot etc) Also make sure the legacy USB is enabled.
         E.) Start the forum flash tool and select option 1. Then point the tool at the compressed archive we downloaded earlier. Then to your USB Flash Drive.
         F.) Boot to the USB 
         G.) Now follow the directions and let the tool flash
         H.) After flashing reinstall ME drivers in Windows:  http://download.msi.com/dvr_exe/intel_amt90_mb.zip

  • Z77A-G43 USB port issue

    Hello,
    I have had this board for a little over a year now and a few months ago the USB ports randomly stopped working. My screensaver would come on and I can't shut down my computer by means of keyboard or mouse and I need to use the power button. What is wrong with it?
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  • OC Genie on Z77A-G43

    My previous board had a bottun to activate OC Genie. My new Z77A-G43 hasn't. How do I activate OC Genie, what items do I have to change in my BIOS ? Thanks for your answers.

    Quote
    Page 2-11 of the directions that came with your board.
    Thank you. Of course I've read this direction. But is that the only thing I have to do, enable the OC Genie button operation. No adjustments to "adjust CPU ratio", "adjust CPU ratio in OS" and/or "Intel turbo Boost" ?

  • OC Genie and Z77A-G43

    OC Genie and Z77A-G43
    Look's like it's only fot GPU on this board
    I try and it OC the GPU to 1350MHz(my i7-3770k 4000HD GPU on chip normal range from 350MHz - 1150MHz) not the CPU
    And in the Bios if to put your mouse over OC Genie Button, it say to OC GPU
    Some extra info before you buy :-)

    Quote from: xmad on 31-January-13, 02:06:11
    Try defaulting all your overclocking etc, (Save the profile first)
    Then enable OC Genie, see if it overclocks your CPU.
    It's back to my i7-3770k @ 3.5GHz- 3.9GHz default
    and then i enable OC genie, and it say OC genie for GPU
    got some pic back in window with prime95 open and gpu benchmark, and only OC Genie for GPU
    My OC Genie was on default, i set it up in bios to show the next pic My Oc Genie Option
    (but it's set on default so OC GT Genie take control when i reboot back in window on the last pic, you'll see)
    Here you can OC Genie GT Manually
    In window with prime open and gpu benchmark, CPU at full load not OC by Genie but GPU full load Is OC by Genie(GPU normal is 350 - 1150MGz, OC is 350 - 1350MHz)
    Like I said OC Genie Enable in Bios and setting in Bios for My OC Genie is Default not Custom, then I save and rest and boot into Windows 8
    It's true it's a cheap motherboard but they advertise that it does OC Genie your CPU, maybe i should send them a e-mail about that...

  • 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.

  • Internet Network Issues on Z77A-G43

    I'm not sure what the issue is. Could be a BIOS setting or software but my network has been problematic. At first it would be a situation where I wouldn't be able to see other networks after waking from sleep mode. Now it seems my internet connection keeps stopping but I can still see other PC's on the network. When I disable the network device and re-enable the network it works again. Sometimes it will be stable for hours, sometimes it stops working after 30 minutes. I've tried reinstalling drivers, disabling energy saving and I'm already on the latest BIOS.
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    MSI Z77A-G43
    Intel i5 3750k
    2 x 4Gb GSkill Sniper DDR3 1600 1.25v
    Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 2Gb OC
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    Please help.

    Check the mac address and make sure that it matches the sticker on the NIC.
    Update the drivers to the most recent:
    http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Z77A-G43.html#/?div=Driver&os=Win8%2064
    You can also try flashing the bios to the latest version:
    https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=161593.msg1212207#msg1212207
    There are newer Beta bios as well if you scroll down from the official one.

  • Z77A-G43 Issue - Bios not working

    Dear Forum,
    I have a quite strange issue with my brand new system.
    Specs first:
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    be quiet! Straight Power E9 580 Watt CM
    Gigabyte GeForce GTX560 Ti
    OCZ Vertex 120GB SSD
    Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB
    LG GH24NS70
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    All parts are brand new. Machine was assembled (antistatic wristband used), Display connected to PCIE-Nvidia gfx card.
    Display showed post codes (99, A2) in low resolution and got stuck with a blinking cursor in the top left corner.
    After some cable checking I switched to the built-in gfx (from CPU) and the machine booted into bios (v.2.2) after showing the MSI logo.
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    Now whenever I trie to access the bios (hitting DEL) the bios image (blueish) pops up for a short moment and the machine reboots. Nothing else I can do there. It still booted though into windows.
    I did the CMOS-reset which showed the initial "settings have been reset, hit F1 for setup or F2 to continue" message but when hitting F1 it again flashed the bios image for a microsecond and rebooted.
    Windows still booted normally, when starting Click Bios II application it showed the loading screen but nothing happened. So I decided to reflash 2.3 Bios.
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    2) Any ideas with the non-running PCIE-graphics card? Could this be related to the mainboard/bios as well? PSU has 580W and all cables were connected properly.
    Thanks for any input that might help..
    Flitsche

    Quote from: HU16E on 27-June-12, 17:45:21
    Wouldn't even bother trying anymore with v2.2 since it needs v2.3 to fully support the CPU you have. Recommend to stay with v2.3 since it updates the Management Engine. Going to v2.2 may be causing a chip corruption of some kind.
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    I did use another keyboard, I did a CMOS reset, I  have only one module in DIMM2 as stated in the manual. I guess I went through all usual troubleshouting steps. some things in my system don't like each others.
    what I did not do so far is comparing the serial of the old and new mainboard. will do that tonight - I srsly hope they didn't send the faulty one again..

  • Z77A-G43 Computer Reboots after Shutdown Issue

    I recently built a new PC using the MSI Z77A-G43 motherboard and installed Windows 7. Everything seems to work fine except one thing - the PC immediately restarts itself after It shuts down through the normal Windows shutdown process. I have read many forums on this similar problem and have tried a few things such as 1) unchecking automatic restart in the system properties dialog box. 2) Changing the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon "PowerdownAfterShutdown" to a '1'. 3) Updated Windows fully as well as installed the latest drivers for everything. 4) Made sure that in BIOS all of the Wake Up Events are set to Disabled. In fact I even changed Wake Up Event By [BIOS] to By [OS]. 5) Cleared BIOS by taking the battery out for 5 minutes, as well as updating BIOS to the latest version 2.2. 5) The only IO card is the graphics card and I switched that out too and it did not make a difference. None of these options seems to correct the problem. I am convinced there is something wrong with this motherboard. Has anyone else had this issue with this or another motherboard? Anyone have any other solutions?

    Sometimes a short within the chassis can caused such issue as well.
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  • Z77a g43 boot issues

    We'll start with specs
    z77a-g43 motherboard
    560 gforce video card
    kingwin mach 1 psu
    wd caviar black 1tb hdd
    kingston 4gb ddr3 ram x2
    razer mouse and keyboard
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    I having issues with the system booting. Every so often when it gets turned off it would get hung up on an A2 error during post and a restart or two would fix the issue, but it is no longer doing the trick. Reading around a little bit I tried unplugging just about everything in an attempt to just get it to boot. Having just the cpu, psu, ram, and mobo going I get an A0 error. Plugging the hdd back in I get a B4 error and with the keyboard added in I get the A2 error. After removing and reinserting a stick of ram it actually booted to windows. I cannot recreate this though so I am thinking it was a fluke. I tried plugging the gpu back in to get an A2 error and then the mouse to get a B4 error.
    I checked the cpu for signs of damage to see none, and I've flashed the cmos. When it hangs on one of these errors during post I can press tab and it will say that it is entering setup but then never does. I have never updated the bios so it is still sitting at the default.
    I've read a few posts talking about various compatibilty issues that can arise with an un-updated bios, but it has been running fine for just around a year. This only happens from a cold start and is the worst case of the issue to date. Any advice would be appreciated.

     With  both sticks in I was getting A2 and with each individually plugged in I get the same error.  Intermittently I  will see  the B4. Clearing cmos  let's me into the bios,  but if I haven't just cleared it,  entering the bios  just hangs forever. Bios  is showing all 8 gigs  of memory being read with system temps fine.  Voltages all looked fine too.  Attempting to save changes and reboot will leave me with a black screen. Discarding changes  will get me to Windows.  Also bios  reminded  me that  my cpu  is the i7-2600k if that helps.

  • 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.

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