Z77A-G45 - No sound

Hi everyone!
I bought MSI Z77A-G45
I am using with
Chassis Thermaltake V4 Black Edition
Edifier X100B Multimedia Speakers
Windows Home Premium 64
The PC is working fine, it beeps when i turn it on, but except for that i get no sound
I believe i made all connections right, but i cant get any sound from multimedia or even phones plugged in. I read the mainboard manual and everything seems to be right, but to be honest i am new to this and i might have made wrong connections. Anyone have any ideas about what could be wrong. I also would appreciate if anyone show me how to check if i made all the connection in the right places.
Thank you!!

Download and install the most recent drivers for everything:
http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Z77A-G45.html#/?div=Driver&os=Win7%2032
Are you connecting via analog or digital?

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Z77A-G45 - Static sounds on USB ports

(pls move to correct forum, srry for the :censored:up)
Hi all,
Problem:
I recently bought a Z77A-G45 for my new rig. However it has static\electrostatic noise on the USB ports. Meaning as soon as i plug in USB speakers or my Razor Carcharitas headset (USB powered) i hear static noise of the insides of my computer. Normal 3.5mm audio output is without static, even when amplified via external amplifier.
These noises are loudest while browsing or other internet traffic, however they are always present and start right after POST.
Troubleshooting tried:
- Different BIOS settings regarding USB
- Even the problem also exist outside the OS, i tried different combination of drivers (beta & officia) for NIC & Audio
- Check and measured all grounding (and checked for ground-loop)
- Removed all hardware except for MOBO+CPU+PSU+RAM and disconnected everything external including front-panel, to insure my perhipicals are not causing the problem
- Did a 10pass memtest
- Flashed the latest stable BIOS
- Separated all cables inside the case and grouped all power & data so no interference is present
- Tried my old Spire 650 Watt PSU
My build setup:
- Coolermaster CM 690 II advanced
- MSI Z77A-G45
- Intel i5-3570k 3.4Ghz (Ivy) (CPUID: 0306A9
- Scythe Mugen 3 PCGH-Edition
- Corsair 8GB (2x4 dualchan in sock 2&4) 1600-999 Vengeance LP
- Samsung 840 Basic 256GB
- Seasonic G450 Powersupply (80+ gold cert)
- Sapphire HD7950 (+boost)
Details MSI Z77A-G45:
- S/N: 601-7752-040B1209097231
- BIOS: V2.9 / 20130118
Kindly help me troubleshoot to decide if my product is defect and need RMA, or if this is fixable.
EDIT: as i also had the boot problem i just updated to BIOS A02 2.10, however problem still persists as soon as computer is powered-up, i honestly do think this is hardware related ?
KR
Kamaradski

That doesn't appear to be a US model, and this is the forums for Toshiba USA. You may want to contact Toshiba in your region. If it's a European model, you could check the Toshiba Europe forums.
- Peter

Z77A-G45, A2 Boot hang!

Main Board: MSI Z77A-G45
Bios Version: (Latest)
Video Card: ASUS GTX660 OC
PSU: Thermaltake TR2 (600W)
12v rail Rating of listed PSU: Bronze(?)
CPU: Intel 15 3570K
Memory: 16GB Kingston HyperX
SSD/ HDD: 2TB Seagate (Mac and Windows) 3TB Western Digital (exFAT, Data)
CPU COOLER: Corsair H100i
Raid Card: N/A
Sound Card: Onboard
Any Additional hardware plugged into your system: N/A
OC: Yes
Operating System: Windows 7 Pro, Mac OSX 10.9.1
When ever I boot I get the A2 boot hang, I turn the system off, unplug the 3TB WD drive, and it boots like a charm. I have hotplugging enabled on the second SATA port, so after I boot, I plug the drive back in. It works, but having to unplug something every time I turn on my PC is far from preferable. Thanks in advance!
I've tried: Changing SATA ports, updating the BIOS, clearing CMOS.

Oki, thanks i will be back to you when i have news about it

Z77A-G45 Issue

Hello,
Two day ago my PC stopped working. Now when I try to turn on the PC it turns on for around 10 seconds (screen is blank) and then shut off and keep on repeating this cycle. I have tested the PC in it's basic setup (motherboard, CPU and PSU) and with a different PSU unfortunately same issue is occurring. Also, the motherboard speaker is not making any sound at all. Has anyone encountered anything like this?
Additional detail: The PC was working fine since April 28th until June 12th. The system was also not overclocked. I have tried to reset my CMOS using the Battery method and the button at the back of my motherboard.
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45 ATX LGA 1155 DDR3 3PCI-E16 4PCI-E1 SATA3 DVI HDMI VGA DX11 USB3.0
CPU: Intel i5 2500K 3.3GHz Sandy Bridge 6MB
Ram: 2x4GB DDR3-1866 CL9-10-9-27
Video Card: Palit Radeon HD 4870 Sonic 512MB PCIe w/Dual Link
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
OS: Win 7 x64 Ultimate
PSU: OCZ GAMEXSTREAM 600W (+3.3V/36A, +5V/30A, +12V1/18A, +12V2/18A, +12V3/18A, +12V4/18A, -12V/0.5A, +5Vsb/3.0A)

And what does the rest of the system consist of ? >>Posting Guide<<
A system that just dies after having worked normally means a dead components somewhere. The only way to find out which one, is to have a similar system available for component exchange to trace which one.
Have you done full CMOS clear ? >>Clear CMOS Guide<<
Have you tried your MB outside the case on a non-conducting surface. i.e. a piece of cardboard or untreated wood ?

Help with coil whine on a z77a-g45

my motherboard has coil whine on the sfc choke that is right beside the 24 pin power.i know its that becuase you can use a straw and push on it and it will stop.is there any way to get rid of it like changing stuff in the bios or should i just learn to live with it.its a high pitch whine and sometimes like a rattling sound.my other system parts are a g1620 and 8 gb ram and a video card.
Board: MSI Z77A-g45
Bios: latest 2.12 i believe
VGA: palit gtx 470
PSU: ocz modstream pro 500w
Intel intel celron g1620
MEM: 8gb ddr3 1600mhz ram
HDD: transend 128gb ssd
COOLER: stock cooler
OC: none
OS: windows 8.1 pro
also have a brand new tx650 that i got as a rma replacement the first of last year that i could try..also i took out the gpu to make sure it wasnt it nut it still there.

Quote from: Nichrome on 20-January-15, 06:39:06
Hi,
Please list full system spec: >>Posting Guide<<
There is no help for coil whine unless other part of the system is causing it like low quality PSU or something with GPU
i can disable c1e and cstates in biose and the whine is gone.i had a firend tell me that doing that turns speedstep off but it still on.is it bad to run with the off and why did it not turn speedstep off

Z77A-G45 has been rock solid over two years, until today

when I powered up today, everything appears to be normal. all the internal fans, drives, etc power up. all of the external equipment powered by usb powers up. Everything sounds normal. But the BIOS Splash screen never appears. I have made no changes in configuration (hardware or software) recently. This happened once about a week ago, and I did a hard reset and cold boot and everything worked fine again for a week. But today, nothing I try seems to bring me back to life.
The manual doesn't have any information about error codes, and I'm not hearing any beeps anyway (Don't think I would because there is no onboard speaker). I'm totally stumped as to how determine whatthe problem is.

okay, i guess i was in a hurry and did not provide a lot of info. to be honest, it did not seem important because as i said it has been working in exactly this configuration for a good long time, so knowing that and knowing that I can't even get the BIOS splash screen to come up should narrow down the possibilities quite a bit.
Main Board: Z77A-G45
Bios Version: Can't tell you because I can't get to the BIOS
Video Card: None - using the Intel HD Graphics 4000 built onto the i5 processor
PSU: OCZ600MXSP (600W Modular)
12v rail Rating of listed PSU: 504W
CPU: i5-3570K 3.40 GHZ, 6MB Cache, LGA1155, 77W
Memory: 16GB (4X4GB) Patriot Viper PC3-12800 1600MHZ DDR3
SSD/ HDD: (1) Crucial M4 128GB SSD, (1) Samsung 830 Series 128GB SSD, (1) Toshiba 3TB storage HDD
CPU COOLER: CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus
Raid Card: N/A
Sound Card: N/A
Any Additional hardware plugged into your system: I already unplugged everything but the mouse and keyboard.
OC: (Yes / No) NO
Operating System: Windows 8.1

Z77A-G45 System Instability

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45 (BIOS Version E7752IMS V2.4 - I did not update the BIOS, it shipped this way)
CPU: Intel Core i7-2700K Sandy Bridge
PSU: CORSAIR HX850 850W
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Model F3-12800CL9Q-16GBXL
Case: Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
HDD: 1TB Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX (SATA Port 2)
Optical: ASUS 24X DVD Burner DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS (SATA Port 3)
GPU: EVGA 012-P3-1570-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
Main Problem: System Instability. I've managed to get the OS installed, and was able to eventually get VirusScan, Windows Updates, Chipset drivers, and other drivers installed. However, this was a painful process, with several BSOD's, program crashes, and other lock-ups. After doing so, the system is still unstable.
I also have an SSD I intend to use for acceleration via Intel Rapid Storage Technology (RST). I plan to eventually plug this into SATA Port 1. But I didn't get that far...
I am not OC'ing - using Standard Mode. The only change I made in the BIOS was to switch the SATA Mode to "RAID Mode". I did this prior to OS installation, per instructions. And during OS install, I loaded the Intel SATA controller, per instructions.
OS install was unusually rocky. First attempt failed. Second attempt worked, but took longer than it should have. After installation... crashing, instability, and BSODs.
Checked Memory a couple times, via Microsoft's memory checking tools. Also reseated all DIMMs, to no avail.
After some amount of troubleshooting, I saw that my memory was being reported as: F3-12800CL9-4GBXL DIMMs. I assume this is correct, and that the "Model" I bought (F3-12800CL9Q-16GBXL) just describes the whole package of 4 DIMMs. However, the one thing that is incorrect is that the timing is reported in the BIOS as 11-11-11-28. The timing specs on my RAM are 9-9-9-24. Overriding this in the BIOS to those numbers (for TCL, tRCD, tRP, tRAS) did not make any difference. Instability continued. The memory speed and voltage seems to have been set properly to 1600/1.5V.
The other thing to note here is that I just bought the MSI Z77A-G45 to replace an ASUS P8Z68 DELUXE/GEN3, which was experiencing the same (but less frequent) instability. I've been using it for a couple months, and decided to try my luck with a different motherboard. Only this one is worse. The only components that were reused were the CPU and RAM (and optical drive, PSU, and Case, if that matters), and the only other thing in common was that I had both set up in RAID Mode.
Thoughts on how I should proceed?
Thanks in advance,
-Todd

Quote from: PiranhaTodd on 28-June-12, 15:07:06
Regarding the memory speed, I'm confused. The maufacturer site (gskill.com/products.php?index=349) says:
CAS Latency 9-9-9-24-2N
Speed DDR3-1600 (PC3 12800)
Also just to confirm, to change the timing, I assume I change this in the BIOS, under DRAM Timing Mode, switch to "Link" (from "Auto"), correct? And when I do this, it enables the "Advanced DRAM Configuration" section. If I double-click that, I can specify 9-9-9-24 (for tCL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS). Former values were 11-11-11-28. I assume I leave all other fields at "Auto"? What is the "-2N" in the CAS Latency description on the GSkill site?
Here is the reason:
They are real DDR3-1600, but that means CAS = 11 @ 1.5V
Their XMP profile is buggy (in fact that's the DDR3-1333 profile).
For 1600MHz with CAS = 9, they need 1.60-1.65V

Z77A-G45 start up-shut down loop with more than 1 stick RAM

New Build, personal use and doing it myself:
BOARD: MSI Z77A-G45
BIOS: *?* click-bios reports "E7752IMS V2.5", but "MS-7752 VER: 1.4" printed on board?
PSU: Thermaltake 850-watt Black Widow 69A 12v rail
CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K BX80667i73770K - Quad Core, 8MB L3 Cache, 3.50GHz, 77W, Unlocked, fan included, no extra cooler yet
MEM: Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B 2x4GB 1600 MHz, 9-9-9-24, PC3-12800, 1.5V
HDD: WD Blue WD10EALX 1TB, SATA 6Gbs, 7200RPM, 32MB Cache
CASE: Thermaltake VN770M1W2N Overseer RX-I Full Tower
OS: Win7 Pro 64-bit
System bought as bundle including the 2x4GB Corsair RAM. Assembly went well but took me a long time to make sure I had it all right. Then, nothing happened at power-up, no lights or anything. My first reaction was to replace the included Thermaltake power supply (700 watt 52A 12volt rail) - I disconnected all power to the unit and removed the original psu and, on a whim, I booted up with the original power supply outside the case and the lights came on with the psu laying on it's side! Got the start-up and shut-down loop (lights up and spins all fans for a few seconds, then shuts down and repeats ad infinitum), which I was not expecting. Replaced the original power supply with the Black Widow (specs listed above) and got same shut-down loop.
Started checking the memory sticks one at a time in DIMM2, each produced that shut-down loop. Also tried with two sticks of Patriot Viper 3 PVI316G160C9K 2x8GB 1600 MHz, 9-9-9-24, PC3-12800, 1.5V (which doesn't appear on MSI's compatible list...but I had it handy) Then, With the last 8GB Patriot stick in DIMM2, I finally let it go through that shut-down loop 5-6 times out of frustration, and then it suddenly powered up "normally"!
I took advantage and have smoothly installed Win7 Pro, and mobo drivers from CD, no glitches, USB working fine. Then tested each stick - all 4 RAM sticks work individually in DIMM2, but the board will not accept a 2nd stick in 4 without that same shut-down loop (tried using either matched pairs). Manual specifies using DIMM2 and 4 (which are the black ones) for dual channel. Have also tried slots 1 and 3 (blue) with same shut-down loop results, no BSOD or error codes, not even any beeps. Computer boots normally and runs Win7 just fine with one 8GB stick in DIMM2. Also boots Windows and runs fine with one 4GB Corair chip in DIMM2.
Have done CMOS clears and also re-seated the cpu and heatsink/fan, and all pins and board connections looked OK.
Have some problem getting into the BIOS screen to look at things - seems to boot up so fast with a re-start that Delete key and F11 don't quite catch before Windows starts (8-year-old Logitech USB keyboard?). Have to completely power down and start up to get into BIOS, but that doesn't always work either. System recognized the memory change to the Corsair stick, but the screen went by so quick I couldn't catch it to get into BIOS.
Questions:
1) I've searched this board and read for hours about similar shut-down loops problems, but either nothing seems to match my particular quandary or I don't know what to look for. I don't understand what's happening with this shut-down loop - since all four sticks work individually in DIMM2, could DIMM4 slot be defective and I need to RMA the board?
2) I have not yet removed the board and tried to start it outside the case - could a short be causing the 2nd slot to malfunction? Standoffs are built into the case but they didn't seem too low, and the amount of standoffs matched the mobo mounting holes wiwth nothing else protruding. It's a really solid board that did not bend when being attached. It's also possible to look down behind the board with the front cover off and see that nothing is touching it. Will breadboard it next, since I have to take it out, anyway.
3) Where exactly is the Bios version printed on the board? Click Bios reports version as 2.5 but appears that 1.4 is marked on the board. Have done no updates of any kind, only thing I did was disable the splash screen so I could see POST (like I could read that fast...!). Do I need to contact MSI to find out what Bios version actually shipped with this board? It's OK if I got an older board with updated BIOS, but it's confusing when something different appears to be printed on board.
Additional info: Phase lights - LED is lit and all lights flashed at boot-up. CPU temp running for three hours idle is steady 37-38C, mainboard system temp 25C. Went with a larger power supply because I intend to use Crossfire and more drives in the near future, but using onboard video for now. System to be used for graphics/video processing with multiple programs running.
I'm currently working from an ASUS M3A78-CM board with AMD Phenom 9650 2.4 GHz. I've never dealt with an MSI or an Intel system before, and the Click-Bios is something new to me. Alas, I'm not an expert, but I've followed the basic steps I knew. What did I do wrong, overlook or just plain don't know? I sure would appreciate another opinion before I give up. I'm amazed at the speed of this motherboard/CPU combo - it's probably more than I need, but I'm intrigued to figure it out.
Looking forward to those opinions,
Jilliebob

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Do this, and while it is in the open re-examine your cpu pins w/ a bight light and hd zoom or a magnifying glass.
Thanks, xmad, I'll look at th CPU again tomorrow/next day under the glass when I take the board out. I already checked them under magnification and was leaning toward a funky board, but it never hurts to re-check. Eyesight is not what it used to be, for sure (I miss DOS, if that's a clue...). Don't want to flash the BIOS if not necessary, since it runs Windows fine and everything works except that RAM.
Bernhard, I don't have CPU-Z installed on that machine and don't want to install anything else until it's working normally. I'd never seen Click-Bios before and just need to get over my initial suspicion of something new! Also learn my way around it before I change anything. I'd never encountered a board reporting a bios different than printed on it. I've never messed with manual memory settings or done more overclocking than just a little exploratory and suprisingly successful nudge - if you could point me toward a good basic explaination of all those settings, I could learn from there.
Appreciate your input very much.
Have learned a lot just reading the threads here for the last few days. This is the best forum I've ever encountered. I'll report back - some suggestions in other posts resembling my problem ended with no resolution, and that's a shame because one doesn't know if it worked or not.

Brand-new Z77A G45 not booting

Hello all. Just started putting a new build together the other day, using the Z77A G45. When I went to boot it up for the first time, it gave me the "Military Class III" splash screen, with the prompts to switch to POST, start BIOS setup, etc. However, pressing any of the keys doesn't do anything, and it shuts down after about twenty seconds or so. The CPU phase leds all turn on for a few seconds after it's powered on, but after that only the first one remains lit.
I thought it might be because it wasn't recognizing my USB keyboard, but I had the same problem even when I used the PS/2 converter that came with the keyboard. I tried clearing the CMOS, and it gave me a screen showing that it recognized everything plugged into the board, and prompted me to hit F1 to continue setup, which worked, but from there all I got was a black screen with an "underscore" in the upper left hand corner. Rebooting with only one stick of RAM didn't change the problem, and I've tried all the USB ports, with similar results.
I'm thinking that the problem lies in the CPU being damaged during installation, but there don't seem to be any bent pins.
Here's the build:
CPU - Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core
Motherboard - MSI Z77A-G45 ATX LGA1155
Memory - Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333
Storage - Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM
Video Card - MSI GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB
Case - NZXT Tempest 410 ATX Mid Tower
Power Supply - SeaSonic 520W ATX12V / EPS12V
Operating System - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)
Monitor - Asus VS238H-P 23.0"
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Quote from: dude on 17-November-13, 06:36:40
Try it without any ram, you should get a beep. If not it seems to be RMA time.
This is not true depending on the board and bios version. Not all boards/ bios versions beep at all.

MSI Z77A-G45 and Samsung 840 Series weirdness

Ok so here's the thing
about a week ago i decided that it was time to build a new computer with a Z77A-G45 motherboard
put it together, installed windows 7 64-bit and everything was working just fine - for about 5 days -
but then one morning when i turned on my computer it decided not to boot and just sat there with fans running with an A2 code at the bottom left of the screen
i tried taking out the ram leaving just 1 in and moving it to different slots and trying a different ram block boots thinking it might be faulty ram,
when that didn't work i tried removing the graphics card and boot with just the onboard VGA, reset the CMOS jumper, and even replaced that battery on the motherboard thinking the shop might have shipped an almost dead one, took everything apart and booted it outside the case on a glass surface to make sure it wasn't some sort of short
but the only time it actually wanted to get past the A2 code was when i booted with only 1 of my hard drives, so i started changing my drives around using various combinations of SATA cables and ports (luckily had an extra 5 SATA cables lying around)
eventually i narrowed it down to it wanting to boot with 2 of my 3 drives but the 3rd one (a Samsung 840 series 500 GB SSD, that has no system files or anything fancy other then music, movies and a few games at the moment) getting it stuck on the A2 code
so i set it up as an external USB drive with a SATA/USB converter i had sitting around but then it would get stuck on B4 instead if i booted with the drive connected
however everything would work just fine if i connected the drive after the system had booted up (or even just unplugging and replugging it when it got stuck on the B4)
once back in windows with the drive connected i ran all the diagnostics i could think of but nothing showed anything wrong with it
(and the only thing i had done with the drive before it stopped wanting to boot was to defrag it)
eventually i decided to copy all the files from the drive to a different drive and reformat it as sort of a hail-mary
and to my surprise that actually made it boot up just fine
so i moved it back inside the case as a normal drive just to make sure it would still work (which it did) and then moved all the files back to see if any of them were the culprit - that turned out not to be the case however
it booted up without complaint with all the original files on it
so now my question is why?
what the heck is going on?
did defragging cause some sort of data fault that caused the bios to not be able to read the drive properly or did i just buy a haunted computer?
like i said everything is back in the state it was the day before it didn't want to boot and bios and been defaulted so it's not really an issue at the moment but I'd still like to know what's going on so i can hopefully avoid it in the future
any answers or comments will be appreciated
for your reference a full parts list:
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45
Bios Version: 2.10
Graphics card: Club3D GeForce GTX 550ti 2GB
PSU: Corsair TX 950W - 100-240V ~ 12A 50/60Hz
CPU: Intel Core i7 3770K / 3.5 GHz Processor (Stock boxed fan)
RAM: Corsair Vengeance - 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) - DIMM 240-pin - DDR3 - 1600 MHz ( PC3-12800 )
HDD: OCZ-Vertex2 128GB SSD (OS)
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB HDD (Media/Backup)
Samsung 840 Series 500GB SSD (Media/Backup)
OS: Windows 7 64bit Ultimate

This is strange
I have Z77A-G43, and have exactly the same problem with one 1GB sata drive, that works just fine in every other PC.
In my case PC run into restart loop, but with same code A2 as yours.
Strangest part was PC was restarting even if I put HDD into PCI Sata/Raid card !?
So I am guessing here its not a hardware problem, but a software (BIOS) problem.
Now whole pc with Z77A-G43 is at Service because of faulty DVI output (not working).
Will try reformating drive, but need first to buy >1gb hdd to backup that one
Drive is currently working just fine in this 10y old MSI PC =.=
It seams they have stopped making things as they used to, this old mb is one durrable dog.
which was the main reason I went to same company when in question was mb...

New z77a G45 Motherboard - computer won't start.

Hi everyone,
I would appreciate some help, if possible.
I've purchased the following:-
1) i7 3770 processor;
2) z77a-g45 motherboard;
Installed them just fine (I think?) - first startup I get a 'CPU has changed, update settings' on the BIOS. However, after this message the system shut down. Now there's a faint smell of ozone in the air, and the system won't power on whatsoever. The motherboard has a handy set of LED's labelled CPU phase. When I hit the power button one lights up... then nothing.
I have done the following:-
1) Checked the PSU on another system - it works perfectly;
2) removed and reinstalled the CPU and cooling fan. Reapplied thermal paste.
3) Run the system using only PSU, CPU and RAM.
None of the above seem to do anything. I get the impression I have, through my carelessness, fried something. Any idea, given the vague description of the above, whether it would be the CPU or the mobo?
The power supply I am using is a CIT ATX 12v 700UB supply.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Remove the MB from the case and check if there are more than the required MB mounting standoffs. Ensure that there are only the ones that line up with the MB mounting screw holes on the case backplate and no others that would cause short circuit between case and MB. Also ensure that you have no pinched wires or wires with damaged insulation from the PSU that could be short circuiting.
It's always best to assemble the components out of the case on a sheet of bare cardboard to make sure it all fires up and runs OK before installing it in the case. Do this, retest and let us know how it goes.

Will newest intel drivers work on my Z77A-G45 Mobo

Hi so i seen over at the win 8 forums i go to they have a new intel chipset driver that just came out found over here https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&ProdId=816&DwnldID=20775&ProductFamily=Software+Products&ProductLine=Chipset+Software&ProductProduct=Intel%C2%AE+Chipset+Software+Installation+Utility&lang=eng was wondering if these newest drivers will work on my MSI Z77A-G45 motherboard figured i would update them to the more curent ones if they would work??.

OK thought so and yeah you are right my system is using that rapid storage driver i went in there and it gives me status of drives and also what drivers version its using so i won't touch it , so should i just remove this intel smart stuff its the latest one it looks like it auto updates itself lol.

MSI Z77A-G45 Crossfire

I am planning to buy the MSI Z77A-G45 motherboard. Only i see the manual say:
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Slots
■ 2x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots
- PCI_E1 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x16 speed - PCI_E3 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x8 speed
■ 2x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots
Can you tell me if this motherboard does fully support 16 lanes on both cards in Crossfire?

No, it can't. It will switch to X8/X8 if using Crossfire. Due to technical limitation Z77 can't go X16/X16

MOVED: MSI Z77A-G45 Can't maintain overlock

This topic has been moved to Overclocking, Undervolting.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=161516.0

Quote from: xmad on 06-September-12, 02:02:48
http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Z77A-G45.html#/?div=Driver&os=Win7%2064
Have you installed all of the drivers? I linked win 7 64-bit make sure to select the right one.
Could you post ss's of your cpuid spd / memory tab & bios settings please?
Edit: Did you make sure the memory is installed in the right dimms for dual channel operation it is dimms 2 & 4 which sometimes throws people off.
Edit 2: Don't do this with an I5 2500k, use the multiplier only to increase speed. That cpu does not like that.
Windows & drivers are not the problem. As long as it boots I get into windows, but it will fail at the POST state. Memory is installed as decribed in the manual in slot 2 & 4.
I made some screenshots:
Between pic 1 and the last I changed dram timing to link, but on auto it will fail the same way. Everything is stock. It doesn't matter what I change as long as I don't change the cpu freq it will boot just fine. But god forbid I overclock 100mhz it will fail. But only after shutting down. Like said before I can turn it all the way up to 4500mhz just fine, just don't shutdown and try to boot it up again.
I also did a CMOS reset, didn't help either.

MSI Z77A-G45 SLI

Hi, guys. Can somebody say to me. Does SLI realy works on my mainbord MSI Z77A-G45? On the my mainboard I saw "SLI ready", on the official site MSI I saw SLI ready too. But in the Basic Specifications on the site MSI I don't see "SLI". Please help me to find truth!

Even the product site lists SLI also in Basic Specifications (http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Z77A-G45.html#/?div=Basic) as it says "SLI - Y" and Y means Yes.
Overview also lists SLI: http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Z77A-G45.html#/?div=Overview
So yes, Z77A-G45 supports SLI in a X8/X8 configuration using the Gen3 slots.

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