Z77A-GD65 Error 55 constant boot loop

I'm very confident the Board itself is dead. I tried all the usual suspects one stick of ram, CMOS reset etc. etc. finally resorting to replacing the motherboard with an old Z68A GD65 which booted faultlessly first time. Just confused why the board would suddenly report an error like this after running faultlessly and with no changes to the bios or the PC itself since I bought the unit it was flashed some months ago to the latest bios version with no problems. I need to check if I can RMA the board but is it really worth the time?

Well, if board doesn't work while another board works with all the other components it is pretty surely faulty. Of course you can then go for rma.
In Europe that takes contacting reseller.

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Z77A-GD65 Error 55 / Power On Loop

Woke up this morning and my Z77A-GD65 wont boot.. Powers on then restarts in a continous power on loop.
System has been working fine for last 3 months and has not been overclocked
Error 55 = no ram detected
Tried three different sticks of memory all from different vendors and all ram slots and the same problem persists.
Tried a celereon g540 and still the problem persists.
Have resest cmos via onboard button and by taking out the battery and problem persists.
Power supply is working fine on other system..
Ram Cpu Vga hard drives are tested and are working in other systems just fine
Any Ideas ??
Setup =
Intel 3770k | MSI Z77A-GD65 | 2x 8gb Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR3 RAM @ 1600mhz 1.5v | 1x Sapphire HD7950 3gb | Corsair HX750 V2 PSU | Acer 24" LCD display @ 1920x1200 | Windows 7 Pro. 64

Test with a single RAM stick in the DIMM2 slot, disconnect all HDD's and ODD's, remove any external devices other than mouse and keyboard. Will it POST now? If not, with power off, connect the OS HDD, switch to the backup BIOS chip and see if it will POST and boot the OS.
Here's how to fix the BIOS chip if it is corrupted;
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=160450.0
In case you want to update the UEFI/BIOS, here is the forum thread for that;
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=163874.msg1216104#msg1216104

Z77A-GD65 Error 55

Hello!
I am new to this forum since I haven't had an MSI mainboard before.
So I bought this pc this xmas and it has been working fine, since today...
I was using it as normal and was gonna try the Super Charger program to charge my iPad. Activated it and powered off my pc. Tried to see if it would charge my iPhone while it was powered off and then I turned the pc back on again. This time it started for a short moment and then shut down again as if I made some change to the bios settings. And after that it was stuck in an infinite loop of rebooting.
I was looking at the debugging console and noticed the Error 55.
Tried with only 1 ram installed in every slot also two at a time in 1-3 and 1-4 slots.
But no luck. The pc won't boot and I don't get a POST screen.
Also tried without any ram installed at all, then I get another error, 20 or 22 something.
Tried resetting CMOS and using the secondary bios thing on my motherboard, but nothing works.
Is the mainboard broken?
Really appreciate some help!
Thank you!
Board: MSI Z77A-GD65
Bios: Dunno which version it is but I never updated it so it should be stock version(?)
VGA: EVGA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB Superclocked
PSU: Fractal Design Tesla R2 650W 80+ Gold
Intel Core i7 3770K 3,5Ghz (Ivy Bridge)
MEM: Corsair 8GB (2x4096MB) 1600Mhz VENGEANCE LP
HDD: SSD 180GB Intel 330 Reseller 2.5
COOLER: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
OS: Windows 8 64bit

Quote from: speccaN on 23-February-13, 07:46:47
No bent pins on the cpu. Tried all the mem's individually in dimm2 but no go :/
So could the conclusion be a faulty mainboard?
Called the computer store I bought it from today and explained it to them, so they want me to send the whole computer so they can see what the problem might be :<
Did you check the cpu or Socket? You would want to check the pins in the socket with a bright light and magnfying glass.

Z77A-GD65 Win7 64bit boot fail followingMSI Live Update 5 Firmware update

Hi,
For some reason I decided to have a go with MSI Live Update 5 auto update today (having not used it previously in the 1.5years I've owned this system.
Running in Win 7 64 bit, it performed an 'update' and then the system completely crashed (as in turned off and on again). On reboot the system only went as far as the BIOS flash screen.
It failed to boot form the SSD boot drive and a message saying "Reboot with Proper Boot Drive".
I booted into BIOS (version 10.11) and the boot drive is still recognised.
I tried a reboot and the same error.
I tried to boot backup within BIOS and saw a message flash that ended with "Failed to initialize MSI-X".
None of the MSI applications work, it doesn't boot into Windows and I'm stuck.
Can anyone suggest how I might be able to get Windows back and running without having to do a full reinstall? I can't seem to get the backup software to work now so I'm a bit stuck. If I try and do a full flash of the drive and start again, will it fix the issue or is the problem with the motherboard/bios setup?
Has anyone else had this problem?
System spec:
MSI Z77A-GD65
Intel i7-3770k 3.5Ghz
Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB RAM
Win7 64Bit

YES
OK, so I found a few people on Tom's Hardware message board that seem to have the same issue with this latest BIOS update from MSI so at least it's not just me.
I reset CMOS
I set BIOS to default
I downloaded the BIOS ME from an older version 10.8 of BIOS that I knew worked fine (from another computer)
Flashed BIOS with USB
Booted the system with Win7 64 OEM CD
Selected Repair Mode
Let it do its thing
I'm back in business from where I left off.
Won't be touching the BIOS update again unless I can be absolutely sure its going to be stable on my MB.
RE: Legacy and UEFI
After installing 10.11, it defaulted to UEFI only but I changed the setting to Legacy and UEFI. It didn't fix the issue though.
I've rolled back, it works again so I'm happy other than the fact I've lost almost a full day of work over it.
Cheers xmad

Help!!! Z77A-GD65 will not boot!

Hi guys, I've been running the following setup since may without any fault at all until last night. I don't really overclock at all, only used OC Genie a few times.
MB: MSI Z77A-GD65
CPU: Intel i5 3570K
CPU COOLER: Corsair H60
GPU: MSI N560GTX-Ti
RAM: Corsair Vengeance Blue 4gb modules x 4 @ 1600mhz
PSU: Corsair TX650w
SSD: Samsung 830 128gb x 2
Tower: Corsair Carbide 500R
OS: Windows 7 64 Bit
DD: Samsung Blu-Ray
It won't boot in either BIOS, the code that stays constant on the debug led is 37. The whole fan system turns on, including the hydro cooler and gpu fans. You turn the system on and the cpu power flow led's flicker until they settle at just led's 1 and 2. The alarm led never turns on. Nothing comes on the screen, yet the monitor senses a signal. Any ideas what could be the culprit here??? My last MSI mobo has been running since 2003 so I'm kind of stumped here... By what I've read it could be the power supply, but I'm stumped... Please help!

Swap out the discrete graphics card and try with the onboard. Remove the power cord, remove the battery for awhile, clear CMOS, if it will now get in the UEFI/BIOS, reset boot order and other settings, retest. I believe the 37 is the CPU temp reading beginning with some of the newer BIOS releases? Monitor or VGA might be the culprit.

Z77A GD65 - Error "d7"

Hello
I have MB MSI Z77A GD65 with Intel 2500K. It worked fine, but I was on vacation for one week and after my return, it dont want to boot. (During vacation, I turned off my PSU and unplugged electric cable from wall.)
After I push power on button, monitor signs no signal and MB stuck with code "d7". After it, I need to push power button for 5sec and it shut off. It will eventually boot up on third - fifth attemp everytime. I tried to unplug everything from board, leaved only PSU, CPU and one ram module, but still same result, it will boot 1 time from 5 attempts (average). Is it clearly for RMA or what should I try?
Thank You for any suggestions.
Board: MSI Z77A-GD65
Bios: Version 10.5
VGA: Gigabyte 580GTX SOC
PSU: Corsair HX650 (52a 12v rail)
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W
MEM: Kingston 16GB KIT DDR3 1333MHz CL9 (KVR1333D3N9K4/16G)
HDD: Intel 520 256gb SSD
COOLER: Noctua NH-D14
OC: CPU at 3.8Ghz Stock voltage, only multiplier raised to 38x.
OS: Windows 7 64bit Professional

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What exactly means that error, that no keyboard found?
not sure
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I have Logitech K350 keyboard through Unified receiver (wireless) and wired Logitech G5 mouse.
you can try with regular PS2 keyb.
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I tried to clear it, but i will try it again according to that manual to ensure it is completely clear.
make sure that power cord is removed from the PSU before proceed, else its done nothing

[SOLVED] motherboard MSI Z77A-GD65 error code B2

hello,
I recently installed an MSI Z77A-GD65.
Here is my config:
- MSI Z77A-GD65
- I5 2500K + Noctua NH U12P-SE2
- KINGSTON Hyper X 1600 Mhz DDR3 4 x 2 GB
- 2 x SSD VERTEX 3 and 4
- POV GTX 660 Ultra Charged 2 go
- WD Caviar 500 GB
- Supply CORSAIR GAMING GS 600
- Case CM HAF932 advanced
I searched all the forums I have not found anything on my problem is the following.
at the first start (after installing the hardware) I got a black screen with the little bar at the top left flashing in the bottom right and "B2" then a black screen with the same small bar but not flashing. On my motherboard I have a set of code that runs and stops at B2. No BIOS.J 'tried everything:
- Move the graphics card
- Exchange up memories, play with the colors of slots, try with only 2 bar, try with 3 instead of 4 memories
- Disconnect the SSD and the HDD, change the connections at the plug SATA, try with HDD only
- Clear CMOS
- Start without devices connected (only with keyboard, mouse and screen)
- Check all my connections and CPU + Noctua
NOTHING .......................... I do not understand

Reading A0, it is at the point of OS loading. A0 is not an error.
Quote from: rastababy972 on 28-October-12, 07:07:05
I tried and I get an error A0 or A2 but nothing on the screen (my screen turns off after a while because no signal)
Even when using the onboard graphics?

Z77A-GD65 - Won't boot

Hi all,
I'm trying to boot my pc but for some reason doesn't work.
Board: MSI Z77A-GD65 ver. 2.1
Bios: ? (I do not know because I never get into the bios)
VGA: XFX ATI HD 5770 1Gb (tested with and without)
PSU: Corsair GS600 (CMPSU-600G)
Intel Ivy Bridge Core i7-3770K 3.5Ghz 8MB LGA1155 BX80637I73770K (tested and ok)
MEM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 1600MHz - CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 (tested with and without)
HDD: 2x Western WD10EARS 1TB Green (tested with and without)
COOLER: Cooler master V6 GT and intel stock cooler (tested both)
OC: none
OS: none
When I turn on my pc, LED1 lights up and after 5 secs restarts. When is restarting, two another leds blinks, one near multi-bios swtich and the other near JFP1.
No code appear on the debug display.
Any ideas?
Thanks.

>>Posting Guide<<
please give a more detailed list of parts your using in your machine as what you post is always the only thing we have to base any reply on as we do not have your actual machine to see what is there!
1: possibly bad or incompatible memory so what memory you using?
2: what PSU do you have as it may just be that there isn't enougth power to fuel the machine (give us the +12V rail/s rating/s)?
3: have you connected the 8pin CPU power header and is it fully seated?
4: have you tried the board outside of your case on a non conductive surface?
5: have you checked the CPU socket to see if any of the small connection pins are bent with a bright light and a magnifier as thats a common problem?

MSI z77a-gd65 error 55 with 4 DIMMs installed

While I did find another thread similar to my issue mine is a little different as all slots are functional.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=158224.msg1162108#msg1162108
If I install 4 DIMMs the board shows "55" on the debug LEDs. If I take out any two DIMMs (slots 1,3 or slots 2,4) the system boots fine and is completely stable. I can also have either pair install to either set of slots. I also made sure the memory timing, voltage, etc. where set correctly in the BIOS.
Any suggestions?
Parts
Memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145347
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116503
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153106
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130782
SSD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147164

Quote from: HU16E on 04-June-12, 03:10:38
That it works when slots 1 and 3 or 2 and 4 are used, points to a problem an updated UEFI/BIOS may or may not resolve. Recommend to contact MSI Technical with your findings and see what they recommend or have to say about it;
>> How To Contact MSI <<
Well it appears to be a problem with the RAM. I just happen to be building another system with an asrock board and 16GB of G.Skill RAM. swapped RAM into my system and the G.Skill works perfectly in my z77a-gd65 board with all four slots populated. The Corsair RAM produces the exact same behavior when install in the asrock board. I'm just going to RMA the RAM.

Z77a-gd65 stuck at boot?

Hey there, I have a z77a-gd65, I run the v10.0 bios on bios 1, I switched to bios2, and used the msi flashing tool usb thing on here on the forums and the v10.11 I think, 7751vAB.zip to be exact, and it flashed fine, all went well, can enter bios settings etc etc.. but then when it gets to booting phase, it hangs (led screen on mobo shows 38, no idea what that means), and it just sits there. and I tried disabling all booting options and set my Samsung evo 840 as the boot where I have windows installed, it hung for maybe 30 seconds then said insert proper boot media like it would if there was no data on the drive, so I panicked and switched to bios 1.. all is working well nothings changed at all.
So it must be something to do with the latest bios update?
I have a 2500k, z77a-gd65, 16gb corsair xms.
I did all the steps and guides id found, bios 2 was default at flash infact id never used bios 2 ever, but it booted fine etc, also this board is only 3 months old if less, but I just wanted to see if anything was new in the new bios.
So what do I do with bios 2 now?
Thanks!

iv fixed it, I updated to 10.8 bios and it boots, wouldn't boot with 10.10 or 10.11 though.
In this bios, I cant changed my cpu multiplyer on the standard settings though, I have to use the rubbish oc genie to overclock? and under load, before I used 4.5ghz 45x multiplyer. Im at that using the genie custom settings, but under load it drops to 44x for some reason, any idea why?

Z77a gd65 doesn't boot/power off

Hello,
I have a problem with my z77a gd65. It doesn't boot anymore. Each time I need to clear CMOS. Also when I do a shutdown or restart it doesn't respond anymore. (all leds on motherboard are off except the first one of the CPU_PHASE leds). Shutdown or restart have the same effect when i try them in windows or bios, even the buttons on the board have the same results. Only the fans keep spinning. It doesn't power off anymore, I need to unplug the power cord.
It has worked for over 2 months, it just happened yesterday. I haven't installed or changed anything that day.
I haven't overclocked the mainboard.
I tried the latest BIOS version, but this didn't solved the problem
I removed all other hardware (videocard, hdd, dvd,...) but still same problem
Any suggestions
thanks

Quote from: juikel on 03-December-12, 20:08:21
I've contacted the store and they replaced the board.
Thanks for your time flobelix!
Does that mean the system is now fixed and working?

Z77A-GD65 error 55 after running for 5 months just fine

Hi,
My Z77A-GD65 has been running perfectly since last May with a 3770K, G.Skill 8 GB DDR3-2133 Quad-Kit and a Antec EA-550 Platinum PSU.
Now the PC reboots continuously with error 55 showing on the mainboard.
Two weeks ago I installed a new GPU, Geforce 660ti. After some initial hassles, it was working just fine.
Things I have tried:
- Removed the GPU, No go.
- Removed all memory but 1 stick in slots 1&2. Repeated this with a different stick. No go.
Probably something broke, but not the 'bent pins' issues I see reported when people see a 55 error, as my system was running just fine.
Can anybody give a hint what broke and what should be replaced?
Thanks for the help,
J.

Thanks for the hints, but still no go...
Things I did:
- Cleared the CMOS according to the guide, actually several times, but no go.
- I borrowed a spare 650W Be Quiet PSU from a friend, but alas, I still see the 55 error.
Does this then point to a defective mainboard or the CPU? From the documentation I get the impression that 55 means that the CPU can not be started.
Is this correct?
Thanks for the help,
J.

MSI Z77A-GD65 Code 55 perpetual loop?

Afternoon everyone, long time lurker, first time poster. Unfortunately with bad news, last year I got the bits and pieces for my new gaming/work PC. Put it all together and it was working 100% until about a month ago.
Went to boot it up as usual and it went into a perpetual loop, booting for a few seconds then restarting and doing the process again. Hopefully I've filled my signature in correctly with my system details.
I tried the paperclip test on the PSU, all fine. Moved the RAM around on each slot and it still didn't POST. Got some working RAM off a friend and did the same, no luck. Moved the GPU to the other slots, no luck, card fans still spin if that helps.
Let me think what else I've done! I rang the suppliers of my computer gear and they said to send the i5 CPU back. It was sent to the manufacturer by them (RMA) and I received a new (different serial number) yesterday. Fitted the CPU this morning and we're not working still!
I've got a video of my boot loop if posting that would help?
Would this be a board RMA now?
Thanks for reading, Alan.

sounds like the board has gone bad so i would say RMA the motherboard back to MSI!
if you can borrow a known working PSU off a friend thats similare specs wise or better then yours to rule out the PSU has given up from a defect (it may work but something may have gone bad there possibly "maybe its +12v rail isn't pumping out hardly any amperage for some reason" or try yours on there computer to see if it works correctly as all the paper clip thing shows is its powering on)
if you can do that and it works then a RMA of the motherboard would be the most logical next step!

MSI z77a-gd65 doesn't boot 55 error

Hello!
I have a problem with my pc
When I click the power button the pc is on a loop and nothing appears on the monitor.
The code that appears in the motherboard display is 55.
My pc was working without any problems for two weeks.
Someone can help me clarify what's going on?
Thank you!
My system:
MSI GD65-z77a
Intel Core i5-2500K
Ripjaws Gskill 1600MHz CL9 DC-X 8GB
ASUS GForce GTX 560 DC II TOP
Windows 7 64Bit Uiltimate
WD 500GB SATA3 BLUE
AEROCOOL SRTIKE X 600W

Hi pmec, got any further with this issue? I have a similar/the same problem with the same mobo.
I have the same LED error number, though mine did it straight away on the first boot.
I don't think the RAM is faulty as it is a set of 4 sticks and I've tried all of them on their own in slot 1 (though I guess it might be that the whole batch was faulty).
I also tried booting without any RAM at all to see if it behaved exactly the same, but there is a slight difference, I'm not sure if it means anything.
When there IS a stick in, the display jumps very quickly to showing '55' after the power is pressed then runs for a few seconds and reboots.
When there ISN'T a stick in, the display jumps quickly to showing '22' (iirc, I'm at work atm) then a couple of seconds later moves on to '55' before it reboots.
Maybe you could see if you get the same behaviour with no memory sticks in, I don't know what it would mean but it might help more knowledgeable people here to narrow down the problem?
If not maybe it's a different issue...

Z77A-GD65 no longer boots with 4 RAM modules

I had 4 x 8GB Cosair Vengeance LP that used to work fine, but no longer boots into Windows with 4 but only with 2 RAM modules. Any help in solving the issue would be appreciated. ( I need 32 GB as I run many virtual machines )
The 4 modules worked fine for few months until couple weeks ago, when I saw issues with booting into Windows 7. The workaround was to "warm up" by leaving the PC in BIOS for about 5 minutes and it would boot fine. Since couple days ago, it would POST but not boot into Windows or into live Linux on USB, so I started troubleshooting with bare bones first ( MB, CPU, 1 RAM, PS ) and then starting adding more and more components until I found that 1 and 2 RAM modules worked in either black or blue rail but with 4 RAM modules, it will POST, but not boot at all into either USB based live system or into Windows 7.
Memtest with 2 separate sets of modules pass with flying colors. Mixing the sets work fine too, but add 2nd set (i.e. 4 modules) and it fails to boot. I am leaning more toward believing the issue is with the MB than with the RAM since mixing them doesn't throw any memory error.
Any suggestion on how to check if it's the RAM or MB ?

Quote from: PirateDog on 25-November-13, 00:23:30
If these were 2 kits mixed, ...
These were 2 mixed kits.
Quote from: XFM on 25-November-13, 07:01:42
What voltage is the RAM running? A slight bump up in voltage might help.
As to voltage, I started with standard 1.5 and then incrementally upped it to 1.65v. At 1.6v and above, it does boot into Windows, but intermittently goes into BSOD... Works perfect with 1.5v with 2 RAM modules.
I'll save the money for next build instead of going for 32GB kit. ... guess I'll live with 16GB for now.
Thank you all for the advice.

Z77A-GD65 Error 55 constant boot loop

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