msi 790 fx-gd70 thread

**PoppaGeek** · 05-01-2009, 02:16 AM

Ordered my GD70 and 4 gigs Mushkin 996601 7-7-6-18. Gonna put the 810 on it till June 1st then a 955 probably. Wanted this board since I first saw it. This will be my third MSI, hope it is a charm!

Downloaded the Manual, that OC Dial looks interesting since I will be clocking the bus.

Hope I can remember when to to hit enter and when to hit + or - in the BIOS.

Also ordered some memory herbs from VitaCost.com, hope they work......

**Someguy1982** · 05-01-2009, 02:20 AM

Awesome, I'm happy overall with the board, and if they fix the multiplier issue I'm having I'll be quite pleased : )

**xPliziT** · 05-01-2009, 03:30 PM

Did you guys use the integrated M-Flash utility?
And if yes did it warn you before it actually started to flash? Like "ROMID dismatch" ?

anyway i fixed my broken bios. Built an SPI flash cable got software from inet and it worked LOL!!!! So i am back at bios 1.2....

**shadow_419** · 05-01-2009, 03:41 PM

Originally Posted by xPliziT

Did you guys use the integrated M-Flash utility?
And if yes did it warn you before it actually started to flash? Like "ROMID dismatch" ?

anyway i fixed my broken bios. Built an SPI flash cable got software from inet and it worked LOL!!!! So i am back at bios 1.2....

I've used m-flash but didn't get any error like you did. I think the problem you had was that the utility didn't recognize the file name. Was your bios named in this format "A7577AMS.120" ?

**Someguy1982** · 05-01-2009, 03:50 PM

Originally Posted by xPliziT

Did you guys use the integrated M-Flash utility?
And if yes did it warn you before it actually started to flash? Like "ROMID dismatch" ?

anyway i fixed my broken bios. Built an SPI flash cable got software from inet and it worked LOL!!!! So i am back at bios 1.2....

Glad to hear you got it working Xplizit. Have you made a report with MSI yet? I found ya on the MSI forums and just made a report today...

However, apparently they all have May 1st off

**PoppaGeek** · 05-01-2009, 03:57 PM

Originally Posted by xPliziT

anyway i fixed my broken bios. Built an SPI flash cable got software from inet and it worked LOL!!!! So i am back at bios 1.2....

Impressive. Grats!

**xPliziT** · 05-01-2009, 04:14 PM

Nice to get quick response guys!

Ok i case anyone need that info for a broken bios flash on THAT or similar MSI board here are two important links to build it:

http://www.fccps.cz/download/adv/frr/spi/msi_spi.html

and here for the schematic:

http://rayer.ic.cz/elektro/spipgm.htm

just for reference:
If the defect board is connected to power supply and power supply is turned on (switch on power supply turned on = standby mode) it looks that you dont NEED the external 3.3 V !!! Just the connection from the LPT port on the other computer (data lines).

The software works flawless. I was very impressed how easy it was.

Ok now to the other question:

When i used the M-FLASH utility it never gave an error message on BIOS A7577AMS.100(Version 1.00) or A7577AMS.120(Version 1.20) BUT I CANNOT flash A7577AMS.136 (Version 1.36beta) for some reason and it warns me: ROM ID DISMATCH..... flash anyway?

So i have NO idea why you guys dont get that error message.

Thanks

**msimax** · 05-01-2009, 04:15 PM

guys use afudos to flash bios

**xPliziT** · 05-01-2009, 04:26 PM

where to get that from??

**xPliziT** · 05-01-2009, 05:00 PM

googled afudos and did flash the 136 beta... success

wow.

oh lol and now my areca is not in the boot list of that bios anymore IF i use any cpu multi other than auto.
But hey finally i could flash the beta bios without error. still useless bios.

chew* · 05-02-2009, 09:50 AM

MSI vdimm read point for those interested, best read point is going to be under one of the caps likely......however this will be your best bet when running on bench or in a case........Board appears to overvolt by .01, 1.65 vdimm measures 1.66v and so on.....

Will find vcore later

Yellow circled.........

**shadow_419** · 05-02-2009, 10:21 AM

Thanks chew* . I'm really interested in vcore because software reports .005v lower than bios, and i get a vdroop of .08v under load.

chew* · 05-02-2009, 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by shadow_419

Thanks chew* . I'm really interested in vcore because software reports .005v lower than bios, and i get a vdroop of .08v under load.

I'm not absolutely sure as this board seems a tad tricky but I believe this is a good vcore measure point.......there are other points with similar voltage but I got the most response out of this point when raising and lowering vcore....Once again this may not be the optimal readpoint but when on a bench or in a case this is the most acessible one......

Maybe Tony can help me confirm this.....

Looks to undervolt by .01 at idle when set manually.........Seems to be overvolting a tad at auto.........

circled yellow......

**shadow_419** · 05-02-2009, 11:23 AM

Thanks a bunch gonna bust out the multimeter.

off topic: didn't realize you live so close I'm in southeastern MA

chew* · 05-02-2009, 11:25 AM

Nice, people close by are always welcome to come for a bench session

Working out easy settings for OCZ animals atm, I think I've almost got em for you guys......If mine don't work you can try tony's....seems we both arrived at diff settings.

**shadow_419** · 05-02-2009, 11:36 AM

Anyone else getting strange debug codes on the 136 beta bios? My codes don't match any in the manual after I pass post. Everything seems stable although I'm not really pushing the board yet. Instead of AA code I'm getting either 26 or 27 it changes back and forth every few minutes.

chew* · 05-02-2009, 11:44 AM

yah I'm sitting here running prime wathcing post code bounce form 54 to 53 every few secs.....good news is i'm in crossfire at 240 fsb......so crossfire and overclocking seems to work fine now....about to pull in all my timings in 20 mins.......

**msimax** · 05-02-2009, 01:41 PM

Originally Posted by chew*

MSI vdimm read point for those interested, best read point is going to be under one of the caps likely......however this will be your best bet when running on bench or in a case........Board appears to overvolt by .01, 1.65 vdimm measures 1.66v and so on.....

Will find vcore later

Yellow circled.........

hey chew 1.73v=1.778v testing in memtest and i just upped to 1.74v it gave me 1.784v with my dmm

chew* · 05-02-2009, 01:47 PM

How about near the ranges I tested at?

**msimax** · 05-02-2009, 01:54 PM

Originally Posted by chew*

How about near the ranges I tested at?

mines reading 1.68 when set to 1.65v that was using mb mounting hole but i checked diff ground points including molex and get diff readings so

chew* · 05-02-2009, 01:54 PM

So I'm sitting here studying the post code reporter and I think I figured out what its doing while your in windows...........

Seems to me to be reporting CPU temps

Load up prime and watch the numbers shoot up

I used ground from the 24 pin ATX.....Maybe your boards still got issues from the day it knocked out a whole blocks power

**msimax** · 05-02-2009, 02:10 PM

**SNiiPE_DoGG** · 05-02-2009, 02:10 PM

Hey guys, I've just won a 955 BE over at techreaction so I think I will be ordering this board next week! any ram that works particularly well with it?

**msimax** · 05-02-2009, 02:16 PM

lucky bastuurd

chew* · 05-02-2009, 02:17 PM

Originally Posted by SNiiPE_DoGG

Hey guys, I've just won a 955 BE over at techreaction so I think I will be ordering this board next week! any ram that works particularly well with it?

So far all i've tested is 2x2g OCZ's animals.......1333 6-6-6 is a cakewalk, 7-7-7 1600 should be relatively easy with low volts.

I'm short on ddr III sticks sad to say.....

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