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There is no option in XP or anything that make a boot flopy that can start an "auto flashing" procedure, you have to run the awdflash utility to do the flashing. Run the program and see the parameters availables, it's fairly easy to use. The best way to flash a new bios is to boot from a flopy...

The PCI-E voltage option is the northbridge voltage.

No MSI bios for this mobo sets the manual timmings correctly, but don't worry about that. Run Cpu-Z and watch the ram frecuency under the memory tab, if it is 400 it's OK (400 x 2 = 800).

Try to set memory timings at 5-5-5-15. Also you can increase the memory voltage, starting with 0.05v steps, and test the memory with Prime95 or Orthos by several hours. If your memory is DDR2 800 Mhz, chances are that its standard voltage is around 2 - 2.1v, so check this also.

Here: http://free-ri.t-com.hr/zbrnelic/ you can download bios v7.16. Give me an email address and I will send to you bios v7.3 if you want it.

ANewPrelusion is correct in every aspect. I think the highly inefficent memory dividers are inherent to the Intel northbridge architecture, because in the AMD platform and its onchip memory controller the perfomance gains are proportional with the ram speed, but here if I go from 1:1 to 1:25, I...

If you fill the four banks you still get double channel (provided the memory sticks are equal in pairs), but with only two sticks, they should be 1 & 3 or 2 & 4.

WOW !!!, this is the most clean build I've seen !!, congratulations !!! What case are you using ??

I've tried bios v7.4 official, and not only didn't solved anything, worst yet, the C1E option has dissapeared, so at idle my processor runs at 3-4 degrees hotter. I've replaced it again with 7.3, but I don't understand what the MSI guys are doing, every new bios seems worst than the later :mad:

I've just tried bios v7.3 official, and the reboot issue is still there. In the first reboot at 333 x 9, to my surprise the system shuts down and restarted ok, in the same way that when I change something in the bios and save it. But restarted another 3 times, the last one with PCI-E voltage at...

Do you have the reboot issue or not ??, and if not, what bios are you using ???

I know the reset button, and I've used it too, but it is only to reset the cmos. I've read again the manual, and I don't find any connection with the D-Bracket. I think I will open a thread with this item.

No this isn't memory problem. As I've said (because the manual says) with the fourth led in red and the rest in green, the board is "Testing RTC (Real Time Clock)", but I don't know what does it means, and what is wrong if the board freezes in that condition.

I've checked the lights on the D-Bracket connector, and when the system is hanged after a failed reboot, it is (or it was) testing RTC (Real time clock), because fourth led is red, anybody knows what does it means ??

When you say "solid" it means without reboot issue ???, and if so, what bios are you using ???

Your situation is much better than mine, the reboot problem starts for me at 320 FSB !!!. I think I have a combination of BIOS and OCZ memory problems. Anyway except this issue, the board is rock solid, is very fast and I have no single BSOD, no compatibility problem, no USB problem, no nothing...

Well guys, this is the invaluable answer from MSI about the reboot problem and the poor bios options: We're sorry for that we don't recommend user to overclock the system manually, so it is rarely to test the overclock issue. You can use BIOS feature "Dynamic OverClocking" to enjoy DOT function.

In fact my first memory was OCZ Gold 800 mhz, and also don't post. Then I've changed for OCZ 667, and now I have this problem. OCZ support says that is a motherboard bios problem (in fact many PowerUp users have the same reboot problem with other rams), so I am almost in a dead end, because here...

I have tried bios 7.3A and now 7.41, and the reboot issue is still there when I get past 310 mhz FSB. At 333 mhz, with the memory at 666 mhz (333 x 2 x 1) and the processor at 3 Ghz the system runs rock solid, but when I do a warm boot, it hangup. My voltages are all stock (for the memory I've...