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  • Msi 745 - New Bios Released (1.7)

    Ok, this new bios is about 10 days old (October 30, 2003).

    I flashed to it on a whim, I was there downloading BIOS 1.3 because 1.6's memory timings suck.

    So I installed 1.7 instead, and LO AND BEHOLD...

    Although the only fix listed is "added CPU HALT detection option in BIOS setup", I can't even find that supposed new option. What I _did_ find, however, is that I can set my memory as aggressively as I could under 1.3, and still post with my chip running at the correct speed and everything!

    Gotta love MSI... not.

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    Interesting. Thanks Gurm. Might well give it a go as I'm pushing up the clocks a bit more now I'm watercooled

    That option might well be in the "PC Health" screen - this is where the "check CPU fan on startup" is (had to disable that...)
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    • #3
      I'll have to upgrade the BIOS tonight. Hopefully it will fix my fsb issue.

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      • #4
        Re: Msi 745 - New Bios Released (1.7)

        Originally posted by Gurm
        Ok, this new bios is about 10 days old (October 30, 2003).

        I flashed to it on a whim, I was there downloading BIOS 1.3 because 1.6's memory timings suck.

        So I installed 1.7 instead, and LO AND BEHOLD...

        Although the only fix listed is "added CPU HALT detection option in BIOS setup", I can't even find that supposed new option. What I _did_ find, however, is that I can set my memory as aggressively as I could under 1.3, and still post with my chip running at the correct speed and everything!

        Gotta love MSI... not.

        - Gurm
        Got to test that Bios
        BTW:
        Remember to press F3 to access all the "extra" settings
        If there's artificial intelligence, there's bound to be some artificial stupidity.

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        • #5
          Help us out here. When does one press F3? From the blue bios screen? Or before that?

          - Gurm
          The Internet - where men are men, women are men, and teenage girls are FBI agents!

          I'm the least you could do
          If only life were as easy as you
          I'm the least you could do, oh yeah
          If only life were as easy as you
          I would still get screwed

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          • #6
            Oh boy....here we go again with the "745 Ultra rocks" threads

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Gurm
              Help us out here. When does one press F3? From the blue bios screen? Or before that?

              - Gurm
              Anywhere when you are in bios

              On the page with memory timings a whole slew of setting appere when you press "F3".
              Its a "system wide" setting so you don't have to press it again in the subsections


              Originally posted by Dr Mordrid
              Oh boy....here we go again with the "745 Ultra rocks" threads

              Dr. Mordrid
              Welll??

              I does!!!
              If there's artificial intelligence, there's bound to be some artificial stupidity.

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              • #8
                oh boy, 745s still get new BIOS? damn, I really hope Asus does that

                Ok, Asus SiS boards are carp comaring to MSI ones, but u get my point (point: Asus, do something for SiS already!)

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                • #9
                  id say 745 rocks and sucsk at the same time... mine has blown up twice of o/c good though that i got a new one from msi everytime :P customer service... but dont screw with the f3 options if u dont know what it is its just a bunch of memory timings
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                  • #10
                    I could be wrong, but I think the crappy OC problem you have has something to do with 2 phrase power on most SiS boards. (usually 2 phrase b/c they are marketed as cheap boards for some reason)

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                    • #11
                      Okay, so I upped the BIOS. Seems fine, no change for me. But I still have <A HREF="http://forums.murc.ws/showthread.php?s=&threadid=41237">this</A> problem.
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