Upon boot-up, the 1st line appearing after the memory count is the BIOS version. It is usually in the format: A6590VMS V5.2 091096 where: 1st digit refers to BIOS maker as A = AMI W = AWARD 2nd - 5th digit refers to the model number. 6th digit refers to the chipset of the MB (example: V = VIA, S = SiS, I = Intel, A = AMD) 7th - 8th digit refers to the customer as MS = all standard customers. V5.2 refers to the BIOS version. 091096 refers to the date this BIOS is released.
微星主機版錯誤代碼(取自微星網頁)
Verify POST beep codes Continues beeps or 1long 2short beeps = possible memory error ‧ Try re-seating memory or test with different memory 1long 2short or 8short beeps = possible video card problem ‧ Try re-seating video card, test system with known good video card High/Low tone (siren sound)= CPU is overheating. ‧ Verify that CPU heatsink is properly installed and power connected
Check diagnostic LED codes from D-Bracket Motherboards equipped with D-Bracket may provide useful diagnostic codes for common problems on the diagnostic LEDS. ‧ Listing of diagnostic LED codes can be located in manual for your motherboard .
AMI Beep Code
Deep Code
Description
1 short
DRAMS refresh failure
2 short
Parity circuit failure
3 short
Base 64k RAM failure
4 short
System timer failure
5 short
Process failure
6 short
Keyboard controller Gate A20 error
7 short
Virtual mode exception error
8 short
Display memory Read/Write test failure
9 short
ROM BIOS checksum failure
10 short
CMOS shutdown Read/Write error
11 short
Cache Memory error
1 long, 3 short
Conventional/Extended memory failure
1 long, 8 short
Display/Retrace test failed
AWARD Beep Code
Deep Code
Description
1 Long, 2 Short
A video error has occurred and the BIOS cannot intialize the video screen to display any additional information
Any other beep(s)
RAM problem
What are the LED definitions of D-Bracket?
D-Bracket™2
Description
System Power ON -The D-LED will hang here if the processor is damaged or not installed properly.
Early Chipset Initialization
Memory Detection Test - Testing onboard memory size. The D-LED will hang if the memory module is damaged or not installed properly
Decompressing BIOS image to RAM for fast booting
Initializing Keyboard Controller
Testing VGA BIOS - This will start writing VGA sign-on message to the screen
Processor Initialization - This will show information regarding the processor (like brand name, system bus, etc...)
Testing RTC (Real Time Clock)
Initializing Video Interface - This will start detecting CPU clock, checking type of video onboard. Then, detect and initialize the video adapter
BIOS Sign On - This will start showing information about logo, processor brand name, etc...
Testing Base and Extended Memory - Testing base memory from 240K to 640K and extended memory above 1MB using various patterns
Assign Resources to all ISA
Initializing Hard Drive Controller - This will initialize IDE drive and controller
Initializing Floppy Drive Controller - This will initializing Floppy Drive and controller
Boot Attempt - This will set low stack and boot via INT 19h
Operating System Booting
MSI Prescott CPU Support List(取自捷元傳來的資料)
MSI Prescott CPU Support List
CPU Type
Prescott Celeron 533外頻
Prescott P4 533外頻
Prescott P4 800外頻
CPU Type
Celeron
Pentium 4
Pentium 4
Pentium 4
Pentium 4
Pentium 4
Pentium 4
Frequency/Clock
2.8GHz
2.4GHz
2.8GHz
2.8GHz
3.0GHz
3.2GHz
3.4GHz
FSB
533MHz
533MHz
533MHz
800MHz
800MHz
800MHz
800MHz
L2 Cache
256Kb
1M
1M
1M
1M
1M
1M
Model
PCB Ver.
BIOS Ver.
Result
Result
Result
Result
Result
Result
Result
875P Neo-LSR
100
AMI 2.0
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
875P Neo-FIS2R
100
AMI 2.0
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
875P Neo-PFISR
200
AMI 3.1
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
865PE白金版
2.0C
AMI 3.5
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
865PE Neo2-PS
2.0C
AMI 3.5
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
865PE Neo2-PFS
2.0C
AMI 3.5
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
865PE Neo2-PFISR
2.0C
AMI 3.5
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
865PE Neo2-PLS
2.0C
AMI 3.5
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
865PE Neo2-S
100
AMI 2.1
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
865PE Neo2-LS
100
AMI 2.1
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
865PE Neo2-FIS2R
100
AMI 2.1
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
865PEM2-ILS
11A
Award 7.2
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
865PEM2-LS
11A
Award 7.2
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
865G Neo2-S
100
AMI 2.1
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
865G Neo2-LS
100
AMI 2.1
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
865G Neo2-PFS
2.0C
AMI 3.5
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
865G Neo2-PLS
2.0C
AMI 3.5
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
865GM2-ILS
11A
Beta BIOS
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
NO
865GM2-LS
11A
Beta BIOS
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
NO
865GVM-L
11A
Beta BIOS
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
NO
865GVM-LS
11A
Beta BIOS
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
NO
848P Neo-LS
10A
AMI 1.5
OK
OK
OK
NO
NO
NO
NO
848P Neo-S
10A
AMI 1.5
OK
OK
OK
NO
NO
NO
NO
845PE Neo
5.0B1
AMI 7.2
OK
OK
OK
NO
NO
NO
NO
PT8 Neo-LSR
100
Award 2.0
OK
OK
OK
NO
NO
NO
NO
PT8 Neo-SR
100
Award 2.0
OK
OK
OK
NO
NO
NO
NO
PT880 Neo-FISR
10A
AMI 1.4
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
NO
PT880 Neo-LSR
10A
AMI 1.4
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
NO
661FM-L
200
Award 3.5
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
NO
NO
661FM-IL
200
Award 3.5
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
NO
NO
RS3M-L
100
Beta BIOS
NO
NO
NO
OK
OK
NO
NO
MSI P4 Extreme Edition Support List (FSB800, 2M L3)
Chipset
Model Name
BIOS Version
P4EE Support
Intel® 875P
875P Neo-LSR/-FIS2R
AMI 2.0
YES
Intel® 875P
875P Neo-PFISR
AMI 3.0
YES
Intel® 865PE
865PE Neo2-P Platinum Edition
AMI 3.5
YES
Intel® 865PE
865PE Neo2-PS/-PLS/-PFISR
AMI 3.5
YES
Intel® 865PE
865PE Neo2-S/-LS/-FIS2R
AMI 2.1
YES
Intel® 865P/865PE
865PM2/865PEM2 (PCB 1.1A, 4M BIOS)
Award 7.2
YES
Intel® 865G
865G Neo2-PFS/865G Neo2-PLS
AMI 3.5
YES
Intel® 865G
865G Neo2-S/-LS
AMI 2.1
YES
Intel® 865G
865GM2/865GM2-L (PCB 1.1A, 4M BIOS)
Award 5.3
YES
Intel® 848
848P Neo-S/-LS
AMI 1.5
YES
Intel® 845PE
845PE Neo/-L (PCB 3.0)
AMI 5.0
YES
Intel® 845PE
845PE Neo/-L (PCB 5.0)
AMI 7.2
YES
VIA® PT800
PT8 Neo-SR/-LSR
Award 2.0
YES
VIA® PT880
PT880 Neo-SR/-LSR/-FISR
AMI 1.4
YES
SiS® 661FX
661FM /-L
Award 3.0
YES
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