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870A-G54

AMD® 870 Chipset Based

• Superb Stability: Military Class Components
• OC Genie: Easy Overclocking Technology
• Unlock CPU Core: Unlock hidden CPU core and potential
• Support USB 3.0 AND SATA 6Gb/s
• Lossless 24bit/192kHz HD Audio

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Overview

	Military Class The perfect trinity of quality, stability and efficiency all exist at one motherboard to meet end user expectations. The MSI Military Class series products provide the long lifespan, unparalleled quality, extreme performance and ultimate efficiency. Hi-c CAP 8X Lifespan than solid Capacitor!! Insisting on the best stability, MSI utilizes Hi-c CAPs on Military Class series. Made of the rare element Tantalum, often used on space shuttles and satellites, which sustains very high temperatures and shows an amazingly high electrical conductivity. Icy Choke Unbelievable Stability & Lower temperature!! Compared to the traditional ferrite choke, the Icy Choke provides higher power efficiency and a more stable power supply, which also fulfills power users need for idealized environment with turbo speed and low operating temperatures. Solid CAP 10 years long lifespan For providing the highest quality products, we built-in Solid CAP in the entire Military Class series. This not only makes bursting capacitors a non-issue but also ensures a dramatically extended lifetime and ultra-low ESR.
	Auto OC Genie In the past, users needed to adjust settings for CPU and Memory in BIOS menu to overclock. The relation between these ratios and clocks speeds are extremely complicated, taking up to 30 minutes to find the right settings for an optimized PC. Auto OC Genie simplifies it all into one button press. Where high-end CPUs are usually priced around 1000 USD, Auto OC Genie allows you to take a 200 USD CPU (1/5 the price) to reach the same performance. Your C/P ratio rises up 500% immediately for the ultimate value. Features - The world’s first Auto Overclocking Processor - Upgrade full system performance in 1 sec - Auto detect overclocking settings of CPU and Memory - Compatible with Intel/AMD platform
	APS (Active Phase Switching) Active Phase Switching, APS, technology is an intelligent design that helps to save energy on MSI’s motherboards. The underlying idea is to switch off the power supply as soon as no electricity is needed, and when the system needs more resources again, APS will automatically adjust electricity supply accordingly. APS will automatically detect your processor’s loading at any given time and save energy accordingly. This is only possible by means of a very advanced power controlling technology. Other than software-based solutions, APS technology stands out from MSI's own research. The specially developed IC chip can operate automatically depending on the demands of the power supply, which is to reduce the total power usage.
	ATI CrossFireX ATI CrossFireX™ is the ultimate multi-GPU performance gaming platform. Enabling game-dominating power, ATI CrossFireX technology enables two or more discrete graphics processors to work together to improve graphics performance. ATI CrossFireX technology allows you to expand your system’s graphics capabilities. It allows you the ability to scale your system’s graphics horsepower as you need it, supporting up to four ATI Radeon™ HD graphics cards, making it the most scalable gaming platform ever. With an ATI CrossFireX gaming technology, the traditional graphics limitation exists no more, allowing you to enjoy higher performance as well as visual experience.
	Lossless 24-bit/192KHz HD Audio Onboard PC audio gets better! MSI is the first to implement the most high-end HD Audio codecs available. Don’t be fooled by other inferior audio solutions onboard (sometimes you can’t even find the driver!) Only MSI offers the Loss-less 24-bit/192KHz HD Audio function with an incredible 109 SNR dB value to provide the most clear & vivid HD audio quality and support 7.1 channels surround sound playback with a 2-channel independent stereo output (multiple streaming) through the front panel 3.5 inch phone jack.
	Unlock CPU Core MSI’s Unlock CPU Core technology, exclusive from MSI, can unlock the hidden cores in the CPU by making a few selections from the BIOS. By unlocking a Phenom II X2 CPU into a Phenom II X4 CPU, users can boost the CPU performance over 104%. In Addition, MSI discovers the ability to unlock Phenom II X4 960T to a 6 core CPU through the same BIOS setting. At same time, MSI was the first who could unlock a 4-core AMD CPU to a 6-core because MSI does not use any "unlock" chip on our motherboards. MSI engineers developed a BIOS technology to unlock cores which can be easy upgraded via new BIOS. Because of this flexible BIOS core unlock feature, MSI can today announce that it made BIOS unlocking easy and accessible for the audience who doesn’t know their way around the BIOS. This new MSI software tool allows users to unlock CPU cores from Windows with just a few simple clicks, no need to enter the BIOS.
	Super Charger Mobile consumer appliances are getting more and more attention in current day fast moving life style, with smart phones and tablets almost becoming a fashion accessory. However, many ordinary personal computers cannot charge some of these devices, making it difficult to stay connected. The MSI Super Charger is a Windows resident program capable of revising the power supply mode of your USB port to become more powerful. Once your phone or tablet is connected to your USB port, the Super Charger sends a signal to initiate its charging circuit, making it a really smart and convenient charging solution for mobile computing needs. Note: Only front red USB ports support charger function after system off
	USB 3.0 Compared to the 480Mbps provided by traditional USB 2.0, the all-new USB 3.0's 5Gb/s offers 10 times the transfer bandwidth, so transferring a Blu-ray movie takes less than one minute. Features - 10X Faster Than USB 2.0 - Up to 5Gb/s Data Transfer Bandwidth - Boost Transfer Rate Between Your PC and External Storage Devices
	SATA 6Gb/s SATA 6Gb/s provides double the bandwidth of traditional SATA 3Gb/s, and increases the data transfer rate between your motherboard and internal storage devices, such as 7200RPM HDDs, 10000RPM HDDs and SSDs. It's also the current trend for upcoming high-speed internal storage devices to to break the existing bottleneck of a PC's performance. Features - 2X Faster Than SATA 3Gb/s - Up to 6Gb/s Data Transfer Bandwidth - Unleash True Performance of New HDDs/SSDs
	Live Update 5 MSI Live Update 5 is a powerful and useful application for updating the latest BIOS and Drivers, saving you time and lowers the risk of updating. End-users can install and run the Live Update 5 software on their computers with the companion CD or downloading the app from the MSI website. Features - Automatically Detect the BIOS/Driver/VGA/Utility Update - Support Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7 32/64bit
	M-Flash Compared to common motherboard which need extra BIOS chips, MSI’s M-Flash has a double advantage which doesn’t need extra components and secondly, all your BIOS data will be saved in the USB drive. The stored data does not only have backup and upgrade function, moreover it can also be seen as a portable BIOS chip which is actually able to boot up your PC. Features - Backup/Restore Your BIOS to/from Any USB Flash Disk - Avoid Unnecessary Repair Due to Accident Failures During The Upgrading Process - Earn more BIOS Lifespan by Reducing Unnecessary Rewriting Process
	USB Safeguard USB Safeguard can prevent motherboards and USB devices from being damaged by short-circuit and ESD (Electro-Static Discharge) with Anti-ESD chips built-into the motherboards. Additionally, the safeguard can protect against such dangers multiple times, and greatly improves product lifespan. Features - All MSI motherboards use USB Safeguard’s anti-ESD chip for thorough protection against ESD damage - USB Safeguard is protected against a short circuit and/or ESD without the need for a fuse. It also supports stand-by power supply
	OC Dial MSI motherboards come equipped with an OC Dial design that allows for easy performance adjustment and offers even greater adjustment flexibility and ease than its predecessor, the OC Switch. Users can use the knob to determine how much or how little they would like to overclock their machine. MSI motherboards make finding and reaching the pinnacle of performance easy for customers. No deep technical experienced needed -- with just a few simple steps anyone can find their processors’ performance stratosphere. If you are looking for easy overclocking, your choice is MSI.
	Cool'n'Quiet AMD Cool'n'Quiet™ Technology reduces heat and noise so you can experience amazing performance without distraction. Combined with core enhancements, included in the AMD processors, that can improve overall power savings, deliver better multitasking and energy efficiency. Cool'n'Quiet technology can automatically adjust processor ratio to throttle CPU speed with four modes. Features - Independent Dynamic Core Technology - Dual Dynamic Power Management™ - AMD CoolCore™ Technology - AMD Wideband Frequency Control - Multi-Point Thermal Control

MSI Reminds You...

The specifications may differ from areas and we keep the right to change without notice. Please check the specific Specification with your local dealers.
The color of the product might be affected by photography and the monitor's setting, which might be different from the real product.

Military Class

The perfect trinity of quality, stability and efficiency all exist at one motherboard to meet end user expectations. The MSI Military Class series products provide the long lifespan, unparalleled quality, extreme performance and ultimate efficiency.

Hi-c CAP
8X Lifespan than solid Capacitor!!
Insisting on the best stability, MSI utilizes Hi-c CAPs on Military Class series. Made of the rare element Tantalum, often used on space shuttles and satellites, which sustains very high temperatures and shows an amazingly high electrical conductivity.

Icy Choke
Unbelievable Stability & Lower temperature!!
Compared to the traditional ferrite choke, the Icy Choke provides higher power efficiency and a more stable power supply, which also fulfills power users need for idealized environment with turbo speed and low operating temperatures.

Solid CAP
10 years long lifespan
For providing the highest quality products, we built-in Solid CAP in the entire Military Class series. This not only makes bursting capacitors a non-issue but also ensures a dramatically extended lifetime and ultra-low ESR.

Auto OC Genie

In the past, users needed to adjust settings for CPU and Memory in BIOS menu to overclock. The relation between these ratios and clocks speeds are extremely complicated, taking up to 30 minutes to find the right settings for an optimized PC. Auto OC Genie simplifies it all into one button press. Where high-end CPUs are usually priced around 1000 USD, Auto OC Genie allows you to take a 200 USD CPU (1/5 the price) to reach the same performance. Your C/P ratio rises up 500% immediately for the ultimate value.

Features
- The world’s first Auto Overclocking Processor
- Upgrade full system performance in 1 sec
- Auto detect overclocking settings of CPU and Memory
- Compatible with Intel/AMD platform

APS (Active Phase Switching)

Active Phase Switching, APS, technology is an intelligent design that helps to save energy on MSI’s motherboards. The underlying idea is to switch off the power supply as soon as no electricity is needed, and when the system needs more resources again, APS will automatically adjust electricity supply accordingly. APS will automatically detect your processor’s loading at any given time and save energy accordingly. This is only possible by means of a very advanced power controlling technology. Other than software-based solutions, APS technology stands out from MSI's own research. The specially developed IC chip can operate automatically depending on the demands of the power supply, which is to reduce the total power usage.

ATI CrossFireX

ATI CrossFireX™ is the ultimate multi-GPU performance gaming platform. Enabling game-dominating power, ATI CrossFireX technology enables two or more discrete graphics processors to work together to improve graphics performance. ATI CrossFireX technology allows you to expand your system’s graphics capabilities. It allows you the ability to scale your system’s graphics horsepower as you need it, supporting up to four ATI Radeon™ HD graphics cards, making it the most scalable gaming platform ever. With an ATI CrossFireX gaming technology, the traditional graphics limitation exists no more, allowing you to enjoy higher performance as well as visual experience.

Lossless 24-bit/192KHz HD Audio

Onboard PC audio gets better! MSI is the first to implement the most high-end HD Audio codecs available. Don’t be fooled by other inferior audio solutions onboard (sometimes you can’t even find the driver!) Only MSI offers the Loss-less 24-bit/192KHz HD Audio function with an incredible 109 SNR dB value to provide the most clear & vivid HD audio quality and support 7.1 channels surround sound playback with a 2-channel independent stereo output (multiple streaming) through the front panel 3.5 inch phone jack.

Unlock CPU Core

MSI’s Unlock CPU Core technology, exclusive from MSI, can unlock the hidden cores in the CPU by making a few selections from the BIOS. By unlocking a Phenom II X2 CPU into a Phenom II X4 CPU, users can boost the CPU performance over 104%. In Addition, MSI discovers the ability to unlock Phenom II X4 960T to a 6 core CPU through the same BIOS setting. At same time, MSI was the first who could unlock a 4-core AMD CPU to a 6-core because MSI does not use any "unlock" chip on our motherboards. MSI engineers developed a BIOS technology to unlock cores which can be easy upgraded via new BIOS. Because of this flexible BIOS core unlock feature, MSI can today announce that it made BIOS unlocking easy and accessible for the audience who doesn’t know their way around the BIOS. This new MSI software tool allows users to unlock CPU cores from Windows with just a few simple clicks, no need to enter the BIOS.

Super Charger

Mobile consumer appliances are getting more and more attention in current day fast moving life style, with smart phones and tablets almost becoming a fashion accessory. However, many ordinary personal computers cannot charge some of these devices, making it difficult to stay connected. The MSI Super Charger is a Windows resident program capable of revising the power supply mode of your USB port to become more powerful. Once your phone or tablet is connected to your USB port, the Super Charger sends a signal to initiate its charging circuit, making it a really smart and convenient charging solution for mobile computing needs.

Note: Only front red USB ports support charger function after system off

USB 3.0

Compared to the 480Mbps provided by traditional USB 2.0, the all-new USB 3.0's 5Gb/s offers 10 times the transfer bandwidth, so transferring a Blu-ray movie takes less than one minute.

Features
- 10X Faster Than USB 2.0
- Up to 5Gb/s Data Transfer Bandwidth
- Boost Transfer Rate Between Your PC and External Storage Devices

SATA 6Gb/s

SATA 6Gb/s provides double the bandwidth of traditional SATA 3Gb/s, and increases the data transfer rate between your motherboard and internal storage devices, such as 7200RPM HDDs, 10000RPM HDDs and SSDs. It's also the current trend for upcoming high-speed internal storage devices to to break the existing bottleneck of a PC's performance.

Features
- 2X Faster Than SATA 3Gb/s
- Up to 6Gb/s Data Transfer Bandwidth
- Unleash True Performance of New HDDs/SSDs

Live Update 5

MSI Live Update 5 is a powerful and useful application for updating the latest BIOS and Drivers, saving you time and lowers the risk of updating. End-users can install and run the Live Update 5 software on their computers with the companion CD or downloading the app from the MSI website.

Features
- Automatically Detect the BIOS/Driver/VGA/Utility Update
- Support Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7 32/64bit

M-Flash

Compared to common motherboard which need extra BIOS chips, MSI’s M-Flash has a double advantage which doesn’t need extra components and secondly, all your BIOS data will be saved in the USB drive. The stored data does not only have backup and upgrade function, moreover it can also be seen as a portable BIOS chip which is actually able to boot up your PC.

Features
- Backup/Restore Your BIOS to/from Any USB Flash Disk
- Avoid Unnecessary Repair Due to Accident Failures During The Upgrading Process
- Earn more BIOS Lifespan by Reducing Unnecessary Rewriting Process

USB Safeguard

USB Safeguard can prevent motherboards and USB devices from being damaged by short-circuit and ESD (Electro-Static Discharge) with Anti-ESD chips built-into the motherboards. Additionally, the safeguard can protect against such dangers multiple times, and greatly improves product lifespan.

Features
- All MSI motherboards use USB Safeguard’s anti-ESD chip for thorough protection against ESD damage
- USB Safeguard is protected against a short circuit and/or ESD without the need for a fuse. It also supports stand-by power supply

OC Dial

MSI motherboards come equipped with an OC Dial design that allows for easy performance adjustment and offers even greater adjustment flexibility and ease than its predecessor, the OC Switch. Users can use the knob to determine how much or how little they would like to overclock their machine. MSI motherboards make finding and reaching the pinnacle of performance easy for customers. No deep technical experienced needed -- with just a few simple steps anyone can find their processors’ performance stratosphere. If you are looking for easy overclocking, your choice is MSI.

Cool'n'Quiet

AMD Cool'n'Quiet™ Technology reduces heat and noise so you can experience amazing performance without distraction. Combined with core enhancements, included in the AMD processors, that can improve overall power savings, deliver better multitasking and energy efficiency. Cool'n'Quiet technology can automatically adjust processor ratio to throttle CPU speed with four modes.

Features
- Independent Dynamic Core Technology
- Dual Dynamic Power Management™
- AMD CoolCore™ Technology
- AMD Wideband Frequency Control
- Multi-Point Thermal Control

Basic Specifications

Basic Specifications
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Detail Specifications

Socket	AM3
CPU (Max Support)	Phenom II
FSB/BCLK/Hyper Transport Bus	up to 5200MT/s
Chipset	AMD® 870+SB850
DDR3 Memory	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600*(OC)
Memory Channel	Dual
DIMM Slots	4
Max Memory (GB)	16
PCI-Ex16	2
PCI-E Gen	Gen2 (1x16, 1x4)
PCI-Ex1	1
PCI	3
IDE	1
SATAIII	6
RAID	0/1/5/10
TPM (header)	1
LAN	10/100/1000*1
USB 3.0 ports (Rear)	2
USB 2.0 ports (Rear)	6
Audio ports (Rear)	6+Optical SPDIF
Serial ports (Rear)	1
Form Factor	ATX
APS	Y
CrossFire	Y

The Specification may change without notice. The actual products sold are different from areas. Please check the detailed Specification with your local dealers.

Detail Specifications

Basic Specifications
|
Detail Specifications

CPU

• 64bit AMD® Phenom II CPU.
Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only.

Hyper Transport Bus

• HyperTransport 3.0 supporting speed up to 5200MT/s

Chipset

• AMD® 870 and SB850 Chipset

Main Memory

• Supports four unbuffered DIMM of 1.5 Volt DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600* (OC) DRAM, 16GB Max

Slots

• 1 PCI Express x16 slot (PCI_E2) with x16 operation (PCI Express Bus SPEC V2.0 compliant)
• 1 PCI Express x16 slot (PCI_E3) with x4 operation (PCI Express Bus SPEC V2.0 compliant)
• 1 PCI Express x1 slot
• 3 PCI slots, support 3.3V/ 5V PCI bus Interface.

On-Board IDE

• One IDE port by JMicron® JMB368
- Supports Ultra DMA 66/100/133 mode
- Supports PIO, Bus Master operation mode
- Can connect up to two IDE devices

On-Board SATA

• 6 SATA III (1~6) ports by AMD® SB850
- Supports storage and data transfers at up to 6Gb/s

RAID Function

- SATA III 1~6 support RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 mode by AMD® SB850

MSI Reminds You...
• The RAID setup floppy disk is optional depending on the districts. You can download the files from the website to make the setup disk.

Audio

• Chipset integrated by Realtek® ALC892
- True Blu-ray Audio Support
- Flexible 8-channel audio with jack sensing
- Compliant with Azalia 1.0 Spec

LAN

• Realtek PCI-E GbLAN controller 8111DL
- Integrated Fast Ethernet MAC and PHY in single chip
- Supports 10Mb/s, 100Mb/s and 1000Mb/s
- Compliance with PCI-Express Bus specification v1.0a

Internal I/O Connectors

- ATX 24-pin power connector
- ATX 4-pin 12V CPU power connector
- CPU x 1 / System x 2 FAN connectors
- CD-in connector
- Front panel audio connector
- Front panel connector
- Chassis intrusion switch connector
- 3 x USB 2.0 connectors
- 6 x Serial ATA III connectors
- 1 x ATA133 HD connector
- 1 x OC Dial button
- 1 x OC Dial knob
- Clear CMOS jumper
- 1 x SPDIF-out connector
- 1 x TPM module connector

Back Panel I/O Ports

- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse port
- 1 x Optical SPDIF-out
- 1 x Serial port
- 6 x USB 2.0 ports
- 2 x USB 3.0 ports (blue)
- 1 x RJ45 LAN Jack
- 1 x 6 in 1 audio jack

Dimension

• 21.5cm(L) x 30.5cm(W) ATX Form Factor

Mounting

• 6 mounting holes.

Product Accessories

MSI Reminds You...
• The accessories will probably be different according to the different selling areas of product models. For details of accessories, please refer to the descriptions on the product package.

The Specification may change without notice. The actual products sold are different from areas. Please check the detailed Specification with your local dealers.

Awards

Date:	2010-00
Title:	Smart Buy Award
Review:	>Open
Media:	Extrahardware.cz
Country:	Czech Republic

Date:	2010-00
Title:	Good Price Award
Review:	-
Media:	PC Space
Country:	Slovenia

Date:	2010-00
Title:	Spar-tipp Award
Review:	-
Media:	PC Games Hardware
Country:	Germany

BIOS

Attention:

Users who download BIOS from here (not using Live Update) should use the flash utility included in the downloaded compressed file when doing the BIOS update. To avoid BIOS update failure, please do not use older versions of the update utility or utilities not provided by MSI.

We suggest using Chrome, Firefox 3.0 or IE 8.0 above browsers to download BIOS, Drivers, etc.


Description	- Improved gaming PS2 keyboard compatibility.	Version	17.20
Type	AMI BIOS	Release Date	2012-11-27
Download	download	File Size	MB
Note	About how to flash the BIOS, please refer to BIOS flash SOP


Description	- Update AGESA code for Vishera CPU. - Improved gaming USB mouse compatibility.	Version	17.19
Type	AMI BIOS	Release Date	2012-11-01
Download	download	File Size	MB
Note	About how to flash the BIOS, please refer to BIOS flash SOP


Description	- Update AMD AGESA code. - Improved memory compatibility. - Improved gaming USB compatibility.	Version	17.18
Type	AMI BIOS	Release Date	2012-04-06
Download	download	File Size	MB
Note	About how to flash the BIOS, please refer to BIOS flash SOP


Description	- Update AMD AGESA code. - Improved gaming mouse compatibility.	Version	17.H
Type	AMI BIOS	Release Date	2012-01-13
Download	download	File Size	MB
Note	About how to flash the BIOS, please refer to BIOS flash SOP


Description	- ADD NTC protection function.	Version	17.G
Type	AMI BIOS	Release Date	2011-11-28
Download	download	File Size	MB
Note	About how to flash the BIOS, please refer to BIOS flash SOP


Description	- Update CPU AGESA code. - Update RAID option ROM.	Version	17.F
Type	AMI BIOS	Release Date	2011-09-26
Download	download	File Size	MB
Note	About how to flash the BIOS, please refer to BIOS flash SOP


Description	- Update CPU module.	Version	17.E
Type	AMI BIOS	Release Date	2011-08-07
Download	download	File Size	MB
Note	About how to flash the BIOS, please refer to BIOS flash SOP


Description	- Update CPU AGESA code. - Improved memory compatibility.	Version	17.D
Type	AMI BIOS	Release Date	2011-06-29
Download	download	File Size	MB
Note	About how to flash the BIOS, please refer to BIOS flash SOP


Description	- Update CPU module.	Version	17.A
Type	AMI BIOS	Release Date	2011-03-23
Download	download	File Size	MB
Note	About how to flash the BIOS, please refer to BIOS flash SOP


Description	- Update CPU ID.	Version	17.9
Type	AMI BIOS	Release Date	2011-02-21
Download	download	File Size	MB
Note	About how to flash the BIOS, please refer to BIOS flash SOP


Description	- Update CPU AGESA code. - Support OCZ PCIE SSD card.	Version	17.8
Type	AMI BIOS	Release Date	2011-01-10
Download	download	File Size	MB
Note	About how to flash the BIOS, please refer to BIOS flash SOP


Description	- Update CPU AGESA code. - Update SB module. - Update M-Flash module.	Version	17.7
Type	AMI BIOS	Release Date	2010-09-09
Download	download	File Size	MB
Note	About how to flash the BIOS, please refer to BIOS flash SOP


Description	- Update AGESA code. - Improved memory compatibility.	Version	17.6
Type	AMI BIOS	Release Date	2010-06-24
Download	download	File Size	MB
Note	About how to flash the BIOS, please refer to BIOS flash SOP


Description	- Fixed system report incorrect RAID message during POST.	Version	17.5
Type	AMI BIOS	Release Date	2010-05-18
Download	download	File Size	MB
Note	About how to flash the BIOS, please refer to BIOS flash SOP


Description	- Support AMD 6 core CPU. - Improved memory compatibility.	Version	17.4
Type	AMI BIOS	Release Date	2010-05-17
Download	download	File Size	MB
Note	About how to flash the BIOS, please refer to BIOS flash SOP


Description	New BIOS Release	Version	17.1
Type	AMI BIOS	Release Date	2010-04-14
Download	download	File Size	MB
Note	About how to flash the BIOS, please refer to BIOS flash SOP

Live Update 5

DISCLAIMER:
Live Update 5 utility is only intended for MSI Desktop PC related products (motherboards and graphics cards) usage. This utility doesn’t support any MSI Notebook (NB and Tablet PC) or AIO product, while installed might experience unexpected errors. If it happens that you have installed Live Update 5 on your Notebook or AIO system, please uninstall it then perform system restart.

Live Update 5 is a powerful update tool with user-friendly interface, provides an automatic scan and download for your MSI products. Using this service to keep your system in the most updated environment.

Live Update 5 supports the following MSI product lines and items:
Motherboards: Drivers/BIOS/Utilities;
Graphics Cards: Drivers/BIOS

Click here to read the instruction

Driver

Special Note:

The Drivers provided here are exclusively for MSI products only. MSI takes no responsibility for any damage resulted from improper usage or lack of technical expertise.

We suggest using Chrome, Firefox 3.0 or IE 8.0 above browsers to download BIOS, Drivers, etc.

ATI System Drivers for 7xx/8xx/SB7xx/SB8xx Series (except RS690, 740)
Description	ATI System & VGA Drivers	Version	8.881.0.0
Type	System & Chipset Drivers	Release Date	2012-09-20
OS	XP 64, XP 32
Download	download	File Size	MB
Note

ATI System Drivers for 7xx/8xx/SB7xx/SB8xx Series (except RS690, 740)
Description	ATI System & VGA Drivers	Version	8.947.0.0
Type	System & Chipset Drivers	Release Date	2012-09-20
OS	Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32
Download	download	File Size	MB
Note

Renesas USB3.0 Drivers
Description		Version	2.0.34.0
Type	System & Chipset Drivers	Release Date	2012-07-12
OS	Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 64, XP 32
Download	download	File Size	MB
Note

Realtek PCI-E Ethernet Drivers (W8)
Description	Network Driver	Version	8.20.815.2013
Type	On-Board LAN Drivers	Release Date	2013-12-05
OS	Win8 64, Win8 32
Download	download	File Size	MB
Note

Realtek PCI-E Ethernet Drivers
Description		Version	5.818.912.2013
Type	On-Board LAN Drivers	Release Date	2013-10-30
OS	XP 64, XP 32
Download	download	File Size	MB
Note

Realtek PCI-E Ethernet Drivers
Description	Network Driver	Version	7.72.0410.2013
Type	On-Board LAN Drivers	Release Date	2013-07-25
OS	Win7 64, Win7 32
Download	download	File Size	MB
Note

Realtek PCI-E Ethernet Drivers
Description		Version	6.252.1109.2012
Type	On-Board LAN Drivers	Release Date	2013-05-10
OS	Vista 64, Vista 32
Download	download	File Size	MB
Note

Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Description	WWinXP Driver Version: 5.10.0.7111 Windows 8/7/Vista Version: 6.0.1.7111	Version	6.0.1.7111
Type	On-Board Audio Drivers	Release Date	2013-12-09
OS	Win8 64, Win8 32, Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 64, XP 32
Download	download	File Size	MB
Note

ATI SB7xx/SB8xx RAID Driver
Description	ATI SB7xx/SB8xx RAID driver 1. Extract the file and Copy all files to the floppy. 2. Press F6 to install driver through the floppy when booting and loading RAID function. XP：3.2.1540.24 Vista：3.2.1540.35 Win7：3.1.1540.151	Version
Type	On-Board PIDE/SATA Drivers	Release Date	2010-05-28
OS	Win7 32
Download	download	File Size	MB
Note

ATI SB7xx/SB8xx RAID Driver
Description	ATI SB7xx/SB8xx RAID driver 1. Extract the file and Copy all files to the floppy. 2. Press F6 to install driver through the floppy when booting and loading RAID function. XP：3.2.1540.24 Vista：3.2.1540.35 Win7：3.1.1540.151	Version
Type	On-Board PIDE/SATA Drivers	Release Date	2010-05-28
OS	Win7 64
Download	download	File Size	MB
Note

ATI SB7xx/SB8xx RAID Driver
Description	ATI SB7xx/SB8xx RAID driver 1. Extract the file and Copy all files to the floppy. 2. Press F6 to install driver through the floppy when booting and loading RAID function. XP：3.2.1540.24 Vista：3.2.1540.35 Win7：3.1.1540.151	Version
Type	On-Board PIDE/SATA Drivers	Release Date	2010-05-28
OS	Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 64, XP 32
Download	download	File Size	MB
Note

AMD AMDAway Driver
Description	This INF file removes the unresolved hardware detection (YELLOW BANG! associated with devices that do not have the proper driver installed) only. Ver. 1.0.1.0 If you are using a non-English OS, please enter "setup.exe /el" in command line from your download directory to install this program.	Version
Type	Others Drivers	Release Date	2006-07-04
OS	Vista 64, Vista 32
Download	download	File Size	MB
Note

AMD AMDAway Driver
Description	This INF file removes the unresolved hardware detection (YELLOW BANG! associated with devices that do not have the proper driver installed) only. Ver. 1.0.1.0 If you are using a non-English OS, please enter "setup.exe /el" in command line from your download directory to install this program.	Version
Type	Others Drivers	Release Date	2006-07-04
OS	XP 32
Download	download	File Size	MB
Note

AMD AMDAway Driver
Description	This INF file removes the unresolved hardware detection (YELLOW BANG! associated with devices that do not have the proper driver installed) only. Ver. 1.0.1.0 If you are using a non-English OS, please enter "setup.exe /el" in command line from your download directory to install this program.	Version
Type	Others Drivers	Release Date	2006-07-04
OS	XP 64
Download	download	File Size	MB
Note

AMD Cool and Quiet Driver (MB)
Description	• AMD Athlon™ 64/Sempron™/Turion™ 64/Opteron™ systems with ACPI 2.0 processor performance control objects • WinXP WHQL pass • Driver Version: - XP 1.2.2.0 - 98/ME/2K 1.0.8.1 • Windows XP 64-Bit Edition or Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition	Version
Type	Others Drivers	Release Date	2006-02-20
OS	Win 98 SE
Download	download	File Size	MB
Note

AMD Cool and Quiet Driver (MB)
Description	• AMD Athlon™ 64/Sempron™/Turion™ 64/Opteron™ systems with ACPI 2.0 processor performance control objects • WinXP WHQL pass • Driver Version: - XP 1.2.2.0 - 98/ME/2K 1.0.8.1 • Windows XP 64-Bit Edition or Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition	Version
Type	Others Drivers	Release Date	2006-02-20
OS	XP 32
Download	download	File Size	MB
Note

AMD Cool and Quiet Driver (MB)
Description	• AMD Athlon™ 64/Sempron™/Turion™ 64/Opteron™ systems with ACPI 2.0 processor performance control objects • WinXP WHQL pass • Driver Version: - XP 1.2.2.0 - 98/ME/2K 1.0.8.1 • Windows XP 64-Bit Edition or Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition	Version
Type	Others Drivers	Release Date	2006-02-20
OS	XP 64
Download	download	File Size	MB
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Utility

Special Note:

The Utilities provided here are exclusively for MSI products only. MSI takes no responsibility for any damage resulted from improper usage or lack of technical expertise.

We suggest using Chrome, Firefox 3.0 or IE 8.0 above browsers to download BIOS, Drivers, etc.

Live Update 5
Description	• Online update BIOS/Driver/Firmware/Utility. • Live Monitor auto-detects and suggests the latest BIOS/Driver/Utilities information.	Version	5.0.113
Type	Utility	Release Date	2014-02-20
OS	Win8 64, Win8 32, Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 64, XP 32
Download	download	File Size	MB
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Super Charger (W8)
Description	The utility for msi products to charge Apple iPad/iPhone series.	Version	1.2.022
Type	Utility	Release Date	2013-12-05
OS	Win8 64, Win8 32, Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 64, XP 32
Download	download	File Size	MB
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BIOS Code Unlocked Technology
Description	Unlock CPU Core	Version	1.0.108
Type	Utility	Release Date	2013-08-20
OS	Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 64, XP 32
Download	download	File Size	MB
Note

MSI Control Center (W8)
Description	The utility for PC overclocking, overvotage and power saving.	Version	1.0.230
Type	Utility	Release Date	2012-11-14
OS	Win8 64, Win8 32, Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 64, XP 32
Download	download	File Size	MB
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AutoBoot
Description	Utility for PC power schedule, alarm clock, auto login	Version	1.0.103
Type	Utility	Release Date	2009-09-08
OS	Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 32
Download	download	File Size	MB
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HDDBackup
Description	1. For System Backup 2. Please use Nero to burn the Image to boot up the system for backup.	Version	1.25
Type	Utility	Release Date	2008-07-30
OS	DOS
Download	download	File Size	MB
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ATI RAID Tool
Description	This is for setting up ATI RAID function.	Version	2.5.1540.4
Type	Utility	Release Date	2006-11-02
OS	XP 32
Download	download	File Size	MB
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Manual

Special Note:

MSI™ provides user manuals (in PDF format) here for download. You can use Adobe Acrobat Reader (Adobe's WEB Site) to open them.

An easy guide for you to assemble your PC step by step, please refer to "Quick Installation Guide".

We suggest using Chrome, Firefox 3.0 or IE 8.0 above browsers to download BIOS, Drivers, etc.

Version	Language	File Size	Download	Release Date
1.0	English	6.12 MB	download	2012-02-21
3.2	English	6.92 MB	download	2010-09-17
3.0	Multi-Language	11.06 MB	download	2010-04-07
3.0	Multi-Language	9.3 MB	download	2010-03-22

Quick Guide

$\"!\"$ Special Note:

MSI™ provides user manuals (in PDF format) here for download. You can use Adobe Acrobat Reader (Adobe's WEB Site) to open them.

We suggest using Chrome, Firefox 3.0 or IE 8.0 above browsers to download BIOS, Drivers, etc.

Version	Language	File Size	Download	Release Date
1.5	English	5.85 MB	N/A	2012-03-09

Test Report

CPU Support

FAQ

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Common FAQ

Sales Inquiry

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