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H55M-P31

Intel® H55-based motherboard

• Support Intel Core i3/i5/i7 processors
• IGP Supports DirectX 10, Shader Model 4.0 and OpenGL 2
• Lossless Audio support and HDMI output
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Overview

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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. 
 
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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.
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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
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3TB+ Infinity

3TB+ Infinity is not only breaking through the limit of traditional BIOS, but also enhancing the utilization of hard drives efficiently. In addition to supporting the latest 3TB hard drives, MSI 3TB+ Infinity technology can use the 3TB hard drive as boot disk when installing a 64-bit operating system. Compared to competitors, MSI 3TB+ Infinity is an industry-leading technology which substantially presents an advantage of development and application in the future.

Features
- All the latest 3TB hard drivers on the market can be supported
- Make the 3TB hard drive as boot disk when installing a 64-bit operating system
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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
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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
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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

MSI Reminds You...

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

Basic Specifications

Socket 1156
CPU (Max Support) i3/i5/i7
FSB/BCLK/Hyper Transport Bus 6.4GT/s
Chipset Intel® H55
DDR3 Memory DDR3 1066/1333/1600*/2000*/2133* (OC)
Memory Channel Dual
DIMM Slots 4
Max Memory (GB) 16
PCI-Ex16 1
PCI-E Gen Gen2 (1x16)
PCI-Ex1 2 (Gen1)
PCI 1
SATAII 6
LAN 10/100/1000*1
TPM 1
USB 2.0 ports (Rear) 6
Audio ports (Rear) 6
VGA 1
VGA Max Share Memory (MB) 512
DirectX DX10
Form Factor M-ATX
APS 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

 

CPU

• Supports Intel® i3 / i5 / i7 based processors in LGA1156 package.
Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only.

 

 

Chipset

• Intel® H55 Chipset
- Supports QPI up to 6.4GT/s
- Hi-Speed USB (USB2.0) controller, 480Mb/sec.
- 6 SATAII ports with transfer rate up to 3Gb/s.
- PCI Master v2.3, I/O APIC.
- ACPI 2.0 compliant.


Main Memory

• Supports four unbuffered DIMM of 1.5 Volt DDR3 1066/1333/1600*/2000*/2133* (OC) DRAM, 16GB Max
- Supports 1Gb/ 2Gb/ 4Gb DRAM size
- Supports Dual channel mode


Slots

• 1 PCI Express gen2 x16 slot
• 2 PCI Express gen1 x1 slots
• 1 PCI slots, support 3.3V/ 5V PCI bus Interface

 


On-Board SATA

• SATAII controller integrated in Intel H55 chipset
- Up to 3Gb/s transfer speed.
- Supports six SATAII ports by H55

 

Audio

• Chipset integrated by Realtek® ALC889
- Flexible 8-channel audio with jack sensing
- Compliant with Azalia 1.0 Spec
- Meet Microsoft Vista Premium spec

 

LAN

• Supports one PCI Express LAN 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by Realtek 8111DL.


Internal I/O Connectors

- ATX 24-Pin power connector
- 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 
- CPU x 1 / System x 2 FAN connectors
- CD-in connector
- Front panel audio connector
- Front panel connector
- 1 x chasis intrusion connector
- 3 x USB 2.0 connectors
- 6 x Serial ATAII connectors
- 1 x OC Switch
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
- 1 x SPDIF-out connector
- 1 x TPM module connector
- 2 x Serial port connectors
- 1 x Parallel port connector

MSI Reminds You...
• The floppy disk cable will be optional.

 

Back Panel I/O Ports

- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse
- 6 x USB 2.0 ports
- 1 x RJ45 LAN Jack
- 1 x 3 in 1 audio jack
- 1 x Graphic Card port 

MSI Reminds You...
• HDMI, VGA & DVI-D ports can only work with CPUs with GPUs core inside.


BIOS

• The motherboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically.
• The motherboard provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function which records your motherboard specifications.


Dimension

• 24.4cm(L) x 24.0cm(W) M-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.

 

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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 - Update CPU micro code.
- Support SMCWPCI-G2 wireless card.
- Support 2.2TB HDD or above.
 Version 1.A
Type AMI BIOS Release Date 2011-01-26
Download 7636v1A.zip File Size 3.13 MB
Note About how to flash the BIOS, please refer to BIOS flash SOP
Description - Update CPU micro code.
- Update M-Flash module.
- Update memory module.
- Fixed system report incorrect memory size during POST.
 Version 1.9
Type AMI BIOS Release Date 2010-09-14
Download 7636v19.zip File Size 2.77 MB
Note About how to flash the BIOS, please refer to BIOS flash SOP
Description - Update CPU Micro code.
- Improved memory compatibility.
- Support low voltage memory.
 Version 1.8
Type AMI BIOS Release Date 2010-07-05
Download 7636v18.zip File Size 2.75 MB
Note About how to flash the BIOS, please refer to BIOS flash SOP
Description - Update CPU module.
- Update VBIOS.
- Improved memory compatibility.
- Fixed system report incorrect HDD size during POST.
 Version 1.7
Type AMI BIOS Release Date 2010-04-27
Download 7636v17.zip File Size 2.73 MB
Note About how to flash the BIOS, please refer to BIOS flash SOP
Description - Update CPU module.
- Update VBIOS.
 Version 1.5
Type AMI BIOS Release Date 2010-01-26
Download 7636v15.zip File Size 2.72 MB
Note About how to flash the BIOS, please refer to BIOS flash SOP
Description - Update CPU module.
- Update memory module.
- Add Energy Star LOGO.
- Update VBIOS.
 Version 1.3
Type AMI BIOS Release Date 2009-12-21
Download 7636v13.zip File Size 2.72 MB
Note About how to flash the BIOS, please refer to BIOS flash SOP
Description - Update CPU micro code.
- Support EUP.
- Update VBIOS.
- Update NB & SB module.

 Version 1.2
Type AMI BIOS Release Date 2009-12-08
Download 7636v12.zip File Size 0 MB
Note About how to flash the BIOS, please refer to BIOS flash SOP
Description - Update CPU micro code.
 Version 1.1
Type AMI BIOS Release Date 2009-11-23
Download 7636v11.zip File Size 0 MB
Note About how to flash the BIOS, please refer to BIOS flash SOP
Description New BIOS Release
 Version 1.0
Type AMI BIOS Release Date 2009-11-17
Download 7636v10.zip File Size 0 MB
Note About how to flash the BIOS, please refer to BIOS flash SOP
click here

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

Win7 64,Win7 32,Vista 64,Vista 32,XP 64,XP 32

!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.
TPM Device Driver
Description Intel Trusted Platform chipset driver
XP: 2.01.0001.00
 Version 2.01.0001.00
Type System & Chipset Drivers Release Date 2012-11-14
OS XP 64, XP 32
Download TPMDriver_XP_MB.zip File Size 0.06 MB
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Intel Management Engine Driver
Description Vista/Win7 32/64: 6.0.0.1179
 Version 6.0.0.1179
Type System & Chipset Drivers Release Date 2010-08-23
OS Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32
Download intel_me_mb.zip File Size 10.11 MB
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Intel 3/4/5 Chipset Drivers
Description Ver: 9.1.2.1008
 Version
Type System & Chipset Drivers Release Date 2010-07-30
OS Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 64, XP 32
Download intel_345_inf_mb.zip File Size 2.39 MB
Note
Realtek PCI-E Ethernet Drivers
Description Network Driver
 Version 7.67.1226.2012
Type On-Board LAN Drivers Release Date 2013-05-10
OS Win7 64, Win7 32
Download realtek_pcielan_7_mb.zip File Size 5.76 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 Realtek_LAN_PCIE_Vista_MB.zip File Size 5.69 MB
Note
Realtek PCI-E Ethernet Drivers
Description
Version 5.808.1120.2012
Type On-Board LAN Drivers Release Date 2013-05-10
OS XP 64, XP 32
Download Realtek_LAN_PCIE_MB.zip File Size 5.6 MB
Note
Realtek High Definition Audio Driver (NonWin8)
Description • Realtek High Definition Audio System Software
• WinXP Driver Version: 5.10.0.6849
• Windows 7/Vista Version: 6.0.1.6849
 Version 6.0.1.6849
Type On-Board Audio Drivers Release Date 2013-05-10
OS Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 64, XP 32
Download realtek_hd_all_mb.zip File Size 153.79 MB
Note
Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver
Description Intel Rapid Storage Technology for SATA RAID and AHCI mode.
 Version 10.5.0.1027
Type On-Board PIDE/SATA Drivers Release Date 2011-11-21
OS Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 64, XP 32
Download Intel_RST_MB.zip File Size 11.9 MB
Note
Intel Rapid Storage Technology Floppy Driver (F6)
Description Intel Rapid Storage Technology for SATA RAID and AHCI mode.
 Version 10.5.0.1027
Type On-Board PIDE/SATA Drivers Release Date 2011-08-22
OS Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 64, XP 32
Download Intel_RST_floppy_MB.zip File Size 0.58 MB
Note
JMicron JMB36x IDE Drivers
Description XP/Vista/Win7 Ver: 17.55.00.WHQL
 Version
Type On-Board PIDE/SATA Drivers Release Date 2010-02-26
OS Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 64, XP 32
Download jmicron_jmb363_ide_all_mb.zip File Size 3.87 MB
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Intel H5x Series VGA Drivers
Description XP32/64: 14.42.4.5273
Vista/Win7 32/64: 15.16.6.2025
 Version
Type On-Board VGA Drivers Release Date 2010-07-21
OS Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32
Download Intel_G45_SVGA_764_MB.zip File Size 51.39 MB
Note
Intel H5x Series VGA Drivers
Description XP32/64: 14.42.4.5273
Vista/Win7 32/64: 15.16.6.2025
 Version
Type On-Board VGA Drivers Release Date 2010-07-21
OS Win7 32, Vista 32
Download Intel_G45_SVGA_732_MB.zip File Size 50.34 MB
Note
Intel H5x Series VGA Drivers
Description XP32/64: 14.42.4.5273
Vista/Win7 32/64: 15.16.6.2025
 Version
Type On-Board VGA Drivers Release Date 2010-07-21
OS XP 32
Download intel_h5x_vga_x32_mb.zip File Size 17.54 MB
Note
Intel H5x Series VGA Drivers
Description XP32/64: 14.42.4.5273
Vista/Win7 32/64: 15.16.6.2025
 Version
Type On-Board VGA Drivers Release Date 2010-07-21
OS XP 64
Download intel_h5x_vga_x64_mb.zip File Size 23.51 MB
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Utility

Win7 64,Win7 32,Vista 64,Vista 32,XP 64,XP 32,DOS

!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.
Super Charger (NonWin8)
Description The utility for msi products to charge Apple iPad/iPhone4.
 Version 1.2.018
Type Utility Release Date 2013-05-10
OS Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 64, XP 32
Download SuperCharger_mb.zip File Size 1.62 MB
Note
MSI Live Update 5 (NonWin8)
Description • Online update BIOS/Driver/Firmware/Utility.
• Live Monitor auto-detects and suggests the latest BIOS/Driver/Utilities information.
Version 5.0.102
Type Utility Release Date 2013-05-10
OS Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 64, XP 32
Download LiveUpdate.zip File Size 3.38 MB
Note
MSI Control Center (Non Win8)
Description The utility for PC overclocking, overvotage and power saving.
 Version 1.0.230
Type Utility Release Date 2012-11-14
OS Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 64, XP 32
Download ControlCenter_mb.zip File Size 6.44 MB
Note 1. .net framework 4.0 is required.
2. Intel mainboards need to install Intel ME driver to enable CPU overclock.
Intel Turbo Boost Monitor (NonWin8)
Description Intel Turbo Boost Monitor Utility
 Version 2.6.2.0
Type Utility Release Date 2012-10-31
OS Win7 64, Win7 32
Download itbm_v7_mb.zip File Size 22.01 MB
Note
Drive Booster Manager
Description eSATA Manager Interface
 Version 0.09.44
Type Utility Release Date 2009-07-24
OS Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 64, XP 32
Download DriverBoosterManager_mb.zip File Size 5.92 MB
Note
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 hddbackup_mb.zip File Size 43.56 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 Multi-Language 8.64 MB M7636v1.0_Euro.zip 2010-02-03
1.0 Multi-Language 10.7 MB M7636v1.0_ASIA.zip 2009-11-12
1.0 English 5.75 MB E7636v1.0.zip 2009-11-09

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 MSI_Software_Guide.zip 2012-03-09

Test Report

CPU Support