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Overview

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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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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
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pc alert4

This useful software detects system temperature, the status of voltage, fans and all other key components onboard. If any problem occurs, it will alert the user to correct the problem, reducing the risk of system damage.

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.

Detail Specifications

CPU

• Supports 64-bit AMD® Athlon™ 64, Sempron™ and Turion™ 64 processor (Socket 754)
• Athlon 64: 2800+ ~ 3700+, Sempron 3100+
• Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only.

Chipset

• VIA® K8M800 Chipset
- HyperTransport™ connection to AMD® Athlon™ 64 processor
- 8 or 16 bit control/address/data transfer both directions
- 800/600/400/200MHz "Double Data Rate" operation both direction
- AGP v3.0 compliant with 8x transfer mode
- Graphic integrated

• VIA® VT8237R Chipset
- Integrated Faster Ethernet LPC
- Integrated Hardware Sound Blaster/Direct Sound AC97 audio
- Ultra DMA 66/100/133 master mode PCI EIDE controller
- ACPI
- Supports 2 Serial ATA ports
- Supports 8 USB2.0 ports
 


Main Memory

• Supports DDR266/333/400 DDR DRAM for two 184-pin DDR DIMMs.
• Supports a maximum memory of 2GB.
 


Slots

• One AGP 8x/4x slot
- AGP 3.0 specification compliant
• Three 32-bit Master PCI bus slots (support 3.3v/5v PCI bus interface).

 


On-Board IDE/SATA

• An IDE controller on the VIA® VT8237R chipset provides IDE HDD/CDROM with PIO, Bus
Master and Ultra DMA 66/100/133 operation modes
- Can connect up to four Ultra ATA drives.

• Serial ATA/150 controller integrated by VT8237
- Up ot 1.5Gb/s transfer rate
- Can connect up to 2 serial ATA devices
- Supports RAID 0 or RAID 1

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

• 6 channels software audio codec VIA VT1617A
- Compliance with AC97 v2.3 Spec.
- Meet PC2001 audio performance requirement.
 


LAN

• VIA® VT6103L 10/100Mb/s PHY
- Compliant with PCI v2.2 and PC99 standard.
- Supports ACPI Power Management.
 


Internal I/O Connectors

- ATX 20-Pin power connector
- 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
- CPU / System FAN connectors
- CD-in connector
- Clear CMOS jumper
- Serial port connector (COM2)
- S/PDIF Out connector
- Front panel audio connector
- 2 x USB 2.0 connector support additional 4 ports
- Front panel connector
- 1 x Floppy disk drive connector
- 2 x serial ATA connectors
- 2 x ATA133 HD connectors

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


Back Panel I/O Ports

- 1 x Parallel
- 1 x Serial port (COM 1)
- 1 x VGA
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse
- 1 x Audio I/O (Line-in/Line-out/MIC)
- 4 x USB 2.0
- 1 x RJ45 LAN Jack
 


BIOS

• 4Mb Award BIOS with PnP, ACPI, SMBIOS 2.3, Green and Boot Block.
• Provides DMI2.0, WfM2.0, chassis intrusion, and SMBus forsystem management.
 


Dimension

• 24.5cm(L) x 19.5cm(W) Micro-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.

 

News

Release Date Title

Awards

Best Buy - Computers+Programs
Date: 2005-08
Title: Best Buy
Review: -
Media: Computers+Programs
Country: Ukraine

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 ID.
- Support Veritech memory (VM6044TWN MB1640102A VT56DD32M8PC-5).
 Version 1.A
Type Award BIOS Release Date 2006-06-29
Download 7142v1A.zip File Size 0 MB
Note About how to flash the BIOS, please refer to BIOS flash SOP
Description Update CPU ID.
 Version 1.9
Type Award BIOS Release Date 2006-04-25
Download 7142v19.zip File Size 0 MB
Note About how to flash the BIOS, please refer to BIOS flash SOP
Description Fixed system can't reflash MAC address.
Version 1.8
Type Award BIOS Release Date 2006-01-19
Download 7142v18.zip File Size 0 MB
Note About how to flash the BIOS, please refer to BIOS flash SOP
Description Support Hitachi HDS722525VLAT80 UD100 250 GB / HDS724040KLAT80 UD133 400 GB HDD.
 Version 1.7
Type Award BIOS Release Date 2006-01-13
Download 7142v17.zip File Size 0 MB
Note About how to flash the BIOS, please refer to BIOS flash SOP
Description Fixed RTC cannot be save after clearing the CMOS.
 Version 1.6
Type Award BIOS Release Date 2005-12-01
Download 7142v16.zip File Size 0 MB
Note About how to flash the BIOS, please refer to BIOS flash SOP
Description Support Winbond W39V040BPZ flash ROM.
 Version 1.5
Type Award BIOS Release Date 2005-11-09
Download 7142v15.zip File Size 0 MB
Note About how to flash the BIOS, please refer to BIOS flash SOP
Description Support Sempron 64 bit CPU.
Version 1.3
Type Award BIOS Release Date 2005-08-01
Download 7142v13.zip File Size 0 MB
Note About how to flash the BIOS, please refer to BIOS flash SOP
Description - Update CPU ID for Sempron 2000Mhz/62W CPUID=10FC0

 Version 1.2
Type Award BIOS Release Date 2005-06-01
Download 7142v12.zip File Size 0 MB
Note About how to flash the BIOS, please refer to BIOS flash SOP
Description 1. This is Award BIOS release.
2. New BIOS Release.
 Version 1.0
Type Award BIOS Release Date 2005-02-18
Download 7142v10.zip File Size 0 MB
Note About how to flash the BIOS, please refer to BIOS flash SOP
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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

Vista 64,Vista 32,XP 64,XP 32,Win 2000,Win 98,Win 98 SE,Win Me,Win 95

!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.
VIA Chipset 4in1 Drivers
Description • WHQL pass for Win2K/XP/64-bit
• Support WinXP 64-bit OS
• Support Windows Vista 32/64
• Driver version: 5.11a

 Version
Type System & Chipset Drivers Release Date 2007-04-20
OS XP 32, Win 2000, Win Me, Win 98 SE, Win 98, Win 95
Download VIA4in1_MB.zip File Size 0 MB
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VIA Chipset 4in1 Drivers
Description • WHQL pass for Win2K/XP/64-bit
• Support WinXP 64-bit OS
• Support Windows Vista 32/64
• Driver version: 5.11a

 Version
Type System & Chipset Drivers Release Date 2007-04-20
OS Vista 64, Vista 32
Download VIA4in1_MB.zip File Size 0 MB
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VIA Chipset 4in1 Drivers
Description • WHQL pass for Win2K/XP/64-bit
• Support WinXP 64-bit OS
• Support Windows Vista 32/64
• Driver version: 5.11a

 Version
Type System & Chipset Drivers Release Date 2007-04-20
OS XP 64
Download VIA4in1_x64_MB.zip File Size 0 MB
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VIA USB2.0 Drivers
Description • For Win98/ME OS only
• Version: 98/me-4.90.3000.10(2.70)
• Fixed S3 issue under WinME

Note: For WinXP, please use Microsoft Windows Update to download driver from Microsoft or aquire the latest service pack
Version
Type System & Chipset Drivers Release Date 2006-02-17
OS Win Me, Win 98 SE
Download VIA_USB20_V30003.zip File Size 0 MB
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VIA USB2.0 Patch (Under WinXP+SP1)
Description • Patch WinXP+SP1 USB2.0 show "Standard Enhance PCI to USB Host Controller" to "VIA USB2.0 Enhance Host Controller".
• Driver version: 5.1.2600.1106
 Version
Type System & Chipset Drivers Release Date 2002-11-08
OS XP 32
Download viapatch.exe File Size 0 MB
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VIA 10/100 LAN Drivers
Description • Supports VIA VT6103/VT6105
• Driver Version: 3.68.0.417 (Win98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista32/64)
• Driver Version: 3.54.0.0439 (WinXP 64-bit)
 Version
Type On-Board LAN Drivers Release Date 2008-06-13
OS XP 32, Win 2000, Win Me, Win 98 SE, Win 98, Win 95
Download VIA_LAN100_71.zip File Size 4.92 MB
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VIA 10/100 LAN Drivers
Description • Supports VIA VT6103/VT6105
• Driver Version: 3.68.0.417 (Win98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista32/64)
• Driver Version: 3.54.0.0439 (WinXP 64-bit)
 Version
Type On-Board LAN Drivers Release Date 2008-06-13
OS Vista 32
Download via_lan_vista32_mb.zip File Size 0.42 MB
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VIA 10/100 LAN Drivers
Description • Supports VIA VT6103/VT6105
• Driver Version: 3.68.0.417 (Win98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista32/64)
• Driver Version: 3.54.0.0439 (WinXP 64-bit)
 Version
Type On-Board LAN Drivers Release Date 2008-06-13
OS Vista 64
Download via_lan_vista64_mb.zip File Size 0.46 MB
Note
VIA 10/100 LAN Drivers
Description • Supports VIA VT6103/VT6105
• Driver Version: 3.68.0.417 (Win98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista32/64)
• Driver Version: 3.54.0.0439 (WinXP 64-bit)
 Version
Type On-Board LAN Drivers Release Date 2008-06-13
OS XP 64
Download VIA_10-100_winxp64.zip File Size 0.05 MB
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VIA Smart5.1CH Sound Drivers for K8MM3-V/K8MM-V/P4MAM2-V
Description • Win2K/XP WHQL pass
• Driver version: 6.14.01.4120(package:620b)
• Supports K8MM3-V/K8MM-V/P4MAM2-V
 Version
Type On-Board Audio Drivers Release Date 2005-10-12
OS XP 32, Win 2000, Win Me, Win 98 SE, Win 98, Win 95
Download VIA_VT1618_VP003.zip File Size 0 MB
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VIA PIDE/SATA RAID Drivers & Utility
Description Win XP/2K Ver: 5.1.2600.540
Win 98/Me Ver: 2.0.950.540
Win Vista Ver: 5.11a
 Version
Type On-Board PIDE/SATA Drivers Release Date 2008-04-30
OS XP 32, Win 2000, Win Me, Win 98 SE, Win 98, Win 95
Download VIA_RAID_OM74.zip File Size 0 MB
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VIA PIDE/SATA RAID Drivers & Utility
Description Win XP/2K Ver: 5.1.2600.540
Win 98/Me Ver: 2.0.950.540
Win Vista Ver: 5.11a
 Version
Type On-Board PIDE/SATA Drivers Release Date 2008-04-30
OS Vista 64, Vista 32
Download via_raid_vista_mb.zip File Size 0 MB
Note
VIA PIDE/SATA RAID Drivers & Utility
Description Win XP/2K Ver: 5.1.2600.540
Win 98/Me Ver: 2.0.950.540
Win Vista Ver: 5.11a
 Version
Type On-Board PIDE/SATA Drivers Release Date 2008-04-30
OS XP 64
Download VIA_RAID_Win64XP.zip File Size 0 MB
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VIA VT8237(R) SATA RAID Driver (For floppy driver)
Description VIA SATA RAID driver
1. Extract the file in the RAID folder and Copy all files to the floppy.
2. Press F6 to install driver through the floppy when booting and loading RAID function.
 Version
Type On-Board PIDE/SATA Drivers Release Date 2006-09-15
OS XP 32, Win 2000
Download VIA_VT8237_SATARAID_Floppy.zip File Size 0 MB
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VIA VT8237(R) SATA RAID Driver (For floppy driver)
Description VIA SATA RAID driver
1. Extract the file in the RAID folder and Copy all files to the floppy.
2. Press F6 to install driver through the floppy when booting and loading RAID function.
 Version
Type On-Board PIDE/SATA Drivers Release Date 2006-09-15
OS XP 64
Download VIA_VT8237_SATARAID_Floppy64.zip File Size 0 MB
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VIA K8M800 VGA Drivers
Description • Win2K/XP WHQL pass
• The Audio application which revises MS-7181(VT1617A) has signals mixed and disorderly
Driver Version:
2K/XP: 6.14.10.0297
Win9x/ME: 4.14.10.0050
WinXP 64-bit: 6.14.10.6004
 Version
Type On-Board VGA Drivers Release Date 2006-10-02
OS XP 32, Win 2000, Win Me, Win 98 SE, Win 98, Win 95
Download K8M800_VGA_MB.zip File Size 0 MB
Note
VIA K8M800 VGA Drivers
Description • Win2K/XP WHQL pass
• The Audio application which revises MS-7181(VT1617A) has signals mixed and disorderly
Driver Version:
2K/XP: 6.14.10.0297
Win9x/ME: 4.14.10.0050
WinXP 64-bit: 6.14.10.6004
 Version
Type On-Board VGA Drivers Release Date 2006-10-02
OS XP 64
Download K8M800-64bit.zip File Size 0 MB
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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 AMDCPUCNQ_1_0_8_1.zip File Size 0 MB
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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 amdcpu_xp2k.zip File Size 0 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 AMDCPU_64bit.zip File Size 0 MB
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Utility

XP 64,XP 32,Win 2000,Win 98,Win 98 SE,Win Me,Win 95

!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.
MSI PC Alert 4
Description The utility is just like your PC doctor that can detect the following PC hardware status during real time operation:
• monitor CPU & system temperatures
• monitor fan speed(s)
• monitor system voltage
• monitor chassis intrusion
 Version 4.1.2.5
Type Utility Release Date 2007-05-08
OS XP 32, Win 2000, Win Me, Win 98 SE, Win 98, Win 95
Download PCAlert4_MB.zip File Size 2.39 MB
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MSI PC Alert 4
Description The utility is just like your PC doctor that can detect the following PC hardware status during real time operation:
• monitor CPU & system temperatures
• monitor fan speed(s)
• monitor system voltage
• monitor chassis intrusion
 Version 4.1.2.5
Type Utility Release Date 2007-05-08
OS XP 64
Download PCAlert4_MB.zip File Size 2.39 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 0.18 MB RAID_Floppy.zip 2006-06-15
1.0 Multi-Language 3.51 MB M7142v1.0.zip 2005-09-07

Test Report

CPU Support

 

CPU FSB / HT BUS Ratio Result
Turion 64 (90nm, L2 Cache 512KB/1MB)
AMD Turion 64 ML40 (E5 version, L2 Cache 1MB) 200 11 OK
AMD Turion 64 ML42 (E5 version, L2 Cache 512K) 200 12 OK
AMD Turion 64 ML44 (E5 version, L2 Cache 1MB) 200 12 OK
AMD Turion 64 MT28 (E5 version, L2 Cache 512KB) 200 8 OK
AMD Turion 64 MT32 (E5 version, L2 Cache 512KB) 200 9 OK
AMD Turion 64 MT34 (E5 version, L2 Cache 1MB) 200 9 OK
AMD Turion 64 MT37 (E5 version, L2 Cache 1MB) 200 10 OK
Sempron (Palermo, 90nm, L2 Cache 128/256KB)
Sempron 2500+ (E6 version, L2 Cache 256KB) 200 7 OK
Sempron 2600+ (E6 version, L2 Cache 128KB) 200 8 OK
Sempron 2800+ (E6 version, L2 Cache 256KB) 200 8 OK
Sempron 3000+ (E6 version, L2 Cache 128KB) 200 9 OK
Sempron 3100+ (E6 version, L2 Cache 256KB) 200 9 OK
Sempron 3300+ (E6 version, L2 Cache 128KB) 200 10 OK
Sempron 3400+ (E6 version, L2 Cache 256KB) 200 10 OK
Sempron (Palermo, 90nm, L2 Cache 128/256KB)
Sempron 2600+ (D0 version, L2 Cache 128KB) 200 8 OK
Sempron 2800+ (D0 version, L2 Cache 256KB) 200 8 OK
Sempron 3000+ (D0 version, L2 Cache 128KB) 200 9 OK
Sempron 3100+ (D0 version, L2 Cache 256KB) 200 9 OK
Sempron 3300+ (D0 version, L2 Cache 128KB) 200 10 OK
Athlon 64 (Palermo, 90nm, L2 Cache 512KB)
Athlon 64 3000+ (E6 version) 200 10 OK
Athlon 64 3200+ (E6 version) 200 11 OK
Athlon 64 (Venice, 90nm, L2 Cache 512KB)
Athlon 64 3000+ (E6 version) 200 10 OK
Sempron (Paris, 130nm, L2 Cache 256KB)
Sempron 3100+ (CG version) 200 9 OK
Athlon 64 (Newcastle, 130nm, L2 Cache 512KB)
Athlon 64 2800+ (CG version) 200 9 OK
Athlon 64 3000+ (CG version) 200 10 OK
Athlon 64 3200+ (CG version) 200 11 OK
Athlon 64 3400+ (CG version) 200 12 OK
Athlon 64 (ClawHammer, 130nm, L2 Cache 1MB)
Athlon 64 3200+ (CG version) 200 10 OK
Athlon 64 3400+ (CG version) 200 11 OK
Athlon 64 3700+ (CG version) 200 12 OK
Athlon 64 (ClawHammer, 130nm, L2 Cache 512KB)
Athlon 64 2800+ (CG version) 200 9 OK
Athlon 64 3000+ (CG version) 200 10 OK

FAQ

Release Date Title
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