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X58A-GD45

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The specifications may differ from areas. Please check with your local dealers. 

Intel® X58-based mainboard

• DrMOS, the highest performance with best power-saving
• BIOS-level power-saving design
• True Blu-ray audio support
• The extra storage – Drive Booster
• The highest quality and most stable passive components
• New BIOS feature M-Flash
• Superb Stability: Military Class Components
• Supports NVIDIA 3-way SLI & ATI Crossfire

product comparison

Overview

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NVIDIA SLI

SLI technology allows using multiple Nvidia graphics cards in a single computer system with a mainboard equipped with an nForce SLI MCP. Users need an a mainboard with two PCI-Express 16x graphics slots and two matching GeForce graphics cards which are "SLI Ready". Most NVIDIA's PCI-Express graphics cards starting from the 6600 GPU can enjoy the benefits of SLI.
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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.
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Military Class Concept

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


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.
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SATA 6Gb/s

SATA 6Gb/s provides double the bandwidth of traditional SATA 3Gb/s, and increases the data transfer rate between your mainboard 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
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M-Flash

Compared to common mainboard 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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APS (Active Phase Switching)

Active Phase Switching, APS, technology is an intelligent design that helps to save energy on MSI’s mainboards. 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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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
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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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i-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 i-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 i-Charger sends a signal to initiate its charging circuit, making it a really smart and convenient charging solution for mobile computing needs.

Features
- Automatically Detect & Charge Your Smart Phone or Tablet
- Support Microsoft Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7 32Bit
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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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DrMOS

In order to provide customers stable and high quality products, starting from P45 series mainboards, MSI is leading the industry to introduce the world's most advanced power supply component, DrMOS (Driver-MOSFET), which integrates Driver IC, Top MOSFET and Bottom MOSFET into one chip. Except for its outstanding performance in power saving, DrMOS possesses switch frequency which is 400% faster than traditional MOSFET and has great improvement in stabilizing power supply and voltage control. Even under heavy loading and overclocking conditions, DrMOS can still provide the most stable and efficient power supply and quality.
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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

Basic Specification

The Specification may change without notice. The actual products sold are different from areas. Please check the detailed Specification with your local dealers.
Socket 1366
CPU (Max Support) i7
AM3 CPU Ready N/A
FSB/BCLK/Hyper Transport Bus 6.4GT/s
Chipset Intel® X58+ICH10R
DDR3 Memory DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600*/1800*/2133* (OC)
DDR2 Memory N/A
Memory Channel Triple
DIMM Slots 6
Max Memory (GB) 24
PCI-Ex16 3
PCI-E Gen Gen2 (2x16), Gen1(1x4)
PCI-Ex4 N/A
PCI-Ex1 3
PCI 1
IDE N/A
SATAIII 2
SATAII 7
RAID 0/1/5/10
LAN 10/100/1000*1
TPM 1
USB 3.0 ports (Rear) N/A
USB 2.0 ports (Rear) 8
Audio ports (Rear) 6+Coaxial/Optical SPDIF
Serial ports (Rear) N/A
Parallel ports (Rear) N/A
1394 ports (Rear) 1
eSATA 1
Display Port N/A
VGA N/A
HDMI N/A
DVI N/A
VGA Max Share Memory (MB) N/A
DirectX N/A
Form Factor ATX
DrMOS Y
DrMOS II N/A
APS Y
Sideport Memory N/A
SLI Y
3-way SLI Y
4-way SLI N/A
Hybrid SLI N/A
CrossFire Y
Hybrid CrossFire N/A
Dual Graphics N/A
D-LED2 N/A
Green Power Genie N/A

Detail Specification

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

CPU

• Supports Intel® i7 based processors in LGA1366 package.
Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only.


Chipset

• Intel® X58 Chipset
- Supports QPI up to 6.4GT/s

• Intel® ICH10R Chipset
- 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.
- Serial ATA RAID 0/1/5/10.
- Integrated AHCI controller.


Main Memory

• Supports six unbuffered DIMM of 1.5 Volt DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600*/1800*/2133* (OC) DRAM, 24GB Max
- Supports 1Gb/ 2Gb/ 4Gb DRAM size

- Supports x8 / x16 data lines per DIMM
- Supports up to 3 channel mode


Slots

• 2 PCI Express gen2 x16 slots
- supports ATI® Crossfire™
• 1 PCI Express gen1 x16 slot
- When other PCI-Ex1 slot is used, this slot will auto arrange from x4 to x1
• 3 PCI Express gen2 x1 slots
• 1 PCI slot, support 3.3V/ 5V PCI bus Interface


On-Board SATA

• SATAII / III controller integrated in ICH10R/Marvell® SE9128/JMicron® JMB362 chipset
- Up to 3Gb/s transfer speed.
- Supports six SATAII ports by ICH10R (SATA1~6)
- Supports one SATAII port by JMicron® JMB362 (SATA9)
- Supports two SATAIII ports by Marvell® SE9128 (SATA7~8)
- Supports one eSATA port by JMicron® JMB362.
- SATA1~6 support AHCI controller with SATA RAID 0/1/5/10 by ICH10R.
- SATA7~8 support SATA RAID 0/1 by Marvell® SE9128.

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
- 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 8111E.


IEEE1394 / FireWire

• VIA® VT6308 chipset
- Supports up to two 1394 ports. (Rear panel x1, pinheader x1)
- Transfer rate is up to 400Mbps.


Internal I/O Connectors

- ATX 24-Pin power connector
- 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 
- CPU x 1 / System x 4 FAN connectors
- CD-in connector
- Front panel audio connector
- Front panel connector
- 1 x chasis intrusion connector
- 1 x serial port pinheader
- 1 x USB 3.0 connector with two ports
- 2 x USB 2.0 connectors
- 7 x Serial ATAII connectors
- 2 x Serial ATAIII connectors
- 1 x IEEE1394 connector support additional 1 port
- 1 x Reset Button
- 1 x Power Button
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
- 1 x SPDIF-out connector
- 1 x TPM module connector

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

Back Panel I/O Ports

- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard port
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse port
- 1 x Claer CMOS button
- 1 x Coaxial SPDIF-out
- 1 x Optical SPDIF-out
- 1 x IEEE1394 port
- 8 x USB 2.0 ports
- 1 x eSATA port
- 1 x RJ45 LAN Jack
- 1 x 6 in 1 audio jack 







BIOS

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


Dimension

• 30.5cm(L) x 24.4cm(W) ATX Form Factor

Mounting

• 9 mounting holes.

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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 - Improved USB HDD compatibility.
 Version 25.2
Type AMI BIOS Release Date 2011-08-19
Download 7522vP2.zip File Size 1.09 MB
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Description - Update CPU Micro Code.
- Update LAN option ROM.
- Improved memory compatibility.
 Version 25.1
Type AMI BIOS Release Date 2011-03-18
Download 7522vP1.zip File Size 1.09 MB
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Description New BIOS Release
 Version 25.0
Type AMI BIOS Release Date 2010-11-16
Download 7522vP0.zip File Size 1.09 MB
Note
click here

Live Update 5

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:
Mainboards: Drivers/BIOS/Utilities;
Graphics Cards: Drivers/BIOS

Click here to read the instruction

Driver

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

!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.
Renesas USB3.0 Drivers
Description
Version 2.0.34.0
Type System & Chipset Drivers Release Date 2011-03-03
OS Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 64, XP 32
Download renesas_usb3_mb.zip File Size 16.04 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
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TPM Device Driver
Description Intel Trusted Platform chipset driver
XP: 2.00.0000.00
 Version 2.00.0000.00
Type System & Chipset Drivers Release Date 2012-03-13
OS XP 64, XP 32
Download TPMDriver_XP_MB.zip File Size 0.03 MB
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Realtek PCI-E Ethernet Drivers
Description Network Driver
 Version 7.53.0216.2012
Type On-Board LAN Drivers Release Date 2012-05-03
OS Win7 64, Win7 32
Download realtek_pcielan_7_mb.zip File Size 5.63 MB
Note
Realtek PCI-E Ethernet Drivers
Description
Version 6.250.0908.2011
Type On-Board LAN Drivers Release Date 2012-03-12
OS Vista 64, Vista 32
Download Realtek_LAN_PCIE_Vista_MB.zip File Size 5.56 MB
Note
Realtek PCI-E Ethernet Drivers
Description
Version 5.794.0222.2012
Type On-Board LAN Drivers Release Date 2012-05-03
OS XP 64, XP 32
Download Realtek_LAN_PCIE_MB.zip File Size 5.51 MB
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Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Description • Realtek High Definition Audio System Software
• WinXP Driver Version: 5.10.0.6586
• Windows 7/Vista Version: 6.0.1.6586
 Version 6.0.1.6586
Type On-Board Audio Drivers Release Date 2012-03-21
OS Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 64, XP 32
Download realtek_hd_all_mb.zip File Size 148.85 MB
Note
Intel Rapid Storage Technology Floppy Driver (F6)
Description Intel Rapid Storage Technology for SATA RAID and AHCI mode.
 Version 10.5.0.1007
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
Marvell SATAIII Drivers
Description Ver: 1.0.0.1047-WHQL
 Version
Type On-Board PIDE/SATA Drivers Release Date 2010-11-24
OS Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 64, XP 32
Download marvell_sata3_vx7_mb.zip File Size 1.32 MB
Note
Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Driver (For floppy driver)
Description Intel ICH10R SATA 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.
 Version
Type On-Board PIDE/SATA Drivers Release Date 2010-06-08
OS Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 64, XP 32
Download Intel_ICH10R_RAID_floppy_7_MB.zip File Size 0.58 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 36.83 MB
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Utility

Win7 32,Win7 64,Vista 32,Vista 64,XP 32,XP 64,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.
i-Charger
Description Provide charging function for iPad
 Version 1.0.104
Type Utility Release Date 2010-07-13
OS Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 64, XP 32
Download icharger_vx7_mb.zip File Size 0.52 MB
Note When connect iPad to USB port for charging, please remove other USB devices for stability.
Marvell RAID Tool for SATAIII
Description Marvell RAID Tool for SATAIII
 Version 4.1.0.1610
Type Utility Release Date 2010-02-26
OS Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 64, XP 32
Download marvell_raid_tool_s3_mb.zip File Size 36.43 MB
Note
Marvell SATAIII Management Utility
Description Marvell SATAIII Management Utility
 Version 4.1.0.1601
Type Utility Release Date 2010-01-15
OS Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 64, XP 32
Download marvell_sata3utl_vx7_mb.zip File Size 12.73 MB
Note
Intel Turbo Boost Monitor
Description Intel Turbo Boost Monitor Utility
 Version 2.1.23.0
Type Utility Release Date 2012-03-21
OS Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32
Download itbm_v7_mb.zip File Size 22 MB
Note
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 AutoBoot_mb.zip File Size 2.22 MB
Note
GreenPowerII
Description Utility for PC power saving
 Version 2.0.139
Type Utility Release Date 2010-12-03
OS Vista 64, Vista 32
Download GreenPowerII_mb.zip File Size 1.77 MB
Note
GreenPowerII
Description Utility for PC power saving
 Version 2.0.139
Type Utility Release Date 2010-12-03
OS XP 32
Download GreenPowerII_mb.zip File Size 1.77 MB
Note
OverClocking Center
Description Easy overclocking tool
 Version 2.0.187
Type Utility Release Date 2011-11-16
OS Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 64, XP 32
Download OverClockingCenter_mb.zip File Size 3.11 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
Note
MSI Live Update 5
Description • Online update BIOS/Driver/Firmware/Utility.
• Live Monitor auto-detects and suggests the latest BIOS/Driver/Utilities information.
Version 5.0.081
Type Utility Release Date 2012-05-03
OS Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 64, XP 32
Download LiveUpdate.zip File Size 8.76 MB
Note For K9VGM-V (MS-7253) mainboard, please do not select the DMI option.

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
5.0 Multi-Language 16.31 MB M7522v5.0_ASIA.zip 2010-11-15
5.0 Multi-Language 9.06 MB M7522v5.0_Euro.zip 2010-11-15
5.0 English 5.39 MB E7522v5.0.zip 2010-11-15

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

FAQ

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