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  1. Alert 9 MS-5128 & LGS Memory. 9/3/96
  2. Alert 8 MS-5128 & Cirrus Logic 5440 compatibility problem. 9/3/96
  3. Alert 7 ATI Mach64 video card w/ IBM 37RGB514CF22 chip. 7/6/96
  4. Alert 6 MS-4144 FDC Failure when disable serial port#2. 5/16/96
  5. Alert 5 MS5120 & MS5119 have problem with Cyrix P150+ & P166+ CPUs. 5/07/96
  6. Alert 4 Alert 4. Cyrix P-rating Pentium CPU voltage distinguishment. 5/05/96
  7. Alert 3 Problem with HDDs and Creatice Lab sound card. 4/05/95
  8. Alert 2 Problem with Western Digital HDDs. 11/21/95
  9. Alert 1 MS-4138, MS-4144, MS-5119, MS5119 and MS-5122. 9/29/95

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    Alert 9. MS-5128 & LGS Memory. 9/3/96
    MODEL M/B Version Correction Items Solution
    MS-5128 1.0 Lucky Gold Star memory

    When using memory made by LG Semicon,
    computer system cannot pass Himem.sys when booting up from DOS; cannot pass Winstone 96; hang up and give out some memory error message under Windows 3.1 and Windows 95, or no
    screen when boot up. This happen very often on EDO 4x32 60ns 16MB. The memory chips have the following make:
    LGS
    GM71C17403BJ6
    9616 KOREA

    		 We are working very closely with LG Group to solve this problem.

    Alert 8. MS-5128 & Cirrus Logic 5440 compatibility problem. 9/3/96

    MODEL M/B Version Correction Items Solution
    MS-5128 1.0 Cirrus Logic 5440

    When Cirrus Logic 5440 and its VGA driver installed, system may hang up, cannot display high resolution or no screen.

    Because 5440 is use on 2-layer VGA card, it is creating too much noise. Intel have posted detail document about this on World Wide Web. Intel is recommending use 4-layer VGA on Triton chipset motherboard.

    		 The next revision of MS-5128 will correct this problem.

    Alert 7. ATI Mach64 video card w/ IBM 37RGB514CF22 chip. 7/6/96

    MODEL M/B Version Correction Items Solution
    MS-5120
    MS-5128
    MS-5129    		 When the new ATI Mach64 video card,
    in which has a IBM 37RGB514CF22
    chip build-in is installed in the system.
    Under Windows 95, when you move the mouse, there is no reaction and there is
    no mouse pointer show on the screen.

    A temporary solution to correct the
    above problem is to change the mouse scheme in mouse properties.

    Mouse scheme can be change under
    control panel->mouse->mouse properties
    ->scheme.

    		 The following mouse schemes has problem:
    • None
    • Animated Hourglasses
    • Windows Standard

    The following mouse schemes DO NOT have problem:

    • 3D Pointers
    • Windows Standard (extra large)·
    • Windows Standard (large)

    Alert 6. MS-4144 FDC Failure when disable serial port#2. 5/16/96

    MODEL M/B Version BIOS/DATE Alert Item (s) Remark
    MS-4144 2.1 AF53S
    12/15/95
    1. Will get "FDC Failure" error message after keyboard reboot if disable serial port#2 in peripheral set up.
    2. Will not display 2E8H (com4) address in AMI Configuration Table if change serial port#2 rom Auto to 2E8H (com4) in peripheral set up.
    		Update the BIOS to AF54S will solve the problem

    Alert 5. MS5120 & MS5119 have problem with Cyrix P150+ & P166+ CPUs. 5/07/96

    MODEL M/B Version BIOS/DATE Alert Item (s) Remark
    MS-5119
    MS-5120    		 1.2
    1.4    		 A37C Can not function properly with Cyrix P-150+ (120MHZ) / P-166+ (133MHZ) CPUs
    1. Use Intel CPU
    2. Working OK with Cyrix P-120+
    3. Works fine without the external cache

    Alert 4. Cyrix P-rating Pentium CPU voltage distinguishment. 5/05/96

    MODEL M/B Version BIOS/DATE Alert Item (s) Remark
    All Pentium
    Models    		 N/A N/A Cyrix P-rating Pentium CPU:
    Cyrix recently shipped 2 versions of P-rating CPUs:
    V2.4 &V2.5; way to distinguish
         Surface-print  Button-print  Voltage
V2.4     016           G8L3        3.52V
V2.5     028           G8L4        3.2 V

    Should you have installation problems, please call ACHME's FAEs

    Alert 3. Problem with HDDs and Creatice Lab sound card. 4/05/95

    MODEL M/B Version BIOS/DATE Alert Item (s) Remark
    MS-5119
    MS-5120    		 1.1
    1    		 A37A
    02/02/96     		(1) Will not sound when working with Creative Lab ISA PnP 2940 sound card * Re-flash BIOS to A379
    12/19/95

    MS-5118
    MS-51221
    1AF7C
    2/12/96(1) Some Customers will experience lock up problem when using some particular HDDs like Seagate 480MB, Conner 420MB HDDs. with IDE 1.09 driver loaded

    Alert 2. Problem with Western Digital HDDs. 11/21/95

    MODEL M/B Version BIOS/DATE Alert Item (s) Remark
    MS-4138
    MS-4144
    MS-5118 / 5122
    MS-5119 / 5120    		 A75M
    AF52
    AF75
    A378    		 Once you install Western Digital 850MB, 1GB, 1.2GB, 1.6GB IDE Hard Drives, after you exiting from BIOS set up & booting up to C:\> prompt, if you power it off, then turn the power back on again, the system will show "Insert boot diskette in drive A" instead of booting up to C:\> directly, if you try to hit "Ctrl + Alt + Del", the system will work again. Reboot and go into cmos setup. In the PERIPHERAL SETUP option, select DETECT HARD DRIVE DELAY TIME to 5 seconds or more.

    Alert 1. MS-4138, MS-4144, MS-5119, MS5119 and MS-5122. 9/29/95

    MODEL M/B Version BIOS/DATE Alert Item (s) Remark
    MS-4138 V 1.3 A75M
    03/21/95    		 * Will not run with AMD DX4-120 MHZ CPU * Final BIOS for MS-4138
    * MS-4138 is a discontinued product, MSI will not modify the BIOS later to run DX4-120 CPU
    MS-4144 V 1.4 A75X
    05/05/95    		 * Will work properly with Windows 95
    * Will not support AMD DX4+(Write back Cache) 100/120 CPUs * Will not support Cyrix DX4-100 (M1-SC) CPUs
    * Will not work with Adaptec 2940 + ISA VGA
    * Will not support monochrome monitor
    V 1.4 A75Z
    08/04/95    		 * Will not work with Windows 95
    * Will AMD DX4+
    * Will support Cyrix M1-SC
    V 1.4 * Hardware change on JC3 *Manual has been changed to V 1.5
    MS-5118
    MS-5122    		 V 1 AF76
    08/30/95    		 * If you insert modem card (com2) & change serial port #2 from 2F8H (com2) to 2E8H (com4). AMI Configuration Table will not show-up com4 address. * Disable serial port #2 address
    * MSI is modifying the BIOS
    MS-5119 V 1.1 A376
    09/19/95    		 * The previous BIOS A371-A375 will not properly function in Windows 95 * Need to re-flash BIOS MS-5119 contains an utility program diskette, please execute the disk to reprogram your previous BIOS.

    Any questions and suggestions for this home page are lawrence@achme.com .

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