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title: MSI P45 Platinum
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updated: 2010-10-09 20:02:39 +0200
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BIOS
====

  * **Download:** [station-drivers.com](http://www.station-drivers.com/page/msi/msi%20p45%20platinum%20Serie.htm) - nice collection of all BIOS files
  * **Download:** [ftp.msi.com.tw](ftp://jerryuser:net2009@ftp.msi.com.tw/BIOS/7512/) - MSI Taiwan FTP
  * Numbering scheme:
    * `.161` → Version 1.6 Beta 1
    * `.16E` → Version 1.6 Beta 14
    * `.160` → Version 1.6 Final
    * i.e. files ending in `.xx0` are always newer than files ending in `.xx1`-`.xxF`


EFI
---

  * **Download:** [global.msi.eu](http://global.msi.eu/html/popup/MB/uefi/download.html)
  * **latest inofficial version:** [msi-forum.de](http://msi-forum.de/index.php?page=Thread&postID=708525#post708525) - v100 Final

|    Filename      |     Date     |
|:----------------:|:------------:|
|  `E7512IMS.107`  |  2008-09-04  |
|  `E7512IMS.10B`  |  2008-11-09  |
|  `E7512IMS.10E`  |  2008-11-25  |
|  `E7512IMS.100`  |  2009-03-31  |


AMI BIOS
--------

  * **Download:** [msi.com](http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=downloaddetail&type=bios&maincat_no=1&prod_no=1479)
  * **latest inofficial version:** [msi-forum.de](http://msi-forum.de/index.php?page=Thread&postID=759150#post759150) - v17E beta

|    Filename      |     Date     |
|:----------------:|:------------:|
|  `A7512IMS.160`  |  2009-02-27  |
|  `A7512IMS.175`  |  2009-06-30  |
|  `A7512IMS.176`  |  2009-07-11  |
|  `A7512IMS.178`  |  2009-08-27  |
|  `A7512IMS.179`  |  2009-09-08  |
|  `A7512IMS.17A`  |  2009-12-24  |
|  `A7512IMS.17B`  |  2010-04-30  |
|  `A7512IMS.17D`  |  2010-07-01  |
|  `A7512IMS.17E`  |  2010-09-24  |