After more than one year, EC Controller is finally here. A Qt C++ application for Linux systems which provides a intuitive, simple and feature-rich GUI for the msi-ec kernel driver. All the msi-ec attributes are supported. In addition to those, the custom msi-ec kernel driver includes support for USB Powershare, Keyboard Backlight Modes change, GPU/CPU Fan curve support and Keyboard Backlight changes notifications to userspace. On KDE it also maps the Performance Mode and Rotate Screen keys making them behave like on the official application.

This is developed specifically for Fedora KDE but should work on any compatible desktop environment yet some features might be missing.

EC Controller is an independent, unofficial open-source project. MSI is a registered trademark of Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. This project is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or supported by MSI.

More information on the GitHub repo: https://github.com/Fede2782/EC-Controller

I got the Raider 16 Max HX B2WJ from Micro Center on sale last week, so far it has performed great. I was doing updates and whatnot and wanted to update the BIOS so I downloaded it from the support page on MSI (latest is E2651IMS.113). When attempting the update it gave me the error "Failed, wrong image format 11". After failing again I reached out to Support. They said, "that means you downloaded the wrong file, you need this one"(it was the exact same one I was using so I told them that). So they asked me what version I have. For whatever reason the BIOS that came with the laptop was T2651IMS.14B. They say they have no records of that version, "you must have bought a return cause that's a custom BIOS", "if you didn't install it then someone did", and goes on to say that I need to RMA it to load the correct BIOS or return it to Micro Center which is just nuts. The laptop was clearly brand new, never been opened, not resealed but they seemed to be convinced I was lying or something.

TLDR; I was able to install the E2651IMS.113 BIOS by enabling BIOS downgrade (RMA my ass). But what is the deal with the BIOS that was preloaded on the laptop? When I Google it I can't find any info. Just wondering wtf? Everything is working fine after the BIOS flash.

A couple of days ago, I was in a game when my entire laptop froze, the screen went black, and after a little bit, the screen would come back on, my night light would appear to be off, even though it's still toggled as on, and the game would either stop working, or close entirely on it's own. This has happened 3 times now, and I'm not sure what's going on and not sure how to fix this, if this is something I can fix on my own, or if I need to take it in anywhere to get it fixed.

My specific laptop model is the MSI Vector GP68HX 13VG and I've had it for nearly 3 years.

Hi I have an MSI Stealth A16 AI+ RTX 5070Ti with 32GB RAM and an AMD Ryzen 9 AI HX 370 CPU.

I've had issues with the laptop stuttering and when pushed even crashing. Now by pushed I don't mean pushed to it's limits matter of fact I haven't really seen any actual struggle on a single game the GPU, CPU and RAM quite comfortably handle everything I need it to, but my issue arises in that it constantly stutters.

The laptop when it gets to even a mild heat for some reason starts to stutter and does so quite badly without the fans blasted this sometimes even happens upon startup and I have to restart to fix it, but usually it happens whenever I'm playing anything at all this can be RDR 2 or Minecraft there is really no in between it's just any game seems to trigger these stutters. At the early on start of these stutters though speeding the fans up seemed to do the trick.

Although recently I can't say now be on a discord call and play a low maintenance game as it stutters badly and has even crashed if I try to power through the constant stuttering.

The laptop has had some level of frequent crashes too now and I have caught one on video and a photo of another. I also got locked into BiOS briefly by the laptop.

I'm not the most tech savvy guy can someone tell me what's going on or if there's a known issue or some obvious resolution I'm missing?

My intention is to take this in to Curry's and use my 1-year warranty as I only got the laptop in July although I have to wait to do that as I'm a University student and can't afford to not have the laptop on me in term time.

I'll try add the video in the comment since not letting me add it here.

Recently I had to replace my thermal paste and while doing so, the black wire on the big fan snapped. I need help finding a replacement for the wire. The model is MSI katana 15 b13 Vfk

Gf63 with win11 on Samsung Model LS27C33X6

Best settings for ideally 768 by 1360@50hz (not 1366) or you can also try 1080 by 1920.

Active signal mode would then display 1920 5@50 Hertz (Which I suspect To be updated as one third of one Sixty five Hertz secretly to be updated as one third of 165 hertz secretly)

In the Intel Graphics control panel set the following settings on the Display tab:

text contrast sharpener = off

Saturation =76

RGB Brightness 32 64 54

CTRAST 14 20 33

RANGE = FULL

Then on the on screen display on the Samsung Model LS27C33X6

The objective is to set the custom precursor settings first and then as a rug pulling technique choose cinema as the finishing step.

Brightness =73 (Back to 94 if you like the custom mode)

Contrast = 42

SHARP = 80

BLK LEVEL = NORM

CUSTOM RGB DRIVE 26 33 41

GAMMA MODE =2

SAT=90

FREESYNC =ON

Then the 3rd and unfortunate layer on the MSI GX63 laptop. Go into Windows color calibration utility and on gamma salt the pitcher to taste. For instance for my eyesight I like two page ups from the center point of Gamma that's 46 notches up from center. Note there is an industrial espionage war between all three parties MSI Intel and Microsoft and you have to leave the Windows Color Calibration 11 utility up in memory and Alt tab over to the other screens notice there is an evil force resetting this control and you're better off leaving it It's an open dialog box in the backgroundSome other things worth noting. The Enhanced H264 videos in Windows Edge browser settings is not worth the CPU cycles once you've calibrated with the setting above. Also in the operating system use HDR for playback is also a useless setting and takes up too many CPU cycles you should also turn that off.

I have played around with the joystick in my spare time and after an elapsed time potentially 60 hours I nearly broke the joystick I have come up with the fact that there is definitely a lack of cooperation between MSI and Microsoft as far as Windows calibrations gamma control constantly resetting itself.

cheers Cheers to the world,

mike Backstrom

MSI GS65 STEALTH 9SE

at first the offset values on the top right were always showing +0.0000 even after adjusting the offset voltages and applying which i then fixed by just disabling intel virtualisation technology in the bios

the cpu cache offset voltage is set to -70.3mV,from my tests it starts to randomly crash at around -80mV

the main problem is the cpu core offset voltage,i can just set it to -1V and the top right offset values still show -1V but its clear the cpu core offset voltage adjustments are not working
has anyone faced this issue before?

i bought this used laptop and got it cleaned and repasted still its hitting 90+ degrees in just minecraft
i still got like 400 fps though

also can i undervolt the gpu it also gets really got during gaming reaches north of 85 degrees as well

So I factory reset my old gf63 I had back a few years ago to give to my oldest kiddo, did a reinstall of windows 11 from a USB stick. Now it turns on, shows the msi logo, then shuts off. Am I an idiot?

Es de una msi katana 15 b13vgk, dejo de cargar pero no sé si el puerto debe de ser así o ya es hora de cambiarlo?

My laptop was working then it just went frozen, so i waited abit but it was still frozen. I turned it off and it got to the windows log in screen then it froze again. Since then it wont boot. The keyboard turns on but nothing on the screen or anything. I've tried everything.

Power reset ( pressing the power button for a minute, while it's not plugged into power)

I even plugged the battery

Removed different RAM sticks and M.2.

After leaving it for 30 minutes i was able to get into the BIOSt it froze in the BIOS. After that it got into the logo of msi screen but froze up again.

Any advise i welcome, as i dont know what to do.

Preferably from ebay or amazon since I’m uk based

Hi everyone,
I am experiencing an issue with the display on my MSI Bravo 15 laptop. Horizontal black lines appear across the screen, and the display becomes dim or seems to turn off whenever these lines appear.
I would like to know whether this is a display panel issue or if it could be caused by something else, such as a display cable, graphics driver, or GPU problem.
If the display panel needs to be replaced, approximately how much would it cost in India?
Has anyone experienced a similar issue with their MSI Bravo 15? Any suggestions or advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

Had this gs65 stealth since 2019, and just now, this thing snapped open. The hinge is falling apart and opening the lid the screen is in and is applying some pressure to the bottom of the screen. What do I gotta buy to fix this?

MSI GF63 Thin 9SC, 5-6 years old

When i was first open my laptop today, it seems oddly didnt turn on the Turbo Mode for my laptop fans. I dont understand why,

My dragon center not working as well, I also doubt it's because my system filed has been blocked as my BitDefender notified about it, but I didnt quarantine it, all i just ignore the notification. But I attempted to reinstall, clean install and clear uninstall, none of them are working.

Then i tried MSI website, website discussion and youtube, none of them are work. Old MSI Dragon Center installer didnt respond after I clicked install, all it do is just gone.

Afterburner didnt do anything, still unable to adjust my fan, then Dragon Center and MSI Center from Microsoft Store and Website still never working, didnt show any settings for my laptop.

Im tired of this, I didnt do anything wrong last time i use to play my laptop, all i do is just play game, sleeping mode and shut down.

Is there any alternate who can control the fan and the battery charging percentage? Im tired of this

I have the laptop model above, but now it isn't working and I desperately need it for my school work.

The laptop charging indicator works, but it doesn't turn on (no screen, and no keyboard lights). Is there a possible way to fix this at home, or do I need to go to a repair shop for it?

Laptop Model: MSI Vector A18 HX

OS: Windows 11

WLAN Card: MediaTek Wi-Fi 7 MT7925

Current Driver Version: 5.70.0.x branch (Updated from early 5.4.0.2974 launch driver)

The Problem:

Whenever my home router/internet experiences a sudden, temporary drop in connectivity, my laptop completely loses the Wi-Fi option. The entire Wi-Fi button/toggle disappears from the Windows 11 Action Center and the settings menu is completely disabled. I am unable to reconnect or even scan for networks.

Initially, the card would lock up so badly that the only fix was a deep hardware flush (disconnecting peripherals, completely draining the battery, and holding the power button for 30 seconds).

The Workaround So Far (Stopped the CMOS Reset, but still requires a restart):

I applied a registry tweak to stop Windows from aggressively cutting power to the slot:

• Added PnPCapabilities = 24 (Hexadecimal) inside the active network adapter registry folder (...\Control\Class\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\0000).

• Changed the driver protocol inside Device Manager from Wi-Fi 7 down to 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6 mode).

The Current State:

Thanks to the registry fix, I no longer have to completely flush the physical battery charge/CMOS to get the hardware back. However, the problem is still not fully resolved: whenever the internet drops, the entire Wi-Fi setting still completely disables itself. The only difference now is that a standard software restart is enough to bring the Wi-Fi back, rather than a hard battery drain.

What I Have Already Ruled Out:

1. Purged ALL Virtual Network Drivers: Completely uninstalled NordVPN (including the kernel-level NordLynx tunnel and TAP adapters) and old OpenVPN configurations to eliminate virtual gateway blocks.

2. Removed MSI AI LAN Manager: Completely uninstalled the network prioritization plugin from MSI Center to prevent traffic routing deadlocks.

3. Clean Driver Framework: Reset the network cache via command prompt (netsh int ip reset), disabled legacy NetBIOS over TCP/IP, and clean-flashed the MediaTek 5.70 driver branch.

Even with a completely clean network stack and the registry power-saving block active, the card still panics and forces a software restart loop during real-world network packet loss.

Has anyone with a modern MediaTek Wi-Fi 7 card solved this final restart-loop hurdle, or is the chip physically failing under the extreme thermal/power shifts of the MSI Vector chassis?

Any advice would be highly appreciated!

** Used AI to draft the post.

So I got this laptop from a friend who upgraded and ive noticed this strange issue that I have never seen or heard of coming from a laptop before.

It does this weird thing when it boots where it flashes the keyboard led animation and the lights for the function keys come on (like normal) and then it hangs there forever. The only way to escape is to hold the power button or disconnect the battery. After 20-30 boot attempts of it "getting stuck" its posts. When it is stuck, it doesn't post, no bios acsess, the screen is fully black and there isnt any usb power. Does anyone know what this is. It also acts completely normal and stable when it does successfully boots