How To Flip Audio Channels? (KT3 Ultra2 Onboard Audio)

Installed Winxp and the Sp1 update, then the 4.43 via 4in1's. Then I installed the onboard audio driver downloaded off this site for my board. When I click the RIGHT SPEAKER in the audio setup, sound comes out the LEFT speaker, and visa versa. I know the speakers are not backwards, as they have not moved in over a year (and have went through two computers now).
Anyone know how to switch the channels over so they are right?
Kyle

When working with Audio in most NLE's, i.e. Premiere Elements, or Pro, there are basically three areas that can affect how the Audio is handled on one's system. First, there is the Sound settings in Windows (from Control Panel). Next, the Audio card/chip probably/possibly has a console to make settings at the card/chip level. Last, and these are really two locations, but I'm only counting them as one since they are both in the NLE - Edit>Preferences>Audio & Audio Hardware. This is where Steve is referring to. Check all settings, and I'd suggest doing so in the order that I listed them above: OS, Audio card, then Premiere. A Mute, or by-pass in the first two, can override the settings in Premiere, and you may have its setting correct, but still not be able to effectively use your hardware.
The exact settings chosen will depend on the exact hardware that is properly installed. Without knowing all of your hardware and other settings elsewhere, one cannot give you a definitive answer. Ideally, in the settings drop-downs, you *should* see your hardware listed. Look closely, as these can be a bit cryptic.
If you are still unable to get your hardware working properly, a fourth place to look would be Control Panel>System>Hardware>Device Manager for your Audio hardware. Check that Device Manager sees your hardware, and that it is working properly.
If all is set up properly, but still not working, report back with exact specs on your system, including all of your Audio hardware. There are possibly some more steps that can be taken. I will not mention them now, as they *should not* be needed. If you do need further assistance, please list every option in all of the drop-down lists from Premiere, so we can know what your choices are.
Good luck,
Hunt

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Have you tested your hearing? Sorry!
I got a Tbird too, of the 100 kind. There is also a 133 kind. Which is yours?
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Bluegenes
Just wanted to let you know that I have experienced the same characteristic on a Kt3 Ultra2 and onboard audio. I have also noticed a similar situation with Windows XP using a Creative SB Live 5.1 on a K7M mobo and a Santa Cruz sound card on an A7V333 mobo.
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Iceberg

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Dear friends@MSI,
I have a problem with my MSI KT3 Ultra2-C Mainboard.
I use Creative Live Player Soundcard.I don't know
how disable RealTec Onboard sound.I read the mainboard's manual but didn't find anything about it.
I'll be thanking you if you help me.
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G'day people,
I am having a little drama with the instalation of a new video card. The system recoginses a hardware device, and nVidia WDM Video Capture (Universal) bbut after driver install, I get an error This device cannot start (Code 10). The FAQ over at nVidia says that:
The Code 10 error is most often a result of not having the option "Assign IRQ to VGA" enabled in your motherboards system BIOS.
My problem is I cannot find how to enable this option in bios. Any ideas? Just going to reboot and edit this post with the BIOS version.
Okay.....When I enter Bios the info say AMIBIOS vers 3.31a.
Thanks.

Thanks for this help people, I am quite new at this. Only been tinkering for about 5 years.
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That's not the right number, I belive what you are looking at is the American Megatrend version, not the actual BIOS string. It's usually at the bottom of the screen.
The only available BIOS versions are 1.X or 5.X depending on the version of mobo you are using. You need to confirm that first.
Okay how about version 5.5 date is 07/10/02.
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In which slot is the sound card?
Is there a modem involved somewhere?
Did you uninstall the previous card's driver properly? Enter SafeMode to find out.
Okay the sound card is in IRQ17 which it shares with an modem. (???)
Yes I made sure I uninstalled the old graphics card driver before I installed the new one.
Also:
Resource   Share   Device Description
IRQ 16     Shared   Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC #2
Resource   Share   Device Description
IRQ 16     Shared   NVIDIA GeForce 6600
Could this be my problem???
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What system are you running in your PC ? Did you enabled APIC Function in Advanced Bios Features ? You have said very few about your PC. so better explain with more detail your hardware ( Memory speed, system etc.)
System?? as in operating system? Win XP Pro. that is is my sig. will check on that APIC.
Extra info.
Field   Value
Motherboard Properties
Motherboard ID   62-0710-009999-00101111-040201-VIA_K7$1AARK204_A6380VMS V5.5 071002
Motherboard Name   MSI KT3 Ultra2 (MS-6380E)
Front Side Bus Properties
Bus Type   DEC Alpha EV6
Bus Width   64-bit
Real Clock   133 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock   267 MHz
Bandwidth   2133 MB/s
Memory Bus Properties
Bus Type   DDR SDRAM
Bus Width   64-bit
Real Clock   167 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock   333 MHz
Bandwidth   2666 MB/s
Chipset Bus Properties
Bus Type   VIA V-Link
Bus Width   8-bit
Real Clock   67 MHz (QDR)
Effective Clock   267 MHz
Bandwidth   267 MB/s
Motherboard Physical Info
CPU Sockets/Slots   1
Expansion Slots   5 PCI, 1 AGP, 1 CNR
RAM Slots   3 DIMM
Integrated Devices   Audio
Form Factor   ATX
Motherboard Size   230 mm x 300 mm
Motherboard Chipset   KT333
Extra Features   Fuzzy Logic 4
Motherboard Manufacturer
Company Name   Micro-Star International
Product Information   http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_list.php
BIOS Download   http://www.msi.com.tw/program/support/bios/bos/spt_bos_list.php
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DIMM1
Field   Value
Memory Module Properties
Module Name   Kingmax MPMB62D-68KX3-MBA
Serial Number   None
Module Size   256 MB (2 rows, 4 banks)
Module Type   Unbuffered
Memory Type   DDR SDRAM
Memory Speed   PC2700 (166 MHz)
Module Width   64 bit
Module Voltage   SSTL 2.5
Error Detection Method   None
Refresh Rate   Normal (15.625 us), Self-Refresh
Memory Timings
@ 166 MHz   2.5-3-3-7 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS)
@ 133 MHz   2.0-3-3-6 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS)
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Early RAS# Precharge   Not Supported
Auto-Precharge   Not Supported
Precharge All   Not Supported
Write1/Read Burst   Not Supported
Buffered Address/Control Inputs   Not Supported
Registered Address/Control Inputs   Not Supported
On-Card PLL (Clock)   Not Supported
Buffered DQMB Inputs   Not Supported
Registered DQMB Inputs   Not Supported
Differential Clock Input   Supported
Redundant Row Address   Not Supported
Memory Module Manufacturer
Company Name   Kingmax Inc.
Product Information   http://www.kingmax.com/product/pro_newp.htm
DIMM 2
Field   Value
Memory Module Properties
Serial Number   None
Module Size   256 MB (1 rows, 4 banks)
Module Type   Unbuffered
Memory Type   DDR SDRAM
Memory Speed   PC2700 (166 MHz)
Module Width   64 bit
Module Voltage   SSTL 2.5
Error Detection Method   None
Refresh Rate   Reduced (7.8 us), Self-Refresh
Memory Timings
@ 166 MHz   2.5-3-3-7 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS)
@ 133 MHz   2.0-3-3-6 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS)
Memory Module Features
Early RAS# Precharge   Not Supported
Auto-Precharge   Not Supported
Precharge All   Not Supported
Write1/Read Burst   Not Supported
Buffered Address/Control Inputs   Not Supported
Registered Address/Control Inputs   Not Supported
On-Card PLL (Clock)   Not Supported
Buffered DQMB Inputs   Not Supported
Registered DQMB Inputs   Not Supported
Differential Clock Input   Supported
Redundant Row Address   Not Supported
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Field   Value
Memory Module Properties
Module Name   Nanya M2U51264DS8HC3G-5T
Serial Number   884B2815h
Manufacture Date   Week 48 / 2005
Module Size   512 MB (2 rows, 4 banks)
Module Type   Unbuffered
Memory Type   DDR SDRAM
Memory Speed   PC3200 (200 MHz)
Module Width   64 bit
Module Voltage   SSTL 2.5
Error Detection Method   None
Refresh Rate   Reduced (7.8 us), Self-Refresh
Memory Timings
@ 200 MHz   3.0-3-3-8 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS)
@ 166 MHz   2.5-3-3-7 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS)
Memory Module Features
Early RAS# Precharge   Not Supported
Auto-Precharge   Not Supported
Precharge All   Not Supported
Write1/Read Burst   Not Supported
Buffered Address/Control Inputs   Not Supported
Registered Address/Control Inputs   Not Supported
On-Card PLL (Clock)   Not Supported
Buffered DQMB Inputs   Not Supported
Registered DQMB Inputs   Not Supported
Differential Clock Input   Supported
Redundant Row Address   Not Supported
Memory Module Manufacturer
Company Name   Nanya Technology Corp.
Product Information   http://www.nanya.com/e-htm/abc/abc-03.htm
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How to setting kt3 ultra2 mobo

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VGA is MS 8852 Geforce 2MX 400 (64MB)
But i not sure how setting??????
1)Under frequency /Voltage control
Spread Spectium -
under options choose -diasbled
+-0.25%
+-0.5 %
+-0.75 %
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2) If My vga is 64 MB, RAM is 256MB
What is suitable AGP Aperture size for my computer? default is 128MB
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thanks .Spyghost.but i read from manual yesterday the Spread Spectium function disable is main for overclock.so not i choose as +-0.25%,it's ok?????
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How can I flash the bios of a MSI kt3 ultra2 without a floppy drive?
I used the msi live update software to download the bios update programe...when I run it gives 2 options dos and windows
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I can tell you what you need to do but unfortunately - not how to do all of it.
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I'm sure a search will find what you need to know.
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Windows XP SP1
Bios: American Megatrends Inc. 07.00T
Hi I was wondering if someone could help me?
My machine has six USB ports. (1&2) Two ports are
installed on the motherboard, and my users guide says
they are legacy ports. (3&4) two ports are installed
on the d-bracket 2 connector: JLED, connected to
JUSB2, these are what I believe to be my only 2 USB2.0
ports. (4&6)Finally 2 ports are connected via JUSB3 to
the front panel of my Antec case. I think the front
panel of my case has 1.1 connectors so it is
essentially a 1.1 port.
I am having some difficulty getting my USB ports to
function properly with a USB 2.0 Buslink hard drive
UII-40 72E. I suspect there is some IRQ conflict.
Trying to alleviate this I disabled all the device
drivers I suspected might cause this in the device
manager in safe mode. I then removed from the device
manager all the USB (2.0 and 1.1) root hubs, and after
that their host controllers. I then booted to VGA
mode (thinking this should disable the video card
drivers??) and exported this IRQ info from my sys info
after the USB host controllers are reinstalled:
Resource   Device   Status
IRQ 9   Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System   OK
IRQ 11   RADEON 8500 SERIES    OK
IRQ 21   VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host
Controller   OK
IRQ 21   VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host
Controller   OK
IRQ 21   VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host
Controller   OK
IRQ 21   Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller   OK
IRQ 0   System timer   OK
IRQ 8   System CMOS/real time clock   OK
IRQ 13   Numeric data processor   OK
IRQ 12   PS/2 Compatible Mouse   OK
IRQ 1   Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2
Keyboard   OK
IRQ 14   Primary IDE Channel   OK
IRQ 15   Secondary IDE Channel   OK
IRQ 6   Standard floppy disk controller   OK
Next I attempt to (already plugged into D-Bracket
port) power on my buslink USB 2.0 hard drive. As soon
as I do the machine immediately goes to a blue screen.
No messages given but numbers are shown. I have screen
shots taking with my digital camera. I then returned
to safe mode, remove the USB drivers as I did before,
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restored I attempt to power on the bus link hard drive
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can I get another blue screen this time including a
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and at the drive manually and it says the device is
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after the above steps. I then returned to safe mode,
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VGA mode. Once the USB drivers have been restored I
attempt to power on the bus link hard drive this time
plugged into the PCI card. The drive seems to be
recognized automatically by Windows XP however my
system slows to a crawl trying to access any hard
drive. When I try and access the USB 2.0 hard drive I
get a message something to the effect of "(the drive
letter) not being recognizable".
Any ideas on what could be causing this? The same
Buslink hard drive works great at work on my Windows
2000 machine plugged into the same PCI card using the same USB cable and power supply. Would any other information be useful?
Thanks!
andrew
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I first tried installing the VIA4in1 and VIA USB2.0 patch. Then I tried the D-bracket after refreshing the usb drivers (I did not disable all other devices like in my original post, should I have?). Same result, blue screen crash at power on.
Next I disable USB ports in BIOS and install USB PCI card. Then power on the USB HD plugged into card. Same result. Computer slow accessing local drives. When I try to access the USB drive I get a "E:/ is not accessible; the file or data is corrupted or unreadable."
Next I remove the USB card. I enter BIOS and set to "2" ports. Presumably this turns on the USB1.1 ports on the mobo. I return to windows xp. It now seems to install the drivers, but just as it finishes I get a "a problem has been encountered instaaling this device (it has done this before but after finishing I get the blue screen most times). Next I goto the device manager, and in my USB devices I have a USB mass storage device w/ a yellow flag. I goto properties and see a:
"the device cannot start (code 10)" device status. I click "troubleshoot" and voila... blue screen.
Finally I reboot, and set 4 ports in BIOS, making my JUSB3 FRONT PANEL usb1.1? ports active. Interestingly these respond like the PCI card. Computer slow accessing local drives. When I try to access the USB drive I get a "E:/ is not accessible; the file or data is corrupted or unreadable." As soon as I power off the USB HD things are normal...
I will take this USB HD to work tomorrow just to ensure its integrity. Any other ideas? What kinds of BIOS settings might F up USB?
Andrew

USB2.0 Install Troubles With WinXP and KT3 Ultra2?

I installed WinXP (Fresh) on my system with the KT3 Ultra2 board in it. I had ACPI (Plug and Play OS Installed) turned OFF in the bios, and I have all 6 USB ports enabled in bios (legacy support off).
Upon installing WinXP and the SP1 full update (~130mb file I believe), I check the device manager to see what was up so far. I had several yellow exclamation marks, but two of the three were expected (onboard audio and my video card had no drivers yet). But the third one threw me... Under "Other devices" I had "USB Host Controller" listed....
So I installed the Via 4in1's version 4.43 using the "quick install" option. Check device manager, same result. Mr. Steveo suggested I try right clicking the controller in the device manager and choosing to "update driver". I did, and it automatically updated the driver and placed it in the USB section of the device manager (with the other USB entries).
The problem is, the device name seems weird: "Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller" instead of something like "USB2.0 PCI to USB Host Controller" or something like that. The yellow exclamation mark is gone, but I just dont know if this is the correct device setup or not.
Can any of you other Ultra2 owners tell me if this is what you have in your USB controller list, and if not, how did you install WinXP to get to the point where you had the "correct" listing? Maybe it makes a difference whether ACPI is turned on during install or something?
I tried to run the Via USB2.0 driver file (7011Kb) from the MSI site to see if it would help, but it quits the install and says that the SP1 update drivers are newer and should not be updated with this driver.
Any suggestions or comments are very much appreciated.
Kyle
Detroit, MI

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Originally posted by Stevesmith
I have a new 845E Max2 motherboard and installed Windows XP.
I have a similar USB2 problem after installing XP SP1 - yellow question marks in the hardware manager under "Other Hardware"/"USB (Universal Serial Bus)-Controller".
I tried "Uninstalling" the USB controller as was suggested in the forum, but it won't let itself be removed.
When I try "Search for new hardware" it shows a message that an error occurred when installing the hardware, and that the hardware is not properly configured (Code 1). It suggests that I re-install the driver. When I select "re-install driver", I just get another error message. It asks me if I have a CD or disk wit drivers, but I can't find anything appropriate on the driver disk I got with the motherboard.
Does anyone have an idea what's wrong?
Regards Steve
Hi, yours is 845E MAX2 motherboard, you should use Intel USB2.0 drivers .
http://www.msi.com.tw/program/support/driver/dvr/spt_dvr_list.php
And don't use "search for new hardware", instead you manually point the drivers location to where you extracted the downloaded file. Sometimes WinXP drivers search is "blind" 8)

KT3 Ultra2-R, RAID - single disc array

There are threads on this forum that discuss how to create a single disc array using onboard RAID to free up IDE1 and 2 for non-HDD devices.
What exactly does the following taken directly from the KT3 Ultra2-R page on MSI.com mean?
"Note: Only two hard disk drives will adopt the RAID function."
Does this mean that only a maximum of two arrays can be created using either 2, 3 or 4 physical hard drives?

My guess is that the wording of that warning is poor. What it is trying to say is that while four physical drives can be attached to IDE RAID those four physical drives can only be configured as 4 single disc arrays, 2 two disc arrays, or 2 single disc arrays and 1 two disc array.
Instead of "Note: Only two hard disk drives will adopt the RAID function." perhaps "Note: Each array can contain a maximum of two physical drives."
Also, risk_reversal, have you noticed whether or not the physical location of the connection to RAID affects the array? I currently have one single disc array on IDE3 master. If I move a new drive to that location and connect the current drive on IDE4 will that affect the array currently created for that physical drive?
I assume that the drive letters will change but other than that, is the RAID BIOS identifying the drives by some id other than just which IDE they are connected to?

KT3 Ultra2 mobo problem or others problems

My PC as below;
AMD Athlon XP 1500+ @ 1333 MHz (with box)
MSI KT3 Ultra2-R Ver 1.3 (Bios-Ver5.6)
256 MB Kingmax PC2700
Leadtek WinFast A170 SDR
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy DE Special Edition
40 GB Maxtor D540X Hard Disk Drive (5400RPM)
40*12*48 AOpen CDRW Drive
300 watt Enlight EN-8304946 (Model:HPC-300-101) PSU
+5V= 25A +5V;+ 3.3V=180W max
+3.3V =20A
+12V=13A = 156W
-5V=0.3A = 1.5W
-12V=0.8A = 9.6W
+5VSB =1.5A =7.5W
Blower Fan: 6 Fans (Using other cheap ATX PSU modify by myself)
P/S: no include CPU Fan ,VGA Fan ,Chipset Fan
Drivers & Software:-
Windows XP Pro + SP1
Nvidia 40.72 Driver
VIA 4.43
Power DVD XP
My problem like this; yesterday I playing Audio CD using Power DVD XP, then suddenly the application not respond , so I reset the computer . After booting ,the hard disk can not detect. So turn off the system without do any thing ,let rest 10 minutes & turn on, the hard disk can detect ,so go to windows again, try play cd again, but after this the system was not respond same like above problem .so reset the pc ,after booting the computer can not detect the hard disk again. So I turn off and until today in morning .I turn on my pc,after booting the hardisk can detect.but can’t go to window anymore, because all inside my hdd
was lose, my D Drive data also missing (I got 2 partition-1st partition-C Drive: OS+ Software; 2nd partition -D Drive :MP3 song +My document).But I go to FDISK ,can’t access drive.
This problem I not sure is hard disk problem or power supply problem or mainboard problem. But can’t be the power supply not enough power, because I just have 1 HDD , 1 CDRW Drive,1 Floppy, Mainboard with 1 chipset fan ,AMD Athlon XP1500+ c/w original fan ,VGA+VGA fan & sound card only. But my cousin using P4 2.4 GHz using cheaper & no name PSU with 300watt only and have more drive&may cards:1HDD(7200rpm)+HDD Fan,1CDRW Drive,1 DVD ROM ,1 Geforce2 display +FAN ,1 creative sound card, internal modem & network card. So I think the PSU is no problem and this PSU ,I have check from AMD site ,this PSU recommended by AMD and can support AMD Athlon XP 1500+ to 1700+ only.
But got one time, my pc have usb keyboard problem ,during system restart with press reset, after booting ,the pc can’t detect the keyboard ,and I have enable the legacy usb support , the problem I solve just change PS/2 keyboard only ,after this was working fine. look like same problem but how solve?????
But until today this problem happen .So I need to you help & your good suggestion &good way .please.
Thanks.

but the prices expensive or no. can u give me the model no ,please? but i think the my psu now i'm using is no problem & today i go back i need try POWERMAx to low level format my hdd, see how
But last time i have this psu problem (using pentium MMX with many blower fan with one PSU only),during booting,the HDD can't detect ,but now can detect HDD at booting,then system hang on windows,after restart can't detect HDD,very funny

ENERMAX PSU AND KT3 ULTRA2

I just bought a new enermax EG465P-VE * D *( 431W ) and i love it also my motherboard ( KT3 ULTRA2 ) too. )
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MSI KT3 Ultra2
AMD Athlon 1800+/w AMD Fan
RADEON 7200 64 DDR
512MB Samsung DDR 333
ATX Tower
ENERMAX EG465P-VE D - 430W
3x TT Smart Case Fan
Onboard Audio
3Com 10/100 pci 3c905C-TXM
Window XP Pro

"...are there more than one xp 2600+?..." C'mon, didn't you read Dr. Stu's link page ? There are many 2600+ : 133 and 166 FSB. The Thorton, isn't supported, The Tbred. 133 and 166 FSB. are supported, and the Barton 166 FSB are supported. For 166 FSB. CPUs you need to upgrade Bios to ver 5.7 and you need PC 2700 Memory at least, and perhaps a better P.Su.

KT3-Ultra2 (MS-6380E) PC3200

Okey once again problem with this board!
I decided to upgrade the comp a bit.
From Barton XP2500+ to Barton XP3000+
From 3x256MB DDR PC2700 to 2x512MB PC3200
Now ofc I know the board only supports 333MHz FSB.
I need the FSB to be 166MHz(x2=333MHz) for the Barton to run at the proper speed, I have never been able to get the multiplier to work, probably cause the CPU is locked.
Now the newly bought PC3200 refuses to run at a lower speed then 200MHz(x2=400MHz), No matter what I do, User settings, set SPD to HCLOCK. Dosn't matter. As soon as I insert a third DIMM, a PC2700 they obey my rules and works fine at 333MHz, but this board, cant handle 3 DIMMs at 333MHz, running MEMtest86, phat chance.
Using one of the PC3200 with the PC2700 works fine.
Using the second PC3200 with the PC2700 works fine.
But I cant set it up to work with only the two PC3200 cause they wont run at 333MHz, and I cant have all 3 DIMMs cause the board gives me the finger.
Ive also tried using one of the PC3200 and two PC2700, same thing, 3 DIMMs dosnt work.
So my question is, how can I force my PC3200 to run on 166MHz(x2=333MHz)?
Mainboard MSI KT3-Ultra2 (6380E ver1.0 with BIOS 5.7)
CPU AMD Barton XP3000+ (333MHz version)
Graphic-card Powercolor ATI Radeon 9800 PRO (No OC atm)
PSU Chieftec (HPC-360-202) 340W, 5V 35A, 3.3V 28A, 12V 17A.
Whole bunch of memories that pass the test when set up properly
4x512MB DDR PC3200 TwinMOS (matched 2 and 2)
2x256MB DDR PC2700 Nanya (matched)
1x256MB DDR PC2700 KVM

Frobe, lets be clear about this. Your rig ran fine with the set up which you described namely 2500 barton and 3x256mb pc2700 Ram. Is that correct?.
You now upgraded to xp3000 (in you sig you say xp3200) and are now using 2 sticks of pc3200 ram. Is this now correct?
With the new cpu and ram your rigs posts and works but you say that your new memory is detected at 400. Where is this showing 400 are you looking in the Bios and it shows HClck+33? Or is this by way of some software utility.
This board can only handle 333 mem by default, I have pc3200 mem in my pc (see my sig) and the bios runs it at HClck speed. There is no Hclck+33 option available.
This board is fussy about all 3 ram slots being used slots 1&3 work best as slots 1 & 2 share the MA channel to the northbridge whereas slot 3 uses the MB channel.
Try Running Fast command at 'Normal' (in advanced chipset>dram control) if you are not already.
You should have no trouble whatsoever running an xp3000 (333) together with pc3200 memory as described. The only reason I have only 1 stick of 512mb in my pc is that I dual boot with windows 98se and it does not work (with98) otherwise have run 1gb of ram with no issues.
What I would also suggest is that you clear the bios and check the clear nvram in the bios as well as follow Fredrik Åsenius advise namely to change the mem from spd to user.
Hope this helps

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