K7D Master USB

Does K7D Master not support USB 2.0
Get message saying this device could run faster.
Device is USB memory stick.
Operating system= Xp pro + sp2.
Running dual amd athlon MP's@2400
Have latest bios
Can't see update on Msi site
Have tried windows driver.
Have also tried msi driver.
box says usb 2.0
Don't know if it worked before as have just got new memory stick.
Also have usb network card which is running very slow at 11mbps
HELP

I'm quite new to this forums, and I'm not used to them yet. Usually, I have the habit to search first and use existing threads. I hope this isn't an issue...
Hello there! First of all, I need to tell you that I use windows XP without SP1 nor blaster patch as my favorite OS. To be able to play a game, I installed SP2 on a second Harddisk that I plug and unplug every time I want to play that game. Now that we know each other and you realize how crazy I am:
I'm wondering why I cannot have USB 2.0 support on my K7D Master L, with SP2. The board came with a NEC usb controller, and as far as I know it is supposed to be 2.0.
I don't have any drivers for it, but the ports are working at 1.1 perfectly. What should I do? I don't know what the problem is. I searched the bios looking for legacy support but found nothing... maybe is too old or something.
Thanks a Lot.
No signature yet, so here is my setup description:
- K7D Master L. Red PCB board with PCI USB card.
- 2x athlons XP 2100+ modded to MP
- 2x 512 MB DDR 266 REG. ECC.
- XFX 7900 GS AGP 256 MB
- 40 GB WD 7200 RPM HDD (for now)
- 550W generic PFC psu.
Status: good stability. Reliable. Fast and powerful!

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K7D Master-L USB Problems

K7D Master-L (6501) Rev 1.1
2x AMD 2100+
2x512 Infineon ECC Registered CL2 PC266
Enermax 460W PSU
Leadtek GF4 Ti4600
CT Audigy 2
Highpoint Rocket133 IDE Controller
Now, my on-board USB slots don't work, nor do the USB slots in front of my case (they're hooked up of course).
Included with the board was a USB 2.0 card, which actually works, but according to my manual, my on-board ports should work, too..
I already emailed MSI tech support, however that was 2 weeks ago and they haven't since gotten back to me.

Quote
Originally posted by xerxes
AMD had some problems with one of there dual cpu chipsets the usb will never work. (not sure what the chipset is called). Thats why they gave you a PCI USB card.
I know, but I got a fixed version which is supposed to have working USB & a USB 2.0 compatible case !

K7D Master L & Promise FastTrak SX4000 boot hang

I am having major trouble getting a Promise FastTrak SX4000 RAID controller to work with a K7D Master-L (MSI-6501-030). I would appreciate any and all input, especially from those of you who have similar or identical hardware (same motherboard/chipset, same RAID controller or similar Promise card) and are able to get them working.
Brief description :
The SX4000 controller will hang at the IDE drive detection stage when installed on this board alone (plus an AGP video card) or alongside various combinations of PCI adapters, in various PCI slots available, and using various BIOS settings. The SX4000 appears to work fine in another Intel chipset system with the same AGP video cards. Both the motherboard and the SX4000 controller appear to have the latest BIOSes available.
Symptoms :
When the system is turned on with the SX4000 controller installed, it completes POST successfully, then loads the Promise FastTrak BIOS from the SX4000, and stalls after displaying "Scanning for IDE drives". Waiting for extended periods of time verifies the system is just 'stuck' here. It appears to be a 'hang' rather than a 'freeze', since the keyboard continues to operate and Ctrl-Alt-Del will still reboot the system at this point. The D-LED diagnostic LED bracket indicates (according to the included user manual), the system is at the "Initializing Hard Drive Controller" stage at this point.
The system continues to boot fine if the SX4000 controller is not installed.
The SX4000 controller functions fine on another system, a Dell OptiPlex GX400--a Pentium 4-based system built around the Intel i850 chipset. This OptiPlex GX400 has only a TNT RIVA 128 AGP video card installed, but has built-in audio and NIC. The SX4000 controller also works in this system using a GeForce2 MX TwinView AGP video card as well as a GeForce FX5600 AGP video card. It does not work on the K7D Master-L with either card, with the following exception. With only the TNT RIVA 128 AGP video card, it will in fact scan for IDE drives (indicated by ~10 - 15 dots/periods, ".", displayed after the "Scanning for IDE drives" message), but then will also hang as soon as the scan is complete without additional messages.
All of the above is true whether hard disks are connected to the SX4000 controller or not.
Disclaimer : I am not a newbie. I've built hundreds of systems over the past 10 years and know what I am talking about. :)
What I have tried so far, and what I've been able to determine :
I have gone through quite a bit of research about this. I've tried both Promise and MSI Web sites (both US and Taiwan), the Web at large through Google, as well as various newsgroups including alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.msi-microstar through Google, the MSI forums on their Web site, the AMDMB Forums, 2CPU forums, HardForum, AnandTech Forums, SysOpt forums, and Tom's Hardware Community. While there are many posts about the AMD 760MPX chipsets and various Promise RAID and non-RAID IDE controller cards, none describes my problem exactly. Hence my posting here.
o There isn't a problem with the DIMM I am using on the SX4000. It's a 256 MB PC133 DIMM, with 8 HT33S328256K (32Mx8) DRAM chips on it. I am certain it's not a problem because the card works as expected in the Dell OptiPlex GX400 with the same DIMM. I have also tried a 64 MB PC100 DIMM (Crucial) and there is no difference--the SX4000 controller hangs the K7D Master-L, but works with the OptiPlex GX400.
o Moving the card around to different PCI slots on the K7D Master-L doesn't make a difference, if only so to avoid a problem with a shared interrupt. I have tried the board in all 5 available PCI slots--the upper two 66MHz/64-bit PCI slots as well as the lower three 33MHz/32-bit PCI slots. I have looked at the IRQ assignment scheme for this board, and tried putting the SX4000 (alone or with other PCI cards--see configuration info at the end) in the first PCI slot, next to the AGP slot such that it doesn't share an IRQ with the video card. No luck. I have also tried the lowest PCI slot (#5), which should have a distinct IRQ ideally, based on the above scheme, but that also makes no difference.
o Disabling various components, including all on-board peripherals (audio, LAN, serial, parallel, and USB ports, legacy USB emulation, ACPI), disabling all caching/shadowing (video/system BIOS) makes no difference.
o The SX4000 controller came with the latest available BIOS according to the Promise Web site (http://www.promise.com/support/download/download2_eng.asp?productId=94&category=All&os=100), v1.02.0.5. Just for the hell of it, I copied the controller BIOS from the flash ROM to an image using Promise's own PFLASH.EXE utility and file-compared it with the latest BIOS on the Web site to ensure they are exactly the same.
o The K7D Master-L came with BIOS v1.6, which, according to MSI's US (search for the K7D Master L) or Taiwanese (lists a v1.82, but I am hesitant since it doesn't recommend or caution against using it on the -L model of the motherboard) Web sites is not available. These list either v1.3 or v1.5 (the latter for the K7D Master) as the latest available that I can verify for K7D Master-L.
o I tried downgrading the SX4000 controller BIOS to the other, earlier one available on the Promise Web site, to v1.01.0.15. No changes. The card still doesn't work in any slot on the K7D Master-L, and works fine in any slot on the OptiPlex GX400.
o There *are* people on these forums who have similar systems, some with the same motherboard and controller, others with the same motherboard and similar cards like the FastTrak SX6000 who apparently are able to make it work. I know this only because they have open threads on other issues and happen to provide their configuration info. For example:
--same mobo and controller card, apparently working as reported problems are other issues--
2CPU forum post #1
2CPU forum post #2
2CPU forum post #3
MSI forum post #1
newsgroup post #1
--same mobo, very similar controller card--this person first asked on MSI forums and then walked the AMDMB, Tom's Hardware forums, with no response except a supposed "will not work" from MSI; the last one is another person describing my exact problem I think--only one so far--but with an SX6000--
MSI forum post #2
AMDforums post #1
Tom's HW Community post #1
newsgroup post #2
--same chipset though different mobo--
2CPU forum post #4
2CPU forum post #5
2CPU forum post #6 (the K7D Master L has no "jumperless mode")
--people building similar/identical setups--
2CPU forum post #7
AMDforums post #2
AMDforums post #3
What I have not done :
o I have not tried downgrading the BIOS on the K7D Master-L to an earlier (pre-1.6) version. I don't know if this is wise, though, considering this appears to be a newer (with working USB 1.x) revision of the motherboard that might minimally need the BIOS currently on it.
o I have not tried another SX4000 controller card, which I do not have. However, the card working fine on the OptiPlex GX400 indicates to me clearly that there isn't a functional problem per se on the card itself.
o No components are overclocked.
What I suspect :
o The fact that the two GeForce-based cards behave slightly differently than the TNT RIVA 128 (see above about how the hang occurs slightly later with the latter card) indicates to me that the problem is some combination of the motherboard, RAID controller, and video card conflicting (conspiring?) together. I am looking for the plainest AGP video card I have around to further test this.
o There appears to be a resource conflict *or* a BIOS/handover problem going on. It's not likely an IRQ conflict/sharing issue, since on the OptiPlex GX400, the SX4000 happily shares an IRQ with the video card (verified through the BIOS). The resources the SX4000 uses when on the OptiPlex GX400, as seen through its own BIOS/array utility are:
Installed Memory Address FF1F8000 Size 256M
Controller IRQ9
ATA IO Address EC00
XOR and HDMA IO Address E800
Sequence Control IO Address E400
Flash and SRAM Memory Address FF200000
I do not know which of these are retained as is when in the K7D Master-L (the IRQ certainly isn't necessarily retained, but don't know about the rest). I also am not able to easily check for a conflict with these. I can verify that as Windows XP can see it (which does assign its own resources via ACPI, of course,) there are not system or motherboard resources overlapping with any of these.
Also note this older K7T issue that may be relevant
What I need help with :
If you have a K7D Master-L and an SX4000, SX6000, or other similar Promise controller, please let me know how your system is configured.
What other peripherals, particularly video card do you have?
Which slots are all the cards in, particularly the SX4000?
What BIOS version of the K7D Master-L are you using?
What BIOS version is the SX4000?
Many thanks in advance,
MacGyver

Hi, I believe of having your same problem..sorry, I do not speak well English,
this is my system:
Mainboard Microstar MSI K7D MasterL chipset AMD 761MPX
CPU dual AMD MP2400+
RAM 2x512 Corsair pc2100 ECC Reg.
Primary Master DVD Rom Toshiba SD-M1712
1° slot PCI(66Mhz) controller FASTRACK SX4000
3° slot PCI controller USB
AGP 3Dlabs VP970
3 HD Western Digital WD0800JB 80Gb with 8Mb buffer (new)
AUDIO ONBOARD AC97
LAN ONBOARD INTEL
IRQ 11
RAID 5
BIOS FASTRACK SX4000 1.02.0.5
RAM Dimm 256Mb (test OK)
this is my problem:
1) the HD in master or slave the HD do not come recognized from the bios of the fastrack..HD not found..control cables ide or current
2) cable select or removing jumper from the HD the these they come recognized, it allows to make the Array (tried raid 5, 0 and the 1) ago boot of the fastrack but at the moment of the boot from floppy or cd rom (as from bios of the mainboard) remains the underscore that flashes. The PC is not of an all out..con ctrl+alt+del reboot.
3) tried to use also only 2 of aforesaid the HD, invert channel, user also channel 4, same problems
4) it recognizes the HD in master if I mount cables IDE to the contrary.. with the blue connector on the HD..ma remains problem of the boot from floppy or cd
5) I have tried to install others 2 not new HD (samsung 6,4 Gb + seagate4,6 Gb)..il fastrack recognizes them also in master..it allows the Array in raid 0 or raid1 but it remains the problem of the boot from floppy or cd.
6) tried to move fastrack on other slot Pci (also on one of those to 33Mhz) identical problems
7) bios mainboard all ok..also why if I do not make array..part the boot from floppy or cdrom..also if then to the fine ones it says nonexistent disc to me (lacks the Array..)
8) changed to cables courrent..do not creed is that one the problem..Enermax 460W..e then if septum in a determined way jumper the recognized HD
9) modernized bios..le tests son been made it is with that old one that with last (the 1.02.0.5)
10) tried to use other cable 80 pin connecting a single HD WD in master..l' HD it is not recognized!
11) tried also to detach controller USB
12) moved reader DVD in primary slave and also in secondary (it is master that slave)
13) mounted same fastrack SX4000 on other pc..same problems
14) I have modernized bios to version 1,3 (last the available on the site US..on the taiwanese site is version 1,82 but I do not trust myself)
15) I do not know what other to make!
I have read on the situated one that not there were problems of incompatible with my Mainboard and was compatible with HD Western WD0800BB (80 GB and 2 Digital Mb of buffer) and with WD1200JB (120Gb and 8 Mb of buffer)..i 8 WD0800JB are 80Gb and have Mb of buffer..but creed are not a problem of HD..inasmuch as the problems remain also changing discs (seagate and samsung).
I absolutely have need of this PC for job
if it finds one solution..please it makes to know me! ;( thanks

K7D master and sound on Windows 2003?

Does anybody know if Windows Server 2003 can work with the AC97 sound on the K7D Master? With Windows 2000 it sure works, but in WS03 I cannot find the right driver to get rid of the message in de Device Manager that it has no driver for the Multimedia Audio Controller.
The latest Windows 2000 driver for the 768 chip/AC97 installs but to no avail. Neither using the original CD.
Ruud

no I would get a PCI/USB alternative like thats avaliable to you.

K7D Master Difference?

I have a K7D Master Dual Athlon MB. I have no problems whatsoever. The PCB is green, no USB's onboard, 4 port USB PCI card. The VERSION is 1.
I noticed on the new red PCB K7D Master, the version is still the same on the MB itself (version 1.), but their are 2 USB'd onboard & no PCI USB card (in the retail box).
What are the differences in these two boards besides the obvious? (color & USB differences)

The Green board Had a max of 1900+ when it was no longer shown in the USA MSI site ...I think it all went to the TW site or something. No more green board, The CPU speed is now listed as 2200+. Does that include the green board or only the red ones? I overclock my board and it reads 2000+ with the front side bus up a bit (1.68Ghz). Hell....maybe it'll work now... but can't get the fsb any higher with the Promise Fastrak100 installed (140mhz Max) would have to unlock the processors but to be honest it's plenty fast as is.
Later........Davo 8)

Driver cd for k7d master

I lost the driver cd for k7d master. I tried to use the driver downloaded from MSI website, but I still need such as Audio driver, and USB 2.0 driver. So I just wondering if anyone could help out (like send me a image of the CD or a link to a such file on web?) Thank a lost in advance.

http://www.opendrivers.com/driver/216940/AMD-Chipset-AMD-8111-AMD-768-AC%E2%80%9997.html
SHOULD BE SOUND FOR IT
what chipsets the free usb card came with it,google that should find you drivers

Logitech cordless optical mouse & MSI k7D-master

Hi,
just wanted to know if someone is using a logitech cordless and optical mouse around and a MSI
K7D-MASTER???
I bought one last week and put it to work, pretty nice invention I said!!!!!
it was functioning pretty well, comfortable i´d say, until that moment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;( :O X( 8o ?( X(
X( ;( ;( ;( ;( ;( ;( ;( ;(
The moment i decided to install the st*pid software bundle it has!!!!
MOUSEWARE 9.41.1 (windows) for Microsoft Windows:
XP, Me, 2000, 98, 95, NT 4.0
this machine runs 2 processors (athlons MP)& Wxp PRO.
I installed the software like i always do it ( put it into my cdrw and appeared the install screen) i was prompted to install the mouse software & music match too, i did it.
My machine is as follows:
K7D MASTER-L
2 Athlons MP 1600+
1024 Mb ddr ecc registered Kingston
4-80 Gb IDE barracuda 7200 rpm UATA 100 (0+4)
1-19 gb SCSI barracuda 7200 rpm ultra 160
Adaptec SCSI card 29160
Pomise Fast track 100 RAID card,0,1,0+1,JBOD
Geforce 4 Ti 4400
Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum (shuld listen how it sounds!)
Nec USB 2.0 card
Creative Encore dvd decoder card
2 Lite On cd rw 32*12*40
1 hp scsi 9600 cd rw 12*8*32 external
1 creative dvd 12 encore (reg 1 set)
Intel SC-5000 SERVER CASE (modified)
Pinnacle DV 500 DVD video capturer
Cirrus Logic serenum external modem
WinXP PRO
Linux Suse 8.0 (dual boot)
Then i was prompted to restart my machine....i did it.
then the post, the fasttrak bios, the scsi card bios, everything that my machine runs before starting..........finally the WINDOWS XP PRO screen booting up...........then suddenly a BSOD (blue screen of death), telling me that it was stopping due to new installed software or hardware, blah, blah blah stop at code 0x93c3487…. !!!....................................... ......................... 8o 8o 8o 8o 8o 8o ?( ?( ?( ?(
what the hell??????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
restarted my system and entered in safe mode..........run uninstall mouseware and everything i installed.
again the post, the fasttrak bios, the scsi card bios......booted up and enter in windows like i normally do.
I wanted to restart my system once and did it, but when it restarted a small st*pid window suddenly appeared telling me i have lost my profile just like this:
"Windows cannot load your profile because it may be corrupted. Contact your administrator. "
“Windows cannot find the local profile and is logging you on with a temporary profile. Changes you make to this profile will be lost when you log off”
“seconds until you are logged into a temporary profile…………30,29,28,27,…..,2,1,0”
it logged in ……………………all my icons, where were them????????
My programs, my work ?????????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!aaaaahhhhhhh!!!!
I was insane, insane, insane!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;( ;( ;( ;( 8o 8o 8o 8o ;( ;( ;( ?( ?( 8o :O :O :O :O :O ;( ;( ;( ;( ;( ;( ;( ;( ;(
I decided to use system restore…..it functioned. I have everything back ) ) ) ) ) )
I think Wxp pro, 2 processors & mouseware from Logitech are not good combination!
Logitech: I won’t buy anything from them again, the box the mouse came in has a legend telling you: over 10 million Cordless mice Sold!! (Yeah, that´s right for uni processor machines, maybe)
I ´m still learning things about my dual processor machines: they do not like everything that is designed for uniprocessor machines!!!
A dual processor machine is something fast, more than one processor has to be better in many aspects. But again, not everything is designed for a dual processor machine.
Does anyone know how to back up your profile in Wxp pro????
Any comments are welcomed!!!

Before Installing CD drivers you should always check to see if later drivers are available. The 9.6x drivers have been out for ages so go and try them.
BIm2k

K7D Master-L RAM Woes...

Hey MSI Crew,
Hope this posting finds you all well. I seem to be having a problem with my K7D Master-L MoBo that is driving me insane! Please help!
Here is the history of the problem (Sorry if it's long). I used to have a Tyan Tiger MPX dual CPU board. It had two AMD 2400+ CPUs, 1 GB of memory (ECC) and various cards (video, USB, sound). Well, one day I decide to open it to clean it. I had my air can and sprayed the dust away. I then pushed the power button and nothing. I then turned on the power from the back of the PSU and it started but no POST. Great... I fiddled with the board and no matter what I did, it would not pass POST. Blank screen.
What I realized started to happen was a flux of power on the board. You could hear the PSU rev up and down. I then replace the PSU. The new one is an ANTEC 550 BASIQ PLUS. Still no POST. Still reving.
I then go ahead and replace the Mobo. I got a MCI K7D Master-L. I put it into my box, attach everything and it runs steady. I had to get new memory because the sticks I had in the Tyan wouldn't fit. I got a Kingston 1GB 266MHz DDR Non-ECC CL2.5 DIMM PC-2100 ValueRAM. When it ran, everything worked: fans spinning, lights on CD/DVD-ROMs blinking BUT still no POST. Blank screen... Stripped down to basic and still no POST.
I then look at the D-Bracket lights and I see "Red Green Red Red". I look in the manual I downloaded from the MCI page and it states: "Memory Detection Test - Testing onboard memory size. The D-LED will hang if the memory module is damaged or not installed properly." It is brand new. I'm not sure if it is Registered or not. I do know the manual says that the MoBo requires: 184-PIN 2.5v DDR DIMM PC2100 DDR SDRAM (8 memory banks)."
I thought that this RAM was good enough. I have read on this forum that this board can be picky when it comes to RAM. PLEASE HELP! I really want this to work! Thanks everyone!

OK, so now I'm between and
I received the memory from Crucial yesterday and installed it into my K7D Master-L. I close my eyes, pray for a second, turn on the power and... nothing. It is still showing red green red red. No POST. This is what I've done so far:
*Cleared CMOS (Nothing)
*Change from 100 to 133 and back for memory (Nothing)
*Tried all slots for the memory (Nothing)
*Unplugged power supply so no juice was going to the computer and plugged it back and started (Same result)
The only thing now is that when I start the computer, I get a series of beeps (sporadic, not a real sequence) in the beginning and then becomes less as time goes by (a few seconds). I'm not sure if that's progress or not...
I don't know what else to do. I want to go from to Please help me!

MSI K7D master L and Linux

I just recently got a K7D master L and I have been doing some research on the mainboard while waiting for the ECC DDR memmory to arrive. During my research, I found a series of messages to the kernel.org mailing list that concerned a 'southbridge' problem with the K7D when using a USB/serial mouse instead of a PS/2 mouse ( I only have USB mice now, but i do have the little green adapter to make them PS/2 )
My question regards the progress in correcting the issue(s), which i understand is(are) an AMD 760 MPX problem.
Is there a patch or BIOS update that can work around or correct this issue in the works?
-sb

Looks like I may have found my answer here in the AMD errata.
clipped from: http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/white_papers_and_tech_docs/24472.pdf
Multiprocessor System May Hang While in FULL APIC Mode and IOAPIC Interrupt is Masked
Products Affected. B1, B2
Normal Specified Operation. The AMD-768 peripheral bus controller is designed to support FULL APIC mode in multiprocessor systems for system management events. If an interrupt is masked in the APIC controller of the AMD-768, then the corresponding interrupt message should not be sent to the processor via the 3-wire APIC bus.
Non-conformance. The AMD-768 peripheral bus controller will send an interrupt message via the 3-wire
APIC bus regardless if the interrupt is masked or not.
Potential Effect on System. Since the processor had previously masked the APIC interrupt, it is not
expecting to receive future APIC messages for the masked interrupt. The APIC controller will continuously send the interrupt message via the 3-wire bus until a processor accepts the message, causing the system to hang.
A system hang has been observed when executing a server shutdown command in Novell Netware versions 5.0 or 5.1 while using a serial mouse. During the server shutdown sequence, software writes an invalid CPU ID to the IOAPIC redirection table, and the system does not complete the shutdown.
Note:[/i] No failure has been observed when using a PS/2 mouse.
Suggested Workaround. None.
Resolution Status: No fix planned.
X(

K7D Master shutdown issue

MSI K7D Master board, 512M 2100 RAM(ECC, Registered), dual 2200+MP AMD processors, 60G HD Western Digital, Soundblaster Audigy 2 platinum, 50x sony CD-ROM, ATI 9000 Pro 128M video card, 500W power supply, Linksys 10/100 NIC, 5 port USB 2.0 card, Windows XP Pro SP1
Issue is as follows, systems runs great quick/snappy no issues at all when running. However when I attempt to shutdown the system it gets to the point where you hear everything power off then about 1 – 2 seconds later the system powers back up. Very odd. I have checked the bios for anything that might stick out, nothing I saw would allow for this. WOL(wake on LAN) and all that is disabled. I am open for any idea’s, thanks a lot in advance. This problem bugs me pretty bad.
x40ozbaby

Without calling MSI (long wait times), is there any way to obtain an RMA for the K7D by email? Still haven't found a resolution to my stability issues running 2cpus and the cmos battery is dead. So far no response from emailing them over 3 weeks ago??
?(

K7D Master does not recognize 1GB Reg ECC modules

I have an older K7D Master (2 CPU) which runs fine with 256 MB and/or 512 MB modules (all Kingston REG Ecc). The board also runs fine with 2 x 512 MB non ECC.
But when I use Kingston 1GB modules Reg ECC (KVR266X72RC25/1024) I get an error:
"AWARD Bootblock BIOS V1.0
BIOS ROM Checksum Error
INSERT System Disk ....
The modules don't work when only one is installed, nor when both of them installed, nor in any combination with de 256/512 MB modules.
I already use BIOS v1.91, I cleaned CMOS, installed another PSU (500W). All to no avail.
Doesn't the K7D master support the 1 GB modules? Or do I need other modules (brand/specs)? ???
Thanx.

How many modules are you talking about? If you try to use 4 of them, I can imagine it won't work.
Also, are they trouble free?
Try Memtest86 on each of the sticks.
I see this on the MSI product page:
Quote
• Supports eight memory banks using four184-pin DDR DIMM
• Supports DDR SDRAM DIMM
• Supports a maximum memory size of 4GB (registered DDR only)
Note: Because of limitations imposed by the personal computer architecture and BIOS, the user-accessible memory is less than 4 Gbytes even if 4 Gbytes of physical memory is installed.

Question for K7D Master-L owners

what heatsink are you using for your K7D Master-L ?
im in the market to obtain one of these in a short period of time and am looking for sugestions on heatsinks that will fit.
any feedback would be appreciated.
thanks

thanks for the reply Bas
i was looking to put the Thermalright SK-7 on it, but it measure 85mm long...not sure if it would fit.
http://www.newegg.com/app/Showimage.asp?image=35-109-006-03.JPG/35-109-006-02.jpg/35-109-006-01.JPG
someone was also pointing me to the Thermalright SK-6 which i know will fit, but i was looking for something a bit bigger.
what kind of temps are you getting with that cooler ? what cpu's are they cooling ?

What kind of RAM do you use with your K7D Master-L? (esp. unbuff)

I was windering what kind of RAM people sue with their K7D Master-L mobos. I recently got one with a 512 stick of Mushkiin Level 2 CAS222 RAM however I'm having boot problem. I'm going to test registered RAM soon to see if that is the problem.
Have people had success with unbuffered RAM? I really want to use Mushkin or Corsair XMS RAM for their high performance and overclockability, but if I can't oh well
-Matt

Use registered. I have used kingston and infineon working fine ( besides some funny things at some point)
Senior people will tell you there isn't any choice...

MSI K7D Master-L & 3ware 7506-4LP boot hang

I recently purchased a 3ware Escalade 7506-4LP RAID Controller (IDE, 4 ports - see product info here) for use with my MSI K7D Master-L (MSI-6501-030 - see product info here) to replace my Promise FastTrak100 TX4. On boot, the system POSTs fine, and then freezes solid at the point at which it should load the BIOS for the 3ware controller. I get nothing but a blank screen with a blinking cursor in the top left hand corner, and a hard reset (CTRL-ALT-DEL doesn't work) is required to to reset the machine. The diagnostic LEDs on the motherboard indicate it's freezing at the point where it is "Initializing IDE controller".
What I have tried:
- Verified BIOS on RAID card was latest version (1.08.00.048)
- Removed all PCI cards (except for RAID controller and video card)
- Adding 33 MHz PCI cards to 64/66 PCI slot to slow down bus
- Tried RAID controller in each PCI slot
- Flashed the motherboard BIOS to 3 different versions, 1.91, 1.82, and 1.5 (which the motherboard was validated for use with this card on - see here)
- Tried various BIOS settings (ACPI on/off, PCI Latency, etc)
- Disabled all onboard devices (sound, ide, fdc, serial, parallel, etc.)
- Detached all drives from card
- Tested card in another computer to verify it works - it does.
I have noticed some people on this forum have had similar problems with SCSI or RAID cards:
http://forums.2cpu.com/showindex.php?threadid=39696 The first post in this thread describes the problem I'm having almost exactly.
http://forums.2cpu.com/showindex.php?threadid=37755
http://forums.2cpu.com/showindex.php?threadid=46450
http://forums.2cpu.com/showindex.php?threadid=41381
Here's my sistem configuration as I'm attempting to troubleshoot:
MSI K7D Master-L
2x Athlon MP 2200+
512 MB Samsung PC2700 CL2 ECC DDR SDRAM
ATI Radeon 9000 Pro 128 MB
3ware Escalade 7506-4LP
KDS Avitron AV-195TF Monitor
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro
If you have any suggestions, questions, etc, please let me know. I'm desperate on this one.
MSI K7D Master-L w/ Dual AMD Athlon MP 2200+'s - 512 MB Samsung PC2700 CL2 ECC Registered DDR SDRAM - ATI Radeon 9000 128 MB - ATI Radeon 9000 PCI 64 MB - Hauppauge WinTV-PVR - 3ware Escalade 7506-4LP - 4x Western Digital WD1200JB (RAID 5) - Hitachi GD-2500 BV+ 5x DVD - LG GSA-4040B DVD-RW - Sound Blaster 5.1 DE - Addtronics 7896A Case - Enermax EG465P-VE PSU - 3x KDS Avitron AV-195TF Monitor - Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro - Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 3.0 - fUnc sUrface 1030 Mouse Pad

Any luck with this issue yet, I have been trying to get some help from MSI tech support, but no replies to my email.

K7D Master beta bios

I have been looking around the MSI site for over an hour for a beta bios I was told about. I am looking for the K7D Master (6501) beta bios. I was told it was 2.10 or something close to that. Someone please tell me where MSI hides this stuff at before I lose my mind.

Chris: Thanks for the link to that bios, I didnt know they had a 2.x out. It is dated the same as that 1.9 which I installed. My system has two of the mobile 2500+ chips. The 1.9 bios does not support the mobile and I use that CrystalCPU multiplier to change the speed from 800 to 2000. It is flakey and at the exact time it is supposed to switch to 2000 occassionally (1 out of 10 or so) I see a blue screen. I was wondering if that 2.x bios has support for mobile amd chips. All I see is that support was added for sempron. Not sure that that does on a dual processor board. So sempron can work on dualies?

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