K7t pro 2a Memory prob

System setup:
K7T-Pro 2-a MS 6330 (not the Turbo)
Duron 950
768MB PC133 SDRAM
Geforce 32mb
Machine was running perfectly. Then I bought a new 512 mb stick of RAM. Installed it and the machine ran fine. I had 2x512mb of pc133 and 1x128mb pc133.Then it just rebooted on me as i was surfin the net. I got an error that said BIOS not fully ACPI compliant. THis happened about 3 times then I took the new ram out and set my machine up the way it was before. Now the machine cannot get past the windows starting up screen. It just keeps rebooting. It posts a blue screen with an error in the upper left side but I cant read it as the error disappears too fast. I have tried to push pause but to no avail. I have tried to set the ram to pc100, messed with other BIOS settings, etc but nothing is working. I dont understand why when i have taken the new ram out and have the computer set as it was before it will not work. I have read the trouble shooting guide and the MSI FAQ but nothing has worked. Any help with this matter will be greatly appreciated.

If you're usnig Windows 95/98/ME, you need to set the vcache a big amount so the memory left for Win9x is below 512MB. Try http://support.microsoft.com for more info.

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here's the problem:
My computer freezes very frequently. (when running outlook Express, IE6, or any kind of software...)
2 things can happen then:
- a blue screen appears telling most of the time: DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL (but not every time) and physical memory is emptied. then I can reboot my computer with a reset.
- monitor screen suddenly become black but computer is still running and I can stop it only by switching off the power supply. nothing else works.
I noticed also that many programms crashed with no specific raison. (music player, internet explorer, etc)
What is weird is I have Win XP running with no problem during 6 months and one day all these things happened .
I have downloaded all the latest drivers, flashed the Bios, tried with different material. (tried different ram)
I brought the computer back to my vendor and they told that the PSU was dead so they changed it but I'm still having troubles ...

yes I read many threads on the forum about this problem.
at least cool to see I'm not the only one to have this problem..
However I can't see anything wrong when watching on my mother board.
I checked temperature and it stays between 35°C & 39°C.
Cooler seems to have a normal speed.
But the fact is now my computer is crashing after 10-15 minutes.
BTW what about the latest MSI mobos? any problem detected?
and if I want to keep my AMD Duron processor which mobo should I choose?

K7t Pro 2a problem (it boots and after 1 hour it stops)

Hey,
Since 1 week now I have a problem with my MSI K7T Pro 2a mainboard.
When I'm working the first hour(s) my pc works ok, but at a certain moment I hear a 'whistle' (somebody told me it's a condenser that works bad). When that sound is over (in less then a minute) my pc stops working.
The only way to shutdown my pc is to press the powerbutton for a couple of seconds.
When I press the powerbutton again it wont boot anymore. I could wait some time or I can unplug my pc and it works again for only 1 minute. After a couple of hours I can work further.
I check everything (powersupply, cpu, memory, hd) but I know for 100% that it is the mainboard.
I bought this on the 01/feb/2001.
Please help me.
Greets!
Rope (sorry for my bad english)

Hi, what have you done finally?Quote
Originally posted by foosman
Rope,
My motherboard is out of warranty...just barely. So, I decided to take a try at fixing it today. I noticed a capacitor that visually looked bad (it looked kind of rusty on top and was bowed out). I pulled it and a 2nd capacitor which was also connected in parallel with it. They were 2700uf capacitors...according to my meter, one measured 8000uf and the other 4100uf. I assumed these were bad and replaced them. I did not have any 2700uf, so instead used some larger 4400uf I had. I assumed these are bulk capacitors for power regulation and the size wasn't too critical. I still have the same problem. This did not fix it. Machine is behaving the same way. I'm getting close to giving up.
Can you tell me what you mean by condenser?
Regards,
Foosman
:]

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Hi,
Houston, i got a problem!
My computer has always been working fine for at least 13month, period of first use of my motherboard and CPU.
Well, 2 weeks ago, i got this first crap, screen turned off and all devices too, just the motherboard was running, thus i shutdown and re-turn on my computer--> nothing and 4 red LED.
CPU dead? i guess no 'cause, i plug off my PowerSupply cable and re-plug it in, the system's running while 20-30seconds and shutdown but fan's still running, though if i reboot it, i got 4 red disgnostic's LEDs, and i just have to plug in/off PS cable to reboot system which will finally shutdown after 20-30seconds....
I try to change some parts: memory, gfx card, therm' paste, plug off all devices --> no chance
Anyway about Therm' paste, i first used silver grease, but during 10month i haven't gotten any problems, i changed sliver grease for thermal paste now, but problem stills.
My box:
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Duron 1,2 Ghz
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cheers
ps: sorry for my english, it's not my first language.

oh no, this is not this kind of traces, it's lighter and really fine, maybe it was just a layer of dust.
Anyway, capacitors don't seem defect.
Well i repeat to be sure :
i can boot my computer, the detection cycle pass but during boot 20-30sec later, screen/devices turns off but fans still running.
if i reboot, i get 4 Red LED thus i have to plug off my cable from wall and re-plug it in to have the possibilty to redo boot detection until it crashs 20 sec later .
Thus the MB can turn on, i see bootsequence and even linuxboot on my screen.
I have disconnected my HD because when i boot on it with "Trend Antivirus" enabled from BIOS, it shouts: "Boot virus detected, type ENTER for ..etc..etc.."
Nevertheless, even with no devices enabled except Dvd for booting with a LinuxLive i go to the wall after 30sec
CPU is well detected
Memory also (3x128) i tried several combos and other memory
About PSU, i haven't opened it yet even if i have doubt about its culpability.
cheers and really thank you!

K7T Pro - boot problems - suggestions

Hey,
I've been searching this forum for a few hours now trying to sort a problem for a friend of mine. Maybe I'm overlooking something. Please feel free to give me any tips/suggestions!
computer specs:
MSI K7T Pro with AMD 1333 processor
2 x 128 mb
GeForce 2
problems:
system doesn't boot, d-led is red, green, red, red
siren like sound
what i want to do:
* check capacitors for leakage
* do c-mos clear (what to do, to achiev this?)
* replace battery with new one
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Hobbes

The better way to get help is to give a full spec of PC includding Power source's details (Amps to 3.3v 5v 12v ) What is memory brand ? Hope is not Crucial. 8)

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I have tried taking my sound card out. I tried swapping ram out of a good running computer after it was tested with memtest86. I have tried 2 different ps2 keyboards to no aval. I also tried a usb keyboard, in doing so I enabled the support for the usb keyboard in my bios; still didnt work.
I'm close to giving up on this board. I have tried several other forums, but no one could help me with this issue. My bios version is version 1.9. I seen that version 3.1 had a fix for the xp install. I'm pretty sure the answer is no, but is it possible to flash my bios to a newer version?
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Quote from: Sharp on 22-August-05, 01:13:39
Hello,
What video card are you using?
Try clearing the CMOS, using the jumper on the board.
Place it to the clear position and leave it there for 3mins.
Then put it back to the save position
And power the PC, reconfigure only your CPU settings/memory settings and boot order.
Then boot from the XP CD and see what happens.
Thanks a lot for your reply. Im not quite sure what video card I have but I guess it wont matter now. I did what u had suggested and it worked!!! You dont know how greatful I am that you got my computer going again. You are the only person who has actually had an idea as to what it might be. Who knew it was as simple as clearing the CMOS. I appreciate the help. Thanks a TON!!

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My macbook pro's memory is full and I purchased an external hard drive. I am using timemachine, but need to earse/free up some memory on my laptop. How do I do this?

Christinag1317 wrote:
My macbook pro's memory is full and I purchased an external hard drive. I am using timemachine, but need to earse/free up some memory on my laptop. How do I do this?
Ok when you refer to "memory" that is the Random Access Memory which is temporary memory the processor (worker) uses to store stuff while it's using it. Power goes off whats in the memory is gone.
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So what you really mean to say is your storage drive is filled up and you need to make some room.
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Movies take a LOT of drive space and you can always copy them on or off, or watch them from the ExtraStorage#1 drive as well. But if your going to do this a lot, you should consider getting a Firewire 800/400, USB 3,2,1 combination drive as Firewire 800 is fastest and decently priced (Thunderbolt is very high priced and overkill at this time)
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K7T Pro 2-A damaging CPUs

I have the most strange problem ever.
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Hi,
The motherboard isn't frieing CPU's, I'm pretty sure the old CPU is fine too....
RMA the board to MSI, as it happens on some boards and they need to be repaired.
Contact your dealer or your nearest MSI Quarters on what to do.
MSI warrants the board for 2 years, so that shouldn't be a problem.

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Where is the best shop for new mac pro's memory in America ?

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I have a k7t pro and I want to get an athlon xp 1500+ in it. I know its not going to use the full potential of the processor but it is cheaper than an amd athlon 1.2 tbird.
I was running an amd x 1800+ on it before because i got it in a pulled system for free. it worked fine but will a 1500+ work stabily?

Dear Assaf !
'Since the K7T Pro only supports 200MHz FSB an AXP 1500+ (1333MHz) will only run at 1000MHz.'
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Hi
I have a this configuration:
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Sure you can Install a lv application manually. just copy the exe-file,
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BB Herman wrote:
> Why will a stand alone executalbe with an installer work on windows
> 2000 and crashes on windows xp professional?
>
> When I run the setup.exe file on a Windows 2000 system it installs
> properly, but the same file run on a XP Professional system I get an
> error stating Fatal Error: Installation ended prematurely because of
> an error.
>
> See
> HREF="http://exchange.ni.com/servlet/ProcessRequest?RHIVEID=101&RPAGEID=135&HOID=50650000000800000...
for more information on the specific installer I'm trying to
> use.
>
> In fact I get this error for any stand alone executable I try to
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>
> Thanks

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