K7T266 Pro and XP200+

I tried to upgrade my K7T266 Pro with an AMD 2000+ CPU and was unsuccesful.
I first upgraded to BIOS version 1.8 (which the MSI site said would allow me to use this CPU) and then installed the CPU. I heard what sounded like the BIOS trying to Post, but no video showed up on the monitor and the system just stopped.
My system worked just fine when I re-installed my old 1.2 GHz processor.
Any suggestions would be welcomed.

Good question. I saw nothing listed on the package and I had trouble trying to track down that information on the AMD web site. I was under the impression that all 2000+ XPs were palaminos, but your question intimates that that may not be the case. If you know of a direct way to determine if the CPU is a palamino or not I would be grateful for the information.
I went through the very thorough checklist that Bas had posted (great effort on his part) and everything cleared, including the power supply unit. I guess all that would be left is an incompatible core.

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What is the diffrence between the pro and the pro 2, besides the pro2 being red and having the link lights. Upto what CPU and what type can the pro 1.0 handle? Also, can it be moded to fit a better cpu? Anyone know?
-Nick

Pro has the KT266 chipset
Pro2 has the KT266A chipset
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K7T266 Pro WENT BOOM!!!!!

:O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O
Ok, I won this board from AMD a while back. This board was a promo to show off their new Athlon XP cpu's. I'm like, COOL. WRONG. So far this board has FRIED 2 XP 1800+ cpu's. Currently the board is in the hands of the MSI RMA dept., who will take approx 7-10 business days to determine whether the capacitor that EXPLODED, can be considered a board defect. This makes RMA #3. Now by a show of hands, who here thinks this model is defective???
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I would love to hear your thoughts on my little perdicament. Oh, and heres a pic of the latest boom:
Blown Capacitor
Electrolyte I'm guessing
And for you Forum admins, if you can do anything to help me out in this, I would really appreciate it.
A pissed off, most likely not gonna be a repeat customer no more,
John Christakos

Hi,
The CPU fan header dies when you put a High-speed-fan to it....
Happens on many boards!
As for the Cap, I also never seen any explode like that....
Most of the time the entire cap goes in the air with only leaving 2 pins behind and somepaper rubbish....
Very strange.....

CPU capacity of K7T266 PRO-R(MS-6380)

I have a motherboard as specified in the header. Now, I am not very good at computers, so I have been unable to find out what is the most powerful CPU this motherboard is able to handle. It says in my user's manual that 1400MHz is max, but someone told me that it can take more. Is there a difference between the k7t266 pro and pro-r? Can anyone please help me? I would be really grateful.
Also, my bios version is AMI v. 1.9 if this is important.
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Hi,
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K7T266 Pro R and Geforce 2 GTS problem

Hello everyone. I have been experiencing a problem for some time now regarding lockups and crashes caused by my video card, which vary in severity depending on the driver version used. Since I'm using an MSI K7T266 Pro Raid mobo (version 1) I thought I'd post my question here.
The exact problem depends on the driver version. Using any Nvidia Detonator drivers at version 40 or newer, my system becomes extremely unstable. On first booting everything seems fine, however if I try to open my Geforce display properties the Windows freezes during the redraw of the display properties window, which goes blank. Sometimes I can call up Close Programs Dialog, which shows DDHELP in the list, and [not responding]. I've never actually gotten an error message from DDHELP or any other error message -- perhaps the computer jams too hard for Windows to get one up. I've seen reports around the Net about DDHELP problems from things like DirectX 8.1, but they're never quite like my problem. The problem is identical on DirectX 8.0, 8.1, and on 9.0.
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The other problem is that sporadically garbage blocks will appear in portions of my screen, like old windows and color bands popping up that do not refresh. This often happens to me in Photoshop 6, and happens usually when I'm scrolling down a window or something.
These problems with version 29.42 all appear to be 2d window-drawing related. I do not have any problems with 3d games with 29.42. However, the new reference drivers are so unstable on my system that I can't even try to open them.
With 29.42, the most stable drivers I've found so far, some kind of lockup due to redrawing windows almost always occurs within an hour (sometimes minutes) of booting up.
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I was hoping someone could help me figure out what's causing the trouble, what driver I should use, and how to resolve it. If possible, I'd really like to use the newer drivers as I've been told they're much faster. In any event, I hate having such an unstable system where lockups could occur at any moment!
Here's the lowdown of my system:
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AMIBIOS date: 5/1/2001
VIA 4in1 drivers version 4.45
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PnP Aware OS enabled
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2.5 cas latency
-AMD Athlon 1.33 gb with 266 mhz FSB
-Asus AGP-V7700 (Geforce 2 GTS) 32 mb
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current drivers: Nvidia reference 29.42 (also 40+)
on IRQ11 (shares with my Ethernet card)
BIOS version 2.15.01.14
-Windows 98SE
-DirectX 9.0 (also tried 8.1 etc)
-Soundblaster Live! 5.1 on slot 3, drivers from 5/2002
-Viewsonic PF790 monitor
-C drive is 30gb Western Digital 7200rpm, FAT32
-D drive is Raid 0 striped array, pair of 40gb 7200rpm
-Network Everywhere Fast Ethernet Adapter on slot 5
-no memory resident programs on loadup except for WinPoET, Explorer, Systray
If there's anything I've left out that could help, let me know!
Thanks to anyone in advance,
Raphael Tehan

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Originally posted by backwoodz
You should post this in the VIA forums........If was me I would first swap the nic card to a differnt slot and try to stop the sharing of videos irq.....secondly try relaxing your memory timings to the most laxed setting
Thanks, I realized after posting this was the incorrect forum. I've put it in the VIA Socket A boards area, and also am trying the Via Arena forums.
Are you talking about my mainboard or graphics card memory?
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Configue SDRAM timing by: SPD
SDRAM Frequency: HCLK
SDRAM CAS# Latency: 2.5
SDRAM Bank Interleave: disabled
SDRAM 1T command: enabled
AGP mode: 4x
AGP comp driving: auto
Manual AGP comp. driving: CB
AGP Fast Write: enabled
AGP Read Synchronization: disabled
AGP aperture size: 128 mb
Do any of these settings seem problematic to you?
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K7T266 Pro Raid and Geforce 2 GTS problem

(Originally posted to wrong group)
Hello everyone. I have been experiencing a problem for some time now regarding lockups and crashes caused by my video card, which vary in severity depending on the driver version used. Since I'm using an MSI K7T266 Pro Raid mobo (version 1) I thought I'd post my question here.
The exact problem depends on the driver version. Using any Nvidia Detonator drivers at version 40 or newer, my system becomes extremely unstable. On first booting everything seems fine, however if I try to open my Geforce display properties the Windows freezes during the redraw of the display properties window, which goes blank. Sometimes I can call up Close Programs Dialog, which shows DDHELP in the list, and [not responding]. I've never actually gotten an error message from DDHELP or any other error message -- perhaps the computer jams too hard for Windows to get one up. I've seen reports around the Net about DDHELP problems from things like DirectX 8.1, but they're never quite like my problem. The problem is identical on DirectX 8.0, 8.1, and on 9.0.
No matter what I try to do in Windows with these drivers installed, the computer will lock up in seconds. For example, if I then open IE 5.5, I might be able to get as far as a page or two before the similar thing happens: during the window redraw the computer locks up (usually with a blank or partially-redrawn window), sometimes causing the mouse to lock and sometimes not, and then if I can get the Close Program Dialog open DDHELP has appeared and is Not Responding.
The most stable driver version I've found so far is 29.42, which does not cause the lockup above and never causes DDHELP to appear. However, it is quite unstable as well, and causes Windows to lock up sporadically during 2D window redraws in various programs. For example, when calling up a Save Document dialog or when opening a pulldown menu the program will lock either before any of the redraw becomes visible on screen or when the new dialog box is "skeletal", only partially drawn. Sometimes the crash is severe enough that I have to do a cold restart on my system.
The other problem is that sporadically garbage blocks will appear in portions of my screen, like old windows and color bands popping up that do not refresh. This often happens to me in Photoshop 6, and happens usually when I'm scrolling down a window or something.
These problems with version 29.42 all appear to be 2d window-drawing related. I do not have any problems with 3d games with 29.42. However, the new reference drivers are so unstable on my system that I can't even try to open them.
With 29.42, the most stable drivers I've found so far, some kind of lockup due to redrawing windows almost always occurs within an hour (sometimes minutes) of booting up.
For what it's worth, dxdiag tests just fine.
I was hoping someone could help me figure out what's causing the trouble, what driver I should use, and how to resolve it. If possible, I'd really like to use the newer drivers as I've been told they're much faster. In any event, I hate having such an unstable system where lockups could occur at any moment!
Here's the lowdown of my system:
-MSI K7T266 Pro Raid [1] mobo (MS-6380)
AMIBIOS date: 5/1/2001
VIA 4in1 drivers version 4.45
ACPI power management disabled
PnP Aware OS enabled
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-AMD Athlon 1.33 gb with 266 mhz FSB
-Asus AGP-V7700 (Geforce 2 GTS) 32 mb
AGP 4X, Fast Write enabled, Aperture size 128 mb
current drivers: Nvidia reference 29.42 (also 40+)
on IRQ11 (shares with my Ethernet card)
BIOS version 2.15.01.14
-Windows 98SE
-DirectX 9.0 (also tried 8.1 etc)
-Soundblaster Live! 5.1 on slot 3, drivers from 5/2002
-Viewsonic PF790 monitor
-C drive is 30gb Western Digital 7200rpm, FAT32
-D drive is Raid 0 striped array, pair of 40gb 7200rpm
-Network Everywhere Fast Ethernet Adapter on slot 5
-no memory resident programs on loadup except for WinPoET, Explorer, Systray
If there's anything I've left out that could help, let me know!
Thanks to anyone in advance,
Raphael Tehan

Quote
Originally posted by backwoodz
You should post this in the VIA forums........If was me I would first swap the nic card to a differnt slot and try to stop the sharing of videos irq.....secondly try relaxing your memory timings to the most laxed setting
Thanks, I realized after posting this was the incorrect forum. I've put it in the VIA Socket A boards area, and also am trying the Via Arena forums.
Are you talking about my mainboard or graphics card memory?
Here's what I've got set under Advanced Chipset:
Configue SDRAM timing by: SPD
SDRAM Frequency: HCLK
SDRAM CAS# Latency: 2.5
SDRAM Bank Interleave: disabled
SDRAM 1T command: enabled
AGP mode: 4x
AGP comp driving: auto
Manual AGP comp. driving: CB
AGP Fast Write: enabled
AGP Read Synchronization: disabled
AGP aperture size: 128 mb
Do any of these settings seem problematic to you?
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pls help.
thanks
Anton ;(

Hi!
Really, I don't think this could be a hardware problem since WinXp takes more than few minutes to install, and you did it, then you installed drivers and SP1. Why did you format HD in the other PC ? I would try a new install, taking out all not necesary stuff, leaving only CPU, memory and video card and formatting again the HD. for a clean install; then go adding the other hardware one by one, installing it's drivers and rebooting each time. Finally before connecting to internet enable Firewall to prevent Blaster Worm ( Don't know if still is going around ). One thing: Be sure HD is well connected and configured: Master if is a slave conected to same wire..etc.- If again you get an error, I would look for a faulty HD. 8)

CoolerMaster CP5-7JD1B and K7T266 PRO

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By the way: PCAlert and Fuzzylogic show the fan working properly and the message isn't displayed when I restart (ctrl-alt-del) the computer.

i should ingnore that.
its safe trust me
the BIOS of your mobo detect a cpu fan that runs minimum of 3000rpm.
your cpu fan is running below the 3000rpm.
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i have that too.

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[VIA] K7T266 PRO- RU motherboard: Windows XP on a RAID ARRAY (fasttrak100 LITE)

Hi All!
I have a
MSI K7T266 PRO- RU motherboard, BIOS is the latest, official from MSI website,
Problem short description: Windows XP (sp1 or sp2 english, I tried both)
will not install when I set 2 x 40 Gig = ~80 Gig Stripe Array.
detailed description:
motherboard K7T266 PRO- RU BIOS 1.9 AMI BIOS.
AMD ATHLON XP 1700 + "Palomino" microprocessor, at default speeds.
one piece of 512 PC 3200 RAM, can tell details later.
Power supply: 400 W CODEGEN model : 300X.
HDD-s : one IBM deskstar, fully functional, and a SEAGATE barracuda. seagate SEATOOLS, IBM DFT 32 no errors both.
I set in the FASTTRAK 100 LITE "PDC20276R" (written on the chip) bios a STRIPE array. Powerquest drive magic , or the Windows XP CD handles it fine , as a 80 gig disk.
I downloaded ALL available versions of the FASTTAK 100 LITE driver from the MSI website.
(only tried: MSI driver FASTTRAK 100 lite, the only available driver on the MSI website, and various drivers from www.promise.com) ( http://www.promise.com/support/download/download2_eng.asp?productId=15&category=driver&os=0&go=GO ) (but I guess they WONT support my raid controller on the motherboard)
Windows XP CD , booting, Press F6 for additional RAID /SCSI drivers, I put in the floppy, choose WinXP fasttrak lite driver, windows continues, even formatting the 80 GIG disk, copy files- access the FASTTRAK.SYS driver, EITHER it says: no fixed disk present, press F3 to exit windows setup, or windows setup continues, copies files, reboots, and then STOP ERROR
http://www.martin555.dyndns.org/stop.jpg
please, help me with the following:
how to install XP on a raid array.
is it worth, will it be little bit faster disk load times etc?
is it secure if I trust the HDD-s?
any clue, how to overclock the AMD 1700+ athlon XP palomino to its maximum, but still stability?
AND : I read a lot about some MOD-ded BIOS called " KUNIBERT" , which makes the LITE raid to a FULL RAID and some other extras? where to get it and what to do?
email me if you can martin5 "at" freemail.hu
THANKS !

pardon me, dump? my english is not very perfect.. you mean to trow away, replace to something better, more stable power supply, more powerful?
you must see... first I would like to resolve the "installing XP on a raid array" problem,( how is it possible, is it worth, will it speed up hard disk access and load times... etc... ) and after that maybe I will OC the machine...
it is now , with a 8 cm ventillator and a large aluminium cooler 39 Celsius IDLE and goes to 45 Celsius during EVEREST benchmarking test. (temperatures on 1700+ default setting and OC-'d to 1900+. just experiencing with it. ) (I saw the toms hardware guide movie , smoking processors..)
cheers, Marton.

K7t266 Pro IDE

When Looked at my MoBo I noticed two extra IDEs for the model I had. When I looked in the manual it showed the two extra IDE's on the K7T266 Pro-R, but my box says K7t266. Did I get the wrond Mobo in the box? Anyway when I went to hook a new harddrive up to one of them it was not found, I tried in the other and still not found. I ended up hooking it up as a slave on my other hardrive.

Quote
Originally posted by Microman56
Is there a seperate manual for the raid ide\'s?
When I purchased this board, there was two manuals inside. One for the mobo and one for Lite-RAID, which was new function at that time. Manual was not very accurate.
Anyways, if you want to activate that RAID-function, you will have lots of help-replies here.
For manual, try Msi support-site.

K7T266 Pro and XP200+

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