KT3 Ultra: NO POST

Okay, here are my stats:
AMD XP 2200
KT3 ULTRA (ARU ?? - I have 4 IDE slots on the board with fan)
512 MB DDR 333 ram
4xx Power supply
I just recently got all my parts replaced under warranty by my computer manufacturer, and they sent me this brand new mobo with processor already installed.
I put it all in my case and hooked everything up, I even used the d-bracket thing, and when I start it up, I get 3 long beeps, d-bracket says its a memory error, and nothing shows up on the monitor.
So I went out and got new DDR 333 512MB ram for my computer, and I still get the same issue. (3 beeps, all red LED's except for #2) I know i didn't static shock it because I was wearing a grounding braclet.
--I wanna know if I can fix this problem before going back to my warranty because they seem like they don't want to deal with me anymore (there for I got a pretty much brand new system). Plus if I *DO* have to go back to them for a new mobo, I need some proof that this is a main board error and not just me that screwed it up (because I know I didn't)
If you can help me out, I would greatly appriciate it. Cheers!

I guess I'll have to. I bought my computer online and I have to ship my tower to them so they can troubleshoot/fix. I guess they've been really good about warranty so far but I think I'm pushing my luck now.
Thanks anyways :] If anyone has any more input, I will appriciate those as well. :D

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KT3 Ultra: No POST when USB Printer Connected

So this morning I turned on my PC to find out that it would not boot for some reason; the computer would freeze at post. I checked to D-Bracket and it gave the error code for Chipset Initialization. On a reset, the motherboard gave three beeps. After resetting my memory and reconnecting everything, I narrowed it down to the USB printer causing the freezing at POST.
What would cause this problem to occur out of nowhere? I've been running this USB printer without a problem for six months now, and now the computer won't boot with it! I've tried every USB port available too, and connected the printer to another PC without a problem.
Here are my system specs:
AMD Duron 1.2 @ Stock
2x256MB Samsung PC2100
AOpen GeForce2 MX400 64MB
WD 15.3GB 2MB 7200RPM
LG 52x CDROM
LiteOn 52x32x52 CDRW
D-Link DFE-538TX 10/100 PCI NIC
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy
CWT 350W PSU
Antec P160
Windows XP Pro SP1 w/ all critical updates installed
One odd thing I did notice was after I printed yesterday and shut off the printer, the Safely Remove Hardware (the printer has a memory stick reader) tray icon did not disappear like it usually does.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

When system doesn't boot, the printer is with the memory stick inserted ? Perhaps if you dissable " Try other boot devices" in advanced BIOS Features, you could solve the problem.

Fan monitoring with KT3-Ultra 2 (ignore prev post)

Ok ppl, here's the deal,
just contacted MSI and apparently the KT3-Ultra and the K7T-266 Pro2A use the same PCB (different northbridge thoguh... not sure about soutbridge) and they do not support fan speed modification...
i'm still waiting on an answer for the KT3-Ultra 2-R
can anyone with this board verify if fan speed changin in windows works?
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kurt

No, my Ti4400 is not the Champ ed. The actual model number on it is 8871 ver-1.00. You can read about my problem's in the "Have you seen this?....." thread on this forum (page 7 now I think)
I haven't had a problem in the last couple days though. I removed some Reg tweaks (this is a DAW box) and ....dont luagh, turned up the heat in my house. I'm not sure if it was the Reg edit or Temp, but things are working ATM.
Nice to know I'm not alone though,
C

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Amd Barton 2500
dr. thermal ti-77n
Kt3 Ultra standard mobo w/5.7bios
Antec performance II sx835II case w/350 psu
Corsair 512 2100 x3
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as some of u may be aware the 9600 family of cards are very picky about fast writes. In order to run games without lock ups/crashes i must enable fast writes. The problem is that when i do, i get corrupt text, lines around my cursors, video lag etc etc. I recently switch to a barton 2500 that is running a 1.87ghz at 133fsb, before i ran an 1800 that did not have any of these problems with fast write enabled. bios and xp recognixed it as a 2500+ and i have the ratio set to auto and memory set to HCLK. I tried varios drivers for the gfx card and all produced the same results. Also tried all combinations of bios fast write on gfx control panel off, on etc. any ideas?
TIA
-leo
pic of lines/box around cursor

fast write disabled = game willl lock, the 9600 family of cards are notorious for this, i was able to fix my corrupt text and cursor problem by moving the slider under troubleshooting in the ati panel down a notch. in game im still seeing some problems though, hopefully the game specific forums can give me some help. thiis is really annoying because the dam game ran fine with my 1800 i went to the 5.09 drivers on the reccomendation from another forumite.
screeny to show in game problem for those that care
www.theoldschoolers.com/Forums/uploads/post-11-1134154170.jpg
anyways this is more specific game related matter now, but i figured id post up a follow up for u guys anyways

KT3 Ultra-ARU not work with ATI 9600pro?

Hi,
I have recently(yesterday) bought an ATI 9600pro, to upgrade my old GF2pro. As the title says, I have the KT3 Ultra-ARU(MS-6380E)
There seems to be lockup problems that involve only certian games and the ATI DVD player. In all instances the lock ups happen when the mouse is moved. With respect to the ATI DVD player, it will lock if the mouse is moved over the video window.
I have tried a few things but nothing works, so I am posting here to try and see if someone knows something and I will contact ATI in a few hours, or maybe tomorrow.

For via chipset (kt333 based msi kt3 ultra-aru) i can now obtain full hardware acceleration and 100% stable for c&c generals game by:
1) download and install latest catalyst 3.7 driver/control panel/samartgart from ati.
2) disable fast-write in bios..
3) go to c:programsati technologyati control panel and execute smartgart
4) enable - pci read/write and agp read.
5) disable - agp write (default in my case was on causing the problem).
6) "apply", reboot, then "ok".

KT3 Ultra Aru xp2400?

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I have been building my new PC for the last few month now it need 1 part a cpu. will the new AMD xp2400 be compaterble with my MSI KT3 Ultra Aru v1.0?
if not what is the highest cpu it will take
Thanks in Advance
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ocz 256 mb ddr400 (samsung)
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DigiDoc5 (black)
Yamaha cd-rw (t@2)
thermaltake volcano 7+
AMD xp?????

I wish MSI would post something about the new Athlons XP's. I would think that they should have a few of the processors already. Every review sight seems to have thier hands on one. I did see in the bios updates that they posted a BIOS update for the KT3 Ultra-C on 8/26/02 that says it adds support for the XP 2400+
I have never seen this board anywhere though. I have seen other motherboard manufactures have BIOS updates for them already. This is my first time buying an MSI board and I hope that they get on the ball about this or it may be my last MSI board. I guess I won't start to worry to much until I can actually find a 2400 to buy, but it would be nice to here something from MSI. If my KT3 Ultra2-R won't support the new processors then I can buy a 2200+ now and end my wait.

Kt3 ultra-aru multiplier prob

I just bought a new MSI kt3 ultra-aru from newegg and a new athlon xp 1900+(1.6ghz) and i unlocked it but the board wont boot with the new multiplier, so i thought the proc was not unlock so i try my old tbird which has already been unlocked and it does not work either, help Plz

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Originally posted by WaltC
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Originally posted by Shamael
Hello
I've got the same kind of problem with my MSI KT3 Ultra (no RAID).
Setting any multiplier below 9 would make the system unable to boot. I need to clear CMOS to be able reboot.
Setting the multiplier to 9 or above: no problem.
My CPU is an Athlon 1400 and its L1 bridges are "factory unlocked".
How could I fix this issue?
Many thanks.
Not that this may help, but years ago I had an old Pentium 2 that had its multiplier locked when going above its default, but unlocked when going below its default multiplier. It came this way from the factory. Pretty good FSB overclocker, btw.... :] Later I found that Intel had changed this and subsequent P2's came from the factory locked in both directions.
Might it be that the cpu is not as "unlocked" as you've been led to believe? Just a thought. A way to prove this one way or the other I think would be to try it in another motherboard.
Well, I don't think this is the same kind of issue because I used this Athlon 1400 with any multiplier on an ABIT KT7A before buying this MSI KT3.

MSI KT3 Ultra Reviews (NOT ARU)

I can't find any MSI KT3 Ultra Reviews on the web
Does anyone know where I can find MSI KT3 Ultra Reviews?
(I don't want the MSI KT3 Ultra ARU reviews)

bas is correct. an ARU and non ARu are going to function the same and perfrom pretty much the same
Im just posting in addition to what Bas said since I have both the KT3 Ultra and KT3 Ultra ARU and I can tell you from personal experience they perform identically
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The only rant I have about the ARU is the ARU has that ugly uneeded and crappy fan on the northbrdige....LOL I really like the non ARU without the fan better. The orange heatsink on the nonARU is more than enough to cool the NB even when overclocking. The KT333CE chip is well designed and doesnt get that hot by its very nature. So that darn cheapy fan is just for looks and serves no functional purpose on this chipset.
And best of all with the non ARU - the orange heatsink makes no noise and has no moving parts to break down
( :D ok done with my rant. Seems everyday I have to tell how I hate that silly silver fan lol :D )

Anyone using BlueTooth with MSI KT3 Ultra-Aru?

Has anyone setup BlueTooth PC to PC network with the MSI KT3 Ultra-Aru?
Where can one get the transmitter? (assuming it works)

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Originally posted by cje1985
i have a kt3 ultra aru it says it has blue tooth and on the usb 2.0 dongle it says do not remove if you use bluetooth but when i follow the manual to plug it in windows or the software finds the bluetooth connection
Hi,
I have a KT3 Ultra ARU too, and I understand that if you use the onboard Bluetooth connection you must not use the USB connection under the blue sticker at the same time.
I think it's because the onboard Bluetooth connection and the USB connection under the sticker use the same adress (IRQ). So as long as you have no Bluetooth, like me, you can use the 4 USB connections. If you use Bluetooth connection on board, do not use the USB connection under the sticker (the left one seen from backside of your PC).
If you use an external Bluetooth it's not a problem with your 4 USB connections.
ralcan

MSI KT3 Ultra ARU - Can\'t install W2K !!

I've just bought my first AMD powered rig and I'm not able to install W2K pro. First let me say I'm not a computer novice and have been handling workstation/server hardware/software for years in the Intel world.
The failure happens at different places in the install, with different results.. sometimes while copying files the system freezes.. sometimes in the middle of a copy i get the BlueSOD... sometimes after copying files when booting into Windows 2000 for the first time the system just reboots to a black screen and is unable to find a boot partition... so we start over and the install deletes copied files and begins again.
KT3 Ultra ARU
AMD 2200+
Corsair CMX512-3000C2
Pri IDE M - Seagate ST313021A 13GB
Pri IDE S - Sony CDROM CDU6111-F
Sec IDE M - Asus CDRW 4012-A
Sec IDE S - none
Raid Disabled in Bios
Followed Mr.Steveo's guides for hardware installation, flashing BIOS from 5.4 (kept a copy) to 5.5. No problems.
Followed Mr.Steveo's guide for BIOS settings, using his recommendations to the letter, then after failure changed SRRAM freq: to HCLK+66 for 3000C2 ram... BUT still fails.
Additional detail - I lost my original W2KPro CD, and my copy is not bootable... so I'm creating a 2GB DOS partition and booting with a Win98 boot disk to get to the CD and running WINNT from there.
I've gone through the posts on both the AMDMB and MSI forums and seen some insightful suggestions... but nothing that exactly duplicates by problems. Hopefully one of you bright bulbs will be able to light my way. :D
When I get the BSOD I get different STOP errors:
0x0000000A IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
(BIOS or Drivers using improper memory address)
0x0000001E KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
(A kernel mode process tried to execute an illegal or unknown processor instruction)
HELP !!

Back Rev'd the Bios to 5.4 but that didn't help. Back to the forums...
Bas - Thanks for reminding me of the KISS principle (Keep It Simple Stupid). I had simplified the HW but was still altering the Bios settings to where I know they should be.
WELL - I HAVE SUCCESS !!
In further research, (being new to this - remember?) I also find threads saying that I'm supposed to clear the CMOS/NVRAM using a motherboard jumper before powering up the board for the first time and after changing processors. I don't know how accurate that is - maybe someone will be kind enough to elaborate.
I've asked Mr.Steveo in the AMDMB forums if he thinks this step needs to be included in his hardware installation guide. I followed it religiously in my install and it doesn't mention doing this.
Anyway, I got the OS installed. After that, I went back into the Bios and added all suggested settings. I'm getting "2200+" in the boot screens and in the OS.
Now lets finish the install and see if we remain stable. After several days of burnin, I'll OC some to see what I can get.
Thanks Guys!!

MSI KT3 Ultra ARU 5.7 BIOS and SoudBlaster Cards - Audigy

I have flashed my BIOS to 5.7 Version and my sound card start to make a lot of noise (crackling) when play AC3 or DVD. If you dont want to use the new AMD CPU 333 FSB you dont need to flash the BIOS - I have Flashed to 5.6 again but, if you want to use a 333 FSB CPU you can flash the BIOS to version 5.7 and if have sound problems use the PCI latency patch for VIA chipsets.
VIA chipset MotherBoard owners who have through all of the above and still have sound problems with their Soundblaster cards, might want to look into the PCI latency patch for VIA chipsets - get it here:
http://www.georgebreese.com/net/software/
(scroll down the page there just a little to get to it).
There's also a similar page about resolving sound problems on Via chipset based computers here:
http://www.deinmeister.de/mvp3_zlt_e.htm
I hope this post help somebody
Mário Silva from Beja - Portugal
My System:
MSI KT3 Ultra ARU
Athlon 2400+
512 Kingston PC2700 DDR SDRAM
MSI Geforce4 Ti 4200
SoundBlaster Audigy
Windows xp Pro SP1
400W PSU
Creative Drx3
Pinnacle PCTV pro
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RW Samsung 48x16x48
Creative WebCam Go
UPS 500 VA
Monitor Sony 19" E400E

Since my chip is an unlocked, I cannot easily run it at the default, but I can underclock it. At 100x6.0=600mhz, USB does not work, as well as 100x12.5. Same with 133x6.0 and 133x12.5. It appears to make no difference underclocking or overclocking.
I downloaded the right BIOS listed on MSI's KT3 Ultra-ARU page. I don't think the BIOSes are different anyway, since the same files, changelog, and etc are also listed for the Ultra-2 board.
A thing to note, that this is the onboard VIA-controller USB ports doing this. My Ultra-ARU's NEC-controller USB 2.0 ports work fine in both Win2k and Linux if I hook my mouse and keyboard up in those. This is not an ideal solution for me though.

MSI KT3 Ultra-ARU with GeForce 4 Ti 4200

Umm...
My PC keep freezing when I play a 3D Game like Warcraft III, GTA 3 or Neverwinter Nigths.
Sometimes it's freezing after 2 mins, sometimes I can play like a half hour.
When it's freezed, Windows don't work either so the whole comp is messed up then .. and I have to reboot him.
I post this here cuz I heard that those new GeForce Cards have some compatibilty probs with mainboards ...
maybe ... someone asked this already ... or just knows a soulution ...
Hi-Tak
My Comp:
AMD K7 1200 "C"
MSI KT3 Ultra-ARU
512MB Take-MS Infineon Ram
GeForce 4 Ti 4200 (Gainward)
D-Link Ethernet Card
Tekram SCSI-II Card
Fortissimo I Sound Card
Enermax 430W

hmm...
I got an Majesty Twins Cooler (TTC-MT1AB)
that one has ball bearing and everything.
It's mounted correctly and with silver Thermal Paste
CPU is constantly at 50 - 55 deegrees
Chassie at 35 - 40 deegrees
is this to much??
I will check again while playin...
thx for the hint
Hi-Tak
Imagination is the Crazyness of your life !!!

MSI KT3 Ultra ARU -- After placing XP 2600+, motherboard dead

Like the thread title says, my KT3 Ultra ARU board doesn't work anymore :( (no video signal, all D-leds red).
This is what happend, I upgraded my XP 2000+ to 2600+.
Everything worked like a charm, until I removed the 2000+ CPU and changed it with the 2600+.
No video signal and all D-Leds are red.
When I changed it back to the old situation (2000+), the motherboard did the same :(
I changed hardware, but with no results whatsoever(videocard, mem etc.), And the BIOS recovery tool is (like always) not possible, because the system doesn't respond to anything and just hangs at a black screen.
The BIOS was upgraded to v5.6 (XP 2400+/2600+ Support) before the change. The cooling sits perfectly and the core of the CPUs are good (not broken or anything).
Are these signs of a dead motherboard? ;(

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Originally posted by MikNT
IUpon clearing CMOS I found that I had to leave FASTCOMMAND at Normal since now I operate at 166 and it seems 166 and FAST or ULTRA do not go hand in hand. I have no idea why.
Hi! I got the same problem. With BIOS version 5.4 and 5.5 I could choose between normal, fast and ultra. Now with 5.6 it doesn't work at all (also tried with modified bios to have full raid functionality). So if you're running both FSB and memory @166mhz, you can't boot with ultra or fast (I haven't tried ultra, since fast always gives me the best perfomance).
Ah! And I can choose ultra or fast with FSB @ 133 and Mem @ 166.

MSI KT3 Ultra ARU Mem timing problems?

As experienced by myself as well as Maximum PC Magazine during testing. Using high quality memory such as Samsung PC2700 DDR on the MSI KT3 Ultra ARU, if you set the cas latency timings to the most agressive settings, next time you try to boot into Windows, your OS crashes and the registry gets corrupted. Also the board actually interprets CAS 2.5 memory as CAS 2. I am sure a BIOS update will fix this problem, however who else has had this problems?

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Originally posted by bikernut
Hi MSI MAN
I to have top quality ram, but my board reads the CAS settings correctly.
not for sure what the difference is between xtreme memory modules and,i guess,plain memory modules.installing samsung pc3200 256 ddr into msi kt3 ultra2,was wondering if you have had any compatability problems with your type of memory.have posted to three different forums with no results.

MSI KT3 Ultra-Aru (KT333) and Duron Applebred??

Hi, welcome,willkommen,witajcie,dobry den, ... (I know this word in 11 languages)
I have MSI KT3 Ultra-Aru (KT333) and J want to buy AMD Duron 1800MHz(Applebred).
Does my motherboard support that processor?? It will work without problems??

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Originally posted by osnavi
pk.master: It doesn't make any sense to discuss about the answer to your question. If MSI says your Mobo doesn't support that CPU and people who know what they say, agree with that, Why argue ? If you want, go and buy it, as at last you are the one to decide what to do.-
in msi website the 333 fsb cpus are not supported too in kt3 ultra-ultra aru but they still work... so it make sense to discuss if applebred work or not in those mobos.

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