KT3 Ultra Won't Post

I just bought it and swapped the mobo with an IWill. I,m running a T-Bird 1400. It is showing a Testing Real Time Clock message on the rear USB Card... I have cleared the CMOS numerous times it still has not posted once yet....

I found a fantastic computer case. It comes with 2 blower motors (beside the power supply). One on top of the case and one on the left side. The motherboard facing it. I don't know who makes it, but here is the URL for the store I got mine, located here in the sunny and hot San Antonio, Texas.
http://www.askacs.com/Cases.htm CSMINJA is the part # second from the top. No picture.
I don't understand the problem David has. ?( It has not posted what ?
Maybe you have similar problems I had today. Get into BIOS, and set the CPU clock for 133 and the multiplier for 10.5 It will run @ 1400, like mine. Thanks to Measus. :D
Antalo

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KT3 Ultra2 won't POST D-Bracket RRGG

Greetings.
I have read many similar posts but nothing I have done works so far. I have a new KT3 Ultra 2 that I have never been able to get to boot. The D-Bracket ~always~ shows Red Red Green Green, regardless of what is in the board: nothing, just RAM, just CPU, Ram+CPU, Ram+CPU+Video. I have tried swapping out processors, ram, video.
Background - I had an Asus A7M-266D dual MP 1600 machine that just gave out last week. I was in the middle of using it and it shutdown After switching some dip switches on the board to force a 133mhz bus I was able to get back up and into the BIOS. It died a couple minutes later and I was never abe to revive it. I figured it was the motherboard, as I have heard about troubles with them, so I ordered the KT3 Ultra 2.
When I got the mobo it wouldn't POST. I went and got new RAM and a new CPU (after the new RAM didn't help.) I have essentially replaced my entire computer and I haven't gotten the new config to boot. I would love to hear any suggestions you might have.
Here are the detailed specs:
Mobo: KT3 Ultra2 (6380E) - w/audio, no LAN or RAID
CPU: Either one of 2 MP1600+ (dual machine) or a brand new XP2000+
Heatsink: one of 2 Thermalright AX-7 w/Vantec Stealth 80mm fans
RAM: 256mb K-Byte PC2100 (new) or 512mb Kingston PC2100 (from dual machine)
Video: Either AGP ATI Radeon 64mb DDR VIVO (7200) or PCI Matrox MY220 (and others tried)
Power Supply: SkyHawk SH-400A8H 400W +5DC 40A 3.3VDC 28A no combined wattage but calculated ~195W combined from the ((5x40A+3.3x28A)/3)x2 formula listed in one of the threads.
I have switched out parts and reseated everything multiple times. The D-bracket always shows R R G G as soon as the power comes on. I have tried clearing the CMOS but it doesn't seem to help.
I know that other people had similar problems and solved them by replacing parts - but I have pretty much replaced everything at this point (with the exception of the power supply.)
Any ideas?
Thanks for any help.
hippo

And the power supply folks win again. I didn't have another power supply rated for this machine - only some old 200 and 235 W power supplies that rate 10-14A on 3.3 and 20 A on +5. But when I tried to use it I at least got different results - I powered up until I hit R G G G (Boot Attempt) when I got some BIOS beeps (not sure which ones right now - but most likely related to having way too little power).
Sorry I didn't try that earlier before posting - I figured the PS was very unlikely to have gone bad in such a short period (new with case in May).
After I get a properly rated PS I'll post again (hopefully with all problems solved).
Thanks
hippo

KT4 Ultra won't post.

KT4 Ultra won't give any output to monitor. Tried swapping video cards (AGP), monitors. Fans spin on the video card. Getting LED's on my NIC, so I have power in the PCI's. Hard drive and CD-ROM spins, and system fan comes on. Have yet to clear CMOS, but I'm doubting (also hoping) that will fix it. No internal speaker, otherwise I'm sure I would be getting beeps. Never flashed BIOS, no recent updates to hardware/software within past two months. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
XP 2000+
GeForce4 MX440
1X512 PC2100
WinXP w/ SP1

Tried switching the video card already, and I also tried a different monitor as well. I've tested everything else out and I've narrowed it down to the mobo. PSU is fine, and I have since cleared the CMOS as well, but to no avail. I have never flashed the BIOS, and no changes were made in the BIOS before this happened (at least for two months, that's when I added my DVD-ROM.) CPU is fine and when it was up and running, it was around 53 C under a full load. Thanks for the suggestions, though.

KT3-Ultra2 Won't Post

Once connecting my mobo to my system, and attempt to power up, it will start the fans but I get no post, dled never changes, it stays at 2 red/2 greens. Even when I strip the board of everything it still won't do anything. Any suggestions? I have an Enermax 300W ps which looks to be good for this purpose (referencing the ps article).

1st.. Read the sticky posts at top of this forum.
then:
Strip it and put it together again.. and make sure you dont mount the heatsink the wrong way around..
and try to start it with just CPU + HSF, 1 memory module, and VGA.. (no HD,FD,etc..etc..)

Kt3 ultra won't let a 2200+ works

wxhy does my card don't suport this can it be i'm mistaking me with the jumper please if anyone could help me

https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?threadid=1131&sid=
read that as well
cooler psu are main culprits

KT3-ULTRA - Win XP won\'t install

I wonder if anyone can help...
My computer specs are here:
KT3 Ultra-ARU
XP 2000+ (not over clocked)
256MB DDR Ram
IDE0 - HDD1 Maxtor 40gb
IDE0 - HDD2 Maxtor 20gb
IDE1 - CD
IDE1 - CDRW
GeForce 256 (AGP)
SBLive!
Linksys Netgear 10/100 Mbps Network Card
56K modem.
I recently installed the above processor, board and RAM. All works fine in the BIOS and looks ok. Linux on the HDD2 boots fine and works without any problems.
However my Win XP installation wouldn't boot. No problem I thought, same as all windows problems - reinstall - after transfering anything important to the linux partition. Now when I try to reinstall Win XP everything looks ok up untill the final stages (entered product key, configured networking, just before it restarts for windows to run properly the first time) when a 'blue screen of death' appears informaing me that my system has been halted in order to protect itt. Some meaningless (to me) memory addresses are displayed. The message says to try again, run chkdsk, remove any newly installed hardware (obviously tricky...).
Any help on getting Win XP to install would be great, since I am in the middle of a big software project which has to be developed on windows....
I will check back soon to see if anymore info is needed.
Cheers
Chris

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Originally posted by ChrisColeman
Right,
I can't do the mem test because I can't get the FDD to work.
When it is all plugged in (my power cable wont do the CD drive and the FDD at the same time till I rearange it all) and I boot the computer the FDD light comes on and then stays on permenantly, linux cant mount and generally seems broken...
Could this signify deeper problms with the MB? possibly a reason XP wont install?
Would the poor PSU really cause windows to be unable to install? It looks fine till the final stages when it is preparing to start windows for the first time.
Cheers
Chris
It most probably be you have the floppy cables connected the wrong way. Flip it over on the floppy side and try again.

CMOS won't reset KT3 Ultra

The CMOS on my KT3 Ultra board will not reset. I've tried taking the battery out for over 48 hours and setting the JBAT1 to the 2-3 position. My CMOS settings will not reset.
I'm trying to reset them is because I can not get into the BIOS. When I hit delete, my screen says "Go->Setup" but it never goes into the BIOS. It continues to the MBFastTrak133 screen.
Please help me. Thanks in advance.

hi,
What keyboard are you using? I assume you never go into the BIOS, use a PS/2 keyboard instead, not USB keyboard first. YOu can use USB keyboard later after you managed to enter BIOS and to enable USB.
You can keep on hitting DEL key even at the MBFastTrak133 screen. It will still go into the BIOS after that RAID BIOS screen. Just wait for it to go off.

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

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?
regs
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

KT3 won\'t POST

I walked into my office and found my system emitting something like a siren sound. Shut off the power and then attempted to restart. Fans come alive and I get the following lights from D-LED
XX
RR
X being neither Red or Green. This system is a little over a month old. It started out with a Duron 700 and recently was upgraded to a Duron 1.2 boxed . Any suggestions you could provide would be helpfull. Particularly the siren sound.
KT3 Ultra (no Raid)
Duron 1.2 retail
Aopen GF4 ti4200
Maxtor 40 GB
256 MB PC2100 generic

lol a great help u guys were.
all the screws should come with the case not the mobo..
have u tried putting the power switch plug on the opposite way on the front panel pins?
I put it in the wrong way and my computer turned on as soon as i put the plug in the powersupply.

KT3 Ultra Aru xp2400?

Hi
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
Widowmaker
KT3 Ultra Aru
Coolermaster 200ATCS case
Gainward GeForce 4 4600 with firewire card
ocz 256 mb ddr400 (samsung)
Maxtor 133 40gb hdd x 2
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.

Problems with KT3 Ultra (MS-6380E)..please help

Hey all-
Here is my system configuration:
MSI KT3 Ultra MS-6380E) motherboard
AMD Athlon 2100+ XP cpu
(2) 512mb PC2700 DDR ram (1 gig total)
(2) 120gb Western Digital 7200rpm Harddrives (240gb total)
Nvidia Geforce Ti 4600 video card
Creative Labs Sound blaster Audigy Platinum
LG 32x10x40 CDRW
16x DVD ROM
400 watt power supply
Here is my problem:
Just built the machine, checked every plug and everything and when I turn on the machine I got no screen, no post, no beeps, nothing.
So I turned the machine, and cleared the CMOS. Turned the machine back on and got post , went into the BIOS, set the time,date, yada yada, all the drives were detected fine. I went in the Frequency/Voltage Control screen and the "CPU FSB Clock" was set to 100 mhz, "CPU Ratio" was set to Auto as was the "CPU Voltage, DDR Voltage, and AGP Voltage". I saved settings and rebooted but then I didn't get a screen, no post, no beeps.
I tried clearing CMOS again, turned machine on, got back in the BIOS just fine. I tried setting the CPU FSB Clock to 133mhz and left everything else on Auto. Rebooted and once again ..nothing.. no screen.
I don't understand what the problem could be. It seems that I can only get a screen when I clear the CMOS. But even if i use the "Load BIOS Setup Defaults" or even the "Load High Performance Defaults" I still get no screen or anything when I reboot.
Can anyone help me here? I have never run into this before.
Thanks in advance!!
Joe

If it is only doing it when you turn your bus speed of 100 up to 133 for the xp processor then I have had the problem. If you are booting with a bad cpu that isn't working properly (can't run at 133) then the computer will not POST. As soon as you clear the cmos it sets the speed back down to 100 for failsafe. If you try to boot a duron processor like a 700 or something on fsb 133 then the motherboard won't post. Make sure you don't have a duron processor instead of a athlon xp or a bad cpu. I would recommend taking it to the place you bought it or else an autorized amd spot. They should be able to throw in another proc and check it out.

Warranty on MSI KT3 Ultra?

Hello!
Multi-part question:
1: How long (if any) does the warranty on a MSI KT3 Ultra mobo last?
2: If 8/03/02 is within that time period, how do I go about getting my $ back and/or an exchange?
My mobo shat itself about a half an hour ago and I think it's toast ;(
Thanks in advance
-ICEman

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Originally posted by Rob454
hehe, if its over 14days don't bother. I had a big arguement with there staff because they won't return a Palm Pilot after 16 days. LOL I end up eating it.
It's been just short of a YEAR and they took it back!
It didn't even have a box!
Aaannndd, they exchanged it for a MSI KT4V!
Booyah! I should do this more often :P

[VIA] KT3 Ultra 2 Problem

"My KT3Ultra2 won't start ... there's no beep or picture shown on my screen.
The D-Bracket LEDs shows : "Initializing Hard Drive Controller" (two red on the up side, and two green on the down side).
i removed the HDD and it's worked on my other system.
can anyone advice me what should i do ??
Thank you so much.

Quote from: Grayone on 09-January-06, 15:26:35
Sorry, I missed the first line about it not posting. Sleepy, I guess.
Swapping parts like the video card between the two systems will eliminate that possibility since it could be power supply or cpu or video card that stops the boot process before it can initialize the hard drive controller.
Please furnish us more information about what parts are in the system? Create a profile containing info similar to I have in mine. The info will make troubleshooting much easier.
hi mate, thanks for the fast replies.
i had done all the sweaping of parts from one system to another. as for the power supply is a new one.
my system is using MSI KT3 Ultra 2 (MS-6380) running on CPU AMD 2100+
Ram is Kingston PC2700 333Mhz 512MB.
A Maxtor HDD 40Gig.
A creative Sound Card.
lastly a Benq CDRW.

Ram Problem With KT3 Ultra

Hi Guys,
I have posted on here before.
I have a kt3 ultra mobo.
The problem i have is when playing games the system locks up and i have to hard restart.
I have followed advice from this board the the faq ant mobo bios set up which sadly has not solved the problem.
Very strange but in the pc i have two x 256 meg ddr ram.
If i take either stick out the pc plays games perfectly. This is frustrating as both sticks work fine on their own but not together.
ANY IDEAS ? ;(

Hi,
Sometimes it happens that sticks just won't work together....
You might want to swap one of the sticks with a friend to see if the problem is gone...

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