MS 6340v1.0 Memory or Mobo???

HI hope somebody can help me ive been making a pc from old parts with a ms 6340 v1.0 mobo and on boot i get looing beeps from the award bios. This i know means memory error however memory does work and there isnt a seating issue.
could it be anything else??
current spec duron 800Mhz 40Gb HDD CDRW 128Mb pc133 sdram howerver i have tried with 9 sticks of memory including pc100 only way to remove beeps is to remove all memory.
i suspect a dodgy board.
can anyone help me??????????????????????????????????????????????????/
regards
Andy.

My PC is award BIOS too. It's has no beep, but it can work perfect

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also make sure your BIOS is up to date.
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Hello and welcome.
Try as Alex said and set card to pci-e and disable onboard vga, if you have one and try again, do not update bios, cause vga cards dont need an biosupdate prior to installing, especially an older model vga like you have, must work normal without updating.
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Chris,
I'm sorry I could not find a solution. In fact I'm stumped and request the help of Todd or Wil or some other Adobe employee to help you out.
Why? The reason for requesting Adobe's help in this way is:
a. Chris has a limited knowledge of English and works with a Dutch version of Windows, which makes it difficult to communicate on the phone.
b. I have checked his system with Teamviewer and the system is more than adequate and is properly tuned/optimized for the task he wants to perform.
c. I can't find a solution to help him.
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Optimal Bios settings....

Good to see the forum back up....
I have a k7n420 pro based system and just stuck in a gainward GF4 TI4200 golden sample, which is working out brilliantly, I mean 3dmarks around 9065! with standard fsb etc etc.
Anyway I saw a review of the card with a very similar system (same 1800 xp processor, 512 meg ddr memory, different mobo) and assuming they hadn't overclocked anything, they were getting 1K over my marks. I don't think that the different board would make that much difference.
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Here is what I got and hope to have it together next week.
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Originally posted by Supershanks
1) Build
1) hold MOBO near case & install mobo mounting studs, ensuring their lined up with screw holes in mobo. Check you have a stud for each hole & also double check the count to make none are left over from old mobo, these may short out the mobo if left in.
2) I usually mount cpu / cpu cooler & memory to mobo outside the case.
3) Mount Mobo to case.
4) Mount PSU To case if new
5) Connect PSU to MOBO 20pin cradle & 4pin lead (Leave unconnected from Mains)
6) Connect graphic card
7) Connect the HD your Os Is going on Data Lead & power
8) Connect 1 optical drive
9) Connect Mobo / Case leads - Hd Led Reset & Power
10) Connect Power lead to PSU & power up
IRadi8,
Normally I would agree with Supershanks build order (above) but I have the same case you're getting and you could have a serious problem trying to mount your Power Supply AFTER you've already installed your mobo into the case (with the CPU and HSF already installed on it).
I learned this the hard way. If you mount the PSU first, you'll have no problems. But if the mobo (with CPU, Heatsink, Fan, & Memory) are in the case it'll be a very tight fit trying to squeeze the PSU by the HSF and you'll have to remove the Heatsink & Fan to get the PSU in. Seeing as you've spent all the $, I doubt you'd want to take the chance of damaging anything. Just trying to save you some time and aggravation.
Also, your thoughts on dowloading and burning all the latest drivers onto a CD is sound thinking. Another thing to keep in mind is the system drive OS/Drivers/software install order. This will probably be debated, but this order worked well for me:
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4) DirectX 9.0c
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7) Zone Alarm Firewall (may not be necessary if you're strictly using dialup as I see you're putting in that 3Net Internal 56K PCI Fax Modem)
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Msi-6712 kt4v

Hi there everyone
Please bear with me as I am a pretty new to this whole upgrade stuff.
Ok I decided to upgrade a spare system from a 450mhz p3 to an amd based system on a MSI6712-kt4v amd2600, sounds OK so far.
Installation went OK, everything aligned OK, all cables seated OK have triple-checked, but guess what...no power to anything at all whatsoever.
Have installed a new PSU Jeantech 400w, nothing at all.
I also took off all the unneccessary PCI cards, Modem, Network, leaving on an AGP based graphics card
Yes I realise I have probably done something very dumb somewhere and possibly fried the lot, but could someone give a couple of pointers.
Many thanks and hanging my head in shame
Pilmart.

Hi pilmart,
WARNING
YOU MUST DO THIS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!
This is the order when checking a faulty board
Conditions
1) Mobo on bench protected underneath by cardboard [ not conductive foam ]
2) Install Processor and fan and install memory
3) Connect PSU
4) Identify "Power On" pins on the front board connections to Mobo
[ This will be situtated near the front along with HDD LED, Reset Speaker etc ]
5) Apply power to PSU and momentarily short out the "Power On" pins with a small insulated screw driver [ This is similar to pressing the start button on the front of your PC ]
CARE MUST BE TAKEN AS SHORTING OUT THE WRONG PINS WILL PROBABLY DAMAGE THE MOBO
If all is well, then the fan on the PSU will work and so should the fan on the processor. This will indicate at the very least that the Mobo, Proc and memory maybe OK but not proven.
If you still have no result [ i.e no power to the fans ]
Then check
BEWARE OF STATIC ELECTRICIY - DISCHARGE YOURSELF FIRST
1) Check the position of the Clear CMOS pins on the Mobo, these pins by default should be open, but temporaily shorting out these pins will clear the CMOS. If you leave them shorted permanently then the PC will not start.
2) Check the memory by subsitutuion
3) Check the processor by subsitution
4) Check the PSU by subsituition
5) Check CMOS IC is firmly seated [ Not so common today due to SMD ]
Apart from the fact that some one has already suggested the 4 pin 12volt supply to the AMD CPU [ I don't think that you PC has one ] and all the other items have proved to be working by subsitution then it looks like the Mobo is at fault.
If the fans do start, then...
Switch off, and install the graphics card and connect a monitor
Switch on and restart the Mobo as before and check what is happening on the screen.
1) No picture - check graphics card on PC
Please Note: If you Mobo has "On Board" graphics place the header on first and try. If still no picture you can alway fit a PCI graphic card just tp prove the point.
If you have fans running but no picture on the monitor then it is advisable to fit the speaker to the Mobo.
Borrow the speaker from your PC case.
With the conditions as below
BEWARE OF STATIC ELECTRICIY - DISCHARGE YOURSELF FIRST
1) PSU
2) Processor & fan
3) Memory
4) Graphics card and monitor or "On board" graphics
5) Speaker connected
Power up and listen if you are lucky you may hear a series of beeps.
These beeps indcate that the BIOS is in the process of performing the POST
If an error occurs during the POST the beeps will give a clue as to where the problem lies
The number of beeps will determine the area of the fault.
No beeps - No picture - but everything else proven to be OK then the Mobo is probably at fault.
Physical check:
When I buy a new board I always check it on the bench first.
If you have installed it before trying it then there is the possibilty that you may cause damage to the print.
The areas to check for damage are underneath the support lugs used to secure the Mobo to the Mobo tray [ inside the PC case ]
Print around the the fan securing clip. I known people damaging the fine print around the fan clip by being rough with a screwdriver when trying to secure the clip.
If you have a picture....
If the picture i.e Boot Screen appears then you can start adding things like mouse keyboard HDD etc until you have a complete PC but laid out on the bench.
WARNING:
Unless you are confident when working with a PSU Mobo etc outside the case, then I do not encourage you to do so.
You must be careful and tidy.
You must have the power switch close at hand
You must take care to discharge yourself from static electricity before handling processors and memory and mobo
You must proceed each step and note the result.
WARNING
YOU MUST DO THIS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!
I WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE RESULTING EITHER PERSONAL OR TO EQUIPMENT BY YOUR EFFORTS TO FOLLOW THIS ADVICE
You can if you wish do this inside the case, and leave the power on pins connected to the front switch if you feel better by doing so
Hope this helps
Kind Regards

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Satellite Pro U400 sometimes freezes when the power cord is plugged in

Hello! I know this problem has been discussed here and there but I would like to open a new thread on that. Here is the scenario.
I have recently bought a new Toshiba Satellite Pro U400-247 (PSU45E) with two batteries: (a) the original one, (b) additionally purchased Toshiba genuine PA3636U-1BRL, 7200 mAh. The notebook has the latest BIOS (4.80) and the latest drivers downloaded from Toshiba and installed (ConfigFree is not installed). I am using XP Pro SP3 (clean install done by myself). Everything is working very well, except for one thing:
Sometimes (but not always), when the notebook is working on battery and I plug in the power cord, everything freezes and I have to restart. Some observations:
(a) it tends to happen more frequently when the low battery alarm has already sounded;
(b) it seems to happen more frequently with the 7200 mAh battery and less frequently with the original battery;
(c) it seems to happen more often when a USB device (e.g. mouse) has been connected with the notebook, but that is not a rule;
(d) it seems to happen less frequently when I move the USB mouse at the time I am plugging in the power cord;
(e) I have experimented a lot with Toshiba PowerSaver's settings (e.g. changed the CPU levels for my profiles) but nothing I have modified seems to change the situation;
(f) I have tried various suggestions I found on different forums, but no avail (e.g. BIOS settings);
(g) otherwise, I can say that I really have not seen a smoother computer, everything else is really working just fine, no other problems whatsoever :)
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Hello, thanks for the reply!
My bad, of course I meant the chipset driver. That, however, does not change the essence of the question. Also, I know that a notebook should function properly even the AC adaptor is connected or not connected. That is why I posted my question.
As for the OS reinstall, sorry, I would not do that just on some wild guess from somebody. I recently finished the clean OS install. I have installed XP on dozens of notebooks in my life and I know what I am doing. I have been into computers and networking for 15 years and I know when I see a problem not related to how I install my OSes.
My personal opinion: this problem has not to do with the OS install since the same problem also existed when I test-installed the XP OS image from Toshiba's own downgrade CD (that was before I did a clean install from my own slipstreamed CD). And, if you really use a properly and carefully configured OS with all the necessary software, an OS reinstall is not something you just do every day.
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Even if this problem is hardware-related, I do not expect Toshiba to replace all such hardware out there. However, on many occasions, hardware-related problems can be cured or alleviated on the software side (e.g. by a driver or BIOS update). Since it seems that other people are having similar problems with Toshiba hardware/software, I thought that maybe someone has found an actual solution or maybe there are Toshiba employees reading these forums who could look into it.

K7n2 problems?

Im having some problems with my k7n2 board, it aint the new delta version, im not sure what the difference is, but anyway,
everything was peachy, i had a 1700+ athlon processor, the k7n2 board, and a stick of ebuyer 256mb 333 memory, it was working fine, so i decided to drop another stick of ram in there, it still seemed to work fine, i replaced my hdd with a new maxtor diamondmax plus 9 120gb one,
i didnt seem to be getting the performance i should do with the new hdd, but nevermind i kept on going, replaced my processor with a new Athlon 2500+ Barton chip w 166fsb,
now im having problems,
My memory was reporting a lot of errors in memtest86,
i keep getting random program crashes, and the occasional restart
ive taken the second stick of ram out, it improved things some, but i still get random program crashes, ive got a new stick of TwinMoss 256mb 333 memory on its way,
does anyone else have any ideas of what else could be causing the problems?
My full spec is
windows XP sp1
Athlon XP 2500+ Barton
256mb Ebuyer memory
K7n2 Mobo
Radeon 7500 - its the next thing to be replaced
120GB Maxtor Diamondmax plus 9 HDD
300w PSU - bit weak, could this be the problem?

hi
if i were you i would skip a new graphics card and buy a new psu RIGHT AWAY.
you got a lot of power hungry stuff and a 300w psu is most likely to weak.
a faster cpu uses more power than a slow one.
more memory uses more power
if you can try a more powerful psu.
dont buy q-tec.
an enermax 350w is more powerful than a q-tec 550w.
there is some topics about psu.
check them out.¨
bye

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