Problems posting with KT3 Ultra2 Motherboard

I just purchased a MSI KT3 Ultra2 ATX motherboard as an upgrade. After
installing it an all the components, I had difficulty booting at
times. I would get boot error beeps, specifically two short ones, than
8 long ones. The D-Bracket would initialize, however it would stop and
fail at "Boot Attempt" - the first D-Bracket 2 light is lit up red.
I though I had a problem with the power supply, which was 250 watts,
so I changed it to another one. I was able to boot up the system a
couple of times just fine (get to the bios screen and past it),
install the OS, however after turning it off and trying to turn it
back on, it would not work. After I changed the power supply the
problem was constant and now i cannot even get to the bios screen at
all. Before when the system was running it was fine, no errors and I
kept it on for about 10 hours with no problems at all.
My other specs include:
Antec 300 watt ATX (with 12V thing for P4, but not attached)
MSI Geforce4 mx440 card
512 Meggs Samsung 2700 SRAM 1-dimm
IBM ATA66 Hard drive
Floppy drive
Athlon XP 1800+ Boxed (using the retail CPU fan)
Now every once in a while I get to the bios screen after which the system runs fine, but most of the time I get these beeps. I tried moving around everything and the system is barebone.
Any suggestions are appreciated.
Thank you,
George

Hi,
Read the top articles on trouble shooting....
Anyway, it could still be your PSU, borrow one from a friend and try again.....

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First off sorry for my poor english.. it's not my first language. Now here's my system:
CPU: Mobile 2500
HSF: Vantec Aeroflow with AS5
MB: MSI KT3 Ultra2
RAM: 2x512MB PC2700
VIDEO: Leadtek GeForce 4 TI4200
The temperature is about 43C cpu and 40C case when the system is idle and it can get to 50C cpu and 43C case when the system is on maximum use.
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I'm very disappointed because I read a lot about this cpu before buying it and everyone was overclocking it easily so I had no doubt it would get to 166 mhz especially with proper cooling.. It sucks pretty bad!
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Hi I was wondering if someone could help me?
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I first tried installing the VIA4in1 and VIA USB2.0 patch. Then I tried the D-bracket after refreshing the usb drivers (I did not disable all other devices like in my original post, should I have?). Same result, blue screen crash at power on.
Next I disable USB ports in BIOS and install USB PCI card. Then power on the USB HD plugged into card. Same result. Computer slow accessing local drives. When I try to access the USB drive I get a "E:/ is not accessible; the file or data is corrupted or unreadable."
Next I remove the USB card. I enter BIOS and set to "2" ports. Presumably this turns on the USB1.1 ports on the mobo. I return to windows xp. It now seems to install the drivers, but just as it finishes I get a "a problem has been encountered instaaling this device (it has done this before but after finishing I get the blue screen most times). Next I goto the device manager, and in my USB devices I have a USB mass storage device w/ a yellow flag. I goto properties and see a:
"the device cannot start (code 10)" device status. I click "troubleshoot" and voila... blue screen.
Finally I reboot, and set 4 ports in BIOS, making my JUSB3 FRONT PANEL usb1.1? ports active. Interestingly these respond like the PCI card. Computer slow accessing local drives. When I try to access the USB drive I get a "E:/ is not accessible; the file or data is corrupted or unreadable." As soon as I power off the USB HD things are normal...
I will take this USB HD to work tomorrow just to ensure its integrity. Any other ideas? What kinds of BIOS settings might F up USB?
Andrew

Boot up Delay with KT3 Ultra2

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AMD XP 2100+
256meg PC2600 Ram
Advansys ABP940UW Ultrawide SCSI card
Intel 10/100 Network card
Using Onboard sound
Matrox Millinium PCI Graphics card (Temporary)
3x Ultra wide scsi Hard drives
Plextor Ultraplex40 Wide cdrom
Panasonic 7502B CDR
During bootup the machine goes thropugh the post screen 100% after which the scsi bios screen appears as usual. After this I hear another beep followed by 30sec to 1 minute of black screen after which the PC boots normally. I am thinking it may be some incompatability with the scsi card but can't be sure. The 4 green indicator lights are glowing indicating a good startup but why the pause??? Windows then boots and runs normally.

I'm assuming this is a raid board right? the raid bios initialization is REALLY slow, so that's my best guess, or possibly a driver causing it, I loaded the via raid patch fix and it slowed down my boot process but not by 5-10 seconds.

KT3 Ultra2 Motherboard questions

Hi again - I decided to dig through my computer parts containers and found enough to build a backup PC using my MSI KT3 Ultra 2 motherboard and an AMD Athlon XP 2000+ CPU.
I haven't run this motherboard and CPU for at least three years, maybe more. There's 500 MB of PC2700 RAM.
Right now the Front Side Bus is set at 100. I recall that it used to be higher than that, but I am not sure. The manual doesn't specify it, or possibly I just can't find it.
Question 1 - What is the maximum FSB setting for this motherboard and the CPU I am using?
Here are the specs:
Motherboard ID   62-0224-009999-00101111-040201-VIA_K7$1AARK204_A6380VMS V5.7 022403
Motherboard Name   MSI KT3 Ultra2 (MS-6380E)
Front Side Bus Properties
Bus Type   DEC Alpha EV6
Bus Width   64-bit
Real Clock   100 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock   200 MHz
Bandwidth   1600 MB/s
Memory Bus Properties
Bus Type   DDR SDRAM
Bus Width   64-bit
Real Clock   167 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock   333 MHz
Bandwidth   2667 MB/s
Chipset Bus Properties
Bus Type   VIA V-Link
Bus Width   8-bit
Real Clock   67 MHz (QDR)
Effective Clock   267 MHz
Bandwidth   267 MB/s
Motherboard Physical Info
CPU Sockets/Slots   1
Expansion Slots   5 PCI, 1 AGP, 1 CNR
RAM Slots   3 DIMM
Integrated Devices   Audio
Form Factor   ATX
Motherboard Size   230 mm x 300 mm
Motherboard Chipset   KT333
North Bridge   VIA VT8367 Apollo KT333
CPU Properties
CPU Type   AMD Athlon XP, 1250 MHz (12.5 x 100)
CPU Alias   Palomino
CPU Stepping   A5
Instruction Set   x86, MMX, 3DNow!, SSE
L1 Code Cache   64 KB
L1 Data Cache   64 KB
L2 Cache   256 KB (On-Die, Full-Speed)
CPU Physical Info
Package Type   453 Pin PGA
Package Size   4.95 cm x 4.95 cm
Transistors   37.5 million
Process Technology   6Mi, 0.18 um, CMOS, Cu
Die Size   128 mm2
Core Voltage   1.75 V
I/O Voltage   1.6 V
Typical Power   41.3 - 64.3 W (depending on clock speed)
Maximum Power   46.1 - 72 W (depending on clock speed)
Thanks
Joe

With that Palamino CPU it should be set for 133 (266) FSB.
Edit: If it's not in your paper manual look in the download PDF English version on page 3-28 to set it.
http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=downloaddetail&type=manual&maincat_no=1&prod_no=497

Upstart problem with kt3 ultra2

When i turn the power on my computer it wont start properly.
I hear 4 "beeps" and my screen is still black.
I have to turn off and on my computer about five to ten times before it starts properly. :O
When it starts up it works fine ?( and i can use it as normal.
What is wrong and what can i do to fix it ?
Help Me ?(

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Originally posted by camon
When i turn the power on my computer it wont start properly.
I hear 4 "beeps" and my screen is still black.
According to http://www.pcguide.com/ts/x/sys/beep/ami.htm, this is a System Timer failure. You might also try removing and reseating the RAM.
--Barry

Working KT3-Ultra2 System suddenly will not post!

Problem: After working fine for two weeks, my new system with a KT3 Ultra 2 mobo does not boot or POST. After pressing the power button, the power light comes on, the hard disk spins up, and then nothing else happens. The D-Bracket LEDs are in the RRGG layout, indicating that it is initializing the drive controller, but I suspect it is not getting that far as the lights come on in this state as soon as the system is powered.
This system was working fine for two weeks before this happened. It has NEVER been overclocked. I have tried reseating the hard disk connectors and all the AGP/PCI cards, as well as clearing the CMOS . My system configuration is:
Ducted case for effective cooling with a 350 Watt Power Supply
KT3 Ultra2 Motherboard
AMD Athlon XP 2000 CPU with AMD heatsink/fan
1024 MB of PC 2700 RAM (2x512)
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro AGP video adapter
Netgear PCI Ethernet Adapter
Windows XP Professional
I have no idea where to go from here, anyone with ideas please help!!!
-james puckett

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Originally posted by maesus
You have to clear the CMOS, and 100% make sure it's really cleared. ie, removing battery, discharge all capacitors on the board (with power off and power cord attached for 5 minutes), unplug power cord, set the CMOS jumper to reset for couple of minutes... etc
Yes, I have done all of that.

Kt3 ultra2 unstable in win98 se

i've been using this mobo for almost half a year now, and i noticed that it has become unstable under windows 98 se (my system is dual booted with win xp pro)
during xp sessions, i don't have problems... everything runs well but not in win 98 se.
does anyone here have an experience with kt3 ultra2 problems with win98 se?
by the way, all my drivers are the latest - from video card downto mobo chipsets
?(

is that so... ok...
the instability occurs only when i setup my pc as a dual os system (winxp pro and 98se)
if 98se is left alone in my system... its completely stable... :] but not good for gaming. :(
so it simply means that my mobo is not the culprit... did i get it right? ?(

KT3 Ultra2 black screen

Just had my second monitor problem in two weeks....I built this PC on 17 November 2002.
The first time....I had a "No video signal" after loading Via 4-in-1 v4.43 on my Compact 17" MV720. During the no video signal my D-Bracket was hung at Memory Detection Test. Took a long time to get it running again. Finally....I pulled my DDR from slot 1 and move it to slot 2 and the machine booted....then quickly told me to reload WIN ME because explore.exe was corrupt.
Now....ten days later....I haven't reloaded v4.4.3....I had a black screen... I shutdown my PC and pulled the monitor plug....it started normally.
Is there a problem developing here? Reading this board I see others have had a video signal loss problem with KT3 Ultra2s.

I've made some changes to my Bios settings for my Gforce2 MX-400. Confirmed with Nvidia Tech Support. They are:
AGP TIMING CONTROL
AGP Mode: 4x
AGP Comp. Driving: Auto
AGP Fast Write: Enabled
AGP Aperture Size: 128
AGP Master 1 W/S Write: Enabled
AGP Master 1 W/S Read: Enabled
I think this has settled my black screen problem....

Kt3 Ultra2-R(MS-6380)

I have a old agp graphic card(ASUS V6800pure) is it compatible with Kt3 Ultra2-R(MS-6380)?

Hi,
You have to try that, it works or it doesn't :D

Forcing cas3 on KT3 ultra2 mobo?

is there anyway of unhiding or making a cas3 selection on the MSI KT3 ultra2 motherboard? im already running bios 5.7, 2x512meg pc3200 in slot 1 and 3 (1 and 2 wouldnt even boot)

as a rule you set memmory timmings to manual
then pick what you want
can you not do that ?
http://forums.pcper.com/showindex.php?s=&threadid=124482
the guide has allways lead mre to think you can though ive never used the board

MOVED: [AthlonFX] problems with flashing MS-6593 (KT3 Ultra2-C)

This topic has been moved to AMD SocketA based board.
[AthlonFX] problems with flashing MS-6593 (KT3 Ultra2-C)

Quote from: Tiresmoke on 19-August-05, 01:48:32
I guess you think your Athlon XP CPU is a 64 bit huh?
LOL Post moved...
It's my first time at this forum. I just saw AMD, VIA. Sorry I didn't pay attention!
Quote from: osnavi on 19-August-05, 01:59:22
What do you need to upgrade your Mobo Bios for ? Do you have any problem running your KT3 Ultra 2 ?
I have some problems with driving games (GTR & GPL from SimBim and RBR) and I saw that there
was a fix for 2400+ processors in one BIOS! I couldn't find anybody with the same problem, so I think
this could be it! Otherwise everything works OK!
Fredrik thanks for the link...

Problems with flashing MS-6593 (KT3 Ultra2-C)

I wan't to flash my motherbord! I have 2400+ XP procesor (max for the MB)
and use win XP! I did exactly as it's written in the manual! Like this...
"For WinXP, you can make a DOS boot disk. Go to Your Computer, right click drive A:, select Format, select copy system files.
7. When you get the A:\ prompt, type the following sequence:
C: <enter>
cd\test <enter>
C:\test> amifl827 BIOS file
(to save or not to save old BIOS is the user’s decision)"
When I hit enter I got this message...
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Ms Windows applications. itd
Can you help me please?!
Thanks
matej

Quote from: Tiresmoke on 19-August-05, 01:48:32
I guess you think your Athlon XP CPU is a 64 bit huh?
LOL Post moved...
It's my first time at this forum. I just saw AMD, VIA. Sorry I didn't pay attention!
Quote from: osnavi on 19-August-05, 01:59:22
What do you need to upgrade your Mobo Bios for ? Do you have any problem running your KT3 Ultra 2 ?
I have some problems with driving games (GTR & GPL from SimBim and RBR) and I saw that there
was a fix for 2400+ processors in one BIOS! I couldn't find anybody with the same problem, so I think
this could be it! Otherwise everything works OK!
Fredrik thanks for the link...

BIOS Settings Problem on KT3 Ultra2 MS-6380E with Barton 3000+(FSB333)

Well, I finally got my Barton 3000+ with 333 MHz FSB and installed it yesterday in my MSI KT3 Ultra2 Mainboard....
System Before changing anything:
PSU: DTK 400 W
+3.3 V / 22 A
+5 V / 35 A
+12 V / 15 A
-5 V / 0.5 A
-12 V / 0.8 A
+5 V VSB / 3 A
So that should make up 400 W as far as I know, my total System drain should be around 300-350 W so even if it would not suffice 400 W it should run the system ?
Mainboard: KT3 Ultra 2 (BIOS v5.7)
CPU: AMD XP 2100 FSB 133 MHz
RAM: 1.536 MB, 3x512 MB Infineon PC3200 (400MHz) CL 3-3-3-8 @400MHz, Cl2.5-3-3-7@333Mhz, 2-2-2-6@266MHz
VGA: MSI RX-9800 Pro 128 MB
DVD/CD-R/RW-Combo: Plextor PX-708 (Firmware 1.08)
CD-R/RW: TEAC CD-W540E (Firmware 1.0K)
Storage: Western Digital WD800BB (80 GB) (Firmware 17.07W17)
USB-Storage: Maxtor 4 K080 H4 (80 GB)
Monitor: Samsung Syncmaster 172T with Driver Version 1.0
Printer: HP Deskjet 970Cxi with Original HP Driver Version 4.3
OS: Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 4
BIOS Settings: SDRAM 1T Command: "Disabled" It won't work stable with 3 RAM's in it with that setting, but that I did know before.
CPU Fast Command: "Ultra"
System was running stable for nearly 2 years with this Configuration:
So now it goes:
First I changed the CPU form my old AMD XP 2100+ to the new Barton 3000 + with its new Arctic Cool Copper Silent 2TC.
Then I went into BIOS and raised the FSB to 166 MHz, which should be the correct one, or do I have to put 167 MHz in there (since 166.666666 MHz is rounded to 167)?
Then I exited and watched the restart...but it didn't start-up it only got me 3 long beeps at the HOST.
After some whining and beating I plugged out anything and cleared CMOS and started the whole thing again:
System after Clearing CMOS:
Mainboard: KT3 Ultra 2 (BIOS v5.7)
CPU: AMD XP 3000+ FSB 100 MHz
RAM: 1x512 MB Infineon PC3200 CL 2-3-3-7 (BIOS setting CAS Latency by "SPD")
Storage: Western Digital WD800BB (80 GB) (Firmware 17.07W17)
Monitor: Samsung Syncmaster 172T with Driver Version 1.0
OS: Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 4
With all Default settings, the Computer boots up, and is correctly Recognized as a Barton 1300 MHz.
When increasing FSB to 133 MHz it is correctly displayed as a Barton 2200+
NOW...
...after adding one BIOS setting after another I narrowed the problem down to the "CPU Fast Command (decode)" Function...if set to Ultra it does not boot-up when running 166 MHz FSB, it does not even let me into BIOS. I have to clear CMOS and restart from scratch again...
Is this normal and expectable with a Barton 3000+ running at the native 166 MHz FSB or not ?
Since my system before was running on "Ultra" with my old AMD XP 2100+.
There is only one more thing I noticed, the CPU V-Core is shown to be only 1.616 V (setting on "Auto" but it should be 1.65 V ? Should I increase the V-Core to 1.675 V in order to get closer to 1.65 V or shouldn't I worry about ?
Thanks for any Input you can give me on the problem.
Iscaran

Iscaran, you are indeed correct in the statement which you made
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...after adding one BIOS setting after another I narrowed the problem down to the "CPU Fast Command (decode)" Function...if set to Ultra it does not boot-up when running 166 MHz FSB, it does not even let me into BIOS. I have to clear CMOS and restart from scratch again...
This setting can be set to fast/ultra on the KT3 Ultra2 when using PC2100 ram running at 266. However, when using PC2700 ram running at 333, this setting MUST be set to normal for the satisfactory operation of the board. I know that you have PC3200 ram actually installed but it is only running at 333.
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Is this normal and expectable with a Barton 3000+ running at the native 166 MHz FSB or not ?
Yes, absolutely normal
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There is only one more thing I noticed, the CPU V-Core is shown to be only 1.616 V (setting on "Auto" but it should be 1.65 V ? Should I increase the V-Core to 1.675 V in order to get closer to 1.65 V or shouldn't I worry about ?
How are you measuring this ie Bios or o/s utility? Not unknown that these are incorrect. However, if you feel unhappy about this, try setting the V-core manually to 1.65v and check what this gives.
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So 3.3 V x 22 A gives 72.6 W, that could be really a little cutting the edge. Could that cause the board to not respond when setting the "CPU Fast Command" to "Ultra" ?
Getting a more powerful psu will not likely cure this well documented problem.
However, this board mostly draws power from the 3.3 & 5v rails. The 12v is mostly used to power HDD, optical and fans. When you consider that 128Mb of ram draws about 8-10w from the 5v rail and you have a total of 1.5Gb that adds up to 96-120W of juice just for the memory alone. This board will beep at you at o/s level when it's running underpowered but my opinion is the same as osnavi's your 3.3v & 5v rails are too low. Also what is combined 3.3v & 5v wattage. What kind of reading do you get on monitoring utilities.
By the way I have as you can see from my dets below the same board and cpu as you and when I changed from a XP2000 Palomino with PC2100 ram to XP3000 Barton and PC3200, I changed the 'Fast Command' setting from 'Fast' to 'Normal'
Hope this helps, enjoy the board

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