MSI K7TPro2A Power on issue

**eedmond** · March 23rd, 2002, 11:13 PM

I just put together a new computer for a friend and it has a MSI K7TPro-2A MB. For some reason when you first turn the power on the computer acts as if it is starting but nothing happens. You can hear the HD wirring up and the fans and all but notheing comes on screen and the Floppy doesn't do it's check. There are no beeps or anything. Just everything turns on and then sits there doing nothing. Far as I can tell and because Windows has not given any error messages about loading then being shut down incorrectly I am assuming nothing is going on. Soon as I press the reset button the computer comes up normally.

Thanks,
Eric

**NooNoo** · March 24th, 2002, 02:14 AM

Since this is a jumperless motherboard, my first advice would be to check the cpu settings in bios, then check what the default video device is.

**Sowulo** · March 24th, 2002, 03:25 AM

Some MSI boards also have a problem booting to 40Gb and larger HD's. MSI has BIOS upgrades for their boards which have this problem...I've had to flash a couple of their 645 Ultra boards.....

**eedmond** · March 24th, 2002, 10:25 AM

The CPU settings, I didn't touch. I just plugged the CPU in and booted up. It is a 1.2G chip. What should I look for that might be wrong?

The HD is only a 8G IBM Bigfoot.

**Ruslan** · March 24th, 2002, 10:42 AM

[quote]Originally posted by eedmond:
Soon as I press the reset button the computer comes up normally.

**eedmond** · March 25th, 2002, 01:10 AM

No I didn't. Both are brand new parts. Can't afford to buy new ones to test. Any other ideas?

-Eric

**NooNoo** · March 25th, 2002, 03:00 AM

[quote]Originally posted by eedmond:
No I didn't. Both are brand new parts. Can't afford to buy new ones to test. Any other ideas?

-Eric

**+Daemon+** · March 25th, 2002, 11:53 AM

plug the CPU fan into another poer port (only if its conenctedt to the motherboard)

My friends board did this. I just plugged the cpu fan into another fan connector on the mobo. Started right up.

**Cygnus** · March 25th, 2002, 12:36 PM

I had this exact problem. It ended up being the sound card for me (AuidoVortex). As soon as I removed the card and reset the machine once it hasnt ever done it again. The BIOS upgrades the guys suggested earlier may solve this.

**asm481** · March 25th, 2002, 03:53 PM

are you sure you have the power on and reset switch plugged into the correct spot on the motherboard? You said NOTHING comes up when you first hit the power on button?

**korpse** · March 25th, 2002, 04:11 PM

do you have more than one video card in the pc?

**eedmond** · March 25th, 2002, 09:28 PM

Daemon: I will try that thanks.

Cygnus: The Soundcard is built in so I can't remove it. I can try disabling it but I doubt that is the problem.

Asm481: Yes. It does power on just nothing happens. The HD whirrs, fans go but beyond that nothing.

korpse: No. Just a single AGP. I have BIOS set as AGP as primary video.

I believe it might be a wire issue. When I unplug the secondary USB ports (the ones that are for the front of the case). It boots up fine I have found. But when I plug them in correctly then it does this not boot until reset. If I take the ground on one of them (Top port) especially and twist it so the words "Ground" does not face the same direction as the other words on the wires then it boots fine but the port doesn't work. Then when I twist the word to be readable with the other cables then the USB works but the boot problem occurs.

Any ideas? I think the USB thing is the culprit.

-Eric

**Sowulo** · March 25th, 2002, 11:02 PM

[quote]Originally posted by eedmond:
Daemon: I will try that thanks.

Cygnus: The Soundcard is built in so I can't remove it. I can try disabling it but I doubt that is the problem.

Asm481: Yes. It does power on just nothing happens. The HD whirrs, fans go but beyond that nothing.

korpse: No. Just a single AGP. I have BIOS set as AGP as primary video.

I believe it might be a wire issue. When I unplug the secondary USB ports (the ones that are for the front of the case). It boots up fine I have found. But when I plug them in correctly then it does this not boot until reset. If I take the ground on one of them (Top port) especially and twist it so the words "Ground" does not face the same direction as the other words on the wires then it boots fine but the port doesn't work. Then when I twist the word to be readable with the other cables then the USB works but the boot problem occurs.

Any ideas? I think the USB thing is the culprit.

-Eric