MS-6330 ver: 2.1

**ez4u2chere** · August 3rd, 2004, 04:09 PM

Originally Posted by mplark

! Bueno ! Which operating system are you planning to use?

Windows XP.

I had a KT7 Pro Version 1 in it that finally died. This is the replacement board for that system. I didn't have to reload anything. The only thing I didn't realize was that the old board had built in audio and this one doesn't. I might have one collectin dust somewhere, but if not that's OK.

**ez4u2chere** · August 3rd, 2004, 07:21 PM

OK, XP seems to run fine on it. I didn't have to reload anything at all. Also seems to have the latest BIOS according to the gateway site.

Now I still have a problem with my connectors though. The only thing that works is the HDD LED and the power switch (which I guess I shouldn't complain too much :lol ) But the reset switch, power led, and the speaker do not seem to work.

Is there something I'm missing???

**ez4u2chere** · August 3rd, 2004, 07:53 PM

Never mind, I figured it all out. Just took some more trial and error. Well, that and the fact that the Power LED was burnt out. We're going good now.

**Howler61** · August 6th, 2004, 07:10 PM

I read all the troubles with this board and I can't even get mine to post. I have tried several different CPU's and still nothing. I tried a Duron 1200 and 1000. Any help would be appreciated. I am starting to think it's a dead board.

**NooNoo** · August 7th, 2004, 03:00 AM

Welcome to Windrivers howerl61

Did you have a speaker connected when you tried?

If not, try once more, fit the cpu (with the heatsinkfan!!) and video card only, boot it without the ram -- you should get beeps because there are no ram chips. If you get beeps the board is not totally dead.

Connect the keyboard, do the lights flash at boot?

Is there anything possibly shorting out the board? Build it outside the case on an antistatic bag.

**Howler61** · August 9th, 2004, 01:47 PM

Originally Posted by NooNoo

Welcome to Windrivers howerl61

Did you have a speaker connected when you tried?

If not, try once more, fit the cpu (with the heatsinkfan!!) and video card only, boot it without the ram -- you should get beeps because there are no ram chips. If you get beeps the board is not totally dead.

Connect the keyboard, do the lights flash at boot?

Is there anything possibly shorting out the board? Build it outside the case on an antistatic bag.

Thanks for the tip, powered up with no ram and got beeps, hooked in the KB and got flashes, I figure it must be the ram. I have 2 sticks of 64 meg PC100 that I was using neither works, must be compatibility issue. Does this board need PC133? Any insight would be welcome

**NooNoo** · August 10th, 2004, 03:33 AM

That would indicate possible bad cpu or motherboard is shorted against the case. What was the ram supplied with the motherboard?

The other thing to look at is the capacitors on the motherboard... (cylinder shaped things) The tops must be absolutely flat - if any one is bulged upwards even a little, this would also cause the problem.

**Howler61** · August 10th, 2004, 02:16 PM

It was outside the box so can't be shorting on anything. I have tried 2 CPU's in it. Caps all look ok too. supposed to be a new board. I am going to try different Ram in the board next.

**NooNoo** · August 11th, 2004, 05:27 AM

did either of the cpus get warm?

**Howler61** · August 11th, 2004, 02:48 PM

Originally Posted by NooNoo

did either of the cpus get warm?

yes they did, tried 2 different types of ram, I give up, gotta be the bloody board.

**jronald** · August 30th, 2004, 08:38 AM

Noob here, same board.
For what it is worth I think the voltage out on the LED lines is high. After 6 months of running fine on a different board the case I put the new MoBo in now has a burned out LED. They were the same color and then the power LED began to change. Now it wont work at all. When I replace it Im going to throw an "extra" resistor in just to be sure.

Ron

**Howler61** · August 30th, 2004, 02:38 PM

[QUOTE=jronald]Noob here, same board.
For what it is worth I think the voltage out on the LED lines is high. After 6 months of running fine on a different board the case I put the new MoBo in now has a burned out LED. They were the same color and then the power LED began to change. Now it wont work at all. When I replace it Im going to throw an "extra" resistor in just to be sure.

I myself just gave up, the folks I got the board from in the states won't respond to e-mails. Just gonna chuck the board. Too bad I didn't read this stuff before I bought the board. lesson learnt.

**jronald** · August 30th, 2004, 03:35 PM

Mine loaded 2K perfect the first time out, only problem Im having is trying to set up the local network IPs. I have never used 2K so the learning curve is a bit steep.
Once again for what it is worth I found a post using the MSI bios that would allow an XP @ 2800 to run fine all day long.

Ron

**jronald** · September 3rd, 2004, 10:30 AM

I wonder if the Bi-Color led function has anything to do with the over voltage?

Ron

**Crumb** · September 4th, 2004, 12:07 AM

Well.........after several hours of searching the Msi website & several BIOS site..I finally wound up here & at least got the Gateway link that gives me the pinout for the front panel! Thank you for that--I dunno about this board tho..??
I put in a 512 stick of PC100 & it calls it PC133 & there's no adjustment available(I HATE Gateway type Bios!!) so I don't know if the fact that it locks up after posting & detecting H/W is related to the memory timing or what.....by this time I'm not even sure I care.
This is 'sposed to be a giveaway system for a friend - I figured a Athlon 950 w/ 512 sdram & a cheapo 32 meg AGP card would be a ok starter system for someone that never had a PC. But GEEEZZZ!!! What a pain this sucker is turnin out to be!

Moral: It's true!! No good deed goes unpunished!!!

Lol -- I registered on this forum just to vent all that--thanx for listening!