msi k7t problem beyond belief

[maziwanka]

i was building a friends comp yesterday using the following parts: msi k7t pro2-a, a 600 mhz duron processor (w/ retail hsf), 256mb high density mushkin pc133 ram, 30 gig maxtor, the phillips 8/4 cdrw, an aopen dvd drive, and a radeon ve. When everything was finally hooked up (properly), i booted up the system. The first thing I heard was a single beep repeated over and over again at regular intervals. I still can't figure out what that meant.

So in my quest to figure out what was wrong, I disconnected everything except the mobo, cpu, vid card, and ram. Still the same beep. Then I used a friends computer parts (the cpu, vid card, and ram) and tried everything and I still got a beep. I tried clearing the cmos, to see if that helped, and nope that didn't work. Finally, I noticed these three jumpers right behind the diode next to the power connector on the mobo. I looked in the picture (of the mobo) and the manual to see what they were (and online) and there was no help. So I figured, I can try to remove them. So I removed all three jumpers, and booted. HA, there was finally no beep sound. However, the computer didn't boot up either, so I have no idea what's going on. We suspect the CPU is the problem, but I'm pretty sure the cpu isn't fried. Is there another solution?

It's all up to you guys now. Thanks alot!

 

[Iron Woode]

I would be asking what the beep signifies. Obviously the PC failed the POST. Try MSI's website. Or ask here. I would try different ram first and make sure all the jumpers are where they should be.

 

[TechnicalDaddy]

Hey there...

When I built my wife's comp using the MSI board (K7T Turbo), I neglected to note that there is a Jumper (Single, 2 position jumper, "JBAT1") that is used to clear the CMOS. It was shipped to me in the engaged position (flush CMOS), so the machine would never boot!

Once I found that , set the jumper to normal operation, the machine booted without incident!

HTH... good luck!