MSI K7T TURBO 2 HELP!! has problems booting

[TheLizardMan]

Hi,
This board doesnt want to boot. every now and then it will boot but usally i have to wait hours for it to boot.

this board has some weird 4 pin connector on the mobo that looks like the one my P4 has. do i need that connector? because the power supply i have doesnt have that kinda connector.

i tried EVERYTHING to get it to boot. i tried unplugging the power cables, reconnecting them. taking apart the pc and building it over. the only way it boots is a risky one. i pull out the power supply connector on the mobo, put it in 1/2 way and turn on the power. once the comp boots i plug the connector in all the way.

this is RISKY and i dont wana do this for every boot up.

Thanks

 

[Adul]

read your manual and see what it says about eh extra power connector. what rating is your PS?

 

[TheLizardMan]

i have a Hypro 300watt psu, it is good for t-bird amd machines.

its just that why si that plug on a amd mobo?

the manual says.... "jpw1 - connecting to 12v atx power supply"

and that is all.

 

[Regalk]

Mine always had a boot up issue - would turn on and then off whenever I have to use the switch on the Power Supply. It turns on OK with the case PS. Anyway I had it running for a while until one day it refused to turn on again. I tried it bare on a box with only video card and RAM - still won't boot. When I take out the RAM it starts to work - fans start to spin etc but of course it wont boot without RAM. Put Ram back in and it refuses to go. Looks like it is the end of the line.
I read somewhere that rumour has it that MSI's K7T series have an average life of 1 year before problems start.

 

[Buz2b]

If you have access to a computer store that has a 12 volt adaptor for that plug on your MB, get it and see if it clears up your trouble. I saw these at Fry's a week or so ago but could not find one online to show you as yet. I will keep looking later and post the location if I find one. That is simply an additional 12 volt supply for the MB, in the form of a "Pentium 4 type" connector. I think it might clear up your trouble. Am I correct in thinking that this is a new, or somewhat new system for you? Or have you had it for some time and now it just started having this trouble?

 

[TheLizardMan]

I just got this mobo NEW and it had this problem day one.

the only way to turn on the comp now is to plug in the power connector 1/2 way in so the pins are touch each other just enough for juice to power on the mobo. once the mobo is on i push the connector in all the way.

 

[Buz2b]

the only way to turn on the comp now is to plug in the power connector 1/2 way in so the pins are touch each other just enough for juice to power on the mobo. once the mobo is on i push the connector in all the way

You really need that adaptor for the connection to your MB. That is just way too scary of a method to start the sytem. You can be sure that you will eventually burn something out. I will look for this today on the net and see if I can find one. Otherwise, as I said, if you live near a Fry's they were carrying them in N. CA that I know of.

 

[Buz2b]

Here is the cable adaptor that I mentioned before. Get one of those and you will probably boot OK.

 

[xroyal]

Hope you'll report back on results with adaptor - which Buz so neatly found. I just picked up a Turbo2 in a fluke RMA for a defunct Pro 2 A(to be installed soon, sooner if my plain Turbo didn't work so well). The manual says to use that square plug (which I have on my Sparkle) for CPU. Some have said it's only useful for higher powered CPUs, and have disregarded it with no ill effects. Seems to me MSI engineers put it there for a reason, and the manual doesn't distinguish about CPU sizes, just says use it. Might its use take some pressure off the +5 rail?

 

[Buz2b]

Thanks xroyal. I, like you, figure that the plug is there to be used. I went back over the manual and saw nothing about "only" using it on higher cpu's either. I figure the cable adaptor is an inexpensive "fix" and would place a small bet that it will cure his problem.

 

[TheLizardMan]

the problem was the usb expansion thingy. when i disconnected it my computer boots up just fine every time

 

[Buz2b]

the problem was the usb expansion thingy. when i disconnected it my computer boots up just fine every time

Where the He(( did that come from??? What "expansion thingy" are you talking about? Are you talking about the extra USB ports or something like the Antec Easy USB? BTW, get the adaptor. That plug is there for a reason.

 

[TheLizardMan]

uhh....

okay... the mobo has two onboard usb ports right? know the hub that you plug into the mobo that adds 2 more ports?

Thats what the problem is. But its now fixed by removing it. since i really dont need the expansion port thingy i dont care