Where can I get a K7T pro2 mobo?

[nexialist]

Are they available yet? I have not any for sale on web sites.

I was gonna get an Abit KT Raid but my main concern is STABILITY.

No mention of ATA-100, guess that will be an add-in board.

 

[LXi]

Search pricewatch, the K7T Pro2-A is available at one store for $129, with onboard ATA100.

 

[John]

Yes, try Paragon

 

[compuwiz1]

John, have you seen Paragon's reseller ratings? :Q
Try here.

 

[soulm4tter]

for what does the A stand? ATA100? Would that be the VIA 686B South Bridge or MSI own onboard controller?

 

[LXi]

How's Openlinx's rating anyway?

 

[compuwiz1]

Check reseller ratings here.

Paragon has a 1.8
Openlinx has a 5.2

 

[LXi]

5.2/7, pretty good.

 

[cmf21]

Search for k7t pro 100 and it comes up for $118 from memorymedia. There rating isn't that great but say they have it in stock. Wasn't the other day.

 

[compuwiz1]

The K7T Pro is not what he wants. He is asking for the Pro 2. There's a big difference.

 

[John]

I bought from Paragon twice with no problems in the past, and didn't realize their ratings were so harsh.

 

[Fenix793]

Anyone deal with openlinx?

 

[John]

Fenix, did you read thru the resellerating customer feedback?

 

[LXi]

Whats Pro 100 then? Is it the regular Pro with a PCI ATA100 controller?

 

[etech]

The links to MSI's tw site for the two.
MSI tw product index



k7tpro2
VIA(R)VT82C686A chipset
On-Board IDE
An IDE controller on the VIA(R) VT82C686A Chipset provides IDE HDD/CDD-ROM with PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33/66 operation modes. Can connect up to four IDE devices
Audio
Chip Integrated DirectSound AC'97 Audio

k7tpro2-A
VIA(R)VT82C686B chipset
An IDE controller on the VIA(R) VT82C686B Chipset provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM with PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33/66/100 operation modes. Can connect up to four IDE devices
Audio Chip Integrated DirectSound AC'97 Audio


I could not find this board in either version lised on the MSI USA site.
MSI US site

 

[cmf21]

Thats what I was wondering. I don't know. It seems to be the same as the other. Maybe they just listed it differently. Anyone know.

 

[TGCid]

Mwave has it last I check.

 

[RGN]

Mwave does not list it...

 

[Vegito]

Openlinx is not bad, good rates, decent price.. just hard to nagivate through the website..

 

[nexialist]

Yea, it is confusing and the web site doesn't clear it up.

I notice all MSI mobos have model numbers like the K7T pro is MS-6330, the K7TM pro is MS-6340, but the new K7T Pro2-A/K7T Pro2 does not have a model number.

Thanks for the help guys. I'm gonna put a Duron 700 with Memory-man 133 Mosel memory, and a 15mb IBM drive.

 

[John]

Woah, that 15mb HDD is going to fill up rather quick !

 

[culex]

I ordered one from Openlinx... for some reason it was the only one that shows up for K7tPro2 in pricewatch.

These guys are like 2 hour drive away from where I live and they had decent ratings so might as well give them a try.

 

[LXi]

Be careful there, the one from Openlinx is the Pro2-A, with 686B and ATA100. As for the product number, I think all three, Pro, Pro2 and Pro2-A are MS-6330(I think MSI will list them as revision 1, 2, and 3).

 

[Eli]

Why be careful? That's a good thing.

 

[nexialist]

Here's a nice link that clears up some things.

The K7T Pro2-A has ATA-100 support built in, while the K7T pro-2 supports only 33/66. Open link is the only place I could find it. Thanks, I had missed it on price watch.



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