KT7A won't boot
Hello there,
I am in need of assistance with my KT7A that I've had for years now. I just upgraded my main computer so I thought I'd give my older computer an ugrade by putting a KT7A w/ 1.2 Ghz Tbird in it. Well I got everything installed correctly, reset CMOS, and tried booting it up but I'm getting no signal from the graphics card and there are no beeps to indicate it booted up correctly. It just comes on and hangs. I've tried several graphics cards, reseeted all the connections from the peripherals to the motherboard and still I get nothing.
Help me Icrontic forums, you're my only hope...
I am in need of assistance with my KT7A that I've had for years now. I just upgraded my main computer so I thought I'd give my older computer an ugrade by putting a KT7A w/ 1.2 Ghz Tbird in it. Well I got everything installed correctly, reset CMOS, and tried booting it up but I'm getting no signal from the graphics card and there are no beeps to indicate it booted up correctly. It just comes on and hangs. I've tried several graphics cards, reseeted all the connections from the peripherals to the motherboard and still I get nothing.
Help me Icrontic forums, you're my only hope...
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One of the 3 pin plugs is for the CPU and one is for PSU Fan - try both
remove the CPU and boot the computer (without the CPU)
Then replace the CPU and see if the system boots normally.
As for the T-Bird, you might try holding down the Insert Key while booting. That will reset the CPU. Failing everything else, try it with the mobo out of the case.
I recommend the Powmax 400w. I use these PSUs in every computer I build for family, friends & co-workers.
I just grabbed two Powmax cases that contained the PSLP8800D for $30 bucks each this past Sunday at a computer show.
Thats $30 for the case AND PSU! case description and pics here
As I said I use these PSU on every computer I build and sell. And that includes 3 Tbird 1400 systems (75watt CPUs). I also ran a dual 2100+ system for two weeks with this same 400w PSU. I run 600watts in my main systems now.
The Abit NF7-S v2.0 (~$120) is the current champion. And you'll get superior performance even if you run it in single channel mode.
I recommend the ECS K7S5A Pro as it has 2 SDRam and 2 DDR slots (you can use either or but not both) and supports Athlons up to a 2400+ or 2600+(FSB266 version).
You can try ebay to find another KT7A
I've got a KT7A-Raid that I would be happy to send you for a nominal sum if you pay shipping just to get it off the shelf. I am in the US and can ship anywhere else in the US. I gaurantee the board and would refund all you paid if it's bad. I apologise for putting this here but I just want to help. dollars and cents can be discussed in a PM or 2.
S!
P.S. I have references that I'll send you if you want.
A couple months ago I "retired" my KT7A (it was time for more RAM, and I didn't want to buy the non-DDR that the KT needed - you know the story).
Oh, so when I looked the KT7A over after removing it, I noticed that SEVERAL of the capacitors were leaking and bulging. There have been stories about this over the past few months. On my board, they were the ones around the RAM sockets. You might want to peek at them (they're the tall round things what would be grain silos if the board was a little city).
E-mail me if yours are nasty looking and I'll send some suggestions. Or, get a new board.
By the way, my board seemed to be working ok, but I think I was headed for trouble.
good luck
edit: Well, swordsman's offer and board (the post just above this one) look pretty good, and you're familiar with the hardware - maybe that's the way to go! Two of the caps that were leaking on my board are the ones just above the orange sockets in his photo - they look OK on his board.
Secondly I would just like to make sure that to start a computer and get a some type of boot/cmos screen all you need is CPU, MoBo, PSU, RAM, Vid Card, & Monitor... Is this correct? If so I have concluded that all of the components work except for the motherboard and will need a replacement.
Swordsman, your offer sounds very enticing, I will PM you for details.
S!
Usually, and especially for very very old boards, what you say is right to the exact way you say it, some chipsets need a floppy or HD or both to work. It is a bus controller thing or bridge thing if the bridge does direct bus I\O for floppy and HD, and only happens with some.
In P4, known, the GBV series and the GE2BV are notorios for this, and soem do not have that feature as it was fixed on some versions with a BIOS update while others needed a bridge chip replacement.
I know some Viachipset combos need at least one IDE device connected and some need a floppy also in some chip series, so try a floppy next if no boot without and a HD also if still no boot before RMAing mobo or trashing it. But you know it is probably the mobo at this point even without this.