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KT3 Ultra/ Ultra-ARU





 • KT3 Ultra (Standard Version)

 • KT3 Ultra-ARU (ATA133 RAID, USB 2.0(NEC))
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Overview

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Live Update 5

MSI Live Update 5 is a powerful and useful application for updating the latest BIOS and Drivers, saving you time and lowers the risk of updating. End-users can install and run the Live Update 5 software on their computers with the companion CD or downloading the app from the MSI website.

Features
- Automatically Detect the BIOS/Driver/VGA/Utility Update
- Support Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7 32/64bit
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Fuzzy logic4

• The most complete overclocking utility based on Windows OS. • System information auto detect. • Optimized CPU automatically or manually. • The 4th generation new feature: adjustable AGP ration and Vcore.

Detail Specification

The Specification may change without notice. The actual products sold are different from areas. Please check the detailed Specification with your local dealers.
CPU

• Support Socket A for AMD® Athlon™/Athlon XP/Duron™ processor
• Support 600MHz up to 2600+ MHz processor


Chipset

• VIA® KT333 (552 BGA) Chipset
  - FSB @200/266MHz 
  - AGP 4X and PCI Advanced high performance memory controller

• VIA® VT8233A (376 BGA) Chipset
  - High Bandwidth V-link Client controller
  - Integrated Hardware Sound Blaster/Direct Sound AC97 audio
  - Ultra DMA 66/100/133 master mode PCI EIDE controller
  - ACPI


FSB

• 100/133 (200/266)MHz clocks are supported


Main Memory

• Support six memory banks using three 184-pin DDR DIMMs
• Support a maximum memory size up to 3GB
• Support 2.5v DDR200/266/333 DDR DRAM DIMM


Slots

• One AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) slot
  - AGP specification compliant
  - Support AGP 2.0 4x
• One CNR (Communication Network Riser) slot
• Five 32-bit Master PCI Bus slots
  - Supports 3.3V/5V PCI bus Interface


On-Board IDE

• An IDE controller on the VIA® VT8233A chipset provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM with PIO,
   Bus Master and Ultra DMA133/100/66/33 operation modes.
• Can connect up to four IDE devices.


On-Board ATA133 RAID

• Promise 20276 On-Board
  - Support ATA133 IDE RAID 0 or 1
  - Can connect up to 4 IDE devices
  - Backward compatible to ATA100 RAID 0 or 1


Audio

• Chip integrated (2 channel S/W audio)
  - Direct Sound AC97 Audio

 


On-Board USB 2.0

• USB 2.0 HC On Board
  - Support 4 USB 2.0 ports via external bracket

• Controlled by VT8233A Southbirdge
  - 4 USB 1.1 Ports

 


On-Board Peripherals

• On-Board Peripherals include:
  - 1 floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88Mbytes
  - 2 serial ports (COMA + COMB)
  - 1 parallel port supporting SPP/EPP/ECP mode
  - 1 IrDA connector for SIR/ASKIR/HPSIR
  - 1 Audio/Game port
  - 1 D-Bracket pinheader
  - 4 USB 1.1 ports


BIOS

• The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and
   expansion cards of the board automatically.
• The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function which records your
   mainboard specifications.


Dimension

• 30.4 cm(L) x 23.5 cm(W) ATX Form Factor

Mounting

• 6 mounting holes.


Product Accessories


MSI Reminds You...
• The accessories will probably be different according to the different selling areas of product models. For details of accessories, please refer to the descriptions on the product package.

News

Release Date Title
Fri, 08 Feb 2002 MSI™KT3 Ultra Mainboard, New Era of Digital World

Awards

Top 5 - PC Praxis
Date: 2003-01-28
Title: Top 5
Comment: Open
Media: PC Praxis
Country: Germany
Top 5 - PC Praxis
Date: 2003-03-28
Title: Top 5
Comment: Open
Media: PC Praxis
Country: Germany
Top 5 - PC Praxis
Date: 2003-02-28
Title: Top 5
Comment: Open
Media: PC Praxis
Country: Germany
Recommended - Clube do Hardware
Date: 2002-09-15
Title: Recommended
Comment: Open
Media: Clube do Hardware
Country: Brazil
Editor's Choice - CHIP
Date: 2002-08-15
Title: Editor's Choice
Comment: -
Media: CHIP
Country: Greece
Test No. 1 Award - CHIP
Date: 2002-08-15
Title: Test No. 1 Award
Comment: -
Media: CHIP
Country: Greece
Producto Sin Broncas Overall - Sin Broncas.com www.sinbroncas.com
Date: 2002-05-15
Title: Producto Sin Broncas Overall
Comment: -
Media: Sin Broncas.com www.sinbroncas.com
Country: Moldova, Republic of
Recommended Product Features / Overclocking - PC Stats.com
Date: 2002-03-15
Title: Recommended Product Features / Overclocking
Comment: Open
Media: PC Stats.com
Country: United States Minor Outlying Islands
Product Excellent 2002 Performance / Features - OCworkbench.com
Date: 2002-02-15
Title: Product Excellent 2002 Performance / Features
Comment: Open
Media: OCworkbench.com
Country: Slovak Republic
Editor's Choice Features / Compatibility - Motherboards.org
Date: 2002-03-15
Title: Editor's Choice Features / Compatibility
Comment: Open
Media: Motherboards.org
Country: United States Minor Outlying Islands

BIOS

!Attention:

Users who download BIOS from here (not using Live Update) should use the flash utility included in the downloaded compressed file when doing the BIOS update. To avoid BIOS update failure, please do not use older versions of the update utility or utilities not provided by MSI.

We suggest using Chrome, Firefox 3.0 or IE 8.0 above browsers to download BIOS, Drivers, etc.
Description -Support AMD Barton XP3000+ (FSB333) CPU (For KT3 Ultra2 Only)
-Add "CPU Halt Command Detection" item in the BIOS Setup
-Fixed ATI 8500 AGP card cannot be used

 Version 5.7
Type AMI BIOS Release Date 2003-02-24
Download 6380ev57.exe File Size 0.51 MB
Note This BIOS is intended for MS-6380E PCB with KT266A & KT333 chipset. K7T266 Pro2 & K7T266 Pro2-RU don't use the same BIOS
Description -Fixed WinXP EventViewer ACPI error
-Support XP2400+ & XP2600+ CPU
 Version 5.6
Type AMI BIOS Release Date 2002-09-11
Download 6380ev56.exe File Size 0.51 MB
Note This BIOS is intended for MS-6380E PCB with KT266A & KT333 chipset. K7T266 Pro2-A & K7T266 Pro2-RU dont use the same BIOS
Description Fixed Compatibility issue with Adaptec 29160 SCSI card

 Version 5.5
Type AMI BIOS Release Date 2002-07-10
Download 6380ev55.exe File Size 0.51 MB
Note This BIOS is intended for MS-6380E PCB with KT266A & KT333 chipset. K7T266 Pro2 & K7T266 Pro2-RU don't use the same BIOS
Description -Support low RPM fan
-Fixed can't boot from SuperTrak SX6000 RAID attached HDD

Version 5.4
Type AMI BIOS Release Date 2002-05-24
Download 6380ev54.exe File Size 0.51 MB
Note This BIOS is intended for MS-6380E PCB with KT266A & KT333 chipset.
K7T266 Pro2 & K7T266 Pro2-RU dont use the same BIOS,
Description -Add 'Primary Graphics Adapter' item in BIOS Setup.
-Fixed SuperTrak SX6000 RAID card cannot be used
 Version 5.3
Type AMI BIOS Release Date 2002-04-10
Download 6380ev53.exe File Size 0.5 MB
Note
Description -Add warning message when loading High Performance defaults
-Fixed problem wherein pressing 'PrintScrnSysRq' KEY cannot work in BIOS Setup screen.
 Version 5.2
Type AMI BIOS Release Date 2002-03-28
Download 6380ev52.exe File Size 0.5 MB
Note
Description Fixed PS2 KB/Mouse S3 wakeup fail issue
 Version 5.1
Type AMI BIOS Release Date 2002-02-28
Download 6380ev51.exe File Size 0.5 MB
Note
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Live Update 5

Live Update 5 is a powerful update tool with user-friendly interface, provides an automatic scan and download for your MSI products. Using this service to keep your system in the most updated environment.

Live Update 5 supports the following MSI product lines and items:
Mainboards: Drivers/BIOS/Utilities;
Graphics Cards: Drivers/BIOS

Click here to read the instruction

Driver

Vista 32,Vista 64,XP 32,XP 64,Win 2000,Win 98,Win 98 SE,Win Me,Win 95

!Special Note:

The Drivers provided here are exclusively for MSI products only. MSI takes no responsibility for any damage resulted from improper usage or lack of technical expertise.

We suggest using Chrome, Firefox 3.0 or IE 8.0 above browsers to download BIOS, Drivers, etc.
VIA Chipset 4in1 Drivers
Description • WHQL pass for Win2K/XP/64-bit
• Support WinXP 64-bit OS
• Support Windows Vista 32/64
• Driver version: 5.11a

 Version
Type System & Chipset Drivers Release Date 2007-04-20
OS XP 32, Win 2000, Win Me, Win 98 SE, Win 98, Win 95
Download VIA4in1_MB.zip File Size 11.21 MB
Note
VIA Chipset 4in1 Drivers
Description • WHQL pass for Win2K/XP/64-bit
• Support WinXP 64-bit OS
• Support Windows Vista 32/64
• Driver version: 5.11a

 Version
Type System & Chipset Drivers Release Date 2007-04-20
OS Vista 64, Vista 32
Download VIA4in1_MB.zip File Size 11.21 MB
Note
VIA Chipset 4in1 Drivers
Description • WHQL pass for Win2K/XP/64-bit
• Support WinXP 64-bit OS
• Support Windows Vista 32/64
• Driver version: 5.11a

 Version
Type System & Chipset Drivers Release Date 2007-04-20
OS XP 64
Download VIA4in1_x64_MB.zip File Size 11.21 MB
Note
VIA AC97 PCI Sound Drivers
Description • Fix VT1616 Smart5.1ch Audio Deck Win98 issue
• Driver version: 6.14.01.4150D
 Version
Type On-Board Audio Drivers Release Date 2003-07-16
OS XP 32, Win 2000, Win Me, Win 98 SE, Win 98, Win 95
Download viasound75.zip File Size 6.2 MB
Note
VIA AC97 PCI Sound Drivers
Description • Fix VT1616 Smart5.1ch Audio Deck Win98 issue
• Driver version: 6.14.01.4150D
 Version
Type On-Board Audio Drivers Release Date 2003-07-16
OS XP 64
Download viasound75.zip File Size 6.2 MB
Note
Promise FastTrak133 RAID Drivers
Description • For Promise PDC20276 ATA133 RAID
• Driver version: 2.00 Build 21
 Version
Type On-Board PIDE/SATA Drivers Release Date 2002-04-17
OS XP 32, Win 2000, Win Me, Win 98 SE, Win 98, Win 95
Download fasttrak1333d.exe File Size 0.22 MB
Note

Utility

XP 32,Win 2000,Win 98,Win 98 SE,Win Me,Win 95

!Special Note:

The Utilities provided here are exclusively for MSI products only. MSI takes no responsibility for any damage resulted from improper usage or lack of technical expertise.

We suggest using Chrome, Firefox 3.0 or IE 8.0 above browsers to download BIOS, Drivers, etc.
Fuzzy Logic 4
Description • Add version information for Live Update
• AP Version: 4.1.58.0

 Version 4.1.58.0
Type Utility Release Date 2005-10-26
OS XP 32, Win 2000, Win Me, Win 98 SE, Win 98, Win 95
Download FuzzyLogic.zip File Size 4.14 MB
Note Fuzzy Logic 4 & PC Alert III/4 can\'t be run at the same time.

Manual

!Special Note:

MSI™ provides user manuals (in PDF format) here for download. You can use Adobe Acrobat Reader (Adobe's WEB Site) to open them.

An easy guide for you to assemble your PC step by step, please refer to "Quick Installation Guide".

We suggest using Chrome, Firefox 3.0 or IE 8.0 above browsers to download BIOS, Drivers, etc.
Version Language File Size Download Release Date
1.0 English 5.24 MB E6380Ev1.0.zip 2002-07-12
1.0 Simplified Chinese 6.32 MB SC6380Ev1.0.exe 2002-05-29
1.0 Japanese 7.2 MB J6380Ev1.0.exe 2002-05-29
1.0 German 4.77 MB G6380Ev1.0.exe 2002-05-29
1.0 French 4.57 MB F6380Ev1.0.exe 2002-05-29
1.0 Traditional Chinese 4.96 MB C6380Ev1.0.exe 2002-05-29

Test Report

CPU Support

CPU Support

 

Marketing Name
KT3 Ultra
Model Name
6380E
PCB Version  
1
BIOS Version
A6380VMS.570
CPU
FSB
Ratio
Result
Spitfire (0.18u) 100/200MHz FSB
Duron 600
100
6
OK
Duron 650
100
6.5
OK
Duron 700
100
7
OK
Duron 750
100
7.5
OK
Duron 800
100
8
OK
Duron 850
100
8.5
OK
Duron 900
100
9
OK
Duron 950
100
9.5
OK
Duron 1G
100
10
OK
Morgan (0.18u) 100/200MHz FSB
Duron 900
100
9
OK
Duron 950
100
9.5
OK
Duron 1G
100
10
OK
Duron 1.1G
100
11
OK
Duron 1.2G
100
12
OK
Duron 1.3G
100
13
OK
Thunderbird (0.18um) 100(133)/200(266)MHz FSB
Athlon (Thunderbird) 650
100
6.5
OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 700
100
7
OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 750
100
7.5
OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 800
100
8
OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 850
100
8.5
OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 900
100
9
OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 950
100
9.5
OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 1G
100
10
OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 1G
133
7.5
OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 1.1G
100
11
OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 1.13G
133
8.5
OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 1.2G
100
12
OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 1.2G
133
9
OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 1.3G
100
13
OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 1.33G
133
10
OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 1.4G
100
14
OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 1.4G
133
10.5
OK
Palomino (0.18u) 133/266MHz FSB
AthlonXP 1500+
133
Auto
OK
AthlonXP 1600+
133
Auto
OK
AthlonXP 1700+
133
Auto
OK
AthlonXP 1800+
133
Auto
OK
AthlonXP 1900+
133
Auto
OK
AthlonXP 2000+
133
Auto
OK
AthlonXP 2100+
133
Auto
OK
Thoroughbred (0.13u) 133/266MHz FSB
AthlonXP 1700+
133
Auto
OK
AthlonXP 1800+
133
Auto
OK
AthlonXP 1900+
133
Auto
OK
AthlonXP 2000+
133
Auto
OK
AthlonXP 2100+
133
Auto
OK
AthlonXP 2200+
133
Auto
OK
AthlonXP 2400+
133
Auto
OK
AthlonXP 2600+
133
Auto
OK

FAQ

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