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I just bought a new MSI KN NEO4 mboard.
It does not have a jp2 for the speaker and power led.
It has jp1 for the other leds.
I checked the manual and there is supposed to be a jp2.
I looked closley and there are small solder dots where jp2 is supposed to be, and even have the spkr writing on the noard. It looks like they were intentionally left out.
Anybody hear of anything like this?
The board works fine otherwise. I don't need the porer led as the case has lights, but I will not get the beep codes if there were something wrong.

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— is right: the safest route for a recent purchase is an RMA if the board is still under warranty. That avoids any risk of voiding warranty or damaging the PCB. If a return is not practical, there are a few reliable, low-cost options to restore POST/beep diagnostics without sending the board back.

If keeping the board, the least invasive fix is to add a 2‑pin speaker connection at the board pads (or wire to the speaker trace) so a standard motherboard speaker can be used. Basic precautions: unplug the PSU, ground yourself, work on the board outside the case, and document the board revision/serial before any modification. Use a small fine-tip soldering iron (20–30 W), rosin flux, and thin solder. Tin the pads and the header/wire first, then make quick, clean joints; avoid prolonged heat so pads do not lift. A standard 2‑pin motherboard speaker (not an “active” buzzer that supplies its own tone) is the correct type for beep patterns.

If soldering is not desirable, a cheap POST/POST-code diagnostic card can show POST codes on boot and remove the need for a speaker entirely. That is a good fallback for future troubleshooting and keeps the board unmodified.

Cautions: modifying the PCB will often void warranty, so only proceed if RMA is not an option. Take ESD precautions and keep solder contact short and neat to avoid shorts. These approaches give a practical path to recover beep diagnostics without swapping the whole board.

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Some times components will be omited for what ever reason with autoinsertion machines and can get past inspection. I would return it or RMA it if it was purchased on line and get another.

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Thank you for your quick response.
I will leave the return up to my son. He has been using it for 5 days now and may not want to take it apart and put in a new board.
Mike

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