specs to start with xp2500 (1.833ghz normal speed) 2 x 512pc3200 twinmos m-tec ram nf7s v2.0 running at default values for bios apart from: 200mhz fsb x 9 (for 1.8ghz) prime95 fails with 1 stick of the above ram in the double dimm slots

Can somebody throw me a bone here? I bought this mobo on Ebay and it came with 2 533 mhz celerons in it. I'm building it for a friend that is currently using some form of Packard-Bell crap. My intention is to give him the best bang for the buck. Is the 533 overclockable? Is there another CPU...

Wondering if anyone else has had any problems with the SL6 MB and the 18 Electrolytic CAPS that are mounted on it. In the last 30 days we (at work) have come across 5 SL6 MB's with some ,up to 8 of the 18, 1500uf 6.3 volt CAPS that are leaking fluid out of the bottom or the top. In some cases it...

I have added an 850 MHz PIII Coppermine processor and a high-speed IDE controller card to my 1996-era BH6, but is still too slow for digital photo editing. I have seen motherboards touting 800 MHz bus speeds, but haven't noticed any in use at that speed. Is there a reason for this (like memory...

About 3 weeks ago I built the following: Abit NF7 v2.0 (not sure on version of BIOS) AMD 2600+ 2 x 256MB Kingston 2700 DDR Ram ATI Radeon 9600 Pro /w 256MB Ram Western Digital 120GB /w 8MB cache POWMAX case /w 400W power supply 4 x 80mm case fans (2 in and 2 out) off brand CDRW 52x24x52

I had a VP6 with a P3 1 Ghz I didn't use anymore and I decided to use it for storage on my network so I changed the case and tried to boot on a bootable cd to install some stuff and... found out that I cannot boot on any bootable cd. I tried various bootable cd on three different cd/dvd/cd writer...

X-No-Archive: yes On my P4 TH7IIRAID board I am using a P4 3.06Ghz processor with a 533Mhz Bus. Settings a 133 FSB 23 x Multipler CPU Default Voltage

Hello, I will be replacing an Abit KT7A mainboard (socket A, VIA KT133/VIA 686B chipset) with an Abit AN7 mainboard (socket A, VNVIDIA nForce 2 Ultra 400 chipset) with Athlon 64 3200+ processor. The machine currently runs Windows XP Professional. My question is will I have to reinstall Windows...

Thanks for looking. I've inherited a machine with the kt7a Raid ver 1.3 and an Athlon 1100 within. I'd like to up the cpu and have been scanning and googling about to see what's possible. Not a lot of clarity on the subject and was wondering if anyone herein could help with a definitive...

Hello, I was having problems with my nf7-s shutting down once a day or so with a siren beeping comming for mobo. I bought a new cpu fan thinking the factory AMD model probably wasn't good enough, even though it had served me for at least a year. SO now I cant even boot, I get the siren as soo as...

Nvidia utiliy says 60 Celcius, and Abit Monitor ....41..... Which one is the good one (no overcloking) measured at system startup?? The Abit Monitor also doesn't show the SYSFAN speed, although its = conected. I updated all versions yesterday, after installing this mobo...

how good is my 10/100 onboard LAN? or should I use a PCI 10/100 NIC? I will be connecting to a switch on Saturday using cat5/rj-45 utp -- Don't be so open-minded your brains fall out. Take out the CUSSIN to reply to me

I have a NF7 and my PS2 Optical Mouse stays lit after I shut down. Is there a way around this? Thanks, Bill

I just installed my new NF7-S and I can't make work USB2.0. Yes I have XP SP1 but when I try to install USB driver for "Universal USB controller", the only device that it finds and is installed is Standard Enhanced USB controller and USB 2.0 hub does not show up in device manager - only...

I got a new NF7-S Mobo, after replacing my last one ( corrupt Bios Chip ), I start it up go to do a new install of windows 2000 pro, it get to 8% then IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, I tried again, and again, and again. Same error, different file each time, although usually a dll file type. I've...

Built a new NF7s system tonight, and it won't power on. Hit the power switch, and everything comes on for about a second, and then back off again. I have to turn it off at the power supply long enough for that little light by the power switch connectors to go off. Then, when I turn everything on...

I have a NF7-S V2 Motherboard. I have upgraded the bios to the newest bios on the Abit website. Attached to this motherboard is a ATI 9600 XT Video Card, and 768 MB DDR PC3200 RAM. Several time I have tried to install windows XP, without any results continually getting...

need help. I'm running windows XP home, and making a bootable floppy in Xp is diffrent from ME or 2000, and they dont tell you how to do it on XP on the site. I all ready downloaded the lastest Bios update. http://www.abit-usa.com/products/mb/bios.php?categories=1&model=28 and downloaded awdflash...

Hi, I got Abit BX-133-RAID with celeron 633. It's possible to upgrade bios for work this mainboard with processors over up to 1100Hhz? Where I'ld find latest bios for this mainboard? Greetz, Kamil --

Hi all, Maybe I should stick with what I have but I'm curious as to replacing mt KT7A-133 motherboard to one that is compatable with what I have already installed in it, for example I have SDS Ram, not DDR. The years have introduced so many new technologies that I guess I'm lagging behind. ...