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K7S5A Bios & Samsung SW-408B
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XP 1800+ 2 x 512mb DDR K7S5A r.1 At the moment I cannot run at 133/133, only 100/100 (which results in my CPU running at 1150, instead of 1500ish); the former results in a BSOD [STOP]. I've sniffed about the web, and found that this is a common problem with this board. Some people have suggested that disabling vitual memory, removing unneeded NICs, or flashing the BIOS with a newer verison- which brings me to problem 2. Problem 2: I don't have a floppy drive.. well I do, but i don't know where it is, and I don't have any disks anyway, so if I want to flash my BIOS i need to boot from a CD with the bios jibberish on. As luck would have it, my CDRW (Samsung SW-408B) has ceased to function. All the cables are connected properly, I've tried it as Slave and Master on IDE-1 (2Hdd on IDE-0), but any time I try to access the drive under XP, i get:: F:\ is not accessible The request could not be performed because of an I/O device error. I have tried locating new drivers for the drive, with no luck. I did manage to find and apply new firmware, but the result is the same. I have recently applied the new SP for windows XP, so whether thats an issue or not, i have no idea. Anyway, if anyone has any advice about any of these matters, please please let me know. Thanks in advance, Dai |
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On Thu, 5 Feb 2004 12:54:53 -0000, "rivan" wrote:
Problem 1: XP 1800+ 2 x 512mb DDR K7S5A r.1 At the moment I cannot run at 133/133, only 100/100 (which results in my CPU running at 1150, instead of 1500ish); the former results in a BSOD [STOP]. I've sniffed about the web, and found that this is a common problem with this board. Some people have suggested that disabling vitual memory, removing unneeded NICs, or flashing the BIOS with a newer verison- which brings me to problem 2. Problem 2: I don't have a floppy drive.. well I do, but i don't know where it is, and I don't have any disks anyway, so if I want to flash my BIOS i need to boot from a CD with the bios jibberish on. As luck would have it, my CDRW (Samsung SW-408B) has ceased to function. All the cables are connected properly, I've tried it as Slave and Master on IDE-1 (2Hdd on IDE-0), but any time I try to access the drive under XP, i get:: It's starting to seem that you need to fully assemble a system, that until you do, you're going to have problems. In this fully assembled system, you should install a different motherboard... Some K7S5A work properly, and others don't... those that don't, usually don't after a BIOS upgrade either. If yours also has the potentially defective turquoise G-Luxon capacitors about the CPU socket, it may die soon anyway... not worth the time or frustration at this point, I recommend replacing the motherboard then getting another floppy and CDRW drive. |
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Try this-remove cmos jumper and reinstall in the"clear cmos"position (follow
the manual for this) and reboot. "kony" wrote in message ... On Thu, 5 Feb 2004 12:54:53 -0000, "rivan" wrote: Problem 1: XP 1800+ 2 x 512mb DDR K7S5A r.1 At the moment I cannot run at 133/133, only 100/100 (which results in my CPU running at 1150, instead of 1500ish); the former results in a BSOD [STOP]. I've sniffed about the web, and found that this is a common problem with this board. Some people have suggested that disabling vitual memory, removing unneeded NICs, or flashing the BIOS with a newer verison- which brings me to problem 2. Problem 2: I don't have a floppy drive.. well I do, but i don't know where it is, and I don't have any disks anyway, so if I want to flash my BIOS i need to boot from a CD with the bios jibberish on. As luck would have it, my CDRW (Samsung SW-408B) has ceased to function. All the cables are connected properly, I've tried it as Slave and Master on IDE-1 (2Hdd on IDE-0), but any time I try to access the drive under XP, i get:: It's starting to seem that you need to fully assemble a system, that until you do, you're going to have problems. In this fully assembled system, you should install a different motherboard... Some K7S5A work properly, and others don't... those that don't, usually don't after a BIOS upgrade either. If yours also has the potentially defective turquoise G-Luxon capacitors about the CPU socket, it may die soon anyway... not worth the time or frustration at this point, I recommend replacing the motherboard then getting another floppy and CDRW drive. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.577 / Virus Database: 366 - Release Date: 2/3/2004 |
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"rivan" wrote in message m... Problem 1: XP 1800+ 2 x 512mb DDR K7S5A r.1 At the moment I cannot run at 133/133, only 100/100 (which results in my CPU running at 1150, instead of 1500ish); the former results in a BSOD [STOP]. I've sniffed about the web, and found that this is a common problem with this board. Some people have suggested that disabling vitual memory, removing unneeded NICs, or flashing the BIOS with a newer verison- which brings me to problem 2. Problem 2: I don't have a floppy drive.. well I do, but i don't know where it is, and I don't have any disks anyway, so if I want to flash my BIOS i need to boot from a CD with the bios jibberish on. As luck would have it, my CDRW (Samsung SW-408B) has ceased to function. All the cables are connected properly, I've tried it as Slave and Master on IDE-1 (2Hdd on IDE-0), but any time I try to access the drive under XP, i get:: F:\ is not accessible The request could not be performed because of an I/O device error. I have tried locating new drivers for the drive, with no luck. I did manage to find and apply new firmware, but the result is the same. I have recently applied the new SP for windows XP, so whether thats an issue or not, i have no idea. Anyway, if anyone has any advice about any of these matters, please please let me know. Thanks in advance, Dai did you try removing 1 ram stick? |
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