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Problem with ECS K7S5A and Athon XP 2100
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I have some hardware problem making my computer to reboot (like pressing the reset button). Here is the hardware. Motherboard : ECS K7S5A CPU : Athlon XP 2100 Memory : 2 * 256 MB, PC133 I am using Windows 2000 as operating system. If I use 133 / 133 in the frequencies Bios settings, then the computer displays XP 2100 at startup. Windows starts, and after a few second, the computer reboots. Now I am going to 100 / 100, then the computer starts, I can log in, but, if I run a heavy program (compiling codes for example), then the computer reboots. There is also a heavy parasite noise coming out from the speakers. It was not the case before. I guess I have a hardware problem. Since the sound card is integrated with the motherboard, I strongly suspect this one. But can this problem also come from the CPU / memory / power supply? Thanks in advance, Alain Migeon |
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"Alain Migeon" wrote in message ... Hi I have some hardware problem making my computer to reboot (like pressing the reset button). Here is the hardware. Motherboard : ECS K7S5A CPU : Athlon XP 2100 Memory : 2 * 256 MB, PC133 I am using Windows 2000 as operating system. If I use 133 / 133 in the frequencies Bios settings, then the computer displays XP 2100 at startup. Windows starts, and after a few second, the computer reboots. Now I am going to 100 / 100, then the computer starts, I can log in, but, if I run a heavy program (compiling codes for example), then the computer reboots. There is also a heavy parasite noise coming out from the speakers. It was not the case before. I guess I have a hardware problem. Since the sound card is integrated with the motherboard, I strongly suspect this one. But can this problem also come from the CPU / memory / power supply? Thanks in advance, Alain Migeon This is a common fault with ECS K7S5A Rev 3.1 boards. The screech from the speakers when the machine hangs is a particular characteristic! You would be well advised to return the board under warranty but if your warranty has expired then you can probably fix the problem by fitting a large PSU, such as the QTEC Gold 550w which solved the problem for me. Also, try running with just one stick of SDRAM assuming you are using SDR rather than DDR ram. This is also a known issue. I am not going to talk about the famous K7S5A lost CMOS issue! |
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This is a common fault with ECS K7S5A Rev 3.1 boards. The screech from the speakers when the machine hangs is a particular characteristic! You would be well advised to return the board under warranty but if your warranty has expired then you can probably fix the problem by fitting a large PSU, such as the QTEC Gold 550w which solved the problem for me. Also, try running with just one stick of SDRAM assuming you are using SDR rather than DDR ram. This is also a known issue. I am not going to talk about the famous K7S5A lost CMOS issue! I have the PRO version of that board and it works fine... but have heard from several people that your particular version is indeed flawed... |
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