My mainboard is ECS K7S5A, using latest bios. I can't get USB, soundcard and the NIC to work together. I have to disable either sound or NIC,...

Arrrgggh

02-01-2004 12:36 AM
Arrrgggh

When I set the processor to 133 to get the full speed of the 2400, Windows XP loads shows the desktop and then hangs while it is loading god...

Robin

01-30-2004 04:20 PM
Scott

I purchased Fry's special K7VTA3 8.0C and Duron 1.6G. No matter how hard I tried, I could not get this combo to pass Prime95 past 40 to 45 minutes. ...

Jung Kim

01-29-2004 04:20 PM
Christopher

I just purchased a new P4 2.4 GHZ processor for my ECS p4VMM2 board. I have 512 MB PC27000 RAM. The thing is, the board states that it can only run...

Okkis

01-29-2004 01:30 PM
Okkis

Hi, Will 512mb ddr pc2700 (crucial) ram work on in my K7S5A 3.1 board? Thanks.

Gul

01-28-2004 07:09 PM
sdlomi2

Just fancying a 'retro' games session and wondering if the onboard sound (SIS7012) on the K7S5A 1.1 supports DOS games - either in a DOS box or...

Watch Elm

01-28-2004 06:55 PM
Watch Elm

Im wanting to upgrade my graphics card. Im looking at a radeon 9800 pro. Ive got a k7s5a mobo. Is there any problems using this type of card with my...

pwrberry@yahoo.co.uk

01-28-2004 05:49 PM
Paul Edwards

I have a k7sem, w/ duron 1.3, with xp installed. The system boots fine without sound or modem installed. I tried the built in sound and system locks...

William Long

01-28-2004 12:08 PM
William Long

Hi Is there a fix to run a hard disk >= 40GB on this board? Latest BIOS is from 1999 and I can't run larger disks, unfortunately. Greetings jOSe

Jose

01-27-2004 06:33 AM
Brian Campbell

Hi I have my computer with a K7s5a (version 1.0) with AMD Athlon 1.2 g running for 2 years now (24/7), and since a couple of weeks I have this...

01-27-2004 05:05 AM
Bruce Graham

Does anyone have the USB pinout for K7VTA3 please? The wires I have from the 2 ports at the front of my case are as follows (1) +5 red (1) -D...

Lockzie

01-27-2004 04:39 AM

Good day all, I recently tried to flash update the BIOS on this K7SEM 3.0C Motherboard. I got the flash file and instructions from the ECS website....

Darcy Parker

01-27-2004 12:08 AM
Darcy Parker

I don't see a reason why any component has been confirmed good. For example, a defective power supply could do symptoms posted. Collect...

w_tom

01-26-2004 05:18 PM
w_tom

I currently use (2) PC2100 256MB sticks on my K7S5A PRO. I was thinking of replacing one stick with a 512MB, giving total memory to 768MB. Does the...

Tod

01-26-2004 01:02 PM
PJx

I know this is an old MB but I'm trying to put a 120Gig drive on it but it just take it. My bios is 2.2e. The drive was formatted and my win xp...

jy

01-26-2004 06:06 AM
Brian Campbell

With known good working memory installed this mainboard powers up then shuts itself off after just a few seconds. The power will remain on with...

Gary James Chambers

01-25-2004 01:17 PM
Gary James Chambers

My motherboard is a K7S5A PRO (5.0) and using Windows XP home, with latest updates. In device manger I have listed "VIA ver 5 or later USB Universal...

Tod

01-25-2004 11:06 AM
Bilar Crais

It powers up, but I get no beep. Then it flashes the HDD, DVD and CD lights alternately. No video. I had set the CPU Speed at the wrong speed in the...

Earugo

01-24-2004 09:20 PM
Zaphod Beeblebrox

Will the 1.6 Duron Applebred run OK on the ECS K7S5A-Pro? Will it run with PC133 SDRAM, or does it NEED DDR? I already have DDR PC 3500 &...

sdlomi2

01-24-2004 06:31 PM
Bilar Crais

grandma & i went to frys in wilsonville and got "talked into" the abit combo deal (kd7a & 2500+ for 140). it loaded right up and i did remember to...

tony

01-24-2004 02:23 PM
Shep©

I'm putting together a new system with a K7S5A-Pro. Would like to have it ready to accept an upgraded cpu later on (prolly going w/a 1.6 Duron now),...

sdlomi2

01-23-2004 03:43 AM
mjh

Hello all, i have had one of these boards for about 8 months and not really come accross any problems - until now I recently purchased a Western...

Rob Latus

01-22-2004 10:32 PM
James

the subject pretty much states what i'm trying to figure out ... I have a pci video card and need to put it in the first slot. the manual says i...

futureman

01-22-2004 01:16 PM
Cari

I cooked the CPU in my wife's computer (I'm an idiot who's now sleeping on the couch). Would like to replace it with best one that'll fit the MB....

Dr. J. Smith

01-22-2004 01:37 AM
Bill

I have this mobo for about 8 months now and I never had any trouble booting, but for about a week now, I had a lot of problem getting my computer...

JC

01-21-2004 10:20 PM
JC

I have a question about a memory problem with the K7S5A. The system in question uses an Athlon XP 2000+ and two 512MB SDRAM modules. Onboard audio,...

Max Norris

01-21-2004 10:13 PM
Buffalo

hello i was hoping that someone could solve the problem that i am having not getting the motherboard installation disk or the operating system(win...

Exceptions1

01-21-2004 03:40 PM
Jimmy

I have a P4IBMS mainboard http://www.ecsusa.com/products/p4ibms.html. I recently re-installed Win2K, this time, Win2K will not recognize the on-board...

==Blitz==

01-20-2004 10:03 PM
==Blitz==

Hi, I use an ECS P6BX-A+ motherboard. I'd like to add a Creative Labs Audigy 2 SoundBlaster OEM card to it. Is anyone using this board and...

TC

01-20-2004 02:03 PM
TC

I have a k7s5a w/athlon 1.2ghz and a volcano 5 heatsink. I was having problems with it spontaniously reseting when doing processor intensive things...

darryl

01-20-2004 05:47 AM
biggs

BAD BIOS CHIP FLASH? VISIT: http://bioschips.nlan.org For Replacement chips $15 re-flash of existing chip $8

iCE Flashing iNC

01-19-2004 05:24 PM
iCE Flashing iNC

No slaves: on IDE1 cannot have 2 HD but could have HD master and CD slave. on IDE2 cannot have 2 CD drives, one only. all drives set on CS, will...

frank

01-19-2004 02:19 PM
frank

Hi all, im having problems with a K7S7A2 board i bought a while ago. After some general wierdness i decided to flash the MB to the latest BIOS...

ST!NG

01-18-2004 07:16 PM
Julian Richards

Hi all, im having problems with a K7S7A2 board i bought a while ago. After some general wierdness i decided to flash the MB to the latest BIOS...

ST!NG

01-17-2004 06:00 PM
ST!NG

I am running 98Se, clean install. All patches applied. If my pc stays on all night it locks up and I have to do a hard boot. Power Management...

ExtantOne

01-16-2004 07:26 PM
Rotes Sapiens

the subject pretty much states what i'm trying to figure out ... I have a pci video card and need to put it in the first slot. the manual says i...

futureman

01-16-2004 02:01 PM
Cari

Help! Is anyone running a 1-gb memory stick in the L7S7A2 mobo? The specs say it can take up to 3 gigs of DDR2700, but very few of the...

Steve Guidos

01-16-2004 11:59 AM
Steve Guidos

running xp pro, already have a 30G drive. current k7vza bios is ver 3.2 3/14/2001 it detects my 120G maxtor as a 33.8G drive. which bios version...

ETSUN

01-16-2004 06:16 AM
Steve Friedman

Hi, Can anyone tell me how can I monitor temperatures on this notebook? The BIOS doesn't have any information and AIDA32 don't recognise...

Marco

01-15-2004 10:23 AM
Marco

How do I get the K7S5A to recognize 40GB Seagates?? 60 and 80GB models work great! I've got a K7S5A with 256MB RAM, Duron 1.3 and a 450-watt power...

James

01-14-2004 09:17 PM
Gonzo

When I shutdown the machine from XP it looks like it shuts off properly. When I try to power it back up by pushing the power button nothing...

Will

01-13-2004 11:12 AM
Chuck Olson

Hello, I currently have 512 Mo DDR, 2100 or 2700, I don't even remember :), on one stick with an Athlon XP 2000+ (no overclock). Everything is rock...

N E

01-13-2004 03:14 AM
Hasj Pee

I have installed a new ECS L4VXAG board to day with a Celeron 2.4GHz (which incidentally is overclocking @ 3.2GHz beautifully). However,...

Seinman

01-12-2004 07:39 PM
Ian Hastie

I'm getting POST beeps, but wildly fluctuating case temperature. Like you the CPU temp appears stable. "Donwo" <donlorchnospam (AT) hotmail (DOT)...

Robert Pang

01-12-2004 01:42 PM
Robert Pang

Hi I have the k7vta3 with bios 3.0d. I can't get the usb 2.0 to work 98se or xp pro does not register it. I cant find anything in the to tweak bios...

Jakob Kjelds

01-12-2004 01:28 PM
Mike Mastro

Hi I have an K7S7AG with an AMD Athlon 2000+. Does the dram frequency in the setup portion of the bios get set at 1-1 ratio 133mhz OR 1-2...

Richard Weedermyer

01-12-2004 01:28 AM
Richard Weedermyer

A strange problem has appeared on my machine this evening and it's bugging me. Setup is: L7VTA V1.0 AMD Athlon 2400 (1.99ghz) 2x256 PC2700 DDR...

Dave Aston

01-11-2004 12:18 PM
mikehd

BAD BIOS CHIP FLASH? VISIT: http://bioschips.nlan.org For Replacement chips $15 re-flash of existing chip $8

iCE Flashing iNC

01-11-2004 10:51 AM
iCE Flashing iNC

Hi, first of all I must say this board is the real horror for me. Spent a lot of hours with the setup - without success. After installing Win XP I...

Seppl

01-11-2004 10:13 AM
Chr. L.

i'm old, forgive me. my son mailed me the old board with duron inserted. i installed it in a new case and so forth. got in a hurry and just...

webrumor

01-11-2004 08:57 AM
Shep©