K7S5A problems

sigmar_uk · May 19, 2004, 12:23 AM

I hope someone can help because my mobo manufacturer can't.
I have a K7S7A motherboard from ecs and an amd xp 1800+. When I set the FSB to 133/133 the system will freese within about five mins from booting. when the FSB is at 100/100 the system runs as stable as a rock. This is really bugging me because I'm taking a massive performance hit. Below is my system.

mobo-K7S5A
xp 1800+
512 pc 133 ram
60 baracuda 7200 hard drive
450 w power supply
geforce 4 ti4200 64mb
xp prof fully updated

I have updated the bios on the board to the latest one. I have cleaned out all the nvidia installs in the registry and intalled fresh drivers 56.72 from the nvidia site. I have checked my computer for virus's, and I have also tried a different 450 power supply. I used to have a 1700 and this problem never accured. Any help would be great.
thanx

mkk · May 19, 2004, 12:33 AM

Try relaxing the memory timings a bit in the BIOS.

A page with alternative BIOS updates if you would need that: http://www.ocworkbench.com/2002/ecs/...cheepobios.htm

sigmar_uk · May 19, 2004, 12:42 AM

tried the alternative bios but the system still freezes.

edperks · May 19, 2004, 01:09 AM

Do you have one SDR memory chip or two 256 chips if you have just one chip move it into the 2 SDR slot if you have 2 take one out and try it. you may have a bad chip. When I had this board I had to switch to DDR to get the max performance.

hohum · May 19, 2004, 06:32 PM

A friend of mine has the same motherboard, and he had the same problem - it was caused by using SDRAM. He took it out and bought some DDR instead for it - problem solved. However it may not work for you of course... however if performance is an issue to you, you should think about using DDR anyway.

sigmar_uk · May 19, 2004, 11:23 PM

thanks I'll try the DDR

Chaos · May 21, 2004, 03:24 PM

I ran one of those boards with SDRAM without any troubles, make sure that the SiS chipset drivers are all up to date. There is a ton of good info on theses great low budget boards

http://www.ocworkbench.com/2002/ecs/k7s5aguide/

Dj master · May 26, 2004, 12:52 AM

consider chipset overheating. I've that mobo too. And had that problem before. Now I've Zalman stuff at my mobo's chipset and works great. It maybe also cpu overheating problem.

kemet64 · May 26, 2004, 03:22 AM

It sounds like overheating. Have you looked into getting new fan? I have a similar board and use an AMD Athlon 2000+ at 133/133

May 19, 2004, 12:23 AM	#1
sigmar_uk DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	K7S5A problems I hope someone can help because my mobo manufacturer can't. I have a K7S7A motherboard from ecs and an amd xp 1800+. When I set the FSB to 133/133 the system will freese within about five mins from booting. when the FSB is at 100/100 the system runs as stable as a rock. This is really bugging me because I'm taking a massive performance hit. Below is my system. mobo-K7S5A xp 1800+ 512 pc 133 ram 60 baracuda 7200 hard drive 450 w power supply geforce 4 ti4200 64mb xp prof fully updated I have updated the bios on the board to the latest one. I have cleaned out all the nvidia installs in the registry and intalled fresh drivers 56.72 from the nvidia site. I have checked my computer for virus's, and I have also tried a different 450 power supply. I used to have a 1700 and this problem never accured. Any help would be great. thanx

May 21, 2004, 03:24 PM	#7
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	I ran one of those boards with SDRAM without any troubles, make sure that the SiS chipset drivers are all up to date. There is a ton of good info on theses great low budget boards http://www.ocworkbench.com/2002/ecs/k7s5aguide/ __________________

May 26, 2004, 03:22 AM	#9
kemet64 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 457 Rep Power: 0	It sounds like overheating. Have you looked into getting new fan? I have a similar board and use an AMD Athlon 2000+ at 133/133 __________________ Inspiron XPS Intel 3.4 ghz 1gb Corsair XMS DDR PC3200 60gig 7200 HD 128mb Radeon Mobility 9700 Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2 NX Logitech z680 Speakers

May 19, 2004, 12:33 AM	#2
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,490 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	Try relaxing the memory timings a bit in the BIOS. A page with alternative BIOS updates if you would need that: http://www.ocworkbench.com/2002/ecs/...cheepobios.htm

May 19, 2004, 12:42 AM	Thread Starter #3
sigmar_uk DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	tried the alternative bios but the system still freezes.

May 19, 2004, 01:09 AM	#4
edperks HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 780 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Do you have one SDR memory chip or two 256 chips if you have just one chip move it into the 2 SDR slot if you have 2 take one out and try it. you may have a bad chip. When I had this board I had to switch to DDR to get the max performance.

May 19, 2004, 06:32 PM	#5
hohum HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: UK Posts: 298 Rep Power: 0	A friend of mine has the same motherboard, and he had the same problem - it was caused by using SDRAM. He took it out and bought some DDR instead for it - problem solved. However it may not work for you of course... however if performance is an issue to you, you should think about using DDR anyway.

May 19, 2004, 11:23 PM	Thread Starter #6
sigmar_uk DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	thanks I'll try the DDR

May 26, 2004, 12:52 AM	#8
Dj master DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 22 Rep Power: 0	consider chipset overheating. I've that mobo too. And had that problem before. Now I've Zalman stuff at my mobo's chipset and works great. It maybe also cpu overheating problem.