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Back to square one

Thanks for the replies: first Memory - I get the errors with individual sticks as well as together, so I know its not only when i put them together. As for the second one, I had SP1 installed on my system and these errors were happening, so then I decided to go and try to to upgrade my...
- bigtimmn2
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- Mar 20, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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Back to square one

oK, I am back to the FATAL ERROR problem, after swapping everything around, I got the same error using BOTH my mainboards, I cleaned up my HD completely many times, and it tests out perfect, no errors, I swapped all my cables, I tried it with just my DVD, and with just my CDRW, cleaning...
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- Mar 20, 2003
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Motherboards
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Uh-oh... that's no good.

looks like my Antec True-Power blew up... I switched out BOTH my mainboard and CPU first, and it worked fine, I then swapped in my Antec PSU and no go... I got my system up and running with the old ECS Mainboard last night, checked out all the other items that were in the case when my issue...
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- Post #5
- Mar 19, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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Uh-oh... that's no good.

The PSU I am using is an Antec Tru Power 330w, the old one was a Sparkle 300W. I had been using the ANTEC for about 3 months, with no problem, I didnt cook the PSU due to overloading it, I only had my DVD and HD and Vid card attached. I had it before with a Sound Card, Tv Tuner, CDRW...
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- Post #3
- Mar 18, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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Uh-oh... that's no good.

So last night, I was working on figuring out the cause of my system problems (long story, earlier post). I hadnt hooked up my Floppy drive since my mainboard install, and i needed it, so i hooked it up, and I THOUGHT* i did it correctly, I dont know if I put the power on backwards (or...
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- Mar 18, 2003
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Motherboards
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Ack! Help!

one last bump.
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- Post #5
- Mar 14, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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Ack! Help!

*bump* Anyone? any ideas? Willing to look into everything..
- bigtimmn2
- Post #4
- Mar 14, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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Ack! Help!

You don't have to tell me... I am so close to throwing the whole system out the window... too bad I am only on the ground floor of my building, and it would shatter into bits on impact, so its not worth the effort. :-) but seriously, anyone got any ideas for me? I may have to go back to...
- bigtimmn2
- Post #3
- Mar 14, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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Ack! Help!

Ok, here is the main problem I am having. I just installed a new Asus A7n8x into my lone system at home, and 9 times out of 10 I get a BSOD when installing it, the main one is : C000021a {Fatal System Error}; but sometimes I get Bad_Pool_Caller or IRQL_Not_Less_Or_Equal or even just...
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- Mar 14, 2003
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Motherboards
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*** Official ASUS A7N8X/Deluxe (nForce2) Thread ***

Ok, guys, I am highly frustrated, just want to make sure i am on the right track. Just bought a a7n8x (non deluxe), I am upgrading from a k7s5a, which was plagued during the whole time i had it, first i was told PSU, bought a new one, tried new memory, then had "fatal error" issues on...
- bigtimmn2
- Post #37
- Mar 12, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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Which Asus Board?

Thanks to you guys for answering, You just confirmed what i was figuring, better to spend an extra $$$ now for the better board, with better upgrading capabilities.
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- Post #5
- Feb 24, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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Which Asus Board?

Ok, I am looking to upgrade my motherboard from the ECS k7s5a, and have decided on an Asus board. Here is what i have: 1700xp (1 year old) 2 256 mb pc 2100 20 gig HD Geforce 3 ti 200 Audigy Platinum I need an onboard Lan for my cable modem. I am debating between the following: a7v333...
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- Feb 21, 2003
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Motherboards
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BIOS problems on K7S5A

see what i get for not reading the post fully... whoops. Hmm... dont know what to tell you, ocworkbench has a huge board devoted to this board, and alot of issues that are associated with it. you may want to check it out.
- bigtimmn2
- Post #3
- Feb 21, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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BIOS problems on K7S5A

Has the CMOS battery been replaced? That should cure the problem, simple, quick and inexpensive. Of course, that may not be the issue, but i would try that first. Bigtim
- bigtimmn2
- Post #2
- Feb 21, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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So-So: Visiontek GF3 Ti 200 @Tiger Direct $59.99 + shipping

I dont know much about the ATI Cards, but i have this exact Visiontek GeForce 3ti 200, I bought it a year ago for about double that amount, thanks to a good sale, rebate and our good friend the Blue card (RIP). I love the card, never any issues, the driver support is top notch, plus you...
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- Post #3
- Feb 6, 2003
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Sneak Peak - 2/2/2003 - Sunday Circulars Advertisements

Hard Drive specials. Thanks!
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- Post #4
- Jan 29, 2003
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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HOT! Samsung A500 for $165 out the door at Staples B&M AC, PM (big YMMV), less after rebate

From what I read on the 50% deal, i thought it was if you bought 2 accessories ((Charger, Case, Handsfree, etc.. ) you got the phone for 50% off... At least that was what it was last week, I just glanced at the ad yesterday, thought it was the same thing.
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- Post #6
- Jan 27, 2003
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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ECS k7s5a and pci installation

Over on OCWorbench, you can download everything to burn to CD that allows you to flash all the diff bios as well as some modified OC bios as well.. makes it nice and simple to do. I have changed bios 5 times in the last few days in trying to stabilize my system, and its nice to not have to...
- bigtimmn2
- Post #8
- Nov 22, 2002
- Forum: Motherboards
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Any successful "RAID 0" implementation on P4PE/L/SATA/RAID mobo ??

I built my father in laws system using the Raid in a single drive array. You need to put the contents of a folder off of the Mainboard CD onto a floppy and install the driver during the windows install. Also, you will need to set up the array FIRST off of the startup keys.. there is a readme...
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- Post #4
- Nov 22, 2002
- Forum: Motherboards
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End of my rope (and my wifes, too)

thank you very much... I have put alot of time and effort into getting this thing to work, and i think my best bet will be to look into a new mainboard. I will take some time now researching out which way to go. I helped my father-in-law build a system last week, the simplicity of...
- bigtimmn2
- Post #4
- Nov 15, 2002
- Forum: Motherboards
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End of my rope (and my wifes, too)

I have been waging a battle with my k7s5a for a long time. I have never been able to get it to be stable at 133/133. I have done a PSU upgrade, switched from generic SDram to Samsung DDR (which everyone was saying is fine). Updated drivers, reinstalled windows, flashed Bios, tweaked...
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- Nov 15, 2002
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Motherboards
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K7s5a issues (here we go again...)

From everything I have read, the Antec Tru-Power 330W PSU is supposed to be one of the best in its range for power. I hope the Bios, Driver updates i will be doing tonight, will do the trick. If not, I will be ordering a new heatsink/fan. Any suggestions for a good one, thats on the quiet...
- bigtimmn2
- Post #8
- Nov 12, 2002
- Forum: Motherboards
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K7s5a issues (here we go again...)

Ok, that goes along with what i was thinking. I upgraded my video drivers last night (my old ones werent windows signed) I tried to upgrade my Soundblaster drivers but was having issues with their damned website. I also couldnt get into the download area on ECS website to get bios updates. I...
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- Post #3
- Nov 12, 2002
- Forum: Motherboards
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K7s5a issues (here we go again...)

Ok, I have had a k7s5a Mboard for about 10 months, and have been plagued by issues since the start. It was virtually stable at 100/100, but would have problems starting up on occasion (BSOD's as Windows was trying to load), and at 133/133 it was fairly unstable, more frequent startup...
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- Nov 12, 2002
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Motherboards
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Asus P4PE and RAID

Ok, so i think this was already answered, in a convuluted way earlier but here's my question: My Father-in-law and I are building his computer tomorrow, and here is what we have: 1 DVD 1 CD-RW 1 HD Now our questions come in as which channels to hook these up to. He plans on adding a second...
- bigtimmn2
- Post #5
- Nov 7, 2002
- Forum: Motherboards
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Power Spply with ECS K7S5A SiS® 735 and Mobo suggestions

In the Bios you can adjust it to run at 100/100. 100/133 or 133/133. Mine is only stable at 100/100.
- bigtimmn2
- Post #6
- Oct 29, 2002
- Forum: Motherboards
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Power Spply with ECS K7S5A SiS® 735 and Mobo suggestions

I have that Sparkle Power supply, in my k7s5a system, but i am still having issues. I cant run it in 133/133 with my xp1700. I can only run it at 100 mhz. It could be my other items that are doing the draining, or could it be another issue? I have the following k7s5a Sparkle 300W...
- bigtimmn2
- Post #4
- Oct 29, 2002
- Forum: Motherboards
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MBoard Advice

I am looking to build my first PC, not looking to overclock (but may be interested in the future). I want a MBoard that is very reliable and stable. I would like to stick with a P4 processor. Feature wise, I want to stay as close to cutting edge as possible. (USB 2.0, AGP 8x, etc) What...
- bigtimmn2
- Thread
- Oct 9, 2002
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Motherboards

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