does the K7S5A board require Via 4in1s?

[TRD]

This may be a dumb question but I saw someone reference that these are needed but I cant find any other info related to it. It uses the SiS chipset tho and not the Via..... am I missing something? If it does need them, does that meanit also needs the USB Filters........

 

[Killrose]

No. Since it uses the SiS chipset, it is not compatable with any of the Via chipset drivers.

 

[Pabster]

No, that is just one of the godsends about K7S5A. You don't need any ridiculous 4-in-1 "fix" packages, nor any "VIA BIOS" updates. It also doesn't encounter the typical VIA issues -- trouble with SB! Live/Audigy, ridiculously slow IDE, etc.

 

[tcsenter]

<< No, that is just one of the godsends about K7S5A. You don't need any ridiculous 4-in-1 "fix" packages, nor any "VIA BIOS" updates. >>

No, you just need to download a friggin 7MB!! SIS AGP bridge driver, as opposed to the <1MB VIA 4-in-1.

 

[nizenco]

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<< No, that is just one of the godsends about K7S5A. You don't need any ridiculous 4-in-1 "fix" packages, nor any "VIA BIOS" updates. >>

No, you just need to download a friggin 7MB!! SIS AGP bridge driver, as opposed to the <1MB VIA 4-in-1. >>



well, if you use windows xp you dont!

 

[Dually]

NO!

Go to www.sis.com.tw and download the agp driver. Install it by updating the pci pci to pci in the system properties.

Yeah its 7MB but thats cause the 7MB files contains everythign needed for tons of board, the files you need are maybe 200Kb at most.

 

[nizenco]

go to http://forum.ocworkbench.com/ocwbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum&f=4 and read their faq (a.k.a "k7s5a bible"). the only reason to dowload any drivers to you're k7s5a if you're using windows xp is because you wan't to use the soundcard or the lan on you're k7s5a.