(I posted this message on the 8K5a2+ thread but wasn't sure if everyone would catch it there so I created a topic. Hope this wasn't a no no if so I'm sorry, new to the forum)
Hey all,
First thanks for this great forum. I have been reading for awhile but this is my first post. I am going crazy with some 8K5a2+ issues. Let me start from
the beginning. I ordered one from Newegg and got a DOA board. Lots C1 errors and general craziness. Seems I wasn't alone in this so no biggie I rma'd it back and
recieved a new one in a week. Before I get into the troubles with this one I guess I should give my system specs
Antec p412 400W PS
Epox 8k5a2+ w/iceberq cooler on Northbridge
XP 1600+ AGOIA week 12
Corsair XMS3200 Cl2 512mb DIMM
Thermalright SLK800 w/80mm YS-Tech and AS3
Gainward Geforce2 Pro w/blue orb and mem heatsinks
IBM 80gig 7200 hard drive ATA100
Western Digital 40gig 5400 hard drive ATA66
Liteon 48x12x48 CDRW
Chenbro Genie case with mucho fan mods
Although I plan on OCing everything has been at stock speed so far. I am running win2k sp2 and have updated the bios to the most recent (8/15/02). I am running the CDRW on IDE 1 and the hard drives on the RAID IDE 3 and 4. Windows installs with no problems. I install the newest via 4in1s and drivers for onboard sound and LAN with no problem. However when I connect the LAN to my cable modem my troubles begin. First I cannot get online on a connection that I know works and has the correct settings. Also when win2k boots up if I go to the device manager and check the properties of any of my devices it hangs and I have to end task (it works after the system has been up for awhile but still no network connect). I also discovered if I try to reboot immediately after win2k starts I get the CSC notification window end task dialog. This sounded like IRQ problem to me so I followed a guide on AMDforums and installed win2k as a standard pc without ACPI and with USB2.0 disabled and set all the IRQs in the bios and had them seperated. Same problem occurs. Next I tried with my SMC NIC in slot 6 on its on IRQ and the same damn thing happened. I have tried the system with no RAID and no onboard sound with the same results. I even tried Win98 and was still unable to connect to the internet. I'm running out of ideas. I have built many systems and don't think I've missed anything (i.e. I'm running with conservative settings in the bios and my temps are fine 28/31 C). Also this ram and ps has been tested in other systems without issue. Does anyone have any suggestions or advice? Help on this is greatly appreciated. Maybe I got another bad mobo but it works fine otherwise though I haven't had the chance to test for stability. It seems like a software prob but I'm out of ideas I'd RMA the board but I don't know if it will do any good (or that newegg would accept another RMA). Thanks for any help and or general pity
Scott
Hey all,
First thanks for this great forum. I have been reading for awhile but this is my first post. I am going crazy with some 8K5a2+ issues. Let me start from
the beginning. I ordered one from Newegg and got a DOA board. Lots C1 errors and general craziness. Seems I wasn't alone in this so no biggie I rma'd it back and
recieved a new one in a week. Before I get into the troubles with this one I guess I should give my system specs
Antec p412 400W PS
Epox 8k5a2+ w/iceberq cooler on Northbridge
XP 1600+ AGOIA week 12
Corsair XMS3200 Cl2 512mb DIMM
Thermalright SLK800 w/80mm YS-Tech and AS3
Gainward Geforce2 Pro w/blue orb and mem heatsinks
IBM 80gig 7200 hard drive ATA100
Western Digital 40gig 5400 hard drive ATA66
Liteon 48x12x48 CDRW
Chenbro Genie case with mucho fan mods
Although I plan on OCing everything has been at stock speed so far. I am running win2k sp2 and have updated the bios to the most recent (8/15/02). I am running the CDRW on IDE 1 and the hard drives on the RAID IDE 3 and 4. Windows installs with no problems. I install the newest via 4in1s and drivers for onboard sound and LAN with no problem. However when I connect the LAN to my cable modem my troubles begin. First I cannot get online on a connection that I know works and has the correct settings. Also when win2k boots up if I go to the device manager and check the properties of any of my devices it hangs and I have to end task (it works after the system has been up for awhile but still no network connect). I also discovered if I try to reboot immediately after win2k starts I get the CSC notification window end task dialog. This sounded like IRQ problem to me so I followed a guide on AMDforums and installed win2k as a standard pc without ACPI and with USB2.0 disabled and set all the IRQs in the bios and had them seperated. Same problem occurs. Next I tried with my SMC NIC in slot 6 on its on IRQ and the same damn thing happened. I have tried the system with no RAID and no onboard sound with the same results. I even tried Win98 and was still unable to connect to the internet. I'm running out of ideas. I have built many systems and don't think I've missed anything (i.e. I'm running with conservative settings in the bios and my temps are fine 28/31 C). Also this ram and ps has been tested in other systems without issue. Does anyone have any suggestions or advice? Help on this is greatly appreciated. Maybe I got another bad mobo but it works fine otherwise though I haven't had the chance to test for stability. It seems like a software prob but I'm out of ideas I'd RMA the board but I don't know if it will do any good (or that newegg would accept another RMA). Thanks for any help and or general pity
Scott