The NEW "Official" EPoX 8KHA+ thread Update: added links, and downlods, vcore mod guide

[oldfoof]

Does anyone have A problem with there printer and the Epox 8kha+ When I plug it in to the parallel port it makes a high pitched squealing noise.

 

[oldfoof]

anyone?

 

[Thornhammer]

the question was asked what difference is there between the 8khal and the 8kha+ mobo is besides one pci. i myself would like to know as i dont do a lot of over clocking and am in the process of getting a 8kha board just want to know if the 8khal is as good as the 9kha+ to those of us that dont oc much

Thanks

PS another question why does everyone goto newegg when pricewatch shows the lowest prices?

 

[oldfoof]

GO with the EPOX 8KHA+

 

[RaymondY]

What BIOS version is everone using?

 

[PUNKtotalled]

18/12/2001....beta but no problem at all.

 

[aswedc]

<<
PS another question why does everyone goto newegg when pricewatch shows the lowest prices? >>



Because people know newegg is a reliable, reputable company and their prices are very reasonable.

 

[Mem]

<< Does anyone have A problem with there printer and the Epox 8kha+ When I plug it in to the parallel port it makes a high pitched squealing noise. >>



Hmmm never heard of that happening before anyway you tried a different cable? you could try it in USB mode if your printer supports it,you tried moving the cable to see if it`s RF interference as well.

I`m out of ideas now except you could try a bios tweak I saw over in another forum for the Epox board for the printer

<< For better & less CPU usage when printing (page 4-14 to 4-15 in manual), goto "Integrated Peripherals" and goto "Super IO Device". Goto "Parallel Port Mode" and set to ECP+EPP.Goto "EPP Mode Select" and set it to EPP1.9 >>

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Btw you did plug it in with the PC off not on right?

 

[Thornhammer]

hello everyone I'm building a new systems and was wandering how much of a difference there is between the AMD 1600 xp and the AMD 1800 xp using
8kha+ mobo
512 pc2100
midtower 400w
40gighd
gforce3
sblive 5.1

in other words would i see a big difference in these two CPU when playing games like Daoc or EQ

and thanks for all your help I do know I"m gonig to be building the sys with the 8kha+ and all else list just not real sure which CPU to use


Go thru life with Friends ..not alone

 

[Mem]

Nope no big difference,the XP 1600 is great value for money so will give you the best performance to price of the two.

 

[Thornhammer]

having a real hard time finding a 400wt ps most are selling a 300wt ps with all the power issues everyone is talking about what is needed is a 400wt ps right
(is know to talk to himself when working on puters)


thanks Mem going to go with the 1600xp


go thru life with friends ..not alone

 

[Mem]

Thornhammer ,350w PSU should be ok if you want to be on the safe side just go for good brands like Antec,Sparkle etc.

 

[Thornhammer]

aye Mem going with Antec but the darn people i buy from most of the time arnt showing it with ant more then a 300wPSU thats my big problem and when i check other out they are selling a 400w PSU for twice what i can get the 300 for and they dont even show the name brand of the darn PSU

 

[oldfoof]

Note this squeling is vary hard to hear! And it occurs even when I pull out the PSU cable.... When I connect the parallel cable you can hear a little high pitched noise.

PS. take side pannel off ... of case.. and put ear close to ur mb./.... just wondering if this is happening to others as well... I dont think its a problem , just anoying!

 

[oldfoof]

bump

 

[Dethoff]

About a month ago, before I read the variuos configuration guides, I built the following rig. I did not change any of the BIOS defaults in re: handling of IRQ assignments. I have had some minor instability problems with occasional BSOD which I am trying to solve. I have reason to believe that I encountered some software corruption along the way and I am considering a clean reinstall of Win 98SE.

Having spent a lot of time pouring over this configuration guide and its links, I still have questions of how best to configure my machine.



Current setup:

8KHA+
BIOS 11/2/01
Athlon XP 1700+ @1.47 (no o/c)
PAL8045 HS
Enermax 431 W PS
2X 256MB Crucial PC2100
2X 60 GB Maxtor 7200 (master and slave IDE 1)
Pioneer 16X DVD (master IDE 2)
NEC Zip drive (slave IDE2)
Plextor 12/10/32 SCSI CDRW
HP scanjet IIcx scanner
Win98 SE


AGP slot GeForce 3 Ti 200
slot 1 empty
slot 2 TB Santa Cruz
slot 3 PCI firewire
slot 4 PCI 56 K Modem
slot 5 Advansys SCSI (for CD-RW and scanner)
slot 6 3-COM NIC


resulting in:

IRQ 3 - TB Santa Cruz
IRQ 4 - Com 1
IRQ 5 - NIC, Modem, USB
IRQ 6 - floppy
IRQ 7 - LPT1
IRQ 8 - CMOS/clock
IRQ 9 - IRQ holder for ACPI
IRQ 10- video card
IRQ 11- SCSI, firewire card
IRQ 12- PS/2 mouse


My questions:

1. With so many PCI cards, it is inevitable that I will be sharing IRQ's. Therefore, is there any point in manualy changing the IRQ assignments in the BIOS as suggested by some?

2. How do I best populate the PCI slots? The documentation for the Santa Cruz and firewire card both suggest ideally not sharing IRQ's, yet there can only be one unshared IRQ (besides the video card) and the configuration guides suggest giving that (slot 2) to the SCSI.

3. Assuming I do not have any immediate interest in overclocking, is there any point in flashing to the new beta bios?

4. If I do manually configure IRQ's, should I disable ACPI?

5. What do I do about the entry "modem use IRQ" in advanced power management?

Thanks for any guidance you can provide.

 

[PUNKtotalled]

On amdmb.com, on the epox forum, you will find a config guide made by mushkin rules, that will answer all your questions.

 

[Dethoff]

I had read the configuration guide that you refer to several times before posting. It does not seem to specifically address my questions.

Thanks for the pointer ,though.

 

[oldfoof]

Does anyone have A problem with there printer and the Epox 8kha+ When I plug it in to the parallel port it makes a high pitched squealing noise.

still looking for answers

 

[kwatson1]

My Epox 8kha+ won't post... gives me the FF code and kind of sits there.

I have an Antec sx1040 case... I have an Athlon XP 1700+ OEM with Alpha PAL8045 heatsink, YS-tech 48.5 cfm fan..
I have a single Mushkin 512MB DDR PC2100 ram module installed. In the AGP slot sits a Visiontek GF3Ti200...

Nothing else is plugged in.. I am trying to post the mb and get to the bios... but... I turn on the power... the mobo comes on... it posts FF... but nothing registers on my monitor..

any thoughts??

 

[SnowPunk98]

might be DOA

on a side note check out my website everyone www.ocmodshop.com I will also be doing a giveaway on the case bdages I reviewed soon so keep checking

 

[oldfoof]

Make sure that the jumber is set to 266 .....

 

[kimber]

the ff code is normal.that means it made it through post.i'd try makeing sure your vid card is seated all the way.make sure that retension clip is engageing just like with your ram.

 

[Wind]

There is a new official bios at Epox w/site for 8KHA+ dated 01/08/02. Check it out.

 

[Bovinicus]

I updated my BIOS with this one the other day. I have had good results. I was able to drop my memory voltage by .2v and maintain the same FSB as before.