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"Paul" <nospam@needed.com> wrote in message
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> In article <10vafi3mpjngoc6@corp.supernews.com>, "***** c"
> <shultzjrX@joimail.com> wrote:
>
> > hi all,
> >
> > I had a motherboard blow (ECS K7S5E). I would like
> > to replace it with an asus but don't know which model to seek.
> > It needs to take a 1700 AMD cpu and a stick of ram SDRAM
> > 256M PC133.
> >
> > any suggestions?
> >
> > thanks,
> > charles......
>
> A7V, A7V133, A7PRO, A7VE
>
ftp://ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUScom/HANDBUCH/Motherboard/Socket_A/VIA_Chipset/
>
> A7A266, A7A266-E
>
ftp://ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUScom/HANDBUCH/Motherboard/Socket_A/ALi_Chipset/
>
> Your RAM is limiting the choice of boards that you can buy.
> The boards mentioned above are older boards (Ebay maybe?).
> The A7A266, for example, likely does not have a very friendly
> AGP interface, and modern video cards may not work well with it.
> A7A266 has memory slots for SDRAM and DDR (but not both at the
> same time).
>
> For the A7V boards, you may want to use Google, to read up on
> them. They certainly work for people, but are not entirely
> trouble free.
http://www.a7vtroubleshooting.com
>
> I would dump the 256M PC133, and pick up a 512MB stick of DDR
> memory. Or two 256MB sticks of DDR memory, if shopping for a
> dual channel memory board. Crucial.com has 512MB PC3200 CAS3
> for $80 for one stick or 256MB PC3200 CAS for $84 for two sticks.
> Cheaper generic ram might work with some of the boards, but
> be careful about the A7N8X (Nforce2) boards, as they are picky
> about RAM when running at DDR400 (only a problem for you if
> you were to buy a 3200+ at some point in the future).
>
> With some DDR RAM in hand, you can buy any of the boards from
> the current listing for "Socket A":
>
>
http://usa.asus.com/products/mb/mbindex.htm
>
> A7N8X-E Deluxe - dual channel, picky about RAM $88
> A7N8X-X - single channel, picky about RAM $65
> A7N8X-VM/400 - not recommended (annoying video/ram issues)
>
> These are probably not bad, and have an equal rating
> VIA KT880 A7V880 - dual channel memory $66
> VIA KT600 A7V600 - single channel memory
> VIA KT600 A7V600-X - single channel memory $60
> VIA KT400 A7V8X-X - single channel memory $53
>
> VIA KM400 A7V8X-MX SE (not sure about this one - microATX)
> VIA KM400A A7V400-MX - popular, google for info. $51
>
> When a board has three memory slots, you cannot count on
> being able to use all of them at DDR400 transfer rates.
> The faster that a DDR memory bus is driven, the fewer
> sticks that will work reliable. Download and read the manual
> for any of these motherboards, before you buy them, to see
> what restrictions are listed for sticks of RAM, or what
> settings might be missing from the BIOS. Type in the model
> number here, then select "All" for the info type. There
> will be PDF manuals here to download:
>
>
http://www.asus.com.tw/support/download/download.aspx
>
> This page tells you what processors a board can use:
>
http://www.asus.com.tw/support/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx
>
> HTH,
> Paul
thanks for the feedback. I am stuck with the sdram due to
money issues. I will look ito the A7V versions.
charles.
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