Odd problem with a K7S5A

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Hello all,

Very randomly, the monitor of the PC turns off itself. Sometimes, it returns
on a few seconds later, exactly like if you change the frequency in the
display properties of Windows. Sometimes, it never come back but the LED of
the monitor stays up, like nothing was plugged. The graphic card is a
GeForce 2 and the O.S. Windows XP SP1 with all latest patchs and drivers.
Everything is stable.

However, it's an old BIOS from june 2001 i think. In the release history of
this motherboard, i can see "Fixed some hardware monitor can't work well".
Would there be any link ? What is that exact bug ?

Last question : I downloaded the BIOS from this page :
http://www.ecsusa.com/downloads/k7s5a.html Does this work for every
revisions ? 1.X and 3.X ? I saw on this other page :
http://www.ecs.com.tw/download/k7s5a.htm that they propose two different
BIOS, for "1.X/3.X" and "1.X" revisions. If my motherboard is a 1.X, are
both good for me ?

Thank you.
Cheers.

--
Lucius Snow
"I'm not here, this isn't happening" - Thom Yorke
 
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Next time your monitor goes 'off', smack it fairly good on one of its sides.
If if comes back on, it is probably a failing monitor.
Check, remove and reseat all cables connecting the monitor.

"Lucius Snow" <mon_merdierNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:c645s1$29rk$1@biggoron.nerim.net...
> Hello all,
>
> Very randomly, the monitor of the PC turns off itself. Sometimes, it
returns
> on a few seconds later, exactly like if you change the frequency in the
> display properties of Windows. Sometimes, it never come back but the LED
of
> the monitor stays up, like nothing was plugged. The graphic card is a
> GeForce 2 and the O.S. Windows XP SP1 with all latest patchs and drivers.
> Everything is stable.
>
> However, it's an old BIOS from june 2001 i think. In the release history
of
> this motherboard, i can see "Fixed some hardware monitor can't work well".
> Would there be any link ? What is that exact bug ?
>
> Last question : I downloaded the BIOS from this page :
> http://www.ecsusa.com/downloads/k7s5a.html Does this work for every
> revisions ? 1.X and 3.X ? I saw on this other page :
> http://www.ecs.com.tw/download/k7s5a.htm that they propose two different
> BIOS, for "1.X/3.X" and "1.X" revisions. If my motherboard is a 1.X, are
> both good for me ?
>
> Thank you.
> Cheers.
>
> --
> Lucius Snow
> "I'm not here, this isn't happening" - Thom Yorke
>
 
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I had similar trouble after trying the 56.64 drivers with my K775A and GF2. I
backed off to the 52.16 version and all is OK.

Lucius Snow wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> Very randomly, the monitor of the PC turns off itself. Sometimes, it returns
> on a few seconds later, exactly like if you change the frequency in the
> display properties of Windows. Sometimes, it never come back but the LED of
> the monitor stays up, like nothing was plugged. The graphic card is a
> GeForce 2 and the O.S. Windows XP SP1 with all latest patchs and drivers.
> Everything is stable.
 
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"Buffalo" <eric(nospam)@nada.com.invalid> wrote in message news:<Gmlhc.8403$GR.1026568@attbi_s01>...

> Next time your monitor goes 'off', smack it fairly good on
> one of its sides. If if comes back on, it is probably a failing
> monitor. Check, remove and reseat all cables connecting the monitor.

You never do that because the monitor can be knocked off the desk or
crack its swivel base, which may cause the monitor to unexpectedly
fall one day. You instead smack the monitor on _two_ opposite sides
simultaneously. This was a standard quality control technique used on
CRT TV production lines in Japan.
 
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LMAO, why not smack it directly on top then? Heh, love that QC stuff.
When I worked for a car radio manufacturer, all radios were rapped on
top for "microphonic" response testing.

--
Best regards,
Kyle
"do_not_spam_me" <do_not_spam_me@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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| "Buffalo" <eric(nospam)@nada.com.invalid> wrote in message
news:<Gmlhc.8403$GR.1026568@attbi_s01>...
|
| > Next time your monitor goes 'off', smack it fairly good on
| > one of its sides. If if comes back on, it is probably a failing
| > monitor. Check, remove and reseat all cables connecting the
monitor.
|
| You never do that because the monitor can be knocked off the desk or
| crack its swivel base, which may cause the monitor to unexpectedly
| fall one day. You instead smack the monitor on _two_ opposite sides
| simultaneously. This was a standard quality control technique used
on
| CRT TV production lines in Japan.
 
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Good point. 🙂

"do_not_spam_me" <do_not_spam_me@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> "Buffalo" <eric(nospam)@nada.com.invalid> wrote in message
news:<Gmlhc.8403$GR.1026568@attbi_s01>...
>
> > Next time your monitor goes 'off', smack it fairly good on
> > one of its sides. If if comes back on, it is probably a failing
> > monitor. Check, remove and reseat all cables connecting the monitor.
>
> You never do that because the monitor can be knocked off the desk or
> crack its swivel base, which may cause the monitor to unexpectedly
> fall one day. You instead smack the monitor on _two_ opposite sides
> simultaneously. This was a standard quality control technique used on
> CRT TV production lines in Japan.
 
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🙂

"Kylesb" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> LMAO, why not smack it directly on top then? Heh, love that QC stuff.
> When I worked for a car radio manufacturer, all radios were rapped on
> top for "microphonic" response testing.
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Kyle
> "do_not_spam_me" <do_not_spam_me@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> news:101710fa.0404220053.4b00e09b@posting.google.com...
> | "Buffalo" <eric(nospam)@nada.com.invalid> wrote in message
> news:<Gmlhc.8403$GR.1026568@attbi_s01>...
> |
> | > Next time your monitor goes 'off', smack it fairly good on
> | > one of its sides. If if comes back on, it is probably a failing
> | > monitor. Check, remove and reseat all cables connecting the
> monitor.
> |
> | You never do that because the monitor can be knocked off the desk or
> | crack its swivel base, which may cause the monitor to unexpectedly
> | fall one day. You instead smack the monitor on _two_ opposite sides
> | simultaneously. This was a standard quality control technique used
> on
> | CRT TV production lines in Japan.
>
 
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"Kylesb" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message news:<c68nqq$93qab$1@ID-57815.news.uni-berlin.de>...

>> smack the monitor on _two_ opposite sides simultaneously.
>> This was a standard quality control technique used on
>> CRT TV production lines in Japan.

> LMAO, why not smack it directly on top then? Heh, love that QC stuff.
> When I worked for a car radio manufacturer, all radios were rapped on
> top for "microphonic" response testing.

That could make my hard disk's heads crash into the platters (diehard
desktop case user here).
 
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