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I have been looking around the ECS website in the downloads section and they were offering a new BIOS, which will add support for AMD Athlon XP 2400+ and 2600+ processors. However the download specifies that it is only for certain revisions of the K7S5A motherboard. This motherboard seems to have loads of revisions and I can't
tell which revision my motherboard is. However I have included as much information as I can about this motherboard.
I have no manual shipped with my K7S5A, I purchased it in December 2002, although the BIOS date is June 2002. The motherboard has two serial ports, one parallel port, two onboard USB ports but NO onboard LAN. There is onboard sound which is in the form of the old fashioned MIDI connector bridging over the Line out, Line in and Mic socket, I don't know what type of sound card this is as it has been disabled in favour of my Audigy 2. Also included is one AMR slot (I think) above the AGP slot which is where I house the MIDI socket to my Audigy 2. The motherboard has 2 DDR Memory slots and 2 SDRAM memory slots. The motherboard also supports AMD Athlon XP processors as this was shipped with an AMD Athlon XP 2000+, and I managed to install this without changing any settings or flashing the BIOS.
Also does anyone know what the basic procedure is for flashing the BIOS so I could gain support for AMD Athlon XP 2600+ processors. Also by flashing the BIOS, how stable will the PC actually be when I run the AMD Athlon XP 2600+ on the motherboard - will I get stable performance like I woudl get with an Athlon XP 2000+ or a processor it does support, will the reliability be a hit and miss affair where I'll have to prey the PC starts and stays running for one hour straight, or in order to get stable performance I would need to constantly maintain certain settings of the motherboard, rather than a set and forget apporach? I have been given so many warning signs when I download these BIOS files off the internet, telling me how my PC coudl be rendered useless if done wrong and I shoudln't update the BIOS unless theres a problem to fix (well this is not so much of a problem, its more of an extra feature I would like to make my PC more future proof, and so I can run games a lot faster). If someone could explain all the risks and benefits involved with flashing the BIOS, that woudl be greatly apprechiated as I have never done something as serious as this to a PC!
PC Spec: AMD Athlon XP 2000+, ECS K7S5A Motherboard, 768MB SDRAM PC133, Sparkle nVidia Riva TNT2 M64 32MB AGP Graphics Card, Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 6.1, Windows XP
tell which revision my motherboard is. However I have included as much information as I can about this motherboard.
I have no manual shipped with my K7S5A, I purchased it in December 2002, although the BIOS date is June 2002. The motherboard has two serial ports, one parallel port, two onboard USB ports but NO onboard LAN. There is onboard sound which is in the form of the old fashioned MIDI connector bridging over the Line out, Line in and Mic socket, I don't know what type of sound card this is as it has been disabled in favour of my Audigy 2. Also included is one AMR slot (I think) above the AGP slot which is where I house the MIDI socket to my Audigy 2. The motherboard has 2 DDR Memory slots and 2 SDRAM memory slots. The motherboard also supports AMD Athlon XP processors as this was shipped with an AMD Athlon XP 2000+, and I managed to install this without changing any settings or flashing the BIOS.
Also does anyone know what the basic procedure is for flashing the BIOS so I could gain support for AMD Athlon XP 2600+ processors. Also by flashing the BIOS, how stable will the PC actually be when I run the AMD Athlon XP 2600+ on the motherboard - will I get stable performance like I woudl get with an Athlon XP 2000+ or a processor it does support, will the reliability be a hit and miss affair where I'll have to prey the PC starts and stays running for one hour straight, or in order to get stable performance I would need to constantly maintain certain settings of the motherboard, rather than a set and forget apporach? I have been given so many warning signs when I download these BIOS files off the internet, telling me how my PC coudl be rendered useless if done wrong and I shoudln't update the BIOS unless theres a problem to fix (well this is not so much of a problem, its more of an extra feature I would like to make my PC more future proof, and so I can run games a lot faster). If someone could explain all the risks and benefits involved with flashing the BIOS, that woudl be greatly apprechiated as I have never done something as serious as this to a PC!
PC Spec: AMD Athlon XP 2000+, ECS K7S5A Motherboard, 768MB SDRAM PC133, Sparkle nVidia Riva TNT2 M64 32MB AGP Graphics Card, Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 6.1, Windows XP
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