ABOUT THE K7S5A BOARD

Updated 05/11/02 by Tim B @ OCWorkbench.com

1. What are the K7S5A specs?
2. Does the K7S5A support the Athlon XP (Thoroughbred) chip?
3. What does the "XP" sticker on my board mean?
4. Where can I read reviews of the K7S5A?
5. Where can I buy the K7S5A?

1. What are the K7S5A specs?

 

PROCESSORS

AMD Athlon XP (Throughbred up to XP2600+)
AMD Athlon (including Thunderbird)
AMD Duron (including Morgan)

CHIPSET

SiS 735 Chipset
Supports 200/266 Mhz Front Side Bus (FSB)
Supports AGP 4X

Clock, Hardware Monitor - ITE8705F
LAN integrated in SiS735, connector on board (Optional)
AC97 Audio Codec Integrated

EXPANSION SLOTS

5 - PCI slots
1 - 4X AGP slot
1 - AMR slot

MEMORY

2 DDR DIMM sockets and 2 DIMM sockets support (can not be used simultaneously)
Two 184-pin DDR SDRAM (DDR200, DDR266) or
Two 168-pin 3.3V SDRAM (PC100, PC133)
Maximum: 1.0GB (DDR or SDRAM)

SYSTEM BIOS

AMI 2MB Flash EEPROM
Supports PCI 2.0
Supports AGP 2.0
Full Support for ACPI 1.0 specification
Supports Plug and Play 1.0A, AMP 1.2, Multi Boot, DMI

I/O INTERFACE

1 - PS/2 keyboard connector
1 - PS/2 mouse connector
2 - USB Ports
1 - Ethernet LAN connector (Optional)
1 - EPP/ECP mode parallel port
2 - 16550 high-speed serial ports
4 - Audio Ports (Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in, and game port)
2 - IDE interfaces for 4 devices (PIO 4, DMA 2, UDMA 33/66/100)
1 - Floppy interface (360K~2.88M, 3 Mode FDDs or LS120)
1 - CPU fan connector
1 - System fan connector
1 - IrDA Cable header
2 - Extra USB headers
2 - CD-In headers
1 - Front Panel MIC/Line-out header
HDD led, Power led, and 2 LAN led header
Power Switch, Reset Switch, and Speaker header
1 - LAN WOL Header

FORM FACTOR

ATX (304mm*244mm), 4 Layers

You can read the whole specs at the ECS Website.

 

2. Does the K7S5A support the Athlon XP (Thoroughbred) chip?

 

Yes, AMD has certified the K7S5A for use with all XP processors up to XP2600+

 

3. What does the "XP" sticker on my board mean?

 

The sticker means the K7S5A has been approved by AMD for use with their XP processors

 

4. Where can I read reviews of the K7S5A?

 

This are some of the K7S5A reviews, the list is by no means complete but it should give you a good feeling for the board.

OCworkbench
Tom's Hardware
Amdmb
TweakMax
Legion Hardware
Firing Squad
T-Break
Lost Circuits
SysOpt

 

5. Where can I buy the K7S5A?

 

You can get the K7S5A many places, for around $50 before shipping. As always, check Pricewatch first to get an idea of where to get it and how much to pay for it. In the US, the store I can personally recommend since I've bought from them before, is NewEgg.com. They sell the board cheap, and ship quickly.