ECS K7S5A FAQ 2

ECS K7S5A FAQ 3.0 INDEX

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

1. What are the K7S5A specs?
2. Does the K7S5A support the Athlon XP (Palomino) 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?

BIOS FAQ

1. What's the latest official BIOS?
2. What's the latest unofficial/beta BIOS?
3. What are the differences between BIOS versions?
4. What BIOS works with the Athlon XP?
5. What's the password for the 010911 BIOS?
6. How do I flash the BIOS?
7. How do I flash the BIOS if I have an NTFS drive?
8. How do I clean boot?
9. How do I make a boot disk?
10. What amiflash version should I use?
11. What if I get an error during flashing?
12. How do I clear the CMOS?
13. What if I get the error message "CMOS settings wrong.... " when I boot?
14. I flashed the BIOS and now my board is dead, what can I do?
15. Why is my 1400Mhz cpu detected as 1000Mhz by the BIOS?
16. What do all those BIOS settings mean?
17. What are the best BIOS settings?
18. Which BIOS supports Fast Writes and Sideband Addressing?
19. Why are all my devices on the same IRQ?
20. How can I disable ACPI?
21. How can I enable ACPI?
22. Which BIOS chip does the K7S5A use?
23. Can I use AMIBCP to modify the BIOS?
24. Can I use the K7S5A2 BIOS on the K7S5A?

INSTALLATION AND DRIVERS

1. What are the latest drivers?
2. What drivers should I install for Windows 9x?
3. What drivers should I install for Windows ME?
4. What drivers should I install for Windows 2000?
5. What drivers should I install for Windows XP?
6. What memory should I use?
7. What power supply should I use?
8. What heatsink + fan should I use?
9. How do I connect the Power LED?
10. How do I connect the extra USB ports?
11. How do I enable and use keyboard power on?
12. Should I just switch my motherboard or reinstall my OS?

OVERCLOCKING

1. How do I overclock my Athlon/Duron processor?
2. How do I modify my motherboard for overclocking?
3. How do I increase the RAM voltage?
4. How do I change the FSB frequency?
5. How do I overclock my video card?
6. How do I enable Fast Writes and Sideband Addressing?
7. What testing utilities should I use?
8. What benchmarking programs should I use?
9. What temperature/voltage measuring programs should I use?
10. What are the settings for Motherboard Monitor 5?

PSU FAQ

TROUBLESHOOTING

1. Why is my system unstable at 133/133 ? How do I resolve unstability at 133/133 ?