1005a on A7V 1.02 ???

[jclw]

Yes or No ???

Right now I am running 1004d and Win98SE but I think I'll move to Win2000Pro soon.

Also: I've heard many people talk about some bios' making their chip "run cooler". It seems to me 'tho, that at *.*Volts, ****MHz and 100% load your chip is going to produce x watts of heat, regardless of the bios. The only way I could see it running cooler is if it were running slower and/or not working as hard.

Different bios versions may add different "compensation" values to the number reported by the temp sensor which would cause the displayed temp to change, but I don't think the actual chip temp would change. Hopefully AMD will include on chip sensors in their next generation of chips.

 

[Mahimahi]

AthlonMB started a new Fac about the A7V. This is where I found the post on the REV 1.04 perhaps it can help. http://www.athlonmb.com/faq-display.cfm?FAQ=4

 

[Guest]

My a7v kept locking up all the time. When I upgraded the Promise drivers to Build 33 and the bios to 1005a, the problem was solved. So 1005a worked great for me.

 

[Bubba]

Most people who flash to 1005a say it solves their problems and runs fine. But I don't think it lowers the temp.
I am currently using 1004 and I don't have any problems and don't really know what the benefits or improvements are with the 1005a bios so I don't plan to flash until I have to.

 

[Magneto]

Hi,
I'm using a modified 1003 BIOS with the latest Promise BIOS..2.01 build 33... My CPU temps do run cooler. I'm using the same Probe version too. When I run the system hard (flight sims, etc..) the temps do get up there just like they did with the 1004 and 1005a BIOS versions that I have used, but when the system isn't under a load, the temps fall off to a nice, low reading. I'm not sure what they did to the 1004 series BIOS versions, but I'm happy with what I have now.
I had some lockup problems with the 1004a and 1004d BIOS versions. These seemed to happen whenever I was online using IE 5.5 and moving my mouse wheel. I've heard of several people having the same problems. I haven't had these problems with IE 5. Flashing to 1005a fixed these lockup problems, but the USB/printer related nightmares caused me to lose my marbles and try something new. I'm glad I did. Everything is running stable at 1100 mhz, 133 RAM speed, AGP 4x.. USB problems disappeared too.. Hmmmm.
Phil