L7S7A2 and AMD 2700+

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.elitegroup (More info?)

change the buss speed from 133 to 166



"Knot@Work" <r.w.c.@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:Xn2sc.10129$4%3.3550@nwrdny01.gnilink.net...
> I bought a L7S7A2 Motherboard and an AMD 2700+ XP
> http://www.ecsusa.com/products/l7s7a2.html. I updated the Bios to the
latest
> rev from ECS's website.
>
>
>
> When the machine boots and starts to post, it only sees the CPU as an AMD
> 2100+ XP
>
> The system bios are pretty much set to default settings. Has anyone else
> had similar issues, is there any thing I can change to have the
motherboard
> see the CPU as a 2700+
>
>
>
> System configuration:
>
> GeForce FX440 128 Meg
>
> 256 2700 DDR 333 Ram
>
> 40 Gigs HDD
>
> 2 CDRom Drives
>
> 300W power supply
>
> On board sound, onboard LAN
>
>
>
> Thank you in advance
>
>
>
> Roland
>
>

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.elitegroup (More info?)

I purchased the exact same combo on Ebay and my BIOS is doing the same
thing - AMD XP 2100+ at 1.73 GHz. In the advanced chipset features
you can change the bus to 166 MHz. I did this and the boot screen
has the processor identified correctly as AMD XP 2700+, but I never
get past the Windows XP splash screen and a blue screen fatal error
occurs. I read in another forum that the ECS mainboard is unstable
at 166 and you should set it at 167. I tried this and got to the
Windows log on screen and then the computer re-starts by itself and I
get the blue screen on the re-boot. I have tried other bus settings,
higher and lower, but the same fatal error. I am contacting ECS and
will keep you posted. Maybe if we put our heads together we can
figure it out. Good luck.

Doug Hinchliffe

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