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NewEgg advertises Athlon XP mobile 3000 with 266FSB. Anyone have any
experience running this processor in K7S5A mobo?

-Harvey

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WallBanger wrote:

> NewEgg advertises Athlon XP mobile 3000 with 266FSB. Anyone have any
> experience running this processor in K7S5A mobo?
>
> -Harvey

I would recommend these chips for Motherboards with extensive overclocking
capability in case the bios doesn't recognize it properly. I have an
Athlon XP-M 2400+ overclocked to 2.3 GHz, but on an nVidia chipset. The
K7S5A, while a good inexpensive board of its time, isn't a great
overclocker. I can't say whether or not the BIOS will recognize the proc.
correctly or not...I'd be interested in hearing the results...
--
Kirbalo...

K7S5A Pro, Athlon XP 1600+
1 Gig DDR, 120 GB, nVidia GeForce 4 MX 440
SuSE Linux 9.2 Pro & XP Pro Dual Boot
Linux 2.6.8-24.10-default
10:24am up 15:09, 3 users, load average: 1.11, 1.10, 1.09

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On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 10:30:24 -0600, kirbalo <kirbalo@nospam.com>
wrote:

>Motherboards


Thanks Kirbalo,

ECS compatibility only lists up to XP 2600. No mention of mobile
processors. ECS tech support only says look at compatibility list
which was last updated in 2002 +/-.

-Harvey

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In my K7S5A, I'm using an AMD Mobile 2400 - It works great - runs cool.

"WallBanger" <richard@head.less> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 10:30:24 -0600, kirbalo <kirbalo@nospam.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Motherboards
>
>
> Thanks Kirbalo,
>
> ECS compatibility only lists up to XP 2600. No mention of mobile
> processors. ECS tech support only says look at compatibility list
> which was last updated in 2002 +/-.
>
> -Harvey

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WallBanger wrote:

> On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 10:30:24 -0600, kirbalo <kirbalo@nospam.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Motherboards
>
>
> Thanks Kirbalo,
>
> ECS compatibility only lists up to XP 2600. No mention of mobile
> processors. ECS tech support only says look at compatibility list
> which was last updated in 2002 +/-.
>
> -Harvey

I have my other KS75A with a 2600+, 266 FSB. They are hard to find these
days, as most 2600's are 333 FSB. There is an even rarer 2800+ with 266
FSB, but I haven't seen one in over a year. It's the 266 bus that is your
limit. If you use a chip with a higher standard FSB than 266, it will
underclock...to the best of my knowledge...YMMV.
--
Kirbalo...

K7S5A Pro, Athlon XP 1600+
1 Gig DDR, 120 GB, nVidia GeForce 4 MX 440
SuSE Linux 9.2 Pro & XP Pro Dual Boot
Linux 2.6.8-24.10-default
9:59am up 1 day 14:44, 3 users, load average: 1.04, 1.21, 1.23

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Thanks for everyones input on this.
I realize the 266 FSB is the limiting factor. I just don't know what
impact the effect of BIOS not recognizing the chip properly. Looks
like on the price/performance curve the 2600 gives the biggest bang
for the buck and that's the way I'll go.

-harvey

K7S5A XP 1600+ 640 Meg PC133



On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 10:02:35 -0600, kirbalo <kirbalo@nospam.com>
wrote:

>WallBanger wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 10:30:24 -0600, kirbalo <kirbalo@nospam.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Motherboards
>>
>>
>> Thanks Kirbalo,
>>
>> ECS compatibility only lists up to XP 2600. No mention of mobile
>> processors. ECS tech support only says look at compatibility list
>> which was last updated in 2002 +/-.
>>
>> -Harvey
>
>I have my other KS75A with a 2600+, 266 FSB. They are hard to find these
>days, as most 2600's are 333 FSB. There is an even rarer 2800+ with 266
>FSB, but I haven't seen one in over a year. It's the 266 bus that is your
>limit. If you use a chip with a higher standard FSB than 266, it will
>underclock...to the best of my knowledge...YMMV.

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On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 23:39:28 GMT, WallBanger <richard@head.less>
wrote:

>Thanks for everyones input on this.
>I realize the 266 FSB is the limiting factor. I just don't know what
>impact the effect of BIOS not recognizing the chip properly. Looks
>like on the price/performance curve the 2600 gives the biggest bang
>for the buck and that's the way I'll go.

I can't say the K7S5A will behave exactly the same because I haven't
tried it in mine but I do have the mobile in a DFI Lanparty
motherboard and not being 'recognized' does not seem to cause any
problems.

However, mobiles power up with a low multiplier, the 'power saving'
mode, so you need either a motherboard that can set the multiplier or
a software package to do it for you. My DFI can set the multiplier so
I didn't bother looking for the software setter (which, from what I
heard, apparently doesn't work on nforce2 chipsets anyway).

The software routine, which is emulating the notebook power saving
'speedstep' function, might, or might not, work on the K7S5A. Someone
who's tried it would have to answer that question.



>
>-harvey
>
>K7S5A XP 1600+ 640 Meg PC133
>
>
>
>On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 10:02:35 -0600, kirbalo <kirbalo@nospam.com>
>wrote:
>
>>WallBanger wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 10:30:24 -0600, kirbalo <kirbalo@nospam.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Motherboards
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks Kirbalo,
>>>
>>> ECS compatibility only lists up to XP 2600. No mention of mobile
>>> processors. ECS tech support only says look at compatibility list
>>> which was last updated in 2002 +/-.
>>>
>>> -Harvey
>>
>>I have my other KS75A with a 2600+, 266 FSB. They are hard to find these
>>days, as most 2600's are 333 FSB. There is an even rarer 2800+ with 266
>>FSB, but I haven't seen one in over a year. It's the 266 bus that is your
>>limit. If you use a chip with a higher standard FSB than 266, it will
>>underclock...to the best of my knowledge...YMMV.

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"flipper" <flipper@fish.net> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 23:39:28 GMT, WallBanger <richard@head.less>
> wrote:
>
>>Thanks for everyones input on this.
>>I realize the 266 FSB is the limiting factor. I just don't know what
>>impact the effect of BIOS not recognizing the chip properly. Looks
>>like on the price/performance curve the 2600 gives the biggest bang
>>for the buck and that's the way I'll go.

i am looking for an upgrade to my duron 1.2ghz. i take it a full blown xp
will run faster. if it is underclocked on the fsb i don't mind. will ddr
333 compatible or ddr 400 compatible ram actually run in a k7s5a board? i
would like to upgrade one part at a time that is all. cpu then ram then
board. don't have the budget to go in one go. It would also allow burning
in and relibility testing opportunities. Such as if it is necessary to buy
a bigger powersupply or something. I also remember that the pins between
board and case were a bit odd. I hadd to cut a frew adjoing power button
pins because they lined up in an odd manner and didn't correspond with the
manual either.

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how much was the mobile amd? I didn't think the mobile processors were
socket A either.

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I'm currently running a mobile 45W Athlon XP 2600+ (266FSB) at 2140MHz.
Runs fine on the K7S5A and is detected as a mobile 2600 using the HoneyX
BIOS. It cost me C$100 about 4 months ago.

What a great board!


WallBanger wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 10:30:24 -0600, kirbalo <kirbalo@nospam.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>>Motherboards
>
>
>
> Thanks Kirbalo,
>
> ECS compatibility only lists up to XP 2600. No mention of mobile
> processors. ECS tech support only says look at compatibility list
> which was last updated in 2002 +/-.
>
> -Harvey