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ECS K7S5A won't post
Name: mgall Date: December 14, 2002 at 14:55:04 Pacific OS: Windows XP (if I ever get CPU/Ram: 256 of PC2100
Comment:
I just bought an ECS K7S5A and a 2000+. I put everything together and when I turn it on nothing happens. I can open and close the cd-rom and all the fans turn but nothing ever happens - no beeps or anything. I took the board out of the case and disconnected everything but the videocard, ram and cd-rom.
I've tried a tnt2 agp and a radeon pci. I also tried pc133 and pc2100 in both available slots for each. I've also cleared the CMOS more than once. I'm thinking the only options I have left are to try a different power supply and to try a different CPU (I have a 1700+ thoroughbred).
I've seen a lot of people with this same problem but haven't seen any solutions other than just taking the board back. Any suggestions?
Name: mgall Date: December 14, 2002 at 16:35:02 Pacific
Reply:
I've recently heard that there was a bad batch, is this true?
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Response Number 2
Name: ben rogers Date: December 14, 2002 at 17:08:12 Pacific
Reply:
It does sound like a bad board I have to say. However, before you RMA it test a known working CPU in it with known working RAM, AGP graphics card and also a decent PSU - 28A +5V / 30A +3.3V / 15A +12V.
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Response Number 3
Name: Greg Ford Date: December 14, 2002 at 19:06:34 Pacific
Reply:
See other message below about the same board, i think they printed the FP1 circuit wrong...have not had time to try it yet..
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Response Number 4
Name: mgall Date: December 14, 2002 at 19:51:33 Pacific
Reply:
I just bought a Gigabyte 7VAX and everything works fine. I'm pretty much fed up with the ECS board and I'm going to return it.
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