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ECS K7S5A Pro
Hi,
I recently built a system for my cousin. The system consists of an AMD 2400+, ECS K7S5A Pro motherboard, 512 PC2100 DDR memory, and a PNY Geforce FX 5200 128 mb DDR. After no less then two weeks of using the system my cousin called my and stated the computer would not boot up. This was so bad to point it would not even boot to safe mode, or run the Windows XP setup from the boot CD. If I tried to boot to Windows XP it would display the Windows XP splash screen with the progress bar and not too long after the progress bar would completely stop moving. I went to their home and tried three different components. I tried a new video card, then new memory, and finally tried another motherboard of the same make and model (ECS K7S5A Pro). Well it turned out it was the motherboard after trying each of the components. So its been almost three months later and I just was notified that it is doing the same thing again. I am probably going to just get a different type of motherboard. I will now have motherboards that need to be returned to the OEM. I have never seen anything like this before,and I have no idea what is causing the issue. If anyone has seen this issue, or has any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it. andy scott |
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Interesting. I have the same mobo, but with Windows 2000. Recently, upon
booting, it will go through the BIOS check, it usually doesn't even try and load the OS, and it hangs. I have seen it try and load the OS, and start the progess bar, but usually not. "Andy Scott" wrote in message . net... Hi, I recently built a system for my cousin. The system consists of an AMD 2400+, ECS K7S5A Pro motherboard, 512 PC2100 DDR memory, and a PNY Geforce FX 5200 128 mb DDR. After no less then two weeks of using the system my cousin called my and stated the computer would not boot up. This was so bad to point it would not even boot to safe mode, or run the Windows XP setup from the boot CD. If I tried to boot to Windows XP it would display the Windows XP splash screen with the progress bar and not too long after the progress bar would completely stop moving. I went to their home and tried three different components. I tried a new video card, then new memory, and finally tried another motherboard of the same make and model (ECS K7S5A Pro). Well it turned out it was the motherboard after trying each of the components. So its been almost three months later and I just was notified that it is doing the same thing again. I am probably going to just get a different type of motherboard. I will now have motherboards that need to be returned to the OEM. I have never seen anything like this before,and I have no idea what is causing the issue. If anyone has seen this issue, or has any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it. andy scott |
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Andy Scott wrote:
Hi, I recently built a system for my cousin. The system consists of an AMD 2400+, ECS K7S5A Pro motherboard, 512 PC2100 DDR memory, and a PNY Geforce FX 5200 128 mb DDR. After no less then two weeks of using the system my cousin called my and stated the computer would not boot up. This was so bad to point it would not even boot to safe mode, or run the Windows XP setup from the boot CD. If I tried to boot to Windows XP it would display the Windows XP splash screen with the progress bar and not too long after the progress bar would completely stop moving. I went to their home and tried three different components. I tried a new video card, then new memory, and finally tried another motherboard of the same make and model (ECS K7S5A Pro). Well it turned out it was the motherboard after trying each of the components. So its been almost three months later and I just was notified that it is doing the same thing again. I am probably going to just get a different type of motherboard. I will now have motherboards that need to be returned to the OEM. I have never seen anything like this before,and I have no idea what is causing the issue. If anyone has seen this issue, or has any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it. I got my nephew and a mate of mine one of these boards and so far it been ok, my nephew been using his now for about 4 months, nice board for the price, but i have heard that some do have problems, have you updated the bios? That is the first thing i was told to do on these boards by other people who have used them. |
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On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 09:36:57 GMT, "Andy Scott" wrote:
Hi, I recently built a system for my cousin. The system consists of an AMD 2400+, ECS K7S5A Pro motherboard, 512 PC2100 DDR memory, and a PNY Geforce FX 5200 128 mb DDR. After no less then two weeks of using the system my cousin called my and stated the computer would not boot up. This was so bad to point it would not even boot to safe mode, or run the Windows XP setup from the boot CD. If I tried to boot to Windows XP it would display the Windows XP splash screen with the progress bar and not too long after the progress bar would completely stop moving. I went to their home and tried three different components. I tried a new video card, then new memory, and finally tried another motherboard of the same make and model (ECS K7S5A Pro). Well it turned out it was the motherboard after trying each of the components. So its been almost three months later and I just was notified that it is doing the same thing again. I am probably going to just get a different type of motherboard. I will now have motherboards that need to be returned to the OEM. I have never seen anything like this before,and I have no idea what is causing the issue. If anyone has seen this issue, or has any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it. andy scott I would consider those boards to be very poorly designed when it comes to lifespan.. the typical low-cost heatsink when mounted on that board will exhaust up and down, allowing the power regulation circuitry to the left of the socket to get quite hot, wearing out the capacitors. You might inspect those capacitors for signs of failure like vented or domed tops, leaking or residue, etc. There's a good chance that replacing those caps will solve the problem (but not a certainty if no signs of cap failure) but cap replacement certainly isn't something everyone is likely to do, nor is it cost-effective to have a shop do it. Dave |
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I used that mobo for a couple months and it was pretty good. It didn't have
the same preformance as my similarly equiped Asus board, but it never caused me any grief like the Asus. Are you sure the power supply is ok? --Mitchua "Andy Scott" wrote in message . net... Hi, I recently built a system for my cousin. The system consists of an AMD 2400+, ECS K7S5A Pro motherboard, 512 PC2100 DDR memory, and a PNY Geforce FX 5200 128 mb DDR. After no less then two weeks of using the system my cousin called my and stated the computer would not boot up. This was so bad to point it would not even boot to safe mode, or run the Windows XP setup from the boot CD. If I tried to boot to Windows XP it would display the Windows XP splash screen with the progress bar and not too long after the progress bar would completely stop moving. I went to their home and tried three different components. I tried a new video card, then new memory, and finally tried another motherboard of the same make and model (ECS K7S5A Pro). Well it turned out it was the motherboard after trying each of the components. So its been almost three months later and I just was notified that it is doing the same thing again. I am probably going to just get a different type of motherboard. I will now have motherboards that need to be returned to the OEM. I have never seen anything like this before,and I have no idea what is causing the issue. If anyone has seen this issue, or has any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it. andy scott |
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Mitchua wrote:
I used that mobo for a couple months and it was pretty good. It didn't have the same preformance as my similarly equiped Asus board, but it never caused me any grief like the Asus. Are you sure the power supply is ok? Interesting question...nothing like a faulty PSU to repeatedly kill components. I've seen it happen...destroyed just about everything across two systems (two systems because the components were replaced after the first meltdown, but the shop didn't replace the PSU). Ari --Mitchua "Andy Scott" wrote in message . net... Hi, I recently built a system for my cousin. The system consists of an AMD 2400+, ECS K7S5A Pro motherboard, 512 PC2100 DDR memory, and a PNY Geforce FX 5200 128 mb DDR. After no less then two weeks of using the system my cousin called my and stated the computer would not boot up. This was so bad to point it would not even boot to safe mode, or run the Windows XP setup from the boot CD. If I tried to boot to Windows XP it would display the Windows XP splash screen with the progress bar and not too long after the progress bar would completely stop moving. I went to their home and tried three different components. I tried a new video card, then new memory, and finally tried another motherboard of the same make and model (ECS K7S5A Pro). Well it turned out it was the motherboard after trying each of the components. So its been almost three months later and I just was notified that it is doing the same thing again. I am probably going to just get a different type of motherboard. I will now have motherboards that need to be returned to the OEM. I have never seen anything like this before,and I have no idea what is causing the issue. If anyone has seen this issue, or has any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it. andy scott -- Are you registered as a bone marrow donor? You regenerate what you donate. You are offered the chance to donate only if you match a person on the recipient list. Visit www.marrow.org or call your local Red Cross and ask about registering to be a bone marrow donor. spam trap: replace shyah_right! with hotmail when replying |
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spodosaurus" wrote in message
... Mitchua wrote: I used that mobo for a couple months and it was pretty good. It didn't have the same preformance as my similarly equiped Asus board, but it never caused me any grief like the Asus. Are you sure the power supply is ok? Interesting question...nothing like a faulty PSU to repeatedly kill components. I've seen it happen...destroyed just about everything across two systems (two systems because the components were replaced after the first meltdown, but the shop didn't replace the PSU). Ari There's a horror story. Check out my "Games freezing = power/temp troubles?" posting for another one. I'll *NEVER* use a generic PSU again. --Mitchua |
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I have five ECS K7S5A both pro & non pro boards running in computers and
have built bout 25-30 more for friends & family. My oldest one is pushing over 2yrs. Not the world's best motherboard but a good one for the price. A few things I do to try and elimate problems a 1.Install them in a large case & add case cooling fans, the non pro version is quite a large motherboard and haviing drives over the motherboard increases heat on it. 2.Use a good quality power supply, most of mine are 250W but are good ones. 3.I have updated the bios using Honey X bios, seems to eliminate the "lost cmos" problem although this becomes less of a problem the older the motherboard becomes. It also allows you to overclock the CPU. 4.They seem to some batches of boards that are bad. I personally have only had two boards that were bad out of about 35. The cost structure does not allow them(and about every other motherbad maker) to test the boards as they come off the assembly lines. If you get a bad board, take it back for a replacement one. As far as performence in relation to other boards I have had an Asus, Soyo & Epox boards. None fo these I have had were exactly screamers either. In fact the Soyo & Epox are in the dead board box. ony" wrote in message ... On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 09:36:57 GMT, "Andy Scott" wrote: Hi, I recently built a system for my cousin. The system consists of an AMD 2400+, ECS K7S5A Pro motherboard, 512 PC2100 DDR memory, and a PNY Geforce FX 5200 128 mb DDR. After no less then two weeks of using the system my cousin called my and stated the computer would not boot up. This was so bad to point it would not even boot to safe mode, or run the Windows XP setup from the boot CD. If I tried to boot to Windows XP it would display the Windows XP splash screen with the progress bar and not too long after the progress bar would completely stop moving. I went to their home and tried three different components. I tried a new video card, then new memory, and finally tried another motherboard of the same make and model (ECS K7S5A Pro). Well it turned out it was the motherboard after trying each of the components. So its been almost three months later and I just was notified that it is doing the same thing again. I am probably going to just get a different type of motherboard. I will now have motherboards that need to be returned to the OEM. I have never seen anything like this before,and I have no idea what is causing the issue. If anyone has seen this issue, or has any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it. andy scott I would consider those boards to be very poorly designed when it comes to lifespan.. the typical low-cost heatsink when mounted on that board will exhaust up and down, allowing the power regulation circuitry to the left of the socket to get quite hot, wearing out the capacitors. You might inspect those capacitors for signs of failure like vented or domed tops, leaking or residue, etc. There's a good chance that replacing those caps will solve the problem (but not a certainty if no signs of cap failure) but cap replacement certainly isn't something everyone is likely to do, nor is it cost-effective to have a shop do it. Dave |
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I was not aware that this would have anything to do with it, but my cousin
called me the next day to let me know that the issue was fixed. They said the processor speed must have been clocked down from 133 to 100 and this was causing the system not to boot up correctly. This is an AMD Athlon 2400+ that was running at 1800+ when it was not booting. I was happy to know that the motherboard is not completely ruined. I still have another motherboard of the same make and model that I need to return to ECS. I have been to their webpage and finding an RMA process is just a pain. If anyone has any suggestions for how to do this I'll appreciate that. Thank you for the fixes for this motherboard. andy "kony" wrote in message ... On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 09:36:57 GMT, "Andy Scott" wrote: Hi, I recently built a system for my cousin. The system consists of an AMD 2400+, ECS K7S5A Pro motherboard, 512 PC2100 DDR memory, and a PNY Geforce FX 5200 128 mb DDR. After no less then two weeks of using the system my cousin called my and stated the computer would not boot up. This was so bad to point it would not even boot to safe mode, or run the Windows XP setup from the boot CD. If I tried to boot to Windows XP it would display the Windows XP splash screen with the progress bar and not too long after the progress bar would completely stop moving. I went to their home and tried three different components. I tried a new video card, then new memory, and finally tried another motherboard of the same make and model (ECS K7S5A Pro). Well it turned out it was the motherboard after trying each of the components. So its been almost three months later and I just was notified that it is doing the same thing again. I am probably going to just get a different type of motherboard. I will now have motherboards that need to be returned to the OEM. I have never seen anything like this before,and I have no idea what is causing the issue. If anyone has seen this issue, or has any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it. andy scott I would consider those boards to be very poorly designed when it comes to lifespan.. the typical low-cost heatsink when mounted on that board will exhaust up and down, allowing the power regulation circuitry to the left of the socket to get quite hot, wearing out the capacitors. You might inspect those capacitors for signs of failure like vented or domed tops, leaking or residue, etc. There's a good chance that replacing those caps will solve the problem (but not a certainty if no signs of cap failure) but cap replacement certainly isn't something everyone is likely to do, nor is it cost-effective to have a shop do it. Dave |
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On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 19:33:48 GMT, "Andy Scott" wrote:
I was not aware that this would have anything to do with it, but my cousin called me the next day to let me know that the issue was fixed. They said the processor speed must have been clocked down from 133 to 100 and this was causing the system not to boot up correctly. This is an AMD Athlon 2400+ that was running at 1800+ when it was not booting. I was happy to know that the motherboard is not completely ruined. I still have another motherboard of the same make and model that I need to return to ECS. I have been to their webpage and finding an RMA process is just a pain. If anyone has any suggestions for how to do this I'll appreciate that. Thank you for the fixes for this motherboard. That sounds a little off/odd/fishy/etc... generally it would be more likely to boot at the lower FSB speed, just reducing that doesn't introduce any new problems. I wonder if there was a BIOS configuration problem other than the FSB speed, that somehow in the process of the BIOS reverting to default values and then being set to appropriate speed, the problem setting, was "fixed". Dave |
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