k7s5a ddr ram problem

[Whitecougar]

Have a k7s5a motherboard with 2x 256 pc133 sdram and a xp2200+ cpu. This mb can accomadate sdram or ddr ram as it has the slots for both. I took out the sdram and installed one 512 mb (266) pc2100 ddr ram. Rebooted the pc and just before post the videocard fan stops and the pc won't post. If I reinstall the sdram the pc boots fine. The ddr ram is tested good and I tried resetting the bios and still no post with the ddr ram. Anyone have any ideas?

[§hinoßi]

it appears your mobo may not be compatable with such high frequencies.

thats wierd that a mobo would allow you to use both, are u sure it can do this??

[stlouis1]

he said he took out the sdram then installed the ddr. the mobo will use one or the other

honestly dude, get rid of the ecs mobo, get a real board, those ecs things are garbage

[Whitecougar]

the motherboard is able to use sdram OR ddr ram, the ram I have is what ecs recommends for the board. As for the board being garbage, I agree these boards have been plagued with problems since their first revision, still doen't help with my problem....

[stlouis1]

well, new socket a boards supporting DDR ram are available now for like 80$~

try updating your bios, if that doesnt work, stick with the SD-RAM

[bluegreenshxt]

the motherboard is able to use sdram OR ddr ram, the ram I have is what ecs recommends for the board. As for the board being garbage, I agree these boards have been plagued with problems since their first revision, still doen't help with my problem....

Maybe the motherboard is set to use SDRAM at the moment. Try reseting CMOS first and check if there is anything you need to do to enable DDR support in the manual.

[Zefram]

Whitecougar, read the manual properly..........

You need to set the jumper to enabled DDR and disabled the SDRAM..........
If you're misplaced the Manual, head on to the manufacturer website and then download the manual in .pdf (Adobe Acrobat) form........

[Whitecougar]

Whitecougar, read the manual properly..........

You need to set the jumper to enabled DDR and disabled the SDRAM..........
If you're misplaced the Manual, head on to the manufacturer website and then download the manual in .pdf (Adobe Acrobat) form........


There is no jumper to set the only jumper on the board is to reset the bios, I already tried to reset the bios and still the same problem.

[Zefram]

holy crap dude, i've tried going to ECS website to search for more info and you know what?

THERE's 7 REVISION OF THIS BOARD

So, why dont you run the CPU-Z (http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php) and report to us all the info on the "motherboard" tab........

This way, it'll be easier for me to troubleshoot.......

[Whitecougar]

Here is the cpu-z report

CPU-Z Report

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CPU-Z version 1.29.


CPU(s)
Number of CPUs 1

Name AMD Athlon XP
Code Name Thoroughbred
Specification AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2200+
Family / Model / Stepping 6 8 1
Extended Family / Model 7 8
Package Socket A
Core Stepping B0
Technology 0.13 µ
Supported Instructions Sets MMX, Extended MMX, 3DNow!, Extended 3DNow!, SSE
CPU Clock Speed 1807.7 MHz
Clock multiplier x 13.5
Front Side Bus Frequency 133.9 MHz
Bus Speed 267.8 MHz
L1 Data Cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L1 Instruction Cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L2 Cache 256 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L2 Speed 1807.7 MHz (Full)
L2 Location On Chip
L2 Data Prefetch Logic yes
L2 Bus Width 64 bits



Mainboard and chipset
Motherboard manufacturer ECS
Motherboard model K7S5A,
BIOS vendor American Megatrends Inc.
BIOS revision 07.00T
BIOS release date 03/08/11 by honey X
Chipset SiS 735 rev. 01
Southbridge SiS ID0008 rev. 00
Sensor chip IT 0

Graphic Interface AGP
AGP Status enabled, rev. 2.0
AGP Data Transfer Rate 4x
AGP Max Rate 4x
AGP Side Band Addressing supported, enabled
AGP Aperture Size 64 MBytes



Memory
DRAM Type SDRAM
DRAM Size 512 MBytes
CAS# Latency 3.0 clocks
RAS# to CAS# 3 clocks
RAS# Precharge 4 clocks
Cycle Time (TRAS) 6 clocks
Bank Cycle Time (TRC) 10 clocks
# of memory modules 2
Module 0 SDRAM PC133 - 256 MBytes
Module 1 SDRAM PC133 - 256 MBytes



Software
Windows version Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
DirectX version 9.0c

[pman]

I used to have this board Zefram and ther is no jumper to select. Whitecougar, you're best gettin a new board as it IS poo and you wont sort out your problem as there is something wrong with the board, nothing you can do.

[MD_Willington]

Have a k7s5a motherboard with 2x 256 pc133 sdram and a xp2200+ cpu. This mb can accomadate sdram or ddr ram as it has the slots for both. I took out the sdram and installed one 512 mb (266) pc2100 ddr ram. Rebooted the pc and just before post the videocard fan stops and the pc won't post. If I reinstall the sdram the pc boots fine. The ddr ram is tested good and I tried resetting the bios and still no post with the ddr ram. Anyone have any ideas?


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