List ALL Your A7V266 or (E) Issues And How You Fixed The Problem(s) Here
Title says is all...
This will remain a sticky for everyone to add to. It is NOT a conversation or flame thread, just for listing the problems you had and how you finally solved them. Any other posts will be deleted.
Please make sure you include the system specs:
1.The manufacturer, model and revision of motherboard
2.The processor and it's specs
3.The motherboard driver package version(s)
4.The BIOS revision
5.The power supply manufacturer and 5v+3v watt rating (on the PSU sticker or at the PSU website)
6.The manufacturer, rating of and amount of memory being used
7.The motherboard, processor idle and load temperatures
8.The manufacturer and size of drives (Hard Drive, Zip, CDrom) and their IDE connection locations in the system
9.The manufacturer and model of cards (Video, Sound, SCSI, Modem, etc) and the slot numbers they occupy.
10.The operating system(s)
List the problem and / or symptoms
List how you fixed the problem
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etc...
Keep it simple
This will help serve as a diagnostic area for everyone to refer to. Everyone that supplies a fix will be given full credit in the upcoming FAQ.
Last edited by Klondikekit : 12-29-2001 at 12:34 AM.
Sorry not to go by your standard you made, but to add just raw info on how thingss went on one of my latest builds with this board:
-Processor:
AMD 1800 XP
-H.D.
IBM Deskstar 60 GXP 60 GIG
-RAM
3 sticks of Crucial 256
-MTHRBRD
A7V266 (not E), nothing onboard just like they should be!
-CD
Pioneer slot load 16X DVD,40X CD
-case/PS fan info
Antec SX1240, 4-80mm, 1-92mm, front DIN fan (all Antec)
-Sound card
SB Audigy Platinum retail internal
-vid card
GEFORCE3 PNY ti 500
-OS
WINXP Pro
-chip heatsink/fan
AMD OEM
heheh little help, but I can confirm that the 1002b bios will not recognize the XP processor. It would boot as a 1.46 Athlon type H processor until I flashed it with the 1003 bios, then all was well.
I installed the detonator 23.11 NVIDIA drivers and everything worked perfectly. I set the ram as per bios 2-2-2-6 and it ran perfectly.
I couldn't get the 4-in-1 drivers that came from the CD to install correctly(V 4.29), but from VIA's website got the new 4.37V and had no problems. The motherboard software package version was 20.02.
The heatsink and fan were retail with the chip. I bumped the FSB up to 140/35 and ASUS probe showed 54 deg @ idl and 59 running 3Dmark2001 and some games. I didn't take note of the mthrbrd temps because it was barely breaking 30 deg under load.
Sorry for the poor info, that's going from the notes I marked down when building it. I gave it away as a Christmas present. I have some benchmark tests too if you want as it was stock (3DMark2001, ATTO, Sandra)
Also, I have another A7V266 board that just came and I haven't used yet. It is also witout onboard crap. The software bundle that came with it is 20.03 and it comes with the 4.33 4-in-1 drivers. I don't know what bios is on it or see it listed anywhere, but the board has rev 1.07 on it stamped.
Both boards came default jumpers set to Palomino and jumper free mode.
Let me know of any Q's you might have for me and sorry that's all I have right now.
Originally posted by PCTORQUE Sorry not to go by your standard you made, but to add just raw info on how thingss went on one of my latest builds with this board:
-Processor:
AMD 1800 XP
-H.D.
IBM Deskstar 60 GXP 60 GIG
-RAM
3 sticks of Crucial 256
-MTHRBRD
A7V266 (not E), nothing onboard just like they should be!
-CD
Pioneer slot load 16X DVD,40X CD
-case/PS fan info
Antec SX1240, 4-80mm, 1-92mm, front DIN fan (all Antec)
-Sound card
SB Audigy Platinum retail internal
-vid card
GEFORCE3 PNY ti 500
-OS
WINXP Pro
-chip heatsink/fan
AMD OEM
heheh little help, but I can confirm that the 1002b bios will not recognize the XP processor. It would boot as a 1.46 Athlon type H processor until I flashed it with the 1003 bios, then all was well.
I installed the detonator 23.11 NVIDIA drivers and everything worked perfectly. I set the ram as per bios 2-2-2-6 and it ran perfectly.
I couldn't get the 4-in-1 drivers that came from the CD to install correctly(V 4.29), but from VIA's website got the new 4.37V and had no problems. The motherboard software package version was 20.02.
The heatsink and fan were retail with the chip. I bumped the FSB up to 140/35 and ASUS probe showed 54 deg @ idl and 59 running 3Dmark2001 and some games. I didn't take note of the mthrbrd temps because it was barely breaking 30 deg under load.
Sorry for the poor info, that's going from the notes I marked down when building it. I gave it away as a Christmas present. I have some benchmark tests too if you want as it was stock (3DMark2001, ATTO, Sandra)
Also, I have another A7V266 board that just came and I haven't used yet. It is also witout onboard crap. The software bundle that came with it is 20.03 and it comes with the 4.33 4-in-1 drivers. I don't know what bios is on it or see it listed anywhere, but the board has rev 1.07 on it stamped.
Both boards came default jumpers set to Palomino and jumper free mode.
Let me know of any Q's you might have for me and sorry that's all I have right now.
this is PERFECT... thank you for your contribution. If everyone will post findings and fixes here this thread can serve to help everyone as they build an A7V266.
noting that you had little issues with the mobo lacking the onboard devices is good information.
benchmarks are really not important unless a fix made a HUGE difference between tests. All I am after here is issues and fixes.. plain and simple.
Also, I have another A7V266 board that just came and I haven't used yet. It is also witout onboard crap. The software bundle that came with it is 20.03 and it comes with the 4.33 4-in-1 drivers. I don't know what bios is on it or see it listed anywhere, but the board has rev 1.07 on it stamped.
The A7V266 is the previous (KT266 chipset) version. I don't believe that there is an A7V266-E (KT266A chipset) version 'without the onboard crap' (as you put it)!
he said this was the A7V266 and not the E version
as posted earlier, this is not a rebutal thread
Last edited by Klondikekit : 12-29-2001 at 07:52 PM.
Hi all newbie here at least to this forum. Anyway I have had a little trouble with my RAID and WinXP First it would not accept the drivers that came with the mobo v. 2.00 that I had got directly from Promise then I found out that XP has it's own RAID drivers so I let it install with the XP drivers but when it got to the setup page it did not detsct any hard drive to install on. Well after all that frustration I went ahead and put ME on and everything went fine but I was wanting to upgrade w/ XP and not flush my $200.00 down the toilet so I took the other HDD off and am now using a single HDD. The array was a 0 same HDD's brand new the FastTrak bios recognized the array and showed a status of functioning. I know this does not solve the problem w/ RAID and XP but as for now it looks as if XP does not have the means to support it however, if you are reading this post and have RAID then I guess you should've posted it before mine . Also the other problem I ran into was the onboard audio and Asus had no support for this, however eventhough XP did not carry the drivers there was a FAQ in the knowledge base about the drivers for the onboard audio and if anyone needs the XP drivers for the audio email me or post a reply. Now to my final and current problem right now with XP when I shut down the puter everything is ok but if I want to reboot it hangs on the shutting down the computer screen any hepl would be great!
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Just moved over from a gig 7dxr. What a treat this board has been. Some observations.
Runs a tad warm : am using a swifty mcxc370 (new copper base)
Don't use 21.83 drivers for nvidia boards. Crash city. Backed off to 21.80's and runs rock solid.
Haven't tried the onboard sound. Would like constructive feedback on it's quality vs an SB Live 5.1
BIGGEST BONUS IS NO CORRUPTION ON ATA 100 PROMISE CONTROLLER WHICH WAS THE ISSUE WITH THE DXR (OF WHICH THERE IS NOW A FIX) MY FAULT FOR BEING TO IMPATIENT. But am pleased to be back with Asus.
At first couldn t unlock multiplier and after looking at the board seems like 100 times i found jumper set to palamino
im running t bird despite manual saying it is set to athlon by default it was set to pala
Long boot times which i cured by turning off unused iede channels
Data corruption which i seemed to have cured by setting both drives to cable select and having them on the end of the ide cables
Regarding recognition of the hard drives under XP, the onboard Promise controller can function as either an ultra ATA controller, which XP will recognize as a Promise Ultra 100, or a FastTrak 100 RAID controller, for which you must provide drivers. Since you were able to set up a RAID array, I assume that you know how to enable the RAID controller by moving the jumper. Once you do that, you essentially switch the mode of the Promise controller from "Ultra 100" to "FastTrak 100". XP recognizes the former by default, but does not recognize the latter.
The CD that came with the MB has a drivers section on it. Browse to \drivers\promise\raid, then copy FASTTRAK and TXTSETUP.OEM to a floppy, as well as the entire WINXP folder. This will serve as your driver disk, which can be used when installing XP from scratch, or to install after the OS is loaded. I hope these instructions help.
Regarding the hang on reboot issue, change the BIOS settings to Plug and Play OS=NO. If you let the board handle plug and play, your reboot issues should be over. Good luck.
I have been trying for the whole 3 weeks ive had my ASUS A7V266E motherboard to get past 145FSB. And still no luck.
I need to know all the settings people have used in BIOS under.
ADVANCED MENU
and
CHIP CONFIGURATION
and anything else that could help me get past 145fsb.
Ive already done this . . .
uped the CPU voltage to 1.85v (no luck)
uped the I/O voltage to 2.80v on the mobo (no luck)
i have changed all memory settings to the lowest possible (no luck)
i have got rid of instable functions like FAST WRITES and READ BEFORE WRITE (no luck)
im using bios version 1004b and is said to be the best, yet ive had no luck :-(
Ive seen people with there XP1800s getting 160FSB from them and thats without unlocking there XPs also
why am i stuck at 145
my system is as follows...
ASUS A7V266E MotherBoard
Athlon XP1800+
256Meg DDR266 2100 Kingmax Ram
GeForce 3
19' monitor
20gig and 30gig IBM Desktar hard drives
52x Sony CD ROM drive and 24x10x40 Lite on CDRW
Sony Floppy Disk drive 1.44m
SB Live Value
Network card and internal modem
ASUS 2 USB extender ports
Windows ME
As for cooling...
Swift Tech MCX462 with Delta 7000rpm 80mm fan
4 sunon 6800rpm 80mm fans at top, back. side panel and front of case
1 60mm 6800rpm fan placed at front of HD bay
1 crystal orb on VIA APOLLO KT266A chipset
1 crystal orb on GF3 Core
1 thermal take ram sinks on GF3
1 thermal take system ram sink on DDR ram
Please post some settings or some hints, dont post why i got this mobo etc, if i had the same choice again i would get this exact same motherboard. Its awsome, stable, and most people can overclock VERY far on it. I on the other hard havernt found the right settings, thats why im here to get advice.
Thanks
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ASUS A7V266-E (1010 bios/rev 1.7)
256meg Kingmax DDR2100 (TT HS)
LeadTek GeForce 4 Ti4200 128meg - WinFast A250LE TD MyVIVO
2 x 80gig Maxtor ATA133 7200rpm HD
24x10x40 Lite-On CDRW
16x Samsung DVD
Moded Case (5 Sunon 80mm)
When I orignally looked at the manual for the A7V266-e I always read the ENTIRE manuel before I even break the bag open. When it says to "Remove and Replace" the CMOS jumper I thought "Hey, they forgot to put on the jumper". It wouldn't even come on. Took the jumper off and *bang*, system came right up.
Did I read into the manuel to much??? lol
Splitz
Still reasearching why it takes more than 3miz to load XP!
Here is some help for all of you A7V266-E Owners. Most of this has been posted before, but not all in one place. Hope it helps you out...
**** {URGENT IMPORTANT INFO}****
Make sure that the CMOS CLR_RTC jumper is NOT connected when you power up. The manual is incorrect, and if you leave it connected you will DAMAGE the CMOS and perhaps Fry your CPU.
1. The A7V266-E CPU multiplier for AthlonXP's is fully functional from the bios. However, you must change the jumper (Page 20 in the manual) from palamino to T-bird on the motherboard. From what I have read, this has no negative efects on performance of your XP CPU.
2. The PCI Latency Timer can be adjusted in the BISO to either increase system performance or else to solve problems with PCI cards (I.E. the SoundBlaster Live). Simply by increasing the latency to 64 cycles (higher might cause some problems with your PCI cards so you will have to test them out but 64 should be ok.
3. In the BIOS under 'DRAM 4K/8K Page Enable', Unless you know the density of the DRAM chips on your system, autoselect for older 128 Mb memory or for 256 Mb or higher use the manual selection.
4. In the BIOS under 'Burst Length' the options are 4 Quad WOrds (QW) and Auto. Since the KT266A chipset supports a burst length of 8 consecutive bits / output pin, the appropriate setting is auto which should enable what VIA calls 8 QW in a 64 bit bus width.
5. The on-board Promise PDC20265R controller can be used in either UATA 100 or RAID 0,1 mode. The default is set via jumper to ATA 100, if the additional channels are used for RAID, the jumper needs to be switched to short pins 2-3. However, upone bootup the Promise controller still searches for the damn Raid drives (even if you don't have any). The latest Beta Bios' fix this problem (1005e Beta 5 and later) but there are other problems with these Beta Bios' (See the website listed above) so I'd wait for the official release.
6. The Asus A7V266-E supports the IPANEL (I have one in my other system and it works great). Here is some info on them if you don't know what it is, or where you can buy one...
Problem: Hung on Promise 'Detecting.. /' stage.
Solution: Both HDD's were masters on seperate channels, so I put them on a single cable master/slave pair.
Problem: VIA Bus Master drivers were still installed from old mobo, WinXP Pro blue screened.
Solution: Put the boot drive on the VIA IDE controller... and let it Plug&Pray, then move boot drive to the Promise controller. Works fine now, although I should do a proper re-install of XP.
Problem: One heckuvah lot of type-ohs in the manual.
Solution: AMDMB forums.
Problem: Hunger
Solution: Lunch
I think that's everything I've encountered. As far as the inflated temps folks are getting, I don't think it really matters. If the temps are read higher, then there's less chance of frying the CPU, no?
Well.. this is not really a FAQ but this is how we all can start the best damn FAQ available on the net.
Please keep to direct issues and fixes you found worked for you. This thread was not intended to ask for assistance.
Please use the forum and start a new topic for that. Once a fix has been established for you, then post a brief summary here of what the problem was and how you fixed it and you may reference a link to the original thread here as well.
also, give credit where credit is due. If you didnt figure it out, post the source name. All involved will be given credit for both the fix and bringing it to the attention of the FAQ.
were off to a good start here.... lets keep it going
Originally posted by Powerhouse
**** {URGENT IMPORTANT INFO}****
Make sure that the CMOS CLR_RTC jumper is NOT connected when you power up. The manual is incorrect, and if you leave it connected you will DAMAGE the CMOS and perhaps Fry your CPU.
Ok I RTFM and I guess I have not read it good enough I am not understanding this notice should the CMOS jumper be on or off or what? Oh help please soon!
Powerhouse
Im using BIOS version 10048
Under BIOS Chip configuration settings.
"In the BIOS under 'DRAM 4K/8K Page Enable', Unless you know the density of the DRAM chips on your system, autoselect for older 128 Mb memory or for 256 Mb or higher use the manual selection"
this line was confusing for me as my BIOS only has the options
of Auto/4k Page Enable/8k Page Enable
I have left it on Auto as Im not sure about the others
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. Also the other problem I ran into was the onboard audio and Asus had no support for this, however eventhough XP did not carry the drivers there was a FAQ in the knowledge base about the drivers for the onboard audio and if anyone needs the XP drivers for the audio email me or post a reply. Now to my final and current problem right now with XP when I shut down the puter everything is ok but if I want to reboot it hangs on the shutting down the computer screen any hepl would be great!
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