On September 30, 2001 11:04 pm, Ian Marchak wrote: > > I figured as much, I just wondered about the ability to disable them. > Suggested by Jerry, no drivers no IRQ, were you able to disable the > built-ins in the BIOS or how? > The board I'm using is the model you inquired about... the ECS K7S5A. I disabled unwanted devices easily in the bios settings. I have the manual here in front of me if you have any questions. BTW, the FSB runs at a choice of either 200MHz or 266MHZ.
The only negative thing I've heard is that Athalons don't run at flat out optimum on early models of this board. There was a slight performance hit that, apparently, has been cured by the most recent bios upgrades/flashes. > I've posed these questions to the vendor I am speaking with, and it's > not that I don't trust the guy, but it's nice to hear these things from > impartial 3rd parties. Be aware that Athalons run hot. And the Athalon Thunderbirds are reputed to run VERY hot. However, I have a great case (http://www.antec-inc.com/product/cases/sohoser.html). I chose the black model for sex appeal (I'm getting sick of beige). The key lockable front door hides the inevitable beige add-in components (CD, floppy, etc.). I added an additional 3 in. toe fan at the bottom. It came with dual 3 in. exhaust fans in the back. I also use a Thermal Take Copper Orb heatsink & fan (http://www.thermaltake.com/du0462-9.htm). As a result I never exceed 40C. I departed from the norm (for me) and decided I was tired of faffing about with dual booting. I still need Windows/MS Office occaisionally when a contract specifies Excel or Word deliverables. So, I laid down some extra dosh on a couple of removable hard drive frames and cases. I have two 13Gb Quatum drives, so I can just switch the drives and reboot without making any changes in the bios. BTW, I definitely re commend investing in DDRAM. With a 266MHz FSB, it's definitely worth it and prices are a bargain right now. -- burns _______________________________________________ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc ->http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
