Recent content by firewind75

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    Help with updating Bios

    thx alot everyone that helped
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    Help with updating Bios

    I just finished switching the jumpers to the 133mhz position and we got 2.0 gigs!!! Whoooo!! Thanks alot MechBgon. You were a great help.
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    Help with updating Bios

    ok! that updated the bios version. now on start up it says ver. 5.0g instead of 5.0a. but it still lists the cpu as a xp1800. i DO still have the jumpers set at 100mhz. All i have to so is turn it off and connect the jumpes for 133mhz, correct? Thanks for the help so far . You are a God Send :)
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    Help with updating Bios

    do i need to unzip the updated bios onto the floppy with the boot files or just unzip it to the HD somewhere?
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    Help with updating Bios

    I had Xp installed . But i have no clue how to make a boot disc in xp. So i just , [in the last 30 mins] , installed 98se. You might still let me know how to just to make sure I'm not doing something wrong. Thx for the help so far , BTW. :)
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    Help with updating Bios

    I actually have a jp2 , but there is no jumper there. just the print and three spots where it could be added .
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    Help with updating Bios

    When I set up the board the first time and loaded the OS on to the HD i DID have it set on 100mhz on the jumper. But when i realized this and tried to set the jumpers to a diffrent setting,[133mhz] , my tower would power-up but the moniter would never come on. It would only come back on when i...
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    Help with updating Bios

    yesterday i built my first pc , we used a ESC K7VTA3 kt333 Ver5.x MoBo. http://www.ecsusa.com/products/k7vta3_5.html The CPU is a AMD XP-2400. I also used a stick of 256 ddr333 [pc2700] w/ a 60gig maxtor HD. I am Running Win XP. Video card is a Geforce 5200 agp. I put everything together...
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    ESC K7VTA3 v5.0 Fsb speed? processor?

    Thx alot Monkey. I was seeing everything for 166fsb to 333fsb and i wasn't sure what i had. Thx for the help and the quick responce.
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    ESC K7VTA3 v5.0 Fsb speed? processor?

    Hello all. I am New To the forums and I am starting my first PC build. I have everything that i need except for a Processor and a Powersupply. I have a ESC K7VTA3 V5.0 MoBo.(kt333) I have read alot of stuff on this board but most conflict with one another about the correct FSB. I really have...