Phht.
Here's how a real man gets rid of his hardware.
(I'll put a better link up in the morning if it's still ass slow then.)
Here's how a real man gets rid of his hardware.
(I'll put a better link up in the morning if it's still ass slow then.)
I am happy for all of you who have a K7S5a running and had it running for more then a month, you may be home free. Mine ran for about 4 weeks before becoming unstable and finally refusing to post. I now have a Shuttle AK31 V3.1 running with the same hardware (except add a $10.00 NIC from Frys) and the SAME Windows installation. It took me 2hrs to install and get online, not a single glitch (hardware induced*) yet. I may a some point in time gamble on another ECS board, but not real soon.
* the biggest trouble that I have incountered was incredibly slow Download, I check network properties and found 2 of everything, removed one nic and reconfigured my TCP/IP settings and now it is fine.
The whole point of this is that since the only thing that has changed from a system which would not post to a appearentlly completely stable system is the mobo. THERE ARE BAD ECS boards out there. You could not have paid me to take the lemon that was microwaved, I only hope he did not damage the microwave doing it. I took mine back to Frys for in house credit.
* the biggest trouble that I have incountered was incredibly slow Download, I check network properties and found 2 of everything, removed one nic and reconfigured my TCP/IP settings and now it is fine.
The whole point of this is that since the only thing that has changed from a system which would not post to a appearentlly completely stable system is the mobo. THERE ARE BAD ECS boards out there. You could not have paid me to take the lemon that was microwaved, I only hope he did not damage the microwave doing it. I took mine back to Frys for in house credit.
<< I like how you have the board propped up on your toilet
>>Thank you. Thats where it belongs anyway
<< I am happy for all of you who have a K7S5a running and had it running for more then a month, you may be home free. Mine ran for about 4 weeks before becoming unstable and finally refusing to post. I now have a Shuttle AK31 V3.1 running with the same hardware (except add a $10.00 NIC from Frys) and the SAME Windows installation. It took me 2hrs to install and get online, not a single glitch (hardware induced*) yet. I may a some point in time gamble on another ECS board, but not real soon.
* the biggest trouble that I have incountered was incredibly slow Download, I check network properties and found 2 of everything, removed one nic and reconfigured my TCP/IP settings and now it is fine.
The whole point of this is that since the only thing that has changed from a system which would not post to a appearentlly completely stable system is the mobo. THERE ARE BAD ECS boards out there. You could not have paid me to take the lemon that was microwaved, I only hope he did not damage the microwave doing it. I took mine back to Frys for in house credit. >>
My microwave was fine
Likely the generic DDR module you were using. Or a weak power supply. Or incompetence
I've had tens of these boards, not only in my own rigs, but used them to build machines for others -- and they've been rock solid. There isn't a better buy right now for $55-$60. The SiS 735 chipset alleviates the pains associated with VIA, and offers performance neck-and-neck with the KT266A.
You could have sent it to me, I would have paid shipping. Hate to see good hardware going to waste. Ah well, it's your money.
I've had tens of these boards, not only in my own rigs, but used them to build machines for others -- and they've been rock solid. There isn't a better buy right now for $55-$60. The SiS 735 chipset alleviates the pains associated with VIA, and offers performance neck-and-neck with the KT266A.
You could have sent it to me, I would have paid shipping. Hate to see good hardware going to waste. Ah well, it's your money.
ROFL!!
I enjoyed destroying my COMPLETE PIECE OF TRASH Hewlett Packard Desjket 680C printer a while back.. talk about the worst consumer electronics ever made.. JUNK! I hear alot of bad about this mobo too, so if it's broke.. NUKE IT!!
Good job dude!!!
I enjoyed destroying my COMPLETE PIECE OF TRASH Hewlett Packard Desjket 680C printer a while back.. talk about the worst consumer electronics ever made.. JUNK! I hear alot of bad about this mobo too, so if it's broke.. NUKE IT!!
Good job dude!!!
<< ROFL!!
I enjoyed destroying my COMPLETE PIECE OF TRASH Hewlett Packard Desjket 680C printer a while back.. talk about the worst consumer electronics ever made.. JUNK! I hear alot of bad about this mobo too, so if it's broke.. NUKE IT!!
Good job dude!!! >>
Destruction is fun!!!
Sometimes I have a bad temper and break good stuff though
I've destroyed two Epson printers, one notebook, one Powermac 8100/100 in last two years
A long time ago I broke my Plextor CD writer(no RW) cuz I had a temper, threw it out a window and it broke.
hahaha, i have never broken anything of value - hence smashing the HP printer... that thing was SCRAP!
<< hahaha, i have never broken anything of value - hence smashing the HP printer... that thing was SCRAP! >>
oh yeah and a 2GB HDD in 1995.. That wasn't cheap then.....
The notebook was a Gateway Solo with 266 or 300MHz PII.... Total loss... I got REALLY pissed about something(doesn't happen often) and threw it down a corridor along with all my school book and such.
You guys should check out my link now. the server seems to be working much better.How a real man kills hardware.
<< I don't blame you.
I'd cry if anything happened to my Tiger MP.
Viper GTS >>
hmm Tyan Tiger MP(the top-of-the-line) and K7S5A(el cheapo) is an apple and orange comparision in my opinion.
Rock on Jerboy, ESC DOES suck, regardless of the gibberish you hear here.
One question though..
In the pic of the crap on your desk, WHY is there a tube of KY?????
One question though..
In the pic of the crap on your desk, WHY is there a tube of KY?????
<< Man that was stupid. I would have gave you $30 bucks for it >>
It was already crappy to begin with. Do you want the K7S5A carcass for $25?
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