Originally posted by: TheJTrain
Buz2b - any other recommendations on my K7S5A not recognizing the 2200+? Sounds like Peter would suggest a BIOS update - something I've never done as flashing the BIOS scares the bejeezus out of me. ;-)
I've decided to go with an Intel 1GHz setup for my fanless server, thanks for the suggestion.
Jason
Jason,
Yeah, the BIOS flash procedure scares the bejeesus out of most of us at first. Yes, you have to have respect for and take care of the details but it is not so scary once you've done a couple. I won't crowd this thread with procedural things on that unless you want me to. Basically, if you just simply follow directions, your chances of success are overwhelming; the chances of "frying your system" are almost nill.
As to your system not seeming to recognize your cpu properly, I would do the following. First, I would reset the BIOS (as mentioned before). That means shutting down, disconnecting the ATX power connection to the MB, and putting the CMOS jumper on "Clear". Leave it there for a few minutes, then put it back to "Normal", reconnect the ATX power connector and reboot the system. When you do you will need to go into the BIOS (if you are not automatically sent there) to reset your BIOS settings. During that process, make sure you set the FSB settings to 133/133 and all other timings. If you are not too familiar with the BIOS settings, go to
this site and you will find some help. Make sure you scroll down about 2/3 of the page to click on the "Free version" of the guide. Trust me, it is VERY informative.
If that doesn't work (and your CPU still isn't recognized properly), then I would suggest a BIOS flash. Yes, the horrible, terrible, probably going to kill my wonderful system BIOS flash. :Q In fact, I would go to
this forum for the latest info on BIOS for that MB. You might want to look into the "Cheapoman BIOS" offerings that are listed there also. An option might be to offer up your problem with CPU recognition there also. There are some pretty knowledgable people (on that MB) there.
If you want more assistance on Flashing your BIOS, you can PM me and I can give you some pointers. Or we could "morph" this thread into that info also. No probs here.

Probably a good idea changing to the 1 GHz Intel cpu for the fanless unit. There will probably be less heat to deal with. What kind of Heatsink were you looking to use for this?