I just got an ASUS A7M266 revision 1.04

[Adisor]

Hi all !

Oviously, i'm looking for a t-bird with 266Mhz fsb, so if anyone knows where to get one, post a msg...

Anyways, now let's talk about he mobo. The layout is different then the 1.03 revison. The difference is near the DIMM slots. There are still only 2 slots, but on rev 1.04 you can only see one silkscreen for a third DIMM. The fourth DIMM silk screen on the 1.03 revison is completly gone. In it's place there are a multitude (many of them) of tiny chips like those that we see on top of the T-bird CPU...

The rest of the board is the same as the rev 1.03... I can'T check if there is a CPU multiplier unlock option in the BIOS since i have no CPU yet...

 

[Zipperhead]

you can use any t-bird,but to be able to run it at 266 (133) the m.b. must have the ability to adjust the multiplier.

does it say anything about multiplier in the manuel?

 

[Octoberblue]

Where did you get this board? Doesn't the manual tell about multiplier control? Asus manuals usually cover everything. I didn't even know these were available. Are there more where that came from?

 

[Adisor]

Well, the manual is for revision 1.02 board that supposedly had the CPU multiplier change on the mobo itself through a set of DIP switches... Unfortunetly since revision 1.03, those DIP switches are GONE ! there is a silkscreen where they are supposed to be, but that's it... I know from www.xbitlabs.com that rev 1.03 had BIOS 1002 (the latest one on ASUS ftp) and it didn't have multiplier change in BIOS.(it was grayed out) Since i have the same BIOS, i expect the same thing...

Oh yeah, i bought the mobo from these guys : www.sid-dis.com it's canadian company in Canada, Quebec, that's y the page is in french) i payed it 237$ CAN + tax 15%... Excellent price if you ask me.

 

[Goalkeepr]

What's all this about having to be a dealer at www.sid-dis.com?

 

[Adisor]

Well, unfortunetly www.sid-dis.com is a BIG distributor in the Montreal area, so they only sell to companies.

Now, some more stuff about the mobo... It came with the C-media sound PCI controller on board and withought the 3Com LAN controller. It's the exact opposite of what i wanted, but that's ok. The iPanel connector is alos available. In the box i alos found 2 IDE cables and a floppy one + 3 jumpers + a bracker with 2 more USB ports, the manual, CD-ROM, and that's it...

 

[ItsSoLARGE]

wait.... so do u have the board and if so does it have the dips for the multiplier?

 

[DealBabe]

did it have the dips?