IWILL KK266 boards ver. 1.2

[panhead49]

has everyone with the IWILL KK266 1.2 board had multiplier locked problems (8.5)....or just some????I havent set mine up yet and iwill e-mailed me to try my board first and see if it works before requesting another board..........do any of the 1.2 work????

 

[mercutio11]

According to the IWILL,

<< It is only a small portion of mother board having multiplier issue. We caught this issue within few days. The product been delivered now has no problem at all. >>


Also they said

<< The solution has been resolved and all future 1.2 boards from March 5th on are okay >>

 

[panhead49]

well i hope my 1.2 version is ok..........i bought it before the 5th...........i;ll find out this weekend..

 

[Superdoopercooper]

Panhead, it's likely bad. If you have it, look at the resistor. IF there is a 0 ohm on R357 and not 356, then you should RMA the board, or you'll have no hope of doing the BIOS multiplier settings.

 

[G35]

Question on the RMA instructions.

When they say on the RMA form to send board back with out cables and manuals and no jumpers, does this mean I have to take off all the jumpers on the bad motherboard? Will they send jumpers on the new motherboard? If not how do i know where they all go? Sounds like a pain in the butt.


Just wondering.

 

[Superdoopercooper]

G35,

If you look there are only a few critical jumpers... the yellow ones. THose are the user ones. THe rest... well... I guess we should probably just write down whatever position they are in. THat would be the easiest way. If there is no jumper for J1 and a jumper for J2, the write down &quot;J1 N/C&quot;, &quot;J2 Connect&quot; etc.

Not much else I can say. Maybe the manual gives the default positions... I've not looked closely enuff.

 

[rempe]

I belive there talking about the extra jumpers that with the cables etc.

 

[G35]

Great guys,

thanks for the answers.
Plus I think they send you a board first then you send yours back so then I can see what they shipped on the new board.

Thanks

 

[tigerbait]

So would it be safe to buy a new one of the mobos right now? They should all be fixed, right. I am looking at the KK266-R from Newegg for $135 shipped. It says &quot;Rev. 1.2 No Bug Version.&quot;

Doh, it's $150 now, should've bought last night.

 

[psxjunky]

tigerbait: It is still $135 with Free FedEx saver shipping ... check again at newegg.

I bought this just last week and paid $150 ... oh well !

 

[Superdoopercooper]

Fellas/Gals,
If I were to buy one again, I would buy the RAID. Not to mention, I paid $131 shipped from Newegg for my NON-RAID. Man... I got ripped. Crap.

If you don't need the RAID, though, then all the boards after March 5 are supposed to be A-OK. So, hopefully Newegg's stock as been refreshed and none of the rev1.2 boards will have the issue. I'd call and make sure first, though!!!

 

[tigerbait]

Even if I don't plan on using RAID, I can still use the 4 extra connections for IDE devices, right? Would it work the same as having a PCI ata/100 adapter card?

and newegg does have it at $150 now.

 

[RSM]

Looks like were in the same boat tigerbait.I saw newegg last night at 135.00 I just went to order and it's back to 150.00!Oh well another pricewatch scan for Rodney!Good luck.BTW yes you can use the extra ide for peripherals.

 

[psxjunky]

Yes, I see it is back to $150 now ... but I can swear it was $135 around noon today when I posted. I even added it to the cart to make sure it was really $135.

 

[nino]

Good news.
Hey gang, I just got an email from an Iwill rep that told me that there is no design difference between the version 1.1 and 1.2. I guess they added a capacitor to the back of the 1.1 boards after manufacturing and now it is incorporated on the &quot;correct&quot; side of the mobo and that is the only significant difference.

Yeah, yeah other than the fact that the 1.2's had problems too because of an improperly located resistor.