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[jeffreyr]

Hello,
I think it was the XP 2000+ that people were able to get working well. Some people tried the XP 2100+ and it was unstable. I think for some it worked.

You may want to get a second opinion though.

[JMS40]

Jeffro is correct.

There are Athlon boards available that accept SDRAM.

I recently got a deal on a board for an office workstation that provided slots for both DDR and SDRAM... your choice. However, you can't mix them.

Still, I would advise going with DDR.

[Allen Hallada]

Originally posted by chucknkd:
question for all you guys w the ASUS A7M266(single proc). what is the fastest processor i can put in this mobo. i want to upgrade from my 1.33 but cant find any info on the asus website about where the processor speed maxxes out. any help would be appreciated.
thanks!

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Chuck go to the Asus website and get the tech support number on this one. They can direct you to the newest bios release that is supposed to support XP2400+ processors. It is version 1008. I don't have the link right now as I'm on a friends computer. You may be able to find it back a few pages on this thread.
Good luck,
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[jjhuntfox]

Allen,

I was wondering if you would re-post the "best System" specs once in a while. (As things change or whenever you feel like it.) I know it's in the 26 pages but it might be good if you refreshed it once in a while. It has gotten a little buried.

This thread was a great idea on your part and it might help those building new systems if they could find it easy.

You the man. We are not worthy! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

[jeffreyr]

He does it on the front page every so often.

Germany's Asus website has a 1008B BIOS for the A7M266 that I've flashed my board to.

I haven't had any problems with it. Running an XP 1600+.

If you find a non-beta 8 BIOS post back the link.

[jeffreyr]

There is no link listed. The information is on page 16. Someone ruined their BIOS so they bought a chip from Asus for $30 and soldiered it in.

To find the A7M266 1008 Beta Bios,

Search in Support for File Type BIOS and A7M266

Here is a link to some utilities

http://www.asus.com.tw/support/download/d ownload.aspx

Pick up the Probe to measure your CPU and Motherboard temperature and the Update Utility for flashing your BIOS.

[jeffreyr]

I have a few questions.

Is there an Asus Boot Logo that works with the A7M266?

Is there a way to power on the computer from the keyboard?

I think this has been asked before but what drivers are required, if any, for the A7M266 and Windows XP?

I see 3-in-1s, Miniport, IRQ and USB although none for XP and only some for NT.

I haven't installed any and Windows XP seems to handle everything fine.

Can the motherboard fan be replaced with a heatsink?

[Allen Hallada]

Bump for the new guys.
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[Allen Hallada]

Originally posted by Jeffro:
I have a few questions.

Is there an Asus Boot Logo that works with the A7M266?

Is there a way to power on the computer from the keyboard?

I think this has been asked before but what drivers are required, if any, for the A7M266 and Windows XP?

I see 3-in-1s, Miniport, IRQ and USB although none for XP and only some for NT.

I haven't installed any and Windows XP seems to handle everything fine.

Can the motherboard fan be replaced with a heatsink?

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Yea I'd stay away from installing anything you don't need. Not sure about your other questions.
Allen [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

[Allen Hallada]

I just added the Volcano 9 CoolMod heatsink/fan cooler to the list. I really like this thing with manual fan control. Same noise level as my old watercooled system on low setting. I didn't update the prices as they haven't changed that much since last month.
Allen [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]