Just recently had a 2.6 amd athlon xp put it....atm its runing at a 1.8 Xp though...the guy who fitted it said i needed a bios flash....I know what motherboard I have but have no idea what the current bios version is...ive looked for all the signs on the mobo itself...nothing though.

Mobo: ECS EliteGroup K7S5A

even tried sandra...cant make head or tail of it...so any help what so ever would be extremely taken with gratification...plz point me to the right version i require

help plz

here is the sandra infomation i think requires the answer...sorry to be so retarded.... im pretty sure i have the 1.0...but others have told me otherwise  

SiSoftware Sandra

System
Manufacturer : ECS
Model : K7S5A
Version : 1.0
Serial Number : 00000000
ID : 00000000-00000000-00000000-00000000

System Chassis
Manufacturer : ECS
Type : Desktop
Can be locked : No
Version : Version 1.00
Serial Number : 123456890
Asset Tag : 0123ABC

Mainboard
Manufacturer : ECS
MP Support : No
Model : K7S5A
Version : 1.0
Serial Number : 00000000

First of all you need to make absolutely sure which version of the motherboard you have. This is usually silkscreened onto the motherboard somewhere. The "revision number" of the board is usually important. If you flash the BIOS with the wrong version, you will almost certainly damage your motherboard

If you are sure that Sandra has identified the motherboard version correctly, you will be able to find all of the instructions you need to flash your BIOS at
http://www.ecsusa.com/downloads/k7s5a.html

Make sure you follow the instructions to the letter

Just recently had a 2.6 amd athlon xp put it....atm its runing at a 1.8 Xp though...the guy who fitted it said i needed a bios flash....I know what motherboard I have but have no idea what the current bios version is...ive looked for all the signs on the mobo itself...nothing though.

Mobo: ECS EliteGroup K7S5A

even tried sandra...cant make head or tail of it...so any help what so ever would be extremely taken with gratification...plz point me to the right version i require

help plz

here is the sandra infomation i think requires the answer...sorry to be so retarded.... im pretty sure i have the 1.0...but others have told me otherwise  

SiSoftware Sandra

System
Manufacturer : ECS
Model : K7S5A
Version : 1.0
Serial Number : 00000000
ID : 00000000-00000000-00000000-00000000

System Chassis
Manufacturer : ECS
Type : Desktop
Can be locked : No
Version : Version 1.00
Serial Number : 123456890
Asset Tag : 0123ABC

Mainboard
Manufacturer : ECS
MP Support : No
Model : K7S5A
Version : 1.0
Serial Number : 00000000

When your machine boots it will generally show the bios version in the top l/h corner of your screen.
To be honest I don't think it is the bios. "Flashing" (no pun) can be dodgey.
I don't think the bios needs upgrading (flashing). I think he has stuffed another processor in it & not told the machine, (in it's bios settings, or via jumpers)( fsb, multiplier & all that biz) what it needs!.

BE CAREFULL! flashing roms!. If you have a manual for your motherboard look very carefully. If not type "ECS EliteGroup K7S5A manual" into dogpile.com & hope 4 luck!
It may tell you what you need to know!

If not, find the "guy" & ram(pun) his head in a food processor until he flashes it for you (no pun)

Just in case you missed the Bios search agent look Here


Hookstar  8)