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I have a K7S5A also. I admit it isn't the easiest board to configure for top performance and stability, however once you have tweaked everything they are fast and rock solid stable. I run mine 24 hours a day using Win2K and I have gone 2 or 3 weeks without a reboot. Then only because it was required after a software install. I mutitask it vigourously all day as the box for my Home/office, then I give it a workout in the evenings and night by using it for watching TV/surfing and gaming.
The trick is to get the right bios, and the right settings in the bios.
This is the best place to go for help with the K7S5A:
http://forum.ocworkbench.com/ocwbcgi...ubb=forum&f=27
Of course you would want to check out the ECS site too:
http://www.ecsusa.com/
My Box:
ECSK7S5A
Athlon 1800XP+
512 Crucial DDR 2.5 running at CL2
Radeon AIW
2-40GB IBM 60GXP's
Tekram DC395U SCSI controller
HP 9200i 8x4x32 SCSI
Pioneer 106S 16X DVD
Antec SX1030 (I love that case)
2-front fans below hdd's, 1 -front fan in front of hdd's,
2-rear exhaust fans
Herolchi HEC 350LD 350 watt Power Supply Intake & exhaust fans
Alpha Pal8045 Heatsink with Sanyo Denki 80MM fan
Diamond Monster Sound MX400
SiS 900 onboard PCI fast ethernet adapter
Antec EZ USB front USB ports for 5 1/4" bay
I like my K7S5A so much I ordered another one to replace the kids KT133 based computer (MSI K7T Pro).
Good Luck,
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