Tekram P6PRO-A+ motherboard--any comments?
This is a discussion about Tekram P6PRO-A+ motherboard--any comments? in the Windows Hardware category; Quck overview of this: Technical Specifications: Processor: Supports 133Mhz FSB CPUs such as PIII E & EB SLOT 1 architecture supports Intel® Pentium® III & Pentium® II (up to 733Mhz) Intel® Celeron® Processors (up to 500Mhz) supported CPU Speed Switching Voltage Regulator: 1.
Quck overview of this:
Technical Specifications:
Processor:
Supports 133Mhz FSB CPUs such as PIII E & EB
SLOT 1 architecture supports Intel
Pentium III & Pentium II (up to 733Mhz)
Intel Celeron Processors (up to 500Mhz) supported
CPU Speed Switching Voltage Regulator: 1.3V~3.5V
Chipset:
VIA Apollo Pro 133 PCIset
66Mhz, 100Mhz, 133Mhz speeds supported
Advanced Hardware Monitoring with the Winbond W83783S chip
BIOS:
Flash EPROM
Award PCI BIOS
On-board Symbios SCSI BIOS
On screen "Plug-and-Play" Setup
Cache Memory:
Built-in to Pentium III / Pentium II processor module
System Memory:
(3) 168-pin DIMM Sockets
Maximum 768MB RAM
3.3V SDRAM DIMMs supported: PC133, Non-Buffered, SPD EEPROM
On-Board EIDE:
(2) UltraDMA/66 PCI Bus Master IDE Channels
LBA Mode, Enhanced PIO Mode, 4HD Autodetect
On-Board Super I/O:
(1) Floppy Controller (up to 2.88 MB)
(2) Serial Ports (16550 UART)
(1) Parallel Port (EPP/ECP)
(2) USB Ports
Expansion Slots:
(1) AGP Slot
(5) 32-bit PCI Bus Master Slots
(2) 16-bit ISA Slots
Dimensions:
ATX Form Factor: 305mm x 170mm (12.0" x 6.7")
System Requirements:
ATX Case & Power Supply
I hate VIA..but dammit, it was $52 and free shipping(ebay)...and it's so hard to find a cheap Slot1 mobo for under $75...
If anyone has this motherboard, or if anyone shares the f*cking VIA chipset on a PIII(This PIII is a Katamai)...please tell me how it does? I'll be running a Voodoo3 2000 on it, so I should skip the nvidia problems...I hope?
Technical Specifications:
Processor:
Supports 133Mhz FSB CPUs such as PIII E & EB
SLOT 1 architecture supports Intel
Pentium III & Pentium II (up to 733Mhz)Intel
Celeron Processors (up to 500Mhz) supportedCPU Speed Switching Voltage Regulator: 1.3V~3.5V
Chipset:
VIA
Apollo Pro 133 PCIset66Mhz, 100Mhz, 133Mhz speeds supported
Advanced Hardware Monitoring with the Winbond W83783S chip
BIOS:
Flash EPROM
Award
PCI BIOSOn-board Symbios
SCSI BIOSOn screen "Plug-and-Play" Setup
Cache Memory:
Built-in to Pentium
III / Pentium II processor moduleSystem Memory:
(3) 168-pin DIMM Sockets
Maximum 768MB RAM
3.3V SDRAM DIMMs supported: PC133, Non-Buffered, SPD EEPROM
On-Board EIDE:
(2) UltraDMA/66 PCI Bus Master IDE Channels
LBA Mode, Enhanced PIO Mode, 4HD Autodetect
On-Board Super I/O:
(1) Floppy Controller (up to 2.88 MB)
(2) Serial Ports (16550 UART)
(1) Parallel Port (EPP/ECP)
(2) USB Ports
Expansion Slots:
(1) AGP Slot
(5) 32-bit PCI Bus Master Slots
(2) 16-bit ISA Slots
Dimensions:
ATX Form Factor: 305mm x 170mm (12.0" x 6.7")
System Requirements:
ATX Case & Power Supply
I hate VIA..but dammit, it was $52 and free shipping(ebay)...and it's so hard to find a cheap Slot1 mobo for under $75...
If anyone has this motherboard, or if anyone shares the f*cking VIA chipset on a PIII(This PIII is a Katamai)...please tell me how it does? I'll be running a Voodoo3 2000 on it, so I should skip the nvidia problems...I hope?
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Since there aren't any takers..here's how it went.
Booted in to BIOS. Fine. Set the non-defaults(you know, setting clock properly, and all the proper setup things that a person has to do.
Reboot. No changes to FSB or anything, and my motherboard decides to change my lowly PIII500 Katmai to a PIII 667B Coppermine.
/HANG!/
I do everything I can to get back to the 500...go to the standard 100 FSB JUMPER and 5x multiplier JUMPER...
Boot.
/HANG!/667B Running memory(PC100) at PC133. I run in and get some 133 so as to not destroy the 32mb I have(It's not much..but with prices what they are..).
Pull the CMOS battery. Reboot
667B
/HANG!/
Turn on again..while hung, pull out the ATX power switch(with no CMOS..shouldn't that clear everything?)
same thing
remove ram and boot? Same
Remove CPU and boot? Same
Remove BIOS and boot? Same....
EVERYTHING SAYS 667B and hangs...when it DOES boot properly, that is.
So..I'm stuck with a dead motherboard...or so I think.
I'm going to call the guy and say it was DOA...which it more or less was.
STAY AWAY FROM TEKRAM is all I can say.
They have no phone support in the USA..if that says anything.
Stick with the tried and true ASUS, ABIT, etc.
And stay off of ebay
Booted in to BIOS. Fine. Set the non-defaults(you know, setting clock properly, and all the proper setup things that a person has to do.
Reboot. No changes to FSB or anything, and my motherboard decides to change my lowly PIII500 Katmai to a PIII 667B Coppermine.
/HANG!/
I do everything I can to get back to the 500...go to the standard 100 FSB JUMPER and 5x multiplier JUMPER...
Boot.
/HANG!/667B Running memory(PC100) at PC133. I run in and get some 133 so as to not destroy the 32mb I have(It's not much..but with prices what they are..).
Pull the CMOS battery. Reboot
667B
/HANG!/
Turn on again..while hung, pull out the ATX power switch(with no CMOS..shouldn't that clear everything?)
same thing
remove ram and boot? Same
Remove CPU and boot? Same
Remove BIOS and boot? Same....
EVERYTHING SAYS 667B and hangs...when it DOES boot properly, that is.
So..I'm stuck with a dead motherboard...or so I think.
I'm going to call the guy and say it was DOA...which it more or less was.
STAY AWAY FROM TEKRAM is all I can say.
They have no phone support in the USA..if that says anything.
Stick with the tried and true ASUS, ABIT, etc.
And stay off of ebay
If you pulled out the power connectors on the mobo, it wouldnt clear anything, as its the CMOS battery that keeps everything alive while the PC is switched off.
You should find the jumper that is there to clear CMOS and try that.
You should find the jumper that is there to clear CMOS and try that.
OP
That was done with no battery,
?Everything was done with no battery.
?Everything was done with no battery.
