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Motherboard Make/Model: ECS K7VTA3 (v2.0a)
Bios Version You Want Modding: k7vta3_23.bin
Link To Official Bios Download: http://download.ecsusa.com/dlfileecs/bio...ta3_23.exe

This motherboard does not support 0.13 micron Athlon XP Thoroughbred processors, only 0.18 micron Athlon XP Palomino. I have one Athlon XP 2400+ Thoroughbred and when I try it, I get no post, no display, no beep. But it is ok with one Athlon XP 1800+ Palomino.

Some helpful information, part 1: I found this bios version of another ECS motherboard, the K7VTA2 (v2.0) with older chipset, and take a look on the last release:
Link: http://download.ecsusa.com/dlfileecs/bio...vta222.exe
Note: To recognize new AMD Thoroughbred CPU still ~ 2600+ (FSB is 133MHz)

Some helpful information, part 2: And there is a bios version of the K7VTA2 Pro (V3.1) with the same chipset of the K7VTA3, and it works with Athlon XP Thoroughbred processors:
Link: http://download.ecsusa.com/dlfileecs/bio...ro_31b.exe

I don't understand why the ECS didn't released a similar bios version to K7VTA3.

Please, help me!

No one help to this good old motherboard?

Sorry for the delay in reponse, we have been very busy lately and have people on vacation. Meanwhile, there was a lot of work done to add support for this back in the day, I should have the right tools to do it.

Thanks for your patience, I will report back soon.
TheWiz

Man, thank you very much! I will wait.

You guys rock!

Flash at your own risk! All K7 support should be added, as well as several bus a nd display fixes etc. that were common at the age of these award BIOSes.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1525839/Bios/k7v...upport.bin

TheWiz

Hello TheWiz,

Well, I tried that and I noted new informations of the processor on the post screen. It is ok with my Palomino 0.18 micron. Very good!

But, then I tried the Thoroughbred processor and I got the same problem... no post, no display, no beep.

Well, I am starting to think this is a motherboard hardware problem... bad architecture problem. What do you think?

Thanks for helping.

I'm not entirely sure. I ran a patcher that should've enabled full support for K7 CPUs so I'm going to have to look at it again.

TheWiz

Cool man!

On my first forum post, I put two motherboard bios, with one older and one same chipset, that support the tbred pocessor. Maybe it can help.

Thanks again!

Hey, I found another KT266A motherboard with Tbred support. But, this is ASUS A7V266-E motherboard. Bios file attached...