New Epox 8K7a+ Owner.. Need help configuring few things...

[toomnymods]

Whassup guys.. First off I'd like to say what a amazing mobo, This thing is awesome for 140 bucks.. Well here's the questions..
1) I want to get that /5 pci divider everyone is talking about.. What bios is this included in?? Is thier a windows version to update the bios?? I hate flashing from dos, last time I did that I ended up screwing up the board.. If not can someone list how excactly how to do this.. 8) 8)
2) I don't have a clue on how to set my memory settings in the bios, I've owned 3 other Asus mobo's but never seen these can you state what is good for running seti & playing games..
3) How high have you gotten up with your fsb with the most aggressive memory timings?? And what voltages did you use to achieve this..
Thanks guys..

 

[toomnymods]

Bump,Punt

 

[toomnymods]

Well I've officially changed my views on this mobo after flashing to the newest bios off of epox's site this thing locks up repeatedly and generates more errors than i can close.. This is all achieved with running a 150 fsb using crucial ram pc2100 256mb x 2.. Why is this mobo so unstable, my asus a7m266 is running 152 fsb with a lower pci divider and solid as a rock... Can't someone help me? Hopfully i'm just missing sumthing simple.. I dont know how to set the timings but here is how they are set now.. 16-8-7-2-2-2-2 obviouly sumthing is wrong..
Any help would be greatly appreciated..

 

[CryptokiD]

ur ram timings r F***ed buddy. ua need to back off a bit.
i dont remember exactly what mine are and i cannot reboot to check becauseim running a server right now. but i "THINK" it is 8872622.
anyways dont hold me to that. but im sure another knowlegdable person will come along and say for ertain. p.s. im on a 160 fsb right now.

 

[toomnymods]

See I knew I had sumthing messed up very simple, but I didnt know what timings to use rebooting now to try these thanks..

 

[Tacoman667]

It also depends on your RAM, some crucial will go 150FSB, some won't. I have set mine to 8-8-8-2-6-2-2 and I got to 146. When I fixed my lockups past 146FSB problem, I changed my timings to 16-8-7-2-2-2-2 and I got to 150FSB. I changed them once again and now I run 150FSB and RAM timings of 8-8-7-2-2-2-2 and I run fine. Try the latter and see how it fares for you.