Which AMD / VIA drivers for 8k7a

[Bobby Manus]

Hey guys just wondering what drivers you would recomend for this mobo... The Epox 8k7a uses "AMD-761 + VIA 686B AGPset." I've only owned boards with via chipsets so I am not sure what good amd drivers are. Also for the VIA 686B AGPset does that mean I should install via 4in1 drivers and only select to install the AGP drivers? What is the best version of the via 4in1's? If there is diferent versions of amd chipset drivers, which version would you recomend for that?

Ive always found installing the right chipset drivers greatly aids stability so I would really appreciate it if you could help me out.

 

[Richard]

Fixed link.

From the EPOX website:

http://www.epox.com/html/english/support/motherboard/Get.asp?Article=1502

''What drivers do I install for EP-8K7A? ''
Location: Frequently Asked Question
Article #: 1502
Product: EP-8K7A
QUESTION

What drivers do I install for EP-8K7A?
SOLUTION

Using the EPoX CD-ROM that is included with the motherboard select the drivers most appropriate for your system. Below find a list of recommended drivers for various operating systems.

Windows 98/SE users
1. AMD MINIPORT DRIVER FOR WIN98/SE.
2. VIA BUS MASTER PCI IDE DRIVER. Select Win9x VSD VxD Driver when prompted.
3. 686A/B AUDIO DRIVER.
4. USB DRIVER.

Windows ME users
1. AMD MINIPORT DRIVER FOR WINME.
2. VIA BUS MASTER PCI IDE DRIVER. Select Win9x VSD VxD Driver when prompted.
3. 686A/B AUDIO DRIVER.
4. USB DRIVER.

Windows 2000 users
1. AMD MINIPORT DRIVER FOR WIN2K. Not on menu explore CD for folder or download here.
2. VIA BUS MASTER PCI IDE DRIVER. Select Win9x VSD VxD Driver when prompted.
3. 686A/B AUDIO DRIVER.
4. USB DRIVER.

Windows NT 4.0
1. VIA BUS MASTER PCI IDE DRIVER.
2. 686A/B AUDIO DRIVER.

 

[TRANCER24]

Ive had this board for 5 days now running non stop very stable with Win Me i installed all the drivers listed
1. AMD MINIPORT DRIVER FOR WINME.
2. VIA BUS MASTER PCI IDE DRIVER. Select Win9x VSD VxD Driver when prompted.
3. 686A/B AUDIO DRIVER.
4. USB DRIVER.
Except for the RAID driver because i have the non RAID MoBO but everything has been working good so far i just took out the sound drivers though because i just installed a sound blaster live value card and now i get much better sound quality WoW what a difference the onboard sound on this board is cheese i don't even know why they put that on this board oh well i still love the board though.

 

[Bobby Manus]

Thanks for the great post richard!!

 

[Bobby Manus]

Should I flash my bios? I heard the defualt bios don't have the /6 divider and I am hoping that I will need it HEHE. What bios would you recomend and also I have never flashed my bios before do you have a link explaing how to do this, thanks.