ABIT KT7-RAID

[reicherb]

I know most people here perfer the Microstar K7T Pro2-A but will I be disappointed with the Abit board? I think the extra IDE channels will come in handy. I have not yet decided if I will use the RAID. Does anybody have any experience with this board?

 

[Lightingguy]

Built this rig about a month ago. Found that (probably common to most KT133 MBs) I had to:

Enable LPT sharing in SB Live device properties
NOT load MS Win98SE Backup
Update MB Bios (I used UL)
Use new VIA 4 in 1 Drivers
Upgrade NVidia drivers
Flashed firmware for burner

Played around with FSB overclocking, finished with 107 or 108 MHz before instability. Unlocked (L1 bridges, used Loctitie) CPU and now at 10.5 x multiplier. Running very fast and stably.

You'll find a lot of help in the APUSHardware Paul's KT7Mobo FAQ area. It helped me.

It wasn't easy, or simple. But the results are great! And I connected 1 device per IDE channel, so I got room for addition, fast disk-to-disk backup, and stability.

 

[Strike]

I built mine about a month and a half ago.

Love mine. One thing that is super about having this board is the support site a guy developed. It is completely awesome. I had two problems with my board. A once in a while lock up of windows that did not seem hardware related... found the problem description and resolution and have been runing with no lock ups ever since.

see:http://www.apushardware.com/faqs/kt7faq/kt7faq.htm

I was able to OC mine up over 1 gig, but have to redo my bridges. Still my 800Mhz still rocks.