Hokie22DrG
09-15-2001, 09:26 PM
I was recently reading about motherboard & bios troubleshooting
then i came across an article about port 80 cards. The author says that they are helpful in troubleshooting motherboard crashes and can suggest which component caused the crash.
I've been having quite a bit of problems with my new ECS K7S5A motherboard because my comp. tends to freeze up after running for an hour or 2. I originally thought that it was a heat problem with my Athlon system but after replacing fan/heatsink for a better one and installing several fans in my case I realised it's not. Right now i am guessing that it might even be my power supply or one of my hardware components malfunctioning.
My question is this:
Is it worth buying a port 80 card for my motherboard, and how much do they usually go for. Also, what's in your opinion the best card and what's the chance that it would help me diagnose the reason why my system tends to freeze up.
BTW, here's the article on the port 80 cards:
http://www6.tomshardware.com/howto/01q3/010725/bios_tuning-02.html#helpful_hints_for_diagnosis_port_80_card
then i came across an article about port 80 cards. The author says that they are helpful in troubleshooting motherboard crashes and can suggest which component caused the crash.
I've been having quite a bit of problems with my new ECS K7S5A motherboard because my comp. tends to freeze up after running for an hour or 2. I originally thought that it was a heat problem with my Athlon system but after replacing fan/heatsink for a better one and installing several fans in my case I realised it's not. Right now i am guessing that it might even be my power supply or one of my hardware components malfunctioning.
My question is this:
Is it worth buying a port 80 card for my motherboard, and how much do they usually go for. Also, what's in your opinion the best card and what's the chance that it would help me diagnose the reason why my system tends to freeze up.
BTW, here's the article on the port 80 cards:
http://www6.tomshardware.com/howto/01q3/010725/bios_tuning-02.html#helpful_hints_for_diagnosis_port_80_card