12-24-2001, 02:48 PM
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Shuttles AK31 - v2.0 or v3.1
Ok heres the deal
1. im sorry to ask so many questions but im a curious feller 2. i won an auction from ebay.ca i won " ak31 brand new mobo" after i won i asked the seller is it v 2.0 or v 3.1 he opened it and found the manuel it said v 2.0 and now he aint sure if the manuel is just v 2.0 DOES IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE PLZ i need an asnwer fast cuase i have to send teh money to him |
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12-24-2001, 02:54 PM
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it makes a big difference!!
All the AK31 motherboards that are before 3.1 use the KT266 chipset instead the of the KT266A chipset. I wouldn't get that motherboard if I were you. |
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12-24-2001, 03:00 PM
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how can he find out
he just saw the manuel if you have does ur manuel say on the cover whether if it is v2.0 or v3.1 or can he just look on VIA chip and see if it says kt266a on it |
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12-24-2001, 03:05 PM
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The version number may be silkscreened onto the motherboard itself.
If the Northbridge doesn't have a fan or heatsink on it, he can see which chipset it is. |
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12-24-2001, 03:08 PM
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Sorry, I don't have a manual so I wouldn't be able to tell you if the manual is a good indication, but if his manual says it is a version 2.0 I would believe it. I think the north bridge on the motherboard should indicate whether it is a kt266 or a kt266A but in order to see it they would have to remove the chipset heatsink and fan.
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12-24-2001, 03:50 PM
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i saw the pic of the mobo
isnt teh chip like by itself no covered by n e thing n e ways its a bare mobo so the just has to look |
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12-24-2001, 03:53 PM
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From the pictures of the motherboard that I've seen, the south bridge is the chip that doesn't have anything on it, but it is the north bridge that says whether or not it is a kt266 or kt266a and I think that chip does have a heatsink and fan on it.
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12-24-2001, 03:59 PM
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is it that fan besdie the cpu???
ill go and tell him to look for it |
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12-24-2001, 04:03 PM
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Yes, the north bridge is under the fan that is next to the cpu socket, it should be the only fan on the motherboard
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12-24-2001, 07:42 PM
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this is what the guy said
"ok...there was no printing of any kind under the fan and anywhere else on the MB. the manual says it has a VIA KT266, VT8366/VT8233 Chipset " so................ |
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12-24-2001, 08:17 PM
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Try to get out of buying the motherboard. You probably don't want one that uses the kt266 chipset, spend the extra cash and get a motherboard that uses the kt266a.
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12-24-2001, 08:45 PM
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yea its that getting out part.................i asked him if he can just resll thorugh ebay... cause there was some like technical diffucilties........i dont wanna be a jerk and say hey buddy F U i no pay
its a good price 63.00 including shipping but the specs werent clear up here i asked some CHINEZ dude he woudl gimme ak31 (??) dont say which version amd 1600+ w/fan 450 including tax CAD |
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