8k3a+ 2619 official bios with no ALC650/ Rev. 1.2 Boards support

[MaxTheRat]

Why are does of us that spent extra money on Rev. 1.2 8k3a's still forgotten.
There wasn’t a bios from all these betas that fully supported 1.2 board's.
That's discrimination!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[That_Guy]

does it say it has no alc650 support or did you flash it and find out that way?
cause i have the rev 1.2 and i use the audio so it would be a bummer if it didnt' work after i flashed with this bios.

[MaxTheRat]

flashed it, it as VIA's AC'97 integrated audio support only.

[onpoint]

i have a 8k3a+ rev 1.2 and i use the onboard audio and flashed 8k3a2619.bin from epox.org, i havn't had one issue yet, i've notice better raid performance also.

epox 8k3a+ rev 1.2
future power 400watt psu
duron 700mhz - volcano 7+ hsf - awaiting ordered amd tbred .13
512mb pc3200 kingmax 2 x 256mb dimms
radeon 8500 64mb ddr
2 60gig maxtor ata133 drive raid array, stripping, 1 40gig wd ata100

onpoint

[MaxTheRat]

check hardware properties see if your onboard audio is VIA's "AC'97 Enhanced Audio Controller" or "Realtek ALC650" as it should be for 6 channel audio.

[onpoint]

awe, that's bad business ;-=[. How could they make a mistake like this over and over again ;-=\, I purchased 2 8k3a+'s rev 1.0 and rev 1.2 because of the audio and other issues. I have the little 6 channel audio sticker on my board with a VIA's AC'97 driver. I ran the alc650 install and bang pops up via's ac '97 driver.

I hope this will be corrected ASAP. Its not fair to people like me, who paid extra for rev 1.2.

[KlereBak]

Are you sure about this?

I don't think so, because AC 97 is a codec ?? and it's not VIA's.

Look in your hardware properties and find out what drivers are installed

Here it's listed as Avance AC'97 Audio for VIA (R) Audio Controller, so it's clear that this is the driver for ALC650, made by Avance Logic (RealTek).

[onpoint]

driver installed =

Via ac' 97 Enhanced Audio Controller (WDM)

driver version = 5.12.1.3670
driver date = 3-12-2002
manufacture = Via technologies inc.

on a 8k3a+ rev 1.2

this driver can't be the alc650 driver?

[Panoramix]

I have it also in my properties listed as:

Avance AC'97 Audio for VIA (R) Audio Controller

on a 8k3a+ rev 1.2

And of course I have also the little 6 channel audio sticker on my board with a VIA's AC'97 driver.

So it must be right!

Maybe EPoX Tech can tell us ........

[onpoint]

theirs also a alc650 driver thats is a later version then whats supplied on the motherboard cd.

http://www.realtek.com.tw/htm/downlo...lass1=computer

driver provider - Avance Logic, Inc.
driver date - 5/30/2002
driver version - 5.10.0.3900
driver signer - Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher

[Superman]

I have the 2-channel version and it also says Avance Logic as the 2-channel version is Avance ALC201A

[onpoint]

It isn't like the 6 channel audio isn't available on the 8k3a+ rev 1.2, because it is. I'm able to choose from 2 channel 4 channel and 6 channel using this audio driver:

driver provider - Avance Logic, Inc.
driver date - 5/30/2002
driver version - 5.10.0.3900
driver signer - Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher

location - http://www.realtek.com.tw/htm/downl...class1=computer

Why would the via tech 2 channel audio driver from the rev 1.0 8k3a, even install on the rev 1.2 8k3a alc650, if the audio controllers are different. Why is the name of the audio controller "Avance AC'97 Audio for Via (R) audio controller" if the controller is indeed realtek and not via ?

[MaxTheRat]

I've found my problem.
If I do a clean install of the WinXP Avance Logic driver install's fine for the alc650 and I have use of the 6 channel audio, the minute I do a windows update it will substitute the driver with the Via's AC/97 drive and no longer can use 6 channel audio, that happens also in a bios upgrade without a clean install.
Sorry Epox it's not your fault.

[EPoX Tech]

There is not an issue of the BIOS in respect to this. I think there is an error elsewhere, but not in the BIOS.

[nt02469]

Which Hpt bios version in this bios? 2.32?

Thanks

Max!

[MaxTheRat]

Yes!

[nt02469]

Originally posted by MaxTheRat
Yes!

Thanks!


Max!