More info on SB Live! with VIA KT133a -ACID Product Family

Subject:More info on SB Live! with VIA KT133a Posted by: SonicJG Date:8/27/2001 9:53:22 AM A few users have been contacting us regarding certain issues regarding machines of this or similar configurations, so here's a quick FYI. "With the new Southbridge and newly released at the time; KT133A motherboards, various users started experiencing data corruption problems as well as system instability when transferring files, listening to music, or anything that utilized the PCI bus. Most incidents involved were users with a KT133A chipset, 686B Southbridge and a Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live sound card." http://www.viahardware.com/686b_1.shtm It looks like there's a link to a temporary fix on the VIA website as well. Best, Joel

A few users have been contacting us regarding certain issues regarding machines of this or similar configurations, so here's a quick FYI.

"With the new Southbridge and newly released at the time; KT133A motherboards, various users started experiencing data corruption problems as well as system instability when transferring files, listening to music, or anything that utilized the PCI bus. Most incidents involved were users with a KT133A chipset, 686B Southbridge and a Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live sound card."

http://www.viahardware.com/686b_1.shtm

It looks like there's a link to a temporary fix on the VIA website as well.

Best,
Joel