I'm having a problem with cold-boot POST failures with an abit-ka7 motherboard with a geforce2 gts (creative) video card. daryl crawford <[log in to unmask]> pointed me to a very useful abit-ka7 faq: http://www.casema.net/~howland/ka7faq/ka7faq.htm which said that this can be a known problem with the ka7 and the geforce2. Could anyone help me with some concrete questions I have? I asked abit technical support, but haven't heard anything back. The message I sent them follows: I assembled an abit-ka7-based system with a creative labs geforce2 gts video card. The system sometimes takes several tries to POST on a cold power-up. I have seen in a FAQ that there may be a known issue with the ka7 and the geforce2 gts. The FAQ said that the POST reports a video error, and that ka7's manufactured after July 2000 incorporate a fix. I don't know how to interpret the POST beeps. Could you tell me the POST codes so that I can decide if my POST failures are due to a video error? Also, how can I determine when my ka7 was manufactured? Is there a date-stamp on it? Is the fix for the geforce2 problem something that is visible to the naked eye? Thank you for your help with this matter. Frank R.Brown Frank.R.Brown@MailAndNews The NOSPIN Group Promotions is now offering special "Free-After-Rebate" Software specials in conjunction with Beyond.com. We have new offers all the time!!! http://nospin.com/promotions