I have a P3 at 500MHz and was wondering with this Motherboard,

Hello here is the homepage:

http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Downloads/Downloads_Driver_Detail.aspx?MenuID=61&LanID=0&detailid=79#Download-2

And the + versions:

http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/ECSSearch.aspx?menuid=0&lanid=0&keyword=K7SOM+

I would say no because the cpu does not exist anymore.

The only thing you can upgrade is the harddrive and the ram module.

The mainboard uses SDram and DDR ram in there own seperate block.
Sdram is hard to find and expensive.
DDRram can still be bought.

The specifications:

PROCESSORS

462 pin Socket A supports the AMD K7 processors
Full series of Athlon XP/Athlon/Duron processors
CHIPSET

SiS 740 & SiS 961/962 Chipset
SiS 740 Host/Memory controller with high quality 3D graphic accelerator
SiS 961/961B/962 MuTIOL Media I/O
Integrated USB 2.0 host controller in SiS 962
LPC I/O -ITE8705F
LAN: MAC integrated in SiS 961/961B/962 and PHY on board
AC97 Audio Codec: Compliant with AC97 2.2 specification
SYSTEM BIOS

AMI 2MB Flash EEPROM
Supports Plug and Play 1.0A, AMP 1.2, Multi Boot, DMI
Support for ACPI revision 1.0 specification
MEMORY

2 DDR DIMM Sockets and 2 DIMM sockets support (can not be used simultaneously)
Two 184-pin 2.5V DDR SDRAM (DDR266/200) or
Two 168-pin 3.3V SDRAM (PC133/PC100)
Maximum: 2GB (DDR SDRAM or SDRAM)
I/O INTERFACE

Hope this was helpfull

Here is what that motherboard will take:

Architecture - 64-bit (non-error checking and correction [ECC]) or
72-bit (ECC), noninterleaved, "PC100" 100
megahertz (MHz)
DIMM sockets - Three (gold contacts)
DIMM capacities - 32-, 64-, 128-, and 256-megabyte (MB)
synchronous dynamic random-access
memory (SDRAM)
Minimum RAM - 32MB
Maximum RAM - 768 MB

So Basically 3 sticks of 256MB PC100 SDRam

Accessories included: i/o shield and cables only- no manuals or cdDFI CM33-TL/G Socket 370 Motherboard Intel Pentium III/ Celeron Onboard Video Audio IDE 3 PCI Micro ATX Motherboard Used Retail-MFG DFI Part:CM33-TL/G
2 DIMM sockets
Supports up to 1GB unbuffered DIMMs
Supports PC100 and PC133 SDRAMs BIOS
2 DIMM sockets
Supports up to 1GB unbuffered DIMMs
Supports PC100 and PC133 SDRAMs BIOS 2 DIMM sockets
Supports up to 1GB unbuffered DIMMs
Supports PC100 and PC133 SDRAMs BIOS 2 DIMM Sockets
Supports up to 1 GB of unbuffered dimms
supports Pc 100 and Pc 133 SDrams

According to the manufacturers specs these are the memory specifications you need, and the maximum the motherboard will accept...

3 x 168-Pin DIMM-socket
for up to 768 MB memory SDRAM
with 8, 16, 32, 64, 128 and 256 MB size

Hi,

They both are compatible with the motherboard although the Kingston Value Ram is the cheaper.




Regards.

It wont work, it will hang ur system. Ur motherboard supports but using Mutli-frequencies RAM is not possible, either u use SDRAM 512 BM PC133 or ur 64/128 PC100 RAM, You cant use all together.

you may have a compatible issue with the ram, your board bois may not support that manufavtures brand or coding of the chip set you are running. have some else try some other ram from another manufacture.
rod

Ok well there could be a few things going on here. It is possible that A: your third stick is damaged which I'm assuming you dismissed through your installation of one at a time, B: the third dimm slot is damaged and is unusable, C: the dimm slot is turned off in your bios. 

Now looking at the Shuttle A161 motherboard it would appear you have a primary dimm slot and then expansion dimm slots (technically these are called the controller dimm slot and the estensions) 

The controller slot which is offeset from the other two should have your largest ram, make sure the ram you stick in this slot isn't a stick that requires dual recognition. Some ram is designed to work in a pair even in the early PC100 class ram. Most PC100 ram you'll find now requires the sticks to work in pairs and the ram is coded for this. (Especially since PC100 is on its way out very fast.) The expansion slots can be fitted with a pair that will work together. I doubt that your third and primary slot is turned off as it is the controller slot. If none of your ram works in this slot replace the old ram in to this slot and just use the two expansion slots. It may not be as much ram as you want but the motherboard has presets that are just problematic. 

My general advice however is, that if you're running this motherboard which is fairly out of date, I'd upgrade to a new computer. Buying a cheap Dell desktop or even a barebones off of newegg.com and transfering your current Harddrive and what not over would probably be easier for you and will carry you for the next five years or so.

need low densisty on ebay 35 buck eash 1 gb ok works on picky mobos way better

Hi,

the memory you're about to purchase will not work. the maximum gig that the computer can handle per stick is only 1 gig. this system is not designed for 4 gig barrier.

hope this helps.

thanks.