The ECS brand P965T-A model motherboard has four notable operational problems. The different problems range in severity from being a nuisance to niche users to making the board completely unusable to others.
BIOS Problems
According to Overclockers Online, the ECS P965T-A's BIOS does not have good overclocking support because it doesn't have an adjustable multiplier. This can also be a bad thing for people who are trying to run a CPU at its intended speed because hardware errors that adjust the CPU's clock speed can't be adjusted through the BIOS.
Two Disc Boot Options
The P965T-A's BIOS views optical disc drives connected to different SATA and PATA ports as separate bootable devices in the BIOS. This can be tricky because you have to select which drive you want to boot from in BIOS, instead of the traditional way of setting both devices in the boot order with a singular option.
PCI-Express x1 Slots Disabled
If you are using two PCI Express VGA cards, one of the PCI-Express x1 slots will be disabled. However, the other x1 slot will be usable.
General Failure
Many users have complained that the P965T-A will not turn on when they first install it. This is indicative of hardware failure, meaning the motherboard will not work.
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