Setup:
Asus A8V Deluxe
AMD A64 3000+ S939
Kingston HyperX KHX3200
ATi 9800 Pro
One 20 gig WD400 (no that's not my main hard drive, i just knew something would mess up so I didnt risk it, thank goodness i didnt)
One CD-RW connected to the secondary controller
Ive gotten the system to a semi-stable point, but it's no where near complete imo.
Upon boot, no IDE devices post and I recieve the dreaded "bios not installed message"
So, I enter setup. Walaa! Devices are there, and apparently the bios is actually installed, because what am i tweaking? Duh...
Memory is set at PC200 1:1.... and im thinking... WTF? PC200 is more like 1:2 with the 3000+ is it not? For kicks, i can set it to PC400, but it will boot loop after the Windows boot screen, grrf.
So im stuck with BH-5 that can't run over 100mhz, what a friggen drag!
So, im curious... is there anything I can do?
Yes, I can get into Windows and access everything fine, playing HL2 quite well, but obviously, it could be better if the ram were running correctly.
Already I have:
Fdisk'd and performed a CLEAN install of XP, which I finally got to finish installing after numerous attempts that ended with bluescreens, different errors every single time.
Flashed the Bios to 1008
Disabled AI Overclocking and Cool and Silent, made no difference though.
Ran memory tests, got 2 or 3 errors towards the end, but they were very small and seemed insignifficant. I've already contacted Kingston regarding that, just in case though.
Im really at a loss... ive heard of needing a clean harddrive for S939 systems, but this is far and beyond that...
Thanks in advance... id really appreciate your help guys!
Think the 1009 bios set would do anything substantial?
Asus A8V Deluxe
AMD A64 3000+ S939
Kingston HyperX KHX3200
ATi 9800 Pro
One 20 gig WD400 (no that's not my main hard drive, i just knew something would mess up so I didnt risk it, thank goodness i didnt)
One CD-RW connected to the secondary controller
Ive gotten the system to a semi-stable point, but it's no where near complete imo.
Upon boot, no IDE devices post and I recieve the dreaded "bios not installed message"
So, I enter setup. Walaa! Devices are there, and apparently the bios is actually installed, because what am i tweaking? Duh...
Memory is set at PC200 1:1.... and im thinking... WTF? PC200 is more like 1:2 with the 3000+ is it not? For kicks, i can set it to PC400, but it will boot loop after the Windows boot screen, grrf.
So im stuck with BH-5 that can't run over 100mhz, what a friggen drag!
So, im curious... is there anything I can do?
Yes, I can get into Windows and access everything fine, playing HL2 quite well, but obviously, it could be better if the ram were running correctly.
Already I have:
Fdisk'd and performed a CLEAN install of XP, which I finally got to finish installing after numerous attempts that ended with bluescreens, different errors every single time.
Flashed the Bios to 1008
Disabled AI Overclocking and Cool and Silent, made no difference though.
Ran memory tests, got 2 or 3 errors towards the end, but they were very small and seemed insignifficant. I've already contacted Kingston regarding that, just in case though.
Im really at a loss... ive heard of needing a clean harddrive for S939 systems, but this is far and beyond that...
Thanks in advance... id really appreciate your help guys!
Think the 1009 bios set would do anything substantial?
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