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First Build KT8 Neo Stop Errors and Blue Screens

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garystewart

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My first build ever and I am not an overclocker or gamer, so please enlighten me on all points.

I am getting 0x0000004e and 0x0000009c (blue screen) errors which seem to indicate a hardware problem. Did a 10 hour stability torture test (CPU Stability), but no discernable hardware crashes under the test!?

The Rig:
K8T Neo FSR Ver. 1 (Bios 1.8)
Athlon64 3000+ Retail Box (ADA3000AEP4AX)
1Gb Mushkin Basic Running at spec on auto in bios.
Samsung 160Gb SATA (Using Via Raid Tool - One Master)
WD 1600JB ATA100
Nvidia Geforce2 MX200
Tagan 380W PSU (22W capable across 12+) Tested and running in spec.
XP Pro SP1

Running at basic auto settings, high, not optimal performance, with cool and quiet.

I installed MSI WMInfo (below) and got a shock this morning.

Problem 1: The Processor is Running at 1000Mhz???
Problem 2: This Processor Number (above) indicates it is Power management (C&Q) capable, but WMInfo says NO. I thought anything ending above O (X) is good to go for C&Q !!!????? I have been running C&Q in the Bios, with minimum power mangagement setting in XP Pro. Am I wrong? Did I get stuck with an older model that can't use C&Q? My temps, if the readings are correct, average 43c so I don' think heat is a problem.

Why is this thing running at 1000Mhz? Did I get stuck with an older model without C&Q? Is this thing damaged or just need bios adjustments? Is this the source of the crashes?

WM Info

Name : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+
Description: x86 Family 15 Model 12 Stepping 0
Manufacturer : AuthenticAMD
Version : Model 12, Stepping 0
DataWidth : 32 Bits
Socket Designation : Socket-754
Type : Central Processor
CPU Id : 0000005500000FC0
CPU Family : Unknown
CPU Stepping : 0
Load Percentage : 0 %
Max ClockSpeed : 2000 MHz
Current ClockSpeed : 1000 MHz
External Clock : 200 MHz
Upgrade Method : undefined
L2 Cache Size : 512 Kb
Display Availability : Running/Full Power
PowerManagement Supported : false
Status : OK

Thanks for any help you can give me.

garystewart


 
Do you have two sticks of memory (Dual channel)? If so you might try removing one and see if you still get errors. I had trouble with blue screens when installing windows xp on my system (below) but took one stick out and no more blue screens.

Cobra
 
Thanks Cobra. I will give it a try after I remove Windows Media 10. I can't say yet if the media player is the primary cause or secondary cause of the hardware problem, but I have managed to generate three 0x0000009a stop errors (bsods) with it. Those are non-recoverable hardware errors. I thought the problem of dual sticks in the Via Chipset was solved a while back. I hate to have wasted money on two sticks of RAM. I would also still like to know if the processor is functioning or crippled since indications are it really doesn't support power management!!! Hope someone out there is a processor expert.

Thanks again.
 
Hi Folks,
Just realized I was confused about the error codes. These are 0x0000009c error codes. Unrecoverable hardware errors.

Thanks for any help anyone can offer.
 
Well, I took the short sweet solution to stability. Just set the board to default settings and it runs without, BSODS. Thanks for any help.
 
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