First Build KT8 Neo Stop Errors and Blue Screens

[garystewart]

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

 

[CobraJet]

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

 

[garystewart]

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.

 

[garystewart]

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.

 

[garystewart]

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.