Help! with VP6 and Win2k

[Pygmy]

Are there any known issues with the VP6 and windows 2000? I've installed the VP6 and (2) 700e and it keeps locking up in windows 2000. I also keep seeing an error in the Event Viewer:

The device \Device\Scsi\viadisk1 did not respond within the timeout period.

It randomly locks up sometimes and I don't know why. The temperature is fine on both CPUs (at 37 degrees Celcius) and sometimes it works fine, but most it locks up very often. In fact it locked up when I was checking the event viewer for this message as well. I've tried reseating everything; everything is nice and snug. Also, on top of that, when I bump the computer, it locks up too.

Do I need new drivers? A new service pack? Is this a case problem (shorting out or something)?

Anyone else having this locking up problem?

System specs:
Abit VP6 (new)
256MB Crucial CAS2 PC133 (new)
(2) P3 700e (OEM from bonkers325, guaranteed at 933MHz default voltage)
300W ATX power supply (old)
Number Nine Revolution 8MB (old)
Tekram DC315U PCI (old)
Ensoniq AudioPCI (old)
Quantex ATX case (old)

 

[DieselMan]

Have you tried installing the Service Pack 1 for Win2k? It's a must for many Via and SIS chipsets because there's some kind of clock/timing bug... I never used the VP6 so I couldn't tell for sure, but this is worth a quick download... When I had my Tiger 133, the SP1 made my system a lot more stable.

 

[Pygmy]

doh, i just checked...i guess on my second re-install, i forgot to install SP1....

trying now...doh, it just locked up trying to download the update!!!

trying again...i'll let you know.

thanks.

 

[DieselMan]

Try booting in Safe Mode w/ Network support if you can't finish your download.

 

[bonkers325]

problems bro pm me or aim me

 

[Pygmy]

Thanks for the suggestions...

Anyone else have any ideas??

 

[bigbootydaddy]

thats weird, you bump and it dies?? like its touching metal...

brass mounts right??

 

[Pygmy]

yeah, some of them are silver colored though...

also, i heard service pack 2 and disabling acpi might help. can anyone elaborate on this? I don't know what disabling acpi does and i can't find sp2.

 

[DieselMan]

Yeah, disabling ACPI helped get my Tiger 133 (also Via chipset based) stable; my mobo would freeze right before being able to log in.

The best and cleanest way to disable ACPI is to reinstall windows 2000 and do the following:
when the "Press F5 to install additional SCSI ... drivers" comes up, hit F6 to manually select the machine type. You'll want to select Multiprocessor...MPS 1.4 (something like that but not excatly) instead of ACPI; then continue w/ the installation normally. Do a search on Microsoft's web site for all the details. The only thing I hate about disabling ACPI is that the mobo won't shut down automatically anymore (you'll need to press the power button); but it makes the system more stable and others also claim you gain a bit of speed (no virtual irq's).

The other thing you can do, but not recommened (and you can do a search in the archives here) is to manually "Add/Remove Hardware" (and remove all the power management stuff) so that Windows 2000 can re-autodetect your settings upon reboot. Once you restart, go to the BIOS and disable ACPI under the Power Management menu. If you are lucky, Windows ***MIGHT*** boot right up, and plug-&-pray will detect your MPS 1.1/1.4 settings properly. CHANCES ARE IT WON'T WORK under Windows 2000 (this is really a trick under Windows 98 but it might work in 2000).

 

[bigbootydaddy]

found a link for you:

here

its about 3d stuff, the vias and win2k, well, anything i guess helps.

 

[Pygmy]

Thanks a lot...I'll try that out right away. Been running 3D Studio Max and other rendering apps on it so this may help.

 

[Pygmy]

hey bonkers325, I can't catch you on AIM...you still there to give me a hand?