Via Chipset and windows 2000
Hiya people i really am truely ****** off to the max atm, ive installed the 4. 25(a) via motherboard drivers and use 1004 flash, and it still locks up in windows 2000! if i try loading any 3d games etc it just locks the system up and all i can do is reboot, god VIA are crap, they are giving AMD a rubbish reputation ...
Hiya people
i really am truely ****** off to the max atm, ive installed the 4.25(a) via motherboard drivers and use 1004 flash, and it still locks up in windows 2000!
if i try loading any 3d games etc it just locks the system up and all i can do is reboot, god VIA are crap, they are giving AMD a rubbish reputation at the moment for compatibility, why do they put up with it???
anyways, can anyone help me solve this please?
thanks
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homicide
i really am truely ****** off to the max atm, ive installed the 4.25(a) via motherboard drivers and use 1004 flash, and it still locks up in windows 2000!
if i try loading any 3d games etc it just locks the system up and all i can do is reboot, god VIA are crap, they are giving AMD a rubbish reputation at the moment for compatibility, why do they put up with it???
anyways, can anyone help me solve this please?
thanks
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homicide
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If all your problems are with games, you should know theres a patch on AMD's site that allows you to run games under Win2k without a problem. Theres something with the Athlon/Duron chip that wont let it play games under Win2k. Try this patch, its only a few hundred k.
I have the same mobo and similar specs in general. Id say that its probably just a matter of getting a patch.
Offhand, check your ide cables at both ends so theyre fully plugged in. Also, you could have a bad stick of memory. If you have 2 sticks take one out at a time and test the other for problems. If not, see if you can borrow a stick of 128, no less, and run that. But please try the AMD patch first. I dobut Via is the cause of the problems here.
Here's my system for comparison.
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Whaazzzupppppppppp!
Asus A7V
Duron 800@904MHz
384 MB SDRAM PC133
Samsung 48x CD-ROM
Toshiba 12x DVD-ROM
Zip CD650 USB 4/4/6
Zip 100 USB
Maxtor 20.4 GB ATA100
Voodoo 4 4500 AGP @176 MHz
Guillemot Maxi Sound Fortissimo
SIIG 3 port 1394 PCI Adapter
D-Link DFE-530 10/100 NIC
Creative Cambridge Soundworks FPS1000
MS Intellimouse Optical
Kleer 17-inch @ 85Hz 1152x864x32 desktop
Kiwi Orb Fan with additional CoolerMaster strapped onto one side
HDD cooler pulling air in
Dual slot fan to suck air out
Case fan to suck air out
Dual 80mm fans to blow on cards.
I have the same mobo and similar specs in general. Id say that its probably just a matter of getting a patch.
Offhand, check your ide cables at both ends so theyre fully plugged in. Also, you could have a bad stick of memory. If you have 2 sticks take one out at a time and test the other for problems. If not, see if you can borrow a stick of 128, no less, and run that. But please try the AMD patch first. I dobut Via is the cause of the problems here.
Here's my system for comparison.
------------------
Whaazzzupppppppppp!
Asus A7V
Duron 800@904MHz
384 MB SDRAM PC133
Samsung 48x CD-ROM
Toshiba 12x DVD-ROM
Zip CD650 USB 4/4/6
Zip 100 USB
Maxtor 20.4 GB ATA100
Voodoo 4 4500 AGP @176 MHz
Guillemot Maxi Sound Fortissimo
SIIG 3 port 1394 PCI Adapter
D-Link DFE-530 10/100 NIC
Creative Cambridge Soundworks FPS1000
MS Intellimouse Optical
Kleer 17-inch @ 85Hz 1152x864x32 desktop
Kiwi Orb Fan with additional CoolerMaster strapped onto one side
HDD cooler pulling air in
Dual slot fan to suck air out
Case fan to suck air out
Dual 80mm fans to blow on cards.
Oh yeah, make sure youve got the latest drivers for your promise controller.
1) Use VIA 4in1 4.29 FINAL drivers from here www.viahardware.com/download/index.shtm
2) Go here... http://registry.winguides.com/display.php/798/
good luck!
2) Go here... http://registry.winguides.com/display.php/798/
good luck!
I'm assuming your using an Asus A7V. Get bios number 1005b or later to fix the lockup issue with nVidia and Matrox video cards.
BTW, after all this time VIA has YET to produce a chipset that has decent AGP support. I will never buy another VIA chipset MB even though I said that with my last super socket 7 board, but this will be my final VIA board for sure.
