Re: AMD Athlon XP 1700+

From: Chris Lanier [MVP] (cal2002a_at_hotmail.NOSPAM.com)
Date: 05/30/04 

Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 14:08:06 -0500

Reinstall nVidia's display drivers. 

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Chris Lanier
Microsoft MVP - Digital Media
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> Hello, I am currently having a problem that I can't seem to fix, and it
> seems to crash applications. When I first start the computer, BIOS says
> that I have an "Unknow CPU Type 1533MHz". When Windows detects CPU it
> says "Unknow CPU Type" as well. I can't seem to fix this problem,
> because it sometimes causes a BSOD with a "STOP" error. I think my video
> card may have some problems too, because some times it lists an nVIDIA
> driver as the "STOP" error. Any suggestions?
>
> This Computer:
> -GenuineAMD Athlon XP 1700+ 1.53GHz
> -MSI K7T TURBO2 Mainboard
> -(Brand New!) Western Digital WD400 40GB 7200RPM 4MB Cache
> -Mitsumi DVD-ROM Drive
> -(Disconnected) Iomega Internal IDE ZIP100
> -Standard NEC 3.5" Floppy Disk Drive
> -MSI AC'97 On board Audio
> -nVIDIA GeForce4 Ti4200 with AGP8X
> -(Primary) Creative SoundBlaster Live! WDM Value
> -Agere Systems Standard 56K Communication Device
> -Intel PRO/100+ Management Adapter
> -Windows XP Professional SP1 Corporate
> -New Security Updates
>
> Mainly, these problems occur when playing games, or using Adobe
> Photoshop. The software I have tried is:
>
> -HALO: Combat Evolved (WILL NOT START!)
> -Unreal Tournament 2003 (nv4_disp.dll error!)
> -Grand Theft Auto III (Unexpected Exception!)
> -The Thing (BSOD in middle of game!)
> -Adobe Photoshop 6 (System hangs and reboots.)
> -Quake III Arena (Game just hangs and exits in game.)
> -James Bond 007: Nightfire (WILL NOT START!)
>
> This is very annoying, as I just installed Windows XP for the 20,000th
> time, and if you could help it would be appreciated.

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  • AMD Athlon XP 1700+
    ... Hello, I am currently having a problem that I can't seem to fix, and it ... that I have an "Unknow CPU Type 1533MHz". ... -Adobe Photoshop 6 (System hangs and reboots.) ... -Quake III Arena (Game just hangs and exits in game.) ...
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  • AMD Athlon XP 1700+
    ... Hello, I am currently having a problem that I can't seem to fix, and it ... that I have an "Unknow CPU Type 1533MHz". ... -Adobe Photoshop 6 (System hangs and reboots.) ... -Quake III Arena (Game just hangs and exits in game.) ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.games)
  • AMD Athlon XP 1700+
    ... Hello, I am currently having a problem that I can't seem to fix, and it ... that I have an "Unknow CPU Type 1533MHz". ... -Adobe Photoshop 6 (System hangs and reboots.) ... -Quake III Arena (Game just hangs and exits in game.) ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.video)
  • AMD Athlon XP 1700+
    ... Hello, I am currently having a problem that I can't seem to fix, and it ... that I have an "Unknow CPU Type 1533MHz". ... -Adobe Photoshop 6 (System hangs and reboots.) ... -Quake III Arena (Game just hangs and exits in game.) ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware)
  • Re: AMD Athlon XP 1700+
    ... Reinstall nVidia's display drivers. ... > that I have an "Unknow CPU Type 1533MHz". ... I can't seem to fix this problem, ... > -Quake III Arena (Game just hangs and exits in game.) ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.video)