New Processor install.

From: Lee (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/16/04 

Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 01:31:15 -0800

Has anyone had a problem when installing a new processor
into an existing system? I'm running an ASUS A7N8X Deluxe
Rev 2.0 with 1gig (2x512) of 400mhz matched dual channel
memory. I've been running an Ahtlon XP 2200+ with no
problems at all - but not taking advantage of the 400mhz
FSB dual channel memory.

I've invested in an AMD Barton 3000+ 200mhz clock chip,
which should enable the dual channel memory and give me a
fairly good speed increase in games. I dropped the chip
in, set the clock speed and multiplier in the bios and
booted up the machine. I'm running Windows XP Pro with
SP1 installed and the latest NForce, Nvidia and other
sundry drivers.

When I boot the machine, I can surf, download email and
watch movies etc. After a while, Explorer will crash or
I'll get a blue screen and memory dump. I can't run games
either - they get so far and then I get a blue screen
again.

Other hardware I've got includes SBlaster Audigy Player,
Leadtek FX5900 (A350 TDH MVIVO) - well, bits that might
cause problems.

When installing a new processor, do I have to do a repair
install of XP? Seems a little drastic for just a new
processor though?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Msconfig selective start and registry to remove programs
    ... of installing it.. ... memory is required for each shortcut, but the START popup already has memory ... >> System Configuration Utility ... >> change the way Windows XP Professional starts by disabling startup ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize)
  • COMPLETED memory upgrade
    ... "Lanning" wrote in message ... This enables quad-channel operation and provides the highest memory bandwidth. ... If this is the Dell Presicion 490 board I would recommend that you purchase 4 1 GB cards which should run you about 159.96 which is only $30 more than 4 512 MB modules. ... "Additional non-shipping configurations can be made by installing matched pairs of DIMMs in slots DIMM1/DIMM2, DIMM3/DIMM4, DIMM5/DIMM6, and DIMM7/DIMM8. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices)
  • Re: the 0x734305be error
    ... >After installing Office 2003, I got the semi-common "The instruction at ... >0x734305be referenced memory at 0x734305be. ... >to the error I had after installing voice recognition software. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
  • Re: Computer stuck in endless restart loop while installing XP
    ... in Restart loop and therefore I decided to format my computer. ... I select "Format the partition before installing XP" ... video card and every devices. ... Test the memory using at least two of these utilities. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: COMPLETED memory upgrade
    ... This enables quad-channel operation and provides the highest memory bandwidth. ... If this is the Dell Presicion 490 board I would recommend that you purchase 4 1 GB cards which should run you about 159.96 which is only $30 more than 4 512 MB modules. ... It shouldn't really matter for speed if you just put the new chips in the vacant slots but some computers just seem to run better with the larger chips in the bank 0 slots ... "Additional non-shipping configurations can be made by installing matched pairs of DIMMs in slots DIMM1/DIMM2, DIMM3/DIMM4, DIMM5/DIMM6, and DIMM7/DIMM8. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices)