Re: SP2 doesn't work on AOPEN AX4SG Max m/b
From: Cari \(MS-MVP\) (Newsgroups1_at_coribright.com)
Date: 08/16/04
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Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 12:01:47 -0700
What's the chipset?
-- Cari ((MS-MVP Printing, Imaging & Hardware) www.coribright.com "Gulliver" <jswift909@clara.co.uk> wrote in message news:1092675073.97215.0@iris.uk.clara.net... > http://club.aopen.com.tw/forum/viewmessage.asp?forumID=17&MessageID=64193 > > Someone else is having the same problem with an EA65, see: > http://club.aopen.com.tw/forum/viewmessage.asp?forumID=49&MessageID=64192 > > Who's to blame? Microsoft or AOpen? > > > << Posted to Motherboards on 8/16/2004 7:54:49 PM by Jonathan Swift >> > I think I've exhausted all the testing I can do, and with the prospect that > AOpen won't be able to find the problem either, I'll have to return this > board for a refund (to DABS.COM). I purchased it in February and it cost > quite a bit, so I'll try install XP SP2 on a Shuttle I have around, to > verify my media are all perfect, then I'll have to get an Abit, or > Supermicro, or something instead. I see there is also a Max II version, but > obviously I wouldn't want to be in the same boat all over again. > > If Tech Support can just get back to me and tell me if it's all my fault, or > Microsoft's, or whether it's a problem with this motherboard. I know XP SP2 > hasn't been out even a week yet - which was why I was starting to test it !! > > > << Posted to Motherboards on 8/16/2004 3:41:16 PM by Jonathan Swift >> > Also disconnected CD-ROM drives (NEC 107D and SONY CRX300), disable LAN > during one re-build, and did the "disable mup" trick - nothing worked. When > I disabled mup.sys the next instance to load was NDIS - disabled that and > got a crash - NDIS is a required component (as far as I know). But, does > this point to a problem with the Broadcom gigabit firmware? I see there is a > new firmware/diag download for this. > > > << Posted to Motherboards on 8/16/2004 2:56:08 PM by Jonathan Swift >> > I forgot to mention, I also swapped the DIMMS, tried with just one DIMM, ran > Microsoft's memory testing software (link posted elsewhere on this forum). > As I said, I read posts across the net, and from this forum, before I > considered posting. I like to solve problems on my own, by searching > extensively first, but some problems are so embedded in the BIOS, or > software, that all you can do, once you've exhausted all your own testing, > is to refer it to Technical Support. You can waste days testing something > only to find out it's a BIOS/mb issue, but equally it may well be a major > problem with XP SP2! > > > << Posted to Motherboards on 8/16/2004 2:16:40 PM by Jonathan Swift >> > As I already said, I installed XP from scratch (original media), then > applied SP1a, then applied SP2 - both with and without 3rd-party drivers. I > also did a build from XP, then went directly to SP2 - same problem every > time. XP SP1a and all patches work just fine, and previously worked for six > months. I've fiddled with every setting in the BIOS that could be connected. > I also read this article, and many more (search the Internet for hours > reading material) before posting. I hadn't loaded any applications at all - > these were fresh installs every time. > > > << Posted to Motherboards on 8/16/2004 9:00:51 AM by Pedro Lezama >> > Isn't the AX4SG Max. Is the WinXP´s SP2. > > Here are the link. > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=884130&product=windowsxpsp2 > > > << Posted to Motherboards on 8/16/2004 4:49:05 AM by Jonathan Swift >> > Firstly, I love Aopen kit - it's well made, has good documentation, and good > support. > > Now the problem. I have an AX4SG Max motherboard with 1GB (2x512) Corsair > memory and a P4 2.8 1MB (Extreme Edition) cpu. I had a 250MB SATA Maxtor > drive, and I'm using the onboard LAN and VGA - no other components. I > installed WinXP SP2 and the machine wouldn't boot - hung at mup.sys (or > whatever's next). I then replace the drive with a 40GB Seagate and > re-installed XP and SP1 from scratch - no 3rd-party drivers added, then > upgraded to SP2 - again, hung when booting. Re-installed again, SP1, added > 3rd-party drivers (latest), installed SP2, hung again. So I've gone back to > using SP1a and all the patches - works like a dream. I have the latest > (1.09) bios. My unit number is: 918AT1040133900105JE39 but have no idea if > this is a problem with this motherboard not working with SP2. Any helpful > suggestions gratefully appreciated. I'm currently using the 40GB drive as > the boot device, and all the data is, thankfully, on the 250GB Maxtor. NOTE. > I thought I'd lost 10 years and 200GB of data as when I installed XP it > didn't see any data on the drive - until I installed SP1 which supports > really big drives ! I've got 20 years experience in all this sort of thing, > I work as a Server Development Specialist - specialising in hardware testing > and automated OS and OS-related software installation, so I tried a lot of > the obvious - re-setting BIOS defaults, turning off hyperthreading, etc. > >
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