"Critical Update" on winupdate site!!! Very strang
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Hello guys/girls !
Check this out...
I had a bunch of problems installing win2k pro on my machine coz of my mobo and my 2 P3 coppermine proccesors...well win2k just didnt like the idea that the mobo was NOT coppermine ready when it comes to run DUAL, i tried like 40 times to install win2k and i always ended up with a HARDWARE failure or a lock up in the setup. Then i ripped out my NIC card and one of the proccesors....installed win2k, wich went without a SINGEL problem...when the install was finished i put the second cpu on the mobo again and win2k was damn SLOW!!! it was like a run it on a 486 or something...here and there i got lockups and hardware failures again...ok, i rip the second cpu out again..start win2k..everything runs smooth as hell on my p3 600mhz and 256mb ram..go to windows update site on the net and update my win2k with the so called CRITICAL UPDATE!!! ...it was like 2 mb big...
gee, guess what?? i put the second cpu on the mobo again...and YES!! windows finaly runs like a rocket!! not a singel problem with the 2 cpu's....
it kinda makes you wonder, what the hell did microsoft forget...and ended up with a critical update that never tells exectly what it does....hehe
well, i do still have some strange sblive probs...the sound starts clicking and hacknig up..out of nowere when i start the win2k...hmmm
/Silent-IQ
Check this out...
I had a bunch of problems installing win2k pro on my machine coz of my mobo and my 2 P3 coppermine proccesors...well win2k just didnt like the idea that the mobo was NOT coppermine ready when it comes to run DUAL, i tried like 40 times to install win2k and i always ended up with a HARDWARE failure or a lock up in the setup. Then i ripped out my NIC card and one of the proccesors....installed win2k, wich went without a SINGEL problem...when the install was finished i put the second cpu on the mobo again and win2k was damn SLOW!!! it was like a run it on a 486 or something...here and there i got lockups and hardware failures again...ok, i rip the second cpu out again..start win2k..everything runs smooth as hell on my p3 600mhz and 256mb ram..go to windows update site on the net and update my win2k with the so called CRITICAL UPDATE!!! ...it was like 2 mb big...
gee, guess what?? i put the second cpu on the mobo again...and YES!! windows finaly runs like a rocket!! not a singel problem with the 2 cpu's....
it kinda makes you wonder, what the hell did microsoft forget...and ended up with a critical update that never tells exectly what it does....hehe
well, i do still have some strange sblive probs...the sound starts clicking and hacknig up..out of nowere when i start the win2k...hmmm
/Silent-IQ
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DrSchmoe:
Let me see... I have currently only 64 megs RAM, gonna upgrade to 128 tomorrow. (Unreal Tournament won't run very smoothly with 64 megs)
My Win2k booting drive is D and there is approximately 3,5 gigs free space. Page file is of same size all the time (256 megs, because when playing UT I got those "running low with virtual memory" messages and figured that 256 would definitely be enough)
Do you happen to know if a page file this large have effect on general HDD performance ?
I think I already did that defragmenting before changing the size of virtual memory.
Maybe I'll give it another try and see what happens.
And yes, Win98SE is booting from C partition.
In general Abit boards are of high quality and this must the first time I encounter any problems with my BH6.
Let me see... I have currently only 64 megs RAM, gonna upgrade to 128 tomorrow. (Unreal Tournament won't run very smoothly with 64 megs)
My Win2k booting drive is D and there is approximately 3,5 gigs free space. Page file is of same size all the time (256 megs, because when playing UT I got those "running low with virtual memory" messages and figured that 256 would definitely be enough)
Do you happen to know if a page file this large have effect on general HDD performance ?
I think I already did that defragmenting before changing the size of virtual memory.
Maybe I'll give it another try and see what happens.
And yes, Win98SE is booting from C partition.
In general Abit boards are of high quality and this must the first time I encounter any problems with my BH6.
Well, according to Windows help...
"If the Hibernate tab is not available, your computer does not support this feature."
I wish I knew why, but I am guessing it is just a partition problem. You might want to root around the MS Knowledgebase.
Oh well, at least I gave it a stab.
As for your page file, I can't really say. Too large a page file can actually slow things down, which is why I don't recommend one too much larger than your physical memory. You can run defrag, and the report will tell you the number of fragments. Preferably, it should be "0."
"If the Hibernate tab is not available, your computer does not support this feature."
I wish I knew why, but I am guessing it is just a partition problem. You might want to root around the MS Knowledgebase.
Oh well, at least I gave it a stab.
As for your page file, I can't really say. Too large a page file can actually slow things down, which is why I don't recommend one too much larger than your physical memory. You can run defrag, and the report will tell you the number of fragments. Preferably, it should be "0."
Rulle, it's Abit BH-6 1.0 problem. i also have one and i don't have hybernation . also, when i had ACPI enabled in bios (mine is FU) i could not even power down! so i have acpi disabled. Abit is not so win2k acpi compliant as you can see even if it says "ACPI compliant"...
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ABIT BH-6 1.0 / FU
P2-350/128SDRAM PC-100/etc
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ABIT BH-6 1.0 / FU
P2-350/128SDRAM PC-100/etc
Hi guys !
Maybe i m The only one that didn't update the bios of the ABIT BH6 MBoard ... But All i can tell is that everything works great (hibernate too) So if there is a way to go back to the first Bios try it !
Oups before trying anything look if your Hardware is compatible with this bios !
(Celeron300@450, 128 Sdram100, Voodoo2, TrioSV3 miro, Sblive 1024 OEM)
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God gave me life, the AwP gives me the strength !
So let me shoot them all,
and let God sort them out !
Maybe i m The only one that didn't update the bios of the ABIT BH6 MBoard ... But All i can tell is that everything works great (hibernate too) So if there is a way to go back to the first Bios try it !
Oups before trying anything look if your Hardware is compatible with this bios !
(Celeron300@450, 128 Sdram100, Voodoo2, TrioSV3 miro, Sblive 1024 OEM)
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God gave me life, the AwP gives me the strength !
So let me shoot them all,
and let God sort them out !
OP
Guys, do you know if ACPI when its enabeld in bios make big problems with SBlive under win2k (only when using 2 proccesors)??
coz i cant get my SBlive working under win2k, it locks my computer all the time when am using the MPS config...
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MSI 6120
2xPentium 3 600Mhz/133Mhz coppermine
3D Prophet GeForce 256
256Mb PC133 RAM
SBlive player 1024!
coz i cant get my SBlive working under win2k, it locks my computer all the time when am using the MPS config...
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MSI 6120
2xPentium 3 600Mhz/133Mhz coppermine
3D Prophet GeForce 256
256Mb PC133 RAM
SBlive player 1024!
I just figured out that I need to press F5 during the installation to get ACPI (Multiprocessor) kernel.. I got a hang when I update from MPS to ACPI under Device Manager. Unlucky for me that I only read this discussion only today.
This is what I gone through. When I enable ACPI and APM, Win2k reboot for not reason during boot up. When I enable ACPI only, then it works great, but Windows 98 lost its standby and it won't shut down (completely turn off my system). Looks like I can only have one of them but not both of them.. any clues?
This is what I gone through. When I enable ACPI and APM, Win2k reboot for not reason during boot up. When I enable ACPI only, then it works great, but Windows 98 lost its standby and it won't shut down (completely turn off my system). Looks like I can only have one of them but not both of them.. any clues?
So, if it set to "Standard PC" and I have a Jetway (VIA chipset) MoBo, is there any way to have it enable ACPI at all?
The thi9ng is, if I enable ACPI in the Control Panel, when I go to shut down the PC I get a Blue Screen with an IRQL_NOT_LESS_THAN_ZERO error...
Any ideas?
BTW, the BIOS is as up to date as I can get it.
The thi9ng is, if I enable ACPI in the Control Panel, when I go to shut down the PC I get a Blue Screen with an IRQL_NOT_LESS_THAN_ZERO error...
Any ideas?
BTW, the BIOS is as up to date as I can get it.
If the Hibenate and Suspend options aren't available on your shutdown, then it's probably because you installed NT4 or Beta W2K Drivers, If you use the Drivers "out of the Box" or Proper Win2k Drivers, then the Options will be there...I have this problem with my Hollywood Plus Decoder Card, so until Sigma Designs Release Proper Win2K Drivers, I'll watch DVDs in Software or win98SE.
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Celeron 400@450
FIC VB-601
Viper V770
Monster MX300
Fujitsu 17.2GB UDMA-66
Windows 2000 - build 2195
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FlaSh[VC]
ICQ #11831644
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Celeron 400@450
FIC VB-601
Viper V770
Monster MX300
Fujitsu 17.2GB UDMA-66
Windows 2000 - build 2195
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FlaSh[VC]
ICQ #11831644
Quote:Originally posted by ZiZooM:
Hi guys !
Maybe i m The only one that didn't update the bios of the ABIT BH6 MBoard ... But All i can tell is that everything works great (hibernate too) So if there is a way to go back to the first Bios try it !
Oups before trying anything look if your Hardware is compatible with this bios !
(Celeron300@450, 128 Sdram100, Voodoo2, TrioSV3 miro, Sblive 1024 OEM)
hey, ZiZoom, please tell us which version of ABIT BH-6 mobo you have (1.0 or 1.1) and what version of BIOS. I also didn't update it and stayed in "FU". And please tell us what exactly did you do in win2k 2195 setup so you can have full APM support (hybernation etc.)...
Hi guys !
Maybe i m The only one that didn't update the bios of the ABIT BH6 MBoard ... But All i can tell is that everything works great (hibernate too) So if there is a way to go back to the first Bios try it !
Oups before trying anything look if your Hardware is compatible with this bios !
(Celeron300@450, 128 Sdram100, Voodoo2, TrioSV3 miro, Sblive 1024 OEM)
hey, ZiZoom, please tell us which version of ABIT BH-6 mobo you have (1.0 or 1.1) and what version of BIOS. I also didn't update it and stayed in "FU". And please tell us what exactly did you do in win2k 2195 setup so you can have full APM support (hybernation etc.)...
Thank you all guys for your help !
This is how I got my bh6 1.0 with nv bios and win2k ACPI working together. This isn't propably the smartest way, but a found it from alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.abit.
First I changed my computer description from standard PC to ACPI PC in device manager. (ACPI function was enabled in BIOS) As expected, w2k wouldn't boot anymore. Just displayed that "boot device" error message. (Actually I don't know if this is in any way related to solving this acpi problem, but this how I did it)
Then I installed a fresh w2k installation in different partition and voila ! there was the hibernate tab in Power management menu.
Now everything is working fine.
This is how I got my bh6 1.0 with nv bios and win2k ACPI working together. This isn't propably the smartest way, but a found it from alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.abit.
First I changed my computer description from standard PC to ACPI PC in device manager. (ACPI function was enabled in BIOS) As expected, w2k wouldn't boot anymore. Just displayed that "boot device" error message. (Actually I don't know if this is in any way related to solving this acpi problem, but this how I did it)
Then I installed a fresh w2k installation in different partition and voila ! there was the hibernate tab in Power management menu.
Now everything is working fine.
Hi STEPHEN Well all i can tell is that I didn't do anyhing for it to work, but the only thing i can tell tou is that i never changed the BIOS of my BH6 since i bought it ! And when i went to see if i could enable hibernate, well it worked so i think this must be the 1.0 mobo ! But I know that a lot of Proc are not working with that version ...thats so crual ! well if you want to chat ( ICQ 27801197 )
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God gave me life, the AwP gives me the strength !
So let me shoot them all,
and let God sort them out !
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God gave me life, the AwP gives me the strength !
So let me shoot them all,
and let God sort them out !
I got an Abit BP6 and all is well
sorry about your luck
sorry about your luck
