win2k lockups

[p_D_c 0]

hi!

 

 

 

i have windows 2000 pro, SP2, a kt7a motherboard with a duron and a Geforce2 GTS.

 

 

i get lockups, and i cant make them go away...

 

the video locks, and the hard disk and mp3 player keeps going until the end of the track...

 

i have tried different display drivers and 4in1's...

 

 

does anyone have any sugestions?

[Brian Frank 0]

When does the video lock up? In games?

 

Got this patch at http://www.amd.com/products/cpg/athlon-duron/amd_win2k_patch.html

 

Are you overclocking?

What is your entire configuration? What drivers have you tried and are currently using?

[p_D_c 0]

i am using the 4in1 4.32 drivers, and the latest official nvidia drivers.

 

 

i am overclocking, the problem happens less when the fsb is at 100 or 133, when i go to 145 it happens more often. at default speed it still happens. the lockups never happened in games! only in windows, and i have tried playing several hours and nothing locks in game!

 

 

Duron 850Mhz@1015Mhz@1.85v (145*7)

Abit KT7A with ZT bios (via 4in1 4.32)

256mb PC133 CAS 2-2-2

Maxtor 20Gb UDMA100 7200rpm

NVidia Geforce2 GTS 32Mb (detonator 12.41)

Creative SBLive 1024 with driver update

[Brian Frank 0]

I would try setting the duron back to 850 and see what happens.

If you don't have it, Unreal Tournament has been good for finding out if things are up too high. Other good ones: Serious Sam and Quake III.

Even the demos should suffice as long as you play them long enough.

Also, try dropping the ram back to CAS 3 and see what happens.

If you are running too much stuff at the same time, I've found this does sometimes make the system hose up some things. Not very often but it's only related to media files.

[ruggb 0]

update bios to 3r. your cpu temp will go up since the halt instruction is disabled. - that's what makes the lockups stop so don't change it.