Can't get my damn dual pIII450@600 system working...

[Dyre]

In Dual CPU mode, and its pissing me off! Does Win2k just hate me? I want to be turning in 2 more WU's ever 6 hours damnit... god.

Rant Off

[DentyCracker]

Win2k can be intolerant of O/C at times. You may need better cooling than you currently have

[Maggi]

Hi Dyre,

if I understand you correctly, your Dual machine runs in single CPU mode, right ?

I know your pain ...

Try the following:

goto system properties > device manager > computer > properties > drivers
update drivers > show all drivers >
set from Standard PC to MPS Uniprocessor PC > reboot

repeat steps above and
change to MPS Multiprocessor PC > reboot

Plain and simple ...
(when you know how it works)

Cheers,
Maggi

[Rattledagger]

Dyre, if you're having problems, the first is to run at default speed, and afterwards try overclocking.

You aren't saying much that the problem really is, so more info has been good. Mainboard/cpu's/++

As for Maggi's method, there is 3 classes of kernels; Standard PC, ACPI and APM. You can freely change kernel inside a class, but changing classes to/from ACPI can lead to problems. Since dual-board the previous kernel shouldn't be Standard PC, even if you have only one cpu.
If win2k is installed as standard pc either it's installed on another mainboard, or the mainboard probably doesn't work correctly.

If the problem is that one instance of seti@home is using 6 hours and two instances 8 hours each, this isn't a problem, but the normal behaviour on cpu's with less than 1MB L2-cache.

[Dyre]

Posting from the box now-
It will only install in 'Standard PC' mode.. MPS wont work, and this board doesnt support ACPI properly.

And im not oc'ing, yet... still waiting for my waterblocks. Currently its running at 450... with only ONE CPU!!!! ARGGGG
driving me insane.

[Rattledagger]

Well, you didn't say that type of board it is, but since it only installs as standard pc it will probably never work in win2k.

You can try installing last bios if you haven't. Have you tried NT4, and is it working here? Is it one of the special setup-machines so must have customized os?

Even if you get it to work in NT4 as dual setup, it isn't sure it will work in win2k, but you can at least crunch some units in the off-time.

[Dyre]

Its an A-Trend 6280(Freeway designed) and the guys i bought it from are using the same board in SMP in Win2k.... They said they tested mine with thier equipment and it worked fine...
Oh well.

[Maggi]

Hi Dyre,

did you try my advice ?

[Dyre]

Yeah Maggi-
It wont install in MPS mode either (Single or Multi) and i cant get it to upgrade standard install to MPS of ACPI...

It ussally just crashes.
Im going to have to try it again i guess.

[This message has been edited by Dyre (edited 10 October 2000).]

[Dyre]

Converted it to UniProc, MPS...
Now it loads, but once i try to do anything (navigate, move mouse, use the start menu) it crashes after about 2 minutes.

Mouse and keyboard stop responding, and i have to power down. When only using keyboard, same thing happens.

The system had been running fine for 3 days, no crashes, in Standard PC
Im so f***ing confused.

[This message has been edited by Dyre (edited 10 October 2000).]

[Maggi]

Originally posted by Dyre:
Converted it to UniProc, MPS...

and now do this:

goto system properties > device manager > computer > properties > drivers
update drivers > show all drivers >
set from MPS Uniprocessor PC to MPS Multiprocessor PC > reboot

It worked flawless over here ...

[Dyre]

This board must screwed or something, becuase as soon as i switch to MPs the system no longer works. It boots but soon after getting into windows it crashes.

Im only using 1 CPU, and its in Uni mode...
Not enough time to even try to load the Multi driver before the system locks hard.

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[Maggi]

Another idea ...

goto your BIOS and hunt for an entry like MPS 1.4 support and see if it's enabled or not. Change the value and try again the to set it to MPS Multiprocessor.

[Maggi]

back up for Dyre ...

[Barry Sweeney]

Hey Maggi,

What's the difference between MPS 1.4 and MPS 1.1 support, my MB's bios defaults to 1.1, what gains are to be had by setting it to 1.4?

Barry