Help building stable Win2K box
Help building stable Win2K box
Hi All:
I have the following:
BP6 mobo with regular RU BIOS
HPT366 v1.22
2 500Mhz Celery CPU's
128MB
Maxtor 30G ATA/66
Geforce 4 MMX440 64MB
I'd like to have the 30G drive on one of the 66/100 IDE ports(IDE 3 or 4). Does anyone have any suggestions? The reason I ask is because I tried Win XP Pro on it was flakey as hell... sometimes it wouldn't boot up... random lockups... random reboots... too much fun to mention here. Any suggestions? I hope Win2K is more stable and happier.
Thx...
_merker19
I have the following:
BP6 mobo with regular RU BIOS
HPT366 v1.22
2 500Mhz Celery CPU's
128MB
Maxtor 30G ATA/66
Geforce 4 MMX440 64MB
I'd like to have the 30G drive on one of the 66/100 IDE ports(IDE 3 or 4). Does anyone have any suggestions? The reason I ask is because I tried Win XP Pro on it was flakey as hell... sometimes it wouldn't boot up... random lockups... random reboots... too much fun to mention here. Any suggestions? I hope Win2K is more stable and happier.
Thx...
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No, it's not the first time I've used this bp6 mobo... but it has been a long time since I last used it. I think the last time I used it I had a plain IDE drive so I never bothered using the other IDE channels, so it never was an issue... but now that I actually want to make use of it, it's being a pain in the arse!
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ok, nvm. I installed Win2K like normal and specified the large disk drivers and referenced the hpt66 drivers v1.25.2 I got from this site. It worked great. I installed Win2K and upgraded to the latest SP3 and dnloaded all the critical fixes from M$. So from a software perspective, I've pretty much done everything i can... now I have 3 probs...
1) how do i get my Win2K to powerdown when i initiate a shutdown?
2) occasionally, I get random lockups when i'm surfing Flash Enabled sites... has anyone run into this weird problem?
3) I'm trying to get some rock-steady fps in Counter-Strike... can any1 recommend some good 3dfx drivers? my specs r below... I've been looking thru voodoofiles.com
Thx.
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Abit BP6 mobo, 2 500Mhz Celeron CPU's, 384MB RAM, 3dfx Voodoo 5500 64MB, Maxtor ATA/66 30Gig HD, Aureal2 Soundcard, D-Link 530-TX NIC, Generic 48x CD-Rom
1) how do i get my Win2K to powerdown when i initiate a shutdown?
2) occasionally, I get random lockups when i'm surfing Flash Enabled sites... has anyone run into this weird problem?
3) I'm trying to get some rock-steady fps in Counter-Strike... can any1 recommend some good 3dfx drivers? my specs r below... I've been looking thru voodoofiles.com
Thx.
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thx hyperspace for responding!
1) Nope. I did so afterwards. Is it possible to enable this afterwards?
2) I have no idea. Do I look in the BIOS for this info?
3) np. I'm already experimenting with home-grown modified 3dfx drivers... I was pretty successful using these drivers on the voodoo 3000.
Thx again!
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1) Nope. I did so afterwards. Is it possible to enable this afterwards?
2) I have no idea. Do I look in the BIOS for this info?
3) np. I'm already experimenting with home-grown modified 3dfx drivers... I was pretty successful using these drivers on the voodoo 3000.
Thx again!
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Abit BP6 mobo (BIOS RU)
2 500Mhz Celeron CPU's
Voltage Regulator mod applied!
640MB RAM
3dfx Voodoo 3000 16MB
IBM 14Gig HD
Western Digital ATA/100 160Gig HD (on HPT366)
3Com 10/100 NIC
Pioneer 8x CD-ROM
Ricoh 2x CD-RW
Windows 2000 Server, SP4
2 500Mhz Celeron CPU's
Voltage Regulator mod applied!
640MB RAM
3dfx Voodoo 3000 16MB
IBM 14Gig HD
Western Digital ATA/100 160Gig HD (on HPT366)
3Com 10/100 NIC
Pioneer 8x CD-ROM
Ricoh 2x CD-RW
Windows 2000 Server, SP4
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1) To do it right, you need to install, fresh, after enabing.
2) Check out this link: http://www.bp6.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=957
2) Check out this link: http://www.bp6.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=957
thx isdn. I'll give that a try... i hope it doesn't hose my comp... but i'm brave I can give it a shot.
Abit BP6 mobo (BIOS RU)
2 500Mhz Celeron CPU's
Voltage Regulator mod applied!
640MB RAM
3dfx Voodoo 3000 16MB
IBM 14Gig HD
Western Digital ATA/100 160Gig HD (on HPT366)
3Com 10/100 NIC
Pioneer 8x CD-ROM
Ricoh 2x CD-RW
Windows 2000 Server, SP4
2 500Mhz Celeron CPU's
Voltage Regulator mod applied!
640MB RAM
3dfx Voodoo 3000 16MB
IBM 14Gig HD
Western Digital ATA/100 160Gig HD (on HPT366)
3Com 10/100 NIC
Pioneer 8x CD-ROM
Ricoh 2x CD-RW
Windows 2000 Server, SP4
ok, i looked up the solution on M$'s Knowledge Base and I found the article...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.as ... -us;246236
I tried it and it blue-screens everytime at the same part in the re-installation. Luckily, on reboot I get the options:
Windows 2000 Professional
Windows 2000 Professional Setup
So I can still reboot into the OS... but unfortunately, I think I'll just reinstall... which is always fun! SO REMEMBER KIDS, if you want ACPI, make sure you enable it in the BIOS, then install, then test it out! w00t!
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http://support.microsoft.com/default.as ... -us;246236
I tried it and it blue-screens everytime at the same part in the re-installation. Luckily, on reboot I get the options:
Windows 2000 Professional
Windows 2000 Professional Setup
So I can still reboot into the OS... but unfortunately, I think I'll just reinstall... which is always fun! SO REMEMBER KIDS, if you want ACPI, make sure you enable it in the BIOS, then install, then test it out! w00t!
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Abit BP6 mobo (BIOS RU)
2 500Mhz Celeron CPU's
Voltage Regulator mod applied!
640MB RAM
3dfx Voodoo 3000 16MB
IBM 14Gig HD
Western Digital ATA/100 160Gig HD (on HPT366)
3Com 10/100 NIC
Pioneer 8x CD-ROM
Ricoh 2x CD-RW
Windows 2000 Server, SP4
2 500Mhz Celeron CPU's
Voltage Regulator mod applied!
640MB RAM
3dfx Voodoo 3000 16MB
IBM 14Gig HD
Western Digital ATA/100 160Gig HD (on HPT366)
3Com 10/100 NIC
Pioneer 8x CD-ROM
Ricoh 2x CD-RW
Windows 2000 Server, SP4
thx for the info hyperspace. I'm not evn overclocking this bp6 and it's just plain unstable! I thought the bp6 with its dualie processors would be a juggernaut when handling true multi-tasking tasks, but I guess I was wrong. UGH! I'm gonna have a friend help me with doing this mod to the bp6... I hope it goes well and I hope its STABLE afterwards.
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Abit BP6 mobo (BIOS RU)
2 500Mhz Celeron CPU's
Voltage Regulator mod applied!
640MB RAM
3dfx Voodoo 3000 16MB
IBM 14Gig HD
Western Digital ATA/100 160Gig HD (on HPT366)
3Com 10/100 NIC
Pioneer 8x CD-ROM
Ricoh 2x CD-RW
Windows 2000 Server, SP4
2 500Mhz Celeron CPU's
Voltage Regulator mod applied!
640MB RAM
3dfx Voodoo 3000 16MB
IBM 14Gig HD
Western Digital ATA/100 160Gig HD (on HPT366)
3Com 10/100 NIC
Pioneer 8x CD-ROM
Ricoh 2x CD-RW
Windows 2000 Server, SP4
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ok, i ended up doing a reinstall of the OS(I'm definitely imaging this puppy after this is all said and done) to get the the ACPI feature to work... and now it's happy to powerdown after i initiate the shutdown cmd. w00t!
Now onto the EC10 capacitor fix! I hope it works!
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Now onto the EC10 capacitor fix! I hope it works!
_merker19
Abit BP6 mobo (BIOS RU)
2 500Mhz Celeron CPU's
Voltage Regulator mod applied!
640MB RAM
3dfx Voodoo 3000 16MB
IBM 14Gig HD
Western Digital ATA/100 160Gig HD (on HPT366)
3Com 10/100 NIC
Pioneer 8x CD-ROM
Ricoh 2x CD-RW
Windows 2000 Server, SP4
2 500Mhz Celeron CPU's
Voltage Regulator mod applied!
640MB RAM
3dfx Voodoo 3000 16MB
IBM 14Gig HD
Western Digital ATA/100 160Gig HD (on HPT366)
3Com 10/100 NIC
Pioneer 8x CD-ROM
Ricoh 2x CD-RW
Windows 2000 Server, SP4
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omg... i think i'm confused. I read ur the articles in ur link, hyperspace... but i keep hitting all these names... i think i'm supposed to replace the ec10 component... is this correct?
Abit BP6 mobo (BIOS RU)
2 500Mhz Celeron CPU's
Voltage Regulator mod applied!
640MB RAM
3dfx Voodoo 3000 16MB
IBM 14Gig HD
Western Digital ATA/100 160Gig HD (on HPT366)
3Com 10/100 NIC
Pioneer 8x CD-ROM
Ricoh 2x CD-RW
Windows 2000 Server, SP4
2 500Mhz Celeron CPU's
Voltage Regulator mod applied!
640MB RAM
3dfx Voodoo 3000 16MB
IBM 14Gig HD
Western Digital ATA/100 160Gig HD (on HPT366)
3Com 10/100 NIC
Pioneer 8x CD-ROM
Ricoh 2x CD-RW
Windows 2000 Server, SP4
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