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4600 x2 problems after install...

Sherm

Sherm

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Hiya guys, just wanted to see if anyone else has had issues after installing an x2 of restarts and bsod's.
I had an 3700 till a few weeks ago, then i installed an 4600 x2, now it seems that i am getting restarts, freezes and bsod's. The prob is that its very random and does not always create an event log etc.
I installed the amd driver, bit not the optimizer as heard that that can case issues itself. Did not re-install windows as this should not be needed.
The temps are fine and have checked ram in blend for an hour, psu is as sig.
The odd thing is that it will be fine for a bit getting nearly 6k in 3d06 then whilst on net it will just freeze or restart....

Do you guys think it could be down t the cpu? would a re-install solve this?

cheers
 
have you done a bios update for your motherboard and i think you do need to reinstall windows ill check with what the others say
 
No need for a reinstall, what temp are you getting and did you use the original single core heatsink? It may not be enough to cope. Also have you updated windows in general? Jaykay has a point about the BIOS, if its well old it might be a good idea to try a newer.
 
The temps are fine, average about 38. The heatsink is an arctic cooler 64 pro. Bios is something that i have thought of, i did look at the dfi site and i think that there is a new one, but need to check what my old one is. Whats the best way to check on a dfi board?
Am going to install the amd opt software aswell, as maybe that is causing an issue?
 
Have you installed the M$ hotfix for dual core cpu?

If you have then do NOT install the amd op sofware as it causes lock ups.

Either install one or the other.
 
Enter the BIOS and check whether the CPU has been recognized. It is usually best to get the latest BIOS revision. On the AMD site there are two files that you need to install (or alternatively the Microsoft fix) the driver and optimizer.

After this has been done you should not encounter problems.
 
installed th amd opt before you said swanseajack, sorry. Since install it does not seem so bad. I did however leave it whilst i went out for dinner and came back with it locked up on screensaver.
The cpu i'm pretty sure is recognized, the multi etc is all correct and in windows it recognized it without any drivers etc

Still not sure how to find what bios i curently have?
 
Sherm said:
installed th amd opt before you said swanseajack, sorry. Since install it does not seem so bad. I did however leave it whilst i went out for dinner and came back with it locked up on screensaver.
The cpu i'm pretty sure is recognized, the multi etc is all correct and in windows it recognized it without any drivers etc

Still not sure how to find what bios i curently have?
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Simply enter the BIOS after you start your machine. It could be DEL or F2 or a combination of several keys, check it your mobo's manual.
 
yeah sorry, i know how to get in there, i just cold not see it in there. I see on the forums they refer to 12/1 and 11/15 etc, all i can find is that it says 6.00pg and 12/07/05. All i can guess is that this is an old one, download the latest one and if it goes pair shaped reload?
 
Excellent thanks, that what i needed. :D Will check that tomorrow now though. Going on the fact that i have the date of 12/07/05, i would imagine that mine is quiet old though yes? I am hoping that this is the case as i see that dfi updated there bios's for amd cpu's i see. I wonder if it was for x2's......
 
Also i see that you have a lanparty and a sata-II, i did not know that they supported sata-II's, does not say so in the blurb....
 
Sherm said:
Also i see that you have a lanparty and a sata-II, i did not know that they supported sata-II's, does not say so in the blurb....
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SATA-II hard disks are backward compatible (via jumper) with SATA-I mobos ;)

If having issues, then (surely) try a Windows reinstall, thats what I did. But, try this & this first. (After reinstall) installed those & my problems went away :p Also installed the latest AMD Dual-Core optimizer (same chip by the way, click sig) :cool:
 
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swanseajack said:
Have you installed the M$ hotfix for dual core cpu?

If you have then do NOT install the amd op sofware as it causes lock ups.

Either install one or the other.
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I've got the MS hotfix, the AMD driver and the optimiser installed with no problems.

As for the original problem, you don't need to reinstall Windows. It seems like a very strange problem to be able to run 3DM06 without problems and then have it lock up in MSIE (i presume that's what you're using). Try a defrag since MSIE has more disc activity that 3DM06 (except when the benchmark is loading). Your HDD temps may also be an issue. Also, check your mem temps with the good old 'does it burn' test (basically, just put on finger onto the side of the memory heatsink and see how hot it feels. If it buns you, that's you're problem, if it's 'comfortable' to touch, then it's probably not).

And yeah, SATA II drives are compatible with SATA I motherboards, you just have to install the jumper to run it at 1.5Gbps rather than the 3Gbps that SATA II can run at.

And as for BIOS, i didn't even need to bother with mine and mine was made in 2005 as well. But DFI are probably different.
 
Well, without wanting to tempt fate, all seems well at Sherm's lian-li central....

Since last night it has not crashed. I installed the amd opt and reset the bios back to optimized (just in case i had changed something that it did not like) also it might give it a chance to detect the cpu again after install. I re-installed my gpu, cleared all ati software out using cat-uninstaller and put the new 7.1's on.
The next step that i was going to take is to flash the bios, but if it stays ok from now on then i will leave it.

Thanks for the advice on the heat issues, will keep them in mind for future, just in case.

As for the sata, i forgot that they were backward compatible, the only thing is that i heard that some sata II's run slower downgraded than a good normal sata?

I think now i will just try and give it some beasting, to see if i can make it crash, but think tonight i will just leave it be and make sure it can stay running for a nice period, overnight or something.

Liek i say hopefully all is better now, but will let you know. Meanwhile many thanks for the replies and help with this, its appreciated. :D
 
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