Via Chipset and windows 2000

[homi 0]

Hiya people

 

i really am truely ****** off to the max atm, ive installed the 4.25(a) via motherboard drivers and use 1004 flash, and it still locks up in windows 2000!

 

if i try loading any 3d games etc it just locks the system up and all i can do is reboot, god VIA are crap, they are giving AMD a rubbish reputation at the moment for compatibility, why do they put up with it???

 

anyways, can anyone help me solve this please?

 

thanks

 

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[homi 0]

Details of system.

 

Asus A7V

AMD T/bird 850mhz

256MB Ram

30gb maxtor c:\

15gb maxtor d:\

80gb maxtor e:\

Creative Encore 6x DVD f:\

USB Intelliexplorer optical mouse

logitech keyboard

Creative SB live platinum 5.1

USB ADSL Speed touch

 

i think thats it

 

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[Brian Frank 0]

If all your problems are with games, you should know theres a patch on AMD's site that allows you to run games under Win2k without a problem. Theres something with the Athlon/Duron chip that wont let it play games under Win2k. Try this patch, its only a few hundred k.

I have the same mobo and similar specs in general. Id say that its probably just a matter of getting a patch.

Offhand, check your ide cables at both ends so theyre fully plugged in. Also, you could have a bad stick of memory. If you have 2 sticks take one out at a time and test the other for problems. If not, see if you can borrow a stick of 128, no less, and run that. But please try the AMD patch first. I dobut Via is the cause of the problems here.

Here's my system for comparison.

 

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Whaazzzupppppppppp!

Asus A7V

Duron 800@904MHz

384 MB SDRAM PC133

Samsung 48x CD-ROM

Toshiba 12x DVD-ROM

Zip CD650 USB 4/4/6

Zip 100 USB

Maxtor 20.4 GB ATA100

Voodoo 4 4500 AGP @176 MHz

Guillemot Maxi Sound Fortissimo

SIIG 3 port 1394 PCI Adapter

D-Link DFE-530 10/100 NIC

Creative Cambridge Soundworks FPS1000

MS Intellimouse Optical

Kleer 17-inch @ 85Hz 1152x864x32 desktop

Kiwi Orb Fan with additional CoolerMaster strapped onto one side

HDD cooler pulling air in

Dual slot fan to suck air out

Case fan to suck air out

Dual 80mm fans to blow on cards.

[Brian Frank 0]

Oh yeah, make sure youve got the latest drivers for your promise controller.

[Greggy 0]

1) Use VIA 4in1 4.29 FINAL drivers from here www.viahardware.com/download/index.shtm

 

2) Go here... http://registry.winguides.com/display.php/798/

 

 

good luck!

[homi 0]

thanks for the postys guys, im gonna try it now and ill repost

[homi 0]

thanks for the postys guys, im gonna try it now and ill repost

[PsychoSword 0]

I'm assuming your using an Asus A7V. Get bios number 1005b or later to fix the lockup issue with nVidia and Matrox video cards.

[PsychoSword 0]

BTW, after all this time VIA has YET to produce a chipset that has decent AGP support. I will never buy another VIA chipset MB even though I said that with my last super socket 7 board, but this will be my final VIA board for sure.