You may be on the right track, but let me add a few thoughts.
1. A new machine would have a warranty. Use it. Make it their problem.
2. A new motherboard doesn't always have the latest BIOS and such will create much grief for the owner. Hint...
3. Remove the case cover. If its heat, then the issues will subside.
4. XP glides onto good hardware. But you have an AMD system so you as the OS installer get to find and install all the lovely drivers for motherboard, video, audio, USB and more since Microsoft doesn't do that. If not, I'd expect the machine to be very unpredictable.
Bob
Hi
A friend of mine just ordered a PC from Computer World.au .
He doesn't have alot of room so he went with a Cworld Micro ATX silver case.
Inside:
NO OS/Software ordered
AMD XP3000+ CPU
Radeon 8600XT 256MB
512MB 3200 Geil Ram
80GM Matrox ATA-133 HD 7200rpm
A7N8X-VM or A7N8X-X M-board Nforce2 - the smaller one
So I switch the ******* on, boot from Xp CD. Load WInXP setup.
Chose the partition and just as I start a full NTFS format the process freezes at 3%. So I am thinking 'it could be running hot, but its too early to effect anything, must be a defective hardisk' I think it was.
Ok, I restart. start setup again. But this time I just do a quick NTFS Format. It works. I install windows, m-board driver and some monitoring utilities. THe case is bloody hot, the CPU is running at 74 degrees. The threshold is 79 thought.
I start installing drivers, problems with AGP adapter straight away. Won't install the drivers for it, as if the CD don't want to read. I am thinking must be a conflict with the built in Nforce 2 AGP, so I disable it and try again. No go, same thing.
Also errors with everything I try to install, the computer gives me constant errors during installation. I tried installing XP autopatcher and it gave me install errors every minute.
I am thinking the hardisk must be f**ked up or the heat is KILLING things.
What do you guys thing about the tempereture ? I am obviously going to call the Cworld ppl tommorow and tell them what did they think when the told me cramming an XP3000 inside a micro ATX would work ok and ofcourse ***? is with the Hardisk, DEAD ON ARRIVAL thats what.
Your thoughts please ? and what would you try with this system ?

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