Epsilon 5 Posted October 4, 2003 Report Posted October 4, 2003 Ok, this is [bleep]ed up. Yesterday i got my new hardware, an Asus A7N8X-X nforce2 mobo and a xp2800+ cpu. After playing with cables and checking basic mistakes i was able to start the computer, and eventually reinstall windows (no reformat, delete old windows style) since you have to everytime you change the mobo. I have 2 problems. the first one, the most important one, is that my computer FSB is stuck in 166mhz mobe. despite having the right jumper set i cannot choose more than 200mhz fsb, but that speed doesn,t make my computer start. I guess the DDR system doesn't work (166x2 = 333). Same for my 333mhz memory that doesn't want to go faster than 166mhz. My cpu is stuck at 916mhz, while it should be 2250mhz or so. Any pointers on how to enable DDR or otherwise fix my hardware? Second problem. My windows it all messed up. Even if i want to reinstall with a full reformat, I CAN'T. why? because I'm unable to copy anything or drag anything anywhere, which mean i can't make backups of anything! Any way to solve that or circumvent the issue?
Eclipse Posted October 4, 2003 Report Posted October 4, 2003 have you tried checking yor bios? When I built mine I had a lot of problems getting my chip recognized properly, had to go in and restore the default bios settings to get it working.
Mano Faber Posted October 4, 2003 Report Posted October 4, 2003 Dunno most stuff is handled by the BIOS why change the jumper? it was already on 333FSB (default) when you change it's fixed to 200FSB Try setting the manual mutiplier in BIOS and FSB insted of AUTO selection. It supports AMDs upto 3000 on all BIOS versions it should work i guess. http://www.asus.com.tw/support/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx
Epsilon 5 Posted October 4, 2003 Author Report Posted October 4, 2003 ok i was told the a7n8x-x mobo is a value version of the normal one, and my friend (who works at the store i bought the mobo but couldn,t tell me in time) told me i should get the deluxe version, which i did, and returned the cheap one. now it works. now a much more odd problem (the second one) is that i cannot drag and drop anything and my clipboard doesn't work (any connection?)
Epsilon 5 Posted October 4, 2003 Author Report Posted October 4, 2003 ok i found HOW the problem starts, but i can't figure out (yet) why and how to solve it. At a random moment the file svchost.exe crashes, and my clipboard/drag'n'drop troubles start. I would copy/paste an url here, but, hey .. hmm for information on the file search the microsoft knowledge base, article #250320
LostInSpace Posted October 5, 2003 Report Posted October 5, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Epsilon 5: Ok, this is [bleep]ed up. Yesterday i got my new hardware, an Asus A7N8X-X nforce2 mobo and a xp2800+ cpu. After playing with cables and checking basic mistakes i was able to start the computer, and eventually reinstall windows (no reformat, delete old windows style) since you have to everytime you change the mobo. I have 2 problems. the first one, the most important one, is that my computer FSB is stuck in 166mhz mobe. despite having the right jumper set i cannot choose more than 200mhz fsb, but that speed doesn,t make my computer start. I guess the DDR system doesn't work (166x2 = 333). Same for my 333mhz memory that doesn't want to go faster than 166mhz. My cpu is stuck at 916mhz, while it should be 2250mhz or so. Any pointers on how to enable DDR or otherwise fix my hardware? Second problem. My windows it all messed up. Even if i want to reinstall with a full reformat, I CAN'T. why? because I'm unable to copy anything or drag anything anywhere, which mean i can't make backups of anything! Any way to solve that or circumvent the issue? Did you just put in the new mother board without backing any thing up on your hardrive first with the previous mother board? If so put the old board back in the system and do a back up. Also make sure your hard drive is compatible with the new mother board. My msi mother board had problems with my 20gig drive and it wasn't in the list of supported drives so I got a new Hard Drive.
Guest Posted October 5, 2003 Report Posted October 5, 2003 file svchost.exe crashes, and my clipboard/drag'n'drop troubles start. Don't you know what that is? You got the bug, bud. Do a virus scan on that thing before you do anything else.
LostInSpace Posted October 5, 2003 Report Posted October 5, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Epsilon 5: ok i found HOW the problem starts, but i can't figure out (yet) why and how to solve it. At a random moment the file svchost.exe crashes, and my clipboard/drag'n'drop troubles start. I would copy/paste an url here, but, hey .. hmm for information on the file search the microsoft knowledge base, article #250320 Two examples of this svchost problem. Thanks for the heads up on the possible virus Jaguar I didn't think of that myself. "It is the Welchia worm. I was getting the svchost.exe error on one of our remote computers. The results were that I lost ability to open Office files and also lost ability to cut/paste. I formatted C drive, reinstalled 2K and connected to internet (had to do this so I could pcanywhere over norton). In the meantime, the svchost.exe error came up again! How could this happen so fast I thought? Well, it turned out to be the Welchia worm. I ran the symantec removal tool and installed SP4 and all security updates. Now everything is A-OK." "svchost Problem Press ALT+Ctrl+Del , open task manager , click the processess option , Now observe. Is there a SVCHOST.EXE and/or SERVICES.DLL In Upper Case , The case is important. running along with svchost.exe / services.dll in lower case ? If yes ,say AHA! 'cause we have nailed the problem . The lower case ones are vital windows files while the upper case ones are the culprits . now the 2nd part i.e. if I heard U say AHA! Search for these two SVCHOST.EXE /SERVICES.DLL files They are usually resident in WINNT/System 32 directory / sub directory Now cut the files or the complete folder if they are in a separate folder and paste them some where say on the desktop. Restart the system . Delete the folder / files . check again the task manager for their presence. Note : You cannot stop these services and You cannot delete the files directly from WINNT/System 32 as they are already active. In these turbulent times you must use a firewall"
Epsilon 5 Posted October 5, 2003 Author Report Posted October 5, 2003 Jaguar was right. I got msblast .. within 3 hours of the time i reinstalled windows. I got everything solved now. Now in the ultra large fight in planetside where i would get 5 fps, i get 20 check out my uber computer Planning on getting a All-in-Wonder Radeon 9800pro soon ...
Epsilon 5 Posted October 5, 2003 Author Report Posted October 5, 2003 btw i returned the a7n8x-x .. it was a value version of the a7n8x that doesn't even support dual channel memory or enable DDR .. which is why i got a deluxe now Did cost me 60 more dollars (cnd, about 40 us) but i was told it's one of the best (if not THE best) mobo for a amd cpu.
LostInSpace Posted October 5, 2003 Report Posted October 5, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Epsilon 5: Jaguar was right. I got msblast .. within 3 hours of the time i reinstalled windows. I got everything solved now. Now in the ultra large fight in planetside where i would get 5 fps, i get 20 check out my uber computer Planning on getting a All-in-Wonder Radeon 9800pro soon ... Noo noooo don't get the 9800pro!!! ATI is has the new 9800XT. "The $499 Radeon 9800 XT runs significantly faster than the current card. The core chip speed is 412MHz, and the card is equipped with 256MB of 365MHz DDR2 memory, as compared to 380MHz and 340MHz for the 9800 Pro. Between the raw speed increase and efficiency improvements, ATI expects the new card to have roughly 20 percent better performance than the 9800 Pro. The card also features a new cooling system with a larger, slower fan that's designed to be quieter." Read my topic New ATI video cards. I myself am getting the 9600XT only because it does not need to be connected to an external porwer connector. And it will be 50%b or more faster and better than the 9000 I have now (which so far is a very good card).
Guest Posted October 5, 2003 Report Posted October 5, 2003 I was pretty sure that's what it was. When I had it, my svchost flipped out totally. Glad to hear that I could help. I'm right about 10% of the time, glad that I hit the jackpot on that one...
LostInSpace Posted October 5, 2003 Report Posted October 5, 2003 Ah pooo, I'm an idiot. I did a reply before instead of an edit post can someone delete that reply .
Guest Posted October 5, 2003 Report Posted October 5, 2003 Done, all gone! Making me actually do moderator duties, how dare you!! LOL
LostInSpace Posted October 5, 2003 Report Posted October 5, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Jaguar: Done, all gone! Making me actually do moderator duties, how dare you!! LOL Ah why not, don't want those skills to get rusty do ya . There should be can't reply to yourself trap for that feature with a message say for example "Gone insane have you talking to yourself!". . Oh yeah thanks for the delete. I bet it's the first time you guys got a thank you for a deleted message......
scorpion83 Posted October 7, 2003 Report Posted October 7, 2003 quote:check out my uber computer Planning on getting a All-in-Wonder Radeon 9800pro soon ... Man, if you got sick of your money or don't know how to spend it I can give you the data of my "account for suffering students" Just transfer it there It's gonna be hard, but for you I would carry that burden
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