Windows XP hangs randomly with S2462 Thunder K7

"Liam" <liam.TakeThisOut@kingston.ac.uk> wrote in message
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 > Hi,
 >
 > I have recently upgraded to Windows XP running Dual XP1500. I have
attempted
 > to update all of the drivers, and apply all the patches I could find. But
 > windows XP still hangs sporadically, if anyone has had similar problems
 > could you please post a reply here please.
 >
 > N.B. I couldn't find updated drivers for the Adaptec AIC-7899W on-board
SCSI
 > controller?
 >
I see crashes as well.
It says IRQ LEVEL LESS OR EQUAL (or similar) in the dump.

Someone said that the problem is related to interrupts, and that some
cards did not tolerate sharing interrupts.
Have been trying to move around the PCI cards, but the crashes still occur.

I run Corsair memory with ECC turned on, so this should hopefull catch those
problem.
The Power Supply is Enhance which supposedly should work.

My equipment is
2 x MP1800+
512 MB Corsair memory (1 slot)
Enhance EN0460 Power supply
Creative TI4400
Creative Audigy Player
Pinnacle DC1000 MPEG-2
Windows XP Pro (Swedish)
SCSI System Disk and plenty of 3 IDE disks.

With the latest graphics driver I got another bug which freezes the system
when I play one particular (very simple) game.


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Best Regards
Ulf at atmel dot com
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I recall a discussion in another NG that blamed Creative's drivers for the
'IRQ' error you describe. Supposedly, early Audigy drivers had some issues
with dual CPU systems. I would occasionally see that error when playing
games, but it seems to have disappeared after the last Audigy driver update.

Though, as you point out, that error could also be attributed to interrupt
conflicts with other devices in the system.

Ken


"Ulf Samuelsson" <ulf.TakeThisOut@NOSPAMatmel.com> wrote in message
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 >
 >
 > "Liam" <liam.TakeThisOut@kingston.ac.uk> wrote in message
 > news:c3s6ok$69r$1@news.king.ac.uk...
  > > Hi,
  > >
  > > I have recently upgraded to Windows XP running Dual XP1500. I have
 > attempted
  > > to update all of the drivers, and apply all the patches I could find.
But
  > > windows XP still hangs sporadically, if anyone has had similar problems
  > > could you please post a reply here please.
  > >
  > > N.B. I couldn't find updated drivers for the Adaptec AIC-7899W on-board
 > SCSI
  > > controller?
  > >
 > I see crashes as well.
 > It says IRQ LEVEL LESS OR EQUAL (or similar) in the dump.
 >
 > Someone said that the problem is related to interrupts, and that some
 > cards did not tolerate sharing interrupts.
 > Have been trying to move around the PCI cards, but the crashes still
occur.
 >
 > I run Corsair memory with ECC turned on, so this should hopefull catch
those
 > problem.
 > The Power Supply is Enhance which supposedly should work.
 >
 > My equipment is
 > 2 x MP1800+
 > 512 MB Corsair memory (1 slot)
 > Enhance EN0460 Power supply
 > Creative TI4400
 > Creative Audigy Player
 > Pinnacle DC1000 MPEG-2
 > Windows XP Pro (Swedish)
 > SCSI System Disk and plenty of 3 IDE disks.
 >
 > With the latest graphics driver I got another bug which freezes the system
 > when I play one particular (very simple) game.
 >
 >
 > --
 > Best Regards
 > Ulf at atmel dot com
 > These comments are intended to be my own opinion and they
 > may, or may not be shared by my employer, Atmel Sweden.
 >
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check out IRQ conflicts , some can be real bad


here's my list

IRQ 0 System timer OK
IRQ 1 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard OK
IRQ 3 Communications Port (COM2) OK
IRQ 4 Communications Port (COM1) OK
IRQ 6 Standard floppy disk controller OK
IRQ 7 ECP Printer Port (LPT1) OK
IRQ 8 System CMOS/real time clock OK
IRQ 9 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System OK
IRQ 12 PS/2 Compatible Mouse OK
IRQ 13 Numeric data processor OK
IRQ 14 Primary IDE Channel OK
IRQ 15 Secondary IDE Channel OK
IRQ 16 Adaptec AIC-7899 Ultra160 PCI SCSI Card OK
IRQ 17 NVIDIA Quadro4 700 XGL OK
IRQ 18 Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller OK
IRQ 19 Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller OK
IRQ 19 3Com EtherLink Server 10/100 PCI (3C980C-TXM) OK




Liam wrote:
 > Hi,
 >
 > I have recently upgraded to Windows XP running Dual XP1500. I have attempted
 > to update all of the drivers, and apply all the patches I could find. But
 > windows XP still hangs sporadically, if anyone has had similar problems
 > could you please post a reply here please.
 >
 > N.B. I couldn't find updated drivers for the Adaptec AIC-7899W on-board SCSI
 > controller?
 >
 > Regards,
 >
 > Liam.
 >
 ><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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