Hi all, I'm hoping that I can get a couple of helpful hints here.
System:
900 mhz athlon
Asus A7Pro MoBo/ViaApollo KT133 chipset
256MB Ram
NvdiaGeForce2MX 64MB (AGP)
Quantum 10GB HD
Win98SE
Problem is the computer will freeze on average of twice per hour. No "Blue screen", just a comlete lock up. Ctrl-Alt-Del will usually restart the computer but not always. Have tried running Macafee crash protector in the background to see if that made a difference but no luck but nothing popped up (it has detected some other crashes and let me fix them).
I have installed the updated 4-in-1 driver for the apollo chipset, updated drivers for my ethernet card, as well as the latest driver for the Nvidia graphics card (it is a no name card but is using the Nvidia chipset). The updated video drivers didn't work very well, after switching over to Duke 3d video game, the windows desktop had black areas on it (mostly the bottom toolbar). I reinstalled the old drivers and all is back to normal but still getting the freeze problem.
It seems that there are no IRQ conflicts in either the control pane/system or in Sandra Sisoft. In the Sisoft tune up wizard I get 4 wrnings that may have something to do with the problem.
In mainboard info; "Warning 2533: Disabled host controllers are present, check Bios settings"
In CPU and Bios info; "Warning 2533: Processor 1 disabled host controllers are present, check bios settings"
PCI and AGP Buses info; Tip 1202; VIA tech. VT82c686a ACPI power managment controller; device does not support bus mastering.
"Warning 1206 D-Link unknown (1300): PCI latency too high, Device could hog the bus for too long."
I am at a loss as far as the host controller messages are concerned (I have searched the Bios for anything disabled but can't seem to find anything that would make sense) is it possible that it could be a jumper setting on the board?
As for the latency, it is currently set at 32 in the bios. Itried it at 25, no different, 64 and 128 as well had no effect. Sorry this message is so long, just trying to give enought detail. Any help would be a appreciated,
Sharc
System:
900 mhz athlon
Asus A7Pro MoBo/ViaApollo KT133 chipset
256MB Ram
NvdiaGeForce2MX 64MB (AGP)
Quantum 10GB HD
Win98SE
Problem is the computer will freeze on average of twice per hour. No "Blue screen", just a comlete lock up. Ctrl-Alt-Del will usually restart the computer but not always. Have tried running Macafee crash protector in the background to see if that made a difference but no luck but nothing popped up (it has detected some other crashes and let me fix them).
I have installed the updated 4-in-1 driver for the apollo chipset, updated drivers for my ethernet card, as well as the latest driver for the Nvidia graphics card (it is a no name card but is using the Nvidia chipset). The updated video drivers didn't work very well, after switching over to Duke 3d video game, the windows desktop had black areas on it (mostly the bottom toolbar). I reinstalled the old drivers and all is back to normal but still getting the freeze problem.
It seems that there are no IRQ conflicts in either the control pane/system or in Sandra Sisoft. In the Sisoft tune up wizard I get 4 wrnings that may have something to do with the problem.
In mainboard info; "Warning 2533: Disabled host controllers are present, check Bios settings"
In CPU and Bios info; "Warning 2533: Processor 1 disabled host controllers are present, check bios settings"
PCI and AGP Buses info; Tip 1202; VIA tech. VT82c686a ACPI power managment controller; device does not support bus mastering.
"Warning 1206 D-Link unknown (1300): PCI latency too high, Device could hog the bus for too long."
I am at a loss as far as the host controller messages are concerned (I have searched the Bios for anything disabled but can't seem to find anything that would make sense) is it possible that it could be a jumper setting on the board?
As for the latency, it is currently set at 32 in the bios. Itried it at 25, no different, 64 and 128 as well had no effect. Sorry this message is so long, just trying to give enought detail. Any help would be a appreciated,
Sharc