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The 4in1's actually work under XP? Last time I tried them they made the
system *very* unstable. (Asus A7V-133C mobo, Windows XP Pro build 2600)


Regards,
Jason Backshall


Ben Eenhoorn <eenhoorn.nospam@iinet.net.au> wrote in message
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> "Michael" <cmgoh@iinet.net.au> wrote in message
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> > Salutations
> >
> > A friend of mine just upgraded to an Athlon XP 1600 with Epox 8KHA+
> > motherboard, 256Mb DDR RAM and Geforce 2 MX video card and using WinXP
> > (unknown if it is home or professional).
> >
> > He has the following error
> >
> > "DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR EQUAL"
> >
> > sometimes when quiting games and try to get back to desktop..happends to
> > Wolfenstein, Civ3 and Ghost Recon
> >
> > Has anyone else had this problem?  Any solutions?
> >
> > (sorry about cross posting)
> >
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Mike
>
> Hoo hooo are you going to enjoy this one. It's a very major prob. I had it
> myself after I upgraded (but is all good now ..).
>
> There's a MAJOR bug with mobo's with VIA chipsets (Is that Epox 8KHA+
using
> a KT266A VIA chipset?), nVidia graphics cards, and Windows XP. :)
>
> The problem lies with AGP 4X (it is thought). Basically, the system craps
> out after a variable amount of time when using 3D accelerated things. (It
> now is thought to be a memory driving bug in the nVidia drivers....). I've
> been following this quite closely since I upgraded. (I want AGP4X dammit!)
> :)
>
> There still is no singular solution.  However, I recommend dropping the
AGP
> speed down to 2X .. you'll lose a tinsy amount of performance.. but it's
> better than BSODing all the time. Works for me! But defiantly download the
> VIA 4in1 Drivers, the IDE Miniport Drivers. They'll improve system
> performance drastically.
>
> Everyone else says the problem lies out of their field. Check out the VIA
> Arena forums (particular the Windows XP section) at
> http://forums.viaarena.com/ which should help a LOT.
>
> Tweak your BIOS, try different drivers, do everything and try everything!
>
> If it doesn't work, keep trying different things. There will be one
> configuration that works perfectly without sacrificing performance - after
a
> lot of tinkering. I've found it for my system, but it's just a matter of
> time. :)
>
>