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Started by otaku_4_life , Aug 17 2006 01:28 AM

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Posted 17 August 2006 - 01:28 AM

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Well, I just got my X2 4400+ and Asus mobo installed...and upon booting, I was like "...whaddafuck?". I installed every single driver off the CD that came with my mobo and everything. There's trouble, though. I really don't feel like explaining everything in detail...so here's a list:

-Windows now takes 3 times longer to boot up, lots of apps take longer.
-Everything is noticeably slower than before.
-There is no performance increase in multi-tasking.

Is there something I need to download? I already downloaded the AMD Dual Core Optimizer...anything else? I'm also thinking this will take some time to get used to...

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Posted 17 August 2006 - 01:30 AM

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How many background apps you got going there?

edit: wait when you put in the new stuff did you reinstall winXP or not?
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
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Posted 17 August 2006 - 01:31 AM

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QUOTE (7h3 n00b m4573r @ Aug 17 2006, 12:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
How many background apps you got going there?

Just the bare neccessities, Xfire, and Firefox.

EDIT: Yes, it made me re-activate Windows XP, and for some time, I was stuck in an infinite loop of me BSOD-ing on startup and it rebooting.

EDIT2: Ok, I found out how to set "affinities"...how do I get it to utilize both cores upon startup, instead of just one? Or can I?

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Posted 17 August 2006 - 01:36 AM

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What's your RAM usage with nothing running? Also see what your CPU usage is at and if its abnormally high in task mangler. BTW when its going slow is the red HDD light on or not?
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
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Posted 17 August 2006 - 01:36 AM

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I think there's something you have to install for XP that fixes this.

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Posted 17 August 2006 - 01:38 AM

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QUOTE (7h3 n00b m4573r @ Aug 17 2006, 12:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What's your RAM usage with nothing running? Also see what your CPU usage is at and if its abnormally high in task mangler. BTW when its going slow is the red HDD light on or not?

The HDD light is like constantly flashing...and Komet, omfg, I forgot about that hotfix icon_lol.gif.

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Posted 17 August 2006 - 01:44 AM

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QUOTE (otaku_4_life @ Aug 17 2006, 01:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The HDD light is like constantly flashing...and Komet, omfg, I forgot about that hotfix icon_lol.gif.


So is this problem solved or not?
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
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Posted 17 August 2006 - 01:44 AM

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Wtf. The hotfix did nothing. Windows still boots up slow as fuck and my HDD light will not stop flashing if I open something.

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Posted 17 August 2006 - 01:45 AM

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When did you last defrag?
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
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Posted 17 August 2006 - 01:47 AM

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QUOTE (7h3 n00b m4573r @ Aug 17 2006, 12:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
When did you last defrag?

After my last reformat which was back in July, I believe.

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Posted 17 August 2006 - 01:50 AM

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QUOTE (otaku_4_life @ Aug 17 2006, 02:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
After my last reformat which was back in July, I believe.

Big boy scan? (virus,ad-aware,spyware,hijack,ect..)
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Posted 17 August 2006 - 01:51 AM

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QUOTE (piggyspizza @ Aug 17 2006, 12:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Big boy scan? (virus,ad-aware,spyware,hijack,ect..)

I do a scan every day. I found nothing when I did it earlier (virus/spyware).

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Posted 17 August 2006 - 01:57 AM

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I think your cores are breakdance fighting or something. I know this has happened before to lots of people. Hmm, never been on a dual core rig myself...

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Posted 17 August 2006 - 02:01 AM

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have you tried a good ol fashion format? I mean I make it a habit to format after changing something like a mobo or cpu.

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Posted 17 August 2006 - 02:08 AM

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Good idea TEB, yeah back everything up that you need then reformat that sucker
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
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Posted 17 August 2006 - 02:13 AM

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Well, good news is I OCed my 4400+ well beyond 4800 speeds and approaching FX-60 speeds (it only took an increase of 20 on the HTT, an increase in HTT of probably 10 more and I'll have FX-60) icon_biggrin.gif. W00t.

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Posted 17 August 2006 - 02:14 AM

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Dude you need your system stable before you start overclocking.

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Posted 17 August 2006 - 02:18 AM

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Yeah true, get it working properly before you start tinkering with it. Just please remember to lock the PCIe frequency so you dont come back saying your HDDs are having detection problems and such
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
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Posted 17 August 2006 - 03:11 AM

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QUOTE (7h3 n00b m4573r @ Aug 17 2006, 03:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yeah true, get it working properly before you start tinkering with it. Just please remember to lock the PCIe frequency so you dont come back saying your HDDs are having detection problems and such

icon_sad.gif that took 2 reformats and 36 hours to fix. Either that, or don't OC more than 20 on the FSB/HTT.

And also, when you buy a new processor, you have to reformat?

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Posted 17 August 2006 - 03:15 AM

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QUOTE (frostassasin @ Aug 17 2006, 03:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
And also, when you buy a new processor, you have to reformat?


If your just going from one proc to another same family one with higher clock its just like OCing your proc, definitely no. If going from single core to dualcore you may and if you get a new mobo highly recommended if not essential
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