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"phreak" <newsposter@mn.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Not really a bad move.
>
> I'm one of the (many) people who are having system stability issued
> with XP SP2 and the VIA 4i1 drivers.
>
> SP2 includes primitive support for the VIA chipsets (including AGP) so
> if I am able to remove the VIA drivers, XP will continue to run and
> boot.
>
I have worked on hundreds of computers with VIA chipsets and SP2 installed.
None of them have any instability problems unless they have poorly designed
motherboards and/or the manufacturer hasn't provided BIOS updates. Make sure
your motherboard BIOS is up to date. For older VIA chipsets use the 4.43
4in1 drivers. For newer chipsets use the 4.56v Hyperion 4in1 drivers. Use
the latest driver from the chipset manufacturer (not the OEM supplier) of
your video card. In every case except one this has solved the problem for
me. A motherboard swap solved that problem.
Another common problem I've seen with VIA chipsets is some motherboards
using them are very particular about what ram you can use. This can cause
instability when SP2 is installed. So far I've been able to diagnose this
with memtest86+. Swapping to the Kingston recommended ram for the
motherboard has always fixed this for me.
Kerry