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> >>>>
> >>>>>I have run my P111 at 140MHz FSB on my QDI Advance 10b M/B. I tried
to
> >>>>>raise it to 150MHz but it would not boot. Now for a reason I do not
> >>>>>understand I cannot run at 140MHz as XP bluescreen crashes out with
> >>>>>qucik flashed message roughly about possible driver/dll corruption.
> >>>>>Temperature never reported higher than 58C.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>What should be possible?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Beemer
> >>>>
> >>>>That when you had it overclocked to 150 it corrupted files on the hard
> >>>>drive (probably because of the PCI bus being overclocked 25%) so that
now
> >>>>XP can't run at any speed because those files are corrupted.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>David,
> >>>
> >>>Corruption has not prevented restart of XP provided that bios is
> >>>returned to default by battery removal.
> >>>
> >>>Beemer
> >>
> >>There ain't no BIOS alive, or dead, that can make XP boot if the system
> >>files are corrupted.
> >>
> >>
> >
> > David, I said nothing in my posts about corrupt system files.
> >
> > Beemer
>
> Oh Really? What do you call "XP bluescreen crashes out with qucik flashed
> message roughly about possible driver/dll corruption."
>
> You asked what could 'possibly' cause XP to blue screen on every boot
after
> your 150MHz FSB overclock attempt and I TOLD you: corrupt files on the
hard
> drive, probably caused by the 25% overclocked PCI bus.
>
> And, as I said, 'resetting BIOS' ain't going to fix corrupt system files,
> if that's the problem. And judging from your error message I'd say it's a
> good bet since it SAYS possible driver/dll corruption.
>
> First try stock speed and if it still errors out then, if you made a
> recovery disk, do a repair with that (still at stock speed). If not then
> start as if you're doing a reinstall, say 'no' to the first repair query
> screen (I.E. install windows), and then, after if 'finds' the existing
> windows installation tell it to repair it instead of a 'fresh install'.
> You'll have to also reinstall your service packs, IE updates, Media Player
> updates, and critical updates but your programs and data will remain
> intact. And don't bother with all the program 'install' requests before
the
> service pack gets installed; cancel them. They'll go away after service
> pack 1 is reinstalled.
>
To the OP,
Poor cable connections can imitate corrupted files, eg where a data cable is
not plugged in properly to the HD or MB and some of the pins are making
intermittent contact. It could pay to check these as well.
Dave
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