Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 13:06:51 10/01/00
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On October 01, 2000 at 15:48:22, Fernando Villegas wrote:
>Hi to anybody with technical acumen:
>
>I just upgraded my computer that had an Intel 200 MMX card to a AMD model 598LMR
>of 500 Mhz and my troubles begun at once. The computer hangs after 2 or 3
>minutes of operation saying it has this problem:
>OE : 0187 : BFF 8E64B
>
>or it stops after saying there is another problem of he kind VMM or so.
>
>The guy that installed the new card say it is excellent, the new one that I
>called after my troubles begun say it is awful. So now I have two options:
>trying to configurate again this new card to run my devices -in Windows Me- or
>just returning to my old Intel one. So the kernell of my problem is: it this AMD
>card really so bad that anyway I must replace it?
>Thanks
>Fernando
If you are running Windows 95, the problem is known and you need to install the
program AMDK6UPD.EXE (it's a bug in Windows 95 with AMD processors of 350MHz or
faster).
If you have W98 or higher, you don't need this update.
It could also be that you have a faulty SDRAM module. Try to exchange the RAM
modules locations, or try other modules.
Or the processor has a problem. You can try to run it at a much lower speed just
to see if the problem is still there. Overclocked processors can do that (crash
after several minutes) if you run them too fast.
You can also try to run the processor at a slightly higher voltage. 2.2V is
sometimes not enough for some AMD processors. In this case 2.4V fixes the
problem.
One ugly thing that happened to me and did exactly what you describe: check that
the processor fan is OK. If it does not work, the system will hang after 2 to 3
minutes (or less).
It looks like an obvious thing, but I have been caught by this problem very
stupidly last year. Actually the fan sometimes worked, and sometimes it stopped.
When I looked at it it worked, when I closed the box it stopped working. It has
been playing with my nerves until I discovered the problem and replaced it. :(
Something else to try: reinstall the system from scratch (if the computer does
not crash before the installation is complete).
Good luck.
Christophe
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