Need advice from computer builders

[seracca]

I have a situation.

I had two old computers, an AMD-K6, 450mhz, 256 meg ram, on which the mobo was screwed. In the closet I had a relic with an IBM 6x86L processor, 200mhz., motherboard and power supply and nothing else.

The manual said it could handle an AMD-K6 processor, so I decided it was time to learn about building a computer, and took the guts from the one with the blown mobo, processor and all, and put it on the working motherboard.

It actually runs, and I have everything up and working with windows xp.

But

When I power the unit completely off, and then re-boot, I get the following balloon messages, one after the other.

Windows has found new hardware and is installing it.

CDRW,

CDROM,

IDE Controller,

SIS PCI IDE Controller,

IDE Channel,

Primary IDE Channel,

IDE Channel,

Secondary IDE Channel,


After it installs these things, it asks for a reboot, and all is well until the next full power off. It seems to be losing those things when I turn it off. It seems to run ok after it finishes, just makes for a long start up. :)

Another thing, it doesn’t do this every time. Maybe 2 out of 10 startups goes normally.

I opened the Device Manager as soon as I boot, and under the IDE Controllers section, I have listed only IDE Controller, 3 times. As windows does its’ “installing new hardware” thing, these listings change to “Primary IDE Channel, Secondary IDE Channel, etc”.


I am guessing there is something I need to be doing with regards to the new processor. I noticed the voltage requirements were different so I adjusted the voltage jumpers to the core voltage for the AMD processor from 2.8 volts (the old processor) to 2.2 volts (from the AMD Site.)

What else should I be looking for?

[jackalman]

just a thought :idea: try a new battery in it since you said that these are 2 old computers the battery might be waining ;)

[Chris IOW]

Yeah I agree Try Battery First.

Also I think you are brave running XP on a 450mhz LOL. I take my hat off to ya :)

[seracca]

Battery was the first thing I replaced.

I even re-checked the new one on a battery tester to make sure it wasn't bad after I started getting the stuff above. :)

XP had been working just fine for almost a year on the original ....

[jackalman]

have you checked the bios settings m8 ?

im sure this was happening to me once because of the bios settings

[seracca]

Yeah .. I keep fiddling with them. Might get it right yet .....
Thanks

[dragonmaster]

if i remember correctly that winXP locks onto the computer Hard ware... so in your case...( if you didn't have a clean install if you did just ignore me) just re-install your winxp.. with the fix option on the winXP disc...

[seracca]

Just thought I'd update...... I didn't have time to work on it, and ....
The durned thing just stopped doing it, all on it's own! :confused:

Like XP had to "settle in" or something.

Thanks for the suggestions, all :t_up:

[Neo]

You absolutly need to change the jumpers. Old mobo's do not auto detect CPU's. You need to set the multiplyer, FSB, etc.. via the jumpers. Try searching online for a manual for your mobo.