Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Sun, 07 Dec 2003 22:08:10 -0500 | From | Bob <> | Subject | Re: Catching NForce2 lockup with NMI watchdog - found? |
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Craig Bradney wrote:
>On Sat, 2003-12-06 at 01:21, Prakash K. Cheemplavam wrote: > > >>Craig Bradney wrote: >> >> >>>On Sat, 2003-12-06 at 00:49, Prakash K. Cheemplavam wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>Hi, >>>> >>>>*maybe* I found the bugger, at least I got APIC more stable (need to >>>>test whether oit is really stable, compiling kernel right now...): >>>> >>>>It is a problem with CPU disconnect function. I tried various parameters >>>>in bios and turned cpu disconnect off, and tada, I could do several >>>>subsequent hdparms and machine is running! As CPU disconnect is a ACPI >>>>state, if I am not mistkaen, I think there is something broken in ACPI >>>>right now or in APIC and cpu disconnect triggers the bug. >>>> >>>>Maybe now my windows environment is stable, as well. It was much more >>>>stable with cpu disconnect and apic, nevertheless seldomly locked up. >>>> >>>> >>>>So gals and guys, try disabling cpu disconnect in bios and see whether >>>>aopic now runs stable. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>>I have an Abit NF7-S Rev2.0 with Bios 2.0. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>>Prakash >>>> >>>> >>>I rebooted and checked in my BIOS, I dont seem to have "CPU Disconnect"? >>>Is there another name. I also downloaded the motherboard manual for your >>>NF7-S and cant find it there either? >>> >>> >>th efull name should be "CPU Disconnect Function". it is an the page >>with "enhanced pci performance", "enable system bios caching" ".. video >>bios caching" and all the spread spectrums. I have forgotten the name of >>that page in the main menu. Should the 3 or 4 in the first column. >> >>Perhaps your BIOS is too old. I remember it only came with 1.8 (or >>alike) and later. But usually this setting should be disabled at default. >> >>My machine still hasn't locked, btw. :-) >> >> > > >Sounds great.. maybe you have come across something. Yes, the CPU >Disconnect function arrived in your BIOS in revision of 2003/03/27 >"6.Adds"CPU Disconnect Function" to adjust C1 disconnects. The Chipset >does not support C2 disconnect; thus, disable C2 function." > >For me though.. Im on an ASUS A7N8X Deluxe v2 BIOS 1007. From what I can >see the CPU Disconnect isnt even in the Uber BIOS 1007 for this ASUS >that has been discussed. > >Craig > I don't have that in MSI K7N2 MCP2-T near the agp and fsb spread spectrum items or anywhere else.
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