Windows 2000 Pro

[Rodney DeKing]

I'm having trouble installing Windows 2000 Pro on my system. I have tried both a clean install and an upgrade from Windows ME. The motherboard is an ASUS CUV4X with a VIA Apollo Pro133Z Chipset. Everything goes along good right up to the point that Windows checks the system for installed hardware componets. It gets about 60-70% done and it stops with the "Blue screen of death" saying: "Hardware Malfunction, Call your hardware vendor for support, The system has halted". I did read some notes on the users message area on Western Digitals Harddrive web page from people having this problem. It seems as though the cause is the UDMA mode. Some people can disable the UDMA and install Win2000. This is not working for me. I even tried installing it on a Maxtor HD, same problem. I have heard that the VIA Chipset is a problem with Win 2000. Does anyone know of a work around or fix for this?

[Biff]

Welcome to SysOpt RDK http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

In order for members to help you, Post info on your system. I have a number of Win2K help related links to Microsoft, but they dont work at the moment, so I'll post back.

I got a P3V4X that uses the via133a chipset and it's fine with W2K, not sure that helps?

It would seem to me unlikely or real bad luck that you happen to have 2 different hard drives that are incompatible with W2K, perhaps its another device you got! when I've ran into install problems like that, I try a install with just video card & essentials.

My advice; post your sys specs & any other info the error code gave you & sit tight till other members post.
Good luck - Biff

[Biff]

Here is some info on a fix for W2K hangs with VIA chipset / AGP graphics card.
Problems with W2K and AGP -- specifically on VIA chipsets --

MS Knowledge Base ariticle Q261606 http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q261/6/06.asp
a W2K Post SP1 hotpatch for the following syptoms:

"When you run a program that uses 3D AGP functions on a Windows
2000-based computer that contains the VIA AGP chip set, the computer
may stop responding (hang)."

[Rodney DeKing]

Thanks for your reply. I found some messages on the VIAHardware.com webpage. The problem is with the VIA chipset drivers and Windows 2000 PRO.

[socalgal]

This topic most suitable for the Apps and OS forum - mooved. http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/wink.gif

[This message has been edited by socalgal (edited 01-24-2001).]