Herro!
After all sorts of problems, I thought I would format and partition my hard drive, and re-install Windows.
All has not gone to plan however and after solving a few problems, I seem to have over-worked my brain.
I am quite confused on what exactly is in my computer and what does what so Qu. 1):
Is there a link that someone can point to that gives me a quick tuition on what the role/difference between the Motherboard, Chipset, SPD, CPU etc etc (basically all the headings on Everest) so that I can converse intelligently on EE?
Right, secondly. I have included the Everest hardware report at the bottom but I have a few, probably related problems.
1) MESH computers (the manufacturer of the PC) directly me to 3 links:
http://dlsvr01.asus.com/pu
http://dlsvr01.asus.com/pu
http://www.nvidia.com/obje
Which I followed, saved and unzipped in a location very close to the c: drive before running them.
The chipset program included when installing with a custom setting the 3com ethernet support and AGP GART Support from ATI
It installed fine until restarting at which point it hung on a black screen after the windows logo. Restarting it manually with the button on the front gave me a screen which gave me the option to start with the last known good settings.
When selecting just the ethernet option, all was good. Hence I am online.
The asus audio AD1888_W link started installing before coming up with the error: Severe! Driver not found. Reboot and run setup again.
After running Everest and looking on the Asus website, I thought the AD1980WHQL package was more appropriate but it came up with the same error. So I visited the Creative website and downloaded the package for My Audigy 2 Sound card . Hey presto, Sound!
Then there is the bottom link to the NVidia package, now as I am running Media Centre Edition, I beleive it is the wrong link anyway. So I found the correct one, and installed, Graphics seem to be working OK on my flat screen.
Dual View is not working though. In the NVidia control panel Single view only is available. Although if I select TV I can get the single view on the TV only...
According to Everest AGO Support is still not installed so I guess it wasnt installed with the NVidia package.
My Device Manager is showing 1 unknown device now: SM Bus Controller, from what I have researched quickly, I think it is linked to the chipset.
In conclusion... everest is showing 2 graphics-y type components, The GeForce 6800 Ultra which I assume is the dedicated graphics card and the ATI Radeon 9200 which I assume is onboard to the chipset(?)
What do I need to do to fix it all!!!!
Thanks for spending the time to read and think about it...
Everest Hardware report (top part anyway):
Computer:
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name BIGBOY
User Name Joe
Motherboard:
CPU Type Intel Pentium 4, 3000 MHz (15 x 200)
Motherboard Name Asus P4R800-VM (3 PCI, 1 AGP, 4 DDR DIMM, Audio, Video, LAN)
Motherboard Chipset ATI Radeon 9100 IGP
System Memory 1024 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type AMI (09/02/04)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port Printer Port (LPT1)
Display:
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra (256 MB)
3D Accelerator nVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra
Monitor Plug and Play Monitor [NoDB] (4T025817)
Multimedia:
Audio Adapter Creative SB0350 Audigy 2 ZS Sound Card
Storage:
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive Maxtor 7Y250P0 (250 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133)
Optical Drive SONY DVD RW DW-U18A (DVD+RW:8x/4x, DVD-RW:8x/2x, DVD-ROM:12x, CD:40x/24x/40x DVD+RW/DVD-RW)
Optical Drive SONY DVD-ROM DDU1613 (16x/48x DVD-ROM)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK
Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 130002 MB (123497 MB free)
D: (NTFS) 109356 MB (84576 MB free)
Total Size 233.7 GB (203.2 GB free)
Input:
Keyboard HID Keyboard Device
Mouse Microsoft USB IntelliMouse Optical
Network:
Network Adapter 3Com 3C920B-EMB-WNM Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller (192.168.0.69)
Modem SoftV92 Data Fax Modem
Peripherals:
Printer Auto HP DeskJet 930C/932C/935C on PHATBOY
USB1 Controller ATI SB200 - USB Controller
USB1 Controller ATI SB200 - USB Controller
USB2 Controller ATI SB200 - USB 2.0 Controller
USB Device Microsoft USB IntelliMouse Optical
USB Device USB Human Interface Device
--------[ DMI ]-------------------------
[ BIOS ]
BIOS Properties:
Vendor American Megatrends Inc.
Version 1006.003
Release Date 09/02/2004
Size 512 KB
Boot Devices Floppy Disk, Hard Disk, CD-ROM, ATAPI ZIP, LS-120
Capabilities Flash BIOS, Shadow BIOS, Selectable Boot, EDD, BBS
Supported Standards DMI, APM, ACPI, ESCD, PnP
Expansion Capabilities ISA, PCI, AGP, USB
[ System ]
System Properties:
Manufacturer To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Product To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Version To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Serial Number To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Universal Unique ID 7CEBE6D8-84E2D811-871FCB5B
Wake-Up Type PCI PME#
[ Motherboard ]
Motherboard Properties:
Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Product P4R800-VM
Version 1.02
Serial Number MB-1234567890
[ Chassis ]
Chassis Properties:
Manufacturer Chassis Manufacture
Version Chassis Version
Serial Number Chassis Serial Number
Asset Tag Asset-1234567890
Chassis Type Desktop Case
Boot-Up State Safe
Power Supply State Safe
Thermal State Safe
Security Status None
[ Memory Controller ]
Memory Controller Properties:
Error Detection Method None
Error Correction None
Supported Memory Interleave 1-Way
Current Memory Interleave 1-Way
Supported Memory Speeds 70ns, 60ns, 50ns
Supported Memory Types DIMM, SDRAM
Supported Memory Voltages 2.9V
Maximum Memory Module Size 4096 MB
Memory Slots 4
[ Processors / Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz ]
Processor Properties:
Manufacturer Intel
Version Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
Serial Number To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Asset Tag To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Part Number To Be Filled By O.E.M.
External Clock 200 MHz
Maximum Clock 3400 MHz
Current Clock 3000 MHz
Type Central Processor
Voltage 1.3 V
Status Enabled
Socket Designation CPU 1
[ Caches / L1-Cache ]
Cache Properties:
Type Internal
Status Enabled
Operational Mode Varies with Memory Address
Associativity 4-way Set-Associative
Maximum Size 16 KB
Installed Size 16 KB
Supported SRAM Type Pipeline Burst
Current SRAM Type Pipeline Burst
Error Correction Single-bit ECC
Socket Designation L1-Cache
[ Caches / L2-Cache ]
Cache Properties:
Type Internal
Status Enabled
Operational Mode Varies with Memory Address
Associativity 4-way Set-Associative
Maximum Size 1024 KB
Installed Size 1024 KB
Supported SRAM Type Pipeline Burst
Current SRAM Type Pipeline Burst
Error Correction Single-bit ECC
Socket Designation L2-Cache
[ Memory Modules / DIMM0 ]
Memory Module Properties:
Socket Designation DIMM0
Type DIMM
Speed 50 ns
Installed Size 512 MB
Enabled Size 512 MB
[ Memory Modules / DIMM1 ]
Memory Module Properties:
Socket Designation DIMM1
Type DIMM
Speed 50 ns
Installed Size Not Installed
Enabled Size Not Installed
[ Memory Modules / DIMM2 ]
Memory Module Properties:
Socket Designation DIMM2
Type DIMM
Speed 50 ns
Installed Size 512 MB
Enabled Size 512 MB
[ Memory Modules / DIMM3 ]
Memory Module Properties:
Socket Designation DIMM3
Type DIMM
Speed 50 ns
Installed Size Not Installed
Enabled Size Not Installed
[ Memory Devices / DIMM0 ]
Memory Device Properties:
Form Factor DIMM
Type Detail Fast-paged, Pseudo-static
Size 512 MB
Speed 400 MHz
Total Width 64-bit
Data Width 64-bit
Device Locator DIMM0
Bank Locator BANK0
Manufacturer Manufacturer0
Serial Number SerNum0
Asset Tag AssetTagNum0
Part Number PartNum0
[ Memory Devices / DIMM1 ]
Memory Device Properties:
Form Factor DIMM
Type Detail Fast-paged, Pseudo-static
Speed 400 MHz
Total Width 64-bit
Data Width 64-bit
Device Locator DIMM1
Bank Locator BANK1
Manufacturer Manufacturer1
Serial Number SerNum1
Asset Tag AssetTagNum1
Part Number PartNum1
[ Memory Devices / DIMM2 ]
Memory Device Properties:
Form Factor DIMM
Type Detail Fast-paged, Pseudo-static
Size 512 MB
Speed 400 MHz
Total Width 64-bit
Data Width 64-bit
Device Locator DIMM2
Bank Locator BANK2
Manufacturer Manufacturer2
Serial Number SerNum2
Asset Tag AssetTagNum2
Part Number PartNum2
[ Memory Devices / DIMM3 ]
Memory Device Properties:
Form Factor DIMM
Type Detail Fast-paged, Pseudo-static
Speed 400 MHz
Total Width 64-bit
Data Width 64-bit
Device Locator DIMM3
Bank Locator BANK3
Manufacturer Manufacturer3
Serial Number SerNum3
Asset Tag AssetTagNum3
Part Number PartNum3
[ System Slots / AGP ]
System Slot Properties:
Slot Designation AGP
Usage In Use
Data Bus Width 32-bit
Length Short
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OK, excellent sites for the details, thanks.
However, I have already downloaded the drivers from the Asus website, and that is the chipset driver package which contains the 2 details - AGP Gart & Ethernet. The AGP Gart will not install without hanging on a black screen on reboot.
Should the Chipset be providing the AGP or my NVidia graphics card?
Cheers
J
what i would do is install it with 1 video card (onboard), then load all drivers for the board - and THEN install the second video card.
as a matter of fact, i always suggest to install the bare mobo with minimum drives, without add on cards, to avoid misleading indications.
if you take the GEforce out, things will be clearer in device manager and Everest
OK, all went as planned.
Uninstalled NVidia and booted using onboard. Installed the Gart support that crashed last time. Rebooted in BIOS to NVidia, update driver package.
Everest Chipset page shows more normal AGP section.
However, I still have the SM Bus Controller 'unknown device' in device manager.
From a bit of a search this may be connected to the chipset, though I have installed the most recent chipset from the ASUS website.
?
Also in NVidia control panel I am unable to view multiple monitors at the same time any more:
In 'Change Display Configuration' > 'Choose the nView display mode to use'
Only use one display (single) is the only option.
Before format, I used to have the clone / Dual-View options.
The second option, however 'Select the display you would like to use'
Allows me to select either my TV or my Monitor, both of which work fine on their own.
My monitor connects through a VGA Cable - DVI adapter
My TV connects through S-Video
?
Cheers!
J
The SMBus controller is the 'System Management Bus controller', it's part of the chipset on your motherboard.
Problems with the SMBus controller typically indicate that you didn't install the INF update utility, also known as the Chipset Software Installation utility.
this can indicate 2 things :
1- you did not install the correct chipset driver,
2- your motherboard has a bad chipset, in which case you need to replace the mobo
you did install this one, yes ?
chipset_Win2k_XP_7_991.zip
http://support.asus.com/do
located under others
Uh oh.
Yes i'm pretty sure thats the one. The desktop is at home so I will have to check later.
As far as I can remember though, it only showed 2 components when installing using 'Custom':
1) AGP Gart Support
2) 3Com ethernet support
And thats all. Could this be the reason? Am I missing a complete chipset driver package?
I dont really like the idea of a new motherboard, meh...
J
>> 3Com ethernet support << relates to a network card; should be this one :
ftp://dlsvr02.asus.com/pub
>> AGP Gart Support << should be loaded by the chipset driver, so i suppose those 2 problems would be cured together.
>> I dont really like the idea of a new motherboard, meh << who does? check if it carries warranty to have it replaced, other wise you'll need to empty your pockets . .
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by: nobusPosted on 2006-09-12 at 01:38:22ID: 17500671
for your Q on the components, look here :
http://www.pcguide.com/ref
http://www.millbury.k12.ma
http://www.pctechguide.com
http://www.webopedia.com/T
according to Everest, you have the P4R800-VM motherboard; all the drivers here :
http://support.asus.com/do
you can disable the onboard graphics in the BIOs