How to install the AMD X2 drivers, hotfix, the correct way.

I ve been having the same game stuttering problems .Sometimes i even had complety hang(crash) followed by repeating sound or even cold boots,with my new opteron 165 0551 WPMW.All these in multihour dual prime stable-snm conditions.
Hotfix certainly made things much better.I also found out that errata options are quite relevant and should be set to auto to be 100% sure dual core cpu doesnt have cache access problems.By the way i cant explain why MS doesnt autoupload, with this critical in my opinion hotfix,in their online update service.My best guess is that its beta still and thats why it doesnt fix completely the problem.

Today after playing a few hours online CoD2 and single player Q4,FEAR i found this stuttering problems been somehow related to xplosions or hard swap file accesses.Anyone else that has observed any of those things too?

BTW the rest of my rig is a DFI SLI DR EXPERT,2x1GB Ballistix Tracer still Alive :banana: 2x74GB Raptors on RAID0 and a xfx GTX 256.Also i have an xfi xtrememusic on 1 pci and would like to know really before i put an old ZS to test too if someone has seen the same effect with other onboard or mount Sound card to be 100% sure its not the classic xfi release bug with nf4 chipset stability issue.

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Which one? I have to do it for COD2.

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NASCAR 2003, although I think BF2 stutters some too...

I think it may have been the graphics drivers I was using. :(

I was using chipset 635 (I think?) and display 81.95.

Now using latest tested versions of both.

I played BF2 a little last night but I'm too lazy to play games at the moment. :eek:

cant download the hotfix =(

I'm trying to install the X2 update, but get two errors. I posted the screenshots here:
http://forums.amd.com/index.php?showtopic=68749

Anyone seen this before?

Thx

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Originally Posted by johnmsch

I'm trying to install the X2 update, but get two errors. I posted the screenshots here:
http://forums.amd.com/index.php?showtopic=68749

Anyone seen this before?

Thx

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Do you have SP2 installed? It seems the AMD driver can't be installed without SP2

mmmmm i did this thing but still cant play lineage 2 without setting the affinity =(

ok sorry if this has been answered elsewhere in the thread, but the thread is very long now and I didnt see the answer.

If I have CnQ disabled, and I am overclocking (opty 170 @ 2.8ghz) with a slight vcore boost (1.37v) -- is it safe to install the AMD driver? Will that "throttle" my cpu by reducing volts and thus cause me to crash? Also what exactly does the /usepmtimer switch do? I havent seen an explanation of this anywhere and what effect this has on performance.

trying to figure out which, if any, of these tweaks I need to apply.

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ok sorry if this has been answered elsewhere in the thread, but the thread is very long now and I didnt see the answer.

If I have CnQ disabled, and I am overclocking (opty 170 @ 2.8ghz) with a slight vcore boost (1.37v) -- is it safe to install the AMD driver? Will that "throttle" my cpu by reducing volts and thus cause me to crash? Also what exactly does the /usepmtimer switch do? I havent seen an explanation of this anywhere and what effect this has on performance.

trying to figure out which, if any, of these tweaks I need to apply.

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Hey, to simply answer your question, many of the people including myself are overclocking, as far as crashing that depends on your setup, not the patch, or the driver, and the /usepmtimer, i dont exactly know what it does......also this is fully reversable, so give it a shot if u like and see for yourself, i got nothing but better performance after, good luck!

Thanks GAR, i gave it a shot--- seems to be working! :) i have CnQ disabled in the bios, I installed the AMD proc driver and the reg patch, as well as the boot.ini switch and all seems well, haven't had the negative pings anymore either. :D

Αnybody having problems with game COD2 in winxp x64.Ι guess its got to do with the hotfix issue but no hotfix for x64.Sound stutering problem until after some hour i get a repeating sound hangup.Prime stable conditions.

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Αnybody having problems with game COD2 in winxp x64.Ι guess its got to do with the hotfix issue but no hotfix for x64.Sound stutering problem until after some hour i get a repeating sound hangup.Prime stable conditions.

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Since your using X64, and there is no fix for X64 yet, and probably wont be either, try setting the affinity to cpu1, see if that helps.....

Here's something fun. With amd driver installed, no windows hotfix, and COD2 "pre inteldualcore" patch, it runs fine.

On a previous windows install, I had the windows hotfix and COD2 patched. It was uber sloppy unless I set affinity.

Wonder what did it? The hotfix or the patch? My money's on the patch, but I don't care to find out since it runs great now, lol!

Does this also apply to Windows Server 2003 w/SP1?

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Does this also apply to Windows Server 2003 w/SP1?

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Nope, the fix is only for windows xp SP2 only...if your having issues id email MS.

hey gar the link for the hotfix is dead

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hey gar the link for the hotfix is dead

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Yeah, I was just going to post that.

http://www.amdzone.com/files/WinXPdualcorehotfix.exe

:)

ok, i replaced the download link with the one from amdzone.com, thanks for the link guy above.

Hey guys im really afected by this problem but i have extra one..my XP SP2 is spanish one and i cant fcking find the Fix for XP SP2 Spanish version.. anyone know where i can get it? i would be really happy if someone can help me plz >_<

Greetings guys

How do we know the patch is already installed ?

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ok, i replaced the download link with the one from amdzone.com, thanks for the link guy above.

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GAR the link from amdzone.com doesn't seem working for me.

Ok ...

I just installed Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (fresh install), since I got my new Dual-Core system. Which is: ASUS A8N-SLi Premium/Corsair PC-3200 XL 1GB/AMD Athlon X2 4400+/ATi X1800 XL/Windows XP SP2 Home

My previous system was: Same Memory, Same GPU, but different CPU and Motherboard (which were AMD Athlon 64 3500+ & ASUS A8V Deluxe, respectively) and Windows XP SP1 Home

So, right after installing SP2, I proceeded to install even more updates from the Microsoft web-site. Then, I installed the AMD Dual-Core Drivers version 1.2.2.1 (also showing as 1.2.2.0 in device manager).

Then I installed the Hotfix. After that, I properly edited the Registry to activate the fix (set to "1").

Then, I edited the Boot.ini file with the proper extra switch at the end.

Finally, I installed my games, and tried everything ...

What I can say is the following:

1) I never had stuttering/crashing issues in Battlefield 2 on my previous system, and I still do not have any issues as of now on my new system, so, that's good news.

2) ALL my Steam games (I don't even need to mention which ones, it's simply all of them) are now stuttering, and rarely I get some crashes to Desktop. They never had any issues whatsoever on my previous system.

3) Upon "testing" the differences in my games between my new system (Dual-Core with Hotfix, and old Single-Core system without even SP2 at all) and my old one ... what I can say for sure is that even with the Hotfix, the stuttering issue is still present in perhaps not all, but still many games, and quite popular ones.

Battlefield 2, all my real-time-strategy games (including AoE III), and some others do not "lag", nor stutter at all. They're smooth as they were on my previous system.

But as I mentioned above ... all my Steam games (especially Half-Life 2: Deathmatch) stutter like no tomorrow.

And, yes, I also tried to set the CPU affinity to one Core. It doesn't change anything to the stuttering games.

humm.. the best fix to play your games is to use a program to launch games no more high pings stuttering etC. u guys shoud give it a try is called winxplauncher
get it here -> http://www.majorgeeks.com/download870.html go to programs 1)ADD A PROGRAM 2)find the exe file for your game bf2.exe for example and then set the affinity from there. :)

I just tried that WinLauncherXP thingy ...

It changes absolutely nothing. Still stutters.

Valve Software themselves know about most of the Source-based games on Steam suffering from stuttering issues, and they are trying to fix it, once again, as of now, as a Beta fix.

But ...

Why in the great heck I had not a single slow-down/stuttering/lag issue with Steam on my previous system ... I have no idea.

EDIT: I found out what the problem was caused by.

It was a mere Internet Connection-related problem within Steam's options. The type of Connection that was selected was 56K. But I am running on a 1.5MB DSL one. So I changed it to 1MB, and everything runs smooth as air now.

Sometimes it's just related to a software in particular (stuttering/hick-ups/weird lag behaviors), and not the actual hardware.

Well, I'm very happy now. As of now my system is really the fastest I have ever built.

I installed this Hot Fix last night, after doing some research on why I got so many lag spikes playing Day of Defeat Source. On my laptop (non dual core) I never got spikes, but on my desktop (AMD X2 4400, much better components all around as well) I would get lag spikes ever 5-10 minutes, and a lot of choke from the graphics card. After playing for four hours last night after this fix, the system had zero faults, my ping improved, FPS went from 70's to 80's in the same areas, and played smooth as melted butter.

Also, my task manager showed me true processor use, instead of just the same old reports. My 3dMark scores went up 300 points, and my computer seems to be faster overall.

Here are my full desktop specs:

Windows Media Center Edition (Havnt seen someone say it worked on this yet, even though it should of by common sense, seeing as Media Center is mostly like a skin for XP)
AMD X2 4400 2.2 ghz (Sometimes I OC to 2.5, didnt while testing)
2 x 250 gb Western Digital SATA II 16mb Cache
2 Gigs (4x512mb) Patriot Memory
470 mhz Factory OC EVGA Nvidia GT7800
Arctic Freezer 64
Idle Temps @ 34 C in a 75 F room (Im not doing the math lol)

When i change the core affinities for my windows programs and games they'll stay at what i set them untill i restart. The i alt/ctrl/del and all my programs run on both cores again which causes some applications to crash.

Is there anyway to save the affinities so applications will stay locked to one core?

I have my AMD drivers and hot fix loaded

-Ray

is that really necessary??

coz I don't feel there is any problem at all......:confused:

Does this pertain to the FX 60?

I am just about fed up with the constant hang's of my games such as COD2 and Dnd Online. seems the higher end the game the more often it does it. i get a screen freeze followed by the sound looping and then it rights itself after 10-15 secs. ive tried setting affinity and the hotfix and all the updated drivers. i have no idea whats causing this or how to fix it. i got a RMA on my GTX card but i cant see it bein faulty cus it works fine most the time. also this only happens in the 3.0 tests on 3dmark06.

any advise?

Mine does the same EXACT thing pandamonia, sept mine usually won't recover, it'll just crap out completely and the other night i got a primary data dump blue screen.

Stats:

Amd x2 4400
2GB corsaid XMS
1 seagate SATA 2 300GB drive
EVGA 7800GT
EPOX nforce 4 ultra board
550 Antec Truepower 2

i dont know why this is happening but it sure aint good, not sure if RMA my GTX will do anything! i am unsure what to do!

I'm guessing my PSU is the problem, alot of people have been having trouble with the antecs lately when used on dual cores. Mine makes a buzzing sound even if everything is shut down so i imagine a capacitor is blown out in there. I'm getting an enermax tomorrow and hopefully that'll fix the problem. I'll check back in, seeming you're using an OCZ i wouldn't even care to guess what the trouble is. If the system boots, it shouldn't be a bad CPU, RAM, or video card. When the cpu goes bad it usually overheats madly and shuts system down, bad ram usually won't allow the system to boot at all, and a bad VGA would give you alot of artifacting and crazy colors in the post.

I'd say it's either a software problem or your motherboard acting fruity. Try reformating the drive without adding the nforce storage drivers, and i'd suggest loading the nforce drivers from the nvidia website not the mobo manufacturer.

Good luck to ya.

Hey guys,

Just wanted to post this reference.

I intially just installed the AMD x2 drivers, and Nvidia Newest Dual core support Drivers. Didn't install the windows hotfix since the link was down.

I found that games were running a bit slow, but since it's my first dual I didn't know what to think. It seemed slower than my Opteron 148 at about the same speed. I thought maybe it was just me.

Well tonight I installed the Hotfix, did the regedit, and games are much. Watching my task manager while playing (dual monitor) both CPU are utilized 80% of the time +. Frame rates are smooth, if not smoother than with my Opteron 148 in Battlefield 2.

Excellent fix. Thank you Gar.

So sad there isnt any x64 patch yet :(

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So sad there isnt any x64 patch yet :(

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When I ran my dual core in X64 I didn't notice any problems like x32. I suspect the dual core support is much better, since it was native to server 2003 (the basis for x64).

GAR!!!!!! You rock man! :up:

This made my system run SOOOO much better!
(ASUS A8R32-MVP running a FX-60)
Games are smooth!!! MP3 files don't skip, DiVX ripping is faster and more reliable, And you wouldn't believe how much smoother the 3Dmark benches look!

----> And even better yet!!!!!
I too have a dual monitor setup and was running the task manager and my Temp prog on the 2nd monitor... With them up while i was playing CS:S I noticed something amazing!!!

Before the patch I was running at 100% CPU usage on both cores all the time! Which gave me a high CPU temp...

After I ran the patch CS:S would run at 50% on both cores :eek: and I dropped my temp by 5*C!!!!! :clap: :up:

This thing runs soooo much better now!

Just got my Opty 170. Thanks for putting this together!!!

you guys are welcome!!

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When I ran my dual core in X64 I didn't notice any problems like x32. I suspect the dual core support is much better, since it was native to server 2003 (the basis for x64).

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I guess so also :toast:

I just installed the hotfix and rebooted fine. When I read the Microsoft article it states 'disable the new performance state...' when discussing the registry change.

The word new implies that updating the registry will disable the hotfix, but after reading this thread it seems like the registry changes are required.

Had I not been on this forum and just read the article by itself I'd assume the registry changes are not required.
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I just installed the hotfix and rebooted fine. When I read the Microsoft article it states 'disable the new performance state...' when discussing the registry change.

The word new implies that updating the registry will disable the hotfix, but after reading this thread it seems like the registry changes are required.

Had I not been on this forum and just read the article by itself I'd assume the registry changes are not required.
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As a general rule setting a reg entry to 1 enables something... My games look choppy without having this key inputted.

figured out what my problem was, bad ram.

14 passes over 9 hours and i had 690,000 errors in memtest

anyone know where I can get the hotfix for my Win XP Norwegian language?
Thanks for the great how-to-do it. Looking forward to try it out if I ever find the hotfix.

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anyone know where I can get the hotfix for my Win XP Norwegian language?
Thanks for the great how-to-do it. Looking forward to try it out if I ever find the hotfix.

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you might have a problem bro, there is no fix for your lang. but i would recommend you contact MS, see if they have something for your language, good luck.

Had to install the hotfix on my last installation. Was doing it in CS:S with 1600x1200/full aa/full af/everything at max, yet video stress test was reporting a good average fps. It was just dropping to 3 fps every couple of seconds consistantly. I thought it was just my X1900 not being upto the job, so I dropped everything to minimum and it would still do it just as bad. Tried the drivers + hotfix and now everything is fine. Never needed this on my last installation, must be one of those things.

finally.. got the hotfix for my language, followed the steps and rebooted.
And now it's all goooood!
Thanks alot for the great post GAR =)

I have problem to install the hotfix :( When i try to install the hot fix, btw I think i have the latest drivers to amd = 1.2.2.0? when I Install it and restart, after the windows loading screen it become blue screen for 1sec so i couldent se what it stod and it restart again. is there something i could do reinstall the windows? I Would appreciate some help if it can be fixed. I play bf2 and It gets very laggy and disconnect me from the server.

one more time and no offense.

is that really necessary??

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one more time and no offense.

is that really necessary??

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If you have a dual core and a win 32 OS... yes unless you don't mind the poor performance... some people can't tell the diff cause they just don't know any better.

Big Thanks GAR !!
Absolutely better performance for my X2 3800+
and very clear and easy steps u provided

before i update the hotfix , my cs-s is ok , not smooth and lag. but about 3 days ago steam update itself and new problem comes. i get in task manager and find one core is about 5% useage the other is 100%. they are not average again . i do not know how to fix it . please help me ,thanks.

Can some1 plz tell me if i dont use C'n'Q what should i install ?

I installed all what it says on the frist page , but as i read the thread some1 said the regedit is not necesary if dont use C'n'Q.

So should i disable the reg tweak?

Well it helped me out :toast:
I got after a half hour slow downs in battlefield 2,now it runs like a smooth silk thingy lol.
Thx for this nice info m8 :toast:
@ darksun: i dont use C'n'Q and still had slow downs in games after a half hour,so yes it is possible you get slow downs,even if you dont use C'n'Q

I dont think any of us use CnQ, the hotfix fixes issues with or wihout CnQ, mostly without, fix is a must for dual core users.

sorry if this has been asked before but....how can I tell if the AMD driver is already installed on my system or not?...is there a way of checking?

also same with the MS hotfix...if I do not have the /usepmtimer in my boot.ini does this mean that I do not have the hotfix installed? and if I have it then it means that I do have it installed?

are they both necessary for gamers only or for general PC usage as well?

Thanks

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sorry if this has been asked before but....how can I tell if the AMD driver is already installed on my system or not?...is there a way of checking?

also same with the MS hotfix...if I do not have the /usepmtimer in my boot.ini does this mean that I do not have the hotfix installed? and if I have it then it means that I do have it installed?

are they both necessary for gamers only or for general PC usage as well?

Thanks

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Hey, you can go into device manager and check your cpu driver, if its by MS then you dont have the amd driver installed, if the provider is AMD then you obviously do, as for the /usepmtimer if you dont have it then the HOTFIX is not installed, just follow the instructions on page one and you should be fine, also this fix is for both, general pc usage and gaming.

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Hey, you can go into device manager and check your cpu driver, if its by MS then you dont have the amd driver installed, if the provider is AMD then you obviously do

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when I checked my CPU driver version it says it is from AMD so I thought I was all set...but then I looked at the driver version and it was listed as version 1.2.2.0 from 10/26/04...but on the AMD site they list the dual core hotfix version number as being 1.2.2.2 from May 2005...

so should I leave it alone or download the new 1.2.2.2 driver?

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when I checked my CPU driver version it says it is from AMD so I thought I was all set...but then I looked at the driver version and it was listed as version 1.2.2.0 from 10/26/04...but on the AMD site they list the dual core hotfix version number as being 1.2.2.2 from May 2005...

so should I leave it alone or download the new 1.2.2.2 driver?

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Yeah mine is the same thing, and its the one from may 2005, so your fine with that driver.

Hey guys i have a quick question. My 3700+ is showing that it has Toledo core + my CPU steping is same as X2 3800+ CPUs have. CCBWE 0541XPMW
Should i try X2 drivers and hope getting Dualcore working?

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Hey guys i have a quick question. My 3700+ is showing that it has Toledo core + my CPU steping is same as X2 3800+ CPUs have. CCBWE 0541XPMW
Should i try X2 drivers and hope getting Dualcore working?

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LOL.....driver will not enable dual core to work, if you have dual core in task manager you will have two boxes for your cpu traffic, and thats wierd how u got a 3700+ toledo, can u take a screen shot of cpu-z?

I have spend the last day trying to track down a bug that caused my rig to BSOD every time I started my Logitech profiler program needed to use with my MOMO wheel (without the profiler program there is no force feedback)

It was due to the MS hotfix/hack : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Session Manager, point to New, and then click Key.
3. Type Throttle for the new key name.
4. Right-click Throttle, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
5. Type PerfEnablePackageIdle for the value name.
6. Right-click PerfEnablePackageIdle, and then click Modify.
7. In the Edit DWORD Value box, type 1. :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Without the reg hack the Logitech proggy works and no blue screen

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LOL.....driver will not enable dual core to work, if you have dual core in task manager you will have two boxes for your cpu traffic, and thats wierd how u got a 3700+ toledo, can u take a screen shot of cpu-z?

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CPUZ does not find my CPU codename ,tehnology , revision

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I dont think any of us use CnQ, the hotfix fixes issues with or wihout CnQ, mostly without, fix is a must for dual core users.

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alrite, I'll try and see......does it apply for DC Opty?

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alrite, I'll try and see......does it apply for DC Opty?

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YUP, but you have to download different drivers.

You have to DL different drivers for an Opteron? I thought they were the same cores?

EDIT: got likage? :)

Good question. I thought they were the same...so does AMD.

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Good question. I thought they were the same...so does AMD.

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Thats what I thought too :confused:

The only diff are 32 and 64bit drivers

http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/...1_9033,00.html

thats the link to the OPTY's drivers, but it doesnt say weather is single or dual core.

From the link, i think they're all the same ;)

Did anyone find that there idle temps went up 2-3 degree's after this fix

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Did anyone find that there idle temps went up 2-3 degree's after this fix

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Nope, mine stayed the same, that would be a first?

Thanks Garnik. Check your PM.

Hi. Im new to this forum, so plz be patient with me :P

I have always had some problems with lagging, both ingame and even when pictures are gliding over my screen. What happens is that the moving picture (or everything you see while playing a game) laggs every second. It kinda "jumps" forward every second. That specs (resolution, details etc.) im playing witih in games doesnt have any effect on the lagging itself.

My computer specs, are as follows:

CPU: Athlon 64 4200+ x2
G. card: XFX Geforce 7800gtx
MB: Asus A8N-sli premium
Mem: 2x Corsair twinx1024-3200xl
Power: Hiper Strømf. atx 580W

Ive tried the hotfix. It didnt help.. What is my problem??

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Hi. Im new to this forum, so plz be patient with me :P

I have always had some problems with lagging, both ingame and even when pictures are gliding over my screen. What happens is that the moving picture (or everything you see while playing a game) laggs every second. It kinda "jumps" forward every second. That specs (resolution, details etc.) im playing witih in games doesnt have any effect on the lagging itself.

My computer specs, are as follows:

CPU: Athlon 64 4200+ x2
G. card: XFX Geforce 7800gtx
MB: Asus A8N-sli premium
Mem: 2x Corsair twinx1024-3200xl
Power: Hiper Strømf. atx 580W


Ive tried the hotfix. It didnt help.. What is my problem??

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Do the hotfix and the drivers, as instructed, and make sure you have the newest drivers installed for ur video card, if you do all this and you still have lag, try reinstalling windows, if still gettig lag, then i assume you might have a problem with your hardware.

i have completed the hotfix, and installed new drivers. Windows is also reinstalled, not long ago.

So you think there is something wrong with my HW? Even tho videos and "google earth" (when gliding over the world and stuff) works perfectly? Just cant understand what does all this.. :s BTW, i did the hotfix, but didnt really see any differences with the performance...

Other clues?

I will try to reinstall windows in a few days. Just not yet :p

W3P

I highly doubt that its hardware. I highly suspect you did not install all the motherboard drivers and newest Nvidia drivers.... correctly..

1- Go to the Asus site and get the latest drivers for your motherboard. Chipset drivers. Install them. Reboot as needed.
2- Go to the NVidia site and get the latest Vid card drivers and install them.
3- Install the AMD dirvers and the MS hotfix.

You should be fine.
Check your BIOS and make sure all is as it should be.

But its said on the Nvidia site, that its recomended that i uninstall the prev. drivers before i install the new ones; is this for real, or just typical "to be on the safe side" kinda thing? I will try this tomorrow, as i live in Norway, and its getting kinda late :p thanks btw!

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Hey, i decided to make this thread since i was once in the need of some answers i had as to why my amd x2 was having problems with gaming, speed ups slow downs, sound familiar?....well im going to show you step by step how to install the drivers, hotfix, and several other things that need to be done. People often say that the amd drivers are used for Cool and Quiet only, that is not true, i speak from expierience as i have had the amd X2 cpu's since the first week of launch and have played around with them for 5 months already. Just follow these steps to get the best stability and performance from your amd x2 cpu.

PLEASE BACKUP YOUR REGISTRY FIRST!!

1 - Install the amd drivers, download it from here... http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/..._13118,00.html

2 - read this website and downlaod the hotfix....READ here http://support.microsoft.com/?id=896256 ........Download here http://www.amdzone.com/files/WinXPdualcorehotfix.exe

3 - Edit your registry to enable the HOTFIX, follow these steps.
1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK.
2. Right-click HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Session Manager, point to New, and then click Key.
3. Type Throttle for the new key name.
4. Right-click Throttle, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
5. Type PerfEnablePackageIdle for the value name.
6. Right-click PerfEnablePackageIdle, and then click Modify.
7. In the Edit DWORD Value box, type 1. In the Value data box, make sure that Hexadecimal is selected, and then click OK.
8. Quit Registry Editor.

4 - Make sure your BOOT.ini has this command in it, /usepmtimer to check, right click on My Computer go to properties, click on the ADVANCE tab, then under startup and recovery click on settings, then click on EDIT....make sure your boot.ini looks like this

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /usepmtimer

Finally your done, if anyone has any questions feel free to PM me, hopefully this will be a help to alot of people.

OK, since some people switch to single core after having issues with dual core, here is a simple way to remove the Hotfix and drivers.

1 - Uninstall the Hotfix, go into ad/remove programs, click on show updates and remove update numbered KB896256

2 - Reverse the registry entry.

3 - Uninstall the AMD drivers.

4 - Go into your boot.ini and remove /usepmtimer, and your done.

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I noticed noexecute=optin/fastdect/ is oppisite of what I have. Here's mine: /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn /usepmtimer??
Is this just a mistake on your part or is something wrong with mine???

Second how do you know if your comp is running better with this fix?

Last questions,sorry for all these questions i'm a newbie and I just got my new pc and i'm not really technical with pc's at all. I know the basics here and there. well I pretty much followed the directions you provided for us. This is what I did: I install the amd patch first, restarted, then install the hot fix, then restarted it, then I install the registry key that some one already provided a zip file to make it easier on us (BIG thanks to NEED.FOR.MHZ that did that for us)? Is that it? do I need to restart my computer again after insatlling the registry key? And of course thanks to you for doing this for us. I had my new pc for couple of months and I never knew about this. :woot:

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Originally Posted by TVFREAKAZOID

I noticed noexecute=optin/fastdect/ is oppisite of what I have. Here's mine: /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn /usepmtimer??
Is this just a mistake on your part or is something wrong with mine???

Second how do you know if your comp is running better with this fix?

Last questions,sorry for all these questions i'm a newbie and I just got my new pc and i'm not really technical with pc's at all. I know the basics here and there. well I pretty much followed the directions you provided for us. This is what I did: I install the amd patch first, restarted, then install the hot fix, then restarted it, then I install the registry key that some one already provided a zip file to make it easier on us (BIG thanks to NEED.FOR.MHZ that did that for us)? Is that it? do I need to restart my computer again after insatlling the registry key? And of course thanks to you for doing this for us. I had my new pc for couple of months and I never knew about this. :woot:

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Hey, everyones boot.ini is unique to their own settings, also restarting is a good thing after installing anything but is not required for a registry entry, and your computer should be stutter free, thats how you should know if its working or not, also if you didnt have any issues it might be a little hard for you to notice any difference, take care.

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Originally Posted by alpha0ne

I am certainly no expert but I would think so, heres a copy of my the Pro version if its any help :)

[boot loader]
timeout=0
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=AlwaysOff /fastdetect /usepmtimer

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Wow your is different from mine. "noexecute=alwaysoff" mine is:"noexecute=OptIn" and your is "alwaysoff???

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn /usepmtimer

I'm also a n00b as they call it. Havn't upgraded my PC for years.

Anyway, I just got a AMD64x2 4200 and I'm totally shocked I need to do all this clowning around to get it to work properly. Thank god for the Xbox/360!

If you'll excuse me, because I'm all n00b I need to ask a few Q's to clear the fog out of my mind after reading all this steep learning curve type of stuff.


Q1. Why isn't this part of the regular windows update? Clearly it is a huge issue for all owners of these relatively new - but not that NEW processors. Surley this must be a major overhead for computer sellers & support staff needing to deal with many disgruntled owners. Further if it does become an automatic fix, how will we know ?!?

Q2. Does the Hotfix still load balance the cores even for single threaded processes? Or does each single threaded process stick to one core after this fix?

Q3. So is it a 0 or a 1 in the reg setting to enable the Hotfix? There seems to be conflicting reports here.

Q4. Do I keep the Cool&Cozy setting enabled in the bios, disabled, or it really matters not ?!?

Q5. Can I do a definitive test on the computer that it is indeed now working correctly without the need of games? I don't play games on PC, only on Xbox. I do utilise the pc for photographic & video work, as well as the eventual running of virtual machines.

Cheers,
And much apreciate your patience,
Muz

i need some help here, little lost. i just installed the (AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual Core Processor Driver for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 Version (exe) 1.2.2 ) and that HotFix. but when i go to my taskbar it still dont display my two cpu. did i forgot to install a driver? or what i'm doing wrong?

Okay, a week ago, I upgraded to an Asus A8N-SLI, Athlon X2 3800+, and a BFG Geforce 7900GT.

Other than that I'm using:

Maxtor 100G SATA
Ultra 550W PSU
2x512mb Corsair XMS PC3200

I had an issue when I first booted into the WinXP cd, when I got to the "Press enter to continue the installation, press R to repair an installation" screen, the screen froze. I got around this by going to the SCSI/RAID screen, then going to that screen I froze at. I installed XP and everything was fine.

I unplugged and replugged in the cables for my SATA drive, and then booted into the winxp cd for the heck of it, and the freeze I had before didn't happen again.

I got into Windows, installed World of Warcraft, which I play religously. I noticed my character was skipping when rotating it, and I found in the WoW forums there was an issue with dual core processors and the game, that other people were experiencing slight choppiness ingame, the character stuttering, etc.

I wanted to try a different game to see if this was happening in other games, or just wow, so I went ahead and started up Half-life 2. I was noticing the half second freezes at times, then I got to the teleporter part at the very beginning, and during that sequence my screen froze and the sound stuttered, I alt tabbed out, then back in, which took ~10 seconds, and the freeze/stuttering stopped.

This led to this forum, someone posted the hotfix, that evidently helped a ton of people. I was noticing I had some choppiness in wow, my screen would freeze for a second periodically, so I installed the AMD Dual Core driver, then the hotfix. This did not help me, I still have these same issues. Now I'm noticing at times when I alt tab into, not OUT of, wow, my screen freezes and stutters for 7-8 seconds, then goes into the game.

I'm really at a loss what's going on now, I'm not sure whether this is a hardware malfunction, or something going on elsewhere I'm unaware of.

Any help would be appreciated.

Hi! I have to ask you guys about something. How do i backup my registry?

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Originally Posted by Zyprex^^

Hi! I have to ask you guys about something. How do i backup my registry?

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Start
Run
regedit [enter]
File
Export...
Give it a name and click save... :toast:

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Originally Posted by GAR

http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/...1_9033,00.html

thats the link to the OPTY's drivers, but it doesnt say weather is single or dual core.

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Actually it does say for single or dual core: here I copied and pasted it for others:


AMD Opteron™ Processor PowerNow! Driver for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 Version (exe) 1.2.2. - allows the system to automatically adjust the CPU speed, voltage and power combination that match the instantaneous user performance need. Download this Setup Installation program (EXE) to automatically update all the files necessary for installation. This package is recommended for users whom desire a graphical user interface for installation. This .EXE driver is a user friendly localized software installation of the driver designed for end-users. This driver supports single core and dual core Opteron processors on Windows 32 bit OS.

I hope this is the right driver I downloaded for my patch. Yo Garrett is this the right driver??? Just want to make sure.

I have an Opteron 165. Do I need to do the hotfix? I'm pretty lost with the whole AMD driver thing as well. Say I just put together a new dual core system. From the beginning what do I need to do to make my dual core function to its peak ability?

Thanks,
Jared

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Originally Posted by MaStA

I have an Opteron 165. Do I need to do the hotfix? I'm pretty lost with the whole AMD driver thing as well. Say I just put together a new dual core system. From the beginning what do I need to do to make my dual core function to its peak ability?

Thanks,
Jared

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Follow the instructions on page 1 and you should be good to go.

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Originally Posted by muzzakus

I'm also a n00b as they call it. Havn't upgraded my PC for years.

Anyway, I just got a AMD64x2 4200 and I'm totally shocked I need to do all this clowning around to get it to work properly. Thank god for the Xbox/360!

If you'll excuse me, because I'm all n00b I need to ask a few Q's to clear the fog out of my mind after reading all this steep learning curve type of stuff.


Q1. Why isn't this part of the regular windows update? Clearly it is a huge issue for all owners of these relatively new - but not that NEW processors. Surley this must be a major overhead for computer sellers & support staff needing to deal with many disgruntled owners. Further if it does become an automatic fix, how will we know ?!?

Q2. Does the Hotfix still load balance the cores even for single threaded processes? Or does each single threaded process stick to one core after this fix?

Q3. So is it a 0 or a 1 in the reg setting to enable the Hotfix? There seems to be conflicting reports here.

Q4. Do I keep the Cool&Cozy setting enabled in the bios, disabled, or it really matters not ?!?

Q5. Can I do a definitive test on the computer that it is indeed now working correctly without the need of games? I don't play games on PC, only on Xbox. I do utilise the pc for photographic & video work, as well as the eventual running of virtual machines.

Cheers,
And much apreciate your patience,
Muz

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if you dont play games you might not even notice anything is wrong, do the hotfix and drivers for insured stability, cool and quiet is useless, and it cant be an auto update because not everyone has dual core, and there is really no way to find out if all is good or not even after the fix, just use your pc and see if you get any strange problems, if not then your fine, good luck bud.

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Originally Posted by Luiggy

i need some help here, little lost. i just installed the (AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual Core Processor Driver for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 Version (exe) 1.2.2 ) and that HotFix. but when i go to my taskbar it still dont display my two cpu. did i forgot to install a driver? or what i'm doing wrong?

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Drivers do not enable or disable cores, that is a hardware issue, good luck.

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Originally Posted by GAR

Drivers do not enable or disable cores, that is a hardware issue, good luck.

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Some people have said on other forums that the newest AMD driver has the hotfix. Is this not true?

Jared

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Originally Posted by GAR

if you dont play games you might not even notice anything is wrong, do the hotfix and drivers for insured stability, cool and quiet is useless, and it cant be an auto update because not everyone has dual core, and there is really no way to find out if all is good or not even after the fix, just use your pc and see if you get any strange problems, if not then your fine, good luck bud.

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Microsoft said in the hotfix that they will have this problem fixed in the next service pack. You may not call it an auto update, but it surely will be included in the next service pack. Single core or not they will be able to have it incorporated in one service pack for all.

Jared

Well I installed the AMD driver, hotfix, and made the regedit changes. That one line was already in my boot.ini file. Everything seems the same, but oh well at least I know it is running how it should now.

Thanks,
Jared

i did it the way GAR wrote on the first post, but my UT2004 keeps showing "avg fps = 20" while "current fps=128" and it starts to stutter after some minute of playing.
I have not only to close ut2004, but to restart the rig to get rid of it.

I have an X2 3800+, DFI nF4-SLiD with 623.3 bios, and XP PRO italian.

I found an italian dualcore hotfix, but maybe there is an updated version of this and i didn't see it.

Have anyone of you found a specific ITALIAN dualcore hotfix?

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Originally Posted by MoTiG

i did it the way GAR wrote on the first post, but my UT2004 keeps showing "avg fps = 20" while "current fps=128" and it starts to stutter after some minute of playing.
I have not only to close ut2004, but to restart the rig to get rid of it.

I have an X2 3800+, DFI nF4-SLiD with 623.3 bios, and XP PRO italian.

I found an italian dualcore hotfix, but maybe there is an updated version of this and i didn't see it.

Have anyone of you found a specific ITALIAN dualcore hotfix?

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I think the fix is for english windows xp only, try setting the game to only 1 core, should fix your problem, good luck.

Omg, my winxp version has a different language than the hotfix. What do I do?!

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Originally Posted by Zyprex^^

Omg, my winxp version has a different language than the hotfix. What do I do?!

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Email MS, see if they have a hotfix for your lang, if not then you will have to wait for service pack 3, as this fix will be included in the update, good luck man.

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Originally Posted by GAR

Email MS, see if they have a hotfix for your lang, if not then you will have to wait for service pack 3, as this fix will be included in the update, good luck man.

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MS means microsoft?:rolleyes: Thank you for the help:)

Can anyone give a link to the exact location of the DC hotfix on ms.com, plz? :)