Vista - Re: AMD Phenom X4 replaces X2 chip

06-18-2009

Do yourself a favor - back up documents and reinstall Vista. This is the
best way to handle hardware upgrades.

"James" <*.*> wrote in message news:h1c10g01tm2@xxxxxx

Quote:

> I have an Asus M2A-VM HDMI motherboard in my home theater system. I just
> upgraded the CPU (to X4) & BIOS (to 2302).
>
> My initial problem after the upgrade was the BSOD in 32-bit Vista blaming
> the file "amdlld.sys." I booted into safe mode and renamed the amdlld.sys
> file. Now the machine boots up fine with no BSOD.
>
> * My question is: is there any Microsoft Vista 32bit system files needed
> for the new X4 that I need to install? *
>
> (the AMD website only shows processor drivers for Windows XP and Server
> 2003. . .but nothing for Vista)
>
> The reason I ask: while my system appears to be working fine. . .the
> Winrar benchmarks do not reflect the scores of a typical AMD quad core CPU
> (about 1350). Instead, I am getting around 350. Something is missing
> here. But what?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> James

06-18-2009

"James" <*.*> wrote in message news:h1c10g01tm2@xxxxxx

Quote:

> I have an Asus M2A-VM HDMI motherboard in my home theater system. I just
> upgraded the CPU (to X4) & BIOS (to 2302).
>
> My initial problem after the upgrade was the BSOD in 32-bit Vista blaming
> the file "amdlld.sys." I booted into safe mode and renamed the amdlld.sys
> file. Now the machine boots up fine with no BSOD.
>
> * My question is: is there any Microsoft Vista 32bit system files needed
> for the new X4 that I need to install? *
>
> (the AMD website only shows processor drivers for Windows XP and Server
> 2003. . .but nothing for Vista)
>
> The reason I ask: while my system appears to be working fine. . .the
> Winrar benchmarks do not reflect the scores of a typical AMD quad core CPU
> (about 1350). Instead, I am getting around 350. Something is missing
> here. But what?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> James

It seems like WinRAR is using only one processor. Is it being detected
properly, are all 4 processors active? Check Device Manager, maybe even
uninstall (but don't delete the drivers) and reboot to redetect.

06-18-2009	#1 (permalink)
Richard G. Harper n/a posts	Re: AMD Phenom X4 replaces X2 chip Do yourself a favor - back up documents and reinstall Vista. This is the best way to handle hardware upgrades. "James" <.> wrote in message news:h1c10g01tm2@xxxxxx Quote: > I have an Asus M2A-VM HDMI motherboard in my home theater system. I just > upgraded the CPU (to X4) & BIOS (to 2302). > > My initial problem after the upgrade was the BSOD in 32-bit Vista blaming > the file "amdlld.sys." I booted into safe mode and renamed the amdlld.sys > file. Now the machine boots up fine with no BSOD. > > * My question is: is there any Microsoft Vista 32bit system files needed > for the new X4 that I need to install? * > > (the AMD website only shows processor drivers for Windows XP and Server > 2003. . .but nothing for Vista) > > The reason I ask: while my system appears to be working fine. . .the > Winrar benchmarks do not reflect the scores of a typical AMD quad core CPU > (about 1350). Instead, I am getting around 350. Something is missing > here. But what? > > Thanks in advance, > > James
My System Specs

06-18-2009	#2 (permalink)
Tae Song n/a posts	Re: AMD Phenom X4 replaces X2 chip "James" <.> wrote in message news:h1c10g01tm2@xxxxxx Quote: > I have an Asus M2A-VM HDMI motherboard in my home theater system. I just > upgraded the CPU (to X4) & BIOS (to 2302). > > My initial problem after the upgrade was the BSOD in 32-bit Vista blaming > the file "amdlld.sys." I booted into safe mode and renamed the amdlld.sys > file. Now the machine boots up fine with no BSOD. > > * My question is: is there any Microsoft Vista 32bit system files needed > for the new X4 that I need to install? * > > (the AMD website only shows processor drivers for Windows XP and Server > 2003. . .but nothing for Vista) > > The reason I ask: while my system appears to be working fine. . .the > Winrar benchmarks do not reflect the scores of a typical AMD quad core CPU > (about 1350). Instead, I am getting around 350. Something is missing > here. But what? > > Thanks in advance, > > James It seems like WinRAR is using only one processor. Is it being detected properly, are all 4 processors active? Check Device Manager, maybe even uninstall (but don't delete the drivers) and reboot to redetect.
My System Specs

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