8hka+ CPU Cache Problem??

[reoneill]

I am trying to get a system I am putting together to work. It seems I have a hardware/memory problem which only goes away if I disable the Internal CPU Cache in the BIOS. I have replaced every other component and tried multiple OS and BIOS.

The CPU I am trying to use is Athlon 1700 which is not overclocked. I have tried adjusting voltages for the DDR and Vcore but they have not worked.

I saw where some people were having a similiar problem with the 7a board a while ago but I cannot find any information to help.

Should I scrape this motherboard and go for something else or is there something I can do?


I would appreciate any help.
Thanks,
Richard

8hka+ motherboard currently running 1/16/02 BIOS
512 Crucial ram
1700 athlon CPU
ATI 32 mb display
enlight 7327 case with 350 watt power
WD 7200 rpm 40 GB ATA 100
Currently running XP

[nullCRC]

What problems are you having? What BIOS revision are you running?

[reoneill]

BSOD memory errors. It ranges from I couldn't install an OS due to blue screen errors to OS won't run. The errors range from 0x50 to 0x8e. I have tracked down the errors and they all relate to memory. I replaced the DDR and video card but they were not the problem. It is only when I disable the "Internal CPU Cache" in the BIOS then the problem disappears completely. Currently I have the 1/16/02 BIOS, but I have tried them all to no avail.

[nullCRC]

This is with just a HD and a video card, nothing else? What if you disable all shadowing?

[reoneill]

I did that all that but the only thing which makes an impact is to disable CPU cache.

[mauler2000]

well, i got similar errors on my system when i had the mem timings at cas2,6,2, (got a blue screen with loads of error code shortly after winXP booting) so i dropped them down to 3,6,3 and all's been fine since.....