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Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3V quick DOS test, XMS size detect.problem (Users)

posted by RayeR , CZ, 11.04.2013, 16:23

> Well, yes, might not be too hard - but someone with an appropriate machine
> will have to stand up and test the option. You?

Sorry I cannot. I had this PC only for a shot time, just installed WinXP there and returned it to colleague for his parents... I don't have any other such crippled PC for test so it may wait :)

BTW I also tried to install Win98SE there just for fun but I was unable to run setup (regarless various options an configuration). So I just copied my working copy but it failed to boot with message about missing c:\windows\system\vmm32.vxd - sure it was there and ending with message you ma turn off PC now. It happened in 1sec. When I enabled F8 tranking and answer no to load all drivers it booted in safe mode. That was all I can did.

WinXP works fine there. This machine has Samsung 840 SSD and I was able to install AHCI driver after installation but performance gain is weak:
IDE mode: 400MB/s, CPUI load 10%
AHCI mode: 405MB/s, CPU load 7%
I also tried to integrated iastor.sys into my instllation CD, then I was able to run windows setup in AHCI mode but after last restart (windows install almost complette) it didn't boot - ended in restart loop. So this is reason why I installed in IDE mode and enabled AHCI later. I suspect taht driver was installed but registry entry was not properly set to load iastor.sys _during_ system boot. But I don't know where to change it in install scripts. I was able to install all drivers for chipset, network, intel core VGA, sound... except:
radic jednoduche komunikace pro sbernici PCI
(controller of simple communication for PCI bus)
VID:8086 DID:1E3A sub 1C3A/1458 rev 04
but it's not important for working system.
It runs very fast from SSD, boot time about 12sec. :)

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DOS gives me freedom to unlimited HW access.

Complete thread:

• Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3V quick DOS test, XMS size detect.problem - RayeR, 09.04.2013, 20:31
  • Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3V quick DOS test, XMS size detect.problem - Japheth, 09.04.2013, 20:48
    • Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3V quick DOS test, XMS size detect.problem - RayeR, 09.04.2013, 23:03
      • Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3V quick DOS test, XMS size detect.problem - Japheth, 10.04.2013, 08:47
        • Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3V quick DOS test, XMS size detect.problem - RayeR, 10.04.2013, 10:21
          • Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3V quick DOS test, XMS size detect.problem - Japheth, 10.04.2013, 13:49
            • Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3V quick DOS test, XMS size detect.problem - RayeR, 11.04.2013, 16:23
  • Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3V quick DOS test, XMS size detect.problem - Zyzzle, 10.04.2013, 02:35
    • Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3V quick DOS test, XMS size detect.problem - RayeR, 10.04.2013, 10:25
  • XMGR is supposed to use all memory blocks up to 4 GB - Japheth, 21.04.2013, 09:39
    • XMGR is supposed to use all memory blocks up to 4 GB - RayeR, 22.04.2013, 01:45