Windows XP on a 770Z 500mhz MMC-2 Cpu

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Windows XP on a 770Z 500mhz MMC-2 Cpu

#1 Post by elportugues » Sat Jan 26, 2008 8:39 pm

Thanks to Sharedoc on 127 Error Message (http://www.wimsbios.com/phpBB2/topic4046-15.html)

I would like to put Windows XP on this 770Z machine.
It has the following:
Genuine Intel x86Family6Model8Stepping 1
320 MB Ram
W98SE

Thanks for the help!

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#2 Post by pkiff » Sat Jan 26, 2008 9:08 pm

Are you asking if that can be done? Or just thanking Sharedoc for helping?

As long as you've got the latest BIOS, you should have no problems. I've got a 770Z with a PIII 500 and I've installed XP SP2.

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770Z Upgrade

#3 Post by elportugues » Sun Jan 27, 2008 6:25 am

I had error 127after CPU change and the thread by sharedoc help me to resolve the problem.

Now I want to put Win XP on the machine.

Do I have to put all the XP Drivers first and then put XP or do I have to put only Bios update, XP Installation and then the other drivers?

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#4 Post by Harryc » Sun Jan 27, 2008 8:10 am

BIOS update first, then install XP, then install drivers.

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#5 Post by cmarti » Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:35 am

And how is the video now? :?:

I had a 770Z with a PIII 800mhz and 512mb ram installed but i put back the PII 366mhz because the video 60% of the time seemed corrupted. (I gave the 770Z to my mother in law) :wink:
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#6 Post by virge » Sun Jan 27, 2008 2:02 pm

I have a 770x with a PIII 500mhz. 14.1" LCD and a video card from an SXGA machine. I'm running XP. No video corruption per se, but some pictures and videos seem to display at a lower color depth while others are fine. Andy
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770Z Working Fine

#7 Post by elportugues » Sat Feb 02, 2008 2:22 pm

Computer working fine!

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Re: 770Z Working Fine

#8 Post by pkiff » Sat Feb 02, 2008 8:03 pm

elportugues wrote:Computer working fine!

Thanks,
Great!
cmarti wrote:And how is the video now?....I had a 770Z with a PIII 800mhz and 512mb ram installed but i put back the PII 366mhz because the video 60% of the time seemed corrupted.
I ran into an issue similar to this with my 770Z. I found (and still find) that when I boot with the PIII installed, there is a chance that the video chip will not initialize properly or something, causing some minor video artifacts/corruption. I have found that if I simply reboot (and if necessary, reboot a third time) then the problem disappears. And once I've booted with the video working correctly, then I don't have a problem while it's running.

There were a couple things I found I could do that would reduce the frequency of the video corruption, but nothing that would eliminate it entirely. I forget what exactly I did to reduce the incidence.

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