Anyone ever load XP on Gateway P55C-200? arcdisp.c error/BSD
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 1:58 am
I cannot load XP on Gateway P55C-200 system with 128 MB RAM; Lawman or G-man MB. I've flashed it with the last available BIOS.
I get the error message:
An unexpected error (0) occured at line 1768 in d:\xpsp1\base\boot\setup\arcdisp.c
Also, trying to boot a pre-installed XP hard drive gives errors on start-up.
Research suggests that most arcdisp victims resort to replacing the memory (4-clock vs. 2-clock), others play with the hard drives.
1) Tried several memory sticks, no remedy.
2) Swapped CD ROM, no remedy.
3) Ran an exotic RAM test (MEM-Test 86 v3.2) for 10 hours, no faults.
4) Swapped hard drives, no remedy.
5) Reflashed BIOS to the latest posted by Gateway, no remedy.
6) Changed MHz to 133, 166, 200, 233, no remedy.
Perhaps I'll try swapping Pentium processors next, and try new drive cables.
db
BIOS CAPABILITIES TEST REPORT
===============================
Generated by: BIOS Wizard 2.10
Date: February 16, 2005
Time: 17:00
PnP Version : BIOS currently supports latest version 1.0
PCI Version : BIOS currently supports latest version 2.1
PCI IRQ Routing Table : BIOS currently supports this feature
Enhanced Disk Drive Specification : BIOS currently supports this feature
DMI Version : Current version is 2.0. The minimum DMI version is 2.1
ACPI Version : BIOS currently supports latest version 1.0
APM Version : BIOS currently supports latest version 1.2
Booting From CD-ROM : BIOS currently supports this feature
Supports ESCD : BIOS currently supports this feature
Can be Updated (flashed) : BIOS currently supports this feature
Can be Shadowed : BIOS currently supports this feature
BIOS Chip in Socket : BIOS doesn't support this feature
Supports Selective Booting : BIOS currently supports this feature
Supports LS-120 Booting : The testing of this feature is not supported by the current DMI version
Supports ZIP Booting : The testing of this feature is not supported by the current DMI version
Supports Network Booting : The testing of this feature is not supported by the current DMI version
BIOS Manufacturer : American Megatrends licensed to Intel
BIOS ID : 51-00-00648200-00101111-071595-I430TX
BIOS Date : 07/15/95
BIOS OEM Signon :
BIOS ROM Size : 256K
Chipset : Intel Triton 430TX rev 1
Super I/O Chip : SMC 67x rev 1 found at port 3F0h
I get the error message:
An unexpected error (0) occured at line 1768 in d:\xpsp1\base\boot\setup\arcdisp.c
Also, trying to boot a pre-installed XP hard drive gives errors on start-up.
Research suggests that most arcdisp victims resort to replacing the memory (4-clock vs. 2-clock), others play with the hard drives.
1) Tried several memory sticks, no remedy.
2) Swapped CD ROM, no remedy.
3) Ran an exotic RAM test (MEM-Test 86 v3.2) for 10 hours, no faults.
4) Swapped hard drives, no remedy.
5) Reflashed BIOS to the latest posted by Gateway, no remedy.
6) Changed MHz to 133, 166, 200, 233, no remedy.
Perhaps I'll try swapping Pentium processors next, and try new drive cables.
db
BIOS CAPABILITIES TEST REPORT
===============================
Generated by: BIOS Wizard 2.10
Date: February 16, 2005
Time: 17:00
PnP Version : BIOS currently supports latest version 1.0
PCI Version : BIOS currently supports latest version 2.1
PCI IRQ Routing Table : BIOS currently supports this feature
Enhanced Disk Drive Specification : BIOS currently supports this feature
DMI Version : Current version is 2.0. The minimum DMI version is 2.1
ACPI Version : BIOS currently supports latest version 1.0
APM Version : BIOS currently supports latest version 1.2
Booting From CD-ROM : BIOS currently supports this feature
Supports ESCD : BIOS currently supports this feature
Can be Updated (flashed) : BIOS currently supports this feature
Can be Shadowed : BIOS currently supports this feature
BIOS Chip in Socket : BIOS doesn't support this feature
Supports Selective Booting : BIOS currently supports this feature
Supports LS-120 Booting : The testing of this feature is not supported by the current DMI version
Supports ZIP Booting : The testing of this feature is not supported by the current DMI version
Supports Network Booting : The testing of this feature is not supported by the current DMI version
BIOS Manufacturer : American Megatrends licensed to Intel
BIOS ID : 51-00-00648200-00101111-071595-I430TX
BIOS Date : 07/15/95
BIOS OEM Signon :
BIOS ROM Size : 256K
Chipset : Intel Triton 430TX rev 1
Super I/O Chip : SMC 67x rev 1 found at port 3F0h