Newsgroup: it.comp.hardware.motherboard
Titolo: HELP - Motherboard problem

I just installed a new motherboard and CPU - Tayan mb w/ AMD K6III-400
proc. When starting Win95, I receive the following error:
While initializing device IOS:
Windows protection error. You need to restart your computer.
What does this mean? It comes up every time and I can't decipher it. I
am able to boot Win95 in safe mode, but it doesn't tell me what's wrong.
Please, help!
KA

 Windows protection error. You need to restart your computer.
This is due to a known "defect" of W95, which cannot work (as it is) with K6
processors faster than 333 MKz.
A patch has been specifically developed by MS and is available through the
net.
I suggest you to find it through the "
www.amd.com
" site: it is easier than
by contacting directly MS, although AMD has only a link and when you try to
download this patch, you are automatically "transferred" to MS.
I'm using a so-patched 'W95 with a K6-450 and it works well: it is fast and
very stable, while when I tried to overclock to 500 i got many errors; but
this was somehow to be expected: K6 is not famous to accept overclock.
So I'm now back to 450 and "satisfied" with my "patched" W95 (as far as
possible with that specific OS).
Good luck.
Al

 KA
I would think since you can boot in the safe mode, it must be one of the
installed cards that is causing some type of memory conflict.  Might try
and remove all card except the video card if it is used and not on the
motherboard and try booting that way.  If it will boot with only the
graphic card installed, add other cards until the one causing the
problem is discovered and work from there.

 problem is discovered and work from there.
I tried that. The only card in there is the AGP video card, which I had in
when I installed Win95. Could it be my memory ythat is the problem?
KA

> am able to boot Win95 in safe mode, but it doesn't tell me what's wrong.
I can think of something that could have happened, but am not promising 
anything. Firstly, a couple of questions: Did you upgrade the M/B & CPU, but 
keep your existing Win95 installation on a disk you already had? Did you get 
the protection error immediately, or did Win95 boot up once, report that it 
had detected new hardware, then start giving you the protection errors on 
subsequent reboots?
If the answer to both is Yes, then it's possible that poor old Win95 has got 
itself confused and loaded duplicate device drivers for some of your hardware. 
Check in the device manager to see if it thinks you have two video cards, or 
hard disks, or whatever, and remove the duplicates.

 Windows protection error. You need to restart your computer.
Ken, I provided already an answer on Sundy 23th, but it seems you missed the
message.
This error derives from a defect of W95, related to use with K6 processor
faster than 333 MHz.
Microsoft has a patch that solves completely the problem; if you find
difficult to download it, contact me by e-mail and I will send it to you as
an attachment.
My computer is a K6II-450 and it was impossible to start W95. Having loaded
the above patch, it works fine.
Let me know about.
Al

Alfredo,
Thanks so much. THta corrected the problem and I am now problem free.
Cheers.
KA
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