P4 Prescott e XP SP2: RISOLTO!

[WhiteBase]

aggiornate il bios della scheda madre all'ultimo disponibile.
Per le Asus i bios da giugno compreso in poi sono compatibili: ho testato ieri sera su una macchina che si bloccava all'installazione del sp2. Aggiornato il bios funziona perfettamente

[netquik]

ciao.. bene...

volevo solo presentare un trucchetto per coloro che non avesso ancora un BIOS aggiornato fornito dal produttore

in attesa di aggiornare

To check whether the BlOS is at the correct level download the Intel Processor Frequency ID utility from http://support.intel.com/support/processors/tools/frequencyid/. The microcode version is identified by this utility as "CPU Revision".

Family 15 (0xF), model 3, stepping 4 – must have a microcode update signature of at least 8. Latest microcode update signature is E.

Family 15 (0xF), model 3, stepping 3 – must have a microcode update signature of at least 7. Latest microcode update signature is B.

Family 15 (0xF), model 3, stepping 2 – must have a microcode update signature of at least 7. Latest microcode update signature is A.

If the revision number is lower than that or zero, boot into Safe Mode by pressing F8 after the BIOS boot sequence, then selecting Safe Mode from the menu.

Rename the file:

%windir%\system32\drivers\update.sys

to some other name like updateDISABLED.sys so that it does not load.

Reboot into normal mode. Install Service Pack 2 again, and the computer should now boot up completely.

Check your motherboard manufacturer's website often for updates to your BIOS, as this is only a temporary workaround.

After you install a correct BIOS on your machine, rename the update.sys file back to this original name and test.