BIOS message "F3 Activate Core Releaser" [EDIT: MSE killed XP]

grumpycrab

Looking (briefly) at a DELL computer (XP) which locks up after password entry (apparently takes 30mins to display desktop).

I note on reboot a BIOS message says "Press F3 to activate core-releaser" Even Google cannot find this??

Tried Last Know Good Config - no progress. Will try Safe Mode later.

NiftyDigits

grumpycrab wrote: »

Looking (briefly) at a DELL computer (XP) which locks up after password entry (apparently takes 30mins to display desktop).

I note on reboot a BIOS message says "Press F3 to activate core-releaser" Even Google cannot find this??

Tried Last Know Good Config - no progress. Will try Safe Mode later.

You didn't look very hard. AMD CPU?

Service Tag of DELL?

GunJack

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CDcQFjAB&url=ftp%3A%2F%2Fdownload.chiligreen.com%2FDesktop%2FMainboards%2FFoxconn%2FSocket%2520AM3%2520(AMD)%2FA76GM-V%2FManual%2FA76GMV%2520Series-Manual-En-V1.0.pdf&ei=84ROU9fBNca0O8-wgaAI&usg=AFQjCNEzsVjKLB9xjH15HC9rVPqmcJW34A&bvm=bv.64764171,d.ZWU

chapter 3, p.21

grumpycrab

I DID a google search and this AMD feature didn't come up. It was a panic from an adjacent office. I'm going back there in half an hour. I'll hit F3 and see what happens...I guess IF the hidden CPU cores are activated then the box may spring back to life (fingers crossed).

Thansk guys will report back.

grumpycrab

MSE bug has killed XP today...
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/systemcenter/en-US/e905da87-ec3e-4af7-aad5-8403e7de60b4/today-on-all-windows-xp-computers-stopped-working-microsoft-antimalware-service?forum=systemcenterrom

GunJack

grumpycrab wrote: »

MSE bug has killed XP today...
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/systemcenter/en-US/e905da87-ec3e-4af7-aad5-8403e7de60b4/today-on-all-windows-xp-computers-stopped-working-microsoft-antimalware-service?forum=systemcenterrom

:rotfl: :rotfl:

you have to say it kinda serves them rght for using MSE as an av solution

however, that shouldn't have borked the bios settings, unless possible sw driver control over the cpu?

grumpycrab

GunJack wrote: »

however, that shouldn't have borked the bios settings, unless possible sw driver control over the cpu?

Didn't get a chance to look at the AMD core releaser message. A very big red-herring (never seen it before that's all).

Laz123

Have you tried taking out the cmos battery for two minutes to reset bios?

grumpycrab

Laz123 wrote: »

Have you tried taking out the cmos battery for two minutes to reset bios?

No, but thanks - next time they have a problem I'll do that.