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BIOS message "F3 Activate Core Releaser" [EDIT: MSE killed XP]
grumpycrab
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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.
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.
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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?0 -
......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......
I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple
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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.If you put your general location in your Profile, somebody here may be able to come and help you.0 -
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=systemcenterromIf you put your general location in your Profile, somebody here may be able to come and help you.0 -
grumpycrab wrote: »
: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?......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......
I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple0 -
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).however, that shouldn't have borked the bios settings, unless possible sw driver control over the cpu?If you put your general location in your Profile, somebody here may be able to come and help you.0 -
Have you tried taking out the cmos battery for two minutes to reset bios?0
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