Urgent help needed here. i've just bought a 3800X2 from ellh and after installing it and booting up windows, on my screen it says Files Needed: the file 'AmdK8.sys on Stuurprogrammadiskette voor AMD-processor is needed. I don't know what it is. I have already installed MSHotfix and Dual Core Optimizer. But the popup requesting for the AmdK8.sys file still exists! I've tried installing the CPU driver but it keeps detecting device driver forever! Someone help me plz as i have already deleted my old cpu driver and am unable to install the new CPU driver.

p/s i've searched for the file online but most websites say that it is a malware or spyware! HELP!

This post has been edited by Akane Soma: May 16 2007, 07:54 PM

I've never encountered this (but I had to reinstall my whole windows!! BSOD!)

Have you reset your bios?

what is the 65NM or 90NM?? i wanna upgrade my cpu to x2 but still search for the cheep price..

90nm
Battle at 90nm : Power Consumption and Performance Compared

This 2 site will slove the mystery

less power being consumed, the chips can create less heat, allowing them to be cooled with smaller, quieter fans, leading to less noise and an overall better computing experience

thats help a bit..thankx for the info..

Hey peeps!, juz to confirm, its this correct?..



I checked, i dont have "Throttle" thingie on my reg, so i created and added, its this way correct?..

Cheers

Looks ok to me. However, you're supposed to disable the new performance state policy behaviour by putting a "0" (Zero) rather than "1"

You can read the microsoft guide again. The following is what they say:

Note : This solution favors performance gains over power savings (when you disable the new performance state policy behaviour). Although benchmark performance scores may improve, battery life could be negatively affected. Accordingly, this kernel policy change may be disabled by a registry key to allow for maximum flexibility. (I guess this is for notebooks, then can put "1")

This post has been edited by kmarc: Jun 2 2007, 08:11 PM

But according quite alot peeps in http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showth...?t=81429&page=2

Saying its "1" to enable mah... "0" kinda defeats the purpose... no?..

Btw, even the peeps there saying that MS making ppl confused abt it.

Anywayz, heres another proof to put "1".
http://www.amdzone.com/modules.php?op=modl...rticle&sid=3964

1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK.
2. Right-click HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager, point to New, and then click Key.
3. Type Throttle for the new key name.
4. Right-click Throttle, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
5. Type PerfEnablePackageIdle for the value name.
6. Right-click PerfEnablePackageIdle, and then click Modify.
7. In the Edit DWORD Value box, type 1. In the Value data box, make sure that Hexadecimal is selected, and then click OK.
8. Quit Registry Editor.

Cheers

i use one too. not sure wat it does tho. cant notice much difference. lol...

I know what you mean. You have to realise that the post was posted by somebody. I'm just following microsofts website's guide:

"7. In the Value data box, type 0. Make sure that Hexadecimal is selected in the Edit DWORD Value dialog box, and then click OK.

Note You can type 1 in the Value data box to enable the new performance state policy behavior."

After I've read many enquiries on this function, I also did notice that many people were confused on whether to set it to 0 or 1.

Ya, it's true that there may not be a difference. I found out about all these guides/hotfixes when I had the speedups/lags. Only after following all those steps did I managed to fix my problems....

Things to do when X2 CPU installed
1) Reset your bios on boot-up

as i'm using a8n mobo...the board will automatically reset BIOS CPU and Memory timings to default...so just plug and skip this option rite??

just start reinstall windows..

Thanks for the guide! My X2 system are running fine and smooth right now! Going to enjoy it for a few next years before doing a major upgrade!

Yup. Don't have to reset the BIOS if it automatically resets for you. Nice feature thought....

Ya lo. I'm thinking of whether my upgraded rig can last another few years. I think not as I want to play DX10 games when it comes out......

i juz upgraded 2 x2 which i bought elhh...works super superb after followin instructions by our bro kmarc juz reset bios settings install hotfix n optimizer...now it works brilliantly..thanx bro.. thanx to all...

I have problem with the driver, after downloaded, i can't install because it is asking me uninstall the old driver of my cpu. If i try uninstall my old cpu driver, it will ask me to restart my comp and after restart it will auto install the driver but not the latest 1. So i keep cannot install the latest driver downloaded from the link that u have posted.

Can any1 help me?

reading all this making me scared... i'm gonna get my x2 n mobo within a week...

ATHLON 64 X2 DUAL 3.0Ghz 6000+
Abit NF-M2S

am i gonna face the same prob?

Which driver are you talking about? From my limited experience, I didn't face such problems.....

New rig or upgrading from single-core to dual-core?

If it is new rig, then the process should be easy.....

it's a new rig...

New rig shouldn't be a problem, especially AM2. This one is for 939, upgrading from single core to X2. Needs some steps to be followed. Correct me if I'm wrong

OIC. I'm not too sure about new rig as my experience with the X2 was from upgrading single-core to dual-core.

However, I think the installation of the newest AMD CPU driver together with the hotfixes and optimiser should apply to all X2. Unless of course, microsoft has updated their windows patches....