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by 24chevy

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I'm trying to install a fresh copy of Windows XP Professional on an AMD K62/450 but keep getting a blue screen that says irq_not_less_than_equal. It mentions that it could be video or system cache or shadowing or the video card. I've changed the video card to an ATI Rage pro from an S3 Virge/DX and tried changing some bios settings but still get the same thing. Anyone have any good ideas? Thanks.

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by thechas

Well, both the ATI Rage and the S3 Virge series are OLD cards that have only limited XP drivers.

I would give a newer video card with at least 8MB of RAM a shot.

Next, how much RAM do you have?
For a slower CPU, having enough RAM is critical. I would recommend at least 256MB.

I have seen a number of "strange" conflicts with XP on some older motherboards.
If you have not done so already, remove ALL plug-in cards.
I have had to replace both modems and sound cards to get XP to run properly on older hardware.

Chas

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