Amd Cpu Driver

falcx · Dec 13, 2005

I get this error message when I attempt to install the AMD Driver "C:\boot.ini could not be opened".

Any ideas??

redduc900 · Dec 13, 2005

What "AMD CPU Driver" are you referring to?... the one at AMD's site here:

AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Driver for Windows XP x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Version (exe) 1.2.2.1
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_871_9706,00.html

falcx · Dec 13, 2005

yes
AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Driver for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 Version (exe) 1.2.2.2

redduc900 · Dec 13, 2005

Does the processor driver still need to be installed even after installing the latest VIA chipset drivers? OT, but did you know that BIOS 26 has been released for the AV8? I see in your sig that you're running w/ BIOS 24.

d]g[ts · Dec 14, 2005

The CPU driver you refer to adds the command line switch /usepmtimer to the boot.ini file. It seems that your boot.ini may be set to read only in its properties, which could be causing that error message.

then again this is just a guess

falcx · Dec 14, 2005

If that is the case, where do I find teh setting to change it??

I have looked in the following:

right click My Computer, Advanced, StartUp and Recovery,

d]g[ts · Dec 14, 2005

use windows explorer to find the boot.ini file on the root drive make sure the show hidden files setting is on also. once you find it on the drive, just right click it, and select properties. there you can see if its read only or not. uncheck it if it is.

jcw122 · Dec 14, 2005

Since when do u need a CPU Driver? What will it do?

apu318 · Dec 14, 2005

Cool 'n Quiet K8 support.

jcw122 · Dec 14, 2005

apu318 said:
Cool 'n Quiet K8 support.

OK, that's what I was thinking but they made it sound different. Thx.

Trombe · Dec 14, 2005

The cool'n quiet thing never did actually work for me. At least according to the reading of cpu-z when I added the driver.

jcw122 · Dec 14, 2005

Trombe said:
The cool'n quiet thing never did actually work for me. At least according to the reading of cpu-z when I added the driver.

Yeah last I've heard, it's pretty problamatic for people.

tritoch · Dec 15, 2005

Cool n' Quiet worked for me, but what does this cpu driver do?

Captain Newbie · Dec 15, 2005

CnQ doesn't work particularly well.

The really truly important drivers are the uni/multiprocessor PC drivers, and I'd assume those are properly installed.

apu318 · Dec 16, 2005

It did work for me in windows, but now it doesnt.

falcx · Dec 16, 2005

well, I tried to uninstall the amd driver and now whenever I boot up it asks for the AMDK8.sys file........ ??? Help needed pls...........lol. I tried reinstalling the via 4.56 drivers but those dont help if they even could have. Any ideas?

apu318 · Dec 16, 2005

When does it say that?

tritoch · Dec 18, 2005

Whenever his computer boots up.

rseven · Dec 18, 2005

Did you try doing a system restore?

falcx · Dec 18, 2005

having som e time , I went into the device manager and just rolled back the drivers and installed the ms ones.

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