hp cpu stepping invalid

[jetfire]

got an hp d330 ut mobo and it says this when it powers up as its got a 3ghz p4 in it now and win xp gets an error code when trying to install it.

do i need to install this on to a usb drive and power it up for the update??

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport..._I23143-108016

[jetfire]

this is what i am getting when it powers up.



i tried to install xp and it got to 39 mins left and showed me this.


is this because the cpu stepping is invalid and causing this problem or is it something else.

[jetfire]

tested the hdd in the bios with ide dps self test and it has passed.

done a long format and tried again and it stopped in the same place.
got it running memtest at the moment done 2 passes so far and no errors.

ill check the drive with chkdisc after mem test but not sure what else i can try after that

[Homeking]

Did a quick search and found another forum thread on a similar problem with a HP board:

http://www.digitalworldz.co.uk/20458...ate-error.html

Looks like downloading the microcode update solved it but it appears they already had the OS installed and could press F1 to boot.

I see you've already posted the link to the update for your board but the install instructions say save to a directory and then execute the file - do you have a hard drive with an OS already installed you can boot to and run the file?

[jetfire]

do you have a hard drive with an OS already installed you can boot to and run the file?

well i have got an old p3 here so i guess i could give that a go tomorrow.

[Agent]

You have 2 choices - pop a older CPU in there and flash, or flash from a environment.

This is why bootable disks like UBCD4Win are so useful

[jetfire]

had a look on the hp site and this can only take a 512kb cpu, the one i have is 1mb 3ghz 800fsb.
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/q.../11647_na.html

so if i flash the bios update will this cpu even work in this mobo as i have done 6 passes with memtest and run chkdsk and no errors was found so is this stopping xp from being installed and giving me the bsod.

also does it matter what size hdd i have installed.

[jetfire]

i have flashed the bios the the latest ver but i am still getting the invalid microcode when it starts up.

also tested the hdd with sea tools dos and no errors.

tried to install xp again and am now getting pfn list corrupt

[jetfire]

got it going with just one stick of ram in the mobo,both sticks pass memtest so guess the mobo is fussy what ram is used in it.