I cant get XP on my AM3+ 970 rig?

GLD · Apr 10, 2014

I am going nuts here. Ever since I changed over from my 790/X4 965/ddr2 board I can not get XP to work on my new rig (in user specs). It worked great before with 2 hdd's and a selector switch. Win 7 loaded right up after the board swap, and looked fine even before the AMD driver refresh. XP though took a dump right away and would get to the desktop for nothing. I tried a full format/re install, another hdd, bios defaults, everything I can think of. I can not get XP to work on this new build.

Win 7 passes memtest and AMD OD stability test, benchmarks, gaming, everything I can throw at it. XP says no way.

Has anybody with a AM3+ build experienced this before? Am I missing a bios setting? All Biostar support said was to try different hardware ... even though Win 7 is 100% stable?

eidairaman1 · Apr 10, 2014

buy another HDD and put XP on there, XP/Vista/7 loves to put files on other HDDs when all are present. PS XP is Dead now, good luck trying to get the updates to it

GLD · Apr 10, 2014

^?

I have separate drives for the 2 OS's. They only power up and detect when switched on. XP may be EOL, but my game collection isn't, SO XP MUST LIVE ON FOR ME! I have no need to go online with XP. I have what I need for XP. I just need it to work on demand on this rig, or put together another rig to run XP.

kenkickr · Apr 10, 2014

You can get updates just nothing new after this week unless you pay LOTS of $$$ like the government and Corp 500 buinesses.

are you dual booting? If so it's strongly possible your mbr is corrupted only allowing 7 to boot since that would be your final OS install between the two containing the mbr.

eidairaman1 · Apr 10, 2014

Might need to adjust the time in 7 to ensure os detection. Or reseat cables

suraswami · Apr 10, 2014

GLD said:
^?

I have separate drives for the 2 OS's. They only power up and detect when switched on. XP may be EOL, but my game collection isn't, SO XP MUST LIVE ON FOR ME! I have no need to go online with XP. I have what I need for XP. I just need it to work on demand on this rig, or put together another rig to run XP.

Can't you not play those games in XP mode in Win 7? As such Win 7 will be able to run those games.

micropage7 · Apr 10, 2014

suraswami said:
Can't you not play those games in XP mode in Win 7? As such Win 7 will be able to run those games.

yeah, win 7 has xp mode but some games dont work well like when you running it on xp

GLD · Apr 10, 2014

To be more clear, with a hdd selector switch I effectively only have 1 OS. So lets forget about Windows 7 all together...

I am trying to install a fresh copy of XP on a single bare drive on my 970 rig. No dual boot, no virtual pc, just a fresh install on a clean drive.

I have tried XP mode/virtual PC, it is not what you think. It is not for games and discrete video cards. It is not an option.

I have some XP and pre XP games that I can run on XP. I have Vista and Win 7. The newer OS's don't work, I have tried.

I hope someone who has tried/succeeded to install/run XP on a AMD AM3+ 9xx board chime in.

I still have my old kit, but need a case/psu/gpu to reassemble it. I hope to get XP on this rig and cash out the old one.

eidairaman1 · Apr 10, 2014

GLD said:
To be more clear, with a hdd selector switch I effectively only have 1 OS. So lets forget about Windows 7 all together...

I am trying to install a fresh copy of XP on a single bare drive on my 970 rig. No dual boot, no virtual pc, just a fresh install on a clean drive.

I have tried XP mode/virtual PC, it is not what you think. It is not for games and discrete video cards. It is not an option.

I have some XP and pre XP games that I can run on XP. I have Vista and Win 7. The newer OS's don't work, I have tried.

I hope someone who has tried/succeeded to install/run XP on a AMD AM3+ 9xx board chime in.

I still have my old kit, but need a case/psu/gpu to reassemble it. I hope to get XP on this rig and cash out the old one.

Do you have AHCI mode enabled?

http://superuser.com/questions/427340/how-to-enable-ahci-in-windows-xp-without-reinstalling

GLD · Apr 15, 2014

I tried every thing to get XP on my AM3+ rig. Noting but the blasted BSOD ever time. I have now gave up on it.

I just got a AM2+ rig back from a buddy that was pretty much all my old components anyway. I put the ASrock A780FullHD in my Antec cube NSK 1300, with 4G of quality QCZ ram, a 45w, 2.1G AM2 X2 BE-2350, and a 250G hdd. and installed XP Pro. I am using the onboard video at the moment and the thing is happy as a clam running XP. I didn't install LAN drivers as this will not be on the web at all. I ended up with a XFX 5750 gpu and a spare Phenom II X4 965 125w out of the deal. Sweet!

rtwjunkie · Apr 15, 2014

Which XP games you have that won't run in 7?

pigulici · Apr 15, 2014

From my experience, Win XP work worst on new hardware than on old one, tested am2 vs am3+, 2 vs 4/8 core...

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Mouse	Logitech G203 Prodigy.
Keyboard	Logitech G213.
Software	Windows 11 Pro, @ Day 1.

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Motherboard	Asus TUF 990FX Sabertooth R2 2901 Bios
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Power Supply	Seasonic 1250 XM2 Series (XP3)
Mouse	Roccat Kone XTD
Keyboard	Roccat Ryos MK Pro
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Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X, AMD Wraith Prism.
Motherboard	ASUS TUF X570-Plus (Wi-Fi).
Cooling	Antec 120mm RGB case fans.
Memory	4x8gb, G.SKILL F4-3600C16D-16GVKC.
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse RX 6700.
Storage	PNY XLR8 CS3040 2TB 4.0x4 NVMe ssd with Vantec ICEBERQ heat sink.
Display(s)	ASUS VP278QG 27", 1080p, 75hz, FreeSync.
Case	Antec GX202.
Audio Device(s)	Onboard sound, Logitech Z625 THX 2.1's, Logitech G430 headphones.
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime GX-750.
Mouse	Logitech G203 Prodigy.
Keyboard	Logitech G213.
Software	Windows 11 Pro, @ Day 1.

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Motherboard	Asus TUF 990FX Sabertooth R2 2901 Bios
Cooling	Scythe Ashura, 2×BitFenix 230mm Spectre Pro LED (Blue,Green), 2x BitFenix 140mm Spectre Pro LED
Memory	16 GB Gskill Ripjaws X 2133 (2400 OC, 10-10-12-20-20, 1T, 1.65V)
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon 290 Sapphire Vapor-X
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro 256GB, WD Velociraptor 1TB
Display(s)	NEC Multisync LCD 1700V (Display Port Adapter)
Case	AeroCool Xpredator Evil Blue Edition
Audio Device(s)	Creative Labs Sound Blaster ZxR
Power Supply	Seasonic 1250 XM2 Series (XP3)
Mouse	Roccat Kone XTD
Keyboard	Roccat Ryos MK Pro
Software	Windows 7 Pro 64

I cant get XP on my AM3+ 970 rig?

GLD

eidairaman1

The Exiled Airman

GLD

kenkickr

eidairaman1

The Exiled Airman

suraswami

micropage7

GLD

eidairaman1

The Exiled Airman

GLD

rtwjunkie

PC Gaming Enthusiast

pigulici

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