Hi,

Microsoft claims this is an issue between AMD cpu's with the cpu id
5,8,C and international versions of *Win98SE*. And they also state you
can contact them for the beta fix. Good luck on that.

I've determined thru trial & error there's almost zero tolerance for
how the BIOS sets the timing latency for SDRAM on processors over
400Mhz. Basic symptoms began with VMM blue screen errors during setup
and then followed by a windows protection error after reboot. If this
sounds like your situation try disabling SPD support in BIOS for SDRAM
configuring. This should show immediate improvement. In my situation
the customer's ram did not support the SPD standard.

maybe it'll help,maybe not
-yui

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mick Fitzpatrick" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 7:20 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] A fatal exception OE!!!


> Hello
>
> I'm building a system for my daughter with the following devices:
>
> AMD k2 500.
> 64 Dimm ram.
> MSI Mainboard, MS-6169, ATX AL9.
> Hercules Dynamite TNT, 16m 2d/3d video card (Nvidia Riva Procesor)
AGP.
> Sound blaster 128 PCI sound card.
> Fujistsu 8.4 hdd
> Standard floppy
> 50xCD
> W98 first edition
>
> As you can see nothing 'too' special and it was straight fowrard to
build.
> However, when I load W98, it goes through the usual procedures ....
Then it
> gets to "Windows is now setting up your hardware and any Plug and
Play
> devices you may have" .... then I get the blue screen ... "A fatal
exeption
> OE has occurred at 0028:Cooo5338 in VXD VMM(01) + 00004338"
>
> I have never used the MSI Mobo or the Hercules video card before and
I'm
> kinda conviced the problem/solution is on one or both. It's got me
stumped
> and I'd appreciate any advise.
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