Reply 40 of 45, by RETROKOMODO
Whisky wrote on 2022-08-19, 09:38:RETROKOMODO wrote on 2022-08-18, 20:29:Now officially perplexed. The ABIT board arrived today and I've just finished getting it all up to date, ran the advanced Pixel shader and.. instant restart. If I had enough hair left I'd be pulling it out.
Meanwhile ramsink video almost done. Just need to record the audio
I have two NF7 and NF7-S and they have instant restart's in 3D Mark 01/03 but 05 run great. No meter what GPU 3850/X1950Pro/9700Pro I think its a software/driver issue.
I think it must be. I'm using the latest 13.4's i think, and otherwise everything is fine - across all 3 motherboards. Happens every time when using Barton core 3000+ or 3200+ chips, but Interestingly it works fine on my Palomino core 1700+?? That's what made me think it was a CPU issue.
Super weird.
the AST (Advanced Shader Test) BSOD issue supposedly has a fix from searching around on t'interweb:
Run regedit
Search the registry for ZFormats
When it comes up with the first successful search, look to the large panel in the right hand side of the registry editor; there should be a list of commands
Look for the command that says Default - it will most likely have the number 3 after it
Double-click on the Default word, and a new window will pop up. In the bottom part, where it has the number "3" highlighted, change this to 15 and then click the OK button
Now press the F3 button at the top of your keyboard to continue your search
You should find a few more entries for ZFormats; just look for those that have the Default command in them and change them all to "15" - remember to press F3 to search again each time
Once you have changed all the settings over, close regedit and then reboot your PC
Start 3DMark 2001 SE up but remember to check the test settings, by default it will now use a 32-bit z-buffer instead of the usual 24-bit z-buffer. There is a performance difference between the two and you can lose mark when running with a 32-bit z-buffer
Only thing is I can't seem to find what all the above refers to when searching through the registry. I find results for ZFormats, but no Default with a 3.. Also theres mention of an 8 bit stencil, but again in the XP SP3 registry I cant find the options to change.
Infuriating.
