Windows Vista A clock interrupt was not received on a secondary processor within

[JoeJank]

I recently just built a PC with my friends (around March or April) and
have had no real problems with the computer until I moved into my new
place (after the computer was in storage for the summer). I am not very
good with computers and while I have tried searching forums for people
with similar problems, I do not fully understand all the computer lingo
in order grasp what is really wrong. Basically, since I got my computer
back and started playing games (the main reason I built it), the games
have been freezing along and while sometimes its continually replaying
the sound, other times it goes to a blue screen saying "A clock
interrupt was not received..." I took a picture of it rather than me
trying to explain something I don't understand. Anyways, its very
frustrating and happens almost all the time now when I play games and
even happened when I restarted my computer after it crashed. So here
are the main components of my computer and if anyone could help, I would
greatly appreciate it.

EVGA 512-P3-N802-AR GeForce 8800GT Superclocked 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI
Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP
ATX AMD Motherboard

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual
Channel Kit Desktop Memory

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Windsor 3.2GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 125W
Dual-Core Processor


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[Patrick Keenan]

Re: A clock interrupt was not received on a secondary processor within

"JoeJank" <JoeJank.3h8vbd@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
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> I recently just built a PC with my friends (around March or April) and
> have had no real problems with the computer until I moved into my new
> place (after the computer was in storage for the summer). I am not very
> good with computers and while I have tried searching forums for people
> with similar problems, I do not fully understand all the computer lingo
> in order grasp what is really wrong. Basically, since I got my computer
> back and started playing games (the main reason I built it), the games
> have been freezing along and while sometimes its continually replaying
> the sound, other times it goes to a blue screen saying "A clock
> interrupt was not received..." I took a picture of it rather than me
> trying to explain something I don't understand. Anyways, its very
> frustrating and happens almost all the time now when I play games and
> even happened when I restarted my computer after it crashed. So here
> are the main components of my computer and if anyone could help, I would
> greatly appreciate it.
>
> EVGA 512-P3-N802-AR GeForce 8800GT Superclocked 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI
> Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
>
> ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP
> ATX AMD Motherboard
>
> G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual
> Channel Kit Desktop Memory
>
> AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Windsor 3.2GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 125W
> Dual-Core Processor
>
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What you want to be looking for is causes of a STOP error 0x101. It
appears to be a processor (possibly GPU) error, not a Windows error. I
see that one possible cause is an incompatibility between the Southbridge
chip on your board and the AMD processor. Unfortunately the fix is
replacement with another model.

HTH
-pk

 

[JoeJank]

Re: A clock interrupt was not received on a secondary processor within


Well that stinks. Could it also be the CPU just overheating? I ran the
PC Probe program to look at the temperatures and the CPU consistently
goes to 68-71 degrees Celsius. If so, do you think underclocking the
processor a little will help?


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[Patrick Keenan]

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"JoeJank" <JoeJank.3hapze@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
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> Well that stinks. Could it also be the CPU just overheating?

It's less likely. The error seems to point to a subtle hardware
incompatibility. You should check with the component manufacturers - the
processor, the motherboard, and the video adapters. And whatever software
triggers the error.

> I ran the
> PC Probe program to look at the temperatures and the CPU consistently
> goes to 68-71 degrees Celsius. If so, do you think underclocking the
> processor a little will help?

In the case of overheating, often the system will simply shut down, and be
hard to restart until it cools. However, as the overheating cycles repeat,
it gets harder and harder to keep the system running - the damage is
permanent and not repairable. You can only replace, and it can be difficult
to tell *what* you need to replace, so you wind up replacing most of the
system.

I don't know the acceptable temperature range for your system, but if you
are overheating it, yes, you want to take prompt steps to stop it. Do
include being sure that there isn't dust buildup in the heatsinks; if you
are a smoker, the tars will make this problem much worse.

HTH
-pk



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[Not Even Me]

Re: A clock interrupt was not received on a secondary processor within

it sounds more like a driver or hardware mismatch.
I would make sure the RAM is matched sticks and they are snapped in
securely.
Check the board maker's website for BIOS updates and/or updated
motherboard/chipset drivers.
A new, better heatsink/fan combo might bring down the temp a little.
Many of the OEM heatsink/fan combos are not the best at cooling, just
cheaper...usually adaquete, but better cooling can mean better performance.

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> Well that stinks. Could it also be the CPU just overheating? I ran the
> PC Probe program to look at the temperatures and the CPU consistently
> goes to 68-71 degrees Celsius. If so, do you think underclocking the
> processor a little will help?
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