BIOS HELP!!!!!!

[Moshman]

I've got an AMD K6-2 500 MHz processor, MSI ms5169 mainboard with Alladin V Chipset, a 128MB cicero memory module, diamond viper V550 video card, and an 8MB hard drive. I need big help setting up my BIOS. Iv'e got it on failsafe right now, and not getting any problems except sluggish performance. WHen I set it to optimal (there are some changes I make to have my video card run) I get a registry error, and after windows so graciously "fixes" it for me, I am left with brand new registry, forcing me to reinstall all drivers and programs from scratch. I've tried almost every combination I can think of, but I'm losing patience quick (for the last three days I've had to reinstall windows twice a day). Does anybody out there know of this problem and how to fix it, or have any general ideas of how bios settings can affect the registry?

 

[purplecow]

You have an 8MB hard drive?

 

[purplecow]

Firstly..
Are any of your components overclocked?
Secondly, have you made absolutely sure that all your jumpers are set correctly on your motherboard and peripherals? Make absolutely sure of that.

Then take a look on your motherboard CD and install any drivers that you think could be necessary. I'd suggest something specific, but I am unfamiliar with that board, so I won't say something I'm not certain of.

Read your motherboard manual and check out the bios section ... see if you've missed any settings.

Also there's one thing I could mention ... there's a setting on these motherboards for Cyrix CPUs, linear burst I think it's called - you can't use this with Intel or AMD processors. I don't know if it would boot or not though. Just a thought.