[Dxbase] My summary window dilemma

Mon Jan 30 10:27:59 EST 2012

Just one other thought, if you haven't already done this, you might check on
a bios update for that computer. I see on the web that there have been some
issues with that cpu and there are some bios updates out there if you happen
to be using an outdated bios.
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On Behalf Of Doug McDuff
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 9:21 AM
To: KB1FJ
Cc: dxbase at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Dxbase] My summary window dilemma
I am not a computer expert, nor did I stay at a Holiday Inn Express (tm)
last night.
However, I am still running XP Pro on the radio computer and have done so
with both AMD and Intel processors. In fact, I have done so with several
AMD configurations.
And in each instance with AMD, there came a point in time where I can only
describe the computer as acting "flaky" including the operation of DXbase.
Since switching to an Intel MB and processor, I have had no such problems.
This is not meant as an indictment of AMD, just my personal observation. 
 And I was never able to pinpoint why I had the "flaky" behavior.
In any event, I hope you will be able to work it out.
73, Doug W4OX
> Hi all,
>>>> I cannot believe that I am the only one having this problem. But, 
> apparently either nobody else is running XP Pro with an AMD 4 core 
> processor OR my equipment is faulty.
>>>> I am trying, now, to decide whether to change computers or change 
> logging programs. I have used DXBase for many years and love it dearly.
>>>> For those of you who do not know, my problem is that the stats in the 
> Summary window do not compute correctly or sometimes at all. Neal and 
> Joe have both taken a look at my situation. About the only thing that 
> we can come up with is that math crunching capabilities of this 
> processor is not doing its thing correctly.
>>>> Maybe just a simple changing of the processor will do the trick. I 
> have run every test I can think of, or can fine, and this processor 
> seems to pass all of them. Does anyone else have comments about what 
> might be the resolve of this problem? Are others using the same 
> combination as I am? Here are the
> facts:
>>>> AMD PhenomT 9850 Quad-Core Processor
>> MSI Motherboard 785GTM-E45 (MSI-7549)
>> Bios is AMI V8.8 (the latest version)
>> Memory is 4 gigs
>>>> This darn thing is driving me crazy. Anybody got a sledge hammer?
>>>> 73, Ben KB1FJ
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