A clock interrupt was not received on a second processor

[dragonx]

ive been getting these BSOD'S quite frequently i think i may need a new cpu or ram plz help

 

[yowanvista]

Bugcheck 101 is mainly caused by a defective CPU or outdated BIOS

Details about this bugcheck:
http://www.sevenforums.com/crash-loc...tml#post567135

Win 7 A Clock Interrupt... BSOD (101 Error)

Go to your motherboard's website and check your version of your BIOS. See if there are any problems you are having that are solved by a a later version. I do not often recommend flashing the BIOS because there is a risk involved. If there is problem addressed by a BIOS that applies to your computer, consider flashing your BIOS to the latest version. If you choose to do this, flash you BIOS outside of Windows.

Run Prime 95 again to test your CPU and your ram. Carefully the instructions in this tutorial: CPU - Stress Test with Prime95. Run 3 separate tests, one on each of the settings (Blend, Small FFTs, Large FFTs). Post back with your results.

 

[dragonx]

what u mean flash it outside of windows, il just buy a new cpu i dnt understand anything you said

 

[yowanvista]

Just download the latest BIOS from your motherboard manufacturer's website, run the .exe or the updater to update the BIOS
Run Prime95, it will test your CPU and report any errors

Is your CPU overclocked?

 

[dragonx]

no my cpu isnt overclocked , so to update my bios all i need is to download the file and put it on a usb stick and go into my current bios and update?

 

[dragonx]

i downloaded the DOS version of the bios file is that correct one to use

 

[dragonx]

anyone plz help i dnt know how to update my bios, i think th easiest thing for me is just to get a new CPU

 

[cluberti]

Your motherboard vendor should provide a utility (and yes, unfortunately, most still use DOS utilities to flash the BIOS) and documentation on how to perform the actual upgrade.

 

[dragonx]

so how do i flash via DOS

 

[dragonx]

i checked my biosversion its 1.40 and the upgraded latest version is 1.50 here ASRock > Products > Motherboard > N68C-S UCC > Download

and it says its for the UCC function

 

[dragonx]

plz help

 

[cluberti]

If you have a USB key, you can make it DOS-bootable by following the tutorial here, and then copy the utility to the USB key and run it from there. Also, see this post for more information as necessary.

 

[dragonx]

TRIed creating a disk put files on it didnt do anything there is 3 versions of my bios to get DOS,WINDOWS AND INSTANT flash the dos one is to confusing shud i try instant flash or not

 

[cluberti]

That's up to you - I would say I'd prefer Windows, then DOS, then Instant, in that order, if it was me. If there's a Windows utility, I would suggest that over DOS or Instant.

 

[isepiq]

ive been getting these BSOD'S quite frequently i think i may need a new cpu or ram plz help

The error message tells you that it is a bad secondary core on your CPU. If it is still under warranty, get it replaced. I updated the BIOS on mine & it did nothing to help this problem. Bad CPU. RMA or buy a new one. I would get a different model of that CPU if this one gave you problems. If you have a Phenom, I would replace it with a Phenom II. Regular Phenom's had all kinds of problems. Phenom II's are doing much better so far.

IMHO
isepiq

 

[moreilly]

it happens too often, to many, to be a bad cpu/core. it's windows related more often than not, and most likely can be corrected by a win hotfix.