IBM R40 Pentium M Processor

jason96

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Hi, can anyone help me? I can't seem to run any games on my notebook.
Tried installing 'Hot Wheels' World Race and a message says 'Processor-
Unknown P6 family not supported. Hardware failed.' My notebook's using
x86 family 6 Model 9 Stepping 5 Genuine Intel ~599Mhz processor.

Is this a lousy processor that can't even play a simple game?
 

BRUCE888888

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i have the same problem with the hot wheels setup

i have a hp pentium m notebook

let me know if you find solution please

eric from France
 

rvdlee

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Hi Jason.
About your IBM R40 not running Hotwheels.
Today I found the same prblem, sme laptop, same game.
Did you get it running after all?

thanx!
Ruud.
 

phase_22

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Hi, can anyone help me? I can't seem to run any games on my notebook.
Tried installing 'Hot Wheels' World Race and a message says 'Processor-
Unknown P6 family not supported. Hardware failed.' My notebook's using
x86 family 6 Model 9 Stepping 5 Genuine Intel ~599Mhz processor.

Is this a lousy processor that can't even play a simple game?
You can find additional information on your CPU with CPU Z and "Everest" link 1 and link 2.

I would not regard your CPU as "lousy," the 599 MHz clock may be SpeedStep in action ("EIST" Enhanced Intel Speed Step).

Good Luck
 

rvdlee

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Excuse me, I don't understand how theis CPU-Z can solve the problem of hotwheels not running on a IBM R40 or other Pentium M based PC..???
Can you please explain what to do?

thank U.
 

phase_22

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Excuse me, I don't understand how theis CPU-Z can solve the problem of hotwheels not running on a IBM R40 or other Pentium M based PC..???
Can you please explain what to do?
Well, from Jason 96 the message "Processor-Unknown P6 family not supported. Hardware failed" reads of something particular with the CPU.
Jason's message also gave little info on his CPU, and when I run CPU-Z I find more information on my CPU--which I also wanted to give feedback on the apparently low clock speed (Speed Step).

You can see the clock speed rise when running some task on CPU-Z or running a task and observing System Information.

That is about all I can help with the problem, I do not know the hardware requirements of the program. Perhaps the program needs the SSE3 instruction set for which the pentium m does not have? Link :?

From http://info.thq.com/support/

You can find Hot Wheels world race for PC support--scroll to the title.


Good luck all