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Thread ID: 41534	2004-01-14 05:54:00	More problems!!!! [ANGER!!!!]	Growly (6)	Press F1

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207309	2004-01-14 05:54:00	From no power plug, to no case, to no power plug again, to no drivers for HDD, to windows not starting, to windows taking forever to load MyComputer, and once again, BACK TO WINDOWS NOT STARTING!!! I mean c'mon!!! What next ?!?!? I'd like to apologise for the anger level with which i write this post, but i have had just about enough. I have an AMD Athlon XP 2800+, Windows XP Professional, an Asus CD Writer, an Asus A7V600 Motherboard, with bios update version 1006, I have 512 MB DDR PC3200 RAM, (unknown brand). I have a GeForce 4 MX 420 64MB Video Card. I have problems. Oh and last but ofcourse, most definately not least, i have a Seagate Barracuda SATA 120 GB HDD, (model number ST3120026AS). As far as i know, there is a known problem with my mobo and my hdd, (thanks to some other forums) - but the problem is, i didn't know this until after i bought my new computer's pieces. I wont bore you with the original complaints, but i will fill you in on the most recent of problems. Windows would freeze on lInstallation, then on loading. I reinstalled it. Shortly afterwards, it started taking exhuberantly long amounts of time to run Internet explorer and My Computer. (EG, 1 Minute, 5 Seconds). Then, in an effort to remedy this, i decided to run memtest86 on my computer. So i left it running, for about 8 hours, and came back to turn it off. Then when i turned it on, it restarted itself just as i got into windows. What is wrong? I have WHQL certified drivers, but for some strange reason, nothing works properly!! PLEASE HELP!!!	Growly (6)
207310	2004-01-14 06:24:00	But didn't you say in another post that Memtest was scrolling with Hexadecimal numbers. This is only normal for Memtest86 if you have faulty RAM. Therefore I suggest that having faulty RAM is the cause of your problems. If you have TWO RAM sticks in your computer then take one out and run Memtest again. If scrolling Hex numbers come up then test the other stick. I don't think it will be likely that both sticks are faulty but is possible. If you find that one stick passes then try running WinXP with just the good stick.	Elephant (599)
207311	2004-01-14 07:11:00	lol - sorry, i posted about an hour ago that it was a faulty floppy, not the ram. Upon reinstallation, all was well, and the RAM checked out ok. Recent developments: In desparation, i took the working IDE hard drive from my old computer and put it in the new one (it,, too, runs win xp pro). I loaded XP no prob, then i downloaded the "WHQL Certified" drivers from VIA to install them to use the SATA drive. I was doing this in an effort to make a backup of all on my new hard drive. (Not much, but enough to make me wanna keep it.) But, i then discovered that, despite saying they were WHQL certified these drivers infact were not. I installed anyway, thinking windows was confused (well, hoping anyway), and then discovered the most astonishing thing: Windows froze on loading. ChaChing! As far as I hope, this driver is the ONLY reason behind my problems. Though it doesn't quite answer every one of my questions (why my computer not work and everythins else work perfectly?), i decided that it was the problem and that it needed to be fixed. So, in an effort to centralise my plea on someone who has these drivers (and that are WHQL certified, i will now make another post entitled "VIA Windows-Qualified SATA RAID Drivers". (Sorry moderators.) Nevertheless, this problem isn't solved, and ALL HELP WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY APPRECIATED!!! PLEASE!! HELP!!!	Growly (6)
207312	2004-01-14 08:22:00	O.K. Another few questions here. RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent Disks. You can't set up mirroring or striping with only ONE disk as far as I know but I am willing to be corrected on this. We know you have a Seagate SATA 120 Gig hard drive. Is this going to be the only hard drive installed? Have you got an IDE drive you are also going to keep in the system? Are you trying to set up a RAID array and if so what type? If the Seagate SATA drive ain't working properly for you with YOUR Motherboard then I suggest you think about sticking with IDE drives. At this stage I'm fairly sure that an SATA drive will not offer performance benefits over and above the Seagate 120 Gig 7200 RPM ( 8 meg buffer ) drives I use at the moment. I have two of these and one is removable. I use Ghost to copy Disk to Disk on a fairly regular basis then remove the removable drive to an off site location. My motherboard is RAID capable and I have often thought about setting up RAID here but as I'm not worried about performance rather than data security I haven't bothered with RAID ( yet ). My board has SATA as well so I can go that route without spending mega dollars. My thought is that if I have a house fire then I want my years of work, downloads, digital photos protected. Sorry for the ramble but I would really like to help with your problem. I and the rest of PressF1 people would like to know what you are trying to achieve. More info will always help us to help you. Bear in mind that you can probably return the SATA drive for a refund if it doesn't work in your board or has compatibility issues ( other forum ).	Elephant (599)
207313	2004-01-14 19:21:00	Mem86 (i have been told) has problems with modern ram chips try this memory tester gold memory (http://www.goldmemory.cz) note this memory tester found a faulty chip that memtest86 did not	beama (111)
207314	2004-01-14 21:56:00	Don't get angry, anger leads to the dark side. Cool, calm, collected, methodical, eliminate the knowns, find the unknowns. That is the path to restoring your machine, grasshopper. robo. PS Definitely can't do RAID on one disc. Overhead without benefit. Like a broken pencil (pointless).	robo (205)
207315	2004-01-14 23:57:00	Hi Growly, i have no solution for your problem sorry, but i do know how you feel, last year i had numerous computer problems and got to the stage was willing for someone to sign on dotted line to get a replacement one (insurance related) but with patience and support from the PF1 team, some laughs some major anger and some tears i got through, and also with the help of some very close pf1 team members i have a reasonably trouble free (same) puter. i know at times hope seems pointless, and help is not always at hand and luckily for me i had a second puter to connect to the net with, so when it got really bad, i could still call help. we feel for you having these ongoing problems, and await for the knight (geek in disguise) in shinning armour to come rescue you from your probs..... have a break, have a coffee, go outside, stand in rain if have to, but remember there is life after a puter gets sick. :p majority of regulars no the inns and outs of my lemon puter very well, and the saga of a beetle daily life about then got known well, i have learnt an incredimal amount and now realise just how little i still know about these blasted things. hope your day gets better. beetle	beetle (243)
207316	2004-01-15 05:06:00	Thanks guys :D Once again I am obviously not clear in my posts... My drivers, and my device (the SATA controller) is called a VIA SATA Raid Controller. This is why I called it RAID :p I fixed the problem by reinstalling everything. Sure, it's fixed, but I'm sure It will screw itself up in about a day or two. Shudder. Not that I didnt have my problems doing that.... Anyway, thanks... I guess Via arent up to the job, and Seagate doesnt like asus..... If i have to live with it, so will my poor, delapidated piggy bank....	Growly (6)
207317	2004-01-15 05:10:00	Well, just on another note, i consider myself quite the geek, and as i was naive enough to do a DipICT lvl 6 aged 14, this is quite embarassing.... naughty sily me.	Growly (6)
207318	2004-01-17 19:49:00	Any new technology will have teething problems there i stay well away from the bleeding edge stuff until the reliabilty drivers cost etc all improve usually about 1 year after the product has hit the market eg XP is a good example	kiwibeat (304)
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