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| Thread ID: 34964 | 2003-06-29 03:25:00 | hard drive problem | webbie (855) | Press F1 |
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| 156048 | 2003-06-29 03:25:00 | I have replaced a 2x to 16x dvd rom, and replaced sd ram 256 with ddr ram 256. when I now turn on the computer it loads to POST then says I have a problem. Then it tells me it has to check my 'c' drive.when this is done I hear a click and the computer starts reloading its self again. I am running XP, with1700xp cpu. Hoping someone can help me. webbie |
webbie (855) | ||
| 156049 | 2003-06-29 03:43:00 | if you unplug the dvd drive do you get the same problem? | tweak'e (174) | ||
| 156050 | 2003-06-29 03:49:00 | Unplug the DVD drive. :D If it boots then, it's not the memory. Then check that the device select jumper on the DVD is set correctly. It can be MA -- master, SL -- slave, or CS -- cable select. If the IDE cable (I'm assuming that the HD and DVD share one cable) has its centre connector plugged to the motherboard, its a "CS" cable, and you should set the DVD to CS. If it still doesn't work, swap the ends of the cable, so the HD will be the master. If it's "one end to the MB", make sure that the DVD is set to SL, and the HD is set to MA (and not "master with no slave"). | Graham L (2) | ||
| 156051 | 2003-06-29 03:55:00 | I tried that , no good , same results. | webbie (855) | ||
| 156052 | 2003-06-29 04:00:00 | ide 1 has hard drive. ide 2 has dvd as master & cd writer as slave | webbie (855) | ||
| 156053 | 2003-06-29 04:03:00 | Change the memory back. :D If it works then, either there's a motherboard jumper to change to allow the different type of memory (probably unlikely) or it's a faulty DDR stick (:-(), or you had it in backwards (:_|) By the way, it's always a mistake to make more than one hardware change at a time. It might seem to be a way of saving time, but that never works. :D |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 156054 | 2003-06-29 05:07:00 | I agree with Graham here i think you will find its the ram are us SURE you motherboard supports DDR?? most old boards don't support DDR, like my old one :( |
sc0ut (2899) | ||
| 156055 | 2003-06-29 06:04:00 | if it didn't support DDR then the DDR ram won't fit. not to sure on this one but it might pay to remove and reinstall the motherboard drivers. also it may pay to check the bios settings. |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 156056 | 2003-06-30 07:06:00 | My motherboard tells me, 2 184-pin dimm slots to support up to 2gb of pc1600/pc2100 of ddr sdram webbie |
webbie (855) | ||
| 156057 | 2003-06-30 07:16:00 | Probably a ram comapibility problem, some brand just don't work with some motherboards. Put your old ram back in, which you know works, and see if the problem still occurs. | rsnic (3780) | ||
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