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| Thread ID: 113001 | 2010-09-30 20:09:00 | I HATE HARD DRIVES !! | phq (15980) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1140797 | 2010-10-01 21:16:00 | Windows is more picky :devil | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1140798 | 2010-10-01 21:20:00 | Windows is more picky :devil True :) So... should I check ram one by one? |
phq (15980) | ||
| 1140799 | 2010-10-01 21:21:00 | Good idea make sure you put it in the right slot | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1140800 | 2010-10-01 21:28:00 | True :) So... should I check ram one by one?:thumbs: You got it -- Even to eliminate each Stick. only takes one to stuff things up. Put in 1 Stick run a Test, if its OK remove, put aside as good, load in another repeat test. IF all sticks test OK, then Add in a Second stick repeat tests -- IF theres a failure, then theres either a problem on the Motherboard (Memory Modules on the board) or the RAM is not compatible with each other - this can happen if different speeds/ brands are combined. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1140801 | 2010-10-02 00:05:00 | Did you say you have FOUR sticks of RAM? Are they all Double sided? (Chips on both sides of the stick) Unless your CPU is C3 stepping it won't be able to handle 4 sticks of RAM. (at maximum speed) Try taking 2 of the sticks out. You might find it runs perfectly after that. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1140802 | 2010-10-02 14:18:00 | Hmm. It is the hard drive, I have tried it on my old pc, and I got BSoD, and it's the same stop error. |
phq (15980) | ||
| 1140803 | 2010-10-02 19:50:00 | What else have you tried installing on it besides XP?? | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1140804 | 2010-10-02 20:04:00 | What else have you tried installing on it besides XP?? Ubuntu, but it didn't detect the hdd. |
phq (15980) | ||
| 1140805 | 2010-10-02 20:06:00 | And what is it on in the BIOS?? IDE / compatibility mode or AHCI?? Have you got any other version of windows, besides XP?? If Vista or Win7 works, then there maybe a prob with XP and the hdd (It maybe too big for the standard XP CD) | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1140806 | 2010-10-02 20:49:00 | HDAT2 is a good tool for checking hard drives. You could also try running the manufacturer's own diagnostic tool as well. But this: HA ! I just ran the memtest again, got like 20k errors, then I turned it off. It was scaring me. Would not be caused by the hard drive. Have you tried with just 2 sticks of RAM like I said? It could be that you just have too many sticks. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
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