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 May 22 2007, 10:32 AM
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Every once in awhile I get a blue screen that automatically reboots the computer. Other times I get a message after I reboot the computer that Windows has recovered from a serious error. When I send information about that error to Microsoft it is a general "your computer is broken" message. The first two times I installed Windows XP I also got a message a couple of times that the registry file was corrupted and was repaired. I also have gotten a message before Windows has started up that there are missing system files. I look in the event log and see an occasional error message. I go to MS for help and don't see anything that I can specifically point at being the problem. I have installed Windows XP professional 3 times now. The second time none of the USB devices had drivers installed and nothing I tried got that done. The third time I see that the USB drivers are installed and USB devices seem to work. My roommate and I are thinking that it is the motherboard, are we right? I hate to send the motherboard back, get another one and have the same problem. Thanks for any help you guys can provide! |
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May 22 2007, 11:03 AM
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 Visiting Alien Group: Members Posts: 4,956 Joined: 20-May 07 From: millenium falcon and rockytop Member No.: 131,963 |
I would suspect the ram, run memtest after verifying that voltage and timings are correct in bios
another issue is that durn jmicron chipset, what kind of optical drive did you buy? and install windows from? what exact memory did you use? -------------------- Chewy
life is like a box of chocolates and stupid is as stupid does but you can always run |
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May 22 2007, 11:14 AM
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QUOTE(DaChew @ May 22 2007, 11:03 AM)  I would suspect the ram, run memtest after verifying that voltage and timings are correct in bios another issue is that durn jmicron chipset, what kind of optical drive did you buy? and install windows from? what exact memory did you use? Here are all of the parts I bought: CPU INTEL|C2D E6600 2.4G 775 4M R VGA EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR 8800GTS PSU PCPWR&COOL|SILENCER750 4-COPPER HD 500G|WD 7K 16M SATA2 WD5000YS MEM 1Gx2|PATRIOT 240P PDC22G6400LLK DVD BURN SONYNEC|AD-7170S-0B SATA MB MSI P965 Platinum P965 775 I haven't run memtest, I will do that tonight. Hmmm. I assumed that the motherboard's default settings for the RAM were good, I will have to check that too. I installed Windows XP pro from an OEM CD that I bought. |
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May 22 2007, 11:26 AM
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Visiting Alien Group: Members Posts: 4,956 Joined: 20-May 07 From: millenium falcon and rockytop Member No.: 131,963 |
QUOTE Timing: 4-4-4-12 Voltage: 2.2V QUOTE Notice: Only DDR2-800 memory supporting JEDEC approved 1.8V operation with timings of 5-5-5 or 6-6-6 is supported on Intel Desktop Boards based on Intel 965 Express Chipsets. might want to investigate this further, durn bleedin edge hardware I played around with my bios and 3 sets of memory when I built my box 1 1/2 years ago but my latency has been as low as 45 ns, old free everest home doesn't see the new stuff tho Windows only lasted 2 weeks before crashing with my overclocked via sata controller and my raptor drive This post has been edited by DaChew: May 22 2007, 11:31 AM -------------------- Chewy
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May 24 2007, 10:27 AM
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You'll need to get the exact info that the blue screen gives. Here's a link on how to get BSOD information: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/top...tml#entry409491
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May 24 2007, 05:12 PM
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QUOTE(DaChew @ May 22 2007, 12:26 PM) QUOTE Timing: 4-4-4-12 Voltage: 2.2V QUOTE Notice: Only DDR2-800 memory supporting JEDEC approved 1.8V operation with timings of 5-5-5 or 6-6-6 is supported on Intel Desktop Boards based on Intel 965 Express Chipsets. might want to investigate this further, durn bleedin edge hardware Really, this is a suggestion, not a requirement. DDR2-800 running at 4-4-4-12 stock runs fine on mine after setting the timings in the bios. --------------------  |
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May 24 2007, 05:16 PM
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Visiting Alien Group: Members Posts: 4,956 Joined: 20-May 07 From: millenium falcon and rockytop Member No.: 131,963 |
QUOTE(ØÇë¦òT @ May 24 2007, 06:12 PM) QUOTE(DaChew @ May 22 2007, 12:26 PM) QUOTE Timing: 4-4-4-12 Voltage: 2.2V QUOTE Notice: Only DDR2-800 memory supporting JEDEC approved 1.8V operation with timings of 5-5-5 or 6-6-6 is supported on Intel Desktop Boards based on Intel 965 Express Chipsets. might want to investigate this further, durn bleedin edge hardware Really, this is a suggestion, not a requirement. DDR2-800 running at 4-4-4-12 stock runs fine on mine after setting the timings in the bios. going into bios and setting manually might be a good idea for the poster -------------------- Chewy
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May 26 2007, 11:24 AM
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Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 304 Joined: 29-January 07 Member No.: 109,004 |
Ah just another note about the ram, you'll probably have to up the voltage a bit, because it most likely won't run 4-4-4-12 on 1.8v
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