glenis Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Just finished building my new spec pc with the latest bits, and now windows XP keeps crashing.Sometimes the screen just goes blank then after about 10 secs it restarts itself. Sometimes the blue screen of death appears for a second then the computer reboots everytime.Always takes about 5 attempts to get into windows after rebooting.....!Its so unstable nowit says 'detected new hardware' for an unknown device, so i tried disabling it to no effect AMD 4600+ dual core processorGigabit Mobo M57SLi-S4 Socket AM2550w PSU2GB DDR2 6400 RAMCreative XI-FI soundcardXFX 8800GTS PCI-E graphics cardSATA hard driveIDE DVD-RW drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIM Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Glenis, you don't have to reply to your own post if you have something to add. You can just edit the original post of yours.As for the topic issue, this XP installation was clean and full, not nLited? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelsenellenelvian Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Heat or RAM. Has to be one of the 2.Get a dos based memtest prog and run it for awhile. Also after it runs for awhile do an reboot and go into the BIOS and post what the temp is. (If it stays stable for that long...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricktendo Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Post your last session.ini... its located in the ISO you built.BTW don't post your last session U.ini, it contains your CD Product Key Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenis Posted March 26, 2007 Author Share Posted March 26, 2007 (edited) yes it was a clean install of windows XP off my retail version disc of XP home 'version 2002'then installed SP2 and the updates Edited March 26, 2007 by glenis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIM Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 yes it was a clean install of windows XP off my retail version disc of XP home 'version 2002'then installed SP2 and the updatesDid this started to happen right after you've installed windows, or after you've installed drivers or apps.Another question would be, what kind of PSU do you have, I see you have 550W PSU, but that doesn't have to mean "pure power" of it.It could be memory also, try using only one module (1GB), just for a test, so we can see what happens then.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenis Posted March 26, 2007 Author Share Posted March 26, 2007 (edited) power supply info:"This Power supply is highly popular with its attractive fan and high reliabilty.It comes with 20+4 pin connector and SATA"Braided cable for tidier case/Better AirflowComes with SATA Connector and 20 - 24 Pin Converter New Version 1.3/Ver.2.03 Silent and better ventiliation ATX 12V compliant for all kinds of CPU and mainboard Input voltage: 115VAC or 230VAC or 115VAC/230VAC MTBF 50,000 Hours @ 25 degrees Cable Connectors:20+4Pin Power Connector 6x Molex 1x SATA ATX12V P4 PCI-Express Power ConnectorRail Stats:+3.3V +5V +12V -5V -12V +5VSB28A 35A 30A 0.5A 0.8A 2.5Ai dont know where my 'session.ini' file is...so it definitely has to be either heat or RAM, that sure does narrow it down fastsometimes on boot up it says'update DMI pool data success'sometimes also mentions K8N or something at the beginning, sounds like a old motherboard i had (MSI K8N)even when i havent changed anything....would clearing the CMOS do anything beneficial? Edited March 26, 2007 by N1K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenis Posted March 26, 2007 Author Share Posted March 26, 2007 seems like the RAM was the problemtook one out, and now its down to 1GB and its running finemaybe i had the RAM in the wrong socket, as there are 4 sockets. 2 are one colour, and 2 are another colour.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIM Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 seems like the RAM was the problemtook one out, and now its down to 1GB and its running finemaybe i had the RAM in the wrong socket, as there are 4 sockets. 2 are one colour, and 2 are another colour....Yes it's probably dual DDR memory. Try to put the two memory modules in two slots with the same color. Probably 1 and 3 or 2 and 4 slots.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenis Posted March 26, 2007 Author Share Posted March 26, 2007 at first, i had both in the same slots with the same colourand it kept crashingnow i will try one in one colour and one in the other coloured socket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenis Posted March 27, 2007 Author Share Posted March 27, 2007 it now runs fine with 1GB of RAM but not with 2GBthis is XP home edition, not professional it used to say 128 bit on boot up, now it says 64 bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIM Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Mate, try to switch the RAM modules, can you tell me which brand you're using (2GB DDR2 6400 RAM).Maybe it's incopatible with your MBO.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Surfer Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Whoa! You shouldn't have put one RAM in one color and the other RAM in the other color. Bad idea.* Are you experienced in system building? I don't want to insult you by assuming you are not. If not, do you know what type of RAM you are using?* One color is most probably for DDR2 slots and the other color for DDR slots. Look at your MOBO specs. Does it support both DDR and DDR2? For example, mine does support both and Yellow is for DDR2 and Blue is for DDR. You cannot place DDR2 RAM in DDR slots and DDR RAM in DDR2 slots.* Are both RAMS from the same manufacturer? If not, then I agree with the rest of the guys here - it's probably your RAM. I had similar problems with Windows crashing with Kingston RAM. Replaced it and it works fine. If they are from the same manufacturer with the same specs, then it is still possible - it may be a faulty stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBrit Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Try this website, it's the best memory checker out there.http://www.memtest.org/#downisoDownload the "Pre Compiled Bootable ISO.ZIPCreate a CD from the ISO files in the ZipBoot from the CD and let it run. If you see and "RED" errors in the bottom section you have bad memory. You can usually figure out which stick is bad by the memory location.The best way is to run the memory in single chips to figure out which one is bad.My first post on WinCert, regular on many other forums.Nice site, very informative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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