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Blue screens after first build
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AMD Athlon XP2600+ Abit NF7 nForce2 Motherboard x2 Samsung 512 PC2100 ddr266 memory x1 Crucial 512 Pc2700 ddr333 memory its a dual channel board (it says its on at boot up) i have the 266 PC2100 on one channel and the crucial 2700 ddr333 on the other channel Gainward GeForce FX5200 256 mb Graphics Sony DVD/CD-RW Maxtor 80gb HDD floppy The problem is i keep getting the occasional blue screen. there have been a few messages the only one i can remember is IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL there is usllay some hex code as well like... 0x0000000a, (0xBF32000....) the example of the above hex is not exactly how it appears, its just an example. it says dumping system memory please reboot anyhow I am running my system on a cheap 350W PSU, could this be the problem? also the two ddr266 memory modules were purchased second hand could these be the problem? some people have said it could be a hardware issue (ppl at uni) when i re boot my external BT 105 voyager ADSL modem doesnt load up correctly, it loads up as not working, then it works when i perform a diagnostic, it is a usb device? can anyone please help? i am hoping it is gonna be a PSU issue... planning an upgrade to a 400W thanks in advance anyway to anyone that helps |
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"Christo" wrote in message
... " AMD Athlon XP2600+ x2 Samsung 512 PC2100 ddr266 memory x1 Crucial 512 Pc2700 ddr333 memory " Which 2600+? 266FSB or 333FSB? What are the markings on it? What FSB are you running the CPU and RAM at? Is it asynchronous? |
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On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 14:37:10 +0100, "Christo"
wrote: i have the following spec AMD Athlon XP2600+ Abit NF7 nForce2 Motherboard x2 Samsung 512 PC2100 ddr266 memory x1 Crucial 512 Pc2700 ddr333 memory More than likely, the problem is with the memory. Get 3 that are EXACTLY the same. You can kinda test this by using only the 2100's. Good luck. Have a nice one... Trent Budweiser: Helping ugly people have sex since 1876! |
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"Christo" wrote in message
... i have the following spec AMD Athlon XP2600+ Abit NF7 nForce2 Motherboard x2 Samsung 512 PC2100 ddr266 memory x1 Crucial 512 Pc2700 ddr333 memory You are probably pushing the lower spec memory modules too far. You can test this 2 ways - take out the 266 modules and leave the 1 DDR333 module in and see if everything works. OR you could leave all memory in and turn the FSB down to 266 and try everything again. If it is all OK, then turn it up a little at a time and see what frequency makes it unstable (or just sell the 266 modules on ebay and buy a single 1024MB DDR333 or DDR400 module) What are the CAS timings on the memory modules - if some are cl2.5 and some are cl3, then you will probably have trouble there. Just boot the machine with a single DDR333 module and see if you get problems or not, then process of elimination should identify the problem. I am running my system on a cheap 350W PSU, could this be the problem? I would think a 350w PSU would be fine. I run a 300w PSU with a similar setup (older board, but 3 memory modules) and it never grumbles. |
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I tend to agree with the other replies, download and run memtest86. Try
all your mixed modules together and I bet you'll get errors, test the PC2700 on it's own and the PC2100 on it's own to see if you have any memory that performs error-free in your board. Consider buying some good quality memory, you may as well get PC3200 as there isn't really any price difference between that and lower speed memory. http://www.memtest86.com/ HTH -- Apollo |
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"Cuzman" wrote in message ... "Christo" wrote in message ... " AMD Athlon XP2600+ x2 Samsung 512 PC2100 ddr266 memory x1 Crucial 512 Pc2700 ddr333 memory " Which 2600+? 266FSB or 333FSB? What are the markings on it? What FSB are you running the CPU and RAM at? Is it asynchronous? the cpu is running at 166 mhz in the bios its a 333 fsb version |
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"Gareth Tuckwell" wrote in message ... "Christo" wrote in message ... i have the following spec AMD Athlon XP2600+ Abit NF7 nForce2 Motherboard x2 Samsung 512 PC2100 ddr266 memory x1 Crucial 512 Pc2700 ddr333 memory You are probably pushing the lower spec memory modules too far. You can test this 2 ways - take out the 266 modules and leave the 1 DDR333 module in and see if everything works. OR you could leave all memory in and turn the FSB down to 266 and try everything again. If it is all OK, then turn it up a little at a time and see what frequency makes it unstable (or just sell the 266 modules on ebay and buy a single 1024MB DDR333 or DDR400 module) What are the CAS timings on the memory modules - if some are cl2.5 and some are cl3, then you will probably have trouble there. Just boot the machine with a single DDR333 module and see if you get problems or not, then process of elimination should identify the problem. the CAS latencys or are different i believe, the ddr2700 33 is cl3 while the two 266 pc2100 are cl2.5 |
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"Christo" wrote in message ... "Gareth Tuckwell" wrote in message ... "Christo" wrote in message ... i have the following spec AMD Athlon XP2600+ Abit NF7 nForce2 Motherboard x2 Samsung 512 PC2100 ddr266 memory x1 Crucial 512 Pc2700 ddr333 memory You are probably pushing the lower spec memory modules too far. You can test this 2 ways - take out the 266 modules and leave the 1 DDR333 module in and see if everything works. OR you could leave all memory in and turn the FSB down to 266 and try everything again. If it is all OK, then turn it up a little at a time and see what frequency makes it unstable (or just sell the 266 modules on ebay and buy a single 1024MB DDR333 or DDR400 module) What are the CAS timings on the memory modules - if some are cl2.5 and some are cl3, then you will probably have trouble there. Just boot the machine with a single DDR333 module and see if you get problems or not, then process of elimination should identify the problem. the CAS latencys or are different i believe, the ddr2700 33 is cl3 while the two 266 pc2100 are cl2.5 That is probably the problem then - different speeds is not too much of a problem - they should all run at the lower speed 266, but if the timings are different then I believe a computer will really struggle! |
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"Gareth Tuckwell" wrote in message ... "Christo" wrote in message ... "Gareth Tuckwell" wrote in message ... "Christo" wrote in message ... i have the following spec AMD Athlon XP2600+ Abit NF7 nForce2 Motherboard x2 Samsung 512 PC2100 ddr266 memory x1 Crucial 512 Pc2700 ddr333 memory You are probably pushing the lower spec memory modules too far. You can test this 2 ways - take out the 266 modules and leave the 1 DDR333 module in and see if everything works. OR you could leave all memory in and turn the FSB down to 266 and try everything again. If it is all OK, then turn it up a little at a time and see what frequency makes it unstable (or just sell the 266 modules on ebay and buy a single 1024MB DDR333 or DDR400 module) What are the CAS timings on the memory modules - if some are cl2.5 and some are cl3, then you will probably have trouble there. Just boot the machine with a single DDR333 module and see if you get problems or not, then process of elimination should identify the problem. the CAS latencys or are different i believe, the ddr2700 33 is cl3 while the two 266 pc2100 are cl2.5 That is probably the problem then - different speeds is not too much of a problem - they should all run at the lower speed 266, but if the timings are different then I believe a computer will really struggle! damn, it has been nice having 1.5 gig of ram..i really noticed a speed difference in boot ups and gaming, looks like im gonna have to sell |
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"Christo" wrote in message
... "Gareth Tuckwell" wrote in message ... "Christo" wrote in message ... "Gareth Tuckwell" wrote in message ... "Christo" wrote in message ... i have the following spec AMD Athlon XP2600+ Abit NF7 nForce2 Motherboard x2 Samsung 512 PC2100 ddr266 memory x1 Crucial 512 Pc2700 ddr333 memory You are probably pushing the lower spec memory modules too far. You can test this 2 ways - take out the 266 modules and leave the 1 DDR333 module in and see if everything works. OR you could leave all memory in and turn the FSB down to 266 and try everything again. If it is all OK, then turn it up a little at a time and see what frequency makes it unstable (or just sell the 266 modules on ebay and buy a single 1024MB DDR333 or DDR400 module) What are the CAS timings on the memory modules - if some are cl2.5 and some are cl3, then you will probably have trouble there. Just boot the machine with a single DDR333 module and see if you get problems or not, then process of elimination should identify the problem. the CAS latencys or are different i believe, the ddr2700 33 is cl3 while the two 266 pc2100 are cl2.5 That is probably the problem then - different speeds is not too much of a problem - they should all run at the lower speed 266, but if the timings are different then I believe a computer will really struggle! damn, it has been nice having 1.5 gig of ram..i really noticed a speed difference in boot ups and gaming, looks like im gonna have to sell Before you sell anything - confirm that this is the problem: Boot the machine with just the cl3 stuff and make sure everything is OK, then boot it again with the cl2.5 stuff and make sure everything is still OK. Then finally boot again with it all in and confirm that the problem has returned. That way, you definitely know that is the problem and you confirm that the RAM is fine and you can sell it as working. There is loads of RAM on ebay at the moment and it look like it all sells at a decent price, so you won't loose too much money. I just bought myself a 1024MB module for about £80 which is a good price, but only about 25% less than new, shop price. |
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