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ASUS P5Q Pro
Intel Core 2 Duo 8400
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB)
Sapphire HD 4870 1G
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS
Corsair 750 TX
I can't give too much info atm, cause the computer is one that I built for my friend, and I don't have access to the computer atm, but I'll try to describe the problem as best as I can.
So I built my friend this computer, which seemed to be running smoothly for a while. He then tells me that windows would not boot. It would get to the boot screen, and the computer would restart.He said he got an error message where ntoskrnl.exe was missing.
The next day I go over to his place, and windows loads properly. I reboot a few times, and windows starts screwing around again like the day before. So since I didn't know what else to do, I thought why not reformat and see if the problem fixes itself. So I pop in the XP x64 CD, but when it copies the files over to the hard drive, some random files could not be copied. I restart the installation, and this time different files could not be copied. I tried installing Windows at least 5 times, and each time ran into this problem, and I think even a BSOD (sry don't have the error code).
So I tried taking out two sticks of RAM (he has 4 sticks, 8 gigs), and windows installed smoothly, without any problem. The computer booted, and the problem seemed to go away.
Today my friend tells me that Windows won't boot properly again.
I'll try to post more info whenever I get access to his PC, but I'm just wondering in the meantime, if anyone has a clue as to what the problem may me. I'm thinking it's the RAM, don't see what else it could be. Any other ideas?
Btw the ram's specs are 1000Mhz, and it was only 800 in windows, so I went into the bios and changed the frequency in the bios. Is it possible that I also had to bring up the voltage?
Thanks for any help/suggestions.
Intel Core 2 Duo 8400
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB)
Sapphire HD 4870 1G
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS
Corsair 750 TX
I can't give too much info atm, cause the computer is one that I built for my friend, and I don't have access to the computer atm, but I'll try to describe the problem as best as I can.
So I built my friend this computer, which seemed to be running smoothly for a while. He then tells me that windows would not boot. It would get to the boot screen, and the computer would restart.He said he got an error message where ntoskrnl.exe was missing.
The next day I go over to his place, and windows loads properly. I reboot a few times, and windows starts screwing around again like the day before. So since I didn't know what else to do, I thought why not reformat and see if the problem fixes itself. So I pop in the XP x64 CD, but when it copies the files over to the hard drive, some random files could not be copied. I restart the installation, and this time different files could not be copied. I tried installing Windows at least 5 times, and each time ran into this problem, and I think even a BSOD (sry don't have the error code).
So I tried taking out two sticks of RAM (he has 4 sticks, 8 gigs), and windows installed smoothly, without any problem. The computer booted, and the problem seemed to go away.
Today my friend tells me that Windows won't boot properly again.
I'll try to post more info whenever I get access to his PC, but I'm just wondering in the meantime, if anyone has a clue as to what the problem may me. I'm thinking it's the RAM, don't see what else it could be. Any other ideas?
Btw the ram's specs are 1000Mhz, and it was only 800 in windows, so I went into the bios and changed the frequency in the bios. Is it possible that I also had to bring up the voltage?
Thanks for any help/suggestions.
