Problems, problems and more problems...

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Sarian

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First post here.. Might as well make it a good one :)

Anyway, recently I've been having some issues. A while back I began getting issues with frequent crashing and eventually narrowed it down to a memory problem (I have 2x 512 PC3200 Corisar XMS memory running dual channel). I tested each module with memtest and the one was clearly bad, showing over 20,000 errors in less than a minute. So I contacted Corisar and got it replaced.

After I took out the bad stick, everything was running fine. I didnt have any crashes, restarts or problems for the week I was without the bad memory.

Today, I got a new module back and tested it with memtest with no errors. I stuck both sticks back in and rebooted. Windows started fine but about 5 minutes later the machine restarted. Tried restarted, happened again. Tried a last time with the same results. So, I pulled the new stick out and restarted. Right after I log in, I'm bombarded with error messages saying either "Memory cannot be read" or "File cannot be read. May not exsist or be corrupt" followed by a prompt restart. Try again, the same results.

So, I try starting it up in safe mode. It boots fine and im able to log in, but my mouse stopped working. So I check the USB port to make sure it was plugged in.. which i was. Then the keyboard stopped working. I had to find the PS2 converts for each to get them working again. I tried running programs and i get errors whenever i try to run anything.

So here I am with a harddrive filled with corrupt files and a computer that doesnt want to function. The only thing i could think of was the motherboard is going bad.

Before I started getting these problems, the fan on my chipset died.. and i havent replaced it yet. Shortly after, i replaced my Allied 400w PS with a Seasonic 380w PS.

Anyone have any ideas?

System:
NF7 v2.0 Mobo
Amd Athlon 2800+
80gb WD HDD
200gb Seagate HDD
Geforce FX5600
Seasonic 380w PS
2x512mb PC3200 Corisar XMS Series Ram
 
dont wanna imply that you are stupid, but did you have the memory in the right dim
?
 
have you tested both sticks together with memtest?

and you have tired running it in single channel instead of dual?


also possible, but less likely that your harddrive is going on the frits
in the last month two of mine has and its a pain in the ass to figure that out when you think its something else

clark
 
I havent tested running them together with memtest, but i can run windows in safe mode with the one 512 stick fine.. but if i start it normally it crashes due to all the corrupt files.

I havent tried running it in single channel with both sticks either...

Could this be a heat problem? My chipset fan died a little while ago and i havent replaced it yet.
 
Running Memtest right now with both sticks in... dual channel.... default bios settings...

1hr 15 mins = no errors
 
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