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I am trying to intall vista ultimate 64 on a brand new system.

4GB RAM (2x2)
Nvidia 9800 GTX+
Q6600
Hitachi 1T
Gigabye EP45-UD3P

Everything boots and posts fine, but but i insert the Vista install DVD it boots to it no problem. The vista install goes through the loading windows files progress bar, and when it get to the very end where the installer would normally start, i get a BSOD with a stop error of 0x0000000A. I tried removing one of the 2GB sticks and i then got a BSOD with stop error 0x0000001E.

Does anyone have any advice or places that i can look for some answers?

Please HELP!!
 
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Run memtest86+ on your RAM. Something tells me that one of your two sticks of RAM is bad.

Danny Bui said:
Download Memtest86+ v2.11 or whatever the latest version is, unzip it, burn the ISO file to a CD, and then boot from it, just like you would do with the XP/Vista install CD. Let Memtest+ run for at least three hours on each stick of RAM separately as well as test the RAM all together. Go for a full 24 hours if you want to be completely sure that the RAM is not a problem. If you start seeing errors, than your RAM is defective or you have incorrect settings for the RAM.
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If the one of the two sticks of RAM is detected as bad, then you'll have to return both sticks to the manufacture for an RMA.
 
a littel more specs about the RAM please, also have you checked your mem voltages? are they getting enough juice? read the manufacturer`s specifications
 
GSKILL F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK

The only thing i am not sure of is that my board had 2x4 12V port, and my powersupply only had a 2x2 12V plug. could that be causing the issue?
 
Most 4-pin ATX plugs can work in an 8-pin slot, but it depends on the motherboard.
 
The plug fits and it works, but i am getting that error when trying to install. i donb't have an xp cd to install with to try that...
 
What next if both sticks show good? I am going to run one of them through tonight, and then the other tomorrow. they should both run for about 8-9 hours...
 
Does anyone have anymore insight into this issue? I can't seem to find any more information about this issue...
 
Take a look at the memory specs.

I had an issue with my board where the default voltage that the Mobo set on my RAM (1.8v) was causing instability. Mind you I got my OS installed before I noticed any issues but after manually setting the DIMM voltage to 1.9v, everything has been rock solid thus far.
 
As already mentioned, did you bump your vDIMM to 2.0v? Gigabyte calls it DDR2 DRAM Voltage I think. I'm too lazy to check, lol. Also, try it with one stick. If you're still having problems, try the other stick. If not, run memtest on that stick.
 
I will try and bump up the memory voltage. i ran memtest on both sticks at 9+ hours each and neither showed any errors. I switched to trying to install 32bit XP and it got a little further, but still stops with these same errors.

i am beginning to suspect the power supply myself, it is just a cheap rosewill 500W that came with the case.
 
Ok so the powersupply didn't help. i am still getting the exact same errors, does anyone have any kind of suggestion as to something i can try, do i need to RMA the parts back as being bad?

Help!
 
Does the installation get any further with a single stick of RAM?
If you can, borrow some RAM from a friend and try that -- try to get RAM that runs at 1.8v.
You could also try swapping out the SATA cable for the HDD.
 
It fails the same wway regardless of oone or 2 sticks of ram, either stick. i have tried swaping out the cable, and the swapping sata ports as well. the next thing i am going to try is borrow a different video card. How can i tell the voltage the at the RAM is running at? i have reset the bios values to fail safe and i still get the error.
 
In the BIOS, there is a menu that allows you to change your RAM voltage. The Failsafe defaults most likely set the RAM voltage to 1.8v, the JEDEC standard voltage for DDR2. The RAM you own needs 2.0v. The motherboard will not automatically give the RAM the needed voltage -- you have to set it manually in the BIOS.
 
Could it be a sata AHCI driver problem? If I can remember correctly a pre vista sp1 install disk did not have ACHI drivers included and you had to add them during the os install, I think it was around the time you see the option on which partition you want to install vista on. At that time have your ACHI drivers ready on a flash drive and install them at that time.

Give it a shot, the symptoms your having sounds like a sata AHCI driver problem
 
Ok so here is an update. i still can't get either OS to load (Vista or XP).

So far i have tried the install with 1 or 2 sticks of RAM (ran MEMTEST on both sticks for 9 hours plus on each). I have replaced the PSU wtih a BFG LS 550. I have tried a new gtraphics card. i have tried a IDE hard drive and IDE CDROM. I have tried disabling everything in the BIOS (USB, NIC, 1394, etc...).

I have slip streamed an install of XP Pro with SP3 and the AHCI drivers for the MB (ICH10R). If the Motherboard is in IDE mode i consistently get a BSOD with 0x000000D1, with this failure there is an indication of either the pciidex.sys or atapi.sys. If i switch to AHCI mode i get a BSOD with 0x0000007E or 0x00000000A.

When trying to install Vista i never get into the installer at all.

Tonight i will try and up my RAM voltage to 2.0V to see if that makes a difference.

At one point do i RMA back the Motherboard? Is there a way to determine if the MB is bad?
 
Have you tried it with SATA HDD/Optical drives?

I guess now would be a good time to RMA the mobo, especially if chaning the RAM voltage doesn't work.

If all other parts work with another mobo, chances are, your mobo is problematic.
 
Yes the HDD and the OPtical drive are SATA. I don't know if everything else works in a different MB, I don't havec one to test with...
 
If anyone was watching this thread i solved the issue. it appeared that either the L2 or L3 cache on the processor had gone bad. I swapped out the processors and it worked like a champ! Thanks for the help everyone :)
 
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