Did Windows Vista Screw up my CPU?

[Scotteq]

Vista not only killed mu CPU but it killed my little dog Sammy too! Vista is the root of all evil, I'm convinced now.

WickedWitchofRedmond wrote:

....AND YOUR LITTLE DOG, TOO!!!!! AAAAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHA!!!!!

/fear

 

[binh]

As XP installs fine, the CPU is not physically damaged.
Your OCZ (and Patriot you tried) dimms are not in your mobo's QVL (The qualified is OCZ2T8002GK, 800MHz), and Vista boot process stresses system memory even harder than memtest (experienced from 3 builds).
So I'd get memory dimms in the QVL, or try cheap 800MHz with slow timings like 5-5-5-18 (sounds odd, but it worked for me). In bios, load optimized defaults, save and exit to install vista.
Good luck.

 

[russki]

As XP installs fine, the CPU is not physically damaged.
Your OCZ (and Patriot you tried) dimms are not in your mobo's QVL (The qualified is OCZ2T8002GK, 800MHz), and Vista boot process stresses system memory even harder than memtest (experienced from 3 builds).
So I'd get memory dimms in the QVL, or try cheap 800MHz with slow timings like 5-5-5-18 (sounds odd, but it worked for me). In bios, load optimized defaults, save and exit to install vista.
Good luck.

That may or may not be the case. In general, this is not the first comment I have seen to indicate that Vista is less forgiving of overclocks. If I had to bet, I would imagine all this is occurring on the memory side, since it is much more aggressive with using what's available, but it could also be better instruction utilization and now you're getting failures that were avoided with a simpler code - although the latter is a long shot.

But I would guess it's the memory / overclock, then drivers, and only then everything else.

 

[jimmysmitty]

2 GB OCZ Platinum 1066 MHz @ 800 MHz @ 4-4-4-8-1T

Loosen these timings back up, and if/when you reinstall - please do so on a freshly formatted (from DOS boot disc and C prompt) Hard drive.

And use a clearhdd. Will wipe clean the first few secotors. Do it 2-3 times to clear the drive.

 

[rhysee]

Use XP I,d say .. I had the same issue with Vista .. ended up getting another illegggal copy and worked..

Funny storys guys keep em uup

 

[williamleja]

OP - Do you have NAV installed??

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/325672/en-us

I do not have Norton Installed. Any time I used it my computer ran slow.

 

[williamleja]

As XP installs fine, the CPU is not physically damaged.
Your OCZ (and Patriot you tried) dimms are not in your mobo's QVL (The qualified is OCZ2T8002GK, 800MHz), and Vista boot process stresses system memory even harder than memtest (experienced from 3 builds).
So I'd get memory dimms in the QVL, or try cheap 800MHz with slow timings like 5-5-5-18 (sounds odd, but it worked for me). In bios, load optimized defaults, save and exit to install vista.
Good luck.

Would you happen to have a link to the QVL list? I checked the ASUS website, but I have thus far been unsuccessful in finding it.

Thank you,

William

 

[williamleja]

I will give loosen the timings on my memory and see if that helps.

I will also wipe my hard drive as a last resort as I do not want to lose all my data and I only have one drive.

I am really in no huge rush to use Vista, but it is the fact that if I wanted to use it I can't. Anyone else ever experience that?

Thank you everyone for the suggestions, the laughs, and the links. You've all been really helpful with your suggestions. I hope one of them works.

William

 

[jimmysmitty]

Would you happen to have a link to the QVL list? I checked the ASUS website, but I have thus far been unsuccessful in finding it.

Thank you,

William

For your QVL there are two places. Either your manual that came with the mobo or go here: http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-us and put in your mobo model number and look at the manual downloads and grab the english QVL at the bottom of the list.

I will give loosen the timings on my memory and see if that helps.

I will also wipe my hard drive as a last resort as I do not want to lose all my data and I only have one drive.

I am really in no huge rush to use Vista, but it is the fact that if I wanted to use it I can't. Anyone else ever experience that?

Thank you everyone for the suggestions, the laughs, and the links. You've all been really helpful with your suggestions. I hope one of them works.

William

Only one more thing I can think of is to try another DVD drive. Maybe a non SATA one. But other than that It might be hopless.

Next will be thunderman telling you that the eivl Intel destroyed your computer!!!!! The E6600 devowered your memory and motherboard. It is now useless.