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[dennis]

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Here is the set up:
Case: Powermax YT-040267-85 0327-4 PL 400 watt
Memory: Samsung 256mb PC2700 CL2.5
Processor AMD XP2000+
Board K7S5A Pro
Liteon 48x24x48 CDRW

I have tried three hard drives and Windows 98SE and Windows XP
Professional. Every time Windows starts the install program,
the PC locks up. I can run scan disc, format, and other disk
diagnostic programs but Windows install locks up every time.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated...

 

[Philo]

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"Dennis" <den942@bright.net> wrote in message
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> Here is the set up:
> Case: Powermax YT-040267-85 0327-4 PL 400 watt
> Memory: Samsung 256mb PC2700 CL2.5
> Processor AMD XP2000+
> Board K7S5A Pro
> Liteon 48x24x48 CDRW
>
> I have tried three hard drives and Windows 98SE and Windows XP
> Professional. Every time Windows starts the install program,
> the PC locks up. I can run scan disc, format, and other disk
> diagnostic programs but Windows install locks up every time.
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated...
>

try a minimal hardware configuration

 

[dennis]

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philo wrote:
> "Dennis" <den942@bright.net> wrote in message
> news:E82dnYv87stMnALdRVn-gQ@bright.net...
>
>>Here is the set up:
>>Case: Powermax YT-040267-85 0327-4 PL 400 watt
>>Memory: Samsung 256mb PC2700 CL2.5
>>Processor AMD XP2000+
>>Board K7S5A Pro
>>Liteon 48x24x48 CDRW
>>
>>I have tried three hard drives and Windows 98SE and Windows XP
>>Professional. Every time Windows starts the install program,
>>the PC locks up. I can run scan disc, format, and other disk
>>diagnostic programs but Windows install locks up every time.
>>Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated...
>>
>
>
> try a minimal hardware configuration

Did that today and got windows installed. I have to have the
processor underclocked for it to work. The board is good for
up to an AMD XP 2600+. If I have the processor/memory clock
speed set at 100/100 it will work but the processor speed
is shown at 1254mhz. It should be set at 133/133 for the
correct 266 FSB speed for the processor according to ECS
when I asked about my other pc with the same board..

 

[Philo]

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"Dennis" <den942@bright.net> wrote in message
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>
>
> philo wrote:
> > "Dennis" <den942@bright.net> wrote in message
> > news:E82dnYv87stMnALdRVn-gQ@bright.net...
> >
> >>Here is the set up:
> >>Case: Powermax YT-040267-85 0327-4 PL 400 watt
> >>Memory: Samsung 256mb PC2700 CL2.5
> >>Processor AMD XP2000+
> >>Board K7S5A Pro
> >>Liteon 48x24x48 CDRW
> >>
> >>I have tried three hard drives and Windows 98SE and Windows XP
> >>Professional. Every time Windows starts the install program,
> >>the PC locks up. I can run scan disc, format, and other disk
> >>diagnostic programs but Windows install locks up every time.
> >>Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated...
> >>
> >
> >
> > try a minimal hardware configuration
>
> Did that today and got windows installed. I have to have the
> processor underclocked for it to work. The board is good for
> up to an AMD XP 2600+. If I have the processor/memory clock
> speed set at 100/100 it will work but the processor speed
> is shown at 1254mhz. It should be set at 133/133 for the
> correct 266 FSB speed for the processor according to ECS
> when I asked about my other pc with the same board..
>

a lot of people say that those boards are not too great...
although i have one and it works fine.

just for the heck of it you may want to try different RAM

 

[dennis]

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philo wrote:

> "Dennis" <den942@bright.net> wrote in message
> news:mrOdndEH0qtv3T3d4p2dnA@bright.net...
>
>>
>>philo wrote:
>>
>>>"Dennis" <den942@bright.net> wrote in message
>>>news:E82dnYv87stMnALdRVn-gQ@bright.net...
>>>
>>>
>>>>Here is the set up:
>>>>Case: Powermax YT-040267-85 0327-4 PL 400 watt
>>>>Memory: Samsung 256mb PC2700 CL2.5
>>>>Processor AMD XP2000+
>>>>Board K7S5A Pro
>>>>Liteon 48x24x48 CDRW
>>>>
>>>>I have tried three hard drives and Windows 98SE and Windows XP
>>>>Professional. Every time Windows starts the install program,
>>>>the PC locks up. I can run scan disc, format, and other disk
>>>>diagnostic programs but Windows install locks up every time.
>>>>Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated...
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>try a minimal hardware configuration
>>
>>Did that today and got windows installed. I have to have the
>>processor underclocked for it to work. The board is good for
>>up to an AMD XP 2600+. If I have the processor/memory clock
>>speed set at 100/100 it will work but the processor speed
>>is shown at 1254mhz. It should be set at 133/133 for the
>>correct 266 FSB speed for the processor according to ECS
>>when I asked about my other pc with the same board..
>>
>
>
> a lot of people say that those boards are not too great...
> although i have one and it works fine.
>
> just for the heck of it you may want to try different RAM

Did that yesterday. I cleared the CMOS and put in 256 mb
of DDR PC2100. I set the CMOS to 133/133 like it should
be. It booted up showing the processor as an AMD XP 2000+
then locked up when Windows started. It would work at 100/100
with the PC2100 ram but not at the correct clock speed.

 

[Philo]

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> Did that yesterday. I cleared the CMOS and put in 256 mb
> of DDR PC2100. I set the CMOS to 133/133 like it should
> be. It booted up showing the processor as an AMD XP 2000+
> then locked up when Windows started. It would work at 100/100
> with the PC2100 ram but not at the correct clock speed.
>


this may seem nuts

but try a completely different cpu cooler

on a similar setup i had one physically large cpu cooler that for some
reason
would not allow me to fully clock my machine...
but when i tried a different one all worked fine...

my theory was R.F.I. but that was pretty well shot down...
possible uneven tension stressing solder joints or uneven cooling?
i never found the reason...however after i changed the cpu cooler
the system has been working flawlessly for over 18 months

 

[Guest]

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Dennis wrote:
> philo wrote:
>> "Dennis" <den942@bright.net> wrote in message
>> news:E82dnYv87stMnALdRVn-gQ@bright.net...
>>
>>> Here is the set up:
>>> Case: Powermax YT-040267-85 0327-4 PL 400 watt
>>> Memory: Samsung 256mb PC2700 CL2.5
>>> Processor AMD XP2000+
>>> Board K7S5A Pro
>>> Liteon 48x24x48 CDRW
>>>
>>> I have tried three hard drives and Windows 98SE and Windows XP
>>> Professional. Every time Windows starts the install program,
>>> the PC locks up. I can run scan disc, format, and other disk
>>> diagnostic programs but Windows install locks up every time.
>>> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated...
>>>
>>
>>
>> try a minimal hardware configuration
>
> Did that today and got windows installed. I have to have the
> processor underclocked for it to work. The board is good for
> up to an AMD XP 2600+. If I have the processor/memory clock
> speed set at 100/100 it will work but the processor speed
> is shown at 1254mhz. It should be set at 133/133 for the
> correct 266 FSB speed for the processor according to ECS
> when I asked about my other pc with the same board..

bad ram, or flaky PSU.

 

[dennis]

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Ric wrote:

> Dennis wrote:
>
>>philo wrote:
>>
>>>"Dennis" <den942@bright.net> wrote in message
>>>news:E82dnYv87stMnALdRVn-gQ@bright.net...
>>>
>>>
>>>>Here is the set up:
>>>>Case: Powermax YT-040267-85 0327-4 PL 400 watt
>>>>Memory: Samsung 256mb PC2700 CL2.5
>>>>Processor AMD XP2000+
>>>>Board K7S5A Pro
>>>>Liteon 48x24x48 CDRW
>>>>
>>>>I have tried three hard drives and Windows 98SE and Windows XP
>>>>Professional. Every time Windows starts the install program,
>>>>the PC locks up. I can run scan disc, format, and other disk
>>>>diagnostic programs but Windows install locks up every time.
>>>>Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated...
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>try a minimal hardware configuration
>>
>>Did that today and got windows installed. I have to have the
>>processor underclocked for it to work. The board is good for
>>up to an AMD XP 2600+. If I have the processor/memory clock
>>speed set at 100/100 it will work but the processor speed
>>is shown at 1254mhz. It should be set at 133/133 for the
>>correct 266 FSB speed for the processor according to ECS
>>when I asked about my other pc with the same board..
>
>
> bad ram, or flaky PSU.

Tried DDR PC2100, no change, Tried DIMM PC133, no change. I
did clear CMOS before each memory change. I tried a different
video card, no change. Tried a different PS, it would run at
100/133 so I tried 133/133 and ran long enough to run scan
disk but locked up running defrag. It would not boot up and
run set at 133/133 after that.