KT6V Nightmare

[BobG]

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I need some advice please, I have:
KT6V 7021
2.5 XP Athlon
512 crucial pc3200 memory
Radeon 9200
Liteon DVD
Western digital HD
Problem:
Built OK, set up bios, ran and installed XP, (done it all many times
before).Everything ran ok until a power on, but not reboots, displays an XP
error, isass.exe can't write registry etc.. First thought was a virus but
scanned and ruled this out. Wiped and reloaded xp twice but still the same
error.
Finally ran memtest and with great relief found after 45 minutes loads of
memory faults. Returned the same to crucial who replaced it by return of
post. Then nightmare, exactly the same problem.

Borrowed 256MB RAM same result with memtest except after 20 min??? Tried my
RAM in the other machine, ran memtest for 5 hours with no problem.

Disconnect the HD and DVD same problem.
Changed PSU, no difference.
Upgraded bios from 1.1 to 1.5 no difference.
The only thing that seemed to make a difference was when I set the DRAM
timing to ULTRA I had no memory errors after 2 hours.

ANY suggestions welcome.

Thanks

 

[Gollum]

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On Sat, 15 May 2004 22:47:57 +0000 (UTC), "BobG"
<rgroat@btinternet.com> wrote:

>I need some advice please, I have:
>KT6V 7021
>2.5 XP Athlon
>512 crucial pc3200 memory
>Radeon 9200
>Liteon DVD
>Western digital HD
>Problem:
>Built OK, set up bios, ran and installed XP, (done it all many times
>before).Everything ran ok until a power on, but not reboots, displays an XP
>error, isass.exe can't write registry etc.. First thought was a virus but
>scanned and ruled this out. Wiped and reloaded xp twice but still the same
>error.
>Finally ran memtest and with great relief found after 45 minutes loads of
>memory faults. Returned the same to crucial who replaced it by return of
>post. Then nightmare, exactly the same problem.
>
>Borrowed 256MB RAM same result with memtest except after 20 min??? Tried my
>RAM in the other machine, ran memtest for 5 hours with no problem.
>
>Disconnect the HD and DVD same problem.
>Changed PSU, no difference.
>Upgraded bios from 1.1 to 1.5 no difference.
>The only thing that seemed to make a difference was when I set the DRAM
>timing to ULTRA I had no memory errors after 2 hours.
>
>ANY suggestions welcome.
>
>Thanks
>
>
Do you have the fsb speed set to 166 ? Even if the memory is 3200, the
2500 is 333 fsb so you have to set the fsb in bios to 166. ( 166 x
ddr = 333)
OR maybe a bad MB.

Gollum

 

[BobG]

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Sorted, I'm just thick.

The original memory was faulty but I was using an older version of Memtest
(2.3) when I recieved the new memory.Used 3.1 and everything is now OK.
Teach me to label my floppies properly.