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update: used a known xp cd to boot. same problem swapped out video cards. same problem ill post if i get it fixed, im almost certain theres a problem with the motherboard or CPU

ive been trying to update the bios but not having any luck, i found the afudos app i think its called to make a boot disc from the .BIN file but im having a hard time making it work. more details on this to come. the hardware as it was (before the new harddrive) was running win xp. i suspect the motherboard or chip may be bad i dont have another system to test it on right now but i may be able to pick up another system over the weekend to test things on. sorry for the delay, more info to come

i ran memtest and DFT on the hardware it was previously installed on. one day it stopped booting and gave me that error. trying to find the culprit i ran those tests and the drive and memory were good. decided to pick up a new drive anyway and still no go. its IDE master and DVD-RW slave the bios sees the harddrive and the dvd drive the bios revision is 1001 memory is corsair platinum series 512mb 400mhz xms3202v4.1 theres 2 memory sticks and like i said they originally passed the memtest twice but i took one out at a time and saw what happened. the system crashed a few seconds slower with only 1 stick in. anyways, it doesnt seem to even POST when i put the other stick back in but i may just have to blow out the slot or tighten it better thanks for the help danleff

hey guys, found this forum when googling my problem so i thought id sign up and ask you guys for help. I've read: XP - IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL !!! PLEASE HELP!!! and it was somewhat helpful. i am installing xp sp3 (also have tried sp2) on this system: k8n-e-deluxe mobo athlon 64 3400 brand new WD Caviar SE 320gb hdd i boot up using the winxp sp3 disc and right before it gets to the screen that allows you to choose a drive to install to i get 1 of 3 errors: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL and PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA i have tried a lot of things, ran memtest ran DFT ran WD data lifeguard test changed jumpers and cables unplugged all unecessary USB devices and internal devices (such as the soundcard) i cant see the problem being a driver since ive installed xp sp2 from scratch on this rig before using the same hardware. winxp sp2 and winxp sp3 both give the same errors when attempting to install. I'm thinking it may be the processors cache or the mobo thats messed up.... any suggestions? thanks in advance for any help