zoooom 0 Posted August 17, 2002 If I try to run win2k at the optimal setting in the bios for the chip it complains while booting about not being able to access a file. When I set it to a lower setting ( 1.1 g ) it boots ok. Running win2k sp3 Share this post Link to post
clutch 1 Posted August 17, 2002 Is this a new system? Is this a fresh install? It could be a poor voltage condition, bad memory, etc. See if there is a "PC Health Status" function or something similar in the BIOS and see what it reports for your voltage rails, fan speeds, and temps. Share this post Link to post
CrazyKillerMan 0 Posted August 17, 2002 Sounds like it could be a memory stick. Do you have a number of sticks that you can temporarily swap? ie: 2 x 256MB - try using just one. I had a bad stick in my rig, and it gave me random lockups on boot. Is the file that it cannot find constant or random? When you set the lower clock speed are you affecting the FSB or the multiplier on the chip? If you are effecting the fsb most likely its memory. Share this post Link to post
zoooom 0 Posted August 17, 2002 The hardware monitor in my bios shows normal conditions... except I think the fan may be running a bit slow ( 4500 rpm.. its a valcano 6 ). Yup fresh install of windows 2000. I got one stick of pc2700 from mushkin. Maybe ill put some pc133 in there and see if it does it then. Im sure i can dig one up. The reason I had to reinstall was because my pc was acting crazy... and some system files got overwritten and it wasnt able to boot. Share this post Link to post
Brian Frank 0 Posted August 17, 2002 8) I sincerely hope you're not gonna try PC133: it's SDR SDRAM, not DDR. It should not be put in a DDR slot or you'll cause more problems. Share this post Link to post
Admiral LSD 0 Posted August 17, 2002 Quote: 8) I sincerely hope you're not gonna try PC133: it's SDR SDRAM, not DDR. It should not be put in a DDR slot or you'll cause more problems. Especially when it won't fit Share this post Link to post
zoooom 0 Posted August 17, 2002 Hey gimme a break ok. I know you cannot fit sdram in ddr slots. Some mobo's come with ddr slots and sdram slots. After looking at mine... I realize that its not one of them. I thought it did though because my friend has a mobo that did so I assumed mine did. Ill borrow some other ddr. <-- Imagines self trying to force sdram into ddr slot > Share this post Link to post
