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More info?)
Thanks for the info. I reinstalled XP and downloaded the drivers from
NVidia. When I try to install them, the system crashes. The system also
seems to crash at other points with a variety of BSOD messages. I'm testing
the memory right now. Anything else I should check? Thanks again.
"kony" <spam@spam.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 04:36:17 GMT, "John H."
> <JohnH@reply-to-group.thanks> wrote:
>
>>I just built a system using this mb and have problems with XP crashing.
>>Anyone have experience with this board? I'm using the built in
>>audio/video/lan (NVidia NForce 2) and have installed the latest drivers
>>and
>>bios update.
>>
>
> I have one sitting a few feet from me, works fine except
> that I pulled the CPU out a couple days ago.
>
> When exactly does it crash, any pattern to it?
>
> If you're using a relatively high speed Athlon XP in it, you
> may need a fairly strong power supply, as it'll have a lot
> of load on the 5V rail. if it's a generic PSU and/or rated
> at less than 180-200W combined 3V+5V output, you might try
> another power supply, though taking voltage readings with a
> multimeter first might be telling.
>
> Does "latest drivers" include the nVidia reference chipset
> driver, not just the one offered by Biostar (which is
> usually older)?
>
> With any nForce2-IGP board, and especially those from
> "budget" manufacturers like Biostar, you might find it a bit
> more picky about memory. Have you ran
>
http://www.memtest86.com for several hours to test the
> memory? Mine has an odd bug in that it's more stable at
> CAS2.5 than CAS3, even with some generic modules I tried
> that were rated only CAS3. It seems to be a bios bug, but
> the problem was evident with both original shipping and most
> current bios revisions. In other words, if your memory is
> CAS3, board bios is set to use "auto" values, and you get
> memtest86 errors, try manually setting CAS2.5, but be sure
> to retest with memtest86 if you do that.
>
>
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