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Here's my specs:
Biostar M7NCD Pro nForce2 motherboard (Bios up to date except for most
recent update adding dual channel stability)
Athlon XP 3000+ (333mhz)
1gb RAM (1xRosewood 512mb PC3200, 1xKingston 256mb PC2700, 1xMisc Brand
256mb PC2700)
Antex 400 Watt PS (upgraded at the same time as the processor from 300watt
supply)
CD-RW
DVD-RW
Windows XP SP2
I just upgraded the system from a Athlon 1ghz processor Friday. Upon
switching the CPU and heatsink I get varying errors... Either it will
either:
* Freeze entering windows (pre-login)
* Crash while loading windows after logging in
* Reboot before Windows login
I tried this setup initially with my 300 watt power supply and had these
problems. Thinking it might be a power issue I upgraded to the 400 watt PS,
but still have the same problems. Further tinkering shows this:
* If I lower the FSB of the CPU, it will work with all the memory sticks
in and boot fine, but of course then its down to a 1700+ equivalent
or something.
* If I remove one memory stick, no matter where it is (enabling or
disabling dual channel) it has the same result.
* If I just use one memory stick, no matter which one it is, it will boot
up fine at the full clock speed.
I assumed it was the PS because the memory worked fine together before. But
now with a new PS its the same thing... So do I risk getting another
matched stick of PC3200 512 memory to pair with my current 512 stick and
hope for the best? Or do I have to throw out all that I have and just buy
1x1ghz stick since it only wants to run with one stick?
Any insight greatly appreciated.
Dave
Here's my specs:
Biostar M7NCD Pro nForce2 motherboard (Bios up to date except for most
recent update adding dual channel stability)
Athlon XP 3000+ (333mhz)
1gb RAM (1xRosewood 512mb PC3200, 1xKingston 256mb PC2700, 1xMisc Brand
256mb PC2700)
Antex 400 Watt PS (upgraded at the same time as the processor from 300watt
supply)
CD-RW
DVD-RW
Windows XP SP2
I just upgraded the system from a Athlon 1ghz processor Friday. Upon
switching the CPU and heatsink I get varying errors... Either it will
either:
* Freeze entering windows (pre-login)
* Crash while loading windows after logging in
* Reboot before Windows login
I tried this setup initially with my 300 watt power supply and had these
problems. Thinking it might be a power issue I upgraded to the 400 watt PS,
but still have the same problems. Further tinkering shows this:
* If I lower the FSB of the CPU, it will work with all the memory sticks
in and boot fine, but of course then its down to a 1700+ equivalent
or something.
* If I remove one memory stick, no matter where it is (enabling or
disabling dual channel) it has the same result.
* If I just use one memory stick, no matter which one it is, it will boot
up fine at the full clock speed.
I assumed it was the PS because the memory worked fine together before. But
now with a new PS its the same thing... So do I risk getting another
matched stick of PC3200 512 memory to pair with my current 512 stick and
hope for the best? Or do I have to throw out all that I have and just buy
1x1ghz stick since it only wants to run with one stick?
Any insight greatly appreciated.
Dave