Hi.

First of all, if a topic like this already exsists I am sorry but I need an answer ASAP.

I built this new system myself, and it gives me hard time since the first time I ran it.

these are the specs:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 Conroe 2.7GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor
ZALMAN CNPS 9700 NT 110mm 2 Ball Ultra Quiet CPU Cooler
ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
Thermaltake Armor Series VA8003BWS Black Full Tower Case w/ 25CM Fan
Thermaltake toughpower W0117RU ATX12V / EPS12V 750W Power Supply 100 - 240 V CE, CB, TUV, FCC, UL, CUL, and BSMI certified
ASUS EN8800GT TOP/G/HTDP/512M GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (4 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFDRTL 150GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive
Maxtor MaXLine Pro 500 7H500F0 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
ASUS Black 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E616A3T
ASUS Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 14X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner with LightScribe
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card
Thermaltake Hardcano 12 SE
Sony 1.44mb Floppy


problem started when I tried to installing Windows XP Pro 32bit on it, the computer does one of the following.

I got this nice love letter:

I asked around and was told to take out 2 of the 4 memory sticks and the sound card.
Doing this allowed me to install the Windows without any problems.
so with this the issue above was solved.

Now problem returns when I try replasing the rest of the hardware back.


after "google(ing)" my eyes out, I found out that I need to update the MOBO's BIOS so it will support my X-FI Elite.
My current MOBO BIOS version is 0302, there are 5 additional updates for it.

Should I get all of them, or only the one that enhances compatibility with Creative X-FI Sound Card?

I was also told to up the memory voltage from 1.8V to 2.1V and northbridge voltage (≈1.55V).
problem is I only have 2 options in BIOS 1.8V and ignore.

How can I solve this?



I know that installing a 32bit OS on 4gig memory is useless, but I want to solve this problem non the less so I can get rid of my old computer.


Thanks.

As far as the RAM is concerned I would set the voltage to the manufactuers
specs, which I am sure you can get from there site.

As far as the bios goes, I personally would get the latest update, and the latest drivers for other hardware.

Did you run memtest on your ram? Are you positive all sicks are good?

Hope this helps, good luck.

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agree about the ram, I haven't seen ram not boot @ 1.8v even if it specs to 2.0-.1; having said that you should be able to type in the voltages directly...

By the way make sure to dissable the onboard sound if you have the Xi-Fi card in there since creative cards don't always play nice with other sound cards ^_^.

The RAM is working fine.
I played with them all replacing each in a different slot.
also the BIOS memory test run and BIOS itself recognize 4 gigs of ram when PC starts.
the problem is with the motherboard NOT with the memory.

I read many complaints about these series of MOBOS having problems to run with 4 memory sticks, but couldnt find any good solution.

The so onboard sound card is removable, well in my case I just never pluged it in.
The onboard sound is set on auto, but since the card is not there, there shouldnt be any problems with that.

As for BIOS... I really REALLY hate playing with these updates!
I dont really believe that each of the newer update has the previous updates because they all weight around 800kb...

I guess I will crash ASUS forums as well.




*************EDIT***********

Great.....

I just updated ti 1104, now the computer won't even start!
it just turns on, doesn't beep, doesn't load even the monitor doesn't turns on.