Thanks, I've got an nForce 4 motherboard with 4 GB I'm using as a testbed
for another OS. When I get a chance I'll try to install Vista on it and see
what happens.
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Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca
"Dominic Payer" <dcp@fsv.co.uk> wrote in message
news:726A9A86-C792-4787-A350-C85F6DB65B28@microsoft.com...
> Personally I've only seen it with nVidia nForce 4 chipsets, but there have
> been several posts in the newsgroups reporting the problem. I haven't
> tracked which chipsets were in use.
>
> There's no stop error. The machine just doesn't complete its first boot -
> at least not before patience runs out. Shut it down and remove 2GB and the
> boot completes OK. Once the chipset drivers are updated - or perhaps it's
> the fix in 929777 from Windows Update, 4GB works fine.
>
>
>
> "Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
> news:%23a$okWF2HHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> I'll have to take your word for this as I've never seen it. What chipset
>> are you using? A quick Google search doesn't get any hits regarding this
>> problem. I'm aware of this problem.
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929777/en-us
>>
>> but the stop error isn't the same.
>>
>> --
>> Kerry Brown
>> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
>> http://www.vistahelp.ca
>>
>>
>> "Dominic Payer" <dcp@fsv.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:283CA5B1-3F7A-4549-A5CF-C80F3FFE4BA9@microsoft.com...
>>> It's not bad RAM - it's bad Vista.
>>>
>>> Vista RTM often won't install with 4GB. Remove 2GB, install and update
>>> the chipset drivers and you can put the extra 2GB back. I've seen this
>>> several times on different motherboards.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
>>> news:Ohbcq%23D2HHA.3916@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> "Socrates" <Socrates@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:A7FDF127-AA0C-4260-8F99-F67FFEC60470@microsoft.com...
>>>>> It's memory - have discovered that Vista x64 cannot install if you
>>>>> have more
>>>>> than 2gb of memory! Is that one of the primary reasons for using a
>>>>> 64-bit OS
>>>>> in the first place? Makes one wonder about the level of testing
>>>>> perfomed
>>>>> prior to RTM...
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> OMG you've found a major bug. Vista x64 won't work with more than 2 GB
>>>> of RAM :-)
>>>>
>>>> Have you tested the RAM? It sounds like you may have some bad RAM.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Kerry Brown
>>>> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
>>>> http://www.vistahelp.ca
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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