"Stephen Petrowski" <bsa2002@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> he needs to install the sata driver chip softwear before installing
windows
yes. That was already mentioned but it looks like he got past that point now
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> "philo" <philo@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > On 23 Feb, 20:08, "philo" <ph...@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote:
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> >> On 23 Feb, 18:10, "philo" <ph...@xxxxxx> wrote:
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> >> > <petermcmillan...@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> >> > I've just built a new computer with 64bit Vista Home Premium. The
> >> > installation goes through its bits and then reboots itself (as it's
> >> > supposed to). When it comes back it does the 'completing
> >> > installation' stage, but during this it gives me a BSOD and I can't
> >> > get any further with the install. It reboots itself very quickly so
> >> > it's hard to read the message.
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> >> > Any ideas what happens in the 'completing installation' stage? Does
> >> > it have a look at the hardware? Or does anybody know how to fix it?
> >> > I haven't got any unusual hardware (apart from a USB memory card
> >> > reader) in there so I wouldn't expect driver problems.
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> >> > At the moment I've spent £hundreds for a machine that does nothing :
> >> > (. Windows XP isn't really an option either because Vista was the
> >> > whole reason for buying the computer.
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> >> > My hardware is:
> >> > Asus 380W PSU
> >> > ASUS M2A-VM HDMI Motherboard (inc sound + video)
> >> > AMD BE-2350 Processor (dual core - 64 bit)
> >> > Corsair XMS2 800MHz DDR2 2Gb
> >> > LG PATA DVD writer
> >> > Western Digital SATA 160Gb 7200rpm HD
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> >> > Did you install the chipset drivers?
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> >> > Look at the post from yesterday as that was covered
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> >> > see: "desperate"
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> >> I've got further now, and installed it. I tried, but I couldn't
> >> install any drivers until after the install. I changed the memory
> >> voltage from 'auto' to 1.9V, which I thought may have fixed it, but it
> >> may just been luck because I keep getting a BSOD every few minutes
> >> even when not doing much.
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> >> It looks like a hardware fault (not really the right group). I ran
> >> the memory test from the Vista DVD and there were no errors. Does
> >> that mean the memory should be OK or does it not stress the memory
> >> enough? My first BSOD was at the login screen before logging in, and
> >> it didn't crash during the performance tests either. The first two
> >> BSODs were something about modifying internal data structures IIRC,
> >> and the last was memory management. The only other posibility I can
> >> think of is the processor having a hot spot if the thermal pad got
> >> messed up (although I doubt it)?
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> >> I've found that occasionally, a memory test utility will pass RAM
> >> that still turns out to be marginal.
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> >> Rather than changing the voltage, for now, just try clocking down the
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> >> I agree that the thermal pad probably is OK...
> >> but you should check the cpu temp- Hide quoted text -
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> > Looking in the BIOS, the temperatures are VERY low. All below 30C,
> > although the CPU was at 14C earlier, which is below room temperature.
> > I might try that with the RAM, I paid a bit extra for this RAM because
> > I thought it was a good brand and didn't want any problems lol.
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> > If your system is stable with the RAM underclocked, then the RAM must be
> > bad...
> > but of course, at this point it's hard to tell
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> > >