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Re: Why SP1 may not be available for you and how to get it
I have been doing this 25 years. I started with Apple 2C and IBM XT. I have seen every version of DOS and Windows, OS/2, and Linux. I learned to start with a barebones install. I check voltages with a multimeter. Make sure all the hardware is up to date. I am doing 6 HP Proliant servers in a new domain install. First thing I download is the firmware ISO CD and latest SmartStart along with the service packs for every OS and server app.
I found memtest86 ISO CD does a better job than built in one in Vista. It is a simple download and burn image.
Don't overclock. Start with a single stick of RAM for the install.
I would start with the latest BIOS rev. Reset the BIOS to default mode. Strip it down to bare bones hardware. Download memtest and test each stick one at a time. If you are using mismatched RAM, put the largest size in first slots. I ran into this over the weekend. A computer had 2 x 256 and 2 x 512. The 256 were first and errored out constantly. I swapped them. No problems since.
Make sure you have the latest hard drive or raid drivers to install into Vista. |