Boot Disk Failure after RAM install

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theclipper

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Hi All,

I am new to these boards and was hoping I could get some help from all of you who are much more knowledgeable than I.

I've never really had any problems with my computer acting up. I decided to add 2GB more RAM to my system this morning. Once I finally got them in there after much prodding and force I turned on my machine only to get this dreaded error message. I made sure the cords were still connected to the hard drive. I then took the RAM that I had just added back out but the error message still persists unfortunately.

I'm wondering if anyone might have a suggestion as to other techniques I can try to get my system working again. I am currently running Vista Home Premium 32bit.

Thanks so much!

-Clipper
 

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Don't much like the "after much prodding and force".

I'm also not clear on your situation. When do you get the error? Can you boot into Windows, in either Normal or Safe mode?

If you can, please download and run http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/176785-vistaforums-sysinfo-tool.html (Click on Select All, then click on the Windows logo). After it runs, export to a file and upload the file with your reply (see Vista Forums - FAQ: Reading and Posting Messages). Wouldn't hurt to review the rest of the FAQ while you're waiting for a reply.

Ed
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Home Grown Desktop
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5B-E
    Memory
    3006 MB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS 512MB
    Sound Card
    Motherboard - SoundMax
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic VX2235wm / Dell 17" Generic PnP Anolog
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050 x 4294967296 colors / 1024 x 768
    Hard Drives
    3 x ST3250620AS 250GB SATA IDE
    1 x WDC WD1200JD-00GBB0 120 GB SATA IDE
    PSU
    Enerrmax 535W All-in-one SLI 20/24+6+
    Case
    Antec Sonata
    Cooling
    Antec 12cm SmartCool
    Keyboard
    Logitech LX710
    Mouse
    Logitech MX100 Laser
    Internet Speed
    Bell Canada DSL 12MBps (supposedly)
    Other Info
    2 x HP Pavilion 9700v Laptops
I had a similar problem.

You might have to wiggle the RAM (while your computer is turned off), it might take 10 tries before it's in there good.

Also, it's very important that all sticks of RAM have the same PC # (ie. PC2-6400 (400 MHz) and each stick has the same timing values for each category.

Use CPU-Z from CPUID to verify the PC #s and timings, this info is located on the SPD tab of CPU-Z.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire T180 - Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 2.4 GHz (single core)
    Motherboard
    Chipset - nVidia MCP61/nForce 430 GeForce 6150SE
    Memory
    R.A.M. - 3072 MB DDR2 PC2-5300 (333MHz)/667 = 2(1024 MB), 2(512 MB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX GeForce GT 240 {1GB DDR3, 550 MHz GPU, SM 4.1, dx 10.1}
    Sound Card
    Onboard Realtek HD Audio ALC888
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer AL1706 LCD 17"
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 1024
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi 160 GB SATA, Partitioned into C: and D:
    Internet Speed
    Rogers Hi-Speed Express (10 MB/s download, 512 kb/s upload.
    Other Info
    AVG Internet Security
Hello All,

I really appreciate the responses. I looked again and realized that a couple of my SATA hard drives got unplugged. I plugged them back in and was thinking that would take care of the problem but I am still getting the error.
 

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I think I finally solved it! I had to go into the hard drive section of BIOS and move my C: back up to the highest priority. I'm wondering if when the power got cut to two of my drives the order got all screwed up. I feel much better now.

Thanks so much!
 

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