Vista - Freezing problems NOT fixed on RC2!

I'm running the WV RC2 64-bit on an Athlon 64 3000+, 768 RAM, GeForce 6600
256 RAM, MB Asus A8N-SLI deluxe, and I'm sadly realizing that the freezing
poblems have NOT been fixed!

Very frustrating... I disabled the hard disk write cashing, as suggested by
Mufaddal on this forum, disconnected all the usb devices (except keyboard and
mouse), kept the system very clean (except for Vista compatible Pc-Cillin
version), but it freezes!

It's still freezing and crashing after few minutes of working, with no
apparent reason, forcing me to re-install the OS for the 4th time now! Yes,
because after few re-bootings, the file system corrupts and I have to do a
fresh installation...

RC2 too is totally UNSTABLE on my PC... what a sad discovery... I'm aware
that the release candidate of a software is not a definitive version, but I'm
also convinced that the major problems, such as these described above, should
have fixed long before... In other words I expected little bugs and
compatibility problems, not radical crisis of the entire system!!

I don't know what will expect to us...

Heywood.

If you have a dual core chip try disabling one of the CPUs in the BIOS .
Also update the BIOS if it is not the current release.

"Heywood" <Heywood@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4733DAAE-E610-454A-990C-2DE26BF57E35@microsoft.com...
> I'm running the WV RC2 64-bit on an Athlon 64 3000+, 768 RAM, GeForce 6600
> 256 RAM, MB Asus A8N-SLI deluxe, and I'm sadly realizing that the freezing
> poblems have NOT been fixed!
>
> Very frustrating... I disabled the hard disk write cashing, as suggested
> by
> Mufaddal on this forum, disconnected all the usb devices (except keyboard
> and
> mouse), kept the system very clean (except for Vista compatible Pc-Cillin
> version), but it freezes!
>
> It's still freezing and crashing after few minutes of working, with no
> apparent reason, forcing me to re-install the OS for the 4th time now!
> Yes,
> because after few re-bootings, the file system corrupts and I have to do a
> fresh installation...
>
> RC2 too is totally UNSTABLE on my PC... what a sad discovery... I'm aware
> that the release candidate of a software is not a definitive version, but
> I'm
> also convinced that the major problems, such as these described above,
> should
> have fixed long before... In other words I expected little bugs and
> compatibility problems, not radical crisis of the entire system!!
>
> I don't know what will expect to us...
>
> Heywood.
>

I am willing to bet it's your RAM. It looks like you're using a 512 and 256
DIMM in a board looking for more. I am only guessing here but was that RAM
using in an older board and you transferred it over when you bought the new
board?

The ASUS motherboards can be quite specific about the RAM you use, the
chipset, the brand, the configuration and the settings. It can be an
absolute bear to get working and figure out. I know, I spent 6 months
playing the same game of figuring out why my machine constantly locked up in
certain situations. It was the RAM. Plain and simple. It worked fine most
of the time and (no lock-ups with just the OS) but when I used something
that hit the higher memory ranges BAM, lock up.

There is a memory tester in Vista. Run it and see what you get. You might
also want to do a Google search for memtest86+ (or something similar.) But
the Windows memory tester revealed the issue for me as it tested how the
Windows OS will work with your memory. You can search Microsoft.com for a
bootable disk version.

Either way I would strongly suggest buying a 1GB stick that your ASUS manual
says is supported. Better yet two 1GB DIMMS would be nicer but not everyone
has gobs of cash hanging around.


"Heywood" <Heywood@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4733DAAE-E610-454A-990C-2DE26BF57E35@microsoft.com...
> I'm running the WV RC2 64-bit on an Athlon 64 3000+, 768 RAM, GeForce 6600
> 256 RAM, MB Asus A8N-SLI deluxe, and I'm sadly realizing that the freezing
> poblems have NOT been fixed!
>
> Very frustrating... I disabled the hard disk write cashing, as suggested
> by
> Mufaddal on this forum, disconnected all the usb devices (except keyboard
> and
> mouse), kept the system very clean (except for Vista compatible Pc-Cillin
> version), but it freezes!
>
> It's still freezing and crashing after few minutes of working, with no
> apparent reason, forcing me to re-install the OS for the 4th time now!
> Yes,
> because after few re-bootings, the file system corrupts and I have to do a
> fresh installation...
>
> RC2 too is totally UNSTABLE on my PC... what a sad discovery... I'm aware
> that the release candidate of a software is not a definitive version, but
> I'm
> also convinced that the major problems, such as these described above,
> should
> have fixed long before... In other words I expected little bugs and
> compatibility problems, not radical crisis of the entire system!!
>
> I don't know what will expect to us...
>
> Heywood.
>

Hello Hank,

thank you very much for your help... Honestly (maybe because too attracted
by the new OS) I didn't consider the RAM matter. But I had too! I think
you're right and I will try as soon as possible to pull out the 256 MB dimm
and see if the system stay alive for an entire night...

I'll let you know!

Thanks,

Heywood.



"Hank Keleher" wrote:

> I am willing to bet it's your RAM. It looks like you're using a 512 and 256
> DIMM in a board looking for more. I am only guessing here but was that RAM
> using in an older board and you transferred it over when you bought the new
> board?
>
> The ASUS motherboards can be quite specific about the RAM you use, the
> chipset, the brand, the configuration and the settings. It can be an
> absolute bear to get working and figure out. I know, I spent 6 months
> playing the same game of figuring out why my machine constantly locked up in
> certain situations. It was the RAM. Plain and simple. It worked fine most
> of the time and (no lock-ups with just the OS) but when I used something
> that hit the higher memory ranges BAM, lock up.
>
> There is a memory tester in Vista. Run it and see what you get. You might
> also want to do a Google search for memtest86+ (or something similar.) But
> the Windows memory tester revealed the issue for me as it tested how the
> Windows OS will work with your memory. You can search Microsoft.com for a
> bootable disk version.
>
> Either way I would strongly suggest buying a 1GB stick that your ASUS manual
> says is supported. Better yet two 1GB DIMMS would be nicer but not everyone
> has gobs of cash hanging around.
>
>
> "Heywood" <Heywood@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4733DAAE-E610-454A-990C-2DE26BF57E35@microsoft.com...
> > I'm running the WV RC2 64-bit on an Athlon 64 3000+, 768 RAM, GeForce 6600
> > 256 RAM, MB Asus A8N-SLI deluxe, and I'm sadly realizing that the freezing
> > poblems have NOT been fixed!
> >
> > Very frustrating... I disabled the hard disk write cashing, as suggested
> > by
> > Mufaddal on this forum, disconnected all the usb devices (except keyboard
> > and
> > mouse), kept the system very clean (except for Vista compatible Pc-Cillin
> > version), but it freezes!
> >
> > It's still freezing and crashing after few minutes of working, with no
> > apparent reason, forcing me to re-install the OS for the 4th time now!
> > Yes,
> > because after few re-bootings, the file system corrupts and I have to do a
> > fresh installation...
> >
> > RC2 too is totally UNSTABLE on my PC... what a sad discovery... I'm aware
> > that the release candidate of a software is not a definitive version, but
> > I'm
> > also convinced that the major problems, such as these described above,
> > should
> > have fixed long before... In other words I expected little bugs and
> > compatibility problems, not radical crisis of the entire system!!
> >
> > I don't know what will expect to us...
> >
> > Heywood.
> >
>
>

Problem solved, finally! It was not the 256 Mb RAM dimm, but the BIOS of my
Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe! I did the upgrade to version 1016 and now things go very
smoothly... also with the Pc-Cillin. No more sudden freezings or lock-ups!
Now I can start evaluating WV.

Thank you all for your kind help!

Heywood.

"Heywood" wrote:

> Hello Hank,
>
> thank you very much for your help... Honestly (maybe because too attracted
> by the new OS) I didn't consider the RAM matter. But I had too! I think
> you're right and I will try as soon as possible to pull out the 256 MB dimm
> and see if the system stay alive for an entire night...
>
> I'll let you know!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Heywood.
>
>
>
> "Hank Keleher" wrote:
>
> > I am willing to bet it's your RAM. It looks like you're using a 512 and 256
> > DIMM in a board looking for more. I am only guessing here but was that RAM
> > using in an older board and you transferred it over when you bought the new
> > board?
> >
> > The ASUS motherboards can be quite specific about the RAM you use, the
> > chipset, the brand, the configuration and the settings. It can be an
> > absolute bear to get working and figure out. I know, I spent 6 months
> > playing the same game of figuring out why my machine constantly locked up in
> > certain situations. It was the RAM. Plain and simple. It worked fine most
> > of the time and (no lock-ups with just the OS) but when I used something
> > that hit the higher memory ranges BAM, lock up.
> >
> > There is a memory tester in Vista. Run it and see what you get. You might
> > also want to do a Google search for memtest86+ (or something similar.) But
> > the Windows memory tester revealed the issue for me as it tested how the
> > Windows OS will work with your memory. You can search Microsoft.com for a
> > bootable disk version.
> >
> > Either way I would strongly suggest buying a 1GB stick that your ASUS manual
> > says is supported. Better yet two 1GB DIMMS would be nicer but not everyone
> > has gobs of cash hanging around.
> >
> >
> > "Heywood" <Heywood@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:4733DAAE-E610-454A-990C-2DE26BF57E35@microsoft.com...
> > > I'm running the WV RC2 64-bit on an Athlon 64 3000+, 768 RAM, GeForce 6600
> > > 256 RAM, MB Asus A8N-SLI deluxe, and I'm sadly realizing that the freezing
> > > poblems have NOT been fixed!
> > >
> > > Very frustrating... I disabled the hard disk write cashing, as suggested
> > > by
> > > Mufaddal on this forum, disconnected all the usb devices (except keyboard
> > > and
> > > mouse), kept the system very clean (except for Vista compatible Pc-Cillin
> > > version), but it freezes!
> > >
> > > It's still freezing and crashing after few minutes of working, with no
> > > apparent reason, forcing me to re-install the OS for the 4th time now!
> > > Yes,
> > > because after few re-bootings, the file system corrupts and I have to do a
> > > fresh installation...
> > >
> > > RC2 too is totally UNSTABLE on my PC... what a sad discovery... I'm aware
> > > that the release candidate of a software is not a definitive version, but
> > > I'm
> > > also convinced that the major problems, such as these described above,
> > > should
> > > have fixed long before... In other words I expected little bugs and
> > > compatibility problems, not radical crisis of the entire system!!
> > >
> > > I don't know what will expect to us...
> > >
> > > Heywood.
> > >
> >
> >