help new mobo!!!

zerocopy · January 23rd, 2003

Im trying to build a 2nd rig and i boughtt a really cheap motherboard, I assembled the rest of the parts using old hardwares i have. Problem is im getting lock up's and random resets and some of my programs will just randomly close with no reason.

system specs:
amk7t-ultra

256 sdram spectek
4.5 gig fujitsu and a jts 3 gig something
700 duron

sblive value
telepipe 56k modem
ecs 200 xabre

I was told it might be the videocard, so i tried an old tnt vanta 16 mb agp and still got ****ed up's.

No hardware conflicts wahtsoever, i made a clean install of winxp, perfectly went well.

Now im getting really depressed, i prorbably should buy another mobo, unless you guys are kind enough to give a suggestion and save me some time and money.

Exodus · January 23rd, 2003

try switching out the ram. could be bad

RF · January 24th, 2003

Just make sure everything is plugged in tightly, and make sure you have a surge protector powerbar

I reccon an Ide cable may have come loose, and check your bios over too.

January 24th, 2003

Betcha dollars to peso's its your power Supply. And it's to weak to handle the new chips/Motherboard/ Ect

Lockups are either caused by 3 three things.

Memory, Overheating, And Power Supply,

Resets are caused by Overheating, Powersupply, And DMA failures.

metal_ash · January 24th, 2003

try to ensure that correct voltage is supplied to your rig.

Sampah · January 24th, 2003

yeah check the power supply.

zerocopy · January 24th, 2003

im using a thermaltake volcano9 so i doubt its my cpu overheating, Im gonna go try and see if a better power supply will do the trick, btw after the reset a bsod appears in xp.

zerocopy · January 25th, 2003

no luck, bought a 300 watt no name power supply, still the same, i get bsod's after the os resets. Some of my proggies closes for no reason

OH!! btw how can i fixed a memory dumping error.

**Yeloazndevil** · January 25th, 2003

try flashing a new bios

January 25th, 2003

Whats your Core tempature? have you tried disabling Direct Memory Access in the Bios and Windows Drivers.

Last thing to check is the Memory, Then believe it or not. its possible your CPUS l2 Cache is faulty.

If its not that. It's the Motherboards memory controllers. So it could be any number of given thing, I am trying to reccomend the cheapest route to troubleshooting.

zerocopy · January 25th, 2003

Done flashing the bios, It's now amd-xp compatible. I'll try disabling the dma controllers, the cpu is not at fault at here although it could've been when i inserted my volcano9, ill try and swap my xp2000 from my other rig and see what happens.

cpu temp: 26'c idle 28'load

zerocopy · January 26th, 2003

disabling dma didnt work changing my cpu didnt either, after 3 days of searching the web for memory dump error, i finally found a remedy ,microsoft has a patch for winxp user's that'll cause certain systems to reset after a fatal error, I downloaded the file and it did work although my program still crashes at least now it wont automatically reboot my system, it'll just prompt me if i want to send the error or not to microsofts database, Im halfway finished on stabilizing my system , all i need to do now is figure out why a lot of my programs closes for no reason.

If you guys are having memory dump issue's download the filename Q317277_WXP_SP1_x86_ENU from microsoft.

GSDragoon · January 26th, 2003

That file you got is part of what's included in Winxp SP1. You should download the whole Service PAck 1 if you can. It could help you with more problems.

Get Sp1 here

January 23rd, 2003	#1 (permalink)
zerocopy Banned Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,953	help new mobo!!! Im trying to build a 2nd rig and i boughtt a really cheap motherboard, I assembled the rest of the parts using old hardwares i have. Problem is im getting lock up's and random resets and some of my programs will just randomly close with no reason. system specs: amk7t-ultra 256 sdram spectek 4.5 gig fujitsu and a jts 3 gig something 700 duron sblive value telepipe 56k modem ecs 200 xabre I was told it might be the videocard, so i tried an old tnt vanta 16 mb agp and still got ****ed up's. No hardware conflicts wahtsoever, i made a clean install of winxp, perfectly went well. Now im getting really depressed, i prorbably should buy another mobo, unless you guys are kind enough to give a suggestion and save me some time and money.

January 23rd, 2003	#2 (permalink)
Exodus Now the stars don't match Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Null Posts: 14,419	try switching out the ram. could be bad __________________ No, I don't like anime, Street Fighter, Japanese music or download video game music. Yes, I know, I'm weird.

January 24th, 2003	#3 (permalink)
RF Canadian Spaceman Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 8,594	Just make sure everything is plugged in tightly, and make sure you have a surge protector powerbar I reccon an Ide cable may have come loose, and check your bios over too. __________________

January 24th, 2003	#5 (permalink)
metal_ash V\|rus Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: house Posts: 521	try to ensure that correct voltage is supplied to your rig. __________________

January 24th, 2003	#6 (permalink)
Sampah The Handsome Man Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Unlucky Place Posts: 881	yeah check the power supply. __________________ PROCESSOR: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ @1.8Ghz RAM: Kingstone 512MB PC3200 MOBO: ECS Nforce4 A939 VGA: Pixelview Geforce 6600GT (Golden Limited Edition) 128MB OS: WinXP pro Service pack 2

January 24th, 2003	#4 (permalink)
ChrisRay Guest Posts: n/a	Betcha dollars to peso's its your power Supply. And it's to weak to handle the new chips/Motherboard/ Ect Lockups are either caused by 3 three things. Memory, Overheating, And Power Supply, Resets are caused by Overheating, Powersupply, And DMA failures.

January 24th, 2003	#7 (permalink)
zerocopy Banned Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,953	im using a thermaltake volcano9 so i doubt its my cpu overheating, Im gonna go try and see if a better power supply will do the trick, btw after the reset a bsod appears in xp.

January 25th, 2003	#8 (permalink)
zerocopy Banned Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,953	no luck, bought a 300 watt no name power supply, still the same, i get bsod's after the os resets. Some of my proggies closes for no reason OH!! btw how can i fixed a memory dumping error.

January 25th, 2003	#9 (permalink)
Yeloazndevil :3 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,147	try flashing a new bios

January 25th, 2003	#10 (permalink)
ChrisRay Guest Posts: n/a	Whats your Core tempature? have you tried disabling Direct Memory Access in the Bios and Windows Drivers. Last thing to check is the Memory, Then believe it or not. its possible your CPUS l2 Cache is faulty. If its not that. It's the Motherboards memory controllers. So it could be any number of given thing, I am trying to reccomend the cheapest route to troubleshooting.

January 25th, 2003	#11 (permalink)
zerocopy Banned Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,953	Done flashing the bios, It's now amd-xp compatible. I'll try disabling the dma controllers, the cpu is not at fault at here although it could've been when i inserted my volcano9, ill try and swap my xp2000 from my other rig and see what happens. cpu temp: 26'c idle 28'load

January 26th, 2003	#12 (permalink)
zerocopy Banned Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,953	disabling dma didnt work changing my cpu didnt either, after 3 days of searching the web for memory dump error, i finally found a remedy ,microsoft has a patch for winxp user's that'll cause certain systems to reset after a fatal error, I downloaded the file and it did work although my program still crashes at least now it wont automatically reboot my system, it'll just prompt me if i want to send the error or not to microsofts database, Im halfway finished on stabilizing my system , all i need to do now is figure out why a lot of my programs closes for no reason. If you guys are having memory dump issue's download the filename Q317277_WXP_SP1_x86_ENU from microsoft.

January 26th, 2003	#13 (permalink)
GSDragoon Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,970	That file you got is part of what's included in Winxp SP1. You should download the whole Service PAck 1 if you can. It could help you with more problems. Get Sp1 here __________________ Athlon64 3400+ @10.5x250MHz, 2.625GHz \| DFI NF3 250GB 2x512 Corsair pc3200 \| BFG FX6800 OC 128MB \| X-Fi XtremeGamer

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