evdog024 Posted January 13, 2006 Posted January 13, 2006 First off i was having lockups and BSOD's when trying to install windows Now ive been just having random lock ups during the instalation of Windows. well i replaced my 7800 with a x300 and it seems to happen less. i can barely install drivers. i just got sp1, Directx 9.0c, and the newest Nforce drivers installed and the issue is still present. right now im trying to get the Dual Core drivers installed but it stalled again. What could cause the conflict. Ive tried.... Different Sata HD's Different Video Cards Different CMOS Batteries My First PSU was a TruePower 550watt 2.0 and that didnt have enough power for the setup. My new PSU is an enermax Precise 535watt and seems to work better. PSU Specs: 3.3v ->32a 5v -> 32a 12v1 -> 18a 12v2 -> 18a -12v -> .8a 5vsb -> 2.5a 12v total -> 34a total power = 535w Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warrio Poet Posted January 13, 2006 Posted January 13, 2006 If that Antec wasnt running things properly, then the unit is faulty. Its just as good, if not better, than the Enermax unit. If you still have the Antec, try this...better yet - try it even if you dont have the Antec. Put the ram in the orange slots only. That fixed all my problems. Also, have you flashed the bios recently? If not, be sure to update the bios. My 7800GT works great....boo on the x300. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
evdog024 Posted January 13, 2006 Posted January 13, 2006 i just got the board.... why whouldnt the stock BIOS be good? ill try the Memory thing. is there a trick to installing the Dual cores? i mean i though this board supported them out of the box. what about windows does it just not handle x2's? Oh i cant do anything in windows with out it locking up now. i cklick Control Panal and it locks up when i try and change to classic view. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowboy Posted January 14, 2006 Posted January 14, 2006 You need windows disc W/sp2 on the installation disc ,if you don't have you need to slipstream a copy with it on there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critter Posted January 14, 2006 Posted January 14, 2006 You sound like you need to make sure your RAM is working. Load optimized bios settings. One stick in the top orange slot farthest from the CPU. Use the built in Memtest which is embedded in the bios and needs to be "enabled". If it passes (let it run for a few hours) then switch the stick with the other one and repeat. If that passes, try both in the orange slots for dual channel and see if they pass. If you get errors try upping the RAM voltage to 2.8 and test. If you make it this far, then I would make sure you have the latest official bios. I'm not sure what RAM you have, but there is a "Stable Stock Settings" forum with a bunch of types of RAM. I wouldn't load WinXP (a disk with SP2 integrated is a good idea) till you can pass the Memtest in dual channel. Good luck. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelangel Posted January 14, 2006 Posted January 14, 2006 it could be your memory as suggested above. but it could also be your maxtor sata hdd which is known to have problems with nforce4 chipsets. i also have a maxtor and i also get BSOD's from time to time(especially under avi playback). but this is just an educated quess it could also be your memory or something else. edit: "spelling" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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