NEW BUILD TROUBLESHOOTING

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For anyone with a similair problem. It turned out not to be the
motherboard or earlier bios for the e8400 but the crappy OCZ 2gig DDR2
PC6400 ram. I bought a slower (at staples) 1 gig DDR2 PC5200 and it
posted fine. Even if I can alter the bios for the OCZ ram to function,
If I ever have to reset them I'd be stuck again.

Thanks for all your help.

Now I'm trying to migrate my XPpro to a new drive in the new computer.
Acronis Migrate Easy 7 clones the drive but it is unbootable with
"ntldr is missing"
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Two bad or incompatiable DIMMs. How unlucky is that? I know where you're
coming from. I recently returmed one bad Kingston and got another
bad DIMM in return. I now use Patriot. A real memory manufacturer, not a
re-brander. Patriot was one of the first companies in the memory
business.

This page has some insight about the boot process and ntldr:
http://www.xxclone.com/ixcman52.htm

Here's a step by step for xxclone a freeware cloning tool:
http://www.techsupportforum.com/content/Hardware/Articles/47.html
 
For anyone with a similair problem. It turned out not to be the
motherboard or earlier bios for the e8400 but the crappy OCZ 2gig DDR2
PC6400 ram. I bought a slower (at staples) 1 gig DDR2 PC5200 and it
posted fine. Even if I can alter the bios for the OCZ ram to function,
If I ever have to reset them I'd be stuck again.

Thanks for all your help.

Now I'm trying to migrate my XPpro to a new drive in the new computer.
Acronis Migrate Easy 7 clones the drive but it is unbootable with
"ntldr is missing"
Click to expand...

Interesting, that with bad RAM, you got the logo on the screen,
and no "bad RAM" beep pattern. If you "disable logo", reinstall
the OCZ RAM and test, what text is printed on the screen ? Is
it failing when trying to do the RAM test (the counting thing on
the screen) ?

It is possible, that if a BIOS upgrade is done to the motherboard,
the OCZ RAM will work. You never know. It all depends on whether
the RAM is really bad or not, or this is an issue with the size
of the RAM. Some funny things get fixed via BIOS upgrades, and
they aren't always documented in the release notes (if available).

For your hard drive, you might try a repair install with your
Windows installer CD. Using a slipstreamed version, made by a
tool like Autostreamer, helps if your WinXP install CD is
an original unpatched one. If your WinXP CD is already SP2, then
just use it.

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/using_autostreamer/using_autostreamer.shtml

Paul
 
Hello!

The ram is probably not bad but not very compatable. OCZ says its
1.8v. They told me I should add 0.2v. But if I ever have to reset
bios, I'd be stuck again. Plus. I'd like to OC the e8400 to at least
3.6ghz. I know a lot are getting 4 easily. If I have to add o.2v to
the ram just to boot this Ram may prevent me from OCing.

I'll try the OCZ ram without the LOGO screen and see what I see.

Regarding cloning my drive to the new Box. I just don't want to
reinstall all my apps and my bookmarks etc. Migrate Easy 7 Sucks. I
tried it twice and it will not yield a bootable drive.

Can anyone tell me if this would work. I have the same exact
Performance XPpro installer disk. It has a lot of the bloat removed.
If I install a new XPpro on the new drive, and it's bootable, How can
I delete everything, then copy my original System/files over. I'd have
all those boot block things and it is the same version XPpro?

I do know I have to update the Gigabyte drivers etc. But that is easy.

Does this sound doable or am I off?

Peace out guys!

Max
 
RobV said:
Nice! That's the way it should work. Are you going to overclock it?
Many people have gotten to 4 GHz very easily, according to the reviews
at Newegg.
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I'm sure overclocking is in the future. I'm still moving files now. The
salesman at MicroCenter recommended a better cooling solution for
overclocking, the stock heatsink fan may not be enough.
Cooly
 
pcbldrNinetyEight said:
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One beep is good.


I recommend you use PS2 keyboard and mouse. USB may work but I have no
experience using that to enter BIOS.

From the manual: "To access the BIOS Setup program, press the <Delete>
key during the POST when the power is turned on. To see more advanced
BIOS Setup menu options, you can press <Ctrl> + <F1> in the main menu of
the BIOS Setup program."
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FWIW I used a PS2 keyboard when I first booted up and had no problems
getting to the Bios.
Cooly
 
FWIW I used a PS2 keyboard when I first booted up and had no problems
getting to the Bios.
Cooly
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I wouldn't think you would have any problems. I'm still left wondering
if USB kybd would also be able to navigate the BIOS. I have a suspicion
based on nothing that USB kybd support is built into the chipset with
that MOBO (and maybe other MOBOs too) and would be recognized as soon
as power is applied. I don't own a USB kybd so I can't test. Am I right
or wrong?
 
Quick Question:

If a new build wont go beyond the LOGO SCREEN. Not posting.

1. If the CPU is not working, will the video card work (LOGO SCREEN)?

2. If there are no drives attached will nit still post (BIOS)?

3. If the ram is bad will Bios Post?

Thanks, I'm trying to figure out what isn't working?

Peace

Max
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IF the CPU is no good you will most likely get no post, a blank screen,
but the fan will run.
Drivers do not affect the posting or the BIOS
It probably depends on how bad. I have had computers that run operating
systems with bad RAM but I would get unexpected reboots. If you have a
floppy drive you can get a RAM testing program from Microsoft's site.
 
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