Hi,
I'm not familiar with the particular error screen you are getting. This is
a start, however, in sorting this problem out. Most probably it is not the
RAM or the CPU cache given your Memtest86 results. The fact that Memtest86
will run for 3 passes suggests that the problem may be software related to
me but I really don't know that.
The first thing you need to do is to figure out if the problem is hardware
or software related. One possibility, probably not real likely, is that you
neglected to load the chipset and other drivers that came with your mobo.
Assuming you loaded these drivers, I suggest you go over to the Microsoft
website and try different search terms like "bugcheck" in the Windows XP
Knowledge Base. You could also try the MS Windows XP forums, at this URL:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/newsgroups/default.asp This
is the XP Home forums, but there are also XP Pro forums and they both might
be worth checking since the OS is basically the same.
I think that someone who is knowledgeable about blue screen messages could
probably look at what you have transcribed below and tell you pretty quickly
whether it is hardware or software related. It sounds like you don't have
any cards in your board, so that really limits the hardware that could be
causing the problems, if it is hardware.
Was there any indication of what problems are going on in the event viewer?
If there are scads of red and yellow error and caution listings, from a wide
variety of services, I'd suggest the most likely problems are bios
corruption or some sort of hardware problem with the mobo, which you could
get a replacement for from the vendor and then just reinstall everything
into the box and see what happens.
IF THERE ARE LOTS OF ERRORS IN THE EVENT VIEWER, and since you, in an
earlier post, I think, said that you had flashed the bios, you could try
removing the CMOS battery and shorting out the CMOS jumpers. This is easy
to do, and check your mobo manual for detailed instructions. Basically, you
need to remove all power from the system (pull out the plug in the back),
open the case, ground yourself to the case, remove the battery, (the battery
is one of those disk batteries and you can't miss it), then short the jumper
(needle nose pliers or computer tool kit has something that will work to
remove the jumper, reposition it, then put it back) for 10-15 few seconds,
then replace the jumper where it was originally, then put the battery back
in. You will then need to hit delete when the system boots and hit "system
defaults" in the bios. Then, you may have to work on the boot order and
other stuff in the bios to get it configured right. Only do this if you
think the Bios may be the culprit. Lots of errors in the even viewer would
suggest that as a possiblity, at least.
Problems like this make you tear your hair out, they make you want to
SCREAM! I've been there, and I hate this sort of sh*t. I just don't know
how to solve this type of problem without a process of elimination, which is
hugely time consuming and only rewarding when you finally solve it.
Good luck,
ken
