Problem with a P4

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conthox
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Problem with a P4

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Hello

I have a Pentium 4 with 512 MB DDR and ATI Radeon 8500 (64MB DDR) at a MSI motherboard. My OS is Windows XP.

The problem is that the computer hangs at everything stops, and the only thing that helps is the reset-b. Sometimes the screen is colored with stripes and the hard-drive led is indicating constant activity.

I tryed everthing that got to do with software, reinstall windows, format the drive and reinstall, I even swaped disk and installed windows at a new drive. I tested older drivers instead of the newest ones, but it still don't work.

What shall I do? Please help.
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Post by daven »

Check to make sure that the RAM is in the correct slots (beginning with slot 1). That is probably your problem.

If the RAM is ok, check your cables out (a bad cable can cause errors).

"To the stars through mud". Personally, I prefer "ad astra via cena" -- to the stars by way of dinner. *grin*
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Post by conthox »

The RAM are ok (both of them, it's two 256MB), I've tested them with a RAM checker. I wonder if it is the motherboard, but I'm not sure. What cables do you mean? The IDE? Powercables?

And,.. My translation is "Through difficulties, to the stars." but maybe I'm wrong, my Latin is not as good as my English (and my eng. is not good, just think about how bad my lat. is... :? ). And where exactly is Blacksburg located?
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