Almost the same with me =] i have built a lot of systems that run Win Xp and this is the first one that has rlly given me any trouble.... Have no clue why.... And i rlly hate it had to happen to this rlly expensive state-of-the-art computer (check the stats in the first post ;])
Try a different HDD or IDE cable.Originally posted by DirX
Yeah, the major problem is however i built this system for someone else and he quits badly wants it =] and right now it won't even install simple stuff like Office XP and Half-Life and it crashes every time you copy files.... Not rlly a system i feel confident enough to deliver.... I tried the Soltek Support but all they seem to be e-mailing me is links to microsoft knowledge base article's.....
Try swapping your memory with a friends memory that you know works. I have had this problem with many customers computer and 50% of the time it was a faulty memory module. It could also be numerous other things, but I would first try exchanging memory. I have had lots of problems like the one you stated especially with DDR 266, and more so with higher, but still it can happen with pc133. Good luck.
"The distinction between past, present and future is only an illussion, even if a stunning one."
-Albert Einstein
I tried swapping the HDD and the IDE cables also i tried using using a friends 333 ram and i got the original 512 400 replaced with 2x 256 400 (the store ran out of 512 sticks) but niether helped... is it possible something is wrong with the motherboard? should i try getting that replaced??
I would try a re-install Hammer. I've had XP installed on my box for over a year and have yet to have a BSOD.Originally posted by Hammer
You're not alone... my XP box gives me plenty of BSOD's; and I thought this was supposed to be a super stable OS
DirX, it sounds to me like an overheating problem or a bad connection somewhere. try taking all but the basic components out and running it... then let us know what happens.
