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b-dock

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Crash memory dump. Came and went to fast to remember what it said exactly.

Computer turns on physically but both monitors don't pick it up. I tried removing ram switching and replacing with my old sticks. Tried monitors on another computer too and they work fine, I'm actually using one of them right now.

Tried removing and inserting graphics card, but no dice.

Motherboard: MSI K9n Sli Platinum
CPU: AMD Athalon 4600+
Windows Vista Ultimate x64
 
have you recently changed or updated you video card or it's drivers?

Have you tried a new or different video card in your system?

Try to boot in safe mode, if you have integrated graphics on your motherboard try it with that and see if anything shows.

Have you recently changed any software?
 
Thanks for the reply Astii.

I haven't really changed software other than install Vista 64 (used to use XP 64).

I have recently added new RAM to the system which I think may be causing the problem. I'm running a test as we speak using memtest. Thing is it was running fine in a while.

I bought 2 x 2GB sticks of Kingston Value Ram (800 MHz). I've been running them at 800 MHz through Bios because my mobo can handle it; however memtest is testing it at 400 MHz. Can the issue lie in the 800 MHz setting?
 
If you have different MHz frequency of RAM in your computer, that could be what's causing the problem. You should buy and place RAM in your computer accordingly to what your motherboard says so. You cannot stick a 1066MHz freq. RAM in a motherboard with an 400MHz freq. stick already in it. They get in each others way, so to speak.
 
aviation_man said:
If you have different MHz frequency of RAM in your computer, that could be what's causing the problem. You should buy and place RAM in your computer accordingly to what your motherboard says so. You cannot stick a 1066MHz freq. RAM in a motherboard with an 400MHz freq. stick already in it. They get in each others way, so to speak.
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Yeah I know. My computer is fully compatible I made sure of that myself when buying everything.

The problem lies within Vista itself. Memtest hasn't picked up any errors in 12 hours so I can safely say there's nothing wrong with the RAM sticks.

I'm trying to "downgrade" now but I've run into a major problem. I can't seem to get the XP cd to be acknowledged. It's in the cd drive but my computer keeps on skipping pass it. It doesn't give me the load from cd press any key screen. CD is set ahead of HDD in bios.
 
b-dock said:
Yeah I know. My computer is fully compatible I made sure of that myself when buying everything.

The problem lies within Vista itself. Memtest hasn't picked up any errors in 12 hours so I can safely say there's nothing wrong with the RAM sticks.

I'm trying to "downgrade" now but I've run into a major problem. I can't seem to get the XP cd to be acknowledged. It's in the cd drive but my computer keeps on skipping pass it. It doesn't give me the load from cd press any key screen. CD is set ahead of HDD in bios.
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Let's see. Just for the heck of it, try disabling your HDD and just leave your CD ROM. Anything happen?
 
the 400mhz is correct, it is because it is DDR2 RAM, basically whatever that says, double it and that is the speed of your RAM, for 1066MHz RAM, it will show 533.

If it will not find the XP disc, check all of the wires, check that the power to your CD drive is in and the sata/ide cable is in properly.

If it still won't work then try a different disc drive if you have one spare

Is your monitor now working with the system, and if so what did you do (if anything?)
 
I soved the monitor problem but my computer is still hanging. If I run anything more than Firefox and windows player the thing hangs.

Steps I've taken to remedy:-

1- Fresh Install of windows.
2- Ran Memtest 0 errors in 12 hours.
3- Ran Hard Disk scan using Tuneup Utilities 2009 (no errors)

I'm running out of ideas. The only thing I can think of is my processor might be damaged. Are there any diagnostic tools for processors? I visited the AMD site but couldn't find anything there.
 
http://downloads.guru3d.com/IntelBurnTest-v2.3-download-2047.html

that is a stress test, it puts your system under much higher stresses than it would under normal use and is very good at checking system stability.

Use the download below all of the writing, not the one to the right, the one to the right isn't a download for this, it is for something else, dunno what but it pays for their site :P

Can you post your full system specs please?
 
Mobo: MSI K9n Sli Platinum
CPU: AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core 4600+ (Windsor)
GPU: Palit 7900GS
HDD: Western Digital Caviar SE 3200

Aastii thanks for the constant replies man.
 
b-dock said:
Mobo: MSI K9n Sli Platinum
CPU: AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core 4600+ (Windsor)
GPU: Palit 7900GS
HDD: Western Digital Caviar SE 3200

Aastii thanks for the constant replies man.
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Your system shouldn't have any problems running more than just ff then with it being multi-core cpu and 4gb memory.

so let me get this right:

you now have the system you put about with 2x2gb sticks of kingston memory

you are running xp x64 again?

the problem now is hanging when you try doing anything more than just opening firefox.

If that is right then go down to basics, so 1 stick of RAM, 1 hard drive, processor and 1 GPU and build up from there.

If your memory is 2 sticks then are they seperate, so in DIMM slots 1 and 2, or are they in series, so 1 and 3?

No problems with the replies either, it is what we are here for
 
Hey Aastii after an extensive search I think I figured out the problem.

Apparently AMD's optimizer (something that's supposed to improve my CPU) is known to cause random freezes so I got rid of it.

Thanks for the help man, and everyone else of course.
 
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