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Computer Building Problem
Ok, I've got this problem. Recently I adviced my friend on what computer to build for himself. And now I've got the problem of him not getting it to work properly. The hardware is all assembled and everything. It turns on, off, etc..
But the problem is that I can't get windows to work. It either says that some files are missing or it gives me these weird errors during setup... its really driving me nutsI've tried different cd drives. Tried different XP SP2 disks.
Oh yeh, my friend says he got the ram for $45 a stick. I told him that its too cheap to be real, but it looks real. I dunno... maybe this could be the root of the problem
The Specs:
GIGABYTE GA-K8NXP-SLI ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 1GHz FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor
SAPPHIRE Radeon X800PRO 256MB GDDR3 PCI-Express x16 Video Card
2x Samsung 512MB DDR 400 (PC 3200)
Western Digital 250gb SATA
THERMALTAKE Silent PurePower TT-420AD(DUAL FAN) 420W Power Supply
Some RW drive
DVD-Drive
Floppy
CREATIVE Sound Blaster Value
maybe his hard drive is defective?
I don't think so. I don't get any write errors I think, just read erros from the CDs.Originally Posted by EsKALad
Then I also got this "PFN_LIST_CORRUPT" BSOD
Its almost guaranteed to be the RAM, the installation of Windows XP is a great way of showing up defective gear...
Ah, greatIts almost guaranteed to be the RAM, the installation of Windows XP is a great way of showing up defective gear...
I was suspicious when he said he saved like $50 on ram.
Whats a good ram checker that fits on a floppy?
I've found installing Windows XP to be one of the best RAM checkersSwap the RAM for some other stuff and see if Windows installs fine...
DDR 400 is rare to come by in my house. My development machine uses PC2700 RAM.I've found installing Windows XP to be one of the best RAM checkers
Oh yeh, to get setup to recognize the HD, I d/led the "driver_raid_silicon_3114r5.exe" from the gigabyte website. It detected the HD
Use the 2700 from your other machine, it will still go (the machine doesn't *require* ddr400) and be a valid test of the faulty RAM theory
Yeh, but that means downtime for meUse the 2700 from your other machine, it will still go (the machine doesn't *require* ddr400) and be a valid test of the faulty RAM theory
I'll find a memtester that is standalone hopefully soon.
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