Preparation H needed for this Motherboard

ScuffScuff Southwestern, Pennsylvania
edited February 2004 in Hardware
Asus CUW-FX. I try loading xp to this motherboard and it loads about half way through the process then all of a sudden it says "fatal error". This is when I load it to a 1.96 gig hd. Maybe there just isn't enough room. You all can tell me.

Then I take a 20 gig Maxtor already loaded with xp and stuff and try it plug it into the ASUS motherboard(as the master and w/o the other hd) and I get the message to run Fdsk or chkdsk(it's one of those). Will fdsk or chkdsk make me lose any stuff.

Is the hard drive not able to adapt to the asus(the other m/b is a dr-737)

Comments

  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited February 2004
    Memtest86

    1.96GB is enough room.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited February 2004
    mmonnin has graduated with a Ph.D from the school of primesuspect. :D
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited February 2004
    How long was his thesis? 1/2 page, triple spaced, 48pt font? :D;D
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited February 2004
    Thats not important!
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited February 2004
    It was one line:

    Memtest86

    I took 8 points off for him not linking directly to www.memtest86.org, but he still passed.
  • ScuffScuff Southwestern, Pennsylvania
    edited February 2004
    The .org thing isn't working but the .com thing is. Anyway can you genius' give me detailed info on what to do next. Download it to a disk then load it on the startup?
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited February 2004
    Download <a href="http://www.memtest.org/download/memtest86p1_floppy.zip">this file</a>.

    From the readme that comes in that archive:
    3) Installation
    ===============
    Memtest86 is a stand alone program that cannot be executed under windows and must
    be loaded from a floppy disk.

    To install Memtest86:
    - Extract the files from the zip archive
    - Open the directory where the files were extracted and click on "install.bat".
    - The install program will prompt you for the floppy drive and also prompt you to
    insert a blank floppy.
    - To run Memtest86 leave the floppy in the drive and reboot.

    NOTE: After the boot floppy has been created you will not be able to read the floppy
    from windows. This is normal.
  • ScuffScuff Southwestern, Pennsylvania
    edited February 2004
    Once it is on the floppy then stick it in the NON NTLDR,WORKING,O/S computer? IE, I don't need an operating system to test?
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited February 2004
    yes, that's correct. You don't need an OS to test the ram.
  • ScuffScuff Southwestern, Pennsylvania
    edited February 2004
    okie dokie :rockon:
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited February 2004
    Loos like prime needs to go back to school. There is no 86 in the URL.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited February 2004
    Extra credit for you. I threw that in there to test you.
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited February 2004
    Suuuuuure.;)
  • Straight_ManStraight_Man Geeky, in my own way Naples, FL Icrontian
    edited February 2004
    Geeky1 wrote:
    yes, that's correct. You don't need an OS to test the ram.

    Actually, the little archives run a baby and primitive O\S to run the program. The CD ISO puts up a small part of Linux(basicly the core of it), and the floppy puts up a DOSsy(similar to DOS) core. Then the tester is autorun. Both are designed to be bootable, but you do NOT need Windows to run them, no (Geeky is right that you do not need an O\S on HD to do this, or even a separate floppy boot first, but the archives DO boot a baby core of an O\S).

    John D.
  • croc_croc_ New
    edited February 2004
    I got an extra credit question here:

    How would one run memtest with no floppy drive? :)
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited February 2004
    Download the ISO and burn it.:)
  • Straight_ManStraight_Man Geeky, in my own way Naples, FL Icrontian
    edited February 2004
    mmonnin wrote:
    Download the ISO and burn it.:)

    In my case, was burn times four-- field kit, kit here for bench, archive of burned ISO, and ISO download archive on a CD of utility archives as DATA burn. That little tool rocks.

    John D.
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