Athlon 64 and XP keep crashing!!!

t1rhinot1rhino Toronto
edited November 2003 in Hardware
My boss bought an Athlon 64 and the Asus SK8N-Deluxe.
He is using the retail hsf, and Infineon DDR400.
He says he can't even surf the internet b/c XP either blue screens or reboots.
He said the the computer temps will fluctuate from from 40-52C.
He is using the Antec Sonata case. (Not great, but should be okay).

I already told him it might be the memory. He is somewhat computer savy, and any suggestions are welcome!

Comments

  • madmatmadmat
    edited November 2003
    Sounds like memory or power supply but probably memory.
  • Mt_GoatMt_Goat Head Cheezy Knob Pflugerville (north of Austin) Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    I wouldn't even make a keychain out of that memory! ;)

    But I do think that is the main culprit. He sure could have picked a much better case for functionality.
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited November 2003
    Step 1: Download EBCD (Emergency Boot CD) from http://mirror01.iptelecom.net.ua/~ebcd/

    Step 2: Create bootable CD

    Step 3: Boot boss' comp. from CD

    Step 4: Run Memtest86's full test and see what happens

    It could just be a bad windows install, but I'm betting it's the RAM. I seriously doubt it's the PS.
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited November 2003
    Add a mediocre trombonist to the memory bandwagon. Personal experience tells me that IE is handy as a real-world memory tester, even if you don't care for it as a browser... :p
  • Omega65Omega65 Philadelphia, Pa
    edited November 2003
    Reinstall the heatsink. If your boss is just surfing the net the temps shouldn't fluctuate 12C/21F like that

    Also drop the HyperTransport/System clock/FSB (or something like that) speed to 166 . That should run the memory at DDR333 speeds

    A 400w PSU with 15+ A on the 12v rail should power a A64 just fine. They only use ~40-50w. But you moght want to upgrade to a better PSU just to be sure
  • t1rhinot1rhino Toronto
    edited November 2003
    Oh, he mentioned that he does lots of video/digital pic editing.
  • TheSmJTheSmJ
    edited November 2003
    Have you updated the BIOS to the latest version available?
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    Sounds like memory.
  • MediaManMediaMan Powered by loose parts.
    edited November 2003
    t1rhino had this to say
    My boss bought an Athlon 64 and the Asus SK8N-Deluxe.
    He is using the retail hsf, and Infineon DDR400.
    He says he can't even surf the internet b/c XP either blue screens or reboots.
    He said the the computer temps will fluctuate from from 40-52C.
    He is using the Antec Sonata case. (Not great, but should be okay).

    I already told him it might be the memory. He is somewhat computer savy, and any suggestions are welcome!


    As already given: step 1: update the bios. step 2: run DOCMEMORY from www.simmtester.com
  • t1rhinot1rhino Toronto
    edited November 2003
    Last night he bought some Corsair XMS Pro and a new hsf.
    He says it is running great now. :)
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    Surprise.
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