Thanks for taking the time. Setup: Windows XP proffessional edition, automatically updated. A radeon 4980 card. 2X2GB dual channel DDR2. An ASRock 4CoreDual-SATA 2 motherboard. A 600w Thermaltake PurePower powersupply. Firstly, I installed new graphics drivers for my card yesterday, which might be related, but I had 2-3 successfull startups before this problem happened. I just got home after being out for a few hours with the PC on, and it had crashed. I restarted it and since then it's been crashing on the windows icon and then just keeps restarting cyclically. So I did some research and have tried the following options, all of which failed: 1. The usuals: safe mode, last known good configuration, disabling automatic restart on system failure. This gave me a blue screen with the usual message and this technical confirmation code: ***STOP:0X0000007E(0XC0000005, 0X8050D532, 0XF78A23B8, 0XF18A20B4. 2. Swapping out my 2x2GB dual channel DDR2 RAM for my older 2x500mb dual channel DDR1 RAM as my motherboard has both slot types. I also tried running the PC first with one stick of DDR2, then one of DDR1, making sure they were respectively in the slots marked as '1'. 3. Checking the hard disks in the recovery console with command: chkdsk /r. Then afterwards typing 'fixboot'. 4. Checking CPU and Motherboard temps in the BIOS. CPU: 55c Motherboard: 50c. I have quite decent cooling. 5. Turning on the default optimal settings option in the BIOS. This is where it gets a bit more complicated. After turning on the deafult optimal settings option, I can no longer run 2x2GB of RAM. By that I mean the PC will power up, but nothing will happen, and the monitor remains in standby mode. I've checked to make sure voltage settings are on low and dual channel is enabled, still, nothing. At least it still works with just one stick, well, until the windows icon screen crash! So. I've only had the power supply about a year, and haven't had any past problems with it. Could the new problem with running both stick of RAM be related to the boot crashes? Perhaps I need to switch back some setting that were changed by allowing the default optimal settings option to sort the RAM issue? Can anyone suggest any BIOS or recovery console options to try? I have lost the Windows CD, but noted down the identification number for my system, so I think I can get another CD ordered with that number, worth a try? Thanks very much guys!
Ram sounds bad. How old is the DDR1 and how was it kept? also, try looking for Motherboard BIOS updates, your new hardware may be upsetting your BIOS.
Yes the RAM was broken and windows was corrupt. But I've installed windows 7 and am using just one stick of RAM for the timebeing and all is well now. Thanks anyway.
hello, i think,this is not your RAM probleme. this is your OS probleme.your OS some file is now currepted so it's gives this error. to solved this problem follow this steps - 1.insert bootable CD. 2.go to BIOS setting -> ADVANCE -> FIRST BOOT DEVIC take START FROM CD-ROM. 3.PRESS F10 button to SAVE & EXIT. 4.then it will show PRESS ANY KEY TO START FROM CD-ROM so PRESS ANY KEY. 5.then it will copying file windows files 6.then PRESS R to SELECT RECOVERY MODE. 7.when you go to recovery mode select your OS. 8.then PRESS ENTER. 9.then it shows your OS drive (C 10.then enter this command - CHKDSK /P. to recover your currupted files. 11.when this process is complete enter EXIT command. 12.then RESTART your system. after you following this steps your problem will solve. thanking you Regards, purushottam [mod]link removed[/mod]
