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Weird problem with new mobo.
« on: September 21, 2005, 06:44:09 pm »
Specs:
      ECS L7VMM2 2.0 Board
          1.4 GHz Processor (Overclockable to 1.6 GHz)
          256 MB DDR 260/266 184Pin 2.5v Ram
          Integrated C-Media Sound Card
          Ati 7000 64MB Video Card OR Integrated Graphics Card
          2x PCI Slots
          1x AGP Slot

Operating System: Windows XP Professional
Status: Freshly Installed

Problem:

Well, I turn on the computer and I notice it is SLOW SLOW SLOW I mean REALLY SLOW
Like it took about 5 minutes to get to the XP Logon screen then 5 more to get my desktop to show

Well my BIOS has this option which makes it run normally (as in really fast) which is CPU Internal Caching (aka Memory Caching)

Problem: Whenever I enable this and attempt to boot XP I either get frozen at the screen or get a BSOD (DRIVER_IRQ_LESSTHAN_OR_NOT_EQUAL) or just a BSOD with no description.

I managed to boot ONCE (don't ask me how) and everything ran fine but a few minutes later (like 5) I get a tripple fault (for those who don't know thats a sudden restart of the PC) and now the same thing happens. It's really annoying and I wan't to know what I can do to fix it.

Thanks in advance,
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Re: Weird problem with new mobo.
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2005, 06:59:07 pm »
Have you ran MemTest86 yet?  I've seen some really bizarre problems caused by bad memory.
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Re: Weird problem with new mobo.
« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2005, 10:09:19 pm »
Haha.

I have a similar problem. It takes the Windows XP boot disk 30 minutes to load all its drivers.

It takes Slackware boot disk ~30 seconds. :)
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Re: Weird problem with new mobo.
« Reply #3 on: September 23, 2005, 03:19:26 pm »
Yea it's very slow during the drawing process. One of you (Joe) mail me a slackware CD.
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Re: Weird problem with new mobo.
« Reply #4 on: September 23, 2005, 03:27:13 pm »
btw, how big is that file? No internet due to bad computer at home although I could bum something off the library ;)
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Re: Weird problem with new mobo.
« Reply #5 on: September 23, 2005, 03:38:09 pm »
Quote from: Warrior[x86] on September 23, 2005, 03:27:13 pm
btw, how big is that file? No internet due to bad computer at home although I could bum something off the library ;)
Which file, Slackware or MemTest? Since we live 45 minutes away I could easily mail you either.
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Re: Weird problem with new mobo.
« Reply #6 on: September 23, 2005, 03:40:37 pm »
Quote from: Warrior[x86] on September 23, 2005, 03:27:13 pm
btw, how big is that file? No internet due to bad computer at home although I could bum something off the library ;)

It's less than 100KB, IIRC.  More than small enough to fit on a floppy.

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Quote from: Warrior[x86] on September 23, 2005, 03:27:13 pm
btw, how big is that file? No internet due to bad computer at home although I could bum something off the library ;)
Which file, Slackware or MemTest? Since we live 45 minutes away I could easily mail you either.
I think he meant MemTest.  Slackware is on 2CD's (the full thing), as I'm sure you both know.
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Re: Weird problem with new mobo.
« Reply #7 on: September 23, 2005, 03:53:11 pm »
Quote from: Sidoh on September 23, 2005, 03:40:37 pm
Quote from: Warrior[x86] on September 23, 2005, 03:27:13 pm
btw, how big is that file? No internet due to bad computer at home although I could bum something off the library ;)

It's less than 100KB, IIRC.  More than small enough to fit on a floppy.

Quote from: Scr33n0r on September 23, 2005, 03:38:09 pm
Quote from: Warrior[x86] on September 23, 2005, 03:27:13 pm
btw, how big is that file? No internet due to bad computer at home although I could bum something off the library ;)
Which file, Slackware or MemTest? Since we live 45 minutes away I could easily mail you either.
I think he meant MemTest.  Slackware is on 2CD's (the full thing), as I'm sure you both know.
Yes'm, I should just begin burning Slackware CD's, since so many people apparently want them nowadays.
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Re: Weird problem with new mobo.
« Reply #8 on: September 24, 2005, 10:59:18 am »
Send em or walk em here. Heres an idea. Get down here with two arms full of computer parts so we can play. :/ .

btw: Which highspeed internet you with? I'm thinking of switching.
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Re: Weird problem with new mobo.
« Reply #9 on: September 24, 2005, 11:09:24 am »
Ok got that memtest, going to try it and be back later in the day to report results.
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Re: Weird problem with new mobo.
« Reply #10 on: September 24, 2005, 02:49:23 pm »
Quote from: Warrior[x86] on September 24, 2005, 10:59:18 am
Send em or walk em here. Heres an idea. Get down here with two arms full of computer parts so we can play. :/ .

btw: Which highspeed internet you with? I'm thinking of switching.
I think they're called Prolog Express, not sure if their service goes that far though, I think it should.
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Re: Weird problem with new mobo.
« Reply #11 on: September 25, 2005, 09:39:11 am »
Quote from: Warrior[x86] on September 24, 2005, 10:59:18 am
Send em or walk em here. Heres an idea. Get down here with two arms full of computer parts so we can play. :/ .

btw: Which highspeed internet you with? I'm thinking of switching.
See if you can get Verizon FiOS.  I told my dad to switch to it as soon as it becomes available here and he said "okay".
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Re: Weird problem with new mobo.
« Reply #12 on: September 26, 2005, 03:19:21 pm »
Ugh, my floppy busted :/. I want to know if it really is the ram before I go out and buy a whole new peice.

I have doubts though due to the ram working on my previous motherboard fine

Oh well, it's like 26 bucks anyways.
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Re: Weird problem with new mobo.
« Reply #13 on: September 26, 2005, 03:45:11 pm »
Ugh I love this new mobo, I might actually go out and buy the ram and/or a new floppy drive,
later going home. be back today or tomorrow after school.
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Re: Weird problem with new mobo.
« Reply #14 on: September 26, 2005, 03:49:36 pm »
I wouldn't buy new RAM until you're sure that it's bad.
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