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A7N8X-VM/400 motherboard problems
I've not been able to get this system running properly. At one point the XP OS did get loaded, but kept crashing with the following error "bad_pool_error". Can anybody help? I've been working on this for a week now.
Sense Monday (23Aug 04) I have tried several scenarios.
1) I attached the hard drive to my system K8V SE Deluxe and disconnected the existing drive. I was able to format, load, and run programs without problems. I than brought over the cd-rom from the new build into my system and did the whole process over again without problems.
2) After removing the hardware from my computer and installing them back in the new build I tried to install the OS again. The error that I get now is random files not being copied during the text install (Microsoft knowledge base article 257954) and have followed the steps in article 257954 with no changes to the problem. (I’ve used several different CD-Rom drives with the same problem)
Hardware for new build:
Motherboard - A7N8X-VM/400-UAY (rev 2.02)
Memory – Corsair Platinum Series (cmtwinx512-2700llpt)
Corsair Value select (vs512mb333)
Kingston Value Ram (kvr333/512r)
Processor - AMD xp2500/333
Hard drive - Seagate 40gb ata/100 (st340014a)
Keyboard - Microsoft Internet
Mouse - Microsoft Wheel/Optical
Floppy - Starlogic 3-1/2” 1.44mb
CD-Rom - Liteon 52x Max
Power supply - Powerup (lc-b350atx)
Bios - 1003
Note:
I’ve downloaded the newest PDF file of the user guide (e1543_a7n8x-vm_400.pdf). I have noticed that on page 2-17 it shows “boot sector virus protection” and this board does not have this option when I open the bios.
Sense Monday (23Aug 04) I have tried several scenarios.
1) I attached the hard drive to my system K8V SE Deluxe and disconnected the existing drive. I was able to format, load, and run programs without problems. I than brought over the cd-rom from the new build into my system and did the whole process over again without problems.
2) After removing the hardware from my computer and installing them back in the new build I tried to install the OS again. The error that I get now is random files not being copied during the text install (Microsoft knowledge base article 257954) and have followed the steps in article 257954 with no changes to the problem. (I’ve used several different CD-Rom drives with the same problem)
Hardware for new build:
Motherboard - A7N8X-VM/400-UAY (rev 2.02)
Memory – Corsair Platinum Series (cmtwinx512-2700llpt)
Corsair Value select (vs512mb333)
Kingston Value Ram (kvr333/512r)
Processor - AMD xp2500/333
Hard drive - Seagate 40gb ata/100 (st340014a)
Keyboard - Microsoft Internet
Mouse - Microsoft Wheel/Optical
Floppy - Starlogic 3-1/2” 1.44mb
CD-Rom - Liteon 52x Max
Power supply - Powerup (lc-b350atx)
Bios - 1003
Note:
I’ve downloaded the newest PDF file of the user guide (e1543_a7n8x-vm_400.pdf). I have noticed that on page 2-17 it shows “boot sector virus protection” and this board does not have this option when I open the bios.
try downloading an updated BIOS
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I have all of the updated drivers and have tried them also.
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Sorry to double post, but have you tried it with just the bare minimum, 1 stick of ram, the HD, mouse, video, CPU...?
If that looks good put one bit of hardware in at a time... until it crashes and you nkow your problem.
If that looks good put one bit of hardware in at a time... until it crashes and you nkow your problem.
If you have several sticks of ram inserted you will run "dual channel" ram
to be able to do that properly you need "matched pairs" and obviously you don't have that
This mobo only have 2 Dimms how do you insert 3 sticks ? or do you have 4 sticks; - 2 twinx 's ?
So as stated bove in other posts try with just one stick of ram !
to be able to do that properly you need "matched pairs" and obviously you don't have that
This mobo only have 2 Dimms how do you insert 3 sticks ? or do you have 4 sticks; - 2 twinx 's ?
So as stated bove in other posts try with just one stick of ram !
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I've tried each memory stick alone and together and get the same result every time. Its driving me nuts.
It's a remote possibility, but you may have more than one bad stick of RAM. Did you try a stick from another system that you know works?