More Memory - BSOD

baldric · 26 Mar 2007 at 00:55

New system - first time build. As follows;

Zalman Fatal1ty FC-ZE1 Chassis

Asus P5N32-E SLi nForce 680 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

Enermax Galaxy EGA1000EWL-01 PSU

Intel Core 2 DUO E6700 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.67GHz (1066FSB) - Retail

Zalman CNPS9700-LED Aero Flower (Socket AM2/939/754/775) CPU Cooler

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB ST3500630AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM

Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC2-8888C4 TwinX (2x1GB)

BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Fatal1ty Professional 7.1 Soundcard - Retail

Pioneer DVR-111BK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM

Dell Ultrasharp 2407WFP 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Midnight Grey

Creative GigaWorks 7.1 S750 THX® Speakers - Retail

Logitech G15 Gaming-Grade Illuminated Keyboard - Retail (UK Layout)

Microsoft HABU 2000dpi High Precision Gaming Mouse - Retail.

Tried to add another 2 memory sticks - identical to 1st two -
Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC2-8888C4 TwinX (2x1GB).

getting BSOD and re-starts.

Any ideas (sorry if stupid question - noobie)?

steve258 · 26 Mar 2007 at 10:36

Have you tried using the new kit on its own?

baldric · 26 Mar 2007 at 23:10

No, but that's a good idea thanks.

baldric · 28 Mar 2007 at 03:12

I've tried it now with only the new memory since last post, and working fine. Any more ideas anyone please?

nok · 28 Mar 2007 at 13:43

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17674670&highlight=4gb+p5n32-e

and

http://www.houseofhelp.com/v2/showthread.php?t=58601

It might also be worth updating your bios if you are not using the latest version.

Let us know how you get on.

Yellowbeard · 28 Mar 2007 at 20:19

With 4 DIMMs you will likely need to bump the FSBv and NBv due to the extra load.

baldric · 31 Mar 2007 at 21:29

Sorry for the slow reply. I work away from home and have limited access to email. When I discovered the 2 new memory sticks worked ok, I put the 2 original ones in slots 3/4. Without doing anything new, everything seems to be working now - so far. No idea why, but so far, so good. System only recognising 3.25Gb, but from Googling around, I believe this is normal for XP Home. Thanks to everyone for their help though.