new build eventually works

Thomas. PLease. · 11 Aug 2007 at 14:24

So, finally after a lot of tinkering and messing around, its working.

I got it all booting up ok, and displaying, don't really know how, which is the wrong way to do i kno, anyhow. Now, whilst trying to boot into vista, the system resets, just after the vista loading screen, something to do with not having the correct motherboard drivers installed?

Anyway, luckily i have an old IDE hard drive on hand, and so install xp on it quickly, so i am now in xp on one hard drive, and don't have a clue how to boot into my vista hard drive, with me?

So, i tried to use the asus driver cd, but if you put it in at startup it boots into some sort of RAID driver install dos facility thing, which i don't need, and dont kno how to get out of.

Any help apprecicated, thanks.

stickroad · 11 Aug 2007 at 14:29

First post your system specs.

Also make sure you set the manufacturers stated memory frequency, timmings and voltages.

When installing Vista, during setup it should install all the right drivers for your motherboard etc...

Yes when you pop the ASUS CD in it will ask you to create Raid/ACHI drivers.

Thomas. PLease. · 11 Aug 2007 at 14:35

hi there,

i have just installed the following:

Intel core 2 duo e6750
Asus p5n-e sli Motherboard
Extra Value 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 667MHz PC2-5400 240pin
550 watt psu, (from old computer)
all opticals and hard drives (from old computer)

i havent set up the timings in the bios? not sure how to do that. and when i insert the asus cd it wants be to create raid drivers on a floppy drive, which i do not have.

thanks.

Cupra · 11 Aug 2007 at 14:41

was vista a fresh install if not then re install it

Thomas. PLease. · 11 Aug 2007 at 14:46

thats what i was afraid of, just a load of hastle, getting all the data off my SATA drive and giving it a fresh install, was hoping for a quick fix, but oh well.

stickroad · 11 Aug 2007 at 14:47

Ok if you go into the BIOS, then go to the Advanced tab and then Chipset, then i think it should say North Bridge settings, click on that.

Now on that board i belive you can set things to optimal, so set the following as optimal.

tCL - Optimal
tRCD - Optimal
tRAS - Optimal
Command Per Clock (CMD) - 2T.

After you have done that, get out of that section and try and find Memory Frequency and Memory Voltage, set as follows:

Memory Frequency - 667MHZ
Memory Voltage - Auto - (Auto since im not sure what the stated voltage are for that particular memory.

After you have done that save the changes.

Dont put the ASUS CD in the drive, you do not need to copy and Raid etc... drivers onto a floppy since you havent set your hard drives up as a RAID configuration.