12 Jan 2007 at 15:34 #21 Priapus Priapus Soldato OP Joined 30 Jul 2004 Posts 10,572 Location East Sussex, UK I didn't try memtest 86, due to the reason that the memory I tried was brand new and out of the box. However I will run memtest just to check. Thanks a lot for the help guys.
I didn't try memtest 86, due to the reason that the memory I tried was brand new and out of the box. However I will run memtest just to check. Thanks a lot for the help guys.
12 Jan 2007 at 16:54 #22 Fr0dders Fr0dders Caporegime Joined 18 Oct 2002 Posts 33,467 Location West Yorks sounds to me like an interface problem as its tripping over reading numerous files from then disk. it could even be the IDE interface on the motherboard if its not a memory problem. can you borrow a USB cd drive or similar to rule out the IDE interface alltogether ?
sounds to me like an interface problem as its tripping over reading numerous files from then disk. it could even be the IDE interface on the motherboard if its not a memory problem. can you borrow a USB cd drive or similar to rule out the IDE interface alltogether ?
13 Jan 2007 at 06:45 #23 Priapus Priapus Soldato OP Joined 30 Jul 2004 Posts 10,572 Location East Sussex, UK That is a good idea. But if it installs fine, then it still means I need to replace the board?