New socket 775 mobo, ddr2, and 160 GB will not load XP OS

Socket 775 Intel D945Psn Mobo
160 GB SATA
1GB DDR2
PCI Express Nvidia V/C


Will not load Windows Home Edition
I get the blue screen error message
Will load up to reboot
Its killing me any suggestions?

Hello and welcome to Techspot!

First suspect is probably your ram, but please post again with your full system specs, details on the parts make/models please.

Also, please give exact details on WHEN the blue screen is happening, and what error message it is giving you.

More Spec Info

The RAM is PNY 1GB,DDR2, DIMM, HTSPR
@533Mhz, 5.0-3-3-12 (I don't know what 5.0-3-3-12 means?)
Seagate 160GB HDD 7200/8MB/SATA-150
Intel D945PSNLK Socket 775
I think the CPU is an Intel 2.8 ghz P4 5?? (I forget) I'm pretty sure it's 800 FSB.
GeForce PCI Express fx 5200 256mb v/c

Is that enough on the specs? I just tried it again the blue screen does refer to removing any recently added hardware.

Please don't tell me its That RAM It cost too much to wrong!!!!

We still need some more details from you.

Is this a new build? Especially your hard drive... does it already have windows installed on it from a previous system?

Hello! Welcome to TechSpot!

That the ram clock timing.
I agree with DoNagual on the ram. Is it a single stick or 2x 512?
Have these componants run together before this or all brand new?

More Info

It's a new build. All of the listed hardware is freshly ordered from Tigerdirect and built with these two hands. I'm not new to building PC's however I am popping my cherry on the DDR2 and SATA drives. Never been keen on RAM anyway.

I'm using XP Home Edition upgrade doing a clean install on the 160 GB HDD. I also installed windows on a couple of other 60 GB HDD on a different computer, pulled out the HDD's and installed them in the new comp with no success (go figure). I can't remember what the error message was but it seemed to be different everytime. One time I got completely through and almost got the new drivers for the Mobo installed when CRASH!!!! GAME OVER, MAN! On reboot I recieved error message for a missing config file.


Does this help you any. Becuase I'm seriously thinking about adding some lead to this PC.

It's a single stick.

It does seem to be ram related..
Is this sata I or II?

I believe it's SATA I How do I check?

What is the PSU make, and how many watts is it rated at?

You may want to test that ram with www.memtest.org and see if the ram is faulty.

Your mobo does support DDR2 533mhz ram. Do you know if the ram is ECC registered, single or dual sided? What does the mobo support? I am just wanting to confirm that you have compatible memory for your board.

It's a Diablo 450 watts
Can't memtest only ddr2 I have is on this Mobo and well, she ain't workin.

I'm sorry I've never really posted before so bare or bear with me.

The motherboard is rated for this memory it was recommended by Tigerdirect.
I do not know what ECC means but I can check if you point me in the right direction.

The memtest program runs from DOS. If you download it from a working computer, then put it onto a floppy (or CD) you can boot it on your new computer from DOS to test the ram.

Your PSU only has 15amps on the 12v rail. A little on the low side. Do you have another PSU you can use to troubleshoot with?

If the ram you bought was listed by tigerdirect as compatible ram, you can probably trust that. I'd rule out incompatible ram for now.

No problem, take your time. ECC is short for Error-Correcting Code memory.
Memtest is run from a floppy or bootable cd and should work for ddr2.
Your system is not booting at all now?

Another thought, how old is the bios in your board? If it is an older version I'd go for an update. The newest version is 0072 and it was updated just a few weeks ago.

http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scr...=OS Independent&lang=eng&strOSs=38&submit=Go!

Thanks, I'll give the memtest a shot. I can't find anything in the bios for ECC. Thanks for the link to update the bios. I'll give that a try. In addition the the rail thing with the PSU I don't understand. Now that you mention it sometimes I when I boot the it fails and shuts down. I thought it was becuase of a bios setting but do you think it could be the PSU. Also I think running an os is alittle more demanding than running bios. you think it could be overloading the PSU?

I've read down through the whole post and yes I have to agree, it's sounding like an overloaded PSU. A P4 2.8GHz will pull about 8-10amps off the 12Volt rail.
Now you still need to run fans and the motors in the HDD/DVD/CD. etc.
Try unplugging everything but the cpu/ram/video/hdd. Format again (I won't trust that install). See if you can give it ago again.
You need at least PSU with 20A to run safely I think.

Cheers.

Psu?

Will this work?

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1x 12V (P4)
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2 PSU's????

Hey you think I could run 2 PSU's. run the MOBO on one and everything else on another just to check?