Hello All,
Here's some info about my system. This was an e-Machines build with the addition of a Zoran DC10 plus, a 40 GB WD IDE harddrive, a Lite-on LTR-48327s and 512 MB Kingston Value PC 2700 RAM.
Motherboard:
CPU Type AMD Athlon XP, 2083 MHz (12.5 x 167) 2800+
Motherboard Name FIC K7M-NF18G (AU31) (3 PCI, 1 AGP, 2 DDR DIMM, Audio, Video, LAN)
Motherboard Chipset nVIDIA nForce2 IGP
System Memory 960 MB (PC2700 DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Award (08/08/03)
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce4 MX Integrated GPU (64 MB)
Memory Controller Properties:
Error Detection Method 8-bit Parity
Error Correction None
Supported Memory Interleave 1-Way
Current Memory Interleave 1-Way
Supported Memory Speeds 70ns, 60ns, 50ns
Supported Memory Types DIMM
Supported Memory Voltages 2.9V
Maximum Memory Module Size 1024 MB
Memory Slots 2
SPD Memory Modules:
DIMM1: Samsung M3 68L6423ETN-CB3 512 MB PC2700 DDR SDRAM (2.5-3-3-7 @ 166 MHz) (2.0-3-3-6 @ 133 MHz)
DIMM2: Kingston K 512 MB PC2700 DDR SDRAM (2.5-3-3-7 @ 166 MHz) (2.0-3-3-6 @ 133 MHz)
This system has never been what I would call stable. I have had to completly reinstall the Windows XP OS (kept up to date and with SP2) at least 5 or 6 times, which due to the way e-Machines configured the system discs, wipes the hard drive. I now reside the OS on the 40 GB drive and try to keep most of my data, (video, photos, music) on the 160 GB drive.
Recently I had to use the recovery console after a can't find windows\system32\config message. A system crash after that sent me to http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp . I used the test and both memory modules failed equally. I moved them around and tried both one at a time. The Samsung module seems to consistently show twice the eroors as the Kingston module. I tried the Memory86+ test and it consistently crashed at test 5. Microsoft's information suggests motherboard problems. When I generate an Everest report on the system it includes a debug-pci section. Does this mean anything?
A large part of me wants to celebrate the backend of this system, but, my pocket book does not agree. Is there a way to pinpoint whether it's the motherboard or the ram or do I ditch them both. Can I rebuild the system with a new motherboard, cpu, ram and reuse all the rest of the system?
I am attaching a few recent minidumps.
I would appreciate any advice.
Here's some info about my system. This was an e-Machines build with the addition of a Zoran DC10 plus, a 40 GB WD IDE harddrive, a Lite-on LTR-48327s and 512 MB Kingston Value PC 2700 RAM.
Motherboard:
CPU Type AMD Athlon XP, 2083 MHz (12.5 x 167) 2800+
Motherboard Name FIC K7M-NF18G (AU31) (3 PCI, 1 AGP, 2 DDR DIMM, Audio, Video, LAN)
Motherboard Chipset nVIDIA nForce2 IGP
System Memory 960 MB (PC2700 DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Award (08/08/03)
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce4 MX Integrated GPU (64 MB)
Memory Controller Properties:
Error Detection Method 8-bit Parity
Error Correction None
Supported Memory Interleave 1-Way
Current Memory Interleave 1-Way
Supported Memory Speeds 70ns, 60ns, 50ns
Supported Memory Types DIMM
Supported Memory Voltages 2.9V
Maximum Memory Module Size 1024 MB
Memory Slots 2
SPD Memory Modules:
DIMM1: Samsung M3 68L6423ETN-CB3 512 MB PC2700 DDR SDRAM (2.5-3-3-7 @ 166 MHz) (2.0-3-3-6 @ 133 MHz)
DIMM2: Kingston K 512 MB PC2700 DDR SDRAM (2.5-3-3-7 @ 166 MHz) (2.0-3-3-6 @ 133 MHz)
This system has never been what I would call stable. I have had to completly reinstall the Windows XP OS (kept up to date and with SP2) at least 5 or 6 times, which due to the way e-Machines configured the system discs, wipes the hard drive. I now reside the OS on the 40 GB drive and try to keep most of my data, (video, photos, music) on the 160 GB drive.
Recently I had to use the recovery console after a can't find windows\system32\config message. A system crash after that sent me to http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp . I used the test and both memory modules failed equally. I moved them around and tried both one at a time. The Samsung module seems to consistently show twice the eroors as the Kingston module. I tried the Memory86+ test and it consistently crashed at test 5. Microsoft's information suggests motherboard problems. When I generate an Everest report on the system it includes a debug-pci section. Does this mean anything?
A large part of me wants to celebrate the backend of this system, but, my pocket book does not agree. Is there a way to pinpoint whether it's the motherboard or the ram or do I ditch them both. Can I rebuild the system with a new motherboard, cpu, ram and reuse all the rest of the system?
I am attaching a few recent minidumps.
I would appreciate any advice.