Motherboard or RAM Fault?

mikey86uk · 07-05-2006, 08:51 AM

Hi guys

i changed my CPU the other day and when i first booted up it said something about a memory error, but i ignored it. anyway a couple of days pass by without that message coming up on boot, but my computer kept restarting itself, and i had to send an error report to Microsoft, which i did and it said there was a problem with my RAM and told me to run windows memory diagnostic

i ran it in dos and came up with the following errors:

Faulty Address

0000ac6dedc - 172.8MB
0000acdee4 - 172.8MB
0000acf76d4 172.4MB

err Bits

00020000
00020000
00020000

after about 20% complete it crashed, so i had to restart my pc, but now it wont boot

the fans and harddrives power up but my monitor wont turn on.

ive taken the ram out and still nuffing

So is it safe to say my MB has gone or is it RAM?

Thanks for any help

Mikey

My board is an Intel D845GVSR

**laboye** · 07-05-2006, 09:32 AM

Since you got the same error after the RAM was removed, I'd blame the motherboard. See if you can test the RAM on another machine.

mikey86uk · 07-05-2006, 09:42 AM

i could try that, i might go out and buy a cheap 128mb stick of RAM and see if it works

but i guess its safe to say the MB has gone

anything else i can try

dai · 07-05-2006, 11:10 AM

see what happens with the old cpu

mikey86uk · 07-05-2006, 11:11 AM

My old CPU is broke

but my new cpu was working fine, everytime it restarted and sent a error report microsoft said it was RAM

dai · 07-05-2006, 11:14 AM

if you have 2 sticks try it with one ata time

mikey86uk · 07-05-2006, 04:03 PM

done that and none seem to try

i will buy a cheap 128 stick in the morning and see if that works

if not i guess its the motherboard

**Ralck** · 07-05-2006, 04:47 PM

If you tweaked or overclocked your ram with the old CPU, you could try resetting CMOS to clear those settings and go back to stock ram and see if that helps.

mikey86uk · 07-06-2006, 03:11 AM

nope

i have never overclocked and ive taken the cmos battery out for a few minutes and still nuffing happens

and i cant test the ram on another PC so im stuck, unless i buy a cheap motherboard

~~whodat~~ · 07-06-2006, 03:25 AM

do you notice any mis-shaped or leaking capacitors on the motherboard?
what power supply is installed?

mikey86uk · 07-06-2006, 03:32 AM

i cant see any thing wrong with the capacitors, and the Power supply is bestec ATX-300-12E

it came with the pc

~~whodat~~ · 07-06-2006, 04:51 AM

Quote:

bestec ATX-300-12E

do you have a better one to try?

that one is

mikey86uk · 07-06-2006, 05:02 AM

well, im not sure whats better lol, but i have another one

are you sure it could be the Powerpack

as all the fans and hardrive's boot up its just i get nuffin on my monitor

**laboye** · 07-06-2006, 05:22 AM

Well, tell us what you are putting in that computer and we can check if that power supply is sufficient. Give us all specs: Old CPU speed, new CPU speed, memory, drives, expansion cards, etc. I dont think it has anything to do with it, though, but to be on the safe side...

Try that cheap RAM. If it works, you know what the problem is.

mikey86uk · 07-06-2006, 05:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by laboye

Well, tell us what you are putting in that computer and we can check if that power supply is sufficient. Give us all specs: Old CPU speed, new CPU speed, memory, drives, expansion cards, etc. I dont think it has anything to do with it, though, but to be on the safe side...

Try that cheap RAM. If it works, you know what the problem is.

Old CPU was a Celeron 2.53Ghz - New CPU is a P4 2.80Ghz

1x 40GB HDD
1x 80GB HDD

1X DVD/CD-RW
1X CD-RW Drive

dai · 07-06-2006, 05:27 AM

what video card

mikey86uk · 07-06-2006, 05:29 AM

Used to be a ATI Radeon but now i use onboard

for the time being anyway

dai · 07-06-2006, 05:34 AM

see if you can borrow a 500w quality supply to try in it

mikey86uk · 07-06-2006, 05:36 AM

ok, i will see if i know anyone who has one

but if it turns out not to be the PSU what would be next to look at?

~~whodat~~ · 07-06-2006, 05:39 AM

the cmos battery needs to be held out for a minimum of 15 minutes after its unplugged
try a different supply

07-05-2006, 08:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
mikey86uk Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 21 OS: Windows XP MCE	Motherboard or RAM Fault? Hi guys i changed my CPU the other day and when i first booted up it said something about a memory error, but i ignored it. anyway a couple of days pass by without that message coming up on boot, but my computer kept restarting itself, and i had to send an error report to Microsoft, which i did and it said there was a problem with my RAM and told me to run windows memory diagnostic i ran it in dos and came up with the following errors: Faulty Address 0000ac6dedc - 172.8MB 0000acdee4 - 172.8MB 0000acf76d4 172.4MB err Bits 00020000 00020000 00020000 after about 20% complete it crashed, so i had to restart my pc, but now it wont boot the fans and harddrives power up but my monitor wont turn on. ive taken the ram out and still nuffing So is it safe to say my MB has gone or is it RAM? Thanks for any help Mikey My board is an Intel D845GVSR

07-05-2006, 09:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
laboye TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hollywood, FL Posts: 1,246 OS: Windows xp Pro/Vista Beta 2/Ubuntu 6.06 LTS My System	Since you got the same error after the RAM was removed, I'd blame the motherboard. See if you can test the RAM on another machine. __________________ Repair Windows XP Guide --- Resolutions Crazy Computer that I'm saving up for::Antec P180 Case;PC Pwr&Cooling 1kW Quad SLI PSU;Asus P5N32-SLI SE Deluxe;Intel Core2 XE X6800;Corsair TWIN2XP2048 2GB PC2-6400 DDR2 RAM;2xAsus GeForce 7950 GX2;BFG PhysX Accel.;IBM DVD-RAM/Plextor DVD±RW;Seagate 750GB HD 7200RPM;WDX 150GB 10000RPM;Vigor Monsoon TEC Cooler

07-05-2006, 11:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 53,577 OS: vista 32x 64x ultimate retail	see what happens with the old cpu __________________

07-05-2006, 11:14 AM	#6 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 53,577 OS: vista 32x 64x ultimate retail	if you have 2 sticks try it with one ata time __________________

07-05-2006, 04:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
Ralck TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,454 OS: 98SE/XP PRO/FC4 My System	If you tweaked or overclocked your ram with the old CPU, you could try resetting CMOS to clear those settings and go back to stock ram and see if that helps. __________________ Power Supply Info Everyone Should Read! How to Post Your System Specs

07-05-2006, 09:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
mikey86uk Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 21 OS: Windows XP MCE	i could try that, i might go out and buy a cheap 128mb stick of RAM and see if it works but i guess its safe to say the MB has gone anything else i can try

07-05-2006, 11:11 AM	#5 (permalink)
mikey86uk Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 21 OS: Windows XP MCE	My old CPU is broke but my new cpu was working fine, everytime it restarted and sent a error report microsoft said it was RAM

07-05-2006, 04:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
mikey86uk Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 21 OS: Windows XP MCE	done that and none seem to try i will buy a cheap 128 stick in the morning and see if that works if not i guess its the motherboard

07-06-2006, 03:11 AM	#9 (permalink)
mikey86uk Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 21 OS: Windows XP MCE	nope i have never overclocked and ive taken the cmos battery out for a few minutes and still nuffing happens and i cant test the ram on another PC so im stuck, unless i buy a cheap motherboard

07-06-2006, 03:25 AM	#10 (permalink)
~~whodat~~ Register user Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,931 OS: XP	do you notice any mis-shaped or leaking capacitors on the motherboard? what power supply is installed?

07-06-2006, 03:32 AM	#11 (permalink)
mikey86uk Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 21 OS: Windows XP MCE	i cant see any thing wrong with the capacitors, and the Power supply is bestec ATX-300-12E it came with the pc

07-06-2006, 05:02 AM	#13 (permalink)
mikey86uk Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 21 OS: Windows XP MCE	well, im not sure whats better lol, but i have another one are you sure it could be the Powerpack as all the fans and hardrive's boot up its just i get nuffin on my monitor

07-06-2006, 05:22 AM	#14 (permalink)
laboye TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hollywood, FL Posts: 1,246 OS: Windows xp Pro/Vista Beta 2/Ubuntu 6.06 LTS My System	Well, tell us what you are putting in that computer and we can check if that power supply is sufficient. Give us all specs: Old CPU speed, new CPU speed, memory, drives, expansion cards, etc. I dont think it has anything to do with it, though, but to be on the safe side... Try that cheap RAM. If it works, you know what the problem is. __________________ Repair Windows XP Guide --- Resolutions Crazy Computer that I'm saving up for::Antec P180 Case;PC Pwr&Cooling 1kW Quad SLI PSU;Asus P5N32-SLI SE Deluxe;Intel Core2 XE X6800;Corsair TWIN2XP2048 2GB PC2-6400 DDR2 RAM;2xAsus GeForce 7950 GX2;BFG PhysX Accel.;IBM DVD-RAM/Plextor DVD±RW;Seagate 750GB HD 7200RPM;WDX 150GB 10000RPM;Vigor Monsoon TEC Cooler

07-06-2006, 05:27 AM	#16 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 53,577 OS: vista 32x 64x ultimate retail	what video card __________________

07-06-2006, 05:29 AM	#17 (permalink)
mikey86uk Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 21 OS: Windows XP MCE	Used to be a ATI Radeon but now i use onboard for the time being anyway

07-06-2006, 05:34 AM	#18 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 53,577 OS: vista 32x 64x ultimate retail	see if you can borrow a 500w quality supply to try in it __________________

07-06-2006, 05:36 AM	#19 (permalink)
mikey86uk Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 21 OS: Windows XP MCE	ok, i will see if i know anyone who has one but if it turns out not to be the PSU what would be next to look at?

07-06-2006, 05:39 AM	#20 (permalink)
~~whodat~~ Register user Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,931 OS: XP	the cmos battery needs to be held out for a minimum of 15 minutes after its unplugged try a different supply