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Bloodnok
21st January 2009, 02:44 PM
I require a Motherboard that has socket 775, 4 DDR2 ram slots, 1x pci express x16 and 3 pci slots (case too small for bigger mobo).

The reason is that my parents pc is having issues with aol not working on vista (you heard) and crashes when I install XP from the disc (BSOD at the Windows is Starting screen before this one (http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/RC%20001.jpg)). The problem with aol can be solved with a vista compable router, sod that!

If no one has one, links to new ones will be most welcome.
Deep Blue
22nd January 2009, 11:10 AM
I require a Motherboard that has socket 775, 4 DDR2 ram slots, 1x pci express x16 and 3 pci slots (case too small for bigger mobo).

The reason is that my parents pc is having issues with aol not working on vista (you heard) and crashes when I install XP from the disc (BSOD at the Windows is Starting screen before this one (http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/RC%20001.jpg)). The problem with aol can be solved with a vista compable router, sod that!

If no one has one, links to new ones will be most welcome.

Ram timings
Bloodnok
22nd January 2009, 03:49 PM
Pc2-5300
PseudoPhreak
22nd January 2009, 05:06 PM
i think he means that the problems you are having are ram timings
Deep Blue
23rd January 2009, 01:32 PM
i think he means that the problems you are having are ram timings

Sorry yes, I was having a busy day :)

When I assembled Dyce's PC for him, it kept blue screening and hanging etc, it was down to ram timings :)
Bloodnok
23rd January 2009, 07:00 PM
bugger, it was working fine under vista.... now it just sticks at the post...
Deep Blue
26th January 2009, 12:30 PM
bugger, it was working fine under vista.... now it just sticks at the post...

Pull one of the modules out?
Bloodnok
26th January 2009, 03:46 PM
sod it, works fine ish under vista/7....

I'll just get a new hdd (sounds like its going to die...)

and didn't help that a ram stick wasn't in correctly...
Deep Blue
27th January 2009, 07:48 AM
sod it, works fine ish under vista/7....

I'll just get a new hdd (sounds like its going to die...)

and didn't help that a ram stick wasn't in correctly...

Random lockups and blue screens can often be tributed to ram problems, it's either that or power / mobo. Ram is often the easiest to test, well that and making sure that your ram timings are set correctly ;)
Bloodnok
27th January 2009, 01:12 PM
ok but I can do nothing about the timings of ram in the BIOS, only boot order and disable/enable onboard sound etc and its a MSI mobo that isn't on their site (some OEM crap)
Deep Blue
28th January 2009, 07:54 AM
Bugger :(
Bloodnok
28th January 2009, 03:18 PM
Given up on it as a Dell Dimension 8400 I found in the tip does a fair better job (after modding the life out of it XD)