BioStar TForce6100 - can't boot to memtest86 CD

bupkus

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Nov 25, 2000
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I finally got around to using my TForce6100/Sempron64-2800+ combo I bought back in February and find I'm getting some instability to where my browsers (Firefox 1.5.0.4 and IE) are crashing.
OS: MS MCE 2002 Service Pack 2
DDR: CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) Twinx2048-3200c2pt (from a 939 machine I'm selling).

I burned a CD (ISO w/ Nero6 & updates) with memTest86 (latest download) and tried to boot into it but unlike my other PC, even if I set the bios to boot first to CDROM it won't. I don't know how I managed to install the OS.

I even tried updating the bios to the latest CR51M306.BST but still no change. Man, I am pissed.
Last night I was cursing the name "Biostar", swearing to never buy that brand again.

Is there a functioning version of memtest86 that will load onto a floppy?
I need to find the source of this problem, whether it's the video, memory, or a bad driver.
Oh, yah, I downloaded and installed the latest drivers, too. That didn't fix it.
 

Zap

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Oct 13, 1999
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I'm pretty sure it has the option in BIOS. Look in the overclocking menu at the last item to the bottom.