- Jan 8, 2003
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Please help. 
I'm trying to finish off building my new computer (A64 2800+, PNY 6600GT, 512MB RAM (for now..trying to go to 1GB), 120GB HD, DVD burner, all on a Chaintech VNF3-250 mobo), and the new rig is restarting itself. I tracked it down to at least one cause being the second stick of RAM I have, as the computer seems to run fine with one of 512MB RAM in it, even though the two sticks are both Crucial PC2700 512MB sticks bought new about two years ago.
The two sticks of RAM have been working fine in my OLD computer...an Athlon XP 2100+, Ti4200, all on a Matsonic mobo...so I don't know why the RAM is a problem now...?
I've tried moving the RAM around to using either slots 1 and 2 or 1 and 3, as the Chaintech manual tells me to, but both configurations make the system unstable...is this a bad mobo or is it bad RAM? If it's bad RAM...how come it wasn't a problem in old motherboard?
The computer restarts within a minute of launching Rainbow Six: Iron Wrath or Battlefield 2 demo when both sticks are in.....but is will take much longer to restart if I don't launch a video game......what does this suggest?...sigh
I've tried the drivers from nVidia's site, the drivers in the BF2 demo, and the drivers on the PNY 6600GT CD that came with the card.....the computer restarts when I launch the games with TWO sticks in em no matter what I do....
All help is appreciated, as I am baffled and about to be beligerant. lol (kidding)
Thanks again,
GS
I'm trying to finish off building my new computer (A64 2800+, PNY 6600GT, 512MB RAM (for now..trying to go to 1GB), 120GB HD, DVD burner, all on a Chaintech VNF3-250 mobo), and the new rig is restarting itself. I tracked it down to at least one cause being the second stick of RAM I have, as the computer seems to run fine with one of 512MB RAM in it, even though the two sticks are both Crucial PC2700 512MB sticks bought new about two years ago.
The two sticks of RAM have been working fine in my OLD computer...an Athlon XP 2100+, Ti4200, all on a Matsonic mobo...so I don't know why the RAM is a problem now...?
I've tried moving the RAM around to using either slots 1 and 2 or 1 and 3, as the Chaintech manual tells me to, but both configurations make the system unstable...is this a bad mobo or is it bad RAM? If it's bad RAM...how come it wasn't a problem in old motherboard?
The computer restarts within a minute of launching Rainbow Six: Iron Wrath or Battlefield 2 demo when both sticks are in.....but is will take much longer to restart if I don't launch a video game......what does this suggest?...sigh
I've tried the drivers from nVidia's site, the drivers in the BF2 demo, and the drivers on the PNY 6600GT CD that came with the card.....the computer restarts when I launch the games with TWO sticks in em no matter what I do....
All help is appreciated, as I am baffled and about to be beligerant. lol (kidding)
Thanks again,
GS