Don't know the problem, help if you have a minute!

[Chloraseptic]

Ok, I put together a computer recently and ran into a problem. I'm not sure if it's the RAM or the CPU, maybe you guys can help me out.

When i installed windows on a hard drive and stuck that drive into the new computer setup, windows WAS working fine on the other computer. however, on the new one, it will load until it gets right before the desktop then i get a nice blue screen for .1 seconds and the computer restarts. I also have often blue screens on loadup about page fault errors.

I thought it might need a fresh installation of xp, so i did that, but the installation wouldn't complete as it would also get blue screens. STuck the hdd back into the other comp, installed xp again, stuck it back in new computer, and i have the same result. The blue screen that flashes gives an error like something to the effect of: Bad something something memory. I can't tell as it blinks so fast.

ANyway, what would be more likely causing the problem, the ram or the cpu? I would switch out cpu/ram combos but he uses ddr and i only have sdram, and my desktop cpu is compiling a project right now. i'm on my laptop

thanks guys!

 

[Chloraseptic]

btw, it's a xp2100 on a asus a7v333...antec sx835

 

[Chloraseptic]

grrr, 1 512 stick of crucial 2100

 

[Chloraseptic]

cmon guys, i need help -bump-

 

[amdskip]

Let me get this straight. You have a computer and you installed windows on a hard drive, then moved this hard drive into your new setup and attempted to boot. This is your whole problem. Sometimes this will work but most of the time it will not and you will be required to do a format and install in the computer it will be used in.

 

[Chloraseptic]

i understand that, so when i formatted the hdd in the new comp, and tried to install windows but i kept getting page fault errors and blue screens to that effect.

 

[Chloraseptic]

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[amdskip]

Something is wrong in that new computer setup. Start very basic with bare minumums. Leave the sound cards, nics, etc. out and don't overclock or anything.

 

[foofoo]

hi,
in my experience, blue screens during startup are almost always due to bad ram. and i've even had bad sticks from crucial.
do you have any memory that you can swap out?

 

[Chloraseptic]

no i don't, but he did send the ram back and it should be here tomorrow or the next day. guess i'll have to wait till then.

-chlor