Error during SMRAM initialization

[NaughtyusMaximus]

Athlon 1000 (@ 1000)
256 Crucial PC2100
MSI K7T266 Pro
Maxtor 40 gig (7200)
CDRW + DVD

After post (on the same screen where it shows 'Scaning CD for bootable CD ROM' when boot from CD is selected, I get a message saying "error during SMRAM initialization".

Windows wont boot or run correctly, and before this error was occuring, the system was very unstable. Any ideas on what this could be?

 

[NaughtyusMaximus]

I'm guessing that its something wrong with my motherboard - should I be looking for a new one? ( I hope not - I don't have the cash right now, and I can't RMA it... )

 

[John]

<< "error during SMRAM initialization". >>



Have you tried other memory?

 

[NaughtyusMaximus]

Wouldn't that be DRAM? or DDRSDRAM?


But no, I haven't (I don't have any other RAM to test with).

 

[NaughtyusMaximus]

(bump)

 

[NaughtyusMaximus]

^

 

[John]

<< Wouldn't that be DRAM? or DDRSDRAM? >>



Not necessarily......

SMRAM = System Management memory

Since you do not have other ram to swap with, strip the system to cpu/ram/video only....what happens?

Try clearing the NVRAM in BIOS (ESCD)

 

[NaughtyusMaximus]

So far none of those have worked. I think what I'm going to do is pull the RAM and take it to a local computer shop, and see if they can find any problems with it...

I need to get this problem fixed soon, I can only work so long on a P100.