MSI K7N2G-ILSR problems

[XCrodo]

I've been having problem with my system for a while now. I bought it in last May, and for the first two months everything was running fine. Then out of nowhere, it started crashing. The computer will simply reboot, just as if I'd pressed on the reset switch. Sometimes it will give me a blue screen, usually one that says MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION with this error code 0x000009. This usually happens when I try to play a game or when I run highly demanding applications. Sometimes the game only crash to Windows, but most of the time I get a reboot or a blue screen.

At first, I suspected that Windows was the problem, so I reinstalled it. It didn't solve the problem. Then as I looked up my error code in the microsoft knowledge base, I found out that my problem could be caused by deffective memory. I tried reconfiguring my sticks in every possible way. This seemed to have an effect on the frequency that my computer was crashing, or how long it would last before it crashed, but it would eventually crash in every scenario.

Last weekend, I tested a Kingston Hyper X module in the system and it would still crash. I know there have been issues with Kingston RAM, but I'm not sure if that's the problem. If that is the case, who is at fault, the RAM or the motherboard? Any input will be appreciated...

 

[meeshu]

PSU may be faulty? Can you try another one?

Otherwise I suspect the motherboard is faulty.

 

[SexyLady]

Hey there have u done a bios update as i know there is one that u can do to support the PC3200 ram, now i know u aint running this ram BUT i had probs with memory in my machine and untill i did that bios flash i had small probs like u as well, i run the MSI-6570-ILSR-K7N2-Delta so same board just not onboard vid is all, the bios flash fixed alot of simula probs, so i hope it will for u as well .... vgl with it
(i also run PC2700 and even thou it says its for PC3200 it may fix your problem)

 

[bdjohnson]

I had a similar problem with my machine. It turned out that my graphics card was overheating, so I put a fan on it and my machine runs fine now.

 

[Doh!]

BIOS update.