My First Build Asplode :(

[So]

Originally posted by: Twsmit

Originally posted by: Cornellian
Alright guys, it was the RAM. I'm now up and running on my new machine.

I do have one other hardware related issue though. My HDD is a 400 GB Western Digital. However, when I examine the drive using XP, it's saying I only have 140GB of available space. Why would this be?

Oddly enough, when I started installing windows xp, it too said that there was only 140 GB of available space.

You probably have an original XP install CD. SP1 adds support for large sized hard drives. Try and slipstream a new SP2 CD.

Yeah...but I'd just partition at this point.

 

[Oyeve]

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: Twsmit

Originally posted by: Cornellian
Alright guys, it was the RAM. I'm now up and running on my new machine.

I do have one other hardware related issue though. My HDD is a 400 GB Western Digital. However, when I examine the drive using XP, it's saying I only have 140GB of available space. Why would this be?

Oddly enough, when I started installing windows xp, it too said that there was only 140 GB of available space.

You probably have an original XP install CD. SP1 adds support for large sized hard drives. Try and slipstream a new SP2 CD.

Yeah...but I'd just partition at this point.

I concur. If it's working just install SP2 and partition the drive.

 

[Cornellian]

Alright, will do guys. Thanks for the help.

Keith: I switched types to Kingston. I called OCZ tech support and they themselves said that their ram was incompatible with the ASUS board.

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: Cornellian
Alright, will do guys. Thanks for the help.

Keith: I switched types to Kingston. I called OCZ tech support and they themselves said that their ram was incompatible with the ASUS board.

That was basically the answer I got in a nutshell when I was building.

Thanks for the response, just wanted to confirm.

 

[KayKay]

Originally posted by: Cornellian
Alright, will do guys. Thanks for the help.

Keith: I switched types to Kingston. I called OCZ tech support and they themselves said that their ram was incompatible with the ASUS board.

Hmm... no surprises here. This is somewhat unacceptable in my book. Asus better get their act together and fix this!

 

[So]

Originally posted by: KayKay

Originally posted by: Cornellian
Alright, will do guys. Thanks for the help.

Keith: I switched types to Kingston. I called OCZ tech support and they themselves said that their ram was incompatible with the ASUS board.

Hmm... no surprises here. This is somewhat unacceptable in my book. Asus better get their act together and fix this!

It's funny, ASUS has a stellar reputation, yet I'm 3 for 3 on bad ASUS boards, while Abit, who has a wishy washy reputation along with a handful of generics have been rock solid for me.

 

[DrMrLordX]

Originally posted by: So

It's funny, ASUS has a stellar reputation, yet I'm 3 for 3 on bad ASUS boards, while Abit, who has a wishy washy reputation along with a handful of generics have been rock solid for me.

If you think that's funny, my last two builds have featured an ECS board (the infamous K7S5A) and a Chaintech board (VNF3-250). Both have been solid, though the old Thunderbird rig has a reputation for killing cheap PSUs. PSUs don't kill it; it kills them!

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: DrMrLordX

Originally posted by: So

It's funny, ASUS has a stellar reputation, yet I'm 3 for 3 on bad ASUS boards, while Abit, who has a wishy washy reputation along with a handful of generics have been rock solid for me.

If you think that's funny, my last two builds have featured an ECS board (the infamous K7S5A) and a Chaintech board (VNF3-250). Both have been solid, though the old Thunderbird rig has a reputation for killing cheap PSUs. PSUs don't kill it; it kills them!

i was one of the few that actually liked the k7s5a....worked like a charm for me