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Lifer
System specs:
Abit AV8
AMD 64 3200+ Winchester
Zalman CNPS7700-Cu HSF
Corsair XMS PC3200 512mb
Kingston Hyper-X PC3200512mb
Antec TruPower 550W psu
NEC 16X DL DVD+-RW ND-3500AG
Samsung DVD-ROM 12x
ATI Radeon 9800 XT 128mb 256bit ATI Radeon
Zalman VF700Cu vga cooler
Hitachi 60.0 GB @ 7200 RPMS
Windows XP Pro sp2
Mitsubishi Diamond Plus 91 Natural Flat 19
Creative SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS
WinTV-Go PCI TV tuner card
Cooler Master ATC 200 aluminum case
Promise Ultra100 TX2 IDE Controller
Epson Perfection 1640SU scanner
Epson C84 Color Printer
Logitech cordless optical Wheel Mouse
Round Vantec IDE cables
Round Vantec floppy cable
Vantec Stealth case fans 80mm X 4
Background: This is my third Abit mobo, so I am not new to Abit. I have not been overly pleased with the new mobo as it took a lot to get it configured to run stable. It's been running stable for over three months. I have had six IDE HDDs hooked up (4 via the controller card). I have noticed that the pc takes a lot longer to boot up with the additional HDDs attached via the controller card. If I just boot up with just the HDDs attached to the onboard controllers the pc boots up a lot faster and the overall pc performance is greatly enhanced.
With the recent cost of DDR SDRAM coming down significantly, I decided it was a good time to get another gig of ram (Corsair Value Ram pc3200) to put together a 2nd pc (my old setup - a KX7-333RAID). I decide that KX7-333 will make a fine FTP server and I will move four of my HDDs to the KX7-333 and remove the pci controller card (which now is no longer needed).
Problem: After putting the new ram into the KX7-333, the pc would not boot up. So, I try one stick, then the other one. No go. I try different slots with no luck. I take on stick out of the AV8 and put it into the KX7-333 and it boots up into windows just fine.
So, now I am thinking that the new ram is bad. Ok, let's try out the new ram in the AV8. I try one stick. Doesn't boot up. Try 2nd stick. Same thing. Reset CMOS. Ok, now I am gonna try to run memtest to see if I get any errors. Place floppy in FDD. Reboot. AV8 keeps giving me these long beeps and won't even post. Error code is 0.4
I am now getting really bothered. I now decide to put my old ram (that is now working in the KX7-333) back into the AV8. Unfortunately, even after I reset the CMOS the AV8 is now giving me those long beeps and still will not post. Error code is still 0.4 (with the "good" ram).
I am at a loss. I have checked all of the IDE cables, reseating them all. I have also checked all of the power cables. I am writing this on the KX7-333. So, I am wondering why my working system is now NOT WORKING. Any ideas???
Abit AV8
AMD 64 3200+ Winchester
Zalman CNPS7700-Cu HSF
Corsair XMS PC3200 512mb
Kingston Hyper-X PC3200512mb
Antec TruPower 550W psu
NEC 16X DL DVD+-RW ND-3500AG
Samsung DVD-ROM 12x
ATI Radeon 9800 XT 128mb 256bit ATI Radeon
Zalman VF700Cu vga cooler
Hitachi 60.0 GB @ 7200 RPMS
Windows XP Pro sp2
Mitsubishi Diamond Plus 91 Natural Flat 19
Creative SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS
WinTV-Go PCI TV tuner card
Cooler Master ATC 200 aluminum case
Promise Ultra100 TX2 IDE Controller
Epson Perfection 1640SU scanner
Epson C84 Color Printer
Logitech cordless optical Wheel Mouse
Round Vantec IDE cables
Round Vantec floppy cable
Vantec Stealth case fans 80mm X 4
Background: This is my third Abit mobo, so I am not new to Abit. I have not been overly pleased with the new mobo as it took a lot to get it configured to run stable. It's been running stable for over three months. I have had six IDE HDDs hooked up (4 via the controller card). I have noticed that the pc takes a lot longer to boot up with the additional HDDs attached via the controller card. If I just boot up with just the HDDs attached to the onboard controllers the pc boots up a lot faster and the overall pc performance is greatly enhanced.
With the recent cost of DDR SDRAM coming down significantly, I decided it was a good time to get another gig of ram (Corsair Value Ram pc3200) to put together a 2nd pc (my old setup - a KX7-333RAID). I decide that KX7-333 will make a fine FTP server and I will move four of my HDDs to the KX7-333 and remove the pci controller card (which now is no longer needed).
Problem: After putting the new ram into the KX7-333, the pc would not boot up. So, I try one stick, then the other one. No go. I try different slots with no luck. I take on stick out of the AV8 and put it into the KX7-333 and it boots up into windows just fine.
So, now I am thinking that the new ram is bad. Ok, let's try out the new ram in the AV8. I try one stick. Doesn't boot up. Try 2nd stick. Same thing. Reset CMOS. Ok, now I am gonna try to run memtest to see if I get any errors. Place floppy in FDD. Reboot. AV8 keeps giving me these long beeps and won't even post. Error code is 0.4
I am now getting really bothered. I now decide to put my old ram (that is now working in the KX7-333) back into the AV8. Unfortunately, even after I reset the CMOS the AV8 is now giving me those long beeps and still will not post. Error code is still 0.4 (with the "good" ram).
I am at a loss. I have checked all of the IDE cables, reseating them all. I have also checked all of the power cables. I am writing this on the KX7-333. So, I am wondering why my working system is now NOT WORKING. Any ideas???
