Prime 95 error almost immeadately

[jazzisjazz]

Chaintech 7jnl - motherboard new
athlon 2000+ (have tried two different processors)
crucial pc2100 (have tried two different sticks)
cpu cooler with 5,000 rpm fan
dvd-rom, cdrom (disconnected to see if problem was with too much power draw
trendware pci modem removed to see if problem was with too much power draw
2 case fans
antec 300watt power supply (stock with sx630 II ) case new
ati rage fury pro 32mb video card

prime 95 will complete 1 or 2 loops and then self abort due to calculation error.

I am really baffled by this one.

All the other tests i've run come out ok.

Any ideas of what the problem might be?

jazzisjazz

 

[WW]

run motherboard monitor and check out the temps during the test...heatsink/fans all clean? good airflow?

run memtest86 (on both sticks of memory)

prime95 version 23.7 (latest)?

have you run any other burn in/stress programs?

 

[Mark R]

Try running a memory testing program - MS Windows Memory Diagnostic is probably the harshest I've come across, with Memtest86 a close 2nd. What may be interesting is what pattern any errors occur in - this may give a clue as to whether the RAM is faulty, or whether it is a timing incompatability.

I've had intractable problems with a whole batch of Abit nforce 2 boards - all of which had the same problem. Essentially, the boards were incompatible with the RAM (and I tried crucial, twinmos, generic and others). I never could solve the problem, so I just accepted it. It's not just me either, this seems to be an recurrent problem, with Nforce 2 coming off far more frequently than other chipsets.

I've just bought a new DFI NFII board and some crucial 3200 - if I can't get this one working I'll be sure to let you know.

 

[Fern]

Why are you running P95? Are you OCing?