Problems

[mike3uz]

The PC in my sig used to run great and I started having errors so I wanted to reinstall windows. I didn't activate so thats good. I would sometimes get IRQL_Less_Or_Equal. Then when I try to reinstall it would not transfer files. Maybe my HDD is going bad or has errors. I did check for loose connections. Any help would be great.

 

[themusgrat]

Are the HDs in RAID?

 

[mike3uz]

no raid. Cant seem to install windows without a file having transfer errors. Could it be my mobo or hdd's

 

[bamacre]

Check the HD manuf's site to see if they have a bootable error-checking (utilities) app. It could also, possibly, be a bad stick of ram, so if you have two sticks, try running each one by itself.

 

[mike3uz]

only has 1 stick of ram.

 

[mike3uz]

Did a memtest and found lots of errors so my ram is bad. Have yet to test the hdd.

 

[themusgrat]

Bad RAM will screw Windows up even faster than a bad CPU, so there is no reason to check HD.

 

[mike3uz]

Also it gets wierd errors when installing windows. NTLDR is missing as well. I might replace the ram. Is the optical drives to blame for this. It worked well then it would have problems like restarts when i did not want them. Sims2 install got borked so I wanted to reinstall then I would get errors. I wanted to reinstall windows again all these fvcking errors that wont let it install right. I just want an answer so I know what the problem is.

 

[Bugen]

Originally posted by: themusgrat
Bad RAM will screw Windows up even faster than a bad CPU, so there is no reason to check HD.

The RAM being bad is no reason for him not to run a check disk on the hard drive.

 

[JWMiddleton]

Originally posted by: Bugen

Originally posted by: themusgrat
Bad RAM will screw Windows up even faster than a bad CPU, so there is no reason to check HD.

The RAM being bad is no reason for him not to run a check disk on the hard drive.

But, after the RAM is replaced. He will get errors and will not know if it is the drive or the RAM.

 

[mike3uz]

Are there any bootable hard drive error checkers?

 

[mike3uz]

Is my mobo defective since it seems to not error on slot 2. maybe I am not checking it long enough. NTLDR is missing. Should I buy a new HDD? I really need to get it fixed asap. Can my optical drives be to blame.

 

[mike3uz]

can somebody identify tell me what is wrong with my machine?

 

[Fraggable]

If the RAM has errors, replace it.

If the HDD manufacturer doesn't have a bootable disk checker, then forget that until you get good RAM.

If the RAM works in slot 2 with no errors, then get a replacement mobo, maybe just temporary to see if it's the issue.