trying to reinstall windows..

[imported_tightflks]

OK

I put in the WIN XP PRO SP 1 Integrated cd, and when i get to the format screen i choose, Format in NTFS

okay right when it hits 99% maybe 100% i get a BSOD, dont rememeber what though

So I retstart and try again, and i get a BSOD before I am able to format, this time its the DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL screen. I dont know what to do =/

I took out all cards, i only had one. Everything else is onboard, sound video, lan.

Also, I'd like to know how in the world i get a blue screen problem if windows is not present, I formated, it says theres only like 200 megs or so used on that hard drive. BSOD is a windows thing right? So how do i get it if its not installed?

Man dont tell me ill have to resort to linux or soemthing =/

Dont know if this will help, but ive been having many BSOD problems earlier. But when i first installed windows, i never got a problem.

 

[mechBgon]

That's interesting. Could you give a full rundown of all your core hardware, including brand/model of RAM and power supply?

 

[imported_tightflks]

motherboard: A7N266-VM Asus - onboard audio, lan, video, usb ports
Optical Device: Lite-On 811S (SL DVD burner)

sorry all i know of the RAM is that it is pc2700 and one stick of 512 mb

and damnit i ahave forgotten the power supply info =/

 

[mechBgon]

Aha, one of my favorite motherboards of all time Look at your power supply's label and that will hopefully have its brand/model. Some other questions:

1. what CPU do you have?
2. what version of BIOS does the motherboard have? If it isn't the latest one (1007) then you may want to update it. I can give more detailed instructions on that if you need them.
3. do you have a different optical drive you could try? Also consider trying different IDE cables, preferably flat 80-wire ribbon cables.
4. is the Windows CD in good condition, not scratched, smudged, etc?
5. are you using the onboard video, or are you using an add-in video card?

 

[imported_tightflks]

I have an XP 2200

BIOS 1005

No different optical drive

cd is fine

onboard video

I just installed windows 2000 Professional with no problems at all, wierd huh?

I will give the power supply information later, why is this your favorite motherboard? I have been having quite a few problems with it, maybe you could help me with later if this plan of mine is not going to work?

 

[mechBgon]

We have a fleet of 36 A7N266-VM's down at the office, built with Crucial PC2100 and Antec TruePower330 or SmartPower350 power supplies, and never a peep of trouble from them. I even owned a couple myself :heart:

Now, if people are trying to scrape by on a skimpy generic power supply, that can change their luck in a hurry, no matter how good the rest of the rig is. Would it cause the problem you're seeing? Could be, or it could be other factors too.

To update your BIOS to 1007:

1. download the 1007 BIOS and the AFlash 2.21 utility in Zip format from Asus here: link
2. download the DRDOS 7.x boot-floppy maker from Bootdisk.com here: Bootdisk.com
3. run the DRDOS 7.x boot-floppy maker to make a boot floppy
4. extract the contents of the Asus zip files onto the floppy. One file will be AFLASH.EXE, the other will be 107NVM.AWD.
5. So now you have a boot floppy with 107NVM.AWD and AFLASH.EXE on it. Reboot and boot from this floppy.
6. At the command prompt, type AFLASH.EXE, and when it prompts for you to save the old BIOS, you can skip that. Give it the name of the new BIOS (107NVM.AWD) and let it rip.

By the way, if you're not using a hardware firewall of some kind (cable/DSL router like a typical Netgear, Linksys or D-Link, etc), then keep your freshly-built Windows system unconnected to your broadband connection (as in, network cable unplugged) until you have some kind of defense in place against worm attack. I have some more info on that here.

 

[imported_tightflks]

what does updatting the BIOS do? and do you know if this onboard sound can give 5.1 support?

 

[mechBgon]

One of the things the new BIOS does is to add recognition for Thorton-core AthlonXP's, which your 2200+ might be.

The onboard audio can support 5.1 audio in analog, or also in Dolby AC3-encoded digital output via either laser or coaxial outputs (the S/PDIF bracket should've been included with your board, it looks like the center set of outlets here). Install the nVidia 4.24 Unified Driver Pack from here, run the Speaker Setup Wizard, and you're on your way.

 

[imported_tightflks]

man, i just got another blue screen error, and i took out the santa cruz card

blue screen mentioned NVENET.sys

why the hell is this happening, i dont get it

is it a hardware problem or the driver problem, if its a driver problem i dont no cause ive tried soooooo many different sets of drivers

 

[mechBgon]

*cough* and what power supply are you using? That stuff does all run on electricity...

 

[imported_tightflks]

o ya damnit im waiting for outlook to download so i can open up an old email i have it in that, all screw drivers now are with my dad, hes doin house work and he gets quite pissy if shits gone

well the first atleast 6 months, i never got any problems, i dont see how it could be the power supply then, but yah ill get it to you asap, thanks for help

contact me on aim: tightflks

or msn: tareqmd@hotmail.com if u may find it easier

thanks again

editsuppy info:
INNO POWER
INPUT 115v - 8A 60hz
250v - 4A 50Hz

Output 350 W

on the back the switcih is on the 115v side

 

[amdskip]

Ding, I would highly recommend you upgrading your power supply to a 350w brand name model such as antec, enermax, etc.

 

[imported_tightflks]

so its really the powersupply?

care to explain how the power supply went bad and how it causes driver_irql_not_less_or_equal BSODs, not that i dont believe u, just like to know how

 

[23skidoo]

I think if you download the hard drive diagnostic utility from the manufacturer's support site--most of them you just download the .exe or .zip file to your desktop and open it up to create a bootable floppy--and use it to do a complete low-level format of your hard drive and then, if you want to really do it right, use a W98se or XP boot floppy to Fdisk, partition, and format the drive before you try installing the os from your XP CD.

I would also recommend you do the os install with just a barebones setup: floppy, hd, optical drive, vid card, and just one stick of memory; then once you get it installed ok add your remaining drives or cards. Just formatting the drive at this point may be of no help without first doing the low-level format with the hdd utility.

 

[imported_tightflks]

with NTFS partition i cant format unless i use the winxp or win2k cd i thought, cause when i use the win98 bootdisk, it doesnt recognize the partition or something

also, how come i got blue screens with xp, and not with win2k pro (when installing ofcourse, i got blue screen with win2k after i got it installed and running)

 

[amdskip]

Your power supply didn't really go bad. It is just not high enough quality to run your machine. It may have worked in the past but not now.

 

[imported_tightflks]

that means it must have gone bad then, cause i havent added anything that requires extra power, but ok i trust you

but still why did i get blue screen error during xp install and not win2k install

and still how does a bad powersupply cause drivr_irql_not_less_or_equal blue screens

is it ok to get a higher wattage, like 430 or 450? have any recommendations

 

[imported_tightflks]

coudl over heating be a cause of these problems. cause i opened up the tower and on top of the heat sink below the fan there was this pretty semi thcik layer of dustcovering the entire sink and the fan was covered in dust a bit

so i cleaned that up and i hope that mighta been the probelm, whats the average temperature for cpu and mb?

 

[Andvari]

On my old computer, I think I had a similar problem. I couldn't even get to the formatting part of the setup when trying to install Windows XP Pro. Strangely enough, I put in an older graphics card and it installed fine. There's no tellin if that is related to your problem though, but maybe that'll help a bit.

Somewhat related... when I used to try and install XP on my old comp, and I tried to format NTFS style, it froze like half way through. I always had to do NTFS "Quick" method, which worked every time. What's the difference in the two anyway?

 

[mechBgon]

The power supply powers all of the hardware: memory, hard drive, and optical drive, as well as the CPU and motherboard. If it's delivering unstable power to the system's other parts, can you expect memory errors and stuff? It's certainly possible, yep. Even if that isn't your only problem, having a good-quality PSU is a good idea.

 

[SemperFi]

Don't think the ps can go bad overnight? Check this out.

About a year ago I go pick up my dad's computer to put win xp on it for him. I go to his house and have to shut it down. Disconnect all the cables and take it home with me. I live about 3 miles away. The case is still warm. I get it connected and power it up. Guess what no video. I check connections even reseated the card no joy. Swap a different card hey it works. I tried the card in one of my machines no joy. Now you wouldn't think a video card would go bad in 15 minutes would you.

The point is you just never know. It can and does happen. The easiest thing to do is swap out to test if you have a good enough one laying around or in another box to test with.

 

[imported_tightflks]

well asus has finally responded and they say same thing as yall

PSU, RAM, or overheating problem

i think it maybe the over heating, cause when i took out the fan to clean them adn put them back in, i forgot to plug them back in

so naturally when i started the computer it shut down in a few minutes, and when i checked the event viewer, the save dump message i saw, was the same as the ones before

wierd huh?

deos explain why i got the messages wehn ripping a DVD or installing XP, both use CPU a lot, but like doesnt explain why it happen over nght when i wasnt using, mayeb it just got hot, so im hoping this is the problem, and if not ill swtich the PSU

 

[Sianath]

The problems you are running into could be caused by multiple things (all hardware-related). The stop code you are getting is normally used when trying to access pagable memory at an IRQL >= 2, something that CAN'T happen.

This problem is SIMULATED (as far as the exception-handler is concerned) by trying to access a BAD memory address. Since at your point of bugcheck we don't have the OS installed, and are mostly likely still running in real-mode (which means no paging is turned on) that limits the possible causes.

Memory corruption could be bad ram, bad cpu, cpu overheating, bad cpu cache (L1 or L2), power supply, or any other plethera of reasons memory doesn't make it cleanly from point A to point B.

Did you ever flash the bios (updating the microcode) as was suggested in every single other thread you started about this exact same bugcheck? (including the thread where your memory dump was analyzed and posted for your review)?

That would be a GREAT place to start, since it's a software thing and doesn't involve ripping anything out of the machine or going to the store.

 

[imported_tightflks]

BIOS was updated, and i think it was cpu over heating, there was a thcik layer of dust on top of the heat sink