unpleasant reoccurance...

[cpl edge]

a couple weeks ago i was trying to install windows on a new built system and it gave me an error: cannot copy file XXXXX.sys or .bat or .dll. it doesnt really matter because if i skipped that one it continued to miss more and more files as i had to skip them too, until upon completion and starting the final install part, it gave me a blue sceen and continued no further. i did this with several reformats and 3 different copies of windows. same problem. i was told by several people that it had to be the hard drive, so i sent it back to new egg and they sent me a new one, today i get it and try to install windows...and it happens again. i am in the process of of using a different cdrom drive ( my cdrom drive was a sata drive, as was my hard disk) so i tried a ide cd rom and it stopped at the same place. i figure its the disk. so i try x64 windows, i has a fatal error because it also failed to install parts of windows. what could it be??!! i have never had this much trouble getting a computer up and running!

specs...
asus p5w dh deluxe, c2d e6400, westndig caviar 250GB 16mbc, 2GB PQI turbo, plexor sata cdrom drive, ultra 500w psu, and i think thats it, i have tried legal copies of winxp home sp2, and win x64.

 

[cubby1223]

That type of a problem is almost always either bad memory, or memory that's incompatible with the motherboard.

 

[Bozo Galora]

you are going to havr to go to xtremesystems.org intel forums and start reading
looking at the threads, one sees the new conroe boards are not for casual users
one must do the research first

just one mans opinion

 

[WackyDan]

Originally posted by: cubby1223
That type of a problem is almost always either bad memory, or memory that's incompatible with the motherboard.

I agree. Ran into the same thing myself one time... Remove and test one DIMM at a time if you can, otherwise, you may have to buy a new stick if you only have one installed today