Vista won't boot

[dawgtuff]

My homebuilt computer won't complete booting Windows Vista. I turn it on, it runs through the bios page, starts booting windows then shuts down and tells me there's a problem starting Vista and gives me options of booting in safe mode, command prompt, etc. However, these functions don't work either. Any ideas?

System:
Asus A8n-SLI
AMD A64 DualCore
Nvidia 8800GT
4 gb Corsair DDR400
Antec P150
Antec SP-450 PSU
Note: No overclocking. and the case/boards are clean.

 

[corkyg]

Boot to your Vista disk and run a repair.

 

[Billb2]

Try booting with only one stick of memory. If that works, add the rest and up the memory voltage.

 

[dawgtuff]

billb2- If I recall, this 939 mobo only works with pairs of memory.

 

[Billb2]

Originally posted by: dawgtuff
billb2- If I recall, this 939 mobo only works with pairs of memory.

No, any motherboard will work with one stick. Your confused by "dual channel".

Just trying to get you a post and boot.

Have you memtested the sticks yet?
(check each stick in each slot to find a bad stick or a bad slot)