well like i said i'll just drop it off at the place and if the bill's too high i may be biting the bullet and building myself a new one
i've had this one for about 3.5 years now anyway
i've had this one for about 3.5 years now anyway
Just thinking back to last year at College where we had to create an OS fault to fix, and I ended up purposely corrupting my hal.dll file so Windows wouldn't boot and then replacing it with the one on the Windows disc. Sorted the problem, so naturally, I've related the two, but I'm not exactly certain on whether it'd sort the problem, was just a suggestion.burnzz wrote:
technically you can't - you could replace the file "hal.dll" which is a dynamic link library, the hardware abstraction layer itself is created each time you boot. it's part of the process. that's why it's important to have the correct drivers for your hardware.FFLink wrote:
You can replace the hal.dll file with one that's on your Windows disc, see if it sorts it.
lol
my dad picked it up while i was on my way home yesterday
"couldn't find any issues"
dumbasses. What do I need to do this myself? an old keyboard?
my dad picked it up while i was on my way home yesterday
"couldn't find any issues"
dumbasses. What do I need to do this myself? an old keyboard?
Or any Linux live CD.Flaming_Maniac wrote:
or a bootable cd/usb stick
My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.
bump
Just head down to your comp store and go yo, gimme one of these
Then download this: http://www.memtest86.com/memtest86-3.5.iso.zip
It's an ISO, and if you have win7, just double click it and burn. If not.. use a mac > disk utility, if not.. use ImgBurn or something, idk.
then go to your bios, and change your boot priority to disk first. Save and restart > Boot from disk > it'll run the test, if it doesnt come up with an issue, well your memory is fine
If it is fine, then scan your hard drive..
I use a utility called seatools, i dont know if it's only compatible to seagate drives, so eh.
Donwload: http://www.seagate.com/staticfiles/supp … 17EURO.ISO
glhf!
Then download this: http://www.memtest86.com/memtest86-3.5.iso.zip
It's an ISO, and if you have win7, just double click it and burn. If not.. use a mac > disk utility, if not.. use ImgBurn or something, idk.
then go to your bios, and change your boot priority to disk first. Save and restart > Boot from disk > it'll run the test, if it doesnt come up with an issue, well your memory is fine
If it is fine, then scan your hard drive..
I use a utility called seatools, i dont know if it's only compatible to seagate drives, so eh.
Donwload: http://www.seagate.com/staticfiles/supp … 17EURO.ISO
glhf!
Last edited by tazz. (2010-03-23 18:08:49)
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After looking in a comp store for one of those (which they didn't have), I decided to scour the internet, and it turns our your KB needs to be PS/2 capable as well, it doesn't always just plain "work".
So I guess look for a cheap ass KB with a PS/2 cable?
So I guess look for a cheap ass KB with a PS/2 cable?
KB arrived. Looks like memtest needs to be written to a CD as I have no floppy drive and USB boot only works on linux?
also I was sifting through the options on my MB setup and I see "System BIOS cacheable" set to disabled. The description says "enable this item to allow the system to cache this RAM to increases performance" (lol grammar error). Should I turn this on? What does it do?
also I was sifting through the options on my MB setup and I see "System BIOS cacheable" set to disabled. The description says "enable this item to allow the system to cache this RAM to increases performance" (lol grammar error). Should I turn this on? What does it do?
when in BIOS turn USB devices on, so you can use your normal KB. make a boot able usb with memtest86. so waste of cds
Leave it turned off, its not necessary for machines nowadays, because devices operate through drivers, not the BIOS.Bevo wrote:
KB arrived. Looks like memtest needs to be written to a CD as I have no floppy drive and USB boot only works on linux?
also I was sifting through the options on my MB setup and I see "System BIOS cacheable" set to disabled. The description says "enable this item to allow the system to cache this RAM to increases performance" (lol grammar error). Should I turn this on? What does it do?
the memtest site says the USB bootable is installable on linux onlymenzo wrote:
when in BIOS turn USB devices on, so you can use your normal KB. make a boot able usb with memtest86. so waste of cds
You could download a Linux distro, run a VM machine and use Memtest that comes with that?
i lost you after linuxFinray wrote:
You could download a Linux distro, run a VM machine and use Memtest that comes with that?
You could download a Linux distribution (certain type of Linux release, probably Ubuntu), run a Virtual Machine (A machine in Windows which you can install any OS on), and use Memtest86 on that.
got a CD-R.
How long does this thing take?
How long does this thing take?
You can run ubuntu without installing, straight off the disc, can't you?
Is it bad if my memtest is frozen? It says time 0:00:01 and test 5%, and the cursor is blinking...
Sooo memtest freezes after 1 sec with all 4 sticks in
seems to run fine with each stick in the first slot only
reboots itself after running memtest for 3 seconds when I put a stick in slots 1+2 (different colors) and when I put a stick in slots 1+3 (same color). It also fails to give me any sort of graphical output when only filling slots 2+4.
So I'll run the test on each stick individually (will start later) but it sounds like it's a motherboard issue.
Thoughts?
seems to run fine with each stick in the first slot only
reboots itself after running memtest for 3 seconds when I put a stick in slots 1+2 (different colors) and when I put a stick in slots 1+3 (same color). It also fails to give me any sort of graphical output when only filling slots 2+4.
So I'll run the test on each stick individually (will start later) but it sounds like it's a motherboard issue.
Thoughts?
Check each stick in each slot, but yeah sounds like mobo.
Wouldn't checking each stick in each slot be redundant? Like if I check them all in slot 1 and they all pass a-ok and one of them fails in another slot it has to be the slots fault?
Ed: That's also... 24 different combos assuming you have each slot filled at all times (ignoring the 5th and 6th slot)
Ed: That's also... 24 different combos assuming you have each slot filled at all times (ignoring the 5th and 6th slot)
Last edited by Bevo (2010-04-03 15:50:16)
Motherboards die in mysterious ways. Alright, take one stick, check each slot. If nothing comes up, which it probably will come to think of it, then you try each stick in each slot.Bevo wrote:
Wouldn't checking each stick in each slot be redundant? Like if I check them all in slot 1 and they all pass a-ok and one of them fails in another slot it has to be the slots fault?
Ed: That's also... 24 different combos assuming you have each slot filled at all times (ignoring the 5th and 6th slot)
well putting a single stick in slot 2 gives me no output at all, so I don't think it's quite that simple. Putting a stick in 1+3 and 1+2 also lead to failures, sooo if all the sticks check out individually the mobo is toast, yes?Finray wrote:
Motherboards die in mysterious ways. Alright, take one stick, check each slot. If nothing comes up, which it probably will come to think of it, then you try each stick in each slot.Bevo wrote:
Wouldn't checking each stick in each slot be redundant? Like if I check them all in slot 1 and they all pass a-ok and one of them fails in another slot it has to be the slots fault?
Ed: That's also... 24 different combos assuming you have each slot filled at all times (ignoring the 5th and 6th slot)
Inb4 bevo posts a "build me a new rig" thread
Sooo um all sticks passed the memtest in slot 1.
Mobo=fucked?
ed: Yep, switching the sticks in slots 1+3 (using sticks 1+2, and then 3+4) yeilded the same result (reboot after 4 secs into memtest), and switching them all up in the first 4 slots leads to the same freeze @ 0:00:01.
can someone confirm that this is the case so I can start pricing up a new rig?
Mobo=fucked?
ed: Yep, switching the sticks in slots 1+3 (using sticks 1+2, and then 3+4) yeilded the same result (reboot after 4 secs into memtest), and switching them all up in the first 4 slots leads to the same freeze @ 0:00:01.
can someone confirm that this is the case so I can start pricing up a new rig?
Last edited by Bevo (2010-04-03 22:31:17)
Seems pretty conclusive. That sucks.