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Old 12-31-2006, 03:01 PM  
RawAlex
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Actually, sounds like the old DDR2 ram problem. Check your mobo manual and make sure you have installed the ram sticks in the right order in the right places. DDR2 mobos will run with the ran in the wrong places, but generate memory errors.

Example, on your mobo, you have a 2 yellow and 2 brown memory sockets. In the old mobos, you would just start at zero (the first yellow one) and put one sitck there, and the next stick in the socket right after it. However, most DDR2 mobos want the second memory stick in the first socket of bank 2 instead. The system will boot and run with the ram misplaced, but because it detects DDR2 sticks, sooner or later it will attempt to address memory in a fashion that tries to get to the ram that isn't in the right place.

READ YOUR MANUAL CAREFULLY! Also, if you are using DDR rather than DDR2 ram, check your manual to make sure the mobo really supports it, and make whatever config changes are needed in the bios to properly support it.
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