HELP!! Asrock K7VT2 sdram problems

[vaktaren]

Hello, i just wanted to know if anybody here has got any good ideas on what could be wrong. My computer boots up, and then freezes at the WinXP loading screen.

Specs as follows:

Asrock K7VT2 mobo
Kingston PC133 256Mb (x2) (doublesided)
Athlon XP 1800+ TB
Riva TNT 2 Ultra
60Gb HD Seagate Barracuda 7200.7


Allready tested following:

Memtest
Clr Cmos
Upgrade bios (including 1 unreleased, sent by asrock)
Changed powersuply (300w)
Checked both mem slots and memorysticks 1 at a time.


Everything works fine in Win98 but with WinXP pro i can only get it to work if i change the FSB from 133 to 100.

Anybody here who know anything about this..?

[thronka]

Might be a hardware conflict. Can you boot into safe mode in XP? Hit f8 when the bios hits the boot area.

[vaktaren]

Sorry to say, no, i cant get into safe mode either, freezes up at about the same time...=(

[HeadBand]

do you use a pad or paste on your heatsink....if paste you should try taking off the heatsink and reapplying it

[sfw1960]

Try changing your HDD access settings to DMA2 or PIO mode 4 and try to boot ---
I think it is a DMA133 thing....
Also changing to a 40 wire IDE cable may tell the tale ...

[vaktaren]

Originally posted by HeadBand
do you use a pad or paste on your heatsink....if paste you should try taking off the heatsink and reapplying it

dont understand how this would help at all?? the cpu is not overheating at least, have checked that and it stays under 40*C, well withing the limit.



sfw1960

Do u think u could explain that in a little easier terms, i aint that good at computers u know....=)


Thanx all of u for taking the time to help....really need it..=)

[vaktaren]

damn myself...maybe i shouldnt have forgotten to tell u all that there is no problems what so ever if i only use 1 memstick...(either slot)

[sfw1960]

You need to look into your BIOS options , under the IDE devices - - RTFM!!
hehehe...
BUT now you say it's memory related!! I now suggest looking at your memory timings ALSO.
There is a PDF of the manual on your support CD...
get readin' kiddO!
There's also the OPTION to buy a single 512MB stick & peddle the 2X256's.....

[vaktaren]

thanx, ill start readin´...and get back on this asap. But when it comes to buying new mems...i cant afford it now...that is why i desperately want to get this to work...=)

[vaktaren]

ok, have read everything they had to say, and have tried and checked the stuff u suggested with the hdd, but i still don understand the part with "Memory timings". couldnt find anything about that, neither in the manual or in the bios..??