A7N8X-DX Problem

[MitaDC]

Hey I went over to my friends house today to fix his computer cuz Windows wasn't working right. I got windows to work and I installed all the drivers etc. I installed Nero and went to burn a cd and it failed then the CD drive would not open. I restarted the computer and it hung at the second screen. I restarted it and it did the same thing so I turned it off with the "hard off" and then tried again. Same thing. So I cleared the CMOS and still the same thing. My friend had to go to work so we had to leave but right b4 I did I tried again and this time from the speakers it said failed memory test...any ideas on how to fix it?
By the way it hangs b4 it starts booting to Windows so I can't get into safe mode or anything. TY

Antec Case
Don't know PSU
2500xp-Stock HSF
512mb PC2700 Corsair XMS
120GB Maxtor
A7N8X-DX
Some CD-Rom drive-52x24x52
Windows XP Pro

[JohnE.]

Is this two 256MB chips in dual channel mode or a single 512 chip? Have you tried reseating the RAM chip(s)? If two 256 chips, are they in the correct sockets (1+3)?

[HeadBand]

oh great what did logan do this time

try booting with the cd not in...also let me know if you can get into the CMOS setup

[wallie_x]

Make sure the current stick of memory is seated correctly. If that fails try beg/borrow a different stick of memory and try that. If the machine works with the new memory you've solved it. You can use DDR 2100, but make sure to get into the BIOS on boot up and change the FSB setting to accommodate the slower memory.

[MitaDC]

It has 1 512mb stick in. I didn't mess with the memory at all. Like I said he had to go to work. I told him to try reseating the ram and also try clearing the CMOS again. Headband It wasn't Logans computer. It was another friend of mine . When it was saying failed memory test it wasn't showing a picture so.....

By the way I don't have access to this computer right now. It is still at his house and he is closing at the place he works at tonight so I won't see him till tomorrow.

[HeadBand]

logans brother????? lol j/k

was it accually speaking when it said that or was it a beep code you could have misinterprated

[MitaDC]

No it came out of the speakers and it sayed failed memory test in a womens voice

[HeadBand]

wow nice bios

but yeah all i can think of then is reseat the ram but since you didnt mess with it all i can think of is that you fried it or worse the bank

it might be an error with the drivers you installed what were they if this is the problem you should try and find a way to do a system restore by putting the hd in another system or something and removing the drivers also make sure you cant go to safemode by pressing f8 and if you can get to your cmos see if it recognizes the ram

[MitaDC]

I don't think I would have fried anything because I didn't touch anything b4 this happened soo... I did mess with the usb ports...I hooked them up that is...but that was a while b4 this happened

[HeadBand]

i didnt say by any means that it was your fault but that kinda thing will happen once in a while