SOme computer help
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SOme computer help
I recently received my SHuttle AK31 board w/ the KT266a chipset. I have a Athlon 1.4 on order but decided to try out the MB w/ my current 1 Ghz. I installed two sticks of PC2100 DDR 256 MB, and other goodies. I didn't format my HD's yet but when i booted up win2k, it would go to the login screen..and after maybe 10 seconds..it would blue screen and tell me that it was in the process of dumping physical memory. WHat does this mean? Is it my RAM? I tried taking one out...but to no avail. CAN any computer experts help me out? Maybe it's my CPU. Maybe i need to start a fresh OS. I have XP standing by. BUt any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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You cannot boot up windows 2000 with a new motherboard and have it re-detect everything like 95/98 did. I think the fix was to do the emergency fix, and restore system files, not sure though, it's been a while. Search the MS knowledge base for the correct procedure. It will probably be easier to just install XP.
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I'd have to agree. Changing the mobo changes all the configured drivers. Win2K is trying to load drivers for everything that was on the old board and gets screwed. Installing XP will fix the problem and shouldn't need any other changes when you switch CPUs.
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Try to boot up in safe mode and run the sysprep utility with the "-pnp" switch. It will then redetect all of your hardware when restarted. You will also have to enter all the licensing info again, but much faster than a reinstall. I use this at work with images and have had no problems with different hardware platforms.
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I agree with the others - you can't just swap motherboards and expect the previous
installation of windows to work correctly. The blue screen of death is probably caused
by driver conflicts. Personally, I always reinstall everything when I make major
changes - windows just doesn't clean up after itself that well so I prefer not to deal
with clutter later by doing a fresh install. Of course, that's just personal preference
and that's why I have DVD-R and DVD-RAM to help me archive/backup.
installation of windows to work correctly. The blue screen of death is probably caused
by driver conflicts. Personally, I always reinstall everything when I make major
changes - windows just doesn't clean up after itself that well so I prefer not to deal
with clutter later by doing a fresh install. Of course, that's just personal preference
and that's why I have DVD-R and DVD-RAM to help me archive/backup.
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