Gelleous Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 I am building a new pc when I tried to install XP pro it stalled just moments into the install at the point which it was trying to load hal.dll. I called Chaintech tech support and he had me try removing one stick of ram and restart. This time it went right through to windows setup no problem. I then switched the sticks as per his instructions and the pc stalled before it got to the boot order. I made several attempts with the exact same results. Mainboard; Chaintech 9CJS Ram; Corsair TWINX1024-3200XLPT CPU; P4 3.0 Ghz 800Mhz FSB 512KB L2-cache cpu clock; 200mhz memory frequency; AUTO DRAM timing; SPD This seems obvious but I can't return it without going through your tech support first. If you need more info or have other procedures for me to try I would be happy give it a go. Please advise, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted November 16, 2004 Corsair Employees Share Posted November 16, 2004 Please make sure that you have the latest BIOS for your MB and load Setup/Optimized default settings, and try the following BIOS settings; TwinX1024 or TwinX512-3200XL CPU Freq: 200 MHz (800 FSB) Memory Frequency: 200 MHz (400 FSB) CPU/DRAM ratio: 1:1 Memory Timing: User Define SDRAM CAS Latency: 2T SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay (tRCD): 2T SDRAM Row Precharge (tRP): 2T SDRAM Active to Precharge Delay (tRAS): 5T DDR Reference Voltage: 2.75 Volts AGP Voltage: Default *unless you have ATI (9200 or 9600) or NVIDIA (5200 or 5700) then 1.6 Volts suggested!* All other settings are motherboards defaults Then please test them one at a time with http://www.memtest.org and let’s make sure it's not some other issue! I would run the test for at least 2-3 passes to be sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gelleous Posted November 17, 2004 Author Share Posted November 17, 2004 I tried the settings you suggested and nothing changed. As far as the memtest goes I went to their website and I don't have a clue what they are talking about. There seems to be several downloads but I don't know what the difference is. I'm not a computer whiz or geek all I know is when I put one stick in it starts when I put the other stick in it does not. If you want to explain how the memtest works I would give it a try but all bets are off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted November 17, 2004 Corsair Employees Share Posted November 17, 2004 Please follow the link in my signature “I think I have a bad part!” and we will be happy to replace them or it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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