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plastiqued
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ok heres my specs.
BIOSTAR M7VKQ
AMD XP2200+
256 pc133 sdram
300W psu
cdrw/dvd combo
80gig hd
when i tried to install xp and its copying files it would always give me several "The file blah blah" was not copied correctly.
but then if i hit enter to retry a few times it would go through.
Eventually i would get through the setup and get into windows.
but even in windows i would get many "could not access memory" errors.
When i get lucky and get into windowsXP i would try to install xp sp1. I get about half way and it would either reboot by itself randomly or give a memory error
or freeze.
Next i tried using a different cdrom to install xp. same file copy errors.
Next i took the 80gig hdd out and put it into my computer and tried to install xp. ran with NO problems.
Next i tried swapping the 256 ram out with 3 other different pc133 128 megs from my machine. same errors. (All the sticks of ram work in my kt7a-raid computer)
I've swapped ide cables around. I've re-setted the ide cables into the motherboard. re-checked the psu connections.
I've updated the award bios.
updated Via4in1's
took out all pci cards.
I've checked my temps.
They are in the mid 40's
I've tried Pio 0 through Pio 4 settings for my harddrive.
tried resetting BIOS.
I checked the biostar website and they list that the m7vkq only supports up to xp2100+
However i bought this cpu and mobo as a bundle from an online retailer. Could this mobo not be able to run the 2200+?
If you do a pricewatch search many retailers sell the m7vkq+2200 bundle as well. Im not sure if this is a scam or something.
What do you guys think i should do?
Do i have a valid argument to return the cpu+motherboard if i call the retailer?
help please =(
BIOSTAR M7VKQ
AMD XP2200+
256 pc133 sdram
300W psu
cdrw/dvd combo
80gig hd
when i tried to install xp and its copying files it would always give me several "The file blah blah" was not copied correctly.
but then if i hit enter to retry a few times it would go through.
Eventually i would get through the setup and get into windows.
but even in windows i would get many "could not access memory" errors.
When i get lucky and get into windowsXP i would try to install xp sp1. I get about half way and it would either reboot by itself randomly or give a memory error
or freeze.
Next i tried using a different cdrom to install xp. same file copy errors.
Next i took the 80gig hdd out and put it into my computer and tried to install xp. ran with NO problems.
Next i tried swapping the 256 ram out with 3 other different pc133 128 megs from my machine. same errors. (All the sticks of ram work in my kt7a-raid computer)
I've swapped ide cables around. I've re-setted the ide cables into the motherboard. re-checked the psu connections.
I've updated the award bios.
updated Via4in1's
took out all pci cards.
I've checked my temps.
They are in the mid 40's
I've tried Pio 0 through Pio 4 settings for my harddrive.
tried resetting BIOS.
I checked the biostar website and they list that the m7vkq only supports up to xp2100+
However i bought this cpu and mobo as a bundle from an online retailer. Could this mobo not be able to run the 2200+?
If you do a pricewatch search many retailers sell the m7vkq+2200 bundle as well. Im not sure if this is a scam or something.
What do you guys think i should do?
Do i have a valid argument to return the cpu+motherboard if i call the retailer?
help please =(