Problem solved, finally! It was not the 256 Mb RAM dimm, but the BIOS of my
Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe! I did the upgrade to version 1016 and now things go very
smoothly... also with the Pc-Cillin. No more sudden freezings or lock-ups!
Now I can start evaluating WV.
Thank you all for your kind help!
Heywood.
"Heywood" wrote:
> Hello Hank,
>
> thank you very much for your help... Honestly (maybe because too attracted
> by the new OS) I didn't consider the RAM matter. But I had too! I think
> you're right and I will try as soon as possible to pull out the 256 MB dimm
> and see if the system stay alive for an entire night...
>
> I'll let you know!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Heywood.
>
>
>
> "Hank Keleher" wrote:
>
> > I am willing to bet it's your RAM. It looks like you're using a 512 and 256
> > DIMM in a board looking for more. I am only guessing here but was that RAM
> > using in an older board and you transferred it over when you bought the new
> > board?
> >
> > The ASUS motherboards can be quite specific about the RAM you use, the
> > chipset, the brand, the configuration and the settings. It can be an
> > absolute bear to get working and figure out. I know, I spent 6 months
> > playing the same game of figuring out why my machine constantly locked up in
> > certain situations. It was the RAM. Plain and simple. It worked fine most
> > of the time and (no lock-ups with just the OS) but when I used something
> > that hit the higher memory ranges BAM, lock up.
> >
> > There is a memory tester in Vista. Run it and see what you get. You might
> > also want to do a Google search for memtest86+ (or something similar.) But
> > the Windows memory tester revealed the issue for me as it tested how the
> > Windows OS will work with your memory. You can search Microsoft.com for a
> > bootable disk version.
> >
> > Either way I would strongly suggest buying a 1GB stick that your ASUS manual
> > says is supported. Better yet two 1GB DIMMS would be nicer but not everyone
> > has gobs of cash hanging around.
> >
> >
> > "Heywood" <> wrote in message
> > news:4733DAAE-E610-454A-990C-...
> > > I'm running the WV RC2 64-bit on an Athlon 64 3000+, 768 RAM, GeForce 6600
> > > 256 RAM, MB Asus A8N-SLI deluxe, and I'm sadly realizing that the freezing
> > > poblems have NOT been fixed!
> > >
> > > Very frustrating... I disabled the hard disk write cashing, as suggested
> > > by
> > > Mufaddal on this forum, disconnected all the usb devices (except keyboard
> > > and
> > > mouse), kept the system very clean (except for Vista compatible Pc-Cillin
> > > version), but it freezes!
> > >
> > > It's still freezing and crashing after few minutes of working, with no
> > > apparent reason, forcing me to re-install the OS for the 4th time now!
> > > Yes,
> > > because after few re-bootings, the file system corrupts and I have to do a
> > > fresh installation...
> > >
> > > RC2 too is totally UNSTABLE on my PC... what a sad discovery... I'm aware
> > > that the release candidate of a software is not a definitive version, but
> > > I'm
> > > also convinced that the major problems, such as these described above,
> > > should
> > > have fixed long before... In other words I expected little bugs and
> > > compatibility problems, not radical crisis of the entire system!!
> > >
> > > I don't know what will expect to us...
> > >
> > > Heywood.
> > >
> >
> >
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