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Norma Jean

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Since: Nov 09, 2003
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 5:34 pm
Post subject: major 8KNXP issues
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I'm running on the current setup:
P4 3.2GHz
GA-8KNXP (rev 2.0)
Kingston PC3200 DDR400 HyperX (2x512) (KHX3200AK2)
Atlantis Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB
SoundBlaster Audigy 2 OEM
Western Digital Raptor 10,000RPM SATA
Western Digital 120GB 7,200RPM IDE
Enermax 550W Power Supply

With these components I am unable to run Windows XP stable. I will
get random
blue screens with many different error codes including
IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
and PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA being two fairly common ones. The
blue
screens can happen at any time while doing any number of tasks. I
have tried
taking out unecessary hardware to isolate the problem (such as Audigy,
a stick
of RAM, hard disk, etc) which didn't seem to help. I used memtest-86
to test my RAM. At first it was getting many errors. After messing
with the BIOS to set some RAM timings I was able to make the test run
error free (although to do so I had to actually slightly underclock my
CPU). I thought a clean install of Windows XP might help so I
foratted my HDD and tried to reinstall. Now I am unable to install
Windows. I get blue screens during installation and I can't seem to
fix it. I tried disabling hyper threading and various other methods I
found on forums and newsgroups. I also heard people that used beta
BIOS files fixed their problems but AFAIK there are none for the rev 2
boards. Any help is appretiated.

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Kilgore Trout Jr2

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 9:47 pm
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Have you tried bumping up the DDR voltage a little? Most of the Kingston
HyperX sticks are rated at 2.6 volts instead of the usual 2.5. On my machine
XP booted up and ran OK but I found MemTest would only run for a few minutes
before it froze. Increasing the DDR voltage 0.1 volts cured the problem for
me.
Which SATA controller are you using?

"Norma Jean" <alr6248 DeleteThis @students.kennesaw.edu> wrote in message
news:447ce043.0311091434.2b799577@posting.google.com...
 > I'm running on the current setup:
 > P4 3.2GHz
 > GA-8KNXP (rev 2.0)
 > Kingston PC3200 DDR400 HyperX (2x512) (KHX3200AK2)
 > Atlantis Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB
 > SoundBlaster Audigy 2 OEM
 > Western Digital Raptor 10,000RPM SATA
 > Western Digital 120GB 7,200RPM IDE
 > Enermax 550W Power Supply
 >
 > With these components I am unable to run Windows XP stable. I will
 > get random
 > blue screens with many different error codes including
 > IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
 > and PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA being two fairly common ones. The
 > blue
 > screens can happen at any time while doing any number of tasks. I
 > have tried
 > taking out unecessary hardware to isolate the problem (such as Audigy,
 > a stick
 > of RAM, hard disk, etc) which didn't seem to help. I used memtest-86
 > to test my RAM. At first it was getting many errors. After messing
 > with the BIOS to set some RAM timings I was able to make the test run
 > error free (although to do so I had to actually slightly underclock my
 > CPU). I thought a clean install of Windows XP might help so I
 > foratted my HDD and tried to reinstall. Now I am unable to install
 > Windows. I get blue screens during installation and I can't seem to
 > fix it. I tried disabling hyper threading and various other methods I
 > found on forums and newsgroups. I also heard people that used beta
 > BIOS files fixed their problems but AFAIK there are none for the rev 2
 > boards. Any help is appretiated.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->

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Norma Jean1

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 11:08 pm
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Kilgore Trout Jr wrote:
 > Have you tried bumping up the DDR voltage a little? Most of the Kingston
 > HyperX sticks are rated at 2.6 volts instead of the usual 2.5. On my machine
 > XP booted up and ran OK but I found MemTest would only run for a few minutes
 > before it froze. Increasing the DDR voltage 0.1 volts cured the problem for
 > me.
 > Which SATA controller are you using?
 >
 > "Norma Jean" <alr6248.TakeThisOut@students.kennesaw.edu> wrote in message
 > news:447ce043.0311091434.2b799577@posting.google.com...
 >
  >>I'm running on the current setup:
  >>P4 3.2GHz
  >>GA-8KNXP (rev 2.0)
  >>Kingston PC3200 DDR400 HyperX (2x512) (KHX3200AK2)
  >>Atlantis Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB
  >>SoundBlaster Audigy 2 OEM
  >>Western Digital Raptor 10,000RPM SATA
  >>Western Digital 120GB 7,200RPM IDE
  >>Enermax 550W Power Supply
  >>
  >>With these components I am unable to run Windows XP stable. I will
  >>get random
  >>blue screens with many different error codes including
  >>IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
  >>and PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA being two fairly common ones. The
  >>blue
  >>screens can happen at any time while doing any number of tasks. I
  >>have tried
  >>taking out unecessary hardware to isolate the problem (such as Audigy,
  >>a stick
  >>of RAM, hard disk, etc) which didn't seem to help. I used memtest-86
  >>to test my RAM. At first it was getting many errors. After messing
  >>with the BIOS to set some RAM timings I was able to make the test run
  >>error free (although to do so I had to actually slightly underclock my
  >>CPU). I thought a clean install of Windows XP might help so I
  >>foratted my HDD and tried to reinstall. Now I am unable to install
  >>Windows. I get blue screens during installation and I can't seem to
  >>fix it. I tried disabling hyper threading and various other methods I
  >>found on forums and newsgroups. I also heard people that used beta
  >>BIOS files fixed their problems but AFAIK there are none for the rev 2
  >>boards. Any help is appretiated.
 >
 >
 >
Migel>
it seems they don't have my board on the Kingston site, my board is not
the Ultra version. i'm begining to think that changing boards is the
way to go.

Kilgore>
yeah, i tried +0.1v and +0.2 volts, neither seemed to be more or less
stable than default voltage. im using the silicon images controllers afaik

im going to a friend's house tonight, he has the Asus P4C800 and im
going to test my RAM, CPU, and video card, etc and if they work just
fine ill probably be buying P4C800, ill post after i test to let you
know. thanks for the help<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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Migel

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2003 3:12 am
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I was checking Kingston website and couldn't find your memory model on their
compatibility list for the REV 2.0 board.
This is the list:
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.ec.kingston.com/ecom/configurator/modelsInfo.asp?SysID=16593&Find=Find" target="_blank">http://www.ec.kingston.com/ecom/configurator/modelsInfo.asp?SysID=1659...ind=Fin</a>

It might be a long shot, but perhaps worth trying a different memory
model/brand...

If this won't help...maybe board is defective...RMA

Let me know how it went.

Hope this helps
Migel

"Norma Jean" <alr6248.DeleteThis@students.kennesaw.edu> wrote in message
news:447ce043.0311091434.2b799577@posting.google.com...
 > I'm running on the current setup:
 > P4 3.2GHz
 > GA-8KNXP (rev 2.0)
 > Kingston PC3200 DDR400 HyperX (2x512) (KHX3200AK2)
 > Atlantis Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB
 > SoundBlaster Audigy 2 OEM
 > Western Digital Raptor 10,000RPM SATA
 > Western Digital 120GB 7,200RPM IDE
 > Enermax 550W Power Supply
 >
 > With these components I am unable to run Windows XP stable. I will
 > get random
 > blue screens with many different error codes including
 > IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
 > and PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA being two fairly common ones. The
 > blue
 > screens can happen at any time while doing any number of tasks. I
 > have tried
 > taking out unecessary hardware to isolate the problem (such as Audigy,
 > a stick
 > of RAM, hard disk, etc) which didn't seem to help. I used memtest-86
 > to test my RAM. At first it was getting many errors. After messing
 > with the BIOS to set some RAM timings I was able to make the test run
 > error free (although to do so I had to actually slightly underclock my
 > CPU). I thought a clean install of Windows XP might help so I
 > foratted my HDD and tried to reinstall. Now I am unable to install
 > Windows. I get blue screens during installation and I can't seem to
 > fix it. I tried disabling hyper threading and various other methods I
 > found on forums and newsgroups. I also heard people that used beta
 > BIOS files fixed their problems but AFAIK there are none for the rev 2
 > boards. Any help is appretiated.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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Migel

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2003 2:20 pm
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Just curios - any news, mate?


"Norma Jean" <asldkfjasd.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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 > Kilgore Trout Jr wrote:
  > > Have you tried bumping up the DDR voltage a little? Most of the Kingston
  > > HyperX sticks are rated at 2.6 volts instead of the usual 2.5. On my
machine
  > > XP booted up and ran OK but I found MemTest would only run for a few
minutes
  > > before it froze. Increasing the DDR voltage 0.1 volts cured the problem
for
  > > me.
  > > Which SATA controller are you using?
  > >
  > > "Norma Jean" <alr6248.DeleteThis@students.kennesaw.edu> wrote in message
  > > news:447ce043.0311091434.2b799577@posting.google.com...
  > >
   > >>I'm running on the current setup:
   > >>P4 3.2GHz
   > >>GA-8KNXP (rev 2.0)
   > >>Kingston PC3200 DDR400 HyperX (2x512) (KHX3200AK2)
   > >>Atlantis Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB
   > >>SoundBlaster Audigy 2 OEM
   > >>Western Digital Raptor 10,000RPM SATA
   > >>Western Digital 120GB 7,200RPM IDE
   > >>Enermax 550W Power Supply
   > >>
   > >>With these components I am unable to run Windows XP stable. I will
   > >>get random
   > >>blue screens with many different error codes including
   > >>IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
   > >>and PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA being two fairly common ones. The
   > >>blue
   > >>screens can happen at any time while doing any number of tasks. I
   > >>have tried
   > >>taking out unecessary hardware to isolate the problem (such as Audigy,
   > >>a stick
   > >>of RAM, hard disk, etc) which didn't seem to help. I used memtest-86
   > >>to test my RAM. At first it was getting many errors. After messing
   > >>with the BIOS to set some RAM timings I was able to make the test run
   > >>error free (although to do so I had to actually slightly underclock my
   > >>CPU). I thought a clean install of Windows XP might help so I
   > >>foratted my HDD and tried to reinstall. Now I am unable to install
   > >>Windows. I get blue screens during installation and I can't seem to
   > >>fix it. I tried disabling hyper threading and various other methods I
   > >>found on forums and newsgroups. I also heard people that used beta
   > >>BIOS files fixed their problems but AFAIK there are none for the rev 2
   > >>boards. Any help is appretiated.
  > >
  > >
  > >
 > Migel>
 > it seems they don't have my board on the Kingston site, my board is not
 > the Ultra version. i'm begining to think that changing boards is the
 > way to go.
 >
 > Kilgore>
 > yeah, i tried +0.1v and +0.2 volts, neither seemed to be more or less
 > stable than default voltage. im using the silicon images controllers
afaik
 >
 > im going to a friend's house tonight, he has the Asus P4C800 and im
 > going to test my RAM, CPU, and video card, etc and if they work just
 > fine ill probably be buying P4C800, ill post after i test to let you
 > know. thanks for the help
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Bladecmc

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2003 10:39 pm
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   > > >>With these components I am unable to run Windows XP stable. I will
   > > >>get random
   > > >>blue screens with many different error codes including
   > > >>IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
   > > >>and PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA being two fairly common ones. The
   > > >>blue
   > > >>screens can happen at any time while doing any number of tasks.

Hi
I have a 8KNXP Rev 2.0 as well and was having the same random crashes
along with the error messages

   > >>IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
   > >>and PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA

I actually tracked this down to a faulty P4 2.8 533 CPU. I got a P4
2.53 533cpu now and don't get BSOD anymore. I do get the odd complete
hang up but think this is due to the Sh*te ITE 8212 RAID than anything
else. I using one stick of CRUCIAL PC2700 512MB.

Hope that helps

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