re: Resolution!!
Wednesday, December 22, 2004 at 3:59 am Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Infinity
(1 messages posted)
I have recently built a system for a friend;
ABit NF7-M (using onboard GF4MX 32Mb),
256Mb Corsair VS RAM (pc3200),
Sempron 2400+.
I was having terrible problems... every time i tried to install windows XP I kept
recieving a BSOD identifying 'win32k.sys'. I read around alot, and found some solutions,
many indicating RAM as the cause. I have tested the RAM for around 4 hours with
memtest86, and no errors at all were found. I tested the CD drive, ide cables, HDD
and proccessor in another machine, and all ran with no problems at all. In the end
i sent the mobo back to the supplier (beliving the onboard graphics to be faulty),
who sent me a replacement. I rebuilt the machine with this mobo, and STILL got the
same BSODs when trying to install windows xp.
I have just found the forum, and so thought I would share a solution that worked
for me. First I updated the boards BIOS, this had no effect, still BSODs (so I don't
know if this was neccassary). Then I tried disabling BIOS and Video RAM caching,
which also had no effect. Then i saw at the bottom of the BIOS screen was an option
called 'Precharge Write'. I have to admit I have no idea what this accually means,
but the BIOS info told me that it would 'increase DRAM compatability' but 'drop performance
by ~2%'. I disabled this and have had no problems at all since, everything runs
perfectly. And 2% shouldn't be noticable :-).
Good luck with all your probs, and I hope this helps.
- Written in response to:
- Resolution!! (Paul: Friday, September 17, 2004 at 8:29 am)
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