Windows 2000 System Crashes with 2G Memory

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Am looking for information that can lead to fix for W2KAS when
installing 2G RAM.

Motherboard: Asus A7M266-D
Processor(s) (2): AMD Athalon XP 1800+
DIMM: KVR266X64C25/512

I have been running two KVR266X64C25/512 for about three years on this
server, but when I install two of the same chip W2KAS crashes with a
different STOP message each time, and never in the same stage of
bootup. Sometimes it will make it into the OS and allow me to run an
application, but the moment the application loads the OS crashes to a
reboot.

I tried inserting the /PAE switch in boot.ini, but this has not
corrected the problem.

However, when I remove the two new DIMM's W2KAS boots fine and
operates perfectly. I shut down the server, took out the old DIMM's
and put in the new DIMM's (still only using two chips) and W2KAS boots
fine and operates perfectly. The problem is when I insert all four
chips at once. At first I thought this could have been faulty chips
(all Non-ECC btw) so I bought two more and the problem is the same.

Please help ...
 
"ggonthedl" <darrellakitchen@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Am looking for information that can lead to fix for W2KAS when
> installing 2G RAM.
>
> Motherboard: Asus A7M266-D
> Processor(s) (2): AMD Athalon XP 1800+
> DIMM: KVR266X64C25/512
>
> I have been running two KVR266X64C25/512 for about three years on this
> server, but when I install two of the same chip W2KAS crashes with a
> different STOP message each time, and never in the same stage of
> bootup. Sometimes it will make it into the OS and allow me to run an
> application, but the moment the application loads the OS crashes to a
> reboot.
>
> I tried inserting the /PAE switch in boot.ini, but this has not
> corrected the problem.
>
> However, when I remove the two new DIMM's W2KAS boots fine and
> operates perfectly. I shut down the server, took out the old DIMM's
> and put in the new DIMM's (still only using two chips) and W2KAS boots
> fine and operates perfectly. The problem is when I insert all four
> chips at once. At first I thought this could have been faulty chips
> (all Non-ECC btw) so I bought two more and the problem is the same.
>
> Please help ...
>
>

My guess is that the Mainboard doesn't like a double-sided memory chip in
slot 4.
Try it with just three chips in slots 1-3 and see if it goes.




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On Feb 14, 7:12 pm, "Colon Terminus" <Colon_Termi...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
> "ggonthedl" <darrellakitc...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> news:3ba48f11-2ede-4830-8b7f-a6bd907f3060@e23g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
>
>
> > Am looking for information that can lead to fix for W2KAS when
> > installing 2G RAM.
>
> > Motherboard: Asus A7M266-D
> > Processor(s) (2): AMD Athalon XP 1800+
> > DIMM: KVR266X64C25/512
>
> > I have been running two KVR266X64C25/512 for about three years on this
> > server, but when I install two of the same chip W2KAS crashes with a
> > different STOP message each time, and never in the same stage of
> > bootup. Sometimes it will make it into the OS and allow me to run an
> > application, but the moment the application loads the OS crashes to a
> > reboot.
>
> > I tried inserting the /PAE switch in boot.ini, but this has not
> > corrected the problem.
>
> > However, when I remove the two new DIMM's W2KAS boots fine and
> > operates perfectly.  I shut down the server, took out the old DIMM's
> > and put in the new DIMM's (still only using two chips) and W2KAS boots
> > fine and operates perfectly.  The problem is when I insert all four
> > chips at once.  At first I thought this could have been faulty chips
> > (all Non-ECC btw) so I bought two more and the problem is the same.
>
> > Please help ...
>
> My guess is that the Mainboard doesn't like a double-sided memory chip in
> slot 4.
> Try it with just three chips in slots 1-3 and see if it goes.
>
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No sir. Still crashes. Only, it stays operational for approximately
5 minutes before crashing and the STOP messages are still random and
never the same except that "ntoskernal" is the only frequent name that
pops up in the STOP.

For a moment I had hopes. I rebooted three times from the blue screen
just in case the first and second was just a fluke ...
 
"Pannadharo" <darrellakitchen@gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Feb 14, 7:12 pm, "Colon Terminus" <Colon_Termi...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
> "ggonthedl" <darrellakitc...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> news:3ba48f11-2ede-4830-8b7f-a6bd907f3060@e23g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
>
>
> > Am looking for information that can lead to fix for W2KAS when
> > installing 2G RAM.
>
> > Motherboard: Asus A7M266-D
> > Processor(s) (2): AMD Athalon XP 1800+
> > DIMM: KVR266X64C25/512
>
> > I have been running two KVR266X64C25/512 for about three years on this
> > server, but when I install two of the same chip W2KAS crashes with a
> > different STOP message each time, and never in the same stage of
> > bootup. Sometimes it will make it into the OS and allow me to run an
> > application, but the moment the application loads the OS crashes to a
> > reboot.
>
> > I tried inserting the /PAE switch in boot.ini, but this has not
> > corrected the problem.
>
> > However, when I remove the two new DIMM's W2KAS boots fine and
> > operates perfectly. I shut down the server, took out the old DIMM's
> > and put in the new DIMM's (still only using two chips) and W2KAS boots
> > fine and operates perfectly. The problem is when I insert all four
> > chips at once. At first I thought this could have been faulty chips
> > (all Non-ECC btw) so I bought two more and the problem is the same.
>
> > Please help ...
>
> My guess is that the Mainboard doesn't like a double-sided memory chip in
> slot 4.
> Try it with just three chips in slots 1-3 and see if it goes.
>
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No sir. Still crashes. Only, it stays operational for approximately
5 minutes before crashing and the STOP messages are still random and
never the same except that "ntoskernal" is the only frequent name that
pops up in the STOP.

For a moment I had hopes. I rebooted three times from the blue screen
just in case the first and second was just a fluke ...

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Download Memtest86.
Put all four chips in the box and boot with the Memtest86 diskette.
Let it run through four or five cycles.
Maybe that'll tell you something.

Is your Asus BIOS up to date?





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