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To: Doug Soon who wrote (13395)6/18/2002 3:27:32 PM
From: Robert Graham  Read Replies (1) of 14778
 
This was going to be my next step, to update the motherboard drivers from the vendor's web site. I see I am over a full revision behind on the IDE drivers that are available from the Intel web site. I also was going to apply the latest BIOS version, and replace the AGP card with a PCI video card for testing purposes.

If the above actions do not solve the problem, then I will need to test the hard drive for marginal sectors. This effort is near the bottom of my list since I am using a new hard drive by Western Digital. What is left is the motherboard itself. But problems with the motherboard itself would be more obvious than a data corruption problem that only comes after hours of testing. Also both WinXP and the motherboard have been out a good part of a year. I am using an Intel chip set based board. This board is a second version of a previous board that was successful and rock solid, by a company with a good reputation. So I would not expect any problems with the combo of motherboard and WinXP operating system. So because of the above reasons, I have put both the motherboard and WinXP at the bottom of my list as the cause to my problem.

There is an outside chance it may be the memory, even though I have already replaced the memory. I am still using generic memory that can have its problems. And my motherboard is known to be picky about the type of memory that is used. So I may order some name brand good quality memory.

It is amazing the problems I have already uncovered:

1. Bad video card. The first one went "poof" in about 15 minutes of operation. I replaced it with another card of the same model.
2. Memory not operating up to spec. One stick rated at PC133 ran only at PC100. Another stick rated at CA2 only ran at CA3. Both were generic memory sticks. I purchased another stick from a "reputable" store that claimed the memory to be CA2. But it also only runs at CA3 settings. It turned out to be generic memory.
3. Non-Windows XP program that messed up the registry. This over time resulted in a degredation of system stability.
4. Power supply with a constantly changing 12V voltage level and amperage outputs a fraction of my new power supply, both supposed to be rated to 300W.
5. Termperature that aggrevated my video problem of a later startup signal to the monitor. For example, the CPU was reaching at least 120 F, and possibly more.

I am left with the video problem that is now intermittent instead of constant, and goes away completely with the use of a PCI video card. This may be a problem with the video card or AGP slot. And there is the data corrpution problem.

Bob Graham
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