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<blockquote data-quote="xenon2000" data-source="post: 8576">Sorry to hear that.... I don't want to start a big thread or anything, or even pretend that I know what your problem is from such an ambiguous statement.But..... If you are haven't issue finding the source of the problem, I have seem many odd issues like that from bad ram, and I don't mean like ram that is broken. I mean cheap ram, especially CL 3.0 (Cas Latency) and sometimes CL 2.5 depending on the motherboard, so I try to get CL 2.0 if I can. But I have also had great luck with CL 2.5. But CL 3.0 has given me a lot of issues.Anyways...<a href="http://www.memtest86.com/" target="_blank">http://www.memtest86.com/</a>Try MemTest86 - Linux based memory tester. Download the CD ISO and then you will have a bootable CD that will put your ram through 12 tests, each more intensive as it goes. I usually dont wait long enough to let it go beyond test #8. But if it starts failing, then you know that your ram/motherboard combo isn't working well. And usually just need to buy better ram.Anyways.. I only mention this, because I have seen this help with many of my friends who insist on buying crappy ram. Of course your ram may be fine and it's something else, I just thought I would suggest memtest86 since it doesn't take any effort to check out. If you don't have a burner, you can use a floppy version of it too.Again, sorry to ramble, I don't want to start a troubleshooting post. MP rocks.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="xenon2000, post: 8576"] Sorry to hear that.... I don't want to start a big thread or anything, or even pretend that I know what your problem is from such an ambiguous statement. But..... If you are haven't issue finding the source of the problem, I have seem many odd issues like that from bad ram, and I don't mean like ram that is broken. I mean cheap ram, especially CL 3.0 (Cas Latency) and sometimes CL 2.5 depending on the motherboard, so I try to get CL 2.0 if I can. But I have also had great luck with CL 2.5. But CL 3.0 has given me a lot of issues. Anyways... [url]http://www.memtest86.com/[/url] Try MemTest86 - Linux based memory tester. Download the CD ISO and then you will have a bootable CD that will put your ram through 12 tests, each more intensive as it goes. I usually dont wait long enough to let it go beyond test #8. But if it starts failing, then you know that your ram/motherboard combo isn't working well. And usually just need to buy better ram. Anyways.. I only mention this, because I have seen this help with many of my friends who insist on buying crappy ram. Of course your ram may be fine and it's something else, I just thought I would suggest memtest86 since it doesn't take any effort to check out. If you don't have a burner, you can use a floppy version of it too. Again, sorry to ramble, I don't want to start a troubleshooting post. MP rocks. [/QUOTE]

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