Massive problems with ASUS P5B Premium Vista Edition & TWIN2X2048 - 6400 G

[cohenx]

Hiya guys,

I am testing around for about 2 days now and I'm pretty desperated at the moment. To be honest, I dont exactly know if the problem is close to the memory chips, because I can't really confine it.

The following problem with a new PC (bought components myself):

*Installing Windows XP Pro SP2*
- PC stops while copying "driver.cab" @ 13 %
- PC resets during installation
- Sometimes I get bluescreens while installing with totally different error codes
- Some serious error messages force installation stop

*Installing Windows Vista Ultimate Edition 32bit*
- Sometimes I get bluescreens while installing with totally different error codes
- Some serious error messages force installation stop

*My Configuration*

Motherboard: ASUS P5B Premium Vista Edition
Motherboard BIOS Revision : v02.58

Grafic Controller: ASUS EN8800GTS

Chip: Intel, Socket 775, Core 2 Duo E6750, 2x 2.67GHz

DIMMs: Corsair DIMM XMS2 Kit2048MB PC2-800 DDR2 5-5-5-12
Capacity: TWIN2X2048 (1 DIMM = 1024MB)

HDD: Samsung, SpinPoint T166 500GB 16MB SATA II

DVD: Samsung, SH-S183L DVD-(Re)Writer SATA

Thank you for your efforts,
Martin Huber
Salzburg, Austria

[bookworm]

Originally Posted by cohenx

Hiya guys,

I am testing around for about 2 days now and I'm pretty desperated at the moment. To be honest, I dont exactly know if the problem is close to the memory chips, because I can't really confine it.

The following problem with a new PC (bought components myself):

*Installing Windows XP Pro SP2*
- PC stops while copying "driver.cab" @ 13 %
- PC resets during installation
- Sometimes I get bluescreens while installing with totally different error codes
- Some serious error messages force installation stop

*Installing Windows Vista Ultimate Edition 32bit*
- Sometimes I get bluescreens while installing with totally different error codes
- Some serious error messages force installation stop

*My Configuration*

Motherboard: ASUS P5B Premium Vista Edition
Motherboard BIOS Revision : v02.58

Grafic Controller: ASUS EN8800GTS

Chip: Intel, Socket 775, Core 2 Duo E6750, 2x 2.67GHz

DIMMs: Corsair DIMM XMS2 Kit2048MB PC2-800 DDR2 5-5-5-12
Capacity: TWIN2X2048 (1 DIMM = 1024MB)

HDD: Samsung, SpinPoint T166 500GB 16MB SATA II

DVD: Samsung, SH-S183L DVD-(Re)Writer SATA

Thank you for your efforts,
Martin Huber
Salzburg, Austria

Had a look at Asus and no drivers offered for that model, several shown, nearest is the P5B plus for Vista, on driver lists to make an Intel Raid driver, I'm not up on this but have a word here http://www.overclockeddoc.com/Forum/index.php
it's a new Canadian site, but they build systems,so should be able to help, this is the list of Asus P5B models http://support.asus.com.tw/download/...Language=en-us just type P5B in search

your model links to the Asus forum,

[cohenx]

Thank you bookworm. I already tried to contact ASUS, but no answer so far.

I flashed the BIOS up to the newest version from July 13, did not help.

[cohenx]

EDIT: Managed to install Windows Vista Ultimate 32bit without crash. When it boots first time I can only decide between SAFE Mode or NORMAL Mode.
NORMAL Mode: Screen stays black.
SAFE MODE: freeze @ loading crcdriver, bluescreen after 1 minute

[bookworm]

Originally Posted by cohenx

EDIT: Managed to install Windows Vista Ultimate 32bit without crash. When it boots first time I can only decide between SAFE Mode or NORMAL Mode.
NORMAL Mode: Screen stays black.
SAFE MODE: freeze @ loading crcdriver, bluescreen after 1 minute

Have a word with the guys on the link I provided, I think it may have something to do with installing Raid drivers, these are usually saved on a floppy,what does concern me is that no driver downloads are listed for the board, just FAQ's and this usually means it is a board that is made for a large computer company.

[cohenx]

thanx for the link bookworm. I think the guys there can help me :]

just FAQ's and this usually means it is a board that is made for a large computer company

It has some multimedia addons (Hardware IR Remote Controll for DVD Software and so on ...), so I can't really believe that this product isn't for home users also.

[cohenx]

Thank you a lot for your comments.

I drove to a local computer laboratory and we tested each component. After changing all components only the CPU was left from my old system and there was still no monitor signal. I couldn't believe my eyes but it really was a Intel CPU error.

I replaced the Intel CPU in my old components and everything works fine now. There is no mechanical damage. I dont know exactly if there was an overheating, but I never changed voltages or/and MhZ in BIOS except Memory Voltage and FSB Speed (downgrade).

with best regards,
Martin Huber