Pc Crazy

[ACE!]

Hello everyone.

I am having very disturbing problems with my PC. This all started when I redid my PC. New motherboard, CPU, ramm, hdd, powersupply, and video card. All of a sudden the PC started telling me that things on discs where corrupt (disc = CD-roms). I tried the same Cd's on other PCs and they worked fine. Then it started telling me that things I downloaded off the internet where corrupt when this never happened before. Then one day I turned it on and it froze at the load screen of windows Xp. So I tried to format the hdd and re-install but then it said that it couldent copy certain files or that other where corrupt. Then a blue screen poped up saying windows had to be shut down because of an error "Page error in non-paged area". So I took my HDD out of my PC and ran windows instalation on another and then took out the hdd and replaced it at the instalation screen of windows. but it then freezes at Device Instalation. Then I found out that my motherboard took PC3200 ramm and I had PC2700 ramm. So I bought a dimm and put it in. But nothing. I am about to buy a new motherboard cuz that what I think it is but I dont whant to unless I am sure. I am on a budget here and cant spare to make mistakes. can you guys PLEASE help me !!!

[eofeapr]

Post the specs to this Hdware
so things could be narrowed down a lil better..

[Play_The_0dds]

ace, i wouldnt think this is a dead motherboard, 1 a bios setting could be incorrect, 2 a ide cable could very well be your problem.3 if this board was "tested" at any point before you got it, you may just need to clear the cmos.
first, the ide cable, new boards are usually ultra ata 100/133 but are bacwards compatible, but the cables make a difference. if you used a cable that came with a cd drive to connect the hd, you will have all sorts of problems, the shielding is different. most of the cables for 100/133 drives usually have a blue end that attatches to the motherboard. also does everything post what it is, like the correct amount of ram, processor, the ide deives....anything not listed right in bios? if you have the manual look through it for jumpers on the motherboard for devices, like dram, video, dip switches.....may even need a bios update.

[NO^GUN]

looks like ur hdd is the problem i mean u put in anohter one worked fine u put ur one bak in it all goes to hell?

bad sector? virus? i had a nasty virus kept telling me system files were corrupt norton took care of it

ye try another hdd instead of buying a new mobo

[curtybob]

And, what Known_Criminal wass saying about the cables also applies to your RAM. If your motherboard takes 3200, it will be backwards compatible, probably all the way down to 2100. But I agree with both suggestions. Clear CMOS, and check your HDD.