Re: What is the Switch to Show Maximum RAM?

Well, you're batting 1,000. The cause of the issue became more evident when I
started hearing a strange grinding sound coming out of one of the top fans.
When I removed the siding, I saw that the heat sink brace lever was sticking
into the fan. I barely touched it to get it out of the fan, and the whole
heat sink came loose. The crashing must have been happening due to the lack
of heat sink contact with the CPU.

I tried to maneuver around inside the case to re-seat the heat sink, but it
is ginormous and there was not enough room--not to mention it looked like it
needed more thermal grease and I don't have any. The only way I could have
done it myself was to practically dismantle the entire rig--so back to the
manufacturer I go this Friday. It will be an amazing inconvenience, but the
system was over $2k US and there is no way I will tolerate that kind of
instability out of a brand new system.

Thanks to all for the help!


sd

"R. McCarty" wrote:

I'd concentrate on resolving the Event Log errors. New & Unstable
isn't a good thing. Your Out-of-Box experience shouldn't require a
detailed review to get things working. I'd be interested to know the
primary hardware ( MB, CPU, Video ) to understand why the RAM
count is below 3.0 Gigabytes. Regardless of the specs, you might
want to install SpeedFan 4.34 to check temps. I've seen lots of new
builds where the CPU heatspreader isn't properly covered in Thermal
paste or the CPU Heatsink is poorly seated. Your instability could be
due to overheating.
SpeedFan page found here:
http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php

"razor" <razor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Wow, you're good. Yes, it is a custom build and they used an OEM version
of
Windows XP Pro. I just got the rig yesterday (which was not cheap) and it
is
so unstable I could scream. It keeps crashing to either reboot or frozen
screen.

I have 30 days to get it stable or I get a full refund, but you know what
a
total pain that can be. I just started reading event logs and see system
errors--which is not good. But I have to tackle one issue at a time.

If you have any suggestions for how I can stabilize this system, I am all
ears.

Thanks for the switch too.


sd

"R. McCarty" wrote:

Boot.Ini - add /PAE
However, even without that qualifier XP should natively see more than
2.5 Gigabytes. Was it home built or purchased from an OEM ?

"razor" <razor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:C020041B-346D-40A7-A17B-863A7BD60515@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello--

I have a new PC with Windows XP Pro on it and 4 GB or RAM for when I
upgrade
to 64-bit. In Windows 32-bit it is only showing 2.5 GB and I thought 3
or
3.5
was the max.

I posted to a different forum and they said there is a switch or
something
I
can add to show the max RAM. Does anyone here know about that?

Many thanks,

sd






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