alisiaoh
Senior Member
Ok as soon as he's here i'll ask him to test the memory. i really reallly hope its the memory.
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My new work PC just Crashed!!! HELP!
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Rather ask him if he can replace it, will be faster than to do a memtest.
kronoSX
Honorary Master
true.
Asha'man X
Expert Member
From what I understand from your later posts, it seems the tech transplanted your old drive into a box with new processor and motherboard. (post 14 above)
If so, then your tech is not too clued up. With such a major change, you always install Windows from scratch, as the old installation is tied pretty tight with the old system, more specifically the motherboard, chipset and hard drive controller.
Although it has been done successfully to just transplant Windows, there is no guarantee how stable it will be over long term use.
If it isn't a tansplant hard drive, it may be faulty dvd-rom drive or faulty memory. Both can cause such issues.
If so, then your tech is not too clued up. With such a major change, you always install Windows from scratch, as the old installation is tied pretty tight with the old system, more specifically the motherboard, chipset and hard drive controller.
Although it has been done successfully to just transplant Windows, there is no guarantee how stable it will be over long term use.
If it isn't a tansplant hard drive, it may be faulty dvd-rom drive or faulty memory. Both can cause such issues.
killadoob
Honorary Master
Asha i have no idea what your talking about man, i have done this many times with legit windows and all you have to do is phone microsoft or repair the installation. Never seen this problemw hen replacing hardware with an old hdd. My money is on the rom or ram.
charlie_82
Expert Member
I vote ram too.
My XP installation was giving me similar errors and it was because the of the RAM... had collected too much dust in the slots
My XP installation was giving me similar errors and it was because the of the RAM... had collected too much dust in the slots
The_Unbeliever
Honorary Master
I also agree with Ashaman on that - you can transplant windows and hope it will work, however the preferred way is to install Windows on a new HDD, and transfer all your files and stuff over from the old HDD to the new one.
I've had several instances where Windows would plain BSOD when going from one brand of motherboard to another brand.
However, in this case, I suspect a problematic RAM module.
I've had several instances where Windows would plain BSOD when going from one brand of motherboard to another brand.
However, in this case, I suspect a problematic RAM module.