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KnickNut3 · March 23rd, 2003, 01:44 PM

Hello. My new computer build went pretty successfully, all things considered, but now one thing is annoying me, and I can't quite fix it.

When I am using intensive programs (games, benchmarks, etc.), they will periodically crash to the desktop. I have only experienced this twice--once with 3DMark2001SE, and once with High Heat 2004. Both times the program would randomly go to black, and I'd suddenly be back at the desktop. Everything else was the same. I assume this has happened other times--I will leave my machine with programs like Sandra or PerfectDisk running, and when I come back, nothing is running. I don't think it rebooted--just went to the desktop.

Here's my setup:
Epox 8RDA+
AthlonXP 2400+
Crucial PC2700 512MB DDRRAM
Geforce4 Ti4400
Seagate Barracuda V 120GB
Onboard sound, networking
DVD-ROM/CD-RW
Windows XP

I heard that my Crucial RAM (the exact 512MB PC2700 module) had an incompatibility with the nForce2 chipset, bt I haven't had the problems consistant with what I've read. Anything know more about this?

I also have the updated Epox drivers (version 2.0), the updated BIOS, and the newest Detenators, and latest Windows updates.

Thanks for the help. I've yet to try to overclock, and with these instabilities, I'm afraid I'll never get there

. heh. Thanks.

March 23rd, 2003, 01:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
KnickNut3 Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 200	Random crashes to desktop w/ new EP-8RDA+ rig Hello. My new computer build went pretty successfully, all things considered, but now one thing is annoying me, and I can't quite fix it. When I am using intensive programs (games, benchmarks, etc.), they will periodically crash to the desktop. I have only experienced this twice--once with 3DMark2001SE, and once with High Heat 2004. Both times the program would randomly go to black, and I'd suddenly be back at the desktop. Everything else was the same. I assume this has happened other times--I will leave my machine with programs like Sandra or PerfectDisk running, and when I come back, nothing is running. I don't think it rebooted--just went to the desktop. Here's my setup: Epox 8RDA+ AthlonXP 2400+ Crucial PC2700 512MB DDRRAM Geforce4 Ti4400 Seagate Barracuda V 120GB Onboard sound, networking DVD-ROM/CD-RW Windows XP I heard that my Crucial RAM (the exact 512MB PC2700 module) had an incompatibility with the nForce2 chipset, bt I haven't had the problems consistant with what I've read. Anything know more about this? I also have the updated Epox drivers (version 2.0), the updated BIOS, and the newest Detenators, and latest Windows updates. Thanks for the help. I've yet to try to overclock, and with these instabilities, I'm afraid I'll never get there . heh. Thanks.