Building my own PC

[Lou]

Having built a PC for my son (first attempt), I am having
difficulty loading WIndows XP onto the system.

Booting from the CD, It goes so far before I get the
following message about 2 minutes into the whole process:

"A problem has been detected and windows has shut down to
prevent damage to your computer

PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA

If this is the first time you've seen this stop error
screen, restart your computer. If the screen appears
again, follow these steps:

Check to make sure that any new hardware or soft ware is
properly installed. If this is a new installation, ask
your hardware or software manufacturer for any windows
you might need.

If problems persist, disable or remove any newly
installed hardware or software..... (it goes on a bit
here with advice about removing devices, which I've done)

Technical information

***STOP:0x0000007F (0x0000000A, 0x00000000, 0x00000000,
0x00000000)"

I've followed most of the instructions except for
updating drivers which I wouldn't know how to do if there
is no OS on the hard drive! Help

LOU

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Faulty or mismatched ram is the most likely culprit, if there are multiple
sticks try using only one. If you want to check the memory, there are free
programs here:

http://www.simmtester.com/page/products/doc/download.asp
http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

But keep in kind that a thorough test can only be done with test equipment
at a computer shop. Software tests are not perfect in diagnosing these
issues. At the price of memory today, you may find that the test costs more
than a replacement stick.

Also, recheck timing settings for the system components and make sure any
bios antivirus scheme is disabled.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Lou" > wrote in message
...
> Having built a PC for my son (first attempt), I am having
> difficulty loading WIndows XP onto the system.
>
> Booting from the CD, It goes so far before I get the
> following message about 2 minutes into the whole process:
>
> "A problem has been detected and windows has shut down to
> prevent damage to your computer
>
> PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
>
> If this is the first time you've seen this stop error
> screen, restart your computer. If the screen appears
> again, follow these steps:
>
> Check to make sure that any new hardware or soft ware is
> properly installed. If this is a new installation, ask
> your hardware or software manufacturer for any windows
> you might need.
>
> If problems persist, disable or remove any newly
> installed hardware or software..... (it goes on a bit
> here with advice about removing devices, which I've done)
>
> Technical information
>
> ***STOP:0x0000007F (0x0000000A, 0x00000000, 0x00000000,
> 0x00000000)"
>
> I've followed most of the instructions except for
> updating drivers which I wouldn't know how to do if there
> is no OS on the hard drive! Help
>
> LOU

[Nick Burns]

If the ram turns out to not be the problem, pull all cards except the video
and try again. After xp is installed then put cards back in one at a time.


"Lou" > wrote in message
...
> Having built a PC for my son (first attempt), I am having
> difficulty loading WIndows XP onto the system.
>
> Booting from the CD, It goes so far before I get the
> following message about 2 minutes into the whole process:
>
> "A problem has been detected and windows has shut down to
> prevent damage to your computer
>
> PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
>
> If this is the first time you've seen this stop error
> screen, restart your computer. If the screen appears
> again, follow these steps:
>
> Check to make sure that any new hardware or soft ware is
> properly installed. If this is a new installation, ask
> your hardware or software manufacturer for any windows
> you might need.
>
> If problems persist, disable or remove any newly
> installed hardware or software..... (it goes on a bit
> here with advice about removing devices, which I've done)
>
> Technical information
>
> ***STOP:0x0000007F (0x0000000A, 0x00000000, 0x00000000,
> 0x00000000)"
>
> I've followed most of the instructions except for
> updating drivers which I wouldn't know how to do if there
> is no OS on the hard drive! Help
>
> LOU

Firmly press the memory module into its socket,
making certain the module is completely seated in its
socket.

Some memory modules go into the socket easy, but are not
actually seated down into the socket.




>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>
>Faulty or mismatched ram is the most likely culprit, if
there are multiple
>sticks try using only one. If you want to check the
memory, there are free
>programs here:
>
>http://www.simmtester.com/page/products/doc/download.asp
>http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp
>
>But keep in kind that a thorough test can only be done
with test equipment
>at a computer shop. Software tests are not perfect in
diagnosing these
>issues. At the price of memory today, you may find that
the test costs more
>than a replacement stick.
>
>Also, recheck timing settings for the system components
and make sure any
>bios antivirus scheme is disabled.
>
>--
>Best of Luck,
>
>Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
>Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
>www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>
>"Lou" > wrote in message
...
>> Having built a PC for my son (first attempt), I am
having
>> difficulty loading WIndows XP onto the system.
>>
>> Booting from the CD, It goes so far before I get the
>> following message about 2 minutes into the whole
process:
>>
>> "A problem has been detected and windows has shut down
to
>> prevent damage to your computer
>>
>> PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
>>
>> If this is the first time you've seen this stop error
>> screen, restart your computer. If the screen appears
>> again, follow these steps:
>>
>> Check to make sure that any new hardware or soft ware
is
>> properly installed. If this is a new installation, ask
>> your hardware or software manufacturer for any windows
>> you might need.
>>
>> If problems persist, disable or remove any newly
>> installed hardware or software..... (it goes on a bit
>> here with advice about removing devices, which I've
done)
>>
>> Technical information
>>
>> ***STOP:0x0000007F (0x0000000A, 0x00000000, 0x00000000,
>> 0x00000000)"
>>
>> I've followed most of the instructions except for
>> updating drivers which I wouldn't know how to do if
there
>> is no OS on the hard drive! Help
>>
>> LOU
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