I finished putting together my first computer, im semi-experienced with it and am pretty sure all the hardware was installed correctly.
i tried installing windows xp with a "windows xp reinstallation disk" but that gave me a blue screen about halfway into setup.
i then reformatted my HDD and tried to install vista, i again got pretty far into the installation before it gave me the BSOD
the first time i got a message like
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Windows has encountered a problem and has shut down in order to prevent damage to your computer
IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
and then some other stuff,
then a stop code i forgot to check
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then when i tried vista i got a message like this
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Windows has encountered an error....
UDFS
then some other stuff
stop code
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And now when i try to boot vista, it says windows is loading files and when the bar gets to 100%, instead of going to setup/install screen, it goes straight to this blue screen EXACTLY
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A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.
If this is the first time you've seen this stop error screen, restart your computer. if this screen appears again, follow these steps:
Check to be sure you have adequate disk space. If a driver is identified in the stop message, disable the driver or check with the manufacturer for driver updates. Try changing video Adapters.
Check with your hardware vendor for any BIOS updates. Disable Bios memory options such as caching or shadowing. If you need to use safe mode to remove or disable components, restart your computer, press F8 to select advanced startup options, and then select safe mode.
Technical Information:
*** STOP: 0x0000007E (0xC0000005, 0x00000000, 0x84C2AC38, 0x84C2A943)
*** sacdrv.sys - Address 84C2AC38 base at 84C15000, DateStamp 00000000
*** sacdrv.sys - Address 84C2A934 base at 84C15000, DateStamp 00000000
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i have a formatted 500gb hdd so disk space is not an issue,
i dont know how to identify a driver in a stop message
i dont have a video adapter i can change to check
i dont know how to update bios
i dont know how to disable bios memory options such as caching and shadowing
i can boot computer in safe mode but do not know what componenets to disable
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here is what i am running
PSU:
APEVIA ATX-AS500W-YL 500W ATX Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817148004
DiskDrive:
HP Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM IDE 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827140028
HardDrive:
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148395
MotherBoard:
BIOSTAR TForce TP43D2A7 LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138122
RAM Memory:
OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227178
CPU:
Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 Wolfdale 2.8GHz 3MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115206
Graphics Card:
HIS Hightech H483FN512P Radeon HD 4830 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161260
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and thats it, just the barebones.
if there is any help anyone can give me it is greatly appreciated, also if there is any information i can give you that i may have left out, please let me know
*** btw, when i boot my computer up, says T-FORCE(my mobo) then it goes to a screen that has something like this
System Monitor
and under it, it gives me all kinds of info about my system, like voltages for different components, cpu fan speed, cpu temperature, system temperature, and other miscellaneous stuff
and if i have a cd in the drive, it tells me "press any key to boot from cd"
however i tried safe mode, and it tells me that something is missing
its called somethingboot, or bootsomething, i know it has boot in the name but i cant recall at this moment