[SLI-Owns You]

ok so i have just bought 2 gig corsair ram for my machine works great fast response and everything.

but i have a problem i will be playing a game and like 15 mins into the game my computer screen goes blank and my keyboard shuts off. but the computer is still ruining. and i have noticed that if you turn it off and restart it only one pair of ram is working. one LED screen is let up please help getting really annoyed cant figure this prob out lol

games it crash's in so far

trackmania nations
unreal tournament 2003


specs

asus a8n SLI
gforce 7800 gtx
2 gig corsair ram
windows xp sp2
WD 200 gig HDD
samsung wide screen 20.1
logitech G15

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if your games will, try removing one of the ram modules and try a game, what pc you have (pc3200, etc) your pc might not support it

[AnthonyJ]

if your games will, try removing one of the ram modules and try a game, what pc you have (pc3200, etc) your pc might not support it

[SLI-Owns You]

um my MB supports 3200 thats what was in it before

[SLI-Owns You]

ok so it just crashed on World of Warcaft to mad some beeping noise 3 beeps

[ultimateslacker2]

What kind of BIOS do you have?

[SLI-Owns You]

OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name V-TEC
System Manufacturer System manufacturer
System Model System Product Name
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 39 Stepping 1 AuthenticAMD ~2412 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Phoenix Technologies, LTD ASUS A8N-SLI ACPI BIOS Revision 1013, 10/21/2005
SMBIOS Version 2.3
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"
User Name V-TEC\unknown
Time Zone Central Standard Time
Total Physical Memory 2,048.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 1.02 GB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 3.35 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys


i noticed on my graphics card there was 2 wires coming off of it one of witch was connected to my power supply so i connected the other one to the power supply i havent had a crash yet

[AnthonyJ]

does it connect to a 4 pin? then your card is one that requires the external (ps) power over pci or agp

[SLI-Owns You]

ya there both 4 pins and there hooked up now i have not had a problem yet do you guys think it could of just been that

[AnthonyJ]

your video card wasnt getting the power it needed so it shutdown under strain, like a car thats carburetor is tuned to lean. too much demand not enough fuel.

[ultimateslacker2]

Yeah as what Anthony J says, that could of been the problem.

Since your video card is running under that much stress, it's gonna need a load of power.. and those 4pin connecters you connected gave it lots of power.

[SLI-Owns You]

sweet thats what i was thinking i first saw it happen in BF2 running so great then bam!!!! no screen. thanks for the help

[ultimateslacker2]

Glad we could help. I play BF2 for PS2. How is BF2 for the PC as I am thinking of purchasing it?

[SLI-Owns You]

Looks allot better on the pc then it did on 360 and ps2 well that is if you have a comp that runs it. the game takes up some power lol to run. i like it

[ultimateslacker2]

With my Radeon 9000 graphics card... looks like im sticking to Wolfenstein Enemy territory and Counter strike!