Windows restarts with 2x2gb sticks

[brinks]

If those are the specs of the ram then, set it to 1.9v and change to those timings too.

Advance> Chipset> NorthBridge Configuration> Configure DRAM Time by SPD: SET to Disable. Options to set timing should appear.

Also what Ram slots are you putting your ram? Does your bios even detect all 4gb of your ram?

 

[HostileCitizen]

I have lowered the frequency to ddr2-667 (and 553) and the voltage to 2.1 and the same thing happens. It gets to the login prompt and restarts. I have the ram on slots DIMM1 and DIMM3 (both yellow) and tried them both on the black slots (DIMM 2 and 4) (same combination of settings, auto, DDR2-667 (553) and 2.1 v)

Always the same thing.

It must be something super small that I am missing

 

[HostileCitizen]

And the BIOS only detects 3gb of the 4 (which I hear is very comon with XP Pro)

 

[brinks]

Try dimm 1 and 2. yellow and black together.

Have you tried both sticks separately yet? Maybe 1 of them has errors.

 

[gurusan]

Try nudging your northbridge voltage up by .1V

 

[HostileCitizen]

It turns out one of the sticks do not work... I can't beleive I never thought of it... Off the the computer store I go tomorrow!!

THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP!!!
I will keep you posted!

 

[Redmo0n]

And the BIOS only detects 3gb of the 4 (which I hear is very comon with XP Pro)

This is because you have a 32bit operating system. You need a 64 bit operating system to read all 4 gigs.

 

[veedubfreak]

When you say restarting. Is the computer rebooting, or are you getting a BSOD when you boot with all 4 gigs in?