Hi,
Take a look at this article:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=329284
Avoid using applications on your system until you have this resolved
otherwise you risk corrupting your data files. I suggest strongly first
thing you do is backup your data to CD / DVD or some other media.
The STOP code indicates a motherboard level problem. If you are still
running XP (is it XP?) off the original disc drive then it would not appear
to be related to your new disc drive although it could have been caused by
something that happened during its installation.
Could you have bumped the memory chips, PCI cards, power connectors,
dislodged anything when installing the new drive?
Take anti static precautions and re-seat the components & power connectors
inside the system by pulling them out carefully and re-inserting them. Make
sure they insert correctly. I would also check the BIOS settings for memory
speed etc. They should normally be on Auto. On (particularly for Intel 875
and 865 chipset motherboards) some motherboards you have to up the memory
voltage by 0.1 or 0.2 volts to get stability. This will *not* harm your
memory as most memory is rated for use up to 3.0v. Contemplate this if you
get errors in memtest86 using default memory timings and you are using the
most recent BIOS. If you don't have an 865 or 875 based motherboard then
ignore changing the voltage unless someone tells you to.
If you took the CPU heatsink off, did you remount it correctly? Did you
clean off the old gunk and use new thermal paste?
If you go into the bios, you should be able to see CPU Temp and power supply
voltages. PSU voltages should be within 5% of stated voltage. Any CPU temp
over 60c (Intel Prescott and later), or 50c (the rest) when idle is warm to
hot with an ambient of 21c.
Are all cooling fans in the system working correctly?
Are you overclocking? If so, reset the CPU and memory speed timings as
above.
If you post back, please include Make & model of motherboard, chipset, make
& model of RAM, BIOS version and full details of the hardware configuration.
To perform a basic stability test outside of Windows, download and run
memtest86 (from
www.memtest86.com) - follow the instructions on their web
site. This is not exhaustive, but will prove CPU -> RAM is OK. In Windows, a
better test is Prime95 Torture Test (from
www.mersenne.org).
HTH
- Tim