New Motherboard Problems with Windows Error STOP: 0x0000008E

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I recently purchased a Powercolor X1600 pro video card PCI Express then I
realised that my old Motherboard only had AGP Slots. So I bought a new
Motherboard. An ASUS K8N4-E. Everything was the same except it had PCI
Express Slots. I started the Computer and got that message along with
Windows forced itself to Shutdown or something like that. I was told just to
reinstall Windows. I tried but the disk wouldn't load a menu. It skipped it
and tried to start windows and I recieved the same message again. I
downloaded a boot disk with a format command on it. So I formatted the main
Hard Drive hoping it would install from their but it didn't. I keep on
getting the same message. How would I fix this problem? Is this a common
problem people experience or is it a rare one?
 
Peter said:
I recently purchased a Powercolor X1600 pro video card PCI Express
then I realised that my old Motherboard only had AGP Slots. So I
bought a new Motherboard. An ASUS K8N4-E. Everything was the same
except it had PCI Express Slots. I started the Computer and got that
message along with Windows forced itself to Shutdown or something
like that. I was told just to reinstall Windows. I tried but the
disk wouldn't load a menu. It skipped it and tried to start windows
and I recieved the same message again. I downloaded a boot disk with
a format command on it. So I formatted the main Hard Drive hoping it
would install from their but it didn't. I keep on getting the same
message. How would I fix this problem? Is this a common problem
people experience or is it a rare one?
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It sounds like there may be a problem with the ram.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315335&sd=RMVP

Try testing the ram. You can download a good program here:

http://www.memtest.org/

Let it run for several hours at least.
 
Peter said:
I recently purchased a Powercolor X1600 pro video card PCI Express then I
realised that my old Motherboard only had AGP Slots. So I bought a new
Motherboard. An ASUS K8N4-E. Everything was the same except it had PCI
Express Slots. I started the Computer and got that message along with
Windows forced itself to Shutdown or something like that. I was told just to
reinstall Windows. I tried but the disk wouldn't load a menu. It skipped it
and tried to start windows and I recieved the same message again. I
downloaded a boot disk with a format command on it. So I formatted the main
Hard Drive hoping it would install from their but it didn't. I keep on
getting the same message. How would I fix this problem? Is this a common
problem people experience or is it a rare one?
Click to expand...


Normally, and assuming a retail license (many factory-installed OEM
installations are BIOS-locked to a specific chipset and therefore are
*not* transferable to a new motherboard - check yours before starting),
unless the new motherboard is virtually identical (same chipset, same
IDE controllers, same BIOS version, etc.) to the one on which the WinXP
installation was originally performed, you'll need to perform a repair
(a.k.a. in-place upgrade) installation, at the very least:

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q315341

Changing a Motherboard or Moving a Hard Drive with WinXP Installed
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html

The "why" is quite simple, really, and has nothing to do with
licensing issues, per se; it's a purely technical matter, at this point.
You've pulled the proverbial hardware rug out from under the OS. (If
you don't like -- or get -- the rug analogy, think of it as picking up a
Cape Cod style home and then setting it down onto a Ranch style
foundation. It just isn't going to fit.) WinXP, like Win2K before it,
is not nearly as "promiscuous" as Win9x when it comes to accepting any
old hardware configuration you throw at it. On installation it
"tailors" itself to the specific hardware found. This is one of the
reasons that the entire WinNT/2K/XP OS family is so much more stable
than the Win9x group.

As always when undertaking such a significant change, back up any
important data before starting.

This will also probably require re-activation, unless you have a
Volume Licensed version of WinXP Pro installed. If it's been more than
120 days since you last activated that specific Product Key, you'll most
likely be able to activate via the Internet without problem. If it's
been less, you might have to make a 5 minute phone call.


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