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April 30th, 2008 23:00

Dell Dimension 8250 Errors

Came home from work the other day and my PC was locked up.  When I tried to reboot, I got a blue screen

After trying the different options, I'm receiving three different errors:

 

#1 System32\Drivers\isapnp.sys missing or corrupt

 

#2 System32\Drivers\pci.sys missing or corrupt

 

#3 The amount of system memory has changed.
          Strike the F1 key to continue, F2 to run the setup utility

 

I've tried to follow the instructions to fix #1 and #2 but it won't let me access the Windows XP CD to do the necessary repair.  I get a blue screen with info about the errors.

 

By pressing F2 to run the setup utility, I know that I have 128 MB DRAM.  I was able to use the Diaganostic Program and got the following info:

 

Error Code 2F00:0119 System Memory Failure

         Read 00FD007DH expected 0000000h at address 08104004h
         Suspected memory component located on System Board at label RIMM1

 

Everything else checked out OK.

 

Do I really have all three things wrong or do I need to replace my RIMM1 RDRAM Memory card before I really know what else is wrong?  I'd rather not spend the money on new memory if I don't have to. 

 

I have replaced Memory Modules in other CPU's so I'm confident I can do it -- I just don't want to unless I really have to.  Also -- can I upgrade to more RAM MB or do I need to buy the same 128 MB.  I haven't looked inside my CPU yet to know if I have another available slot (it's not exactly convenient to access at the moment).

 

Any help is appreciated.  Thanks.

  • shesagordie

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    Posted May 1st, 2008 02:00

    ChrisKM

    It would seem the RDRAM module and/or RIMM1 slot is bad.

    The 8250 has 4 RIMMS and RDRAM need to be installed in matching pairs.

    See here

    Read the RDRAM Overview.

    Bev.


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    Message Edited by shesagordie on 04-30-2008 10:55 PM