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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.
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shesagordie
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Posted May 1st, 2008 02:00
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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