Windows Xp

[xxxnullifierxxx]

Can windows xp run with 1066mhz ddr2 ram? because my xp doesnt seem to like it. i have dual boot vista/xp. vista works fine while xp crashes due to ram problems. this is the ram http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104008

 

[A True Folder]

The operating system has no bearing on the ram, you need to look at CAS latencies (timings) and voltages, the fact Vista will run and not XP is weird though.

EDIT: You say "XP crashes due to ram problems" how did you arrive at this conclusion?

 

[xxxnullifierxxx]

the blue screens kept saying memory. and 0000000 type numbers

 

[A True Folder]

if you could get the complete stop error code and post it that would make trouble shooting easier, i suspect you're seeing a memory dump message but that is only speculation until I know more. (A picture of the error screen would be best if you can manage it)

Are you still overclocked? Does this happen when you're not overclocked??

 

[Tommy Boy]

Have you tried it with just 1 ram stick in? Then try it with the other stick? Perhaps you have a bad ram stick.

 

[xxxnullifierxxx]

i think thats it.... time to RMA newegg...

 

[Celegorm]

the blue screens kept saying memory. and 0000000 type numbers

All Blue Screens say that. Even those that say "Unmountable Boot Volume" which is clearly a hard drive issue have "possible caused by new hardware software or memory issues" in them.

 

[xxxnullifierxxx]

it says "page fault in non page area" or "less or equal to something"

 

[Celegorm]

it says "page fault in non page area" or "less or equal to something"

is it "IRQ_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL"? Usually that's driver related. The page fault can be anything from a weird file system (chkdsk /r can fix that), to bad hard drive or RAM.