Re: Toshiba SP6000 boot problems
Crucial's site is a good place to look. I checked but don't know what an
SP6000 is.
http://www.crucial.com/index.asp
Terry
"Graham Butcher" <graham.butcher@dsl.pipex.com> wrote in message
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> Terry,
>
> You were right, one of the modules was bad and so I now have a hunt to
> locate another that is compatible as not all Sodimm modules are suitable
> for Toshiba machines.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Graham.
>
> "tc" <terrycassidy@msn.com> wrote in message
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>> Generally these types of errors are caused by faulty ram chips or bad
>> connections in the ram slots. Take the ram modules out and clean the
>> connections. Make sure they are firmly seated. If there is more than one
>> ram module, try each one separately. It might be a module or a slot that
>> is causing the problems.
>> Terry
>>
>> "Graham Butcher" <graham.butcher@dsl.pipex.com> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> I have just aquired a SP6000 which had a faulty screen at first. After
>>> re-installing Windows XP Pro it worked fine all day but after switching
>>> off for the night it developed a fault.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Now when switching on it gives the following report, "File ntkrnlmp.exe
>>> could not be loaded, the error code is 7 (sometimes the code is 14 or
>>> 4). Setup cannot continue. Press any key to exit.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sometimes on trying to boot I get a message that reads, Windows cannot
>>> start because the following file is missing or corrupt,
>>> "System32\Drivers\PCI.SYS . You can attempt to repair this file by
>>> starting window set-up using the original setup CD-ROM.
>>>
>>> Select 'r' at the first screen to start repair.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Using the windows XP disc and slecting boot from CD, the system starts
>>> to run and then fails with the following message, Windows could not
>>> start because of an error in the software. Please report this problem as
>>> "load needed DLLs for Kernal" Please contact your support person to
>>> report this problem.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On other occasions it will boot up perfectly and on others I get a
>>> report about some media failed test, check cable, and it will then go
>>> onto boot OK.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Any help in pin pointing the problem would be greatly appreaciated.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks, Graham
>>>
>>>
>>>
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