windows 7 freezing at start-up (sometimes...)

[gearwhine]

I just built my first PC. I ran Ubuntu 8.10 on it for a while, then switched to windows 7 beta. Everything worked great for almost 2 weeks. The last change I made was installing a D-link wireless PCI adapter. That has worked flawlessly for over a week.

2 days ago, I booted up and it froze at the pulsating windows startup symbol. I tried startup repair...nothing. I then did a system restore...went through but then froze up a few minutes later. I then wiped everything and did another clean install. The same problems continue to occur, even after removing the wireless card (assuming that could be a problem). It is sporadic though...some boots make it much further before the freeze occurs, but it always happens. I have done the memory diagnostics, and every other test that I can find, and there are no problems reported.

What else can I check up on? Could this be a windows 7 problem? Maybe I should try installing Ubuntu again to maybe pin-point it to being a hardware or an OS problem? Any recomendations would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you. -nick

[chuck4456]

Originally Posted by gearwhine I just built my first PC. I ran Ubuntu 8.10 on it for a while, then switched to windows 7 beta. Everything worked great for almost 2 weeks. The last change I made was installing a D-link wireless PCI adapter. That has worked flawlessly for over a week. 2 days ago, I booted up and it froze at the pulsating windows startup symbol. I tried startup repair...nothing. I then did a system restore...went through but then froze up a few minutes later. I then wiped everything and did another clean install. The same problems continue to occur, even after removing the wireless card (assuming that could be a problem). It is sporadic though...some boots make it much further before the freeze occurs, but it always happens. I have done the memory diagnostics, and every other test that I can find, and there are no problems reported. What else can I check up on? Could this be a windows 7 problem? Maybe I should try installing Ubuntu again to maybe pin-point it to being a hardware or an OS problem? Any recomendations would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. -nick

Good morning.
List all of your hardware specs in detail.
Have you set your memory modules to their specified timings and voltage?

[gearwhine]

Originally Posted by chuck4456 Have you set your memory modules to their specified timings and voltage?

Haha...uhhhhh. That would mean a No....I have never even heard of that. I'll search on that subject.

MB: Asus P5Q Pro (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131299)
CPU: Intel E8400 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115037)
Mem: 4 GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 (http://www.corsair.com/_datasheets/T...096-6400C5.pdf) - All memory is showing up and being read
Video: Sapphire ATi HD 4830 512 mb (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102803)
Wireless card: D-Link DWL-G520 Rev. B (discontinued model, but still supported with vista drivers - http://support.dlink.com/products/re...uctId=DWL-G520))
Drive: WD Caviar Black 640 GB (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136319)
CD/DVD: Samsung DVD writier (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827151173)
PSU: Enermax Infiniti 650W (http://microcenter.com/single_produc...uct_id=0255633)
Case Antec P182 (http://microcenter.com/single_produc...uct_id=0257446)

Thank you...I hope you can shed some light on this!