help me?

[inahandbasket]

Ok, I'm having issues.
I figure that this is a good place to run to. :o)
(yes, I do tech support too...)

Ok.
Brand new AMD 1ghz, Asus MB.
I had win2k running fine on my old machine. I swap all hardware to the new machine listed above.
Can't install win2k, gets "Physical memory dump" error, Blue screens and freezes.
I've looked everywhere on the net and can't find anything about it. Was hoping that maybe someone in here would have had a similar issue and found workaround. Maybe I need the service packs? It's a 1.0 win2k CD.
I'd go Linux but I love Diablo2 too much. *sigh*
Any ideas, please!

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[suppafly.livejournal.com]

are you sure the hardware is good?

[inahandbasket]

Doh, forgot to post in here.
Got it working after 3 days.
The 256mb stick of PC133RAM that I'd just bought (and was tested good before I installed it) was actually bad.
I yanked it and swapped in an old 128 PC100 that I had laying around.
Install ran fine.
Threw in the 256 on top of the 128 after I had win2k up and running and guess what!
BSOD.
BSOD.
BSOD.

So in my expert opinion, RAM is a pain in the ass.
Luckily it has a lifetime warranty. cha-ching!
Thanks for all the advice folks, appreciate it muchly!

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[suppafly.livejournal.com]

i would have guessed it was the ram since i always have similar problems when the ram is bad.. i learned the hardway that you should always check the ram heh.. i spent hours trying to fix some girls computer that had bad ram before realizing what the problem was..