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Hello there!

Right, I have built a computer with all the components brand new, the specs are:

p4 2.60ghz, 800mhzFSB, HT technology
1gb Twinmos dual-channel pc3200 400mhz RAM
ATI radeon9200 256mb ddr ram
Western Digital 'raptor' SATA (serial ATA) HDD
PcChips mobo m952 series (and does support the above specs)

I have loaded in XP Pro and done all the updates, However I am getting the 'blue warning screen of death' at random times, sometimes the pc will hold out for hours, other times it'll take 5 mins, also i get a lot of error reports, The help i need is:-

I have been advised to update my bios (I have v1.3A and want to update to 1.3B), I went to the pcchips website and downloaded the flash utility and the bios...flash utility is called 'AMINF339.exe', the bios is called '040226s.ROM'. I typed them both in DOS but all i get is 'bad command or file name' ... any ideas???

congrats if u got to the end of readign this

Did you read the forum rules ?

4. Read the relevant sections of the FAQ before posting. They're listed under the Forum names. Also read the Collected Wisdom forum.

There are links to 2 step-by-step guides in the Collected Wisdom.

I did read the collected wisdom forum....however it was unable to help me

I'd start by taking the RAM out of dual-channel mode, and running diagnostics on each stick singly.

Then I'd take a close look at the quality of your power supply.

The PSU is a Q-Tec 400watt dual fan --- not sure how i'd test the quality,

and im not sure how to take ram off dual-channel mode, also could u recommend any diagnostic progs forr that ??

cheers for the replys so far

Ok, start by checking your manual to see how to configure the board to run with just ONE stick of memory. Then run a diagnostic like GoldMem on each stick separately.

Get Motherboard Monitor to see what kind of voltages your PSU is giving you. From what I can determine, Q-Tec is a lower end brand, so if the memory test doesn't help, you might consider replacing it.