Need Help Installing Vista, on a Built Computer

[louis4321]

Hi, first and foremostly I will post my system specs:

Motherboard - Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprod … =MB-086-GI

CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.33GHz (1333FSB)
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprod … =CP-158-IN

Power Supply Unit - Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply Unit (CMPSU-620HXUK)
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprod … =CA-004-CS

Disk Drive - Pioneer DVR-112DBK 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - OEM
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprod … =CD-044-PO

Harddrive - Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 NCQ 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprod … =HD-034-HI

RAM - 2GB kit (1GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR2 PC2-6400 memory module
2GB kit (1GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR2 PC2-6400 upgrades for Giga-Byte GA-P35C-DS3R Motherboard, CT682824 from Crucial.com

Graphics Card - XFX GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB DDR3 PCI-Express (PV-T80G-GHF9)


The problem/situation is: I tried to install the version of XP that came with my old PC, that didn't work as it froze while it was supposedly 'connecting to the network' (I believe thats what it said). I therefore bought a copy of Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit and tried to install it. It was running fine, although quite slowly, up until the end of the first stage (product verification maybe, sorry I can't remember what it was called), as soon as it should have started to install it froze, I left it for over 30minutes and still nothing ('Aero Glass' grey, cursor not moving). Now whenever I try and begin the installation process again it freezes around where you choose your language etc. It even froze on the logo screen for my Motherboard (where you choose to go into bios etc).

Other things that may be relevant are: when I dont press 'boot from CD' it goes back into the failed XP installation; I partitioned my hard drive as it said to do so in my Motherboard's manual however the smaller partition is called 'primary' and the other one .... sorry I can't remember exactly what, and the comp now freezes before this point , pretty sure it isn't 'secondary' ); my CPU is running at 60degrees+ during startup then went to 80 once when I was installing Vista (cool room, 2 120mm fans running at 1200rpm, intake-exhaust, cabling neat).

What can I do to fix this problem!?

[Murf]

Sorry no one came by to help do you still have the problem????

[louis4321]

Yeah, but i've called a computer repair guy/builder who should fix the problem for me.

[lazygeneration0]

It almost sounds like the PSU isnt doing its job. Or something is not connected right.

[misterbadnback]

Did you go into the BIOS after you built it and load optimized defaults? If you didn't do it now and save and exit the BIOS and when it boots again go back into the BIOS and set everything back up like the date and time and any other settings. Plus are you sure that you put the thermal paste on the CPU before installing the HSF because the temp sounds a little hot. Make sure that the HSF is installed correctly and that you have the HSF plugged into the right connection on the MB. Then we will have to see about the PSU.

[louis4321]

Turns out it was either the heatsink (bad connection to the mobo on one side i.e. not flat ontop of it) or the wrong screws connecting the motherboard to the computer casing, I think its most likely no1.

[lazygeneration0]

Whats the verdict?

[louis4321]

Yeah it was the heatsink I installed vista and its been running ok for awhile now. However the heatsink is burning hot after use, the rams warm aswell (no where near burning hot though). Should I reapply the TIM on it? (if so is this done in the same way as you would with a processor) it came with some on it, but I know that reapplying the paste on my processor made a big difference to its temp.

[misterbadnback]

Do you have enough cooling in your case? How many case fans do you have and what size are they? Make sure that you have the HSF connected to the right connector on the MB so that it will change RPM according to the heat. Try changing thermal paste and using Arctic Silver 5.

[louis4321]

The cooling in the case isn't bad (the side panels are aways cold), not the best though (its a coolermaster 300 elite).

I have two case fans, both 120mm (intake at the front exhaust at the back).

The board didn't come with a HSF on the Northbridge HS, and i'm pretty certain it is impossible to attach one (mobo named in first post).

Ok, I think your right about the thermal paste as this made a vast difference with my CPU's temp. Do you remove/apply TIM to the HS the same as you would to the CPU?

[misterbadnback]

Just apply the thermal paste (after removing the old from the CPU and HSF) to the CPU. You can put a little on the HSF where it meets the CPU then wipe it off just to fill in any imperfections in the HSF before installing it. I use Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste since it does a better job. If you click on the link below you can download a PDF file on how to install ArcticSilver5 on the CPU that you choose.

http://www.arcticsilver.com/ins_route_step2intelas5.html

[louis4321]

Sorry maybe I wasn't clear, I meant how do you reapply TIM on a Northbridge heatsink and die. I just want to make sure that I can use the same method as when removing thermal grease from the CPU and the HSF of the CPU (99.9% alchohol and cotton buds) and if I should apply it in the same quantity.