How To Know If Your Computer Memory Is Failing During Installation Of Windows Operating System

If you are always installing windows operating system you might already encountered this problem. If your computer is a newly assembled you seldom encountered this kind of error. This only occur if you are installing windows on an old computer. In most cases this error appears when windows setup is copying files from DVD installer or from USB Installer. It usually ask you to find the location of your installation files. You might be confused that this error was from a defective harddisk. But if you are sure that your harddisk do not have bad sector then suspect your memory to be the source of the problem. And also these error sometimes related to bad Windows Installer. So try to acquire a known good DVD or USB installer from a good source.

Before you continue, please read the site policy.
If you have already read this policy, continue reading this post.


Step 1.

Problem or error sign

Windows is asking for the location of your windows installer files during its file copying process.



Step 2.

Steps to do to identify this problem.

Check if your DVD or USB Installer is working properly or it is from a known good source.

Check if your Harddisk do not have any bad sector. If your harddisk is brand new, then the problem is most likely not associated in your harddisk.

Goto next step.




Step 3.

How to resolve this memory issue.

Clean the memory pins with eraser. (If Still not working try different memory module).





Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Most Common Problems on Automatic Voltage Regulator

Image
Hi there, today my post is about automatic voltage regulator. What goes into your mind when you hear the term automatic voltage regulator? Yes, its automatically regulate voltage, right? So how this automatic voltage regulator affects our computer? Actually this device does not affect computers directly. This device does not speed up our computer but it protects our computer parts from easily burned during voltage fluctuation. Also it provides step down power for devices from Japan or the US. If we live in Asia and plug this devices, this action could be a disaster to this devices. In Japan and US voltages are in 110volts to 120volts only while in Asia most devices runs in 220volts. So, this AVR is not only for voltage fluctuation but also as step down power. So, what are the most common problems of automatic voltage regulator? I have here the list of problems that we might encounter if we have a defective automatic voltage regulator. 1. Defective Plug Defective plu...
Read more

How to identify sound card driver for your audio chip in your motherboard?

Image
Identifying audio chip sometimes is really difficult if we do not have the knowledge where to look for such information. Somehow, others find it easy to install or identify sound card driver for their computer. So, How are we going to identify our audio chip for us to download or install driver for our sound card.  There are ways to identify sound card or audio chip on our motherboard. The method below is for desktop computers. Method 1.  Identify the motherboard first.  From motherboard box. By identifying the motherboard, we can also easily identify its audio chip or sound card. So, how are we going to identify our motherboard? A new motherboard has already the brand and model number on its box and it also comes with CD/DVD software installer for its driver.  From motherboard labels (old desktop computers). For old desktop computers usually we open the chassis or casing then we look for the motherboard label or brand. The motherboard ...
Read more

TechJournal Episode 5 - No bootable device - insert boot disk and press any key.

Image
In this TechJournal Episode, I am going to share with you a video about "How to repair a laptop with no bootable device - insert boot disk and press any key". This problem is related to HDD (Hard Disk Drive) where the operating system is not working properly or the HDD itself is defective. If the HDD is defective, with bad sector or damage in file allocation table (FAT) the data on it will not work correctly. In this video I will describe what I did to come up with a resolution to solve this problem. See the video below: TechJournal EP 5 Summary: 1. Plugging of Laptop. 2. Testing the Unit - Identifying the Problem. 3. Entering BIOS - checking if system detects the HDD. 4. Reformatting of old 500GB HDD & Installing of Windows 10 - fail. 5. Entering BIOS - changing SATA mode to IDE from AHCI. 6. Reformatting of old 500GB HDD & Installation of Windows 10 - success. 7. Windows Installation did not work out. I had to replace the HDD. 8. Tested a known go...
Read more