Bite. Me.

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, I JUST GOT THE BSOD TWICE. IT DOESN'T WANNA DOWNGRADE.

how many memory sticks do you have?

If two. take one out and test,

or your OS is fried

Did you delete the driver in "system", "hardware" "device manager"?

yeah man, i do it alot for sound stuff on my desktop. and it goes back to default, but this is not the case here, this thing is EVIL, when it goes back to default, it goes BSOD on me when i try to install the older version, but won't go BSOD when i install the new version.

oh and ryan, yes, i have two 512 sticks. i will try one

have you tried it in Safe Mode?

GOOD IDEA.

Ok, memory tests concluded. Memory is fine. Still going slow as heck.

[ DIMM1: PDP Systems (512 MB PC2700 DDR SDRAM) ]

Memory Module Properties:
Module Name PDP Systems
Serial Number None
Module Size 512 MB (2 ranks, 4 banks)
Module Type Unbuffered
Memory Type DDR SDRAM
Memory Speed PC2700 (166 MHz)
Module Width 64 bit
Module Voltage SSTL 2.5
Error Detection Method None
Refresh Rate Reduced (7.8 us), Self-Refresh

Memory Timings:
@ 166 MHz 2.0-2-2-5 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS)

Memory Module Features:
Early RAS# Precharge Not Supported
Auto-Precharge Not Supported
Precharge All Not Supported
Write1/Read Burst Not Supported
Buffered Address/Control Inputs Not Supported
Registered Address/Control Inputs Not Supported
On-Card PLL (Clock) Not Supported
Buffered DQMB Inputs Not Supported
Registered DQMB Inputs Not Supported
Differential Clock Input Supported
Redundant Row Address Not Supported

[ DIMM2: PDP Systems (512 MB PC2700 DDR SDRAM) ]

Memory Module Properties:
Module Name PDP Systems
Serial Number None
Module Size 512 MB (2 ranks, 4 banks)
Module Type Unbuffered
Memory Type DDR SDRAM
Memory Speed PC2700 (166 MHz)
Module Width 64 bit
Module Voltage SSTL 2.5
Error Detection Method None
Refresh Rate Reduced (7.8 us), Self-Refresh

Memory Timings:
@ 166 MHz 2.0-2-2-5 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS)

Memory Module Features:
Early RAS# Precharge Not Supported
Auto-Precharge Not Supported
Precharge All Not Supported
Write1/Read Burst Not Supported
Buffered Address/Control Inputs Not Supported
Registered Address/Control Inputs Not Supported
On-Card PLL (Clock) Not Supported
Buffered DQMB Inputs Not Supported
Registered DQMB Inputs Not Supported
Differential Clock Input Supported
Redundant Row Address Not Supported

Matching Low Latency Patriot Modules

Tests are as follows.

Startup time: Post - Windows Login Prompt

Original 512mb module: 1 minute, 50 seconds

Patriot Module #1: 1 minute 35 seconds

Patriot Module #2: 1 minute 42 seconds

Patriot Modules #1 & #2: 1 minute 38 seconds.

Normal startup used to be about 42 seconds flat. I have found it to be the video driver, still working on it to get back to normal.