[SOLVED] Kernel Panic - caps lock and scroll lock flashing

So I just spent a whole bunch of $$$ on a new desktop, and a couple of hours putting it all together, now I can't get anything except kernel panics when booting the Arch install CD
Hardware:
Core 2 Quad Q8400
Gigabyte EP43-UD3L
8gb RAM
2 x Seagate SATA 160gb
2 x Seagate SATA 1tb
So far I've tried:
- Arch ISO 2008.06 and 2009.02
- Fail Safe Defaults in the BIOS
- 'noapic' boot option
- HPET in 32 and 64 bit mode
The strange thing is that the panic comes at various stages - sometimes before the init scripts start, sometimes after, and also during boot it complains about errors with fd0 - except there is no floppy drive.
Any ideas folks?
Last edited by fukawi2 (2009-10-20 10:24:54)

Urgh, appears to be bad RAM... Running memtest and switching sticks in and out only shows errors with one particular RAM stick installed. I'll leave this stick out and try installing Arch again once the current memtest pass is finished.
I'd have expected better from Patriot!
Last edited by fukawi2 (2009-10-20 04:50:34)

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