Multiple BSODs on boot, Faulty RAM?

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    Multiple BSODs on boot, Faulty RAM?


    I have recently built a new computer and it has been working fine for a couple days until one day while trying to boot up i got a bsod. upon further investigation i found that i could not boot into safe mode, or from my windows disk, they all resulted in a bsod. I have also been getting 3 different types of bsod "bad pool header" "Irql not less or equal" and "page fault in nonpaged area." all these seem to point to faulty RAM, but i just want a second opinion before i try and return it.
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    https://www.sevenforums.com/crashes-d...tructions.html

    Could you please upload all the helpful files using the above tutorial.

    May not reply until tomorrow morning due to different time zones

    RAM - Test with Memtest86+

    MemTest86+ will help test the RAM modules and the DIMM slots on the motherboard; test each individual stick of RAM (run for 7 passes), if an error(s) are found then retest the same module in a different DIMM slot, if errors are found in every slot then you have a bad RAM module, however if no errors are found with the RAM module in a different motherboard slot, then you have a bad motherboard DIMM slot.
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    Please tell me how i could run memtest or retrieve a dump file if i cant boot into windows?
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    Sorry didn't notice that in your post

    Follow each step in this tutorial:

    Troubleshooting Windows 7 Failure to Boot
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    I dont see how those would help since it doesnt seem to be a virus (correct me if im wrong) and i cant boot into system recovery either, cant boot into anything i think. Also, is it possible for a DIMM slot to stop working after being fine for 2 days?
    Last edited by thecake124; 08 Nov 2012 at 17:28.
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    bump?
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    Status update: I was able to burn memtest to a disk, both disks failed in all slots, so Is it just my luck that both sticks happened to fail? Or is there something else I should be worrying about?
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    Did you test each RAM stick individually? If so, you probably do have faulty RAM, how old is the system?
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    x BlueRobot said:
    Did you test each RAM stick individually? If so, you probably do have faulty RAM, how old is the system?
    He said he just built it, I am going to change the question a bit, how old is the RAM that you used, and was it new or old, and what brand is it?
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    The ram I used I bought with all the other components, so a couple days. And it was corsair vengeance.
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