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Maybe I'm mis-understanding your posts.
Post #18: Stick 1 - Slot 2 - dram increased from 1.5V to 1.64V. Memory clock increased to 1600. Timings increased to 9-9-9-24 - 3 errors before 1 pass was completeBoth sticks pass in slot one, your getting failures when you have sticks in slot two, as in the last test above.Post #28: Stick 1 - Slot 1 - all settings on AUTO (1333 and 9-9-9-24) - 7, passes No Errors
Stick 1 - Slot 2 - all settings on AUTO (1333 and 9-9-9-24) - 4 passes, No Errors
Stick 1 - Slot 2 - dram increased from 1.5V to 1.64V. Memory clock increased to 1600. Timings left on AUTO (11-11-11-29) - 5 passes, No Errors
Stick 1 - Slot 2 - dram increased from 1.5V to 1.64V. Memory clock increased to 1600. Timings increased to 9-9-9-24 - 3 errors before 1 pass was complete
Stick 2 - Slot 1 - all settings on AUTO (1333 and 9-9-9-24) - 8 passes No Errors
Stick 2 - Slot 1 - dram increased from 1.5V to 1.64V. Memory clock increased to 1600. Timings left on AUTO (11-11-11-29) - 6 passes, No Errors
Now here's the confusing part
Stick 1/2 - Slot 1/2 - all settings on AUTO and unganged - pass 5, 11 errors
Stick 1/2 - Slot 1/2 - all settings on AUTO and ganged - pass 3, 3 errors
Stick 1/2 - Slot 1/3 - all settings on AUTO and unganged - pass 9, no errors
It is possible that voltage adjustments can stop the errors.
It's also the nature of electronics that any stick can fail in slot one on a subsequent test, this all will help figure out if its the slot or the RAM.
Have you had any memtest pass with a stick in slot 2?
Yes,You've had you had multiple failures in slot 2, so the slot can't be rules out.Stick 1 - Slot 2 - all settings on AUTO (1333 and 9-9-9-24) - 4 passes, No Errors
The two sticks test points to a possibiliy of a slot problem, this can also be caused by low voltage to the memory controller, the CPU NB.
Troubleshooting RAM is not fun by any stretch of the imagination, be methodical and keep track of the results.
I've had issues just like yours solved with a voltage bump, usually the NB, but also solved by RMA'ing the RAM and/or mobo. Occationally the memory controller is bad, in your case that would mean the CPU.
A known good stick in a possibly questionable slot with a CPU-NB voltage bump, will give an indication of where to problem lies.
You can RMA the mobo, RAM and CPU, they can test them, if these were bought at the same place.
Last edited by Dave76; 24 Jan 2011 at 04:30.