Occasional BSOD

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  1. Posts : 34
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #11



    I just shut it off after a few hours. I am going to try to run Memtest on each one of sticks tonight. Hopefully I can find the bad memory and get it replaced.
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  2. Posts : 10,200
    MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
       #12

    wangster said:
    Holy Sh**! 3 minutes into MemTest+ and 672 errors... Bad memory? Would you recommend that I use 1 stick to check each slot and them run the test again and again for each of my 4 memory sticks in each slot? Are there any tools to check if it's the motherboard or the memory?
    Valid approach.
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  3. Posts : 34
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #13

    Well, it turns out I have one bad memory.

    RAM #1 in slot 1 = No Errors
    RAM #2 in slot 1 = Over 1,000 Errors
    RAM #3 in slot 1 = No Errors
    RAM #4 in slot 1 = No Errors

    Put RAM #2 & #3 in its original packaging...

    RAM #1 & RAM #4 in slots 1&2 = No Errors
    RAM #1 & RAM #4 in slots 3&4 = No Errors

    So I think it's safe to say that it was the RAM. Filing an RMA now.

    Thank you guys for helping figure it out.

    By the way, is the debugger tool something I can easily get? I don't think I can understand in full what it tells me but Google's one of my best friends. :)

    Also, thank you for pointing out Memtest. I didn't know about it but looks like I'll be running it every time I get new RAM.
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  4. Posts : 13,354
    Windows 7 Professional x64
       #14

    That was some good diagnostic work, wangster. :) Well done.

    Yes, the Windows Debugging Tools are freely available to anyone who wants to download them. See here: https://www.sevenforums.com/crash-loc...ing-tools.html

    If you need any help, I can give you some basic tips to get you stated. Feel free to PM me, or IM me at one of these addresses:

    jonathanking09 at live dot com.

    jonathanking09 at yahoo dot com

    jonathanking09 at aol dot com (AIM)

    And if you use Google Talk, my address is natalyabennettathotmaildotcom at gmail dot com (don't ask )
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  5. Posts : 10,200
    MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
       #15

    wangster,
    Nice work. Glad to hear that you located the problem and that we could be of assistance.
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  6. Posts : 34
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #16

    Jonathan_King said:
    That was some good diagnostic work, wangster. :) Well done.

    Yes, the Windows Debugging Tools are freely available to anyone who wants to download them. See here: https://www.sevenforums.com/crash-loc...ing-tools.html

    If you need any help, I can give you some basic tips to get you stated. Feel free to PM me, or IM me at one of these addresses:

    jonathanking09 at live dot com.

    jonathanking09 at yahoo dot com

    jonathanking09 at aol dot com (AIM)

    And if you use Google Talk, my address is natalyabennettathotmaildotcom at gmail dot com (don't ask )
    I went to the link you provided for the debugger, saw all that code in blue and just closed the browser window. Intimidating...

    karlsnooks said:
    wangster,
    Nice work. Glad to hear that you located the problem and that we could be of assistance.
    Thank you.
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  7. Posts : 34
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #17

    Well, this thread was my first post in this forum. Came to this place after doing my first Win7 install. Thanks to you guys, I RMA'd the bad ram, received the replacement last week and haven't had a blue screen error yet. Thank you again.
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  8. Posts : 13,354
    Windows 7 Professional x64
       #18

    I'm glad to hear it. :)

    Thanks for reporting back, and let us know if you need anything else.
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