Solved Constant lockups

[MvdB]

We need to do one thing at a time, if not you'll never know what the problem really was....
Please first do the 7 passes of memtest...post back results and we'll see from there..

 

[whiplash]

Memtest86 ran 7 passes and found 0 errors. the ram is good, but for some reason it just doesn't like to work in my PC. i currently have my back up ram in temporarily.

 

[MvdB]

Sorry, want to be sure I understand correctly. These memtest86 runs have been with your backup memory? And went fine? So are you sure your system bsods with this mem in?

 

[whiplash]

Sorry for the confusing post lol. memtest86 tested my 8GBs of patriot ram, which locks up my PC. after the test i put in my back up ram just so i could do some things.

 

[MvdB]

And your system does not bsod with that old ram....?

 

[whiplash]

No it does not. the old ram works great, its just slow lol.

just want to clarify something, not to correct you or anything. my PC doesn't BSOD. it just completely locks up. the mouse doesn't move, keys do nothing. it just stays there 100% froze. i have to hard reboot it to fix it.

 

[MvdB]

Do you have a smartcardreader?

 

[whiplash]

sorry for the delay, storm keeps knocking out my internet.

no smartcardreader

 

[MvdB]

Ok, found what troubles your mobo / new ram combination. See this asus vip thread...
ASUSTeK Computer Inc.-Forum- PN5-D and Max Memory Speeds???????? Help

 

[whiplash]

Thanks. but what do i need to do? do i need to up the volts and change the timings from auto to the numeric value? this is getting a little beyond my knowledge so bare with me if i get confused about something lol.

 

[MvdB]

Yep, read the thread carefully and see second to last post. 7,7,7,20 and the rest auto. If you're unsure or dont want to risk it. Best thing is to take in a shop and do it with them...know you might not want to hear that but it is very difficult to give you warranty kind of help from this distance....

 

[whiplash]

My Patriot ram has specs like this:

DDR2 800MHz
5-5-5-12
1.9v

each stick is 2GB and i have four of them.

i understand that its hard to provide help from a distance but this is new turf for me. i dont know if some settings can break the ram or other parts. what would you recommend to change to get the ram working.

 

[whiplash]

I just set my timings from 5-5-5-12, to 5-5-5-15. I was borrowing my brother ram a while ago and it had those timings. His ram didn't cause problems so I figure I will see if the same timings will work for me. I didn't change and voltage. I'm running prime95 to see if my PC still locks up.

 

[whiplash]

I locked with the new timings. I increased increased te voltage from 1.9 to 1.99. Timings are still 5-5-5-15

 

[whiplash]

Those last setting failed to fix the problem. I'm trying 7-7-7-20 now. The voltage is 1.99.

 

[whiplash]

7-7-7-20 with voltage of 1.99 was also unsuccessful.

I have an idea. Tomorrow I will set the timings and voltage to match my backup ram and see if that works. Although the back up ram is single channel and my patriot ram is duel. I don't know if that makes a difference with how I should set the timings but I give it a try.

 

[whiplash]

5-5-5-31 is the timing of my back up ram, when I set my patriot ram to those timi g it seams to be stable. However, it was very much slower lol. I took a look at my brother's ram spec and it turns out I was wrong about his timings. His are 5-5-5-18 @ 2.1v. If my timing on my patriot is default set to 5-5-5-12 @ 1.9v, wouldnt it make sense to up the voltage to 2.1 or more? I'm gonna set my ram timings to 5-5-5-18 @2.1v and see what happens.

I talked to ASUS and they said that the ram IS compatible with my mobi. I also talked to my computer repair guy and he said that it might be that the ram is getting to hot. A new case might be a good idea.

 

[whiplash]

I'm back to 5-5-5-12 and I think I found a voltage that is stable, 2.110. I haven't locked up. I'm gonna let memtest86 run all night to check the ram after I messed with the voltages. It appears that the ram just needed some more juice lol. I'll post tomorrow.

 

[MvdB]

Wow, quite a road to follow. I'm happy it seems you're getting there

 

[whiplash]

Memtest86 found no errors. i think i finally fixed the problem. later on today ill mark this thread as solved, i want to run more tests just to be sure.