Decrease RAM speed?

[Teekz]

Hello, all.

I have here an Acer Aspire T180, and would like to decrease the RAM speed. I think I have some bad RAM, since I keep getting errors in Windows, such as CRC checks, BSODs, etc. This is definitely caused by the RAM.

Memtest86+ and Windows Memory Diagnostic Test both show no errors in the RAM. They used to, but I had a technician clean the faulty RAM stick, and now it brings up no errors.

I believe this is because MemTest86+ is testing it at a slower speed than Windows uses. I would like to decrease the maximum speed at which the RAM is used, to avoid corruption etc.

I can provide any necessary details if asked for them.

I need this done by tonight, realistically, so any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Tom.

 

[pricetech]

Check your BIOS and see if you can change your RAM speed there.

 

[GeneO]

If memtest doesn't fail after an hour or more of running, it could be your processor or MB. You might try swapping out memory cards to try to identify if a particular memory stick is faulty.

Run prime 95 blend test too - that is memory intensive.

 

[Teekz]

I ran Prime95, and that turned up no errors.

I'm putting the errors down to a corrupted Windows installation (probably caused by the previously faulty RAM!). I wiped the hard drive, re-installed Windows, and all seems well so far.

As far as I'm concerned, this can be marked as solved! Thanks for the assistance.