Solved Errors in memtest86 ? And lots of it

[Arizon]

Hey! I started getting these BSOD's for about 3 weeks ago.... So i tried changing my harddrive.. Didnt help... So, i tried running memtest.. Well, here i got over 1 MILLION errors.. Yes, you heard me right. So, does this mean my ram is the cause for my BSOD's? Please help!

Thanks in advance!

 

[richc46]

Probably
But the next step is to determine if its the ram stick or the slots. Take a stick that you know is good and test each slot for 8 passes.
http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/topic/246994-guide-to-using-memtest86/
Memory is a very common cause of BSODs, but you may have other problems, too.

 

[Arizon]

I forgot to mention, the test never ends.. It keeps on running for ever. I had it running constantly for 2 days continously, never ended. My computer is under 1 year old. Does this tell u anything more?

 

[richc46]

Yes it does. A year old its under warranty. Dont touch or change anything, you will void the warranty. Call your vendor and get a replacment.

 

[Arizon]

My computer is home buildt, so i have to know what part is something wrong with before i can send it to the manifacturer ;p

 

[richc46]

There can be other things wrong, too, but you DO have a memory problem. Follow the link that I gave you to determine if its the MB or the sticks. If sticks its just a small inconvenince if MB (slots) its a serious problem. Its up to you to end the test, it will run until you stop it. Normal test is 8 passes.

 

[Arizon]

Well, im thinking, i have 2 ram sticks, one of those probably works, so ill remove one, if it doesnt work, ill try removing the other and putting the one already removed in again. One of those should probably work? Should i try this?

 

[richc46]

Yes that is good. If you find one that is definately good, use it to test the slots for 8 passes each. You are doing good, just take your time and read the article from my link.

 

[Arizon]

Ill do so, and keep u updated

 

[richc46]

Just take your time. Memory problems are a pain, but easy to resolve.
Good Luck

 

[sygnus21]

It would help to know what kind of memory you have (as well as system specs). If you're running performance memory for example, memtest will error if the memory is running below specs.

Example - Say you have Corsair's Dominator modules which runs at 1600MHz at 1.65 volts, well most (almost all) motherboards will only set the memory at a base setting of 1066MHz @1.5 volts - well if you memtest those modules at that setting memtest is going to error!

Not saying you don't have problems with the memory but to rule that issue out, we need to know what kind of memory you're using, along with your system specs.

My two cents.

 

[Arizon]

I'm just running some Kingston CL9 2x2gb ram. Not sure about MHz though.. And my motherboard is an Asus M4A85 TD-EVO everything have been working perfectly til about 3 weeks ago... Very weird, i just suddenly started getting these random BSOD's .

Anyhow, i removed 1 ram stick and i'm installing windows again now(cuz i wiped my harddrive, in hope of it could fix the bsod) everything is going as normal for now, will keep u updated

 

[richc46]

If you get more BSODs just post this and we will tell you the cause.
http://www.sevenforums.com/crashes-debugging/96879-blue-screen-death-bsod-posting-instructions.html

 

[Arizon]

Success! It worked guys! Now i just have to order a similar one from the interwebz Thanks for all of your help!

 

[Arizon]

Btw, the cause was a non working ram stick

 

[richc46]

Glad that we could help. If you ever get a BSOD follow advice in my last post
Good luck

 

[sygnus21]

Glad to hear you got it figured out.

Good luck.

BTW.....

I'm just running some Kingston CL9 2x2gb ram. Not sure about MHz though..

you might want to know what it is. You can use CPU-Z to find this info......

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The last colum is the max speed of the RAM.