Bad ram

[mect]

In a new build, it ran fine for a few days, then this morning had the blue screen of death. Now, the system will no longer boot (reaches the windows startup screen then restarts). I ran memtest86 and the memory failed every test, so it definitely appears that's where the problem lies. I just wanted to check if there's a chance that the problem lies with the motherboard memory channels or anything else, or if it is definitely a ram problem. I guess my question is if there are any other things that can cause memtest to fail other than bad ram. Thanks.

 

[thirtythree]

Have you tried testing RAM you know is good with memtest? Or, if you have more than one stick, have you tried testing them individually?

 

[mect]

Unfortunately, it is just a single stick. This is a lab computer, so I've checked around a little, and if there's a possibility that it is something other than the ram I'll try a little harder to find a known good stick to test. It is interesting, if I let the computer sit off for a little bit, I can get it to boot into windows and it appears to work fine, but memtest still fails each time. I'll see if I can find another stick to test then. Thanks.

 

[bendixG15]

Could be a bad memory slot, which is a bad mobo, happened to me.

If possible test the ram in a diferent slot.
Mobo may require that a single stick of Ram be placed in a certain slot for the mobo to boot.

 

[mect]

Yeah, I checked both slots, and the same in each. I guess in case it helps, further specs are biostar P4M890-M7 PCI-E E6300 (stock speed), 1gb 533 corsair value ram, thermaltake tr2-430W psu.

 

[snowdogg187]

yep, another slot or stick and run memtest again is your best bet.