Memtest errors

[Brother Ali]

I bought some new ram and notice the system was unstable coming out of sleep. Well I tested my ram and got errors so I took out one of the rams and then tested and no errors. So I went to test the other stick expecting errors and nothing, no errors. I am running default and dont see why with two sticks i get errors and running separately everything works.

I have two of these (another in a different computer thats running perfectly).

http://www.mwave.com/mwave/skusearch...GB%20(2GB%20x1)

 

[FishAk]

You probably just need to bump up the juice a bit to run 2 sticks. You have enough for one , but can't push two.

Either that, or you have a problem with the second socket, which you might not be able to test by itself. Check your MB docs about that.

 

[Brother Ali]

You probably just need to bump up the juice a bit to run 2 sticks. You have enough for one , but can't push two.

Either that, or you have a problem with the second socket, which you might not be able to test by itself. Check your MB docs about that.

I tested slot 2 by itself (with the ram that tested good in slot 1) and received errors. Does this just mean my motherboard is defective?

 

[FishAk]

I tested slot 2 by itself (with the ram that tested good in slot 1) and received errors. Does this just mean my motherboard is defective?

Probably, but not certainly. It is possible that it's a problem with the processor also.

Without another processor, or board to test the CPU, you likely will just have to go with the MB.

Inspect the pins in the suspect DMM slot. You might see a bent one.

 

[Lemon law]

Not only is bumping up ram voltages sometimes the cure, you can also change the timings. But if you don't fix the ram errors and soon, you will likley find yourself with a trashed OS.

The other thing to note is that some brands of ram just does not run in certain motherboards. Its why most mobo makers have recommended types of ram and often you have to go on line to access most of the documentation needed to start troubleshooting.

Thankfully memtest86 does not access the HDD, so you can play with bios setting risk free.