Memtest86 errors in excess - Help!

[slayer202]

I've been having some issues with my computer lately. Just recently installed a new mobo/cpu/ram. i5 2400 with an msi h61m-e33 mobo, 2 x 4gb patriot signature line ram. Did a clean install of windows 7 64bit. I get some beeps during post(posted below, zshare link, scroll to 12 seconds in) which I haven't been able to figure out, and I'm getting an ocassional blue screen, posted after the zshare link. I was playing around with things, and one thing I wanted to do was switch from IDE to AHCI, and apparently a fix is needed for the motherboard. blah blah, you need to flash bios. The utility says to make sure your memory is ok before doing so, and suggests running memtest. I'm glad it did because apparently I have a ton of errors, but no idea what they mean or what to do. I also ran Windows memory diagnostic which found no errors. I'm really clueless on how to proceed and I'm getting frustrated with this new setup Can anyone suggest what I should be doing? Anything else to test? Idk :/ Thanks to anyone that can help!

http://www.zshare.net/audio/88165714fdc1798f/

A couple blue screens I've gotten:

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.48
Locale ID: 1033
Additional information about the problem:
BCCode: 24
BCP1: 00000000001904FB
BCP2: FFFFF8800C847438
BCP3: FFFFF8800C846CA0
BCP4: FFFFF880012C36C5
OS Version: 6_1_7600
Service Pack: 0_0
Product: 256_1
Files that help describe the problem:
C:\Windows\Minidump\032511-21247-01.dmp
C:\Users\Rick\AppData\Local\Temp\WER-30607-0.sysdata.xml
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Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.48
Locale ID: 1033
Additional information about the problem:
BCCode: 116
BCP1: FFFFFA80090C64E0
BCP2: FFFFF88006A0B3BC
BCP3: 0000000000000000
BCP4: 0000000000000002
OS Version: 6_1_7600
Service Pack: 0_0
Product: 256_1

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.48
Locale ID: 1033
Additional information about the problem:
BCCode: d1
BCP1: FFFFF500133EF9F0
BCP2: 0000000000000002
BCP3: 0000000000000000
BCP4: FFFFF88003F11D33
OS Version: 6_1_7600
Service Pack: 0_0
Product: 256_1

 

[n7]

Is your RAM @ rated voltage & timings?

If not, set those properly in the BIOS.

If that doesn't fix things i'd be testing one DIMM @ a time to see if one or both are bad & then getting in touch with Patriot for an RMA.

 

[slayer202]

ya, everything is stock :/ I guess tomorrow I'll try to figure out if it's one of the sticks and then go from there. bleh

 

[slayer202]

Ok, just tested them individually.
This is the memory http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0345812

First stick:

Microcenter lists em as 9-9-9-20 but as seen in screenshot they are being shown as 9-9-9-24. The bios settings are set to auto-detect, not sure what the problem is, if that matters. Plenty of errors in memtest


Switched out the first stick and put in this one, in the other slot

Hmm, no errors! But it's listed as 6-6-6-20? Everything else looks the same except the L2 is off just slightly between the two. Again, I have no idea what that means.

What's the deal?

 

[taltamir]

I get some beeps during post(posted below, zshare link, scroll to 12 seconds in) which I haven't been able to figure out, and I'm getting an ocassional blue screen

The bleeps during POST (power on self test) is because your memory fails the power on self test (it errors).
The occasional blue screen is because your RAM is erroring, causing blue screens, corrupt OS files, etc etc. You WILL need to reinstall your OS once you fix your hardware.

Bottom line is that your system is broken right now. Something is very wrong, it should have no more then 1 memory error every few months/years for acceptable home use. Having 100 errors in 23 minutes is unacceptably bad.

In regards to your later tests.
L2 is a cache (very fast, very small, very expensive RAM) inside your CPU.
9-9-9-20 is whats called "timing", its how many cycles of delay there are between each transmission from the ram. The lower it is, the faster the ram is running. So 6-6-6-20 is faster than 9-9-9-20 which is faster than 9-9-9-24.

The ram is rated for 9-9-9-20. running at 6-6-6-20 is a huge overclock (more difficult, more likely to have errors). Running at 9-9-9-24 is a slight underclock (might cause a defective part to work without errors). I am befuddled by how the second stick just gets automatically overclocked like that yet works with no errors. I am equally befuddled by the first stick failing so spectacularly.

I would return BOTH sticks and buy a matched pair set of RAM. Or at the very least, get the one that is erroring replaced. Once you get new ram, test it with memtest, IF it works, reinstall windows.

 

[slayer202]

I'm confused also. the beeps are there even while I only have the one stick of seemingly working memory in. I didn't buy the 2 as a kit, they were seperate, but they are "identical". I guess I'll contact Patriot and see what they say.

Could it be motherboard related? Maybe I'll try this "working" stick in the other mobo slot?

 

[bryanl]

Does each module have the same brand chips? Patriot tends to use several brands, good (Hynix, SEC/Samsung) and bad (Superman logo, private label).