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memtest86+ failure - what's the cause?

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buildingacomputer

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System: MSI 6150 mobo with onboard video & audio, AMD X2 3800+ socket 939 CPU, 2x512mb DDR, 320W Antec power supply, PCI wireless card, ubuntu 9.10. No overclocking.

Recently, this 4 year old machine started freezing that got progressively worse. Someone suggested bad memory. Ran memtest86+. It failed every run. I mean every line is red. Tested one ram at a time. Same results. Different ram slots. same results.

Does this sound like a RAM problem? Or power supply? Or mobo?
 
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I just ran into the same thing, got memtest errors, got new ram, it's fixed.

It COULD be your mobo or psu, but I'd start with the RAM unless you've got spares you can swap around... i.e. can you memtest that RAM in another machine/use another machine's PSU in that machine, etc?
 
RAM does go bad. Before spending some $$$, try to increase the voltage to the DIMMs, and or increase the timings. Or you can RMA the RAM, assuming it has a lifetime warranty?
 
Just to be sure, check for Legacy (DOS) USB support in BIOS and set to disable (if present), then run Memtest+ again.
 
Thanks for the replies. I have no other machine to test my DDR1 or another DDR1 to test my computer. I will check Legacy USB and life time warranty. Thanks.
 
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