Memtest86 reports 30000+ errors so far...safe to say I should RMA my RAM?

[Perplx]

Try testing the ram in different computer, might be the mobo. Also is the northbridge very hot?

 

[OverVolt]

Originally posted by: Nebor
Try loosening the timings and setting 2.8v VDIMM.

yea... he should try to fry his ram before he RMA's, smart thinking nebor.

Try testing the ram in different computer, might be the mobo. Also is the northbridge very hot?

i know my NB is burning hot while runing folding @ home, i'll bet it's around 50-60C, burns to the touch after shutting down.

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: OverVolt

Originally posted by: Nebor
Try loosening the timings and setting 2.8v VDIMM.

yea... he should try to fry his ram before he RMA's, smart thinking nebor.
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Broken is broken. He may as well TRY to get it to work. And the day you fry ram @ 2.8v is the day I'll buy you new ram.

 

[Is]

Actually, my northbridge runs fairly cool, mid 30s I'd say. Also, when rotating RAM modules, if I let one heat up for a long time, it will produce more errors. Of course, that in itself doesn't mean anything, that could be because the northbridge is heating up. However, this lets the other module cool down more, and if I pop that in right away (while the northbridge is still heated up), it will produce fewer errors than it would if it were warmed up. I'm hopefully going to test the RAM tonight, if I can get ahold of the person whose system I want to test the RAM on. He's got an older AthlonXP, Like a TB-A, but I already checked and it doesn't matter if the RAM is running at 266Mhz or 466Mhz, the errors still occur just the same.

 

[ZL1]

Originally posted by: Is
Actually, my northbridge runs fairly cool, mid 30s I'd say. Also, when rotating RAM modules, if I let one heat up for a long time, it will produce more errors. Of course, that in itself doesn't mean anything, that could be because the northbridge is heating up. However, this lets the other module cool down more, and if I pop that in right away (while the northbridge is still heated up), it will produce fewer errors than it would if it were warmed up. I'm hopefully going to test the RAM tonight, if I can get ahold of the person whose system I want to test the RAM on. He's got an older AthlonXP, Like a TB-A, but I already checked and it doesn't matter if the RAM is running at 266Mhz or 466Mhz, the errors still occur just the same.

note on the speed, it might matter, Im not sure how ddr goes
but with pc100 and pc133 it matters, some pc133 sticks will not produce errors at 133mhz and work at pc100 because they are relaxed


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[Is]

Well, on my mobo I was able to produce errors at 266, albeit slightly fewer than at 400. It's no big deal, I'm running out to best buy as soon as they open, they've got a pretty liberal return policy so I'll just use some of their RAM for testing purposes.

 

[Is]

Rock! Using some kingston valueRAM from best buy, memtest86 runs just fine, 3 passes so far and no errors. I'm going to run it all day just to make sure, but I think this will work just fine. Thanks for the help, everybody.

On a side note, for once I'm actually pleased with best buy. Even if it is only because I'm exploiting their return policy. Now if only they could figure out a way to make me happy that they would actually profit from, they'd have something.

 

[Hoffcorp]

Can you run memtest86 from a CD isntead of a floppy. I don't have floppy drives installed here at the office.

 

[BuckNaked]

What are the specs for the RAM? I would try and lower the timings and see if it passes memtest... That would generally show the memory is not able to run at its rated speed.. I had some Corsair PC3200 LL stuff that wouldn't run at its rated speed, but when I backed off the timing, it ran fine. Got an RMA on it after that...

Dave

Edit: Didn't realize this thread was a month old...

 

[rainypickles]

Originally posted by: Is
Rock! Using some kingston valueRAM from best buy, memtest86 runs just fine, 3 passes so far and no errors. I'm going to run it all day just to make sure, but I think this will work just fine. Thanks for the help, everybody.

On a side note, for once I'm actually pleased with best buy. Even if it is only because I'm exploiting their return policy. Now if only they could figure out a way to make me happy that they would actually profit from, they'd have something.

i thought best buy had a 15% restocking fee. is that a good return policy? frys and circuit city have none, as far as i know.

 

[ZL1]

Originally posted by: Hoffcorp
Can you run memtest86 from a CD isntead of a floppy. I don't have floppy drives installed here at the office.

go to memtest86.com and in the download section you will see an ISO


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