P4c800 deluxe + Corsair memory = Stability problems?

[DarthRanger]

Hi -

Here's the setup: P4 2.4C chip, P4C800 deluxe m/b, 512 megs of Corsair PC 3200 C2 LL dual channel memory; 2-Seagate 7200 rpm IDE drives (36.5 & 27.5 gigs) with an ATI A I W Radeon 9700 Pro video card. Its mounted inside a Supermicro 750/750A (forgot which one) full tower server case. The CPU has a Zalman all copper heatsink 'flower' with a 120mm fan blowing across it, with another 120mm fan mounted beside and blowing across the m/b; 2-50mm fans mounted on each of the left and right sides of the drive bays, 3-120mm fans mounted in front of the case at the bottom, with a single 120 fan mounted at the top rear of the case blowing case blowing out. Power Supply is a brand new Antec 400 watt unit using its own cooling. The memory setting in the bios is set for 'SPD' and there are no performance settings are enabled. I use POTS to connect online, and the LAN setting is also disabled. In other words, I'm running at the 'stock' settings and not overclocking until this issue is resolved.

Problem: The system crashes frequently, especially when doing mpeg2 renders with TMPG. I've tried using about 6 versions of TMPG with no stability improvement. A friend suggested checking the bios settings (the power-down options) and a memory check. The power-down options are disabled, so it isn't powering-down halfway through a render. I ran Goldmemory last night for a little over 13 hours and then interrupted it. I'm not sure how to read the result, but it looks to me as though the memory failed each test that was run. At the bottom of the report it states clearly 'test failed'. Anyone have any ideas on this before I go to Asus, Corsair, and NewEgg? I don't know if this is enough to RMA the memory or not, but I'd appreciate any feedback.


Here's a portion from the last part of the memory report from Goldmemory:

11:40:25/5 1C1BD240 -----x-- 1D 19 4F
11:40:26/5 1CE3D240 -----x-- 69 6D 4F
11:40:26/5 1D835240 -----x-- 69 6D 4F
11:40:26/5 1EC35240 -----x-- 69 6D 4F
11:40:26/5 1F23D240 -----x-- 69 6D 4F
11:40:33/5 00BE6F00 -------x 96 97 4F
11:40:33/5 015E6F00 -------x 96 97 4F
11:40:33/5 05BE6F00 -------x 96 97 4F
11:40:34/5 066EEF00 -------x 31 30 4F
11:40:34/5 079E6F00 -------x 31 30 4F
11:40:34/5 07D66F00 -------x 31 30 4F
11:40:35/5 13A97048 -x------ FD BD 4F
11:40:35/5 1F207048 -x------ FD BD 4F
11:40:37/5 02367720 -x------ 41 01 4F
11:40:38/5 1F277720 -----x-- 15 11 4F
12:18:23/5 01166F00 -------x F3 F2 B2

Elapsed Time/Test Count: 13:24:08/5

Bad bits: 8 xx-xxxxx 16 -x-x----xx-xxxxx 32 -----------------x------xx--xxxx

TEST FAILED
Program interrupted by user!

 

[ChefJoe]

There's many, many posts about the Corsair PC3200LL modules... the rule of the game is: 1st, set CAS to RAS to be 3 rather than SPD, 2nd, increase voltage up to 2.75 (if needed) to pass goldmemory.

I'm running a single stick of XMS PC3200LL 512mb on a P4P800 at 2-3-2-5, default voltage, MAM enabled, Performance mode at auto, 1.007 bios (from teh interweb). Passes a 12 hour GoldMemory test.

 

[mechBgon]

Why just one module, ChefJoe... budget constraints?

 

[ChefJoe]

Kind of, I wanted to spread my new system over two credit card cycles. I'm using single monitor PCI ATI7000 for graphics and only one stick until the next billing period.