jing182 Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 it all started when my PC keeps restarting randomly (during games, window application and even when its idle) by the way i have 2 pcs. of Corsair XMS ddr400 platinum (CMX256A-3200C2PT) So i started isolating it, first i reformated my PC and during installation i keep getting errors, and then i thought it could be a memory module problem so i used memtest to find out if that was the case, and i found out that one of the module is culprit that causes all the errors, cause memtest reported Bad Ram with 900++ errors during pass 1 with one of the module :sigh!: And i bought the pair on Aug 17 03 and my warranty expired from the retailer on Aug 17 04, so now i'm hoping you guys can help me out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted November 26, 2004 Share Posted November 26, 2004 Ram Guy'll be back on Monday to complete the RMA process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jing182 Posted November 26, 2004 Author Share Posted November 26, 2004 ok, tnx :): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted November 28, 2004 Corsair Employees Share Posted November 28, 2004 Can you tell me the make and model of MB you have and the CPU speed and its FSB? In addition, please tell me the bios settings you had set for both CPU and memory! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jing182 Posted November 29, 2004 Author Share Posted November 29, 2004 this is my full setup Athlon 2100+ tbred B (@ 2.0 Ghz 166 x 12 @ default vcore but USDM reports 1.45V) Thermaltake Extreme Volcano 12 EPOX 8RDA+ Rev 1.1 Corsair 2x256 mb ddr400 platinum series (@333 7-3-3 cas 2 @ default vdimm volt but USDM reports 2.72V) 30 gb Maxtor Fireball 3 5400 rpm 20 gb seagate u series Sapphire Radeon 9800 pro Lite on DVD drive HEC 475 watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jing182 Posted November 30, 2004 Author Share Posted November 30, 2004 oh yea, almost forgot to mention that when i ran the memtest, i ran my cpu @ default setting (13 x 133) and memory @ 400mhz and at optimal settings in timings (8-3-3 2.5 cas) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted November 30, 2004 Corsair Employees Share Posted November 30, 2004 I would try the CPU at default (133 MHz) settings and set the memory freq at 125% or DDR333 and test the modules one up with http://www.memtest.org to be sure. If they both pass set the timings to Cass 2.5-3-3-7 at 2.7 Volts and see if the problem goes away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jing182 Posted December 1, 2004 Author Share Posted December 1, 2004 ok will do sir, but i fear the result will be the same, i tried everything in default settings when i got the 900+ errors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted December 1, 2004 Corsair Employees Share Posted December 1, 2004 Please let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jing182 Posted December 3, 2004 Author Share Posted December 3, 2004 just got the result, using the bios settings that you gave me i still got 10,490 errors. report summary: test 1: 1,001 errors test 2: 25 errors test 3: 2,597 errors test 4: 6,862 errors also memtest reports badram=0x080019c8, 0x80019c8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted December 3, 2004 Corsair Employees Share Posted December 3, 2004 And what were the bios settings you had set? And can you test these modules in another system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jing182 Posted December 4, 2004 Author Share Posted December 4, 2004 i only tested the module in my rig, all my friends rig only supports ddr266 modules. these is the bios settings i used: cpu: 13 x 133 memory: 400 mhz @ 2.5 3-3-7 @ 2.7V i only used the settings you gave, anyways the other module still tested ok, but the other one always have errors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jing182 Posted December 6, 2004 Author Share Posted December 6, 2004 what do i do now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted December 6, 2004 Corsair Employees Share Posted December 6, 2004 Please set the memory Frequency to DDR333 and test them one module at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jing182 Posted December 7, 2004 Author Share Posted December 7, 2004 still no go, i used the timings you gave and set it @ 333mhz, i even tested 266mhz and 400mhz one module at a time, but still no go with the bad stick, i didnt bother writing down the errors cause it'll only make me go berserk :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted December 8, 2004 Corsair Employees Share Posted December 8, 2004 Please follow the link in my signature “I think I have a bad part!” and we will be happy to replace them or it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jing182 Posted December 13, 2004 Author Share Posted December 13, 2004 umm... ram guy i would just like to clarify, RMA Dept. Customer Service emailed me the RMA Number but it stated the wrong part number, the email states Part Number: CMX256A-2700LL but i the part number i submitted was XMS3202v1.2 0315085 which is a XMS DDR400 platinum series i'm just a little worried cause it might cause confusion, and i might end up with a wrong replacement module, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 Reply back to the RMA email address with that info. FYI, the part # is CMX256A-3200C2PT, not XMS3202v1.2 0315085 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted December 13, 2004 Corsair Employees Share Posted December 13, 2004 Yes, please reply back to Customer Service, they should help you with this. Please let me know how you make out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jing182 Posted December 15, 2004 Author Share Posted December 15, 2004 ok, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted December 16, 2004 Corsair Employees Share Posted December 16, 2004 Please let us know how you make out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jing182 Posted December 16, 2004 Author Share Posted December 16, 2004 everything is ok guys, thanks for the help, i'll be sending this naughty module :D: tomorrow, cause its our annual company christmas party today, again thank you soo much for the help and keep up the good work :): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted December 17, 2004 Corsair Employees Share Posted December 17, 2004 Please let us know how you make out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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