qwuzzy Posted November 26, 2004 Share Posted November 26, 2004 my ram has been in my computer for a few months now, and i have never had a problem with it before. when i turn on my computer, everything starts up ok but i get a voice which informs me "your memory may have a problem" and the boot sequence doesn't start (ie there is nothing on my screen). i was happily playing a game when my computer froze and there was no other alternative but to reset the system (as in alt+tab/ctrl+alt+del weren't working) here are my computer specs: Thermaltake Tsunami A64 3400+ (Socket 754) Albatron K8X800 PRO II 1024Mb Corsair TwinX Pro Sapphire Radeon 9800 XT Antec NeoPower 480W WD 36Gb SATA RAPTOR Samsung 120Gb SATA i have "Corsair Twinx 1Gb (2x512mb) XMS3200C2. because my memory is "Pro" i know that the ram is intialising, because the status lights along the side light up - first full to red and then it goes back to just the first bar after a short interval. should i organise a RMA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwuzzy Posted November 27, 2004 Author Share Posted November 27, 2004 ok, my ram is "CMX512-3200C2PR0 XMS3202V1.1" i HAVE NOT overclocked the ram, nor have i overclocked anything else in the computer. i HAVE had the default settings in my bios. the computer works with another stick of ram (borrowed from another computer) just not with either of the dimms, whether they are put in by themselves or separately. the system ran STABLE from about may until last week and now will not boot as i get an error on boot (coming over the speakers) "your memory may have a problem" would somebody please help me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted November 27, 2004 Share Posted November 27, 2004 Ram Guy will be with you on Monday for the RMA. Try 2.5-3-3-6 @ 2.75 volts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwuzzy Posted November 27, 2004 Author Share Posted November 27, 2004 ok - i found the .iso file for memtest, and decided to try it again. it decided to boot, and so i was able to run the memtest via boot, and it has been running for the last half a hour without a problem - very confusing. the timings are 2.5-3-3-8 and it hasn't had a problem yet......will leave it running for the next few hours and will update when finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwuzzy Posted November 27, 2004 Author Share Posted November 27, 2004 ran memtest-86 v3.2 overnight and there were no errors in the 35 tests completed....... 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 Are you trying to mix our modules with other memory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwuzzy Posted November 28, 2004 Author Share Posted November 28, 2004 i wasn't mixing anything. the only ram i had used and still use in the computer is the corsair twinx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted November 29, 2004 Corsair Employees Share Posted November 29, 2004 Please put the memory module on slot 1 & 3; make sure that you have the latest BIOS for your MB, and set the following settings on your BIOS; DRAM Configuration: Memclock Mode: Limit Memclock Value: 2:1 (DDR400) Bank Interleaving: 4/Enabled Burst Length: 4 SDRAM CAS Latency: 2.5T SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay (tRCD): 3T SDRAM Active to Precharge Delay (tRAS): 6T SDRAM Row Precharge (tRP): 3T Hypertransport: 4X Jumper Free/Frequency Voltage Control: Spread Spectrum: Enabled CPU FSB Clock: 200 DDR Voltage: 2.7/2.75 Volts All other settings should be set to default settings! Then please test them one at a time with http://www.memtest.org and let’s make sure it's not some other issue! I would run the test for at least 2-3 passes to be sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwuzzy Posted November 30, 2004 Author Share Posted November 30, 2004 went to try those settings, and i was again unable to do anything but turn the computer on. i got the "your memory may have a problem." i haven't changed a thing during the period where it was working, stopped, started again, and now stopped. will try to apply those settings and run memtest as soon as i can boot the computer again. 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 Intermittent problems are not usually caused from memory. Can you test the modules in another system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwuzzy Posted December 14, 2004 Author Share Posted December 14, 2004 tested modules in another system - worked fine. other modules in same system gave same voice genie error. motherboard is RMA sorry about the waste of time, but thanks for your help $. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted December 14, 2004 Corsair Employees Share Posted December 14, 2004 Not at all, thats what we are here for. Please let us know how you make out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meem Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 Just wanted to say Hello Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted May 7, 2007 Corsair Employees Share Posted May 7, 2007 Hello Meem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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