soccerinco Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 My new PC is blue screening on installation of new Operating System. It goes through the setup process, but when it goes to Starting Windows...Blam its the BSOD. One thing I notice is that in the Bios, under the memory settings, default is 200... I changed the speed to manual and bumped it up to 400, but still got the same issues. Plz helpAll new partsASUS K8NE MoBo AMD 64 3200+VS1GBKIT400 (Value Select DDR400 PC3200) from Corsair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted January 7, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted January 7, 2005 Please put the memory modules on either slots 1&3 or 2&3 and that you have the latest BIOS installed for your MB; load setup/optimized default settings, and set the following BIOS settings:Advanced Chipset/Memory Configuration:Memclock Mode: LimitMemclock Value: 2:1 (DDR400)Bank Interleaving: 4/EnabledBurst Length: 8SDRAM CAS Latency: 2.5TSDRAM RAS to CAS Delay (tRCD): 3TSDRAM Active to Precharge Delay (tRAS): 8TSDRAM Row Precharge (tRP): 3THypertransport: 4XJumper Free/Frequency Voltage Control:Spread Spectrum: EnabledCPU FSB Clock: 200DDR Voltage: 2.7/2.75 VoltsAll 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...
soccerinco Posted January 8, 2005 Author Share Posted January 8, 2005 tried to configure the options suggestedMemclock Value: 2:1 (DDR400) ??? set speed to 400Bank Interleaving: 4/Enabled... Not listedBurst Length: 8... not listedSDRAM CAS Latency: 2.5T... setSDRAM RAS to CAS Delay (tRCD): 3T... set SDRAM Active to Precharge Delay (tRAS): 8T... setSDRAM Row Precharge (tRP): 3T...setHypertransport: 4X...setJumper Free/Frequency Voltage Control:Spread Spectrum: Enabled... not listedCPU FSB Clock: 200...not listedDDR Voltage: 2.7/2.75 Volts...setTried all combos of mem in various slots...still get the BSODMemory tested out ok in the memtest. Where to go from here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted January 10, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted January 10, 2005 If you are passing http://www.memtest.org and still getting BSOD's that might suggest some other problem. Was this a fresh install of the O.S. on this system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccerinco Posted January 11, 2005 Author Share Posted January 11, 2005 If you are passing http://www.memtest.org and still getting BSOD's that might suggest some other problem. Was this a fresh install of the O.S. on this system? Yes, Fresh install, tried differnt OS's. XP pro/ XP pro 64bit. It goes BSOD during the install process at the same point..."Starting Windows"... I sent the MoBo and CPU back and hope to get a replacement by the weekend. Just hope I dont get a repeat performance. Also, I am concerned that I am not setting correct memory settings in my BIOS. There were alot of setting recommendations that just werent in my BIOS. Does anyone have the Combo that I do, and what are your settings? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted January 11, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted January 11, 2005 The settings maybe a little different, but you can use that settings as a reference for your BIOS settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccerinco Posted January 19, 2005 Author Share Posted January 19, 2005 OK, I got a NEW MoBo and cpu. I can install windows...Now I get intermittentant BSOD's. The only thing left is the RAM. IS the VS memory that bad. I have seen way too many posts from people with bad experiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 I have seen way too many posts from people with bad experiences. Yes, and you will continue to see them here, as this IS a support forum, primarily for RMAs. Not many people call up tech support to say "awesome product" and the like. If memtest passed, it's doubtful it's the memory, albeit still possible. It's odd though that after changing the mobo and CPU the OS installed just fine. I'd personally lean towards something with the HDD or another component, but that's just me. To confirm it's the memory, the best thing to do would be to run them in a known good system. I wouldn't be suprised if Ram Guy offers to RMA the memory just to help out in spite of the conflicting evidence both stating that the memory is good and bad, however I'd test the memory in another system if possible before going the RMA route. The way memory has to be bad and yet pass a memtest is SO specific that the odds are better that you'll win the lottery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted January 19, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted January 19, 2005 What slots do you have the modules in, and what bios version do you have on the MB? And what PSU are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccerinco Posted January 19, 2005 Author Share Posted January 19, 2005 I set the mem configs back to all auto. I then very methodically downloaded the various drivers for the motherboard. So far no blue screens. I will keep an eye on it and report back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted January 19, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted January 19, 2005 Please let us know how you make out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 how'd it go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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