pwyzorski Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 I bought a mobo (Gigabyte GA-K8NS PRO) and a kit of your memory sticks (Corsair TWINX1024-3200 1GB Kit DDR400) back in October of last year from a vendor (ZipZoomFly.com). I checked with your website and I believe I have a correctly matched mobo and memory kit. Everything was fine for a while. Recently however I've been experiencing a variety BSODs (Blue Screens of Death) and intermittent system hangs. On a hunch I did a test of the memory using the SimmTester software and it found errors. Then I checked out your support forums and found that they recommended using MemTest86+ (v.1.51), which I did and it found errors as well. It consistently failed Test#2 and one other that I didn't write down. I’m not over clocking nor doing anything else terribly fancy, but I am a developer so I do use my system very heavily with respect to memory and HDD access. The reseller (ZipZoomFly.com) only has a 30-day policy, so they will be of no help to me. I am in your RMA process; I’m fairly certain I have a bad pair of sticks and would like an exchange. What is the next step here? System info: Mobo: Gigabyte GA-K8NS PRO CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Mem: Corsair TWINX1024-3200 1GB Kit DDR400 Video: Matrox G550 AGP 4X 32MB OS: MS Windows XP Professional regards, ~Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted February 22, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted February 22, 2005 Please set the Dim over Voltage control to +.2 Volts and then test the modules one at a time with http://www.memtest.org to be sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwyzorski Posted February 22, 2005 Author Share Posted February 22, 2005 Did what you suggested, results: Module #A ran for about 50 minutes all the way up to Test #7 with NO errors before I turned it off (I have actual work to do today). Module #B lit up with three errors almost immediately at Tests #1 & #2. I then turned it off and put module #A back in so I could actually do something with my PC. What's next? ~P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwyzorski Posted February 22, 2005 Author Share Posted February 22, 2005 Please set the Dim over Voltage control to +.2 Volts and then test the modules one at a time with http://www.memtest.org to be sure. Did what you suggested, results: Module #A ran for about 50 minutes all the way up to Test #7 with NO errors before I turned it off (I have actual work to do today). Module #B lit up with three errors almost immediately at Tests #1 & #2. I then turned it off and put module #A back in so I could actually do something with my PC. What's next? ~P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted February 22, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted February 22, 2005 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...
pwyzorski Posted February 23, 2005 Author Share Posted February 23, 2005 Please follow the link in my signature “I think I have a bad part!” and we will be happy to replace them or it! did it - thanks for the "blessing" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted February 23, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted February 23, 2005 Please let me know how you make out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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