Ellistar Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 HI, is it possible for memory to fail yet still pass your memory test? I have two systems both using exclusively corsair memory the specs are system 1 Nforce 2 a7n8xE duluxe with an atlon xp 3000+ the memory in this is slot 1 256MB CMX 256A 2700 C2PT slot 2 AS above slot 3 512Mb CMX 512 2700 c2 this passes the memory tests system two nforce 2 a7n8x duluxe with an atlon xp 3000+ slot 1 256MB CMX 256A 2700 C2PT slot 2 AS above slot 3 512Mb CMX 512 2700 c2PT again passes the test trouble is that system two locks all the time in win xp if i swap the 512Mb modules then the other system locks all the time. so it would appear to be that module. However they pass the tests!! any ideas? thanks in advance Jeremy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted April 27, 2005 Corsair Employee Share Posted April 27, 2005 Can you tell me the CPU speed and it’s FSB as well? In addition, please tell me the bios settings you have set for both CPU and memory and any performance settings that you may have set? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellistar Posted April 27, 2005 Author Share Posted April 27, 2005 the cpu is an athlon 3000+ at 333 the memory is set at 2.5 3 3 7 they all at defaults for the boards and i have set no particular performance settings at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted April 27, 2005 Corsair Employee Share Posted April 27, 2005 Please make sure that you have bios version 1.013 or newer and then load setup defaults and set these settings manually and test the modules one at a time with http://www.memtest.org. CPU Freq: 166 MHz System Performance: User Define Memory Frequency: 100% Dim Voltage to 2.7 Volts Resulting Frequency: 166MHz SDRAM CAS Latency: 2T SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay (tRCD): 3T SDRAM Row Precharge (tRP): 3T SDRAM Active to Precharge Delay (tRAS): 7T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellistar Posted May 4, 2005 Author Share Posted May 4, 2005 i have tested all the RAM sticks with the new settings you sent me. I noticed that the voltage was only at 2.6 not 2.7 so that may have been the recent failures i was getting. All sticks have passed and so i have put them all back in for a soak test and will let you know the results of that thanks for the help so far Jem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted May 4, 2005 Corsair Employee Share Posted May 4, 2005 If you have a problem I would even try 2.8 Volts, but I think that will solve the problem. If not please let me know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellistar Posted July 4, 2005 Author Share Posted July 4, 2005 Hi, as you will see from this thread my memory appears to be failing and yet it passes all tests. Since the last post i changed mainboards and juggled memory in slots and adjusted all the settings as you requested. I am still getting one 512Mb strip failing however. I seems that any large memory hungry game makes it fail. on the list are UT2004, battlefield 2 demo, farcry, half life 2, all failing with lock out and sound loop. All these games except demo were working fine until i took on the memory dimm from my other system. can i return for better investigation as i am convinced it is it? thanks Jem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted July 5, 2005 Corsair Employee Share Posted July 5, 2005 That might suggest a power problem, but I have no problem replacing the modules. 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...
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