MrToilet Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 In the past couple weeks I've been getting random BSOD's, with errors such as IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL_TO, Driver IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL_TO, Memory Management, etc. I've re-installed Windows XP, updated motherboard, sound and video drivers, and still get BSOD's roughly 2-3 times a day. Leads me to believe that it could be the memory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted October 25, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted October 25, 2005 Well it could be but I would set the memory voltage to 2.7X Volts and test the modules one at a time with http://www.memtest.org to be sure. And if you get no errors please check that you do not have a PCI device on the same IRQ as your raid or Video controller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrToilet Posted October 25, 2005 Author Share Posted October 25, 2005 I'll try adjusting the voltage, and timings a little. Before I was running the sticks @ 230, 3-4-4-8-1T timings. I adjusted the CPU multiplier down so the memory is running under spec @ 198 mHz, 2-3-3-6. Hopefully it'll fix the BSOD's... Is the IRQL error usually memory related or something else? On another note, Memtest ran overnight w/ no errors...so I'm confused. The randomness of the BSOD's makes me believe it's either RAM, CPU, or HD, of which the RAM is the oldest component. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted October 25, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted October 25, 2005 Can you tell me the complete system consfigutation and if you have any PCI cards what slots are they in? And no normally that error is a resource conflict! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrToilet Posted January 12, 2006 Author Share Posted January 12, 2006 So I adjusted some timings and voltages on my motherboard, and I'm getting BSODs again, with no file listed - just physical memory dump, etc. I tried setting everything back to stock, and allow the memory to Auto-detect settings. Computer posts, but does not boot into Windows. The settings were detected 200 mHz @ 3-3-3-8 timings, and I was running them at both 2.7 and 2.8 V. I then changed the timings to run under spec (the 2/3 divider against CPU), 190 mHz, 3-3-3-8, 2.8 V. No boot into Windows. Adjusted memory Voltage to 2.9, boots into Windows, but get occasional BSOD's. Shouldn't this memory run @ 2-3-3-6 timings at 200 mHz? I'm curious why it won't detect that way. I guess I'm just out of ideas. I've tried running the memory in different slots, under spec, at spec, and it's just not been stable. Memtest is the next step I guess. Oh, whoops, here's the system specs: Athlon 64 3000+ Venice @ 290x9 = 2.6 gHz DFI Lan Party Ultra-D BFG 6800 OC Antec TruePower 2.0 430 W Creative X-Fi Music, bottom PCI slot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 3200C2s have their SPD set to JEDEC specs, hence why setting them to auto-detect makes them run @ 3-3-3-8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrToilet Posted January 12, 2006 Author Share Posted January 12, 2006 So I got some more BSOD's, and decided to run everything at stock to see if I could get the computer more stable. I set the CPU back to stock speed and the memory to AUTO on the motherboard, reboot, and nothing happens. The power LED starts flashing, and the computer doesn't boot at all. I went in and reset the CMOS, resetting everything, and again, nothing happens. I changed the slots the memory was in, tried running one stick, and still, nothing. I am at my wit's end... Could the memory have been fried by running it @ 2.9 V continuously like I had been? Everything else in the computer is new within 3 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted January 12, 2006 Corsair Employees Share Posted January 12, 2006 I suppose its possible, but I doubt both modules would fail at the same time. Can you test them in another system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrToilet Posted January 20, 2006 Author Share Posted January 20, 2006 Okay, I tested them in a friend's computer, and one stick makes the computer boot and POST, but not into Windows; the other stick doesn't do anything, sits on a black screen and the computer beeps a DRAM error, in every slot. Time to RMA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted January 20, 2006 Corsair Employees Share Posted January 20, 2006 Please follow the link in my signature “I think I have a bad part! Or *New* Tech Support Express” and we will be happy to replace them or it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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