4 pieces of VS DDR gone bad - RMA

[diablofreak]

I've bought this RAM for about a year for use in my Dell Poweredge 400SC server. I have 4 strips of VS 512MB Modules and is using Windows 2003. I frequent get the BSOD (Blue screen of death) and the system would be very unstable when running memory intensive applications.

 

I've downloaded and ran memtest86, and I see hundreds of errors on each phase of the memory test :eek: it is so bad that on EVERY PHASE there are more and more of these errors. This is a Dell Server but can run standard DDR RAM (as I'm sure a lot of people have bought the DELL PE 400sc 2 years ago due to its price/performance)

 

Seems like I may need to RMA the modules, can you help? Thanks so much!

[RAM GUY]

Please test the module/modules one at a time with www.memtest.org! If you still get errors, please follow the link in my signature “I think I have a bad part!” and we will be happy to replace them or it! However, if you get errors with both modules that would suggest some other problem and I would test them in another system or MB to be sure.

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[diablofreak]

ok. so I tested them one at a time (4 modules of 2 twin 512MB packs) 3 are great and one is bad, VS512MB400, LOT # 0439050-0, in fact it says the error are detected during system boot for this module, and testing it confirms the defect through the many errors it generated.

 

so, I will probably need to RMA this one, but should I do both that came in this twin pack or just the defective one?

 

thanks again

[RAM GUY]

Let's get your modules replaced, please use the On Line RMA Request Form and we will be happy to replace them.