poddy Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 Hi there, over the past few days i have had problems with my computer. I have been getting alot of BSOD's sometime computer will last hours before getting one others computer won't even let me log on with getting one. Now my computer won't even get to the logon screen. Ive got 1gb (2 x 512) test each stick on its own in same slot both showing errors in memtest 86. is it possible to remove these errors from the ram? or will i need to RMA them? BSOD errors i have recieved: Driver_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL MEMORY_MANAGEMENT BAD_SYSTEM_CONFIG_INFO PFN_LIST_CORRUPT Thanks for any help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted May 30, 2006 Corsair Employees Share Posted May 30, 2006 Please load setup/optimized defaults and then set the Dim Voltage to 2.7X volts (+.2 Volts W/Giga-Byte) and then set the timings manually to the tested settings for the specific module you have, XMS2700C2 Cass 2-3-3-6 for example or if you have Value Select "BY SPD" and then test the module/'s one at a time with http://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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poddy Posted May 30, 2006 Author Share Posted May 30, 2006 By any chance does the northbridge chip on a motherboard control anything to do with the RAM, also what else does this chip control?, as i feel this may be the cause of the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 it holds the memory controller IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poddy Posted May 31, 2006 Author Share Posted May 31, 2006 so if the northbridge chip had overheated too much this would cause BSODS, and the system being unstable? Think the chip may have melted abit due to fan on it stopped working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted May 31, 2006 Corsair Employees Share Posted May 31, 2006 Yes it can make the system unstable if the chipset gets too hot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poddy Posted May 31, 2006 Author Share Posted May 31, 2006 ok then, i think N/B chip may be the cause then as when i took N/B fan off there was a slight outline of the fan heatsink and around that was watery'ish black kinda stuff that rubbed off it, so looks like the N/B chip has gone on my MOBO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted May 31, 2006 Corsair Employees Share Posted May 31, 2006 If you have an electronics store you can probably buy a new fan for the chipset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poddy Posted June 1, 2006 Author Share Posted June 1, 2006 yeah had got the fan working again but still same problems, to me it looks like as chip got so hot, it heated the heatsink which then started melting the top of the chip, also noticed one of the solders on bottom of mobo which is for the N/B chip had slightly gone a brownish colour and looks different to the other solders as i had a look through a microscope, was also a dark shade of red (colour of mobo)/browny colour on the board itself near that discoloured solder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted June 1, 2006 Corsair Employees Share Posted June 1, 2006 I would suggest testing the memory in another system to be sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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