jhill1 Posted September 19, 2006 Posted September 19, 2006 i purchased a set of TWIN2X2048-5400C4 from newegg, and after about 4 weeks, i started getting random freezes, so i troubleshooted everything except for the memory for about 2 days, until i decided to focus on the ram. i took one of the modules out, and still the same problem, and when i put that one in and took the other one in, there was an instant change. since then i havent gotten one of the lockups that usually happen about instantly after i turn on the comp, and it has been six hours. so im almost 100% positive that it is a bad stick. what do i need to do now?
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted September 19, 2006 Corsair Employee Posted September 19, 2006 Please make sure that you have the latest bios and then load setup defaults and set the Dim Voltage to 2.1 volts and then set the timings manually to the tested settings for the specific module you have, and then test the module/modules 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. In addition, with this MB you have to disable legacy USB in the bios when running any memory test.
jhill1 Posted September 19, 2006 Author Posted September 19, 2006 i dont have a cd burner, so i dont know if i can set up the mem test, but i do have the latest bios, and the max voltage is 1.95 for my mobo, and i am running them at the rated times. but my voltage is 1.90 now so ill try 1.95 and then reply
jhill1 Posted September 19, 2006 Author Posted September 19, 2006 well the setup defaults, and the RAM voltage of 1.95 seems to be working, but i dont know for yet, because sometimes the problems didnt start until the comp was on for a little while well after running this for awhile nothing has happened, in terms of freezes or the normal problem i have, although i cant get memtest to boot off my usb drive, maybe im doing something wrong? anyway, thanks for the quick reply, and if anything goes wrong, ill make another thread. again thank-you
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted September 19, 2006 Corsair Employee Posted September 19, 2006 With this MB you will need to use a floppy or CD to run http://www.memtest.org as Legacy USB would need to be diabled and it would have to be enabled to boot to a USB device!
jhill1 Posted September 20, 2006 Author Posted September 20, 2006 it worked for a little while, but now its not working, so im pretty sure that its a dead stick... can i send it in for a replacement?
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted September 20, 2006 Corsair Employee Posted September 20, 2006 What do you mean it worked and now its not? The system will not post or what exactly is happening?
jhill1 Posted September 20, 2006 Author Posted September 20, 2006 everything was running smoothly, and now i get crazy lockups... and its getting real annoying, i cant get memtest to work on my comp
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted September 20, 2006 Corsair Employee Posted September 20, 2006 Please call our tech support at 800-205-7657 and we will try to help you!
jhill1 Posted September 20, 2006 Author Posted September 20, 2006 ok thanks i will i still havent gotten a response from my rma request and it was 1 and a half days ago
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted September 21, 2006 Corsair Employee Posted September 21, 2006 Please call our tech support and we can help with that too!
jhill1 Posted September 21, 2006 Author Posted September 21, 2006 i found why i cant run memtest i think, my cd drive cant read it? im gonna steal my brother, and run it, so ill be able to see if there's any errors
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted September 21, 2006 Corsair Employee Posted September 21, 2006 OK NP Please let us know!
jhill1 Posted September 23, 2006 Author Posted September 23, 2006 well i ran it again, for 6 and a half hours, and it got 11 passes and 0 errors, so i guess its not the memory, thanks for your help if you know anything else that could be the problem, ide be very happy to know
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted September 25, 2006 Corsair Employee Posted September 25, 2006 Are you still getting lockups? And if yes is there any specific thing or action that will cause it?
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