mm12345 Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Specs: Antec sonata II case Antec Smartpower 2.0 450w PSU AMD X2 3800+ 2GB Corsair DDR400 XMS3200 RAM (CMX1024-3200C2PT) Settings 2.5-3-3-6 voltage 2.75 EVGA 7900GT video card Asus A8N-E motherboard A few weeks ago I started having random blue screens/reboots, and was able to, I thought, trace it to a bad stick of RAM, by removing one of my sticks. When I did so, my computer ran just fine. I RMA'd the offending part to Corsair, who got my new stick to me today. I installed it, and it booted up fine. It was recognized as 2GB by windows and in my BIOS. I loaded up a game, and my system powered off, and refused to post. I made sure the stick was seated properly, and everything else looked fine. I am occasinally able to get it to boot with the 2nd stick in place, but most of the time it just wont post, giving me a 'bad RAM beep code' The new stick of ram is labeled with a v2.2 in the corner whereas the old one is marked as v1.6 Could that be a source of the problem? Otherwise they are identical. (They were originally purchased as a matched pair) I also ran Memtest86+, and with both modules in place, it crashed my system at about 65% of test #3. My only other theory is that I have a short somewhere, or that particular RAM slot is somehow damaged. I have no idea how to test either of these theories, and I really dont want to go through installing a new motherboard and thus re-installing windows for the 9000th time. Can anyone help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted October 11, 2006 Corsair Employees Share Posted October 11, 2006 I am sorry but the first thing is with this plat form you cannot mix memory, I think there is some statement about this in the user manual. Both of the modules would need to be exactly matched. Same part# and same revision! Second thing I see is the Video card you have may need a bigger PSU I would check with the maker of your Video card to see if the PSU you have will meet its minimum requirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mm12345 Posted October 11, 2006 Author Share Posted October 11, 2006 I am sorry but the first thing is with this plat form you cannot mix memory, I think there is some statement about this in the user manual. Both of the modules would need to be exactly matched. Same part# and same revision! Second thing I see is the Video card you have may need a bigger PSU I would check with the maker of your Video card to see if the PSU you have will meet its minimum requirement. Well shoot, I wish I'd have known that before I RMA'd just the one part. Can I call back with my RMA number and get this straightened out? Thanks for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted October 11, 2006 Corsair Employees Share Posted October 11, 2006 Yes please call our customer service and I am sure they will do their best to help you! 888-222-4346! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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