broncobiker Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I have a Dell XPS 630i and Im having issues with Cominator sticks. They seem to boot fine, especially at stock settings for myold RAM. But when I set the settings to those reccomended for the dominator my system crashes while loading windows. It booted when I changed my overclock back from 2.6GHz to 2.4GHz on my processor But when restarting I got the blue screen of death again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekT Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Did you use Ntune to setup your old modules? If so, use Ntune again and set all default. Enter your BIOS and load Default settings. Save Default settings. Go to your DRAM speed and set it to 1066Mhz and DRAM voltage to 2.1v. Save settings (not default again) and reboot. You will then have your system set back to default and set your DRAM to 1066Mhz. http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dsn/en/document?c=us&cs=19&dl=false&l=en&s=dhs&docid=2D49BCB34F93B73BE040A68F5B281E9B When you go with such OEM (Dell) products and higher end DRAM it is not a given that you will have a simple solution. There's just no guarantee, especially when Ntune has been used to setup prior modules. You need to contact Dell and get them to advise you on what and how to do what you want. Considering the cost of such machines I would hope that their support is good. I advise you to turn the machine off and remove the power cord. Then remove the small internal battery on the motherboard. Remove the DRAM. Then after a 24 hour period, install the battery, the new DRAM and insert the power cord. Restart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncobiker Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 The orignal modules were factory set from dell... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekT Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Then they set them and your system BIOS is still setup for them. Dell removes BIOS settings that allow you to make changes and you will have to use Ntune to get them recognized correctly. I would contact Dell if I were you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncobiker Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 XPS systems are overclockable through the BIOS. Im on with dell Right now It boots sometimes, sometiems I get a blue screen right when starting windows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncobiker Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 The error says IRQL_IS_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Are these the original modules that came from Dell, or ae these extra ones you bought? What's the part # of the memory? How To Read the Memory Label Is the part # on this compatibility list? http://www.corsair.com/configurator/corsair_custom.aspx?id=464913 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncobiker Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 The original Modules work fine. The new modules are Corsair Dominator TWIN2X4096-8500C5D G 100% Compatiable, purchased through Newegg **dell was pretty much useless, i'll be contacting corsair in the morning if we can not solve it by then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekT Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Are you running Windows VISTA? Have you installed Service Pack 1? If not, remove one stick, enter Windows download and install Service Pack 1, shut down and insert the second stick. Restart. Your Dell system is overclockable through the BIOS, but you can not remove factory settings from the BIOS. Ntune will do this. However, if you don't want to try that, it's your system and your choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted January 7, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted January 7, 2009 The original Modules work fine. The new modules are Corsair Dominator TWIN2X4096-8500C5D G 100% Compatiable, purchased through Newegg **dell was pretty much useless, i'll be contacting corsair in the morning if we can not solve it by then Does the XPS BIOS allow you to adjust the memory voltage? If yes, set it to 2.1v. If not, you will not be able to use this memory in this system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncobiker Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 Does the XPS BIOS allow you to adjust the memory voltage? If yes, set it to 2.1v. If not, you will not be able to use this memory in this system. Yes it does, I tried 2.1v and it didn't make a difference, its still iffy to boot. Im trying the other guys recommendation of installing SP1 and trying it again, though I'm not sure why this would help =\ Will update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncobiker Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 Im reinstalling my OS for unrelated reasons, I figured why not put the sticks in for the reinstall... It booted from disk ok, and started the install process However when it went to restart after inflating all the files it bluescreened me. Im running at 5-5-5-15-2t, 2.1V, 1066MHz 1066MHz FSB... What is the issue. One thing I did notice was that when I remove the sticks after this trial one of them was very warm compared to the other. Whats the percentage of Dominator Dead Sticks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekT Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Vista has issues with installs (pre SP1) and greater than 2GB of DRAM. That's why I told you to install with one 2GB stick, then install SP1, then shut down and install the other stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncobiker Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 Ok, well I am working on getting the updates installed now, When I do so I will update you. For the record my OS is Widows Vista Ultimate 64-Bit And I appreciate the help. =] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 0.02 or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncobiker Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 Everything appears all set thanks to Derek. I had some issues install SP1 and ended up reformatting and installing Vista again (I planned on it anyway to reorganize my Hard Drives) Anywho, All 4gigs are working at the right speeds now, and I power cycled several times successfully. Many thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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