Grumbleback Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Greetings, I have used the memory compatibility service and my motherboard is not listed. So I am turning to these boards for help. Ok, to the problem. I am receiving errors when attempting to install XP SP1 on an IDE drive. If I remove one of the memory sticks I am able to go through without a problem. I have used Adata 667mhz memory(2X1gb) and some kingston 667mhz with the same results. When I have both sticks in I receive CDC errors installing software from Cd/dvd or from an internet download. Now, when I run one stick of memory everything works/installs just fine. I have updated my bios and am running SP3 for XP 32bit. The gigabyte MA770-ud3 board is about 3 months old and I am wondering if there could be an issue with it (have submitted a request for support with Gigabyte and still waiting for a reply. I do not have a 3.5 floppy or a burner to use memtest. Any advice/comments would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted August 10, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted August 10, 2009 I would look for a floppy drive from an old system or if you have a computer store they are normally about 10.00 for a floppy just to test with. But I would see if a friend can maybe help you test them in another system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 You can use a bootable USB stick to run memtest86+ as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumbleback Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 Ok, I used a USB flash drive and ran ramtest. One of the two chips came back with 17 errors on test #7. I ran both of them individually, I plan on running an overnight test with both of them. One other question, Is the Gigabyte GA0MA770-UD3 compatible with Twin2x4096-640c5c? I used the online system but the motherboard was not listed. Thanks again for your time and help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted August 11, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted August 11, 2009 Please try and set the memory Voltage to 2.0 Volts but before you do please load setup or optimized defaults and then retest them. Errors on Test 5-8 would normally suggest some other issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumbleback Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 When you say "some other issue" could that be an issue with the motherboard? Also, after making the voltage changes should I just run the bad dimm or both of them? Thanks again for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted August 11, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted August 11, 2009 Just test the one you got the errors with then if that passes install both and load setup defaults and set the Voltage to 2.0 Volts and test with both installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumbleback Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share Posted August 12, 2009 Okay, due to user error I was using the wrong version of Memtest. Long story short, I was using 1.64 and have rerun both sticks using 2.11. The bad dimm came back with 60k errors and failed all 8 tests. The other came back with zero errors. I did not raise the voltage on these tests. Thanks again for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted August 12, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted August 12, 2009 NP Please let me know if you have any more questions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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