Don_Lindy Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 hi guys!(sorry, but my english is not very good) so i've got a problem, with my "DIMM DDRAM 512MB PC400 Corsair TWINX CL2" modules, i've got 2 of this sets, that means 4x256MB. last week i had to reinstall my OS, and it didn't work! after trying it again and again, i decided to do a memory test, with the tool "Memtest86". The result was, that i had several errors( about 200), and at 56% of the test my, computer hang up, and i had to restart my system. I also tried it with less modules and different ways of mounting the modules. But i never was able to finish the test positiv or without any complications! So, i think, that all memory moduls are broken! AM i WRIGHT????????? Do i have to send the modules to my dealer? THX alot, don_lindy Please help me! :!: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 That's virtually impossible for 4 sticks to go bad. Try one stick at a time in each slot and just try to boot. This will quickly tell you if it's a stick or a slot. It's not foolproof, but it's a good start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted July 9, 2004 Corsair Employees Share Posted July 9, 2004 I would agree with Wired, please test them one module at a time with [url]www.memtest86.com[/url] and I would set the Dim Voltage to 2.7X volts as well. In addition, if you have an ASUS P4 MB you will need to disable legacy when running [url]www.memtest86.com[/url] as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Lindy Posted July 9, 2004 Author Share Posted July 9, 2004 OK, thank you for your help, i testet the modules(with MEMTEST86) but no one of the 4 module passed the test! but i don't know how the result would have been, if i had choosen the settings you adviced me to use?! so now i sent them back to my dealer and, he will exchange them i think! thanks for you help!! THX, don_lindy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 Did you try one stick at a time, and in multiple slots? If they all tested bad in multiple slots, then more than likely your motherboard has gone bad! What motherboard / CPU / FSB do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Lindy Posted July 10, 2004 Author Share Posted July 10, 2004 i testet every single module in slot1! is that wrong? i've got a P4 2.4ghz Northwood, ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe! thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 Please test them in other slots as well, as Slot 1 could be bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Lindy Posted July 11, 2004 Author Share Posted July 11, 2004 so you have to know that: i am sure, that a least ONE of those four modules is bad, that is sure, because if i test this module with MEMTEST 86, there are hundrets of "Errors". Another module of those 4 modules has about 20 "Errors" with MEMTEST, and the test hangs up at 97 %. The last two modules don't have any "Errors" but the test fails at about 98%! So, i think they've gone bad!! Because the have to PASS the test! THX, don_lindy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandyKid Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 You don't happen to have a friend who's willing to test your memory in their system? PLUR CK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Lindy Posted July 11, 2004 Author Share Posted July 11, 2004 yes of course, thats a good idea!! i don't know why i didn't thougt about that!? but now the modules are with my dealer, and i have to wait for them!! or for new ones! thx, don_lindy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted July 12, 2004 Corsair Employees Share Posted July 12, 2004 In addition, with ASUS P4 MB's you will need to disable legacy USB when running [url]www.memtest86.com[/url] or any of the derivatives of that program or it may display errors that are not real memory errors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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