turketron Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 I purchased 2 modules of 2GB CMX4GX3M2B1600C9 that was listed by Newegg as compatible with my motherboard, to add to the 2gb I had, with the intention of installing Windows 7. After installing both modules my system would randomly restart itself, usually about every 5 or 10 minutes. Additionally, I received a few BSODs that read IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL with the following error codes: 0x0000000A (0xA937CFFC, 0x000000FF, 0x00000000, 0x80545B7F). I powered down and removed one of the modules to test each separately. Running with both 1gb modules of the existing RAM plus the first of the two new ones ( let's say module A) results in the same random restarts and BSODs. Using 2x1gb + the other new modules (module B) resulted in a bootable system that did not restart/BSOD, however when running any video would cause the video player (or plugin, when running streaming video) to crash repeatedly. I downloaded memtest86 and ran tests for the following combinations of memory: 1- All 4 modules : over 190 errors before completing test 7. 2- Existing 2x1gb + module B: multiple errors before test 5. 3- module A only: froze during test 5 on every attempt 4- module B only: multiple errors 5- Existing 2x1gb only: no errors through multiple passes. I think module A (the restart/BSOD one) is shot and needs to be RMA'd. My concern, however, is with the second module- I don't know if the errors I'm receiving with this one could be due to compatibility issues with my Motherboard instead of a bad module. I don't want to RMA the set of 2 modules, only to have two new modules that, while not causing restarts or BSODs, still causes the other errors. Any thoughts? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted December 6, 2011 Corsair Employees Share Posted December 6, 2011 What are the exact settings you had set for both CPU and memory? And if you are mixing memory like that I would suggest running them at DDR800 or DDr1066. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turketron Posted December 6, 2011 Author Share Posted December 6, 2011 I apologize if this is a dumb question, but where do I check these settings? In the BIOS? I didn't change any settings from what they were at beforehand. I appreciate your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted December 6, 2011 Corsair Employees Share Posted December 6, 2011 If the memory is running then I would leave it alone, but check in the manual usually in section 4 it will help you with the memory settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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