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Thread ID: 112006	2010-08-20 01:55:00	questions about BSOD frequency, updating drivers & ccleaner	sooby (15023)	Press F1

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1129930	2010-12-13 22:24:00	I would try to isolate the bad RAM stick and replace it. How many RAM sticks do you have? Two I think, Think we may have had one replaced a year or two ago, perhaps the original two were faulty? Is there anyway RAM could get damaged thru everyday use?	sooby (15023)
1129931	2010-12-13 22:42:00	It can be damaged if you overclock it etc too much A faulty motherboard with bad capacitors which are not suppressing ripple properly can cause high ripple to enter the RAM and damage it too. Often though memory just plain fails, like everything else can.	Agent_24 (57)
1129932	2010-12-13 22:48:00	It can be damaged if you overclock it etc too much A faulty motherboard with bad capacitors which are not suppressing ripple properly can cause high ripple to enter the RAM and damage it too. Often though memory just plain fails, like everything else can. overclocking isn't the issue as we clearly don't have the nouce for that ha, ha! interesting you mention bad capacitors tho, when we do take it to the shop to replace the ram will definitely get them to check the capacitors, (as I don't want this to happen again to new RAM) is checking them something that is standard practice, or only something only the true guru will check for?	sooby (15023)
1129933	2010-12-13 22:48:00	So do another Memtest with only one RAM stick in. If it passes then take that one out and do another test on the other stick. It may have been a bad RAM stick that has been causing all the odd faults from day one. Or as Agent_24 says there could be other reasons for your problems. :(	Snorkbox (15764)
1129934	2010-12-13 22:52:00	So do another Memtest with only one RAM stick in. If it passes then take that one out and do another test on the other stick. It may have been a bad RAM stick that has been causing all the odd faults from day one. Or as Agent_24 says there could be other reasons for your problems. :( will definitely be looking at what memory was replaced last time!	sooby (15023)
1129935	2010-12-14 02:22:00	overclocking isn't the issue as we clearly don't have the nouce for that ha, ha! interesting you mention bad capacitors tho, when we do take it to the shop to replace the ram will definitely get them to check the capacitors, (as I don't want this to happen again to new RAM) is checking them something that is standard practice, or only something only the true guru will check for? If they have visually failed it's very easy to spot bad capacitors yourself. www.badcaps.net has a lot of photos showing what to look for.	Agent_24 (57)
1129936	2010-12-15 03:35:00	interesting, just found the job description for the last repairs, and they mention existing faulty memory was replaced with 2x new sticks. This happened in 2008 - reckon there is a chance its still under warranty and worth taking back?	sooby (15023)
1129937	2010-12-15 04:09:00	Interesting, and now you have possibly faulty memory again.. I'd be suspicious that they're either using crap memory or there is something wrong with your board and\or PSU.	Agent_24 (57)
1129938	2010-12-16 20:41:00	Interesting, and now you have possibly faulty memory again.. I'd be suspicious that they're either using crap memory or there is something wrong with your board and\or PSU. thanks for that. The computer repair place we use is pretty reputable, so I'm thinking its more a case of our motherboard or power supply that is the issue. Whats the standard warranty period for RAM, I'm guessing only 1 year? Thanks everyone that contributed to this thread, words can't express how much I value your experience & input - cheers!	sooby (15023)
1129939	2010-12-16 20:50:00	Some ram is lifetime warranty. So if it dies take it back	Speedy Gonzales (78)
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