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| Thread ID: 64307 | 2005-12-10 11:35:00 | problems with ram | jason_f90 (3544) | Press F1 |
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| 411661 | 2005-12-10 11:35:00 | ive recently added an extra Adata 512mb ddr400 ram to my pc giving it a total of 1gb. since installing it....ive experienced frequent crashes and lockdowns. when i remove the stick, everything is fine....no more crashes,lockdowns,etc. both sticks of ram on my pc are exactly the same..same manufacturer(Adata),clock speed(400mhz). i am reluctant to go back to the shop to exchange it because i just got it in exchange for another faulty stick. any suggestions? | jason_f90 (3544) | ||
| 411662 | 2005-12-10 11:52:00 | Maybe their is a problem with the ram slot itself (or the motherboard in general). Check for BIOS updates. Check the stick of memory itself with memtest86+ (http://www.memtest.org/) (maybe you have already done this). So bad sticks still won't show up as bad with memtest though (and try to run it for a long time e.g. overnight). Try the sticks of RAM in different slots (and even a different motherboard). Check memory timings in the bios and make sure you aren't overclocking. It isn't unknown for outfits to replace duds with duds (as I can testify with a G5 imac on its third motherboard...) |
gibler (49) | ||
| 411663 | 2005-12-10 19:36:00 | Yes, try what Gibler has said, the if still no go, go back and get another one. I took a piece of ram back for replacement to a certain shop in New Lynn and watched the shop guy wrap his filthy little fingers around it and then walk across the carpet with it and then put it in an antistatic bag. He argued and said it only causes damage if touching the connectors - not the chips. Hah. Not to mention he was touching the entire thing! I made him get me another and hold it properly and put it in its bag before he reached the carpet. No wonder half the stuff fails..... |
pctek (84) | ||
| 411664 | 2005-12-11 02:30:00 | i have tried shuffling both sticks of ram amongst my 3 dimm slots. no luck. i will run memtest86 tonight. while reading my mobo manual, i came across something interesting. i was wondering whether it is relevant to the problems im experiencing. *If you are planning to use all three DIMM sockets, you must take into consideration the address bus configuration which is not equally distributed amongst the three sockets. DIMM3 has its own address bus, but DIMM1 and DIMM2 share a single address bus. It is recommended that you install memory modules that balance the load between the two address busses, both physically (chips on module) and in terms of total memory. For example, an ideal configuration would be to install a double-sided, 16-chip module into DIMM3 containing a total of 1.0GB of memory. Then you can install single-sided, 8-chip, 512 MB modules into DIMM1 and DIMM2. Or you want to use only DDR400 double -sided DIMMS, we suggest that you use only two of the DIMM sockets. We also suggest that you use either DIMM1 and DIMM3 together or DIMM2 and DIMM3 together. oh,btw, my mobo is a VIA KT-600S Pro. hope this helps. |
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