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Why did you run that POS software in the first place? Were you having
problems with the machine and that's what prompted you to attempt troubleshooting? "DevilsPGD" wrote in message ... I just purchased a new motherboard, CPU, and video card, built the system, ran memtest86 and I'm getting memory errors. I purchased: Athlon X64 3000+ CPU Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI Radeon X550 P180 Case From my old system I scavenged: Antec NeoPower 480W power supply 2xWD Raptor 36.7GB 1xSeagate 400GB 4xKingston 512MB PC3200 400MHz 1xSound Blaster Audigy 2 Live 2xDVD drives I let memtest86 run for over a dozen passes on the old system within the last month or so after I shuffled some RAM around, so I tend to suspect that the RAM is good, but I'm not really sure where to start troubleshooting the new system. I'm thinking my first step should be to try removing all but one stick, and if that doesn't show any problems, try that one stick in each slot and see if I can narrow it down to a slot. If not, try each piece of RAM in the first slot and see if I can identify a piece of RAM. Am I missing anything obvious or is that the way to go? -- Sticks and stones may break my bones, but improperly spelled insults merely amuse me. |
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In message "JAD"
wrote: Why did you run that POS software in the first place? Point of sale software? Okay, bad joke.. But seriously, why not? -- I don't know about you, but I consider it a problem if my RAM is returning different bytes then my system is storing. If nothing else, it makes debugging software a bitch. Were you having problems with the machine and that's what prompted you to attempt troubleshooting? It's one of the things I usually do after building a new machine, part of an informal "stress test" of sorts. No specific problems that I can attribute to RAM, although I have had a couple lockups (which have gone away after a BIOS upgrade) -- A: Maybe because some people are too annoyed by top-posting. Q: Why do I not get an answer to my question(s)? A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? |
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In message "Richard Dower"
wrote: "DevilsPGD" wrote in message news In message "Richard Dower" wrote: I'd also suggest using the latest 1.65 version of Memtest86+ http://www.memtest86.com/ has 3.2 as the latest -- Am I misunderstanding something? Yes, there is a much more recent version, http://www.memtest.org/ Memtest86+ is based on Memtest86 but more current and adds more features and compatiability. Ahh, I should have realized the plus meant something and wasn't just a typo Downloading now... Thanks! -- A: Maybe because some people are too annoyed by top-posting. Q: Why do I not get an answer to my question(s)? A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? |
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I would suggest using manual memory settings.
You haven't identified what CPU core you have. If you have a Venice core CPU it uses an improved integrated memory controller on the CPU die that will allow all 4 DIMMs to run at 400MHz, although you may have to reduce the Command Rate to 2T to achieve stability. Older AMD Athlon 64 CPU cores' (e.g. Newcastle, Winchester) memory controllers required underclocking the RAM to 333MHz if all four RAM slots were being used. "DevilsPGD" wrote in message ... In message spodosaurus wrote: DevilsPGD wrote: In message spodosaurus wrote: Could be the new motherboard doesn't play nicely with your particular RAM modules or the board could just be defective. That's happened to me once in the last year where any known good RAM I put in a new board tested bad. Swapped the board and all was well. Swapping the board will be tough, I picked up the last one in stock, and I'm rather impatient when it comes to new toys Did you swap with the same model? In other words, was it a bad board, or should I be expecting to change to a different brand or something? If that model of board doesn't like your RAM, then yes, be expecting to change brands. Also, if you got the last one in stock, you don't have much choice, do you? You've set all the BIOS settings for the DRAM to the most conservative ones prior to testing, right? My second choice was almost identical, but doesn't have DPS or 802.11b/g (which is just a PCI card, but it's still a nice freebie), but it's exactly the same brand, chipset, physical layout, everything, so it might not be any better. I haven't changed the RAM settings at all, everything is left at the BIOS defaults, except that I disabled some of the onboard peripherals that I don't use. I might play around with the RAM settings and see if that makes a difference. I don't overclock, so I'm not really well versed (although I've read enough that I know most of the terms and have a general idea of what they mean, I just don't have much personal experience) -- do not creep a coconut -- NANAE |
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"DevilsPGD" wrote in message news In message "JAD" wrote: Why did you run that POS software in the first place? Point of sale software? Okay, bad joke.. But seriously, why not? -- I don't know about you, but I consider it a problem if my RAM is returning different bytes then my system is storing. If nothing else, it makes debugging software a bitch. Were you having problems with the machine and that's what prompted you to attempt troubleshooting? It's one of the things I usually do after building a new machine, part of an informal "stress test" of sorts. No specific problems that I can attribute to RAM, although I have had a couple lockups (which have gone away after a BIOS upgrade) I C. Interesting test case this will be. Please follow up with the out come. -- A: Maybe because some people are too annoyed by top-posting. Q: Why do I not get an answer to my question(s)? A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? |
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On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 04:37:56 -0600 If God exists he'll get DevilsPGD
writing this : I just purchased a new motherboard, CPU, and video card, built the system, ran memtest86 and I'm getting memory errors. If this is a new system and you have bought good equipment why did you run a software,"Memory" tester? Have you built many systems? Have you bought the correct type of devices for your system/mother board? Have you researched any known incompatibilities for the mother board? Have you correctly set the BIOS parameters for the devices you are using? Have you correctly positioned your PCI devices for the motherboard. The above is just a starter. HTH -- Free Windows/PC help, http://www.geocities.com/sheppola/trouble.html |
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JAD wrote: "DevilsPGD" wrote in message ... I just purchased a new motherboard, CPU, and video card, built the system, ran memtest86 and I'm getting memory errors. Why did you run that POS software in the first place? Why do you keep criticizing memory test programs without showing any proof to justify your opinion? Even SIMMtester.com, a maker of memory testing machiens, says that MemTest86 is very good. |
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"JAD" wrote in message
... Why did you run that POS software in the first place? Were you having problems with the machine and that's what prompted you to attempt troubleshooting? What is your problem with MemTest? DFI seem to think it's good enough to have in the BIOS of nForce4 boards. |
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TonyC wrote: "JAD" wrote in message .. .. Why did you run that POS software in the first place? Were you having problems with the machine and that's what prompted you to attempt troubleshooting? What is your problem with MemTest? DFI seem to think it's good enough to have in the BIOS of nForce4 boards. What does JAD put in the BIOSes he/she/it writes? |
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In message "JAD"
wrote: "DevilsPGD" wrote in message news In message "JAD" wrote: Why did you run that POS software in the first place? Point of sale software? Okay, bad joke.. But seriously, why not? -- I don't know about you, but I consider it a problem if my RAM is returning different bytes then my system is storing. If nothing else, it makes debugging software a bitch. Were you having problems with the machine and that's what prompted you to attempt troubleshooting? It's one of the things I usually do after building a new machine, part of an informal "stress test" of sorts. No specific problems that I can attribute to RAM, although I have had a couple lockups (which have gone away after a BIOS upgrade) I C. Interesting test case this will be. Please follow up with the out come. So, was I having problems with the machine? As it turns out, a number of problems fixed themselves when I managed to tweak things enough that memtest86+ stopped reporting errors. Among them: -The system would go to a black screen after shutting down rather then rebooting when requested. -The system would not come out of Standby. -DLL errors whenever launching certain network-related applications (dig, host, psservice, and a few others) -Lockups when attempting to ipconfig/release (but /renew was fine if I didn't /release first) -Bluescreen when attempting to launch a recovery console from boot CD. -Bluescreen when attempting to boot a known-good BartPE CD. All of these issues disappeared once I fixed the memory issue. When I reverted to my previous settings, the issues returned, so yes, they were memory related, and yes, memtest86+ did point me in the right direction since I was initially assuming a driver incompatibility. -- I left the womb for this? |
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