Re: i don't think its the RAM
On 10/6/05, Peter Sheldrick <petersheldrick@yahoo.de> wrote:
> i just ran Memtest86+ v1.51 over the RAM and after two
> passes there where no Errors - so its unlikley that
> there is anything wrong with it.
>
> so:
> (1) the RAM is ok
> (2) its compatible with my mobo
>
> its not the RAM either!
When I first started trying to install, I could run MEMTEST86
literally for days without any detected errors. However the installs
failed early with an assortment of errors, mostly related to inability
to read files from the disk or CD. I finally discovered that there was
a problem with the board I was using when RAM was installed in slots
3,4. I could underclock the RAM and the system was rock solid or I
could move the RAM to slots 1,2 and that also solved the problem.
IMO if MEMTEST reports problems, you definitely have problems, but if
it does not find any problem, the results are not conclusive.
HTH,
hank
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