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RAM and BSOD

Uber Schwarz

Uber Schwarz

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I've been getting BSODs lately but it is only when I'm running two sticks of RAM. I've checked my timings and they're right and it is the right type of RAM for the motherboard. I've ran memtest before and it found an error so I removed one stick and tested each stick and it found none. I tested again with both sticks in and again no errors. Whenever I get a BSOD the computer will not even POST and the DRAM light on the motherboard will be red. Whenever I remove one stick from either slot it will boot up and have no problems.

Any advice on what to do? By the way, this is a custom built desktop.
 
Are your two sticks of RAM matched? That is same make, capacity, model, timings and batch? BSODs and instability problems can be caused by using RAM sticks which are not matched to each other. They will work on their own, but wont work together properly.

Also exceeding the mainboard's RAM capacity will cause trouble as well. E.g. putting two 4GB sticks into a board which can only handle 4GB RAM maximum.
 
mikedt said:
Are your two sticks of RAM matched? That is same make, capacity, model, timings and batch? BSODs and instability problems can be caused by using RAM sticks which are not matched to each other. They will work on their own, but wont work together properly.

Also exceeding the mainboard's RAM capacity will cause trouble as well. E.g. putting two 4GB sticks into a board which can only handle 4GB RAM maximum.
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My board can support up to 16GB or 24GB RAM and it's the same RAM, same speed, same timings, etc. They came in the same package.
johnlgalt said:
have you checked for an updated BIOS for your mobo?
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As far as updating the BIOS, I went to ASUS web site and I couldn't get their BIOS updater to work.
 
Is your mobo new?

Could be a faulty slot in the motherboard.

When you removed the sticks did you try them both in the same ramslot?
 
Snow_Fox said:
Is your mobo new?

Could be a faulty slot in the motherboard.

When you removed the sticks did you try them both in the same ramslot?
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I bought all the components in August or September. I just got a BSOD on the other slot. I'm running Memtest all night and going to see what it comes up with.
 
Earlier you said it did not matter which slot the RAM was in, so that should rule out the slot.

Something is definitely out of whack here, what size PSU do you have and what peripherals do you have installed?
 
might sound simple but are the sticks going in the matching slots? some boards its slot 1 and 2, 1 and 3, etc..check the manual.

would also help if you listed which mobo and which ram you have...
 
Is the voltage set correctly for the RAM? Check the modules or the manufacturer's support site for the correct specs. As noted, details of the RAM & motherboard would also be helpful.
 
johnlgalt said:
Earlier you said it did not matter which slot the RAM was in, so that should rule out the slot.

Something is definitely out of whack here, what size PSU do you have and what peripherals do you have installed?
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Well I thought that slot was alright but I didn't test it as much as I did the other slot. The other slot I used as I normally would for a couple weeks and no BSODs. I just tested the other slot for a day and ran Memtest on it. I did Memtest it again overnight for nine and half hours and no errors.

Here's my specs:
Mobo: Newegg.com - ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 AM3 AMD 890GX HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
RAM: Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL7D-4GBRH
PSU: Newegg.com - XFX Black Edition XPS-850W-BES 850W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
CPU: Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX
GPU: Newegg.com - XFX HD-587X-ZNFC Radeon HD 5870 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
 
g skill and amd = :( i know because my sticks aren't stable....if you go to the official g skill forums you'll see tons of people having issues sigh.

i've been meaning to get new sticks just haven't yet and i do still get random bsod's.
 
Here's the three BSODs I've gotten from running on the one slot I suspect to be bad:


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Dump File : 122610-18330-01.dmp
Crash Time : 12/26/2010 10:35:53 PM
Bug Check String : SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
Bug Check Code : 0x0000003b
Parameter 1 : 00000000`c0000005
Parameter 2 : fffff880`048fa817
Parameter 3 : fffff880`06851900
Parameter 4 : 00000000`00000000
Caused By Driver : atikmdag.sys
Caused By Address : atikmdag.sys+90817
File Description :
Product Name :
Company :
File Version :
Processor : x64
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\Windows\Minidump\122610-18330-01.dmp
Processors Count : 4
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 7600
Dump File Size : 275,904
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Dump File : 122710-17955-01.dmp
Crash Time : 12/27/2010 9:06:03 PM
Bug Check String : KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
Bug Check Code : 0x0000001e
Parameter 1 : ffffffff`c0000005
Parameter 2 : fffff800`02a8c905
Parameter 3 : 00000000`00000000
Parameter 4 : ffffffff`ffffffff
Caused By Driver : ntoskrnl.exe
Caused By Address : ntoskrnl.exe+70740
File Description : NT Kernel & System
Product Name : Microsoft
 
glockjs said:
g skill and amd = :( i know because my sticks aren't stable....if you go to the official g skill forums you'll see tons of people having issues sigh.

i've been meaning to get new sticks just haven't yet and i do still get random bsod's.
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I have 2GB of G.Skill DDR2 800 and a AMD Athlon 64 X2 (Brisbane) and have had zero problems in the two years I've had them.

G.Skill have a lifetime warranty. I know it's a dumb question, but have you RMA'd them for another set?
 
Uber Schwarz said:
Here's the three BSODs I've gotten from running on the one slot I suspect to be bad:


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Dump File : 122610-18330-01.dmp
Crash Time : 12/26/2010 10:35:53 PM
Bug Check String : SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
Bug Check Code : 0x0000003b
Parameter 1 : 00000000`c0000005
Parameter 2 : fffff880`048fa817
Parameter 3 : fffff880`06851900
Parameter 4 : 00000000`00000000
Caused By Driver : atikmdag.sys
Caused By Address : atikmdag.sys+90817
File Description :
Product Name :
Company :
File Version :
Processor : x64
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\Windows\Minidump\122610-18330-01.dmp
Processors Count : 4
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 7600
Dump File Size : 275,904
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This error is caused by the ATI Catalyst Control Center, I would try to uninstall it completely and just install the individual driver from ATI without the Control Center.
 
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