RAM issues

[Indiana_Jones]

Gave my PC a bit of an upgrade yesterday, new video card and another 4GB of RAM (in 2x 2GB)

But I think one of the old pieces of RAM is acting up, I've tried taking one out etc, but everyone seems ok when I'm on 6GB, but as soon as I go to 8GB things seem to act up.

Any ideas?

Cheers,

-Indy

[iYRe]

fwiw, unless you're using 64 bit, any amount of RAM over 4GB is pretty much a waste of time..
On a 32bit system you can only access about 3.2 GB of your 4GB. On 64bit you can access IT ALL MWAHAAHAHAHAHAHA

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/how-much-ram-do-i-need/17491 (for more explanation)

[Usarka]

It's rooted.

[riffer]

Download an ubuntu live ISO file. Burn it to a CD. Start up the machine off the CD. Run the memtest application.

[Indiana_Jones]

Cheers guys.

Also I'm on Windows 7 64bit

-Indy

[SMOKEU]

Burn memtest86 onto a CD and boot from that with the faulty stick. That will tell you if the RAM is good or not.

There may be compatibility issues as well if the RAM uses different voltages or timings, that's why it's always better to use identical RAM.

[Usarka]

Have you run the windows 7 memory test thing? I've never used it so don't know if it works or not, maybe google windows 7 memory test for the gigglez.

[iYRe]

Cheers guys.

Also I'm on Windows 7 64bit

-Indy

well, there's ya problem :P

No point riding a scooter when what you need is an m109RZ - linux :P

[Indiana_Jones]

Ran memtest86, got an error, took out the suspect piece of RAM. Ran test again, one pass with zero errors. Think I found the bastard.

Cheers everyone.

-Indy

[SMOKEU]

Ran memtest86, got an error, took out the suspect piece of RAM. Ran test again, one pass with zero errors. Think I found the bastard.

Cheers everyone.

-Indy

I recommend that you run memtest86 for at least an hour just to be sure. Run it for an hour with all the RAM removed except for the suspected faulty one, then remove that one and put all the "good" ones in and test for another hour.

[Indiana_Jones]

I recommend that you run memtest86 for at least an hour just to be sure. Run it for an hour with all the RAM removed except for the suspected faulty one, then remove that one and put all the "good" ones in and test for another hour.

Will give that a go.

The first time I ran it with all the RAM it got to 23% and had an error, took out the suspected piece and ran it till it got to 100% which took 40mins with no errors.

-Indy

[Gremlin]

One pass through Memtest should find errors if they exist. Rarely will you get any errors on subsequent passes, if the first was fine. However, bear in mind not all memory issues are found with Memtest, but it's a very good starting point.

Indy, I would suggest (as I would to anyone) who has bought new memory. Stick a piece in at a time and run memtest, to check they are all fine.