Crashes after a minute

Polstead · 08-08-2007, 12:43 AM

Hi all

My WinXP computer has been crashing and it is now so frequent that it only stays up for around a minute or so before dying. I am trying to run a windows memory diagnostic tool and after several re-starts managed to get it to stay going long enough to feed back that there are some errors on the 4th test of 6, noticably WMATS+ errors. It then froze as it was announcing this and I cant get beyond the first test again.

Is this the problem and if so how do I fix, or is there something else that might be causing these freezes/crashes?

Do I just ditch the whole thing and start again?

**twajetmech** · 08-08-2007, 02:49 AM

Hello and welcome to the TSF, it sounds like one of your memory modules is going bad. You can remove one at a time and see which one is giving the trouble. There is no need to panic, its not uncommon to have a memory module fail. If after removing the fist module the computer is fine, then you know which module is bad and in need of replacement, otherwise just swap modules and try the other one.....post back and let us know what you find, and we can help find a compatible replacement module, just be sure to list all your system components

hollowlife1987 · 08-08-2007, 06:32 AM

First thing, I would suggest you test the modules one at a time with www.memtest.org and set the timings manually to Cass 2-3-2-6 and lets make sure one is not failing.

**mattlock** · 08-08-2007, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by hollowlife1987

First thing, I would suggest you test the modules one at a time with www.memtest.org and set the timings manually to Cass 2-3-2-6 and lets make sure one is not failing.

Memtest is a great tool, but why are you suggesting to set the timings manually to 2-3-2-6? Without knowing what modules she has in her PC you have no way of knowing what timings they are capable of running.

08-08-2007, 12:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
Polstead Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1 OS: XP	Crashes after a minute Hi all My WinXP computer has been crashing and it is now so frequent that it only stays up for around a minute or so before dying. I am trying to run a windows memory diagnostic tool and after several re-starts managed to get it to stay going long enough to feed back that there are some errors on the 4th test of 6, noticably WMATS+ errors. It then froze as it was announcing this and I cant get beyond the first test again. Is this the problem and if so how do I fix, or is there something else that might be causing these freezes/crashes? Do I just ditch the whole thing and start again? Last edited by Polstead; 08-08-2007 at 12:45 AM. Reason: Title could be better, freezes when using boot disk but actually crashes

08-08-2007, 02:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
twajetmech I helped the forums. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: LGA, NYC Posts: 2,388 OS: XP-Pro Sp2 & XP-Pro Sp2 Tablet Edition, Vista Ultimate My System	Re: Crashes after a minute Hello and welcome to the TSF, it sounds like one of your memory modules is going bad. You can remove one at a time and see which one is giving the trouble. There is no need to panic, its not uncommon to have a memory module fail. If after removing the fist module the computer is fine, then you know which module is bad and in need of replacement, otherwise just swap modules and try the other one.....post back and let us know what you find, and we can help find a compatible replacement module, just be sure to list all your system components __________________ PSU Selection/Info // Bench test // Thermal Paste // Memory Selection // Bios Beep Codes // CPU-Z// Posting System Specs Last edited by twajetmech; 08-08-2007 at 02:55 AM.

08-08-2007, 06:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
hollowlife1987 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 27 OS: XP/Solaris/Vista/98	Re: Crashes after a minute First thing, I would suggest you test the modules one at a time with www.memtest.org and set the timings manually to Cass 2-3-2-6 and lets make sure one is not failing.