Stall during POST "Memory Testing:"

niccolom · 12-01-2007, 02:57 PM

Lately my computer has been crashing, so I did a memtest and one of the sticks was bad. Currently I have the remaining good stick in and the crashing is gone.

However, sometimes during the POST, it'll freeze at "Memory Testing:" and won't display the ram amount. This doesn't occur on every boot, but when it does occur it always stalls in that exact spot. If I then shutdown, take the stick out and put it back in, the computer will always boot up properly.

The boots that don't stall are fine, and the OS is completely stable. I've checked the temperature readings and they're fine. There's no dust on the chip nor in the fitting. In addition, I changed the BIOS to last-known-good-configuration, but that didn't help at all.

Operating System
Windows Vista Ultimate (build 6000)

System Model
Winfast
Enclosure Type: Desktop

Processor
2.00 gigahertz AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core
128 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache

Main Circuit Board
Board: Winfast K8M890-8237
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG 10/10/2007

Drives
DVD-E616P2 ATA Device [CD-ROM drive]
Maxtor 6B200P0 [Hard drive] (203.93 GB) -- drive 2, s/n B407MVPH, rev BAH41B10, SMART Status: Healthy
WDC WD1200JS-00MHB0 ATA Device [Hard drive] (120.03 GB) -- drive 1
WDC WD4000AAKS-00TMA0 [Hard drive] (400.09 GB) -- drive 0, s/n WD-WCAPW0631712, rev 12.01C01, SMART Status: Healthy

Memory Modules
510 Megabytes Installed Memory
Slot 'A0' has 512 MB
Slot 'A1' is Empty

Controllers
Standard floppy disk controller
ATA Channel 0 [Controller] (2x)
ATA Channel 1 [Controller] (2x)
VIA Bus Master IDE Controller - 0571
VIA Serial ATA Controller - 3149

Display
Radeon X1900 GT [Display adapter]
Radeon X1900 GT Secondary [Display adapter]
ACR AL2423W [Monitor] (24.0"vis, June 2006)

Bus Adapters
Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
SCSI/RAID Host Controller
VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller (4x)
VIA USB Enhanced Host Controller

Multimedia
ATI T200 Unified AVStream Driver
Realtek AC'97 Audio for VIA (R) Audio Controller

Other Devices
ATITool Driver
HID-compliant device (2x)
USB Human Interface Device (2x)
Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
HID-compliant mouse
USB Composite Device
USB Root Hub (5x)
Generic volume shadow copy

12-01-2007, 02:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
niccolom Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1 OS: Vista	Stall during POST "Memory Testing:" Lately my computer has been crashing, so I did a memtest and one of the sticks was bad. Currently I have the remaining good stick in and the crashing is gone. However, sometimes during the POST, it'll freeze at "Memory Testing:" and won't display the ram amount. This doesn't occur on every boot, but when it does occur it always stalls in that exact spot. If I then shutdown, take the stick out and put it back in, the computer will always boot up properly. The boots that don't stall are fine, and the OS is completely stable. I've checked the temperature readings and they're fine. There's no dust on the chip nor in the fitting. In addition, I changed the BIOS to last-known-good-configuration, but that didn't help at all. Operating System Windows Vista Ultimate (build 6000) System Model Winfast Enclosure Type: Desktop Processor 2.00 gigahertz AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 128 kilobyte primary memory cache 512 kilobyte secondary memory cache Main Circuit Board Board: Winfast K8M890-8237 Bus Clock: 200 megahertz BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG 10/10/2007 Drives DVD-E616P2 ATA Device [CD-ROM drive] Maxtor 6B200P0 [Hard drive] (203.93 GB) -- drive 2, s/n B407MVPH, rev BAH41B10, SMART Status: Healthy WDC WD1200JS-00MHB0 ATA Device [Hard drive] (120.03 GB) -- drive 1 WDC WD4000AAKS-00TMA0 [Hard drive] (400.09 GB) -- drive 0, s/n WD-WCAPW0631712, rev 12.01C01, SMART Status: Healthy Memory Modules 510 Megabytes Installed Memory Slot 'A0' has 512 MB Slot 'A1' is Empty Controllers Standard floppy disk controller ATA Channel 0 [Controller] (2x) ATA Channel 1 [Controller] (2x) VIA Bus Master IDE Controller - 0571 VIA Serial ATA Controller - 3149 Display Radeon X1900 GT [Display adapter] Radeon X1900 GT Secondary [Display adapter] ACR AL2423W [Monitor] (24.0"vis, June 2006) Bus Adapters Microsoft iSCSI Initiator SCSI/RAID Host Controller VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller (4x) VIA USB Enhanced Host Controller Multimedia ATI T200 Unified AVStream Driver Realtek AC'97 Audio for VIA (R) Audio Controller Other Devices ATITool Driver HID-compliant device (2x) USB Human Interface Device (2x) Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard HID-compliant mouse USB Composite Device USB Root Hub (5x) Generic volume shadow copy