Need help with RAM issue on home built PC

quez26 · 05-31-2009, 09:15 PM

Home built PC on EVGA NVIDIA NForce 7901 Ultra mobo, Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB DDR3 GSKILL (4x1GB) running Vista Premium 32 Bit

Getting numerous blue screens with varying stop codes. Ran Memtest86 with all four memory modules installed and quickly failed. Ran Memtest on each module individually and they all passed. Running any configuration of memory othere than a single module at a time fails in Memtest.... Any ideas? Thanks

**manic** · 06-01-2009, 01:32 AM

What power supply wattage and brand.
What video card arrangement, 1, or 2, and what video card/s are
you using.

quez26 · 06-01-2009, 05:20 AM

ThermalTake 850W PS

Single EVGA NVIDIA GTX 285

dai · 06-01-2009, 07:00 AM

with memtest you have to run it on 1 stick at a time

what model is the 850w

check the voltage range for your ram and see if you have scope to lift it

quez26 · 06-01-2009, 08:16 AM

All sticks were run individually on memtest. No errors found on any of them. Will check the ram specs thru gskill

**Tyree** · 06-01-2009, 08:25 AM

What are the error codes on the BSOD?

quez26 · 06-01-2009, 01:41 PM

STOP:0x0000008a
STOP:0x00000024

there was another I wrote down but couldn't find it

Just went to start it up again with twi dimms in the proper slots per the manual and I get nothing...no video... no drives spinning up;..... POST code of 80 on the motherboard which shows up as "reserved" in the mobo manual. I think I'll just call the mobo manufacturer support and hope they dont tell me its the memory...lol.

dai · 06-01-2009, 02:35 PM

d/load and run the h/drive makers diagnostic utility on the hard drive

http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287

the 0x24 is a file system error

for that you run

chkdsk /r

once you get running

what model is the 850w

05-31-2009, 09:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
quez26 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 60 OS: XP SP2, Vista Ultimate	Need help with RAM issue on home built PC Home built PC on EVGA NVIDIA NForce 7901 Ultra mobo, Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB DDR3 GSKILL (4x1GB) running Vista Premium 32 Bit Getting numerous blue screens with varying stop codes. Ran Memtest86 with all four memory modules installed and quickly failed. Ran Memtest on each module individually and they all passed. Running any configuration of memory othere than a single module at a time fails in Memtest.... Any ideas? Thanks

06-01-2009, 01:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,251 OS: xp	Re: Need help with RAM issue on home built PC What power supply wattage and brand. What video card arrangement, 1, or 2, and what video card/s are you using. __________________

06-01-2009, 05:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
quez26 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 60 OS: XP SP2, Vista Ultimate	Re: Need help with RAM issue on home built PC ThermalTake 850W PS Single EVGA NVIDIA GTX 285

06-01-2009, 07:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,746 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Need help with RAM issue on home built PC with memtest you have to run it on 1 stick at a time what model is the 850w check the voltage range for your ram and see if you have scope to lift it __________________ Last edited by dai; 06-01-2009 at 07:02 AM.

06-01-2009, 08:16 AM	#5 (permalink)
quez26 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 60 OS: XP SP2, Vista Ultimate	Re: Need help with RAM issue on home built PC All sticks were run individually on memtest. No errors found on any of them. Will check the ram specs thru gskill

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Tyree Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: May 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 5,749 OS: XP Pro-7RC-Mandriva My System	Re: Need help with RAM issue on home built PC What are the error codes on the BSOD? __________________ Posting your PC specs will help us to help you quicker and more efficiently.

06-01-2009, 01:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
quez26 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 60 OS: XP SP2, Vista Ultimate	STOP:0x0000008a STOP:0x00000024 there was another I wrote down but couldn't find it Just went to start it up again with twi dimms in the proper slots per the manual and I get nothing...no video... no drives spinning up;..... POST code of 80 on the motherboard which shows up as "reserved" in the mobo manual. I think I'll just call the mobo manufacturer support and hope they dont tell me its the memory...lol. Last edited by dai; 06-01-2009 at 02:30 PM.

06-01-2009, 02:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,746 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Need help with RAM issue on home built PC d/load and run the h/drive makers diagnostic utility on the hard drive http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287 the 0x24 is a file system error for that you run chkdsk /r once you get running what model is the 850w __________________