pfn list corrupt

andrew.s · 06-27-2009, 12:16 AM

Hi,

I purchased this memory for my self-built pc in Sep 08. I'm still new at building pc's.

http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...AFC-C8Junction

Newegg doesn't seem to have that particular one anymore (design-wise) [Deactivated item]. I wanted to upgrade my ram and through my purchase history, selected and bought the same ram again a few days ago. I thought they were the same. This one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227267

When I got it I noticed that the design of the heatsink was different. Nevertheless, I plugged it in and my system recognized a total of 8gb ram now. Everything seemed to work. Today I suddenly got the BSOD with a line stating "pfn_list_corrupt". I looked it up and it seemed I had bad ram. I ran a memtest and got an error. I took out the new ram and ran memtest again on my old ram with no errors at 115%. Then did memtest again with old ram removed and new ram installed (4gb) and so far no errors at 150%.

On the outside of my first ram, the sticker read: 4-4-4 @ 2.1v
The second (new) ram read: 4-4-4 @ 2.2v

Is it wrong? Do they both have to be at 2.1v?

Here's a list of what was in my BIOS.
Memory [AUTO] 1.850v

Memory timing setting
xtCL (CAS Latency) Auto(5) Current Value 5
xtRCD Auto(5) 5
xtRP Auto(5) 5
xtRAS (18) 18
xCommand per clock (2T) 2T

FSB Memory Clock Mode [Auto]

Sorry for all this jumble. So currently I do not know what is wrong. I haven't done any memory overclocking yet, so everything is on auto. I hope that I got the correct ram. Should I be concerned if the voltage listed on the sticker of my ram is different?

Thank you so much and I apologize for this long question.

Andrew

**grimx133** · 06-27-2009, 01:56 AM

Take your vdimm off auto and put them up to 2.1v. Specially with 4 slots populated, two sticks may run at that, but with four you'll generally get instability at lower voltages.

**Tyree** · 06-27-2009, 01:40 PM

Filling all RAM slots can cause problems. I would suggest following grimx133's for a start.

andrew.s · 06-27-2009, 03:10 PM

Yes I changed my voltage to 2.1v from the previous 1.850v. Hope that will work. I noticed that when I installed the new memory, my 'Memory operations per second' subscore went down from 5.9 to 5.8.

Running memtest again to see whether there will be any issues. Will post if there is.

Thank you both for your time and contribution. Appreciate it.

Andrew

andrew.s · 06-28-2009, 02:43 PM

Hmm, I got an error again after running memtest on all 4 ram sticks again. The error was:

"Memory error detected! Copying between eb7627c and eb76349 did not result in accurate copy.
MemTest has detected that your computer cannot accurately store date in RAM."

So I took out all my ram again and inserted 2 of the new sticks to test. However, no errors even 1080% coverage. I really don't know what is wrong.

**Tyree** · 06-28-2009, 04:40 PM

Either the RAM isn't compatible, one/both of the two older sticks are defective or filling all four slots is causing voltage issues. You have no need for more than 4GB of RAM.

andrew.s · 06-28-2009, 04:54 PM

Well I will be doing video editing on it and thought 8GB would be good. Is there no way to fix this issue besides returning the new ram?

Also, if I were to get the same ram with the same old heatsink design, do you think that will work?

andrew.s · 06-28-2009, 08:39 PM

This time I tested every ram individually and one of the new ram had an error on memtest. So I guess that is the culprit then. Though unsure how both new rams could pass the memtest when tested together. Any thoughts?

**grimx133** · 06-28-2009, 11:41 PM

Memtest is known for false results if used on multiple sticks. That's why it's always recommended to run it on one stick at a time.

andrew.s · 06-29-2009, 12:48 AM

Oh no. Alright, look like I'll have to RMA it. Thank you all for your time and contributions.

06-27-2009, 12:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
andrew.s Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 12 OS: Vista 64, Home Premium, SP1	pfn list corrupt Hi, I purchased this memory for my self-built pc in Sep 08. I'm still new at building pc's. http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...AFC-C8Junction Newegg doesn't seem to have that particular one anymore (design-wise) [Deactivated item]. I wanted to upgrade my ram and through my purchase history, selected and bought the same ram again a few days ago. I thought they were the same. This one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227267 When I got it I noticed that the design of the heatsink was different. Nevertheless, I plugged it in and my system recognized a total of 8gb ram now. Everything seemed to work. Today I suddenly got the BSOD with a line stating "pfn_list_corrupt". I looked it up and it seemed I had bad ram. I ran a memtest and got an error. I took out the new ram and ran memtest again on my old ram with no errors at 115%. Then did memtest again with old ram removed and new ram installed (4gb) and so far no errors at 150%. On the outside of my first ram, the sticker read: 4-4-4 @ 2.1v The second (new) ram read: 4-4-4 @ 2.2v Is it wrong? Do they both have to be at 2.1v? Here's a list of what was in my BIOS. Memory [AUTO] 1.850v Memory timing setting xtCL (CAS Latency) Auto(5) Current Value 5 xtRCD Auto(5) 5 xtRP Auto(5) 5 xtRAS (18) 18 xCommand per clock (2T) 2T FSB Memory Clock Mode [Auto] Sorry for all this jumble. So currently I do not know what is wrong. I haven't done any memory overclocking yet, so everything is on auto. I hope that I got the correct ram. Should I be concerned if the voltage listed on the sticker of my ram is different? Thank you so much and I apologize for this long question. Andrew

06-27-2009, 01:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
grimx133 Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada eh Posts: 3,004 OS: xp mce sp2, xp pro sp2, windows 7 beta My System	Re: pfn list corrupt Take your vdimm off auto and put them up to 2.1v. Specially with 4 slots populated, two sticks may run at that, but with four you'll generally get instability at lower voltages. __________________

06-27-2009, 01:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tyree Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: May 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,769 OS: XP Pro-7RC-Mandriva My System	Re: pfn list corrupt Filling all RAM slots can cause problems. I would suggest following grimx133's for a start. __________________ Posting your PC specs will help us to help you quicker and more efficiently.

06-27-2009, 03:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
andrew.s Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 12 OS: Vista 64, Home Premium, SP1	Re: pfn list corrupt Yes I changed my voltage to 2.1v from the previous 1.850v. Hope that will work. I noticed that when I installed the new memory, my 'Memory operations per second' subscore went down from 5.9 to 5.8. Running memtest again to see whether there will be any issues. Will post if there is. Thank you both for your time and contribution. Appreciate it. Andrew

06-28-2009, 02:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
andrew.s Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 12 OS: Vista 64, Home Premium, SP1	Re: pfn list corrupt Hmm, I got an error again after running memtest on all 4 ram sticks again. The error was: "Memory error detected! Copying between eb7627c and eb76349 did not result in accurate copy. MemTest has detected that your computer cannot accurately store date in RAM." So I took out all my ram again and inserted 2 of the new sticks to test. However, no errors even 1080% coverage. I really don't know what is wrong.

06-28-2009, 04:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
Tyree Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: May 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,769 OS: XP Pro-7RC-Mandriva My System	Re: pfn list corrupt Either the RAM isn't compatible, one/both of the two older sticks are defective or filling all four slots is causing voltage issues. You have no need for more than 4GB of RAM. __________________ Posting your PC specs will help us to help you quicker and more efficiently.

06-28-2009, 04:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
andrew.s Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 12 OS: Vista 64, Home Premium, SP1	Re: pfn list corrupt Well I will be doing video editing on it and thought 8GB would be good. Is there no way to fix this issue besides returning the new ram? Also, if I were to get the same ram with the same old heatsink design, do you think that will work? Last edited by andrew.s; 06-28-2009 at 05:00 PM.

06-28-2009, 08:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
andrew.s Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 12 OS: Vista 64, Home Premium, SP1	Re: pfn list corrupt This time I tested every ram individually and one of the new ram had an error on memtest. So I guess that is the culprit then. Though unsure how both new rams could pass the memtest when tested together. Any thoughts?

06-28-2009, 11:41 PM	#9 (permalink)
grimx133 Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada eh Posts: 3,004 OS: xp mce sp2, xp pro sp2, windows 7 beta My System	Re: pfn list corrupt Memtest is known for false results if used on multiple sticks. That's why it's always recommended to run it on one stick at a time. __________________

06-29-2009, 12:48 AM	#10 (permalink)
andrew.s Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 12 OS: Vista 64, Home Premium, SP1	Re: pfn list corrupt Oh no. Alright, look like I'll have to RMA it. Thank you all for your time and contributions.