Hi everyone, First of all - Thank you for reading - I hope we can figure out my problems. I have never asked for support before. This is my first desktop in 10 years, and I've just spent a fair amount of money on what I thought was a good setup. Here's what I have: MB: Gigabyte EX58-UD4P CPU: Intel i7 920 GPU: Gigabyte GTX 285-UD RAM: Corsair DDR3 4GB (2 x XMS3 2GB) 10600/1333 PSU: Antec TruePower New 650W HDD: WD Caviar Black 500GB 7200RPM 32MB 3Gbs OS: Windows Vista x64 (Home Premium OEM), updated as of ~8th Sept 2009. I put it together without any proper knowledge of compatibility - while I did try to copy builds I saw online, I'm not sure if what I finally went with actually works together. (1) If there's anything that pops out and screams "INCOMPATIBLE" please let me know Corsair's website does not list my motherboard in its compatibility list. I plugged everything in, turned it on, and it worked. So no overclocking, no tweaked BIOS settings (except boot sequence). I tried to keep drivers up to date (using drivers issued by the manufacturers, NOT Microsoft). It had been working perfectly for 2 months, then it stopped. I use Photoshop and Illustrator alot. I was using them when the major issues started... I have had many different Blue Screens - even in SAFE MODE while not doing anything, even while loading Windows, even while loading SAFE MODE. Here's the list of errors so far (there might have been more - I just figured out how to disable auto-reboot): BAD_POOL_CALLER MEMORY_MANAGEMENT APC_INDEX_MISMATCH IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA SPECIAL_POOL_DETECTED_MEMORY_CORRUPTION "Processor thread crucial to system operation..." "ecache.sys" "Windows Host Service shut down" Furthermore, sometimes when I try to boot up, nothing appears on screen. Now Windows Safe Mode will not stay up for longer than a few minutes. Troubleshooting - what I've done so far (before Windows became unusable): Checked all cables, HDD and RAM connection Checked CPU/GPU temperature while running - all at normal temps Run -> Verifier.exe - rebooted, all drivers appear to be fine Control Panel -> Admin -> Windows Memory Diagnostics - errors found (Google tells me that this program returns false negatives) Restored BIOS to Failsafe Defaults Restored BIOS to Optimised Defaults Uninstalled all non-Windows programs Tried running on 1 RAM stick. BSOD for both memory sticks Windows Safe Mode now throws Blue Screens. I have decided to try MemTest86+. As I type this, it is doing its thing. I don't understand what it's doing, or what I'm supposed to look for. (2) Please help with MemTest86+ Next steps (if no memory errors found): Put the HDD into another computer and backup data. Check BIOS ((3) I need help with this - don't understand clocks and voltage) Format, re-install Windows Vista. If that fails, format, install Windows XP. Any help you can provide is very very much appreciated. I have highlighted the (3) issues in red. Thank you :O
Welcome to HWF That's definitely a problem with your RAM. The program Memtest can test if there are problems with your RAM. If it detects problems, it's best to replace it.
