problem with ram

[patir]

Hello everybody,

I have 2x1GB Patriot rams(667)
Lately i was getting a lot of bsod with the message irql_not_less_or_equal, so i decided to run memtest86+.

Here comes now the tricky part. When i run the test with both rams i got many errors in test #5 but when i run the test with only one ram i get no errors. I tried all the cobinations i swithced the rams into the slots but i get only errors when i test them silmutaneously

My motherboard supports dual channel, and my pc was running fine for about 18 months...

 

[Ferg]

Must be the way dual channel works the memory and brings out the error - is the voltage set correctly for your memory?

If the memory was in a 2gb kit then I'd RMA them and just get some new ones - most manufacturers have lifetime warranty on ram nowadays.

 

[donkey42]

Hello everybody,

hi & Welcome to HWF's

I have 2x1GB Patriot rams(667)
Lately i was getting a lot of bsod with the message irql_not_less_or_equal, so i decided to run memtest86+.

good idea, but this error can be caused by many things from a buggy device driver to a faulty SCSI (Small Computer Systems Interface - pronouced Scuzzy) terminator

Here comes now the tricky part. When i run the test with both rams i got many errors in test #5 but when i run the test with only one ram i get no errors. I tried all the cobinations i swithced the rams into the slots but i get only errors when i test them silmutaneously

well that error with 1 more rams (as you call them)[ot]officially they are called DIMM's (Dual Inline Memory Module's)[/ot]anyway, it sounds like your DIMM's are having a problem with each other

My motherboard supports dual channel, and my pc was running fine for about 18 months...

age is irrelevent, to start with we'll assume faulty DIMM's until we prove otherwise, can you try each DIMM separatly in another system & run memtest on each DIMM then install both DIMM's and run memtest & post the results here

BTW: it is best to run memtest overnight (12 - 24 hours)

 

[patir]

well i ran the test on a different machine with no errors...
I borrowed 2 differrent dimms from a friend and i got the same errors(test #5).

Do i have to check any settings? for the voltage perhaps?(recently the technician performed a bios update...)
My motherboard is ASROCK 775 DUAL-VSTA and it has the latest bios version 3.10