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Hello everyone,
I thought I'd post this here since I think it is a problem with my OS and not my RAM. Anyway, I recently purchased some KVR800D2N5K2/2G for my computer. I purchased a total of two of those kits, so I now have 4gigs of RAM to install. When I try installing them I get a BSOD when it tries to log into windows. Here is my current build.
DG965WH mobo
550w power supply
evga geforce 8600
120g sata HD
And just in case here is a MEMORY.DMP reading:
Quote:
Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 6.9.0003.113 X86
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Loading Dump File [C:\Windows\MEMORY.DMP]
Kernel Summary Dump File: Only kernel address space is available
Symbol search path is: SRV*c:\symbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols
Executable search path is:
Windows Server 2008 Kernel Version 6001 (Service Pack 1) MP (2 procs) Free x86 compatible
Product: WinNt, suite: TerminalServer SingleUserTS
Built by: 6001.18063.x86fre.vistasp1_gdr.080425-1930
Kernel base = 0x8223a000 PsLoadedModuleList = 0x82351c70
Debug session time: Thu Jul 24 20:33:21.156 2008 (GMT-7)
System Uptime: 0 days 0:00:10.937
Loading Kernel Symbols
........................................................................... ..
Loading User Symbols
SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED (7e)
This is a very common bugcheck. Usually the exception address pinpoints
the driver/function that caused the problem. Always note this address
as well as the link date of the driver/image that contains this address.
Arguments:
Arg1: c0000005, The exception code that was not handled
Arg2: 8a3ad234, The address that the exception occurred at
Arg3: 8b55f70c, Exception Record Address
Arg4: 8b55f408, Context Record Address
Debugging Details:
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EXCEPTION_CODE: (NTSTATUS) 0xc0000005 - The instruction at 0x%08lx referenced memory at 0x%08lx. The memory could not be %s.
Hello everyone,
I thought I'd post this here since I think it is a problem with my OS and not my RAM. Anyway, I recently purchased some KVR800D2N5K2/2G for my computer. I purchased a total of two of those kits, so I now have 4gigs of RAM to install. When I try installing them I get a BSOD when it tries to log into windows.
Hate to tell you, but the problem is with your memory, not with your OS.
They are either not compatible, or there's a defect somewhere.
Memory checking programs are not adequate because they don't test the memory the way that Windows uses it. Most, if not all, memory checkers use read/write cycles when scanning memory. Since Windows is executing code from the memory, it uses execute cycles. Execute cycles are physically different from read/write cycles and are more vulnerable to parity errors. It is possible for memory checking programs to find parity errors if the memory is extremely faulty.
Try running with 2x1GB. does that work? Try changing the memory around, running it in different combinations... does it always work?
I literally tried EVERY combination possible. I tried just running dual channel, I tried running with 3 sticks, and I just gave up. I paid $120 total for the memory and I decided to just wait a couple of weeks and I am going to invest in a new motherboard and new RAM. With my current configuration I cannot overclock my CPU or RAM so here is what I want to get. Suggestions?
You "recently purchased" the extra RAM, can you return it, explaining that it appears to be incompatible with the motherboard?
Motherboard...go to the manufacturer's website. Do they have a list of compatible RAM for it? (Some do.) Download and check through the motherboard manual. Is it "comprehensive"? Does the manufacturer's website have a broad knowledgebase? What if you have problems apart from RAM?
Go to the manufacturer of the RAM's website. Major manufacturers have a list of motherboards and the model of their RAM that has been tested as compatible.
