Hey all,
This is only my second thread here so please have a look at the other one if needed about my newness to trying Vista x64.
I just got another 2 GB of RAM to go with my trying of Vista 64. It's the same brand, timings, etc of the other 2 sticks I've had in my system for about a year. The only difference is the newer RAM is a newer revision, if that makes any difference.
Both are Corsair DDR2 XMS2 800 MHZ matched Pairs. When I put it in, I made sure each set match. The Ram from the same set is in 1 and 3, and the same set is in slots 2 and 4.
I have the RAM set to 4-4-4-12 timing, with everything else on the setting screen on auto and the Volt to 2.10. The specs the ram is set to run at. I don't have them OCed or anything. (Though my CPU is.)
Now comes the weirdness. If I have my original RAM sticks in slots 1 and 3, and the 2 news ones in 2 and 4. The computer will not boot, it will BSoD over and over. If I swap the new ram into slots 1 and 3 and the original set into 2 and 4, it boots, and Windows sees (and uses as far as I can tell) all 4GBs of RAM.
I've only ever had a system once before where I was using all 4 slots, but that was 4 x 512 and it always Ran fine. I just never heard of this kind of problem simply based on what slots the RAM is in.
Trying to at least partially figure this out, I am actually running Memtest86 on my desktop as I write this on my laptop. This is my first time ever running the program, so I'd love so input on any certain settings I might want to enable. I'm also guessing that this diag tool works regardless of my having a 64bit OS right? Currently the test (Defaults) is 48% passed with no errors.
My computer has had some periodic write memory errors to make me want to investigate it further.
I really hope I don't have some BAD RAM. I already returned some once to the place where I bought it, but that was for a different reason.
This is only my second thread here so please have a look at the other one if needed about my newness to trying Vista x64.
I just got another 2 GB of RAM to go with my trying of Vista 64. It's the same brand, timings, etc of the other 2 sticks I've had in my system for about a year. The only difference is the newer RAM is a newer revision, if that makes any difference.
Both are Corsair DDR2 XMS2 800 MHZ matched Pairs. When I put it in, I made sure each set match. The Ram from the same set is in 1 and 3, and the same set is in slots 2 and 4.
I have the RAM set to 4-4-4-12 timing, with everything else on the setting screen on auto and the Volt to 2.10. The specs the ram is set to run at. I don't have them OCed or anything. (Though my CPU is.)
Now comes the weirdness. If I have my original RAM sticks in slots 1 and 3, and the 2 news ones in 2 and 4. The computer will not boot, it will BSoD over and over. If I swap the new ram into slots 1 and 3 and the original set into 2 and 4, it boots, and Windows sees (and uses as far as I can tell) all 4GBs of RAM.
I've only ever had a system once before where I was using all 4 slots, but that was 4 x 512 and it always Ran fine. I just never heard of this kind of problem simply based on what slots the RAM is in.
Trying to at least partially figure this out, I am actually running Memtest86 on my desktop as I write this on my laptop. This is my first time ever running the program, so I'd love so input on any certain settings I might want to enable. I'm also guessing that this diag tool works regardless of my having a 64bit OS right? Currently the test (Defaults) is 48% passed with no errors.
My computer has had some periodic write memory errors to make me want to investigate it further.
I really hope I don't have some BAD RAM. I already returned some once to the place where I bought it, but that was for a different reason.
My Computer
System One
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- CPU
- Q6600 B3 2.4 (OCed to 3.0 GHz)
- Motherboard
- Abit IP35-E
- Memory
- Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 1GB x 4
- Graphics card(s)
- XFX Geforce GTX 260
- Sound Card
- X-Fi Fatality w/ Audigy 2 ZS Front Bay Drive
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell 2407WFP & Dell 1905FP
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1200 and 1280 x 1024
- Hard Drives
- Serial ATA 250, 300, and 160Gb
- PSU
- Fotron Source 450 Watt
- Case
- Cooler Master CM 590
- Mouse
- DiNovo BT Laser
- Keyboard
- diNovo BT Laser