- Aug 23, 2013
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Let me first give the specs to my system:
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4GHz
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 2048 MB
RAM: 4x2 GB DDR2 800Mhz (Dual Channel)
Mobo: MSI P7N SLI-FI (MS-7380)
HHD: Pair of 1TB drives
OS: Win7 Pro 64-bit
It was originally a store bought Vista PC but over the years I've upgraded every part except the CPU. It's been running fine over the past few months but today it suddenly threw up a BSOD while playing Saints Row 4 (first BSOD I've seen in years BTW). After rebooting normally it seemed to operate just fine until it BSOD'd again after about 5 minutes.
Again rebooted normally but this time it BSOD'd at the Win7 splash screen. This time rebooted in Safe Mode with Networking which got me to the desktop for about 2 minutes until another BSOD. This time I remembered to actual see what the BSOD was for: PFN_list_corrupt. A quick Google search on the laptop later brought me this:
http://www.pchelpforum.com/xf/threads/bluescreen-in-w7-64bit-pfn_list_corrupt.96073/
Tried the "SFC /scannow" as suggested which came back with several corrupt system files, not all of which it could repair. Then ran the Memtest, first pass was clean, second pass threw up a whole heap of errors on the seventh test with seemingly all 4 modules being affected.
Out of desperation tried another normal start-up which to my surprise worked as it always did. Shut the system back down and after removing the RAM sticks I found 3 from the same manufacturer but one appears to be the odd one out.
What I'm thinking is that the RAM has been faulty and in turn has corrupted some of the system files leading to the BSOD. The scan in Safe Mode fixed some of the issues but I'll need to replace the bad RAM and reinstall Win7 to fix the corrupted system files.
But before I shell out 100+ euros for new RAM I'd like a second opinion from some of the people with a bit more experience in these matters. Thanks in advance.
PS. Sorry of the long read, but as an engineer I've always been taught more information is better.
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4GHz
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 2048 MB
RAM: 4x2 GB DDR2 800Mhz (Dual Channel)
Mobo: MSI P7N SLI-FI (MS-7380)
HHD: Pair of 1TB drives
OS: Win7 Pro 64-bit
It was originally a store bought Vista PC but over the years I've upgraded every part except the CPU. It's been running fine over the past few months but today it suddenly threw up a BSOD while playing Saints Row 4 (first BSOD I've seen in years BTW). After rebooting normally it seemed to operate just fine until it BSOD'd again after about 5 minutes.
Again rebooted normally but this time it BSOD'd at the Win7 splash screen. This time rebooted in Safe Mode with Networking which got me to the desktop for about 2 minutes until another BSOD. This time I remembered to actual see what the BSOD was for: PFN_list_corrupt. A quick Google search on the laptop later brought me this:
http://www.pchelpforum.com/xf/threads/bluescreen-in-w7-64bit-pfn_list_corrupt.96073/
Tried the "SFC /scannow" as suggested which came back with several corrupt system files, not all of which it could repair. Then ran the Memtest, first pass was clean, second pass threw up a whole heap of errors on the seventh test with seemingly all 4 modules being affected.
Out of desperation tried another normal start-up which to my surprise worked as it always did. Shut the system back down and after removing the RAM sticks I found 3 from the same manufacturer but one appears to be the odd one out.
What I'm thinking is that the RAM has been faulty and in turn has corrupted some of the system files leading to the BSOD. The scan in Safe Mode fixed some of the issues but I'll need to replace the bad RAM and reinstall Win7 to fix the corrupted system files.
But before I shell out 100+ euros for new RAM I'd like a second opinion from some of the people with a bit more experience in these matters. Thanks in advance.
PS. Sorry of the long read, but as an engineer I've always been taught more information is better.
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