BSOD when 8GB ram installed, but 4GB runs fine

BeavisCornholio · Jan 22, 2014

I recently installed a new motherboard and CPU. My PC specs are:

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4 GHz
Motherboard: Asus H81M-A
RAM: 8GB 1600 MHz Corsair Vengenace

When I Installed the 8GB of Ram I began getting BSOD saying memory management, bad pool header, fault in nonpaged area. I took out one of the 4GB ram modules, and it started running fine with no errors at all. Someone please help?

I am running Windows 7 64-bit

Alec Mowat · Jan 22, 2014

Did you pair them correctly? Should be two paired slots.

Also, try one, than try the other. Could just be one bad stick.

cinnamon cider · Jan 22, 2014

Try to use only the other 4GB RAM that you removed. Might be bad hardware or you just need a reboot of your PC.

patrick47018 · Jan 22, 2014

Yes look in your manual to see what is slot 1 and slot 2, that is where they go.

BeavisCornholio · Jan 22, 2014

When you say slot 1 and slot 2, does that mean it is important in which order they are put in?

Alec Mowat · Jan 22, 2014

BeavisCornholio :

If you have four slots, each two slots are paired. Usually slot 1 and slot 3 are paired.
You need to check the motherboard manual to find out which.
If there's only 2 slots, than you are probably dealing with a bad stick of RAM

patrick47018 · Jan 22, 2014

which slots, yes, well if it only has 2 slots then no, you likely have a bad stick, do they both work separately ?

cinnamon cider · Jan 22, 2014

Your motherboard has only two memory slots as I've search in google. It doesn't matter where your memory goes - you'll be filling both of them anyways.

BeavisCornholio · Jan 22, 2014

I just switched the sticks around and I'm getting BSOD again so yes, one of the sticks is bad. Does that mean there is nothing I can do with it or is there some way to repair the stick?

patrick47018 · Jan 22, 2014

BeavisCornholio :

No just find out which stick it is and run with the 4GB until you can afford to get a new kit

BeavisCornholio · Jan 22, 2014

seeing as though I still have another stick, can I simply buy one 4gb stick of the same brand and will it work with my old one?

cinnamon cider · Jan 22, 2014

You can try to RMA the stick that just died and send it as defective. Just make sure that your old RAM that you want to pair with your new one have the same clock timings with your new RAM.

Alec Mowat · Jan 22, 2014

BeavisCornholio :

RMA the set and get a matching set back. DDR3 needs to be paired exactly or it can cause BSOD and other issues.

nhannon9 · Jan 22, 2014

Edit: Just noticed you did say you're on 64-bit.

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