PC not booting after bsod. (only crashing with 2 RAM sticks, not when only 1 is installed(no matter which slot or stick))
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Asus
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Vemond
September 26, 2014 7:14:27 AM
After a blue screen (unable to read the error message; disappeared too quickly), I wasn't able to boot my pc anymore (fans spinning up, lights working, but nothing on screen).
And because the most common reason a pc doesn't want to boot anymore is failing RAM, I tried to reseat the Sticks. After fiddling with the sticks for a while, it turned out they both worked fine, until we use them together.
We also tried resetting the CMOS, did not have any effect.
I was able to read the start of the blue screen though: "the file is possibly corrupt. The file header checksum does not match the computed checksum"
Anybody able to help here?
Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit)
AMD Athlon II x2 255
2x Kingston value ram sticks (2gb each, clocked 1333mhz
Asus M4A78LT-M LE motherboard
Gigabyte AMD HD 5670 Video
Update:
So far we found out that the problem is in the RAM, when one module is installed (no matter which slot or stick) it's fine. But when both sticks are installed the system crashes. We found the same results in MemTest, it only gives errors when both sticks are installed (pass 1(18%), test 7(52%))(a infinitely increasing number)..
And because the most common reason a pc doesn't want to boot anymore is failing RAM, I tried to reseat the Sticks. After fiddling with the sticks for a while, it turned out they both worked fine, until we use them together.
We also tried resetting the CMOS, did not have any effect.
I was able to read the start of the blue screen though: "the file is possibly corrupt. The file header checksum does not match the computed checksum"
Anybody able to help here?
Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit)
AMD Athlon II x2 255
2x Kingston value ram sticks (2gb each, clocked 1333mhz
Asus M4A78LT-M LE motherboard
Gigabyte AMD HD 5670 Video
Update:
So far we found out that the problem is in the RAM, when one module is installed (no matter which slot or stick) it's fine. But when both sticks are installed the system crashes. We found the same results in MemTest, it only gives errors when both sticks are installed (pass 1(18%), test 7(52%))(a infinitely increasing number)..
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Vemond
September 27, 2014 12:34:47 AM
Hold / tap F8 down after you reboot. Get to the menu where safe mode is disable auto-restart. Then you'll see what its saying
Will it boot into safe mode / networking?
Since its an ASUS mobo press F8 to bring up the boot menu select the hdd, then hold / tap F8 again to get the menu
Try 1 stick at a time in each slot. If it boots with one of them the other is probably faulty
Will it boot into safe mode / networking?
Since its an ASUS mobo press F8 to bring up the boot menu select the hdd, then hold / tap F8 again to get the menu
Try 1 stick at a time in each slot. If it boots with one of them the other is probably faulty
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Vemond
September 27, 2014 2:34:27 AM
Paul NZ said:
Hold / tap F8 down after you reboot. Get to the menu where safe mode is disable auto-restart. Then you'll see what its sayingWill it boot into safe mode / networking?
Since its an ASUS mobo press F8 to bring up the boot menu select the hdd, then hold / tap F8 again to get the menu
Try 1 stick at a time in each slot. If it boots with one of them the other is probably faulty
Okay, upon rebooting after getting into safe mode, I instantly got another bsod, this time MEMORY_MANAGEMENT 0x000001A
When I have 1 stick installed (doesn't matter which one) I don't get any blue screens, nor does it crash. But when I have both sticks installed I get all these problems
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Maybe the slot then. How many slots are there? 2?
I would test the memory with memtest overnight sometime
That error in the topic may mean a failing hdd
Did you install any hardware recently??
I would also try if youve got any replace the hdd cable.
And umm faulty ram can also bring up that message. So, I would say either one of those slots are faulty or one of the sticks are
I would test the memory with memtest overnight sometime
That error in the topic may mean a failing hdd
Did you install any hardware recently??
I would also try if youve got any replace the hdd cable.
And umm faulty ram can also bring up that message. So, I would say either one of those slots are faulty or one of the sticks are
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Vemond
September 27, 2014 3:07:00 AM
Paul NZ said:
Maybe the slot then. How many slots are there? 2?I would test the memory with memtest overnight sometime
That error in the topic may mean a failing hdd
Did you install any hardware recently??
I would also try if youve got any replace the hdd cable.
And umm faulty ram can also bring up that message. So, I would say either one of those slots are faulty or one of the sticks are
Checked the both slots, that's not the problem.
No, no recent hardware installed...
Just checked if I had another hdd cable, can't find one (sadly)
I'll run Memtest, let's see if that gives us an answer.
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Vemond
September 27, 2014 5:27:41 AM
Vemond
September 27, 2014 6:41:43 AM
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Vemond
September 28, 2014 1:00:41 AM
Have you tried 2 sticks in 1 and 3 or 2 and 4?? I see youre right a lot of people have been having ram issues with this mobo
Is AMD cool n quiet on this?? If it is uninstall it. Or disable it. Then see if it crashes
I have a feeling this maybe the culprit just reading on one site if this is enabled you can only use 1 stick, when it's on
And cool n quiet can also lock up a system
Is AMD cool n quiet on this?? If it is uninstall it. Or disable it. Then see if it crashes
I have a feeling this maybe the culprit just reading on one site if this is enabled you can only use 1 stick, when it's on
And cool n quiet can also lock up a system
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Vemond
September 28, 2014 1:18:22 AM
Paul NZ said:
Have you tried 2 sticks in 1 and 3 or 2 and 4?? I see youre right a lot of people have been having ram issues with this moboIs AMD cool n quiet on this?? If it is uninstall it. Or disable it. Then see if it crashes
Not possible, only 2 RAM slots, seems to fix a lot of problems with other motherboards.
And nope, it's not installed...
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Vemond
September 28, 2014 1:31:33 AM
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Vemond
September 28, 2014 2:20:24 AM
Vemond
September 29, 2014 7:42:04 AM
Well, as soon as I released the "Set" button to disable the page file, the system crashed with a bsod of death (Page_FAULT_IN_NON_PAGED_AREA(0x00000050)).
Update:
So I thought I'd try again in Safe Mode, at first it seemed to work. But when the system restarted it crashed with a Blue screen; this time (System_Service_Exception(0x0000003B)). Also I noticed that the "Dumping physical Memory" did not go up all the way to 100, but instead stopped at 95.
Update:
So I thought I'd try again in Safe Mode, at first it seemed to work. But when the system restarted it crashed with a Blue screen; this time (System_Service_Exception(0x0000003B)). Also I noticed that the "Dumping physical Memory" did not go up all the way to 100, but instead stopped at 95.
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Vemond
September 30, 2014 5:16:38 AM
AMD AM3 100 and 200 series CPU support up to DDR3 1066MHz. That is what the specifications read.
Athlon II x2 255 with two 1333MHz is not a supported configuration. You might try lowering the clock speed in BIOS.
Memory Clock Mode [Auto]
Sets the memory clock mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual]
The following item only appears when you set Memory Clock Mode to [Manual].
Memclock Value [533MHz] <- Set value to 533MHz
Selects the DRAM frequency programming method.
Configuration options: [400MHz] [533MHz] [667MHz] [800MHz]
Athlon II x2 255 with two 1333MHz is not a supported configuration. You might try lowering the clock speed in BIOS.
Memory Clock Mode [Auto]
Sets the memory clock mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual]
The following item only appears when you set Memory Clock Mode to [Manual].
Memclock Value [533MHz] <- Set value to 533MHz
Selects the DRAM frequency programming method.
Configuration options: [400MHz] [533MHz] [667MHz] [800MHz]
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Vemond
September 30, 2014 7:15:10 AM
Calvin7 said:
AMD AM3 100 and 200 series CPU support up to DDR3 1066MHz. That is what the specifications read.Athlon II x2 255 with two 1333MHz is not a supported configuration. You might try lowering the clock speed in BIOS.
Memory Clock Mode [Auto]
Sets the memory clock mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual]
The following item only appears when you set Memory Clock Mode to [Manual].
Memclock Value [533MHz] <- Set value to 533MHz
Selects the DRAM frequency programming method.
Configuration options: [400MHz] [533MHz] [667MHz] [800MHz]
This is the Athlon II x2 255, which does support 1333mhz (unlike the 250, which only supports up to 1060)
But I'll give it a try
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Vemond
September 30, 2014 7:41:51 AM
Best solution
Vemond
October 4, 2014 8:17:26 AM
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