- Dec 30, 2010
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I am not entirely sure as to where to put this thread, since I am unsure of whether this is a PSU issue or a RAM issue... (or maybe an entirely different issue).
A PC I have started getting BSODs (0x00000019 and 0x0000001E are two error codes I managed to capture before it restarted) for all kinds of different reasons. A lot of googling on the error codes usually pointed to faulty RAM, however others pointed to graphics card problems and such.
So, I downloaded memtest, put it in a USB and booted from it. Within about 10 minutes sure enough I discovered an error.
For some strange reason however, after letting the test continue, a lot of text on the screen suddenly became garbled. (Could this still be a RAM problem?)
So I was convinced at this point there was a problem with the RAM. I took it out, tested each module one by one instead and on multiple passes, they were fine. So now I was confused. I tested the RAM in another PC, separately and together and they also passed too. I had tested the RAM slots on the original computer with different RAM and that also passed, so it couldn't have been one of the RAM slots itself.
After some googling, I thought it may be a PSU problem. I had put the RAM back into the original computer and started up FurMark and Prime95, and read the 12v rail voltages with a multimeter. The 12v rail shot from 12.32v to 11.76 and stayed around that voltage until I stopped the tests. I had tried the same tests on another PC and the 12v rail stayed pretty much at 12.23v from idle to all-out power draw with a change of about 0.01v overall.
So I don't know what is causing these BSODs. They tend to happen whilst playing a game or after 7-8 hours of contant on-time. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks.
A PC I have started getting BSODs (0x00000019 and 0x0000001E are two error codes I managed to capture before it restarted) for all kinds of different reasons. A lot of googling on the error codes usually pointed to faulty RAM, however others pointed to graphics card problems and such.
So, I downloaded memtest, put it in a USB and booted from it. Within about 10 minutes sure enough I discovered an error.
For some strange reason however, after letting the test continue, a lot of text on the screen suddenly became garbled. (Could this still be a RAM problem?)
So I was convinced at this point there was a problem with the RAM. I took it out, tested each module one by one instead and on multiple passes, they were fine. So now I was confused. I tested the RAM in another PC, separately and together and they also passed too. I had tested the RAM slots on the original computer with different RAM and that also passed, so it couldn't have been one of the RAM slots itself.
After some googling, I thought it may be a PSU problem. I had put the RAM back into the original computer and started up FurMark and Prime95, and read the 12v rail voltages with a multimeter. The 12v rail shot from 12.32v to 11.76 and stayed around that voltage until I stopped the tests. I had tried the same tests on another PC and the 12v rail stayed pretty much at 12.23v from idle to all-out power draw with a change of about 0.01v overall.
So I don't know what is causing these BSODs. They tend to happen whilst playing a game or after 7-8 hours of contant on-time. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks.
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