memtest 86 reading errors

shmendrik · Feb 20, 2015

Hi guys this is my first post! Here it goes... My computer stopped booting up and I tried all sorts of fixes I found online and nothing helped. I saw someone mentioned to check the ram and that's what I did. The test is currently running and has been for the past 2 hours. I attached a picture of my screen. Can someone please help me decipher what's goin on. Thanks
BTW my laptop has 2 dimms of 4gb ram. Its a HP dv7 laptop. Thanks in advance!

. https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwcZ1unm8yHMakxuYWFkUFJ3LVk/edit?usp=docslist_api

jonespwns · Feb 20, 2015

I'm not seeing any picture. Are you sure it's attached?

shmendrik · Feb 20, 2015

Sorry, I updated the post with a link to the picture.. I tried embediding it but didn't seem to work.

jonespwns · Feb 20, 2015

Yeah. Red is bad. You have bad ram. You'll want to replace that stick that is causing the errors.

Deeds4life · Feb 20, 2015

This says your Ram is screwed. If its under warranty get replacements. If not then go buy new memory.

Replace both. Second one is more than likely to fail shortly after since they would be from the same manufacturing lot.

jonespwns · Feb 20, 2015

You don't need to replace both. Iv'e been working/replacing on computers with bad RAM forever and never had to replace both due to failing. But if you really want to do it, then go ahead since RAM is getting cheaper anyway. You can find 8GBs for as cheap as $60.

shmendrik · Feb 20, 2015

Oh wow thanks! My laptop is 4 years old.. Do you suppose its still under warranty? Its the stock ram from HP.

jonespwns · Feb 20, 2015

I would think 4 years is probably out of warranty unless you paid for some long warranty

shmendrik · Feb 20, 2015

Also, if I replace, what is better,1dimm 8gb or 2 Simms 4gb each? And if I keep the 4gb that's still somewhat good can I put an 8gb in the other slot or I can't mix and match memory sizes? Thanks

Deeds4life · Feb 20, 2015

jonespwns :

I said to replace both due to potential reliability issues. I wouldn't send a customer home knowing that they could be back for the same issue just the other stick. Like you said, memory has gotten so cheap it doesn't even matter much anymore.

jonespwns · Feb 20, 2015

You can mix and match but the RAM will only go as fast as its slowest partner. It will also depend on how much RAM your motherboard is capable of handling. I would guess an average decent laptop will allowe 12 to 16 GBs of RAM. But I would check and make sure before buying more than your motherboard can handle

jonespwns · Feb 20, 2015

PS It's better to use RAM in pairs since youll be running dual channel

shmendrik · Feb 20, 2015

Thanks. What is dual channel

jonespwns · Feb 20, 2015

Dual channel is something most motherboards have that help pairs of RAM work in-sync with each other for increased speed.

shmendrik · Feb 20, 2015

Also I have a ddr5 video card. Does that mean my laptop is compatible with ddr5 ram?

jonespwns · Feb 20, 2015

No. DDR5 is strictly VRAM at the moment. They are still working on producing DDR4 RAM. I'm guessing it's just the way PCI-E can be used compared to how RAM slots are.

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