A couple of days ago, I thought it would be nice to add an extra 8 GB of ram to my computer. So, I ordered the same ram as the one already in my computer (Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB DDR4 DRAM 2400MHz). However, the new stick that I ordered was apparently a newer version, though it had the same timings and speed. After installing the memory, games would not run for long -- they would crash after about 10 minutes of gameplay. I did not experience any BSOD's for a while, but I tried restarting a few times before I knew that my memory was incompatible.
After a while, I got a BSOD for memory_management. I tried fiddling around in BIOS to set the timings and voltage to try to get the two ram sticks to function together. Soon, I started to get frequent BSODs for a multitude of reasons, even after removing the new stick of ram and fiddling with the slot placement.
I prevented my computer from starting up three times to access startup repair, and I left it running for about 20 hours. At the end of that time frame, I was getting a bit frustrated, so I asked Microsoft Customer Service what to do. They told me to power off my computer in the middle of the disk repairs, and try startup repair again. This time, it told me that startup repair could not fix my computer.
I've tried Windows Memory Diagnostic and it returned no errors. I updated my BIOS to the latest version, but when I activated XMP on it (not a feature on the old version) it caused my computer to turn on and off again in a constant loop before reaching the windows logo. I had to reseat my motherboard's CMOS battery to get it to stop. Booting in safe mode yields no BSODs for some reason. When I tried to reset my hard drive, it BSODd in the middle of it and returned me back to where I was before. Now, I can turn on my computer and get past login, but it BSODs about 2 minutes after logging in, for different reasons each time.
I would appreciate any and all help! Thank you for your time.
After a while, I got a BSOD for memory_management. I tried fiddling around in BIOS to set the timings and voltage to try to get the two ram sticks to function together. Soon, I started to get frequent BSODs for a multitude of reasons, even after removing the new stick of ram and fiddling with the slot placement.
I prevented my computer from starting up three times to access startup repair, and I left it running for about 20 hours. At the end of that time frame, I was getting a bit frustrated, so I asked Microsoft Customer Service what to do. They told me to power off my computer in the middle of the disk repairs, and try startup repair again. This time, it told me that startup repair could not fix my computer.
I've tried Windows Memory Diagnostic and it returned no errors. I updated my BIOS to the latest version, but when I activated XMP on it (not a feature on the old version) it caused my computer to turn on and off again in a constant loop before reaching the windows logo. I had to reseat my motherboard's CMOS battery to get it to stop. Booting in safe mode yields no BSODs for some reason. When I tried to reset my hard drive, it BSODd in the middle of it and returned me back to where I was before. Now, I can turn on my computer and get past login, but it BSODs about 2 minutes after logging in, for different reasons each time.
I would appreciate any and all help! Thank you for your time.
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