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Old 11-17-2008   #5 (permalink)
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Re: PC stable with 2GB, Unstable with 4GB?

Hi Patrick,

I'm sorry, but I am inclined to agree with you as regards your motherboard.

Quote  Quote: Originally Posted by smarteyeball
I have run memtest on both sticks individually, one with 20 passes and the other about 8. Both sticks showed no errors. However when I tried memtest with both sticks installed, it froze completely at just 28% on the first pass.
Quote  Quote: Originally Posted by smarteyeball
I just tried running memtest on the second dual slot and I encountered 310 errors in 2 passes. This the same stick that had 20 passes on the first dual slot with zero errors. To double check, I put the other stick in and it wouldn't even POST, let alone let me try memetest.
This would seem to indicate that the second slot is faulty or that the memory controller for that slot is not working correctly. Either way, this is not repairable. I suggest that you try to RMA the board.
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