4gb RAM BSOD

UPDATE: Last night, I tried Uninstalling that, and for some reason it messed up my whole PC :(
Had to use system restore twice since yesterday.
 

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  • CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz
    Motherboard
    XFX nForce 680i LT
    Memory
    4GB: Transcend JM800QLU-2G x2
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX geForce 8800GT 512 MB
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 250GB SATA
aniruddha said:
UPDATE: Last night, I tried Uninstalling that, and for some reason it messed up my whole PC :(
Had to use system restore twice since yesterday.
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Sorry to hear that. Another 680i user in another thread had a similar problem. Same mobo I believe, too. He said there was a new BIOS that solved the problem.

What versions of the BIOS have you upgraded/downgraded to?
 

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  • CPU
    Q9450 SLAWR
    Motherboard
    XFX 780i
    Memory
    8GB OCZ SLI 5-4-4-12@800
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX 8800 GTX 768MB (2)
    Sound Card
    Auzen X-Fi Prelude / Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1
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    Samsung Syncmaster 214T
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    1600 x 1200
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    300GB VelociRaptor / 750GB / 500GB / 750GB
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    3Mb
I have upgraded to P07, but It was becasue of the BSOD thing, that I upgraded.

BTW, I've opened up a ticket at XFX helpdesk, And they seem to be aware of this issue on the 680i/680i LT, Looks like they can help.
 

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  • CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz
    Motherboard
    XFX nForce 680i LT
    Memory
    4GB: Transcend JM800QLU-2G x2
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX geForce 8800GT 512 MB
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 250GB SATA
the guys at xfx aren't helping much... :( guess i just have to use the ram under 4GB for now, if i have to use vista. sucks major a55.
 

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  • CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz
    Motherboard
    XFX nForce 680i LT
    Memory
    4GB: Transcend JM800QLU-2G x2
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX geForce 8800GT 512 MB
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 250GB SATA
Ani - Go read through the posts on the OCZ forum - There are some sticky's there regarding setting up a system with 4GB or more. One of the points was that your mobo needs to support a tREF of 54 or higher and that you should set that.

I know it can be done - I just went form 4 to 8, so...
 

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    Intel Q6600
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    DFI UT LP P35 T2R
    Memory
    8GB OCZ Reaper DDR2 800 C44GK 4-4-4-12 2T
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    Sapphire Radeon 4870x2
    Sound Card
    AuzenTech Prelude 7.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 Acer P243 24" and 1 Samsung T260 26" Monitor/HDTV
    Screen Resolution
    Both are running at 19x12
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    Seagate 1TB 7200.11 (Vista x64)
    Seagate 500GB 7200.11 (Win 7 x64)
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    OCZ GameXtream 900w
    Other Info
    FSB at 400 (1600) Mhz, CPU Multi @ 8 for 3.2Ghz
I too was having the same issues as you.

After several reinstalls, unhooking all hardware, minimal software installed, 14 hours on the phone and 67 emails with MS tech support, 4 hours on the phone and 12 support emails with EVGA, countless other forums I found a stable solution.

The below is what I did, and I make no claim that it will work for others, Im just posting this here so that others may get an idea they may have over looked.

  1. Install Vista 64 bit with 1 GB installed
  2. Install patch 929777 >> Shutdown
  3. Upon reboot in bios set your recommend Latency of your RAM, in my case it was 5-5-5-18 (Factory set it was at 44412)as well at the voltage, in my case my Ram voltage is 2.1 (Factory set it was 1.8)
    Also if you have a Quad Core be sure to set your CTLVREF to +85mv for all 4 cores, for some reason they are always set at 0 from the factory.
  4. Install remaining 3 GB >> Restart
  5. Install SP1, DO NOT GO to WINDOWS Update, go directly to download the SP1 for your system the link is below
    Download details: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Five Language Standalone for x64-based Systems (KB936330)
    Download details: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Five Language Standalone for x64-based Systems (KB936330)
I have had my system which I will list below for about 3 months now, it has taken 2 months to get my system rock solid and to work with 4GB and I can also now boot 8GB with no problem.

I do see many people here who keep asking for the error or event codes, for anyone else who is having issues, it is very important that you print screen or take a picture so that you can get the exact codes, myself getting these codes has saved a lot of trouble shooting time. Many of you can find the results from these codes at anytime yourself, I have posted a link below that helped me and I hope maybe it will help others who have these same issues.

MS Events and Errors Message Center
Events and Errors Message Center: Advanced Search

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2 BFG 1000 watt Power Supplies

I just hope this helps someone to get there Vista system back in service!!!
If this helped you let me know

aniruddha

I know you tried several things already but did you try them in the order I showed above? If not you may want to try it this way. I was doing almost the identical thins as you were and this was the only solution that helped me.

Good Luck Everyone!
 

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The thing is... I am installing Vista X64 SP1 [built-in/streamlined] so KB929777 is out of the question. My ram is set at the recommended latency from the beginning. and It doesn't help even if i overvoltage it to 2.1V.

Anyway, Here's what I've found over the last couple of days.

Windows Vista SP1 will report 4 GB of system memory (RAM) on systems that have 4 GB of memory installed
The system memory that is reported in the System Information dialog box in Windows Vista is less than you expect if 4 GB of RAM is installed

I found these two articles, Which I have found quite relevant to my issue. The second article inlcudes the following:
DEP may cause compatibility issues with any driver that performs code generation or that uses other techniques to generate executable code in real time. Many drivers that experienced these issues have been fixed. Because DEP is always on for drivers that are on 64-bit versions of Windows, these drivers typically experienced compatibility issues. However, there is no guarantee that all drivers have been updated to fix PAE-mode-induced compatibility issues. However, there are few drivers that use these techniques. DEP alone does not typically cause driver compatibility issues.

[typically... eh?]

These articles were released in february.

Is there any way to disable DEP altogether? I've already googled it and I found a command which disables it in BCDedit, but didn't appear to work...
 

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  • CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz
    Motherboard
    XFX nForce 680i LT
    Memory
    4GB: Transcend JM800QLU-2G x2
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX geForce 8800GT 512 MB
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 250GB SATA
All right, I have bittersweet news...

Nvidia has released a new nforce driver for the 680i Series. It didnt help... (this isn't the news I'm talking about.)

Using the /set removememory switch in BCDedit, I removed 512 mb of my full 4GB ram, and since then the system is running Awesome, on 3.5GB ram. I also tried removing very little amounts of ram like 32 MB/64 MB/128 MB but removing 512 MB gave me the best results yet. I am yet to try the same with removing 256 MB.

Okay so even if it's not using the full 4GB, It's somewhere near it now, and it's stable :)

Here's what I did in detail:

1. Open command prompt as an administrator. Otherwise Bcdedit won't work.
2. Use the following command:

bcdedit /set removememory [amount]

In place of amount, you can add the number of MB you want to remove from your physically installed RAM (without the brackets). So, to remove 512 MB of RAM, the command should look like this:

bcdedit /set removememory 512

There is no need to specify a boot entry if you are using a single OS. If you are dual booting, you might need to specify which boot entry you want to apply the RAM limit to. Normally, without any specified boot entry, BCDedit applies the switch to the OS currently running.

The same friend of mine from MS who confirmed this bug suggested this after I told him that I was using the older /MAXMEM switch through MSConfig which gave me a stable system.

The system as been completely stable for 24 hours after removing 512 MB. I will try removing only 256 MB after another 24 hours. Needless to say, I will post the results here.

Of course, this is by no means a solution... Just a workaround. But who's complaining? :D
 
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  • CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz
    Motherboard
    XFX nForce 680i LT
    Memory
    4GB: Transcend JM800QLU-2G x2
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX geForce 8800GT 512 MB
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 250GB SATA
Hmmm... Your result has me wondering if you hadn't enabled the memory swap functionality in your Bios...
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Proudly Built by Me!
    CPU
    Intel Q6600
    Motherboard
    DFI UT LP P35 T2R
    Memory
    8GB OCZ Reaper DDR2 800 C44GK 4-4-4-12 2T
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire Radeon 4870x2
    Sound Card
    AuzenTech Prelude 7.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 Acer P243 24" and 1 Samsung T260 26" Monitor/HDTV
    Screen Resolution
    Both are running at 19x12
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 1TB 7200.11 (Vista x64)
    Seagate 500GB 7200.11 (Win 7 x64)
    PSU
    OCZ GameXtream 900w
    Other Info
    FSB at 400 (1600) Mhz, CPU Multi @ 8 for 3.2Ghz
okay... I removed 128 MB RAM, and no BSOD for two months.

@Scott: Unfortunately There is no such functionality in my BIOS. (Version P07, XFX 680i LT SLI Motherboard)
 

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  • CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz
    Motherboard
    XFX nForce 680i LT
    Memory
    4GB: Transcend JM800QLU-2G x2
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX geForce 8800GT 512 MB
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 250GB SATA
aniruddha said:
okay... I removed 128 MB RAM, and no BSOD for two months.

@Scott: Unfortunately There is no such functionality in my BIOS. (Version P07, XFX 680i LT SLI Motherboard)
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Thats a good thing to hear :cool::party:

Replace the ram and your good to go :)

Steven
 

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Also, if you have an option in the BIOS Northbridge chipset options to "Remap Memory", enable that with a 64bit system. That may help, it may not but it's designed to be used with 64bit OS's and should be enabled so that any overlapping memory area is remapped properly.
 

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    Asus Commando MoBo (P965/ICH8R)
    Memory
    4G's Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR2 PC26400 RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    BFG 8800GTS OC2 320MB
    Sound Card
    Creative Sound Blaster X-FI Platinum FATAL1TY (next)
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    2 x 22" w2207 LCD Monitors
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    1- 1680 x 1050, 1 - 1920 x 1080
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    3 x 500G SATA II WD Caviar HDD's
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    EnerMax NoiseTaker II 600W
    Case
    NZXT Lexa Classic (modified, dual doored & windowed)
    Cooling
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So I have a similar problem... yeah. I bought a 2 GB stick of G. Skill PC2-6400 800 Mhz. for my system I built last July... I've been running that with absolutely no problems on my Vista Ultimate x64 system. I installed SP1 recently, no problems with that. I bought another 2 GB stick about four days ago from NewEgg, I put it in thankful that I would finally get dual channel 4 GBs of memory... and flop. Alright, I have a dual boot configuration. I can boot into either Vista or XP SP2. I can do that with Easy BCD. So I selected Vista, and the load slider barely started to show up when the stupid blue screen popped up. It said that if it kept reappearing then maybe the BIOS is not fully ACPI compliant. What the heck does that mean? Anyway, whatever, because XP works fine. So Vista is being an idiot. I also ran a CPU ID diagnostic thing just now in Vista (with 2 GBs in) and it said that my one stick was running at 400 Mhz. Is that right? Shouldn't it be 800 MHz? Sigh. The timings were good on it. Keep in mind here, I don't think anniruddha had my problem. He could boot into Vista. I can't even do that! Even when I put the installation disc in and try to boot off of that it gives me the blue screen of death. Help?
 

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marcellusmighty said:
So I have a similar problem... yeah. I bought a 2 GB stick of G. Skill PC2-6400 800 Mhz. for my system I built last July... I've been running that with absolutely no problems on my Vista Ultimate x64 system. I installed SP1 recently, no problems with that. I bought another 2 GB stick about four days ago from NewEgg, I put it in thankful that I would finally get dual channel 4 GBs of memory... and flop. Alright, I have a dual boot configuration. I can boot into either Vista or XP SP2. I can do that with Easy BCD. So I selected Vista, and the load slider barely started to show up when the stupid blue screen popped up. It said that if it kept reappearing then maybe the BIOS is not fully ACPI compliant. What the heck does that mean? Anyway, whatever, because XP works fine. So Vista is being an idiot. I also ran a CPU ID diagnostic thing just now in Vista (with 2 GBs in) and it said that my one stick was running at 400 Mhz. Is that right? Shouldn't it be 800 MHz? Sigh. The timings were good on it. Keep in mind here, I don't think anniruddha had my problem. He could boot into Vista. I can't even do that! Even when I put the installation disc in and try to boot off of that it gives me the blue screen of death. Help?
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If your memory is running at 400MHz, then you don't have dual-channel enabled. Consult with your motherboard to determine in which slots the memory must be placed in order to enable dual-channel. For example, on my motherboard, I have memory slots 1, 2, 3, 4. I placed the 2GB memory sticks into slots 1 & 3 to enable dual channel (slots 2 & 4 are currently empty).

Make sure the both your memory sticks are from the same manufacturer and have the same timings - they should preferably be IDENTICAL modules. Just because they share the same model number, doesn't mean they are the from the same manufacturing batch, especially if you didn't buy them as a pair at the same time.
 

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    SAHARA 21"
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    2 x 80GB Seagate (I)
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Both sticks are the exact same... both are F2-6400CL5S-2GBPQ Desktop Memory


G.SKILL 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5S-2GBPQ


Hope this helps a little. Actually i was running CPU ID with only one stick in... I'm in XP right now with both and set the speed to 800 and timings to 5-5-5-15 as they should be. I reinstalled Vista and did that 929777 hotfix... didn't work. I did get the blue screen messages though. A lot of STOP errors!!!

STOP 0x000000A5 (0x0000000000001000, 0x0000000000000000, 0x00000000FFFFFFFF, 0x0000000000002040)

That was the full error. Gahh! Why does XP work but not Vista? This is aggravating.
 

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marcellusmighty said:
Both sticks are the exact same... both are F2-6400CL5S-2GBPQ Desktop Memory


G.SKILL 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5S-2GBPQ


Hope this helps a little. Actually i was running CPU ID with only one stick in... I'm in XP right now with both and set the speed to 800 and timings to 5-5-5-15 as they should be. I reinstalled Vista and did that 929777 hotfix... didn't work. I did get the blue screen messages though. A lot of STOP errors!!!

STOP 0x000000A5 (0x0000000000001000, 0x0000000000000000, 0x00000000FFFFFFFF, 0x0000000000002040)

That was the full error. Gahh! Why does XP work but not Vista? This is aggravating.
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STOP 0x000000A5: ACPI_BIOS_ERROR
The cause of this message is always errors in the ACPI BIOS. Usually, nothing can be done at an operating system level to fix the problem. See the articles linked here for more details.

If you are not performing debugging, this error indicates that you have to obtain a new BIOS. Contact your vendor or visit the internet to get a new BIOS.
 

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    ASUS ATI Radeon HD 2400PRO
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SAHARA 21"
    Screen Resolution
    1600x1200
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    2 x 80GB Seagate (I)
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    800W
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    Genius
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    Currently dual booting between Vista x64 Ultimate Windows 7 BETA x64
Peter,

CPU-Z reports the single data speed. I have PC8000 DDR2 and my BIOS shows the correct speed (1000) whereas CPU-Z shows 500. This is a known thing.

The poster said
I also ran a CPU ID diagnostic thing just now
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which is CPU-Z.

To marcellusmighty - it would be very helpful if you were more precise with your details - saying things like CPU ID diagnostic thing doesn't help out a lot because in reality CPUID makes 4 different apps, and a 5th on that is currently not available, all of them classified as diagnostic apps.

Try to be more exact in the future to help avoid confusion.
 

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    3 * Mushkin 998981 Redline Enhanced triple channel DDR3 4 GB CL7 DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
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I updated my BIOS off of the Biostar.tw website, to the 9/13/2007 version... that didn't work either. Is XP not ACPI or something? I still don't see why one but not the other would work. Johngalt, thank you for that! I was pretty lame with that description, I know. I will try to be as specific as possible next time! :o My brother is a bit of a tech guru and he said to look for an option in my BIOS called ACPI XS B Table or something... what is that? I can't find that anywhere in the BIOS. I suppose I should tell you what motherboard I have! lol. I have an Intel G965 Micro 775 motherboard manufactured by Biostar. It was relatively nice on the budget but stacked with stuff for its tiny size, lol. Does anyone think I have to get a different motherboard?
 

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