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dead stick of ram

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  1. keir

    keir S p i t F i r e

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    well when I was installing windows it kept crashing..
    I checked the ram sticks (2x 512) and it kept crashing and stuff with one stick of ram, so i've put it aside and it seems to be that stick of ram that is the problem.

    I've tried all the ram slots and it still happens, so it must be that one stick of ram :(
    Also with that stick in the system it says its running at 333 not ddr400

    Is there anyway To get this stick working again? :duh:
     
    keir, 6 Jul 2005
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  2. hitman012

    hitman012 Minimodder

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    It's a long shot, but are the contacts on the DIMM dirty or dusty in any way? Also, do you have another computer to test the RAM in at all?
     
    hitman012, 6 Jul 2005
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  3. dom_

    dom_ --->

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    drill a hole in the top corner, turn it into a keyring
     
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  4. Tolsk

    Tolsk What's a Dremel?

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    they make good boxcutters.
     
    Tolsk, 7 Jul 2005
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  5. Gascan1888

    Gascan1888 What's a Dremel?

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    :hehe: :hehe: :hehe: :hehe: :hehe: :hehe: :hehe: :hehe: I might just have to try that :D
     
    Gascan1888, 7 Jul 2005
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  6. Tolsk

    Tolsk What's a Dremel?

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    i used one to unbox 60 new dells today. 32 meg stick of sd ram. i dont have any dead ddr.
     
    Tolsk, 7 Jul 2005
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  7. dead_man

    dead_man Confucious say: WTF???

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    i stopped using DDr ram as a keyring. kept ripping hole in my pants
     
    dead_man, 7 Jul 2005
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  8. webbyman

    webbyman Hax.

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    lol i might have to try that :lol: :hehe:

    also ever thought about RMA'ing or is that out of the question :eek:
     
    webbyman, 7 Jul 2005
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  9. keir

    keir S p i t F i r e

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    its out of warrenty now, looks like ill super glue it to my wall or something :rolleyes:
     
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  10. keir

    keir S p i t F i r e

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    Hmm I just got my GEIL dual channel kit 2x 512 :)
    wich is really nice :thumb:
    But when I add the other working stick of 512 (all sticks are DDR400)

    the system wont boot and it just beeps at me. wtf?
     
    keir, 9 Jul 2005
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  11. Tolsk

    Tolsk What's a Dremel?

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    are you trying to force your old stick of ram to timings beter the it can use.
     
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  12. keir

    keir S p i t F i r e

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    im not changing anything, just putting them in the slots
     
    keir, 9 Jul 2005
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  13. Froggy

    Froggy What's a Dremel?

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    Is it a AMD CPU? Not fanboyism but the onboard memory controler on the 64s makes them funny with what combinations of memory work.
     
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  14. keir

    keir S p i t F i r e

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    its a amd 64 3500+ venice core in a DFI SLI-DR

    mobo says it can take up to 4gb ram in its 4 solts, it also says it supports 512 sticks, wtf? lol
     
    keir, 9 Jul 2005
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  15. sadffffff

    sadffffff Minimodder

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    put in the 2 matching, turn it on and underclock the ram. save bios settings. turn off. put in the odd 3rd ram stick. bring the clocks back up slowly, and/or increase dram voltage.
     
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  16. Tolsk

    Tolsk What's a Dremel?

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    Froggy venice cores have a much better memory controller on them.
     
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  17. foxx

    foxx What's a Dremel?

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    Damn I wish that had been posted about 2 weeks earlier. oh well, *looks for old ram*
     
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  18. Froggy

    Froggy What's a Dremel?

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    Yes I'm aware of that, but the older ones are headaches with memory problems. Keir did not provide information in his first post that would have ruled out he was using a Venice.
     
    Froggy, 9 Jul 2005
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  19. Darv

    Darv Bling!!

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    IIRC the DFI board doesn't liek using 3 sticks. I would just use the new ones and not bother with the other, or buy another one to make 4 sticks.
     
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  20. Baldick

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    yeah totally true.have tried the same myself with some ocz vx.needs 2 or 4 to boot.
     
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