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Should I try windows memory diagnosis?
Wouldn't hurt.
So I ran it and it found hardware problems. Wouldn't be more specific. I need to find out which stick is faulty.
You did confirm you were feeding it the right voltage yeah?
I'm not sure what the volatage is. On the side of the RAM it does say v2.1. But the thing is that only that stick of RAM that had the problem. Everything is fine now, after I removed it.Originally Posted by Tetras
Is there a way of finding out the current volatge going through the RAM? CPU-Z?
May or may not be in: PCWizard/CPU-Z, Asus Probe.
Looking in BIOS will tell you what you have set it to but that doesn't always tally to what is actually being fed.
If the side of the modules is 2.1 and the Corsair site/ramguy FAQs confirms it then 2.1 you should run. I'd be more inclined to go by the module label because chips change a lot even on the same model.
If you use 1.8 or 1.9v on a 2.1 module it won't harm it but is likely to error in memtest, cause problems booting and be unstable in Windows.
If you use the latest version of CPU-Z and look in the SPD tab it will tell you the voltage the module is supposed to default to under each frequency (CPU-Z 1.41).
Last edited by Tetras; 06-09-2007 at 02:52 PM. Reason: Added note about CPU-Z 1.41 update
It says it can run at 1.8v, its only 2.1v if I want better cl timings.
Oki doki, gotta isolate which module is faulty in memtest/windiag then, yah?
Already did. Just one. Need to RMA it now. Thanks for your help.Oki doki, gotta isolate which module is faulty in memtest/windiag then, yah?
No prob.
If you aren't aware, you'll prolly have to RMA at least 2 modules as dual channel kits are sold in pairs but I'm sure they will confirm that on your request (you could also ask Yellowbeard in the corsair care forum).
Well that might be hard as I don't know which is the paired module.No prob.
If you aren't aware, you'll prolly have to RMA at least 2 modules as dual channel kits are sold in pairs but I'm sure they will confirm that on your request (you could also ask Yellowbeard in the corsair care forum
Are the revision labels on the modules different? They might also have similar serial numbers, i.e. one pair 000005091, 000005092, the other 000007425 and 000007426.
I'd have thought you matched each pair to the channel on the motherboard, i.e. put pair 1 in the blue slots, pair 2 in the black slots but only you'd know if you did this
I did do something like that. But when I tested each module I forgot to keep it in any order. I will look out for any thing that might help me on the RAM.Are the revision labels on the modules different? They might also have similar serial numbers, i.e. one pair 000005091, 000005092, the other 000007425 and 000007426.
I'd have thought you matched each pair to the channel on the motherboard, i.e. put pair 1 in the blue slots, pair 2 in the black slots but only you'd know if you did this
But if you have 4GB Ram in 4*1GB setup, surly dual channel wouldn't run, unless there is quad channel.
4 sticks can still run in dual channel mode, as long as they are matched and the mobo/CPU supports it (yours does)
Ok, well YoYotech want just the faulty module.4 sticks can still run in dual channel mode, as long as they are matched and the mobo/CPU supports it (yours does)
The post you made that I saw wasn't very clear that you were talking about a dual channel kit but I'll take your word for it
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