Blue screen wen computer left on over night HELP needed

Dean037 · 13 May 2012 at 12:08

ok, so what is best thing to do now ? do i just google and run memtest or do i have to put on disk like u said earlier ? one quick question what is BSOD (blue screen ????)

lol thanks sankly

shankly1985 · 13 May 2012 at 12:12

Dean037 said:
ok, so what is best thing to do now ? do i just google and run memtest or do i have to put on disk like u said earlier ? one quick question what is BSOD (blue screen ????)

lol thanks sankly

http://www.memtest.org/#downiso
Go to here and download the binary .7zip file, unzip it and run program with a blank cd in drive and create the boot-able disk. restart PC and keep hitting F11 and select your disk drive it will then run memtest from the disk. seeing has its only day time just let it run for one pass and see if any errors pop up. If they do come back here and lets us know. if they dont you will need to let it run over night.

blue screen of death...

Dean037 · 13 May 2012 at 12:19

oh k cheers mate, can i burn on laptop as have no burning software on pc ? can use media player on laptop

shankly1985 · 13 May 2012 at 12:21

Dean037 said:
oh k cheers mate, can i burn on laptop as have no burning software on pc ? can use media player on laptop

The program itself will burn it no need for extra software.

shankly1985 · 13 May 2012 at 12:25

Dean037 said:
oh k cheers mate, can i burn on laptop as have no burning software on pc ? can use media player on laptop

Sorry my mistake download the top one Download - Pre-Compiled Bootable ISO (.zip) and unzip if you using windows 7 select the file and at the top you see burn just run that.

I was thinking about the usb one that creates a boot usb for you.

Dean037 · 13 May 2012 at 12:33

ok i will do that mate then come back here thanks agin, going for sunday dinner now but be back in few hours cheers

shankly1985 · 13 May 2012 at 12:34

Dean037 said:
ok i will do that mate then come back here thanks agin, going for sunday dinner now but be back in few hours cheers

No problem mate.

Dean037 · 13 May 2012 at 17:07

ok i burnt memstest onto a disk ( had to use laptop) now its running on my pc do i just leave it ? all i did was boot from cd drive

Dean037 · 13 May 2012 at 17:53

also will i be able to keep disk and run it on other systems ?

shankly1985 · 13 May 2012 at 19:13

Yes just leave it running at the top right you see % on how far the pass has done. Do you see any errors in the bottom they show up in RED.
You can use that on any pc you like.

shankly1985 · 13 May 2012 at 19:17

Scroll down to post 18. and that what the errors look like.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18398155

Dean037 · 13 May 2012 at 19:34

well been running a while and here is a pic

think thats not good lol
ur help has been great shankly thanks again

shankly1985 · 13 May 2012 at 20:35

Dean037 said:
well been running a while and here is a pic

think thats not good lol
ur help has been great shankly thanks again

Yep time for new RAM my friend

I can highly recommend Kingston http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-094-KS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517 Make sure not to run it at the stock voltage.. I run mine at 1.575v

Thats the 8GB if you want to stay with 4GB http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-095-KS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

Dean037 · 13 May 2012 at 21:06

so is it one hundred percent the RAM at fault ? think i will go for 8gb of ram this time.

what a waste of money buying that RAM , wish i solved problem earlier and could have returned RAM,i need RAM that will defo work with my mobo, why is this ram at fault ?

any ideas
thanks Dean

Sin_Chase · 13 May 2012 at 21:10

I would try running memtest with 1 stick at a time for each stick then alternating them into different motherboard slots first just to rule out a motherboard problem.

Usually a dead motherboard slot is "Works or does not" affair but best you are 100% sure it's memory.

shankly1985 · 13 May 2012 at 21:20

Dean037 said:
so is it one hundred percent the RAM at fault ? think i will go for 8gb of ram this time.

what a waste of money buying that RAM , wish i solved problem earlier and could have returned RAM,i need RAM that will defo work with my mobo, why is this ram at fault ?

any ideas
thanks Dean

You can still re-turn the RAM to corsair if you wanted to. The RAM I listed is on Asrocks supported list.

shankly1985 · 13 May 2012 at 21:21

Sin_Chase said:
I would try running memtest with 1 stick at a time for each stick then alternating them into different motherboard slots first just to rule out a motherboard problem.

Usually a dead motherboard slot is "Works or does not" affair but best you are 100% sure it's memory.

Good point

Dean037 · 13 May 2012 at 21:25

ok so should i swap the 2 memory sticks around firstly or just remove 1 for now ?

also i still have reciept for my ram u think i should return ?

shankly1985 · 13 May 2012 at 21:28

Dean037 said:
ok so should i swap the 2 memory sticks around firstly or just remove 1 for now ?

also i still have reciept for my ram u think i should return ?

Just pop one out run the test, let it do one pass if errors found pop that one out and replace with other one. Hopefully you should have one stick that works fine just to prove your motherboard slots are working fine.

Am not sure if you can return to where you got it from, best to contact them and see.

Dean037 · 13 May 2012 at 21:36

ok i just removed 1 stick and left the one closest to the cpu in and i will let it run for a while, so if memory will this sort my problem for good hopfully lol

i will leave for a good hour or so running with 1 stick but when it goes red or doesnt should i place pther stick in the slot so swap them over ?