Help me diagnose this problem?

leezer3 · 13 Apr 2009 at 23:14

shinester184 said:
As soon as I go into Memtest, there is a bit of testing, but then within seconds the PC just restarts. Is that a sign of problems?

However that is when I boot the 1) Single CPU (Default)

But when I boot 2) Multiple CPU (Experimental) I go into the main memtest screen, but nothing seems to be happening =/

Once again, sorry to be a bother.

Sounds to me like you have some toast memory. If you press F8 before Windows starts to boot, you should get a test menu with the Windows Memory Diagnostic as one of the options- Try that for a second opinion, but sounds like memory to me.
Single core memtest should work perfectly on a dual-core PC.

-Leezer-

shinester184 · 13 Apr 2009 at 23:15

Don't worry. But what are signs of instability in memtest? Is the programme ending and the PC simply rebooting one? Like an unstable CPU would?

Kenai · 13 Apr 2009 at 23:25

Well, it really should at least run...

If I were you, i'd start trying sticks on their own now.

shinester184 · 14 Apr 2009 at 00:26

Do you think an RMA would be necessary with the memory? I will try the sticks in different colours then narrow it down to single sticks..

Thank you very much all for the help!! It's greatly appreciated!

Energize · 14 Apr 2009 at 00:37

Make sure you are testing the ram at the default clock speeds.

shinester184 · 14 Apr 2009 at 00:43

Energize said:
Make sure you are testing the ram at the default clock speeds.

Thanks for the tip, forgot about that. Going away for a few days so will have to try all of these things when I return.

I had this same problem but much worse with some OCZ ram, but sold that and bought the Kingston =S

engstrom0304 · 14 Apr 2009 at 22:59

you havn't been so lucky with the ram have you!!! First the ocz ram then this! Im starting to think it could be a motherboard problem seeing as the ocz caused bsods and now this. The only other explenation to the ocz not working is that is wasnt on the qvl.