odd/annoying memory problem

[pingu666]

Had this for awhile, and just worked around it :x

if the pc has been off for more than a few hours, first time it boots up, windows crashes, ive checked it with memtest and its scrolling errors like crazy.

turn pc off, then back on again, and its fine :x. thats what ive been doing for ages :/ (no errors in memtest after off/on cycle)

motherboard is a msi p67 gd65 B3, (had shipped bios, updated it last night to 1.B)

memory is OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK)

In bios the memory settings look the same on a cold boot as on a hot boot

any ideas?

 

[Surveyor]

Set your memory speed, timings and voltage manually in the BIOS to ensure that it's booting with the correct settings.

 

[Plec]

I would clear the CMOS run defaults and make sure you enter the values for memory manually as Surveyor has already suggested.

if the pc has been off for more than a few hours, first time it boots up, windows crashes, ive checked it with memtest and its scrolling errors like crazy.

turn pc off, then back on again, and its fine :x. thats what ive been doing for ages :/ (no errors in memtest after off/on cycle)

If you find that you still have a problem then it may be your memory is at fault as i've experienced a problem similar to this and the memory was the cause. I could get memtest to run perfectly after i cleared the CMOS - but after a reboot memtest failed.

I confirmed my problem by testing each stick individually - have you tried this yet?

 

[pingu666]

notsure how easily i could test it, as it seems like it takes along time to reset/defualt to its error producing state, and the motherboard resets ram stuff when you swap sticks in and out :x

mobo might not be too happy as ive got 4 sticks

gonna set the ram manualy now, and see if it works in the morning

 

[pingu666]

notsure how easily i could test it, as it seems like it takes along time to reset/defualt to its error producing state, and the motherboard resets ram stuff when you swap sticks in and out :x

mobo might not be too happy as ive got 4 sticks

gonna set the ram manualy now, and see if it works in the morning

 

[Surveyor]

If you set the speed, timing and voltage manually in the BIOS (and then save the changes) it shouldn't alter anything when you swap sticks.

 

[Plec]

If you set the speed, timing and voltage manually in the BIOS (and then save the changes) it shouldn't alter anything when you swap sticks.

Christ, i thought i was the only poor sod with insomnia still killing time browsing the forum?

@ Pingu, as above - but would like more details of what you meant by 'resets ram stuff' as it may be relevent to the problem.

gonna set the ram manualy now, and see if it works in the morning

Hopefully setting the values manually will work (If there's a range of voltage settings for your memory use the maximum recommended voltage to start off with ) - and i would still be tempted to clear the CMOS first.

notsure how easily i could test it, as it seems like it takes along time to reset/defualt to its error producing state, and the motherboard resets ram stuff when you swap sticks in and out :x

mobo might not be too happy as ive got 4 sticks

I missed the fact that you have all 4 slots filled - so deff a posibility.

If setting the values manually doesn't work take 2 sticks out and test for stability and then swap them for the other 2 and test again. If you don't get any problems running both pairs separately then you may be looking at a MB issue.

However, you would still need to run memtest on individual sticks if one or both sets failed. Although, if only 1 set failed at least you would only have to test 2 sticks.

Additional: Before you change your voltages/timings manually - could you make a note of what they are?

Additional additional (i'm knackered): Are all 4 sticks the same brand/spec?

EDIT: Hope the above is legible as i'm finally feeling sleepy and not just monumentally knackered.