Sudden RAM Failure

Rasta Monsta · Jul 15, 2006, 12:15 PM

Windows just went to hell in a handbasket, BAD_POOL_HEADER, PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA BSOD errors, then I ran Memtest and got 100k errors in a short time.

The comp has been running perfectly for months, now all the sudden? Has anybody seen sudden and abrupt RAM failure like this before?

I replaced the RAM with two OCZ 512 sticks and the comp seems fine now, although the ones i removed were 1 GB sticks. Could it be the MB suddenly unable to address the second gig?

Baffled,

rasta

Dyre Straits · Jul 15, 2006, 12:20 PM

When my Kingston went bad last year, it did it suddenly, too. I don't think it can do it slowly....as it's FAST RAM.

BWX · Jul 15, 2006, 01:07 PM

that sucks. I dunno.. but I have been seeing a lot of hardware failures and weird stuff on forums all over the place lately. Must be a coincidence. Or heat...

Rayder · Jul 15, 2006, 02:40 PM

I had a 512meg stick of OCZ RAM die on me suddenly (one of the sticks listed in my sig). It did that months ago, but I've been too lazy to send it off to OCZ and take advantage of their "lifetime" replacement warranty.

I guess I should get moving on that soon.....

PangingJr · Jul 15, 2006, 03:35 PM

the module is just damaged or faulty, thing like this can happen.
if you've already tried reseating the modules and still getting errors in memtest, try another memtest software program just to make sure... after that it's time to claim a warranty for it.

kn00tcn · Jul 16, 2006, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by BWX

that sucks. I dunno.. but I have been seeing a lot of hardware failures and weird stuff on forums all over the place lately. Must be a coincidence. Or heat...

yay summer... my parts sure are getting hot when in use these days, good thing i got that zalman over a month ago

Jul 15, 2006, 01:07 PM	#3
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	that sucks. I dunno.. but I have been seeing a lot of hardware failures and weird stuff on forums all over the place lately. Must be a coincidence. Or heat... __________________

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Rayder Mostly lurking lately.... Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 2,161 Rep Power: 73	I had a 512meg stick of OCZ RAM die on me suddenly (one of the sticks listed in my sig). It did that months ago, but I've been too lazy to send it off to OCZ and take advantage of their "lifetime" replacement warranty. I guess I should get moving on that soon.....

Jul 15, 2006, 03:35 PM	#5
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	the module is just damaged or faulty, thing like this can happen. if you've already tried reseating the modules and still getting errors in memtest, try another memtest software program just to make sure... after that it's time to claim a warranty for it.