Memory Issue!

beYourself · Nov 10, 2005, 10:52 PM

Hi, I recentrly bought a AMD 64 3000+ with a dual pack 2X 512m of Kingston 400mhz DDR. Everything works fine when i only use 1 stick. But i get a lot of problems when i plug both sticks. Internet explorer keeps crashing all the time nad whatever game i play crashed after a couple of minutes. It shows a memory error message...

I'm not really good with comps so i have no clue why this is doing it! TY for your help

soloz2 · Nov 10, 2005, 11:01 PM

have you tried both sticks independently? Also, have you tried to run the sticks in different slots?
run memtest and see if you get any errors.

Necrosis · Nov 10, 2005, 11:02 PM

A full list of system specs would also help.

beYourself · Nov 10, 2005, 11:19 PM

Processor : AMD 64 winchester 3000+
Motherboard : ASUS a8v deluxe
Memory : 2X 512m Kingston 400mhzDDR
Sound : Audigy 2 OEM
Video : ATI radeon 9800 PRO 128mb
Hard disk : Maxtor 80 gig

And yeah i tried them both independently and it works fine...And i didnt try using the stick in other slots because it said when u have a dual pack u gotta insert memory in slots 1 and 3!should i try 2 and 4???? Ill try and run the memtest

Necrosis · Nov 11, 2005, 08:19 AM

Hmm some boards have weird setups as far as dual channel goes, the MSI nforce 3 board would be a great example. You can try using Memtest to see what errors come up. However, remember the memory controller is on your CPU. So I'm kinda wondering if your CPU might be the problem. Have you went in your bios, and manually entered the settings for your ram?

**dj_stick** · Nov 11, 2005, 08:28 AM

2 and 4 should work fine also

one thing i might suggest is try loosening the timings in the bios of the ram - may help prevent errors, however if that does not work you may need to rma

beYourself · Nov 11, 2005, 03:11 PM

Ok ty guys ill try to go see in my bios...and ill run the memtest, it takes a while so ill come back to you if i get any errors...ty for your help i appreciate!

Nov 10, 2005, 10:52 PM	#1
beYourself DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	Memory Issue! Hi, I recentrly bought a AMD 64 3000+ with a dual pack 2X 512m of Kingston 400mhz DDR. Everything works fine when i only use 1 stick. But i get a lot of problems when i plug both sticks. Internet explorer keeps crashing all the time nad whatever game i play crashed after a couple of minutes. It shows a memory error message... I'm not really good with comps so i have no clue why this is doing it! TY for your help

Nov 10, 2005, 11:01 PM	#2
soloz2 DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 362 Rep Power: 0	have you tried both sticks independently? Also, have you tried to run the sticks in different slots? run memtest and see if you get any errors. __________________ [COLOR=gray][COLOR=red]CPU:[/COLOR] AMD Opteron 165 CCBBE @ 2.8Ghz [/COLOR] [COLOR=gray][COLOR=red]Motherboard:[/COLOR] DFI nF4 SLI-DR Expert [COLOR=red]Memory:[/COLOR] 2gb G.Skill F1-4000USU2-2 [COLOR=red]Video:[/COLOR] Asus 7900GT TOP @ 700/1700 [COLOR=red]Sound:[/COLOR] Modded X-Fi Elite Pro [COLOR=red]HD:[/COLOR] 2x Seagate 250Gb RAID 0, 1 Seagate 320Gb [COLOR=red]Optical Drives:[/COLOR] Sony DVD-Rom, Plextor 16x DVD DL RW [COLOR=red]Case:[/COLOR] CM Stacker [COLOR=red]PSU:[/COLOR] PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610 [COLOR=red]Cooling:[/COLOR] Custom Water [COLOR=yellow][COLOR=red]Keyboard/Mouse:[/COLOR] [/COLOR]Saitec Eclipse & Logitech MX518 with a Razer ExactMat mouse pad [COLOR=red]Sound:[/COLOR] Modded X-fi > Soloz Audio Silver IC > Maxed PIMETA > Beyer DT 770 Pro/80 cans [COLOR=red]HTPC:[/COLOR] [/COLOR][COLOR=gray]AMD 3800X2[/COLOR][COLOR=gray], Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe, G.Skill 2GB DDR400, MSI 6600GT, Haupauge PVR150, SB [/COLOR][COLOR=gray]Audigy 2ZS[/COLOR][COLOR=gray], Samsung 16x DVD DL RW, Sunbeam Nuuo PSU, Antec P180 case, AC Freezer64 Pro, Viewsonic N2750w LCD HDTV Heatware eBay [/COLOR]

Nov 10, 2005, 11:02 PM	#3
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	A full list of system specs would also help.

Nov 10, 2005, 11:19 PM	Thread Starter #4
beYourself DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	Processor : AMD 64 winchester 3000+ Motherboard : ASUS a8v deluxe Memory : 2X 512m Kingston 400mhzDDR Sound : Audigy 2 OEM Video : ATI radeon 9800 PRO 128mb Hard disk : Maxtor 80 gig And yeah i tried them both independently and it works fine...And i didnt try using the stick in other slots because it said when u have a dual pack u gotta insert memory in slots 1 and 3!should i try 2 and 4???? Ill try and run the memtest

Nov 11, 2005, 08:19 AM	#5
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Hmm some boards have weird setups as far as dual channel goes, the MSI nforce 3 board would be a great example. You can try using Memtest to see what errors come up. However, remember the memory controller is on your CPU. So I'm kinda wondering if your CPU might be the problem. Have you went in your bios, and manually entered the settings for your ram?

Nov 11, 2005, 03:11 PM	Thread Starter #7
beYourself DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	Ok ty guys ill try to go see in my bios...and ill run the memtest, it takes a while so ill come back to you if i get any errors...ty for your help i appreciate!