Memtest errors..What should I do?

fldrice · Mar 21, 2004

I just ran memtest on my new rig and within the first couple of seconds, I received around 200 errors and it just keeps coming. What should I do. Should I RAM the memory? I got the stuff from newegg in the refurb section so if I try RMA it should I go through Mushkin or Newegg?

Top Hat Theater · Mar 21, 2004

Are the errors at stock timings and voltage? If so, RMA the sticks to Newegg. However, you can also RMA them to Mushkin; they have excellent customer support staff. As you're running an NF7-S, try raising the vdd voltage or disabling CPU Interface (may have to do both as that board is picky with regards to CPU Interface).

~THT

fldrice · Mar 22, 2004

The test were done at stock 2.6 vdim @SPD(2-2-3-6) and then at 2.7 vdim @spd. FSB is at 200 and ram/fsb ratio @ 6/6. My level 1's aren't error free @ Stock specs

Top Hat Theater · Mar 22, 2004

Bump your vdd to 1.7 and see what happens. It might be your board.

~THT

fldrice · Mar 22, 2004

Bump vdd to 1.7 and still errors won't error at 3-3-3-6 but I didn't pay my hard earned cash for those timings. Called the Mushkin Tech Support today and they don't gurantee timmings if you run a 6/6 ratio on a 266mz fsb athlon, they want you to use the 4/6 ratio to test. So that's what I'll be doing tonight.

Top Hat Theater · Mar 22, 2004

Yeah, that isolates the memory as the cause of problems as your system bus will be running at 133MHz. If you don't get any errors, it's your motherboard.

~THT

fldrice · Mar 23, 2004

One of the sticks is faulty, looks like I have to RMA it...errr...

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