Wierd ram problem...

Harvey041 · 01-26-06, 07:42 PM

I bought my second 1GB of OCZ DDR2 Gold Edition Ram (4-4-4-8) and when I went to install it my motherboard keeps giving me wierd errors. The errors are C1 (Detect Memory, - Auto-detection of DRAM size, type, type and ECC -Auto Detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below)), C3 (expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM). It wont boot when this happens but if I clear the CMOS and take the RAM out then put it back it it will work until the next time I restart then I have to do it all over again. I tried changing my pagefile to 0 but it didnt make a difference at all. Also memtest only sees 1,680GB of the 2GB. When I have just my original 1GB of RAM running it works fine. Thanks for the help.

Edit: Forgot to say that my computer will randomly shut off as well when I have the 2GB of RAM in. The motherboard reports a C1/C3 error. My Motherboard is a Abit AW8-MAX.

Harvey041 · 01-27-06, 06:18 AM

Bump.

Ssetre · 01-27-06, 08:55 AM

Which bios are you running? I am running almost the same ram and I ran it on both the 14 and the 15 bios's.

You probably need to flash your bios.

Harvey041 · 01-27-06, 09:55 AM

I reflashed it to the 15 BIOS a few days. It says that its the up to date one as well.

SteveOCZ · 01-27-06, 12:46 PM

Can you test each stick on it's own in memtest? Make sure you manually set the timings to stock as well.

Harvey041 · 01-31-06, 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by SteveOCZ

Can you test each stick on it's own in memtest? Make sure you manually set the timings to stock as well.

I tested out each one with memtest and 3 of them passed. The one that did not made my computer give the random C1, C3, and 6F errors like before and with the other 3 my computers seems back to normal. So I take it that the 4th 512mb stick is a bad stick?

SteveOCZ · 01-31-06, 08:05 AM

Seems so. The store where you bought the new memory should be able to replace the bad stick for you.

Let me know if you need help

MadHyeNa · 01-31-06, 08:43 AM

then one of them is bad.

warranty? yes go to the store, and replace it.

Harvey041 · 01-31-06, 09:16 AM

Well I bought it off newegg so im going to have to ship it back to the states and probably have a fee as well, so I dont know if it would be worth all the hassel.

SteveOCZ · 01-31-06, 11:31 AM

Send me an email. I can arrange an RMA through OCZ in Europe

Thanks

01-26-06, 07:42 PM	Thread Starter #1
Harvey041 Registered Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois	Wierd ram problem... I bought my second 1GB of OCZ DDR2 Gold Edition Ram (4-4-4-8) and when I went to install it my motherboard keeps giving me wierd errors. The errors are C1 (Detect Memory, - Auto-detection of DRAM size, type, type and ECC -Auto Detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below)), C3 (expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM). It wont boot when this happens but if I clear the CMOS and take the RAM out then put it back it it will work until the next time I restart then I have to do it all over again. I tried changing my pagefile to 0 but it didnt make a difference at all. Also memtest only sees 1,680GB of the 2GB. When I have just my original 1GB of RAM running it works fine. Thanks for the help. Edit: Forgot to say that my computer will randomly shut off as well when I have the 2GB of RAM in. The motherboard reports a C1/C3 error. My Motherboard is a Abit AW8-MAX.
	QUOTE Thanks

01-27-06, 06:18 AM	Thread Starter #2
Harvey041 Registered Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois	Bump.
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01-27-06, 08:55 AM	#3
Ssetre Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada	Which bios are you running? I am running almost the same ram and I ran it on both the 14 and the 15 bios's. You probably need to flash your bios.
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01-27-06, 09:55 AM	Thread Starter #4
Harvey041 Registered Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois	I reflashed it to the 15 BIOS a few days. It says that its the up to date one as well.
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01-27-06, 12:46 PM	#5
SteveOCZ The OCZ guy Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: G.T.A (Canada Eh!)	Can you test each stick on it's own in memtest? Make sure you manually set the timings to stock as well.
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01-31-06, 08:05 AM	#7
SteveOCZ The OCZ guy Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: G.T.A (Canada Eh!)	Seems so. The store where you bought the new memory should be able to replace the bad stick for you. Let me know if you need help
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01-31-06, 08:43 AM	#8
MadHyeNa Registered Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Romania	then one of them is bad. warranty? yes go to the store, and replace it.
	QUOTE Thanks

01-31-06, 09:16 AM	Thread Starter #9
Harvey041 Registered Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois	Well I bought it off newegg so im going to have to ship it back to the states and probably have a fee as well, so I dont know if it would be worth all the hassel.
	QUOTE Thanks

01-31-06, 11:31 AM	#10
SteveOCZ The OCZ guy Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: G.T.A (Canada Eh!)	Send me an email. I can arrange an RMA through OCZ in Europe Thanks
	QUOTE Thanks

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