Bad Ram = Ctd

FIREWALL · 09-19-08, 11:17 AM

Thought I'd post this here but did the same thing in SH4 AND il2 1946 and GTR2.

I first swapped out vid card 7800 gt 512 mb to backup 7600gs 512mb.

Still CTD when things got busy.

Friend brought over 4 1gb ddr sticks and no ctd.

Now it's just a matter of trial and error which one or more are bad.

I'm posting this so noboby else goes thru this hair pulling experience.

Just because I had 4 gigs of ram running dual channel don't mean squat if one or more sticks are bad.

When I booted up or ran BELARC or looked in system it showed 4 gigs.

I guess when running game and lots of things are happening graphically a stick blows a fuse or sumpthin. :p

I recently replaced all 4 when I was haveing this problem with GWX 2.1.

I posted this long winded thread so it might save someone else this headache.

Btw I want to again thank Privateer for past (2.1) and present help trouble shooting this problem.

This just proves " If it can go wrong it will at the worst possible time " ( IN THE MIDDLE OF A FECKIN CONVOY ATTACK ) :rotfl:

GoldenRivet · 09-19-08, 11:21 AM

wow... that sounds like a helluva thing to chase down.

you followed that rabbit deep into the hole

thanks for the heads up

Subtype Zero · 09-20-08, 08:11 PM

I replaced a motherboard and almost bought a new video card for what turned out to be one bad stick of RAM.

bert8for3 · 09-21-08, 06:11 AM

Good to keep in mind for checking, thanks

Weigh-Man · 09-21-08, 08:30 AM

I had a similar problem with 4 gig dual channel, I used this http://www.memtest86.com/download.html and found a problem with 1 stick. Took me ages track the problem down, I was just getting random BSOD's all the time.

Replaced the faulty stick and no problems since.

Nicolas · 09-21-08, 12:05 PM

I had that problem with another pc, sometimes is caused by the timings in the bios setup, i fixed the ctd (blue screens?) changing the memory clock to other values in the bios setup.

Pisces · 09-21-08, 04:45 PM

I guess that's the downside of having that much RAM, .. more chance of a tiny fault that ruins the rest of it. I know that aggravation of testing memory banks. Last time I've spend a whole week testing different sticks in different combinations in different bank positions. As it turned out it was the CPU or mainboard that got fried.

09-19-08, 11:17 AM	#1
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Bad Ram = Ctd Thought I'd post this here but did the same thing in SH4 AND il2 1946 and GTR2. I first swapped out vid card 7800 gt 512 mb to backup 7600gs 512mb. Still CTD when things got busy. Friend brought over 4 1gb ddr sticks and no ctd. Now it's just a matter of trial and error which one or more are bad. I'm posting this so noboby else goes thru this hair pulling experience. Just because I had 4 gigs of ram running dual channel don't mean squat if one or more sticks are bad. When I booted up or ran BELARC or looked in system it showed 4 gigs. I guess when running game and lots of things are happening graphically a stick blows a fuse or sumpthin. :p I recently replaced all 4 when I was haveing this problem with GWX 2.1. I posted this long winded thread so it might save someone else this headache. Btw I want to again thank Privateer for past (2.1) and present help trouble shooting this problem. This just proves " If it can go wrong it will at the worst possible time " ( IN THE MIDDLE OF A FECKIN CONVOY ATTACK ) :rotfl: __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

09-19-08, 11:21 AM	#2
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	wow... that sounds like a helluva thing to chase down. you followed that rabbit deep into the hole thanks for the heads up __________________

09-20-08, 08:11 PM	#3
Subtype Zero Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: 19,998 Leagues under the sea Posts: 262 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	I replaced a motherboard and almost bought a new video card for what turned out to be one bad stick of RAM. __________________

09-21-08, 06:11 AM	#4
bert8for3 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,124 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	Good to keep in mind for checking, thanks __________________

09-21-08, 08:30 AM	#5
Weigh-Man Machinist's Mate Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: UK Posts: 121 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	I had a similar problem with 4 gig dual channel, I used this http://www.memtest86.com/download.html and found a problem with 1 stick. Took me ages track the problem down, I was just getting random BSOD's all the time. Replaced the faulty stick and no problems since.

09-21-08, 12:05 PM	#6
Nicolas Commander Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Uruguay Posts: 453 Downloads: 196 Uploads: 4	I had that problem with another pc, sometimes is caused by the timings in the bios setup, i fixed the ctd (blue screens?) changing the memory clock to other values in the bios setup.

09-21-08, 04:45 PM	#7
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	I guess that's the downside of having that much RAM, .. more chance of a tiny fault that ruins the rest of it. I know that aggravation of testing memory banks. Last time I've spend a whole week testing different sticks in different combinations in different bank positions. As it turned out it was the CPU or mainboard that got fried.