help with memtest

cfgcjm · 09-24-2007, 07:48 PM

I have 4 sticks of DDR2 G. Skill RAM (2 sets of dual channel)

I ran memtest on the first set and it ran great...with the second set the first time it just froze and showed a red line across the error reporting section...

I rebooted and tried it again to see if i could get anything more and i got the following output...

Unexpected Interrupt - Halting
Stack:
Type: Inv_Op eax: 00000000 0001a6e0 000196b0 0001a710 0000f43c
PC: aa00976f ebx: 000196b0 0001a6e4 00000000 0001a714 00000026
CS: 00000010 ecx: 00000000 0001a6e8 00000006 0001a718 00000001
Eflag: 00010046 edx: 00000027 0001a6ec 00000000 0001a71c 000067c7
Code: 00000000 edi: 02100000 0001a6f0 aa00976f 0001a720 00000001
esi: 00000000 0001a6f4 00000010 0001a724 00000026
ebp: 00000001 0001a6f8 00010046 0001a728 7ed14f00
esp: 0001a6e0 0001a6fc 000097ff 0001a72c 00100000
0001a700 0001a7cc 0001a730 0000000a
CS:EIP: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff 0001a704 00000000 0001a734 00100000
0001a708 0001a7cc 0001a738 02100000

The error count says 0 errors but what does this mean?

Ste · 09-24-2007, 07:51 PM

How long did you run it when it said Zero errors?
Minimum of 4 hours.

The more errors the more likely you will have to RMA the memory
If you can't even run the test, then thats a good indication of:
Either:
bad memory
OC to high (Unstable settings)
Bad CPU
Bad Mobo

Bad memory is the most likely one.

cfgcjm · 09-24-2007, 08:24 PM

It froze after running for only 5min 25sec

My motherboard does not support over clocking so it can't be that and if my other ram works fine that means my mobo and cpu should be ok right?

cfgcjm · 09-24-2007, 08:49 PM

Just to make sure it wasn't my mobo memory slots I switched these two sticks in the mobo from slots 2&4 to 1&3. The first run i got the red line like the first run in 1&3. I rebooted and went to run it again i got the same red line again...

thoughts?

Ste · 09-24-2007, 08:49 PM

Should mean... Yes..

cfgcjm · 09-24-2007, 08:56 PM

"Should" as in a should RMA those first or are there other tests i can run to come to a clearer cut decision?

Ste · 09-24-2007, 09:32 PM

Have you tried your other memory like you said you would?

cfgcjm · 09-24-2007, 09:38 PM

yeah...those were the first sticks i tested and they work fine. It's the second set that i'm having issues with

Ste · 09-24-2007, 09:50 PM

How long are you testing them for?

If the second set has far more errors than the first set then RMA Em..

cfgcjm · 09-24-2007, 09:57 PM

The first set ran for 4 hours with 0 errors. The second set froze after about 5 minutes and displayed what i typed above

09-24-2007, 07:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
cfgcjm Newb Techie Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 31	help with memtest I have 4 sticks of DDR2 G. Skill RAM (2 sets of dual channel) I ran memtest on the first set and it ran great...with the second set the first time it just froze and showed a red line across the error reporting section... I rebooted and tried it again to see if i could get anything more and i got the following output... Unexpected Interrupt - Halting Stack: Type: Inv_Op eax: 00000000 0001a6e0 000196b0 0001a710 0000f43c PC: aa00976f ebx: 000196b0 0001a6e4 00000000 0001a714 00000026 CS: 00000010 ecx: 00000000 0001a6e8 00000006 0001a718 00000001 Eflag: 00010046 edx: 00000027 0001a6ec 00000000 0001a71c 000067c7 Code: 00000000 edi: 02100000 0001a6f0 aa00976f 0001a720 00000001 esi: 00000000 0001a6f4 00000010 0001a724 00000026 ebp: 00000001 0001a6f8 00010046 0001a728 7ed14f00 esp: 0001a6e0 0001a6fc 000097ff 0001a72c 00100000 0001a700 0001a7cc 0001a730 0000000a CS:EIP: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff 0001a704 00000000 0001a734 00100000 0001a708 0001a7cc 0001a738 02100000 The error count says 0 errors but what does this mean?

09-24-2007, 07:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ste Insane Executioner Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Mount Prospect, IL Posts: 8,390	Re: help with memtest How long did you run it when it said Zero errors? Minimum of 4 hours. The more errors the more likely you will have to RMA the memory If you can't even run the test, then thats a good indication of: Either: bad memory OC to high (Unstable settings) Bad CPU Bad Mobo Bad memory is the most likely one. __________________ Read The Rules!! Power Supply Guide Intel Overclocking Thread AMD Overclocking Thread Other Important Threads I'm sorry but I do not accept support requests via IM, email, or personal messages There will come a day, such a day when all will be told more than they wish to know, what one hears may explain the past, it may explain the future, but it has never made a difference either way and it will change nothing. Some day.... But that is not this day, and I don't know when, I just don't know. Last edited by Ste; 09-24-2007 at 07:54 PM.

09-24-2007, 08:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
cfgcjm Newb Techie Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 31	Re: help with memtest It froze after running for only 5min 25sec My motherboard does not support over clocking so it can't be that and if my other ram works fine that means my mobo and cpu should be ok right?

09-24-2007, 08:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
cfgcjm Newb Techie Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 31	Re: help with memtest Just to make sure it wasn't my mobo memory slots I switched these two sticks in the mobo from slots 2&4 to 1&3. The first run i got the red line like the first run in 1&3. I rebooted and went to run it again i got the same red line again... thoughts?

09-24-2007, 08:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
Ste Insane Executioner Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Mount Prospect, IL Posts: 8,390	Re: help with memtest Should mean... Yes.. __________________ Read The Rules!! Power Supply Guide Intel Overclocking Thread AMD Overclocking Thread Other Important Threads I'm sorry but I do not accept support requests via IM, email, or personal messages There will come a day, such a day when all will be told more than they wish to know, what one hears may explain the past, it may explain the future, but it has never made a difference either way and it will change nothing. Some day.... But that is not this day, and I don't know when, I just don't know.

09-24-2007, 08:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
cfgcjm Newb Techie Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 31	Re: help with memtest "Should" as in a should RMA those first or are there other tests i can run to come to a clearer cut decision?

09-24-2007, 09:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
Ste Insane Executioner Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Mount Prospect, IL Posts: 8,390	Re: help with memtest Have you tried your other memory like you said you would? __________________ Read The Rules!! Power Supply Guide Intel Overclocking Thread AMD Overclocking Thread Other Important Threads I'm sorry but I do not accept support requests via IM, email, or personal messages There will come a day, such a day when all will be told more than they wish to know, what one hears may explain the past, it may explain the future, but it has never made a difference either way and it will change nothing. Some day.... But that is not this day, and I don't know when, I just don't know.

09-24-2007, 09:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
cfgcjm Newb Techie Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 31	Re: help with memtest yeah...those were the first sticks i tested and they work fine. It's the second set that i'm having issues with

09-24-2007, 09:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
Ste Insane Executioner Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Mount Prospect, IL Posts: 8,390	Re: help with memtest How long are you testing them for? If the second set has far more errors than the first set then RMA Em.. __________________ Read The Rules!! Power Supply Guide Intel Overclocking Thread AMD Overclocking Thread Other Important Threads I'm sorry but I do not accept support requests via IM, email, or personal messages There will come a day, such a day when all will be told more than they wish to know, what one hears may explain the past, it may explain the future, but it has never made a difference either way and it will change nothing. Some day.... But that is not this day, and I don't know when, I just don't know.

09-24-2007, 09:57 PM	#10 (permalink)
cfgcjm Newb Techie Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 31	Re: help with memtest The first set ran for 4 hours with 0 errors. The second set froze after about 5 minutes and displayed what i typed above

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