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Does this mean one of my RAM sticks is bad?


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#1 togermano

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Posted 21 February 2013 - 23:08

It is a p4 computer with rambus ram.... How do I figure out what stick is rimm1?

I am pretty sure I moved all the ram sticks around and I got the same error message.....

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Posted 21 February 2013 - 23:09

Take them all out and test them one by one

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Posted 21 February 2013 - 23:09

View PostDetection, on 21 February 2013 - 23:09, said:

Take them all out and test them one by one

The error message happens randomly thou...

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Posted 21 February 2013 - 23:11

View PostDetection, on 21 February 2013 - 23:09, said:

Take them all out and test them one by one

You can't. RAMBUS needs to be installed in matching pairs

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Posted 21 February 2013 - 23:13

Run Memtest86 on each stick by itself

View Post.fahim, on 21 February 2013 - 23:11, said:

You can't. RAMBUS needs to be installed in matching pairs

Ah, ok, then if there are 4, you can still test each stick paired with an already tested one

If 2, not sure

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Posted 21 February 2013 - 23:14

Probably dirty/dusty connections, maybe you need to blow out the dust. I assume it's an old computer.

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Posted 21 February 2013 - 23:15

I have 2 64mb ones current i am running 4x256 I guess I could take 2 256 out at a time at a time

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Posted 21 February 2013 - 23:19

View Posttogermano, on 21 February 2013 - 23:15, said:

I have 2 64mb ones current i am running 4x256 I guess I could take 2 256 out at a time at a time

Yea test a few combinations until you know you have 2 good sticks, then test one of those good sticks with each other one

Remember which slot you put the good one in though, so if you get an error, you know which stick it is

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Posted 21 February 2013 - 23:46

i just want to ask what you're using this computer for... i've never even heard of rambus before :p

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Posted 21 February 2013 - 23:50

View Postprimexx, on 21 February 2013 - 23:46, said:

i just want to ask what you're using this computer for... i've never even heard of rambus before :p

its a windows 98 computer to run older games with I like old stuff it makes me hard :)

View PostDetection, on 21 February 2013 - 23:19, said:

Yea test a few combinations until you know you have 2 good sticks, then test one of those good sticks with each other one

Remember which slot you put the good one in though, so if you get an error, you know which stick it is

Ta love x

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Posted 22 February 2013 - 04:24

View Posttogermano, on 21 February 2013 - 23:50, said:

its a windows 98 computer to run older games with I like old stuff it makes me hard :)


lmao