Charlie
Sun Dec 10 17:21:44 CST 2006
If one of them is bad, I want to know it, and I want it out of there.
Period! I'm sorry, but even the thought of running with a known iffy memory
DIMM gives me the willies! I'm still of the mindset that I want EEC memory.
If I've got a bad DIMM, I'll go after the vendor for a replacement. And if
my vendor is Crucial, I will not have a problem. Others? Well, I've seen
mixed reports. But no way it stays in there.
--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
"Tony Sperling" <tony.sperling@dbREMOVEmail.dk> wrote in message
news:eQ7u6YKHHHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> This is true - in all fairness, though, I've seen and heard of situations
> where the failing stick sits in bank One and continues to work pefectly
> when
> moved to bank Two - and this is not only a concern for our 64bit system.
> One
> specific bit pattern may be exciting one specific memory cell - if that
> cell
> is in bank One, the likelihood of having an error is large when booting
> because the same things are happening at the same memory locations all of
> the time (each time you boot!). Move it to the end of memory space and the
> error may never happen again.
>
> So, test the memory, but if you're on a budget and hate throwing things
> away
> you can try and swap between them first.
>
> If the machine is a workhorse, and these errors interfere with your daily
> business, test first - or buy a set of good quality paired sticks of
> memory
> right away.
>
>
> Tony. . .
>
>
> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message
> news:5F4F80C1-74DE-48AB-A6D7-0A3E06185B19@microsoft.com...
>> And certainly I'd want to run a thorough memory diagnostic.
>>
>> --
>> Charlie.
>>
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
>>
>>
>> "Tony Sperling" <tony.sperling@dbREMOVEmail.dk> wrote in message
>> news:%23eWGHOAHHHA.5104@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> > This sounds like a situation where I would probably pull out the memory
>> > and
>> > re-seat it - perhaps even put it back by swapping one for the other, or
>> > just
>> > pulling one stick first and then the other if you have more than one.
>> > XP
>> > x64
>> > is said to excercise memory much harder when booting than 'Home
>> > Edition'
>> > does, so definitely worth a try. If that doesn't help I would try and
>> > borrow
>> > a set of good quality paired sticks.
>> >
>> >
>> > Tony. . .
>> >
>> >
>> > "nandrosa" <nickade@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> > news:1165650082.264969.52000@16g2000cwy.googlegroups.com...
>> >> Okay, so, I checked all the cables. I even re-installed Windows XP
>> >> Professional x64 just in case Avast was causing the malfunction. There
>> >> is something at the software or BIOS level that is causing XP to hang
>> >> at the loading screen when I turn the power on. I then have to turn
>> >> her
>> >> off, and restart. Sometimes Windows loads the second time, and
>> >> sometimes it loads, then restarts on its own, and loads successfully
>> >> the third time. If I leave it on indefinitely, no problems though.
>> >>
>> >> >On Nov 29, 5:50 pm, "Charlie Russel - MVP"
>> > <char...@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote:
>> >> > Extremely unlikely. Also make sure that all hard disk cables are
>> >> > well
>> >> > seated - SATA cables are notoriously problematic.
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
>> >> >
>> >> > "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in
>> > messagenews:ORCC4OAFHHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > >I doubt it. Reseat the video and memory cards. This is not likely
> to
>> > be a
>> >> > >software issue.
>> >> >
>> >> > > <nick...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> >> > >news:1164837471.680022.89870@14g2000cws.googlegroups.com...
>> >> > >> My new system hangs during the Windows XP loading screen. When it
>> > does
>> >> > >> so, I do a hard restart. Then it will get past the Windows XP
>> >> > >> loading
>> >> > >> screen, but instead of getting the Welcome screen, it will
>> >> > >> restart
>> >> > >> on
>> >> > >> its own and then it will load the Welcome screen the third time.
>> >> > >> Additionally, I don't think that I can boot in to Safe Mode. This
> is
>> >> > >> the second computer I have built myself, and the first that I
>> >> > >> have
>> > used
>> >> >
>> >> > >> with a 64-bit operating system. I got XP with the upgrade coupon
> for
>> >> > >> Windows Vista Business, so I will completely reformat when I get
> the
>> >> > >> new OS. Maybe it will be more stable?
>> >> >
>> >> > >> Case: Lian Li PC-V1000APLUSII W Silver
>> >> > >> Power Supply: Silverstone ST50EF-Plus
>> >> > >> Motherboard: Asus P5B-E (the floppy controller does not work on
> this
>> >> > >> guy, but I bought a TEAC USB drive and that worked for my
> purposes)
>> >> > >> Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700
>> >> > >> CPU Cooling: Cooler Master RR-LCH-P9E1
>> >> > >> Graphics Card: eVGA 256-P2-N624-AR GeForce 7900GS
>> >> > >> Memory: Corsair XMS2 Twin2X2048-6400
>> >> > >> Hard Drives: (2) Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS at RAID 0
>> >> > >> Optical Drive: Samsung SH-S182D
>> >> > >> Operating System: Windows XP Professional x64
>> >> >
>> >> > >> I am running Avast, as Kaspersky did not work with XP x64.- Hide
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