Posted: 7/11/2005 12:06:42 PM EDT
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Alrighty, so I thought I had a problem with a Windows installation that was a couple years old, and I decided to do a complete format and reinstall. Under the clean install I installed all the critical updates and SP2. Now here comes the problem. Every once in a while a fatal error will be detected in one of the programs (AIM, Winamp, Mozilla, Explorer) and it will force-close on me. Windows is unable to determine the problem, and usually says it's a device driver, but it can never point to any one in particular. Under the advice of some fellow ARFCOMMERS in chat the other day I downloaded a RAM testing program, which I just spent 13 hours running. It was able to find 3 separate RAM problems, one 3.75MB, and two 2.5MB sized (I have 2GB of Corsair PC3200). The program gave me the addresses for the errors. Is it possible to tell Windows to not use those RAM addresses? Addr: 0003de04fd4 00025860fe4 00027c15ff4 Any other suggestions on how to correct or further diagnose the problem (aside from "tear out the RAM and buy replacements")? Thanks in advance. |
Try this - find "RAM Precharge" in BIOS and set to "Disabled." It also might be called "Page Closing Policy" with the options "One Bank" or "All Banks." Set it to "All Banks" for best stability. I've had all sorts of problems with this especially with Nvidia chipset motherboards. |
I couldn't find either of those field in the BIOS. The closest thing I found was a thing called "memory timings" which could be set to a veriety of presets like "optimal" "aggressive" "bySPD" "turbo" or to use "expert" which allows the following settings to be set manually. Row active delay (1 - 15) RAS to CAS delay (1 - 15) Row-Precharge delay (1 - 15) CAS latency time (2.0, 2.5, 3.0) Row precharge delay sounds the closest to what you suggested, but there is no option to disable it, only reduce it to 1ms at the shortest. |
| if you have bad memory all you can do is replace it. try crucial or newegg for pricing. |