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Title: blue screens, all the time
Post by: Delirium on January 24, 2010, 06:54:34 PM

I've started having major problems with my computer, I'm having blue screens all the time. It got to the point where windows got corrupted and whenever I attempt to repair/reinstall windows, the thing crashes preventing it. I'd post a Dxdiag, but I can't even get the thing to boot now. I did notice on the last attempt to install windows it told the cache failed.

Title: Re: blue screens, all the time
Post by: grizz441 on January 24, 2010, 07:05:33 PM

Quote from: Delirium on January 24, 2010, 06:54:34 PM

I've started having major problems with my computer, I'm having blue screens all the time. It got to the point where windows got corrupted and whenever I attempt to repair/reinstall windows, the thing crashes prevents it. I'd post a Dxdiag, but I can't even get the thing to boot now. I did notice on the last attempt to install windows it told the cache failed.

Is my motherboard going belly up?

This is probably a stupid reply but I was getting blue screens daily.  Kappa suggested it might be a heat problem and to get rid of the dust inside the tower.  I haven't had a blue screen since and it was over a week ago.

Title: Re: blue screens, all the time
Post by: Delirium on January 24, 2010, 07:14:44 PM

I just tried re-installing windows again, this is the blue screen error.

A problem has been detected, blah blah blah

CACHE_MANAGER

error

0x00000034

(thats ram, right?)

Title: Re: blue screens, all the time
Post by: Delirium on January 24, 2010, 08:18:04 PM

I'm also getting 2 beeps than later 1 beep, I researched it and found the beep code pertaining to my MB.

Quote

1 A DRAM refresh failure has occurred Try re-seating the memory first. If the error still occurs, replace the memory with known good chips.
2 Parity Circuit Failure

I've already tried reseating the ram but it didn't work. I am noticing that bios is only reporting 4 gig of the 6 gig memory I have.

Anyone else have any suggestions, or should I go pick up some new ram?

Is there a way to test triple channel ram? Can you pull out 1 stick at a time to isolate the problem?

Title: Re: blue screens, all the time
Post by: TequilaChaser on January 24, 2010, 10:20:04 PM

Del, instead of pulling out one stick, just try using one stick......... then insert a second stick, then the 3rd.....

is what I would do.....  the 2 beeps? is ?    the one beep?

I got those beep codes wrote down somewhere....  will post back....

Title: Re: blue screens, all the time
Post by: TequilaChaser on January 24, 2010, 11:49:10 PM

Ahhh edit:  did not notice you found your beep code:

just try 1 RAM DIMM at a time... be my advice.....


good luck, Del

Title: Re: blue screens, all the time
Post by: TilDeath on January 25, 2010, 12:17:52 AM

Del on your MB the last slot (one away from CPU) is where you place only one stick at a time.

TD

Title: Re: blue screens, all the time
Post by: Delirium on January 25, 2010, 01:55:10 AM

From the diagram, it looks like the opposite, Tildeath.

The diagram reads

CPU       2,1,4,3,6,5.

So I should be using slot #1, first?

Title: Re: blue screens, all the time
Post by: Delirium on January 25, 2010, 02:03:04 AM

Yep, one of the 3 sticks is bad... #3 stick the machine wouldn't even boot up on.

As much as that sucks, I'm actually pleased, it could of been far worse and I might not have discovered what it was at all.

Thanks, gents. <S>