Ram Issue

[gd3110]

I got a DDR 512 MB ram today ever since I have upgraded it from my 256 MB DDR ..Colin Macrae 3 either shuts down.. or hard boots my sys.. could it be a problem with the ram (if yes thn what cld be the issue) or is it just a coincedence and I should try to reinstall colin macrae

My sys is :



Product name Intel® Desktop Board D845GVAD2 based system
Board model Genuine Intel® D845GVAD2 system board
OS version Windows* XP version 5.1 Service Pack 1 build 2600
OS memory 522,032 KB RAM

Processor
Processor Genuine Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor
Processor speed 2.40B GHz
Bus speed 533 MHz
L1 cache Data Cache 8KB, Execution Trace Cache 12K Micro-ops
L2 cache Advanced Transfer Cache 512 KB
Form factor Socket 478
Stepping 7

System
Physical memory 512 MB RAM
Memory speed DDR266
Memory type DDR, Synchronous
Form factor DIMM
BIOS date 10/25/2002
BIOS size 512 KB
BIOS version P09 (LY84510A.86A.0023.P09.0210250046)

[ck-uk]

It should'nt be the ram mate...the game or g/fx driver.Try an older version if its the same after you reinstall cr3

[tesco]

try updating graphics drivers, and chipset drivers, or an update for the game, if none of that helps then take out the 512mb stick and try the game again.

[firefox]

if it was working fine before the memory upgrade and now it does not, you may have gotten some bad ram. Put your other mem in and see if it works if it does then replace the bad ram.

[ck-uk]

firefox if its only cr3 i cant see the cause bad ram :unsure: ...maybe the timin' i have cheap ram here only runs stable 5-2-2-2 any looser it bsod's every few hrs...Or like we said the driver...

[Chewie]

Faulty RAM is more likely than corrupted drivers, so download, burn and boot the Memtest86 iso.

[ck-uk]

Originally posted by Chewie UK@5 May 2004 - 22:09
Faulty RAM is more likely than corrupted drivers, so download, burn and boot the Memtest86 iso.
because of one game <_< incompatible driver?....i have a few games that will only play with older drivers

[johnboy27]

Originally posted by gd3110@5 May 2004 - 10:11
I got a DDR 512 MB ram today ever since I have upgraded it from my 256 MB DDR ..Colin Macrae 3 either shuts down.. or hard boots my sys..
He has only been having this problem since the ram upgrade.It makes sense to give the ram a test to see if it is the problem.I bought a brand new stick of infineon for a coworkers computer when I built it for him and it was bad.The computer would run fine,installed windows on it with the bad ram(worked perfect) but under "some circumstances" it would crash.Bad ram doesn&#39;t really mean that it isn&#39;t going to run at all,it may just mean it won&#39;t run right all the time.

So in turn,I say test the ram first since the problem started when the change took place. Did you keep the stick of 256 mb in there also? If you did ,try taking it out and just use the 512 and see what happens.Could be the two have compatibility issues if they are different makes.

[Chewie]

Originally posted by johnboy27+6 May 2004 - 18:41--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (johnboy27 @ 6 May 2004 - 18:41)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-gd3110@5 May 2004 - 10:11
I got a DDR 512 MB ram today ever since I have upgraded it from my 256 MB DDR ..Colin Macrae 3 either shuts down.. or hard boots my sys..
He has only been having this problem since the ram upgrade.It makes sense to give the ram a test to see if it is the problem.I bought a brand new stick of infineon for a coworkers computer when I built it for him and it was bad.The computer would run fine,installed windows on it with the bad ram(worked perfect) but under "some circumstances" it would crash.Bad ram doesn&#39;t really mean that it isn&#39;t going to run at all,it may just mean it won&#39;t run right all the time. [/b][/quote]
Bad RAM very rarely goes bad throughout but maybe only a chip, part of a chip or even just a solder point has deteriorated. It&#39;s a question of when the bad area is used - in a high area Windows will seem fine but when pushed that bad part will affect whatever is trying to use it.

[gungrave]

:unsure: is it just with that game or all games? u could try reinstalling it if its just that game :unsure:

[johnboy27]

Originally posted by Chewie UK+6 May 2004 - 19:55--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Chewie UK @ 6 May 2004 - 19:55)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by johnboy27@6 May 2004 - 18:41
<!--QuoteBegin-gd3110@5 May 2004 - 10:11
I got a DDR 512 MB ram today ever since I have upgraded it from my 256 MB DDR ..Colin Macrae 3 either shuts down.. or hard boots my sys..
He has only been having this problem since the ram upgrade.It makes sense to give the ram a test to see if it is the problem.I bought a brand new stick of infineon for a coworkers computer when I built it for him and it was bad.The computer would run fine,installed windows on it with the bad ram(worked perfect) but under "some circumstances" it would crash.Bad ram doesn&#39;t really mean that it isn&#39;t going to run at all,it may just mean it won&#39;t run right all the time.
Bad RAM very rarely goes bad throughout but maybe only a chip, part of a chip or even just a solder point has deteriorated. It&#39;s a question of when the bad area is used - in a high area Windows will seem fine but when pushed that bad part will affect whatever is trying to use it. [/b][/quote]
Yeah,that&#39;s what I was trying to get at.Thanks.

[gd3110]

thanks guys
is there a software thru which I can test my RAM .. I will try to reinstall the game over the weekend and would let you know if it resolves the issue

Actually i did not keep my old stick I traded it so that option is ruled out

[tesco]

Originally posted by gd3110@6 May 2004 - 18:24
thanks guys
is there a software thru which I can test my RAM .. I will try to reinstall the game over the weekend and would let you know if it resolves the issue

Actually i did not keep my old stick I traded it so that option is ruled out
memtest86 is what chewieuk always recomends so i guess its good ;)