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  • Offline Eagle

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Re:Whats causing the CTD/Bluescreens?
Reply #45 on: April 15, 2006, 20:11:06 PM
:)

One thing Ive just noticed.  It might have a bearing but I doubt it.  Ill mention it anyway...

I had an external drives USB connector plugged into the 1394 network socket in the PC (couldnt have been concentrating when I put it together!).  The drive has been switched off (on stand-by) since installation but could it have caused a conflict?

Ill have another quick test with that connected properly and then its format/reinstall time.  :mrgreen:

Tbvfh, its long overdue anyway - my systems had a hard time since last fresh install.  Ill feck around with the memory post-reinstall if that doesnt work.  Im hoping it will because itll kill two birds with one stone. :)

Cheers so far. :)
 
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Re:Whats causing the CTD/Bluescreens?
Reply #46 on: April 15, 2006, 20:22:07 PM
Dude I would do it first, it would only take a minute to take a stick of Ram out :P
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Re:Whats causing the CTD/Bluescreens?
Reply #47 on: April 15, 2006, 20:28:29 PM
 
Ok, doing that first. :)  Each stick in all three slots, right?

Six reboots, six tests and I have to remove the graphics card every time coz its such a big boy and it covers the lugs!

I may be some time...
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Re:Whats causing the CTD/Bluescreens?
Reply #48 on: April 15, 2006, 22:07:33 PM
 :shock: Lol no! you just had to test one stick in the 1st slot :P :D
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Re:Whats causing the CTD/Bluescreens?
Reply #49 on: April 15, 2006, 22:12:14 PM
Quote from: Shaun
:shock: Lol no! you just had to test one stick in the 1st slot :P :D


no hes right. thats what he should do
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Re:Whats causing the CTD/Bluescreens?
Reply #50 on: April 15, 2006, 22:13:59 PM
Vouching here for the gayness of the slots in the nf7-s v2.

I have to remove my hsf assembly and my graphics card just to gain access to them. Bloody things.
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Re:Whats causing the CTD/Bluescreens?
Reply #51 on: April 15, 2006, 23:37:09 PM
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Quote from: Shaun
:shock: Lol no! you just had to test one stick in the 1st slot :P :D


no hes right. thats what he should do


Not for testing the Memory controller on the Mobo it isnt.
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Whats causing the CTD/Bluescreens?
Reply #52 on: April 15, 2006, 23:39:52 PM
testing defferent slots is better tho, migth ahve a bad slot / something connected to that slot thats bad / bad connection somewhere :dunno:
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Re:Whats causing the CTD/Bluescreens?
Reply #53 on: April 16, 2006, 00:38:46 AM
Quote from: Shaun
Quote from: brummie
Quote from: Shaun
:shock: Lol no! you just had to test one stick in the 1st slot :P :D


no hes right. thats what he should do


Not for testing the Memory controller on the Mobo it isnt.


what???? yes it is
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Re:Whats causing the CTD/Bluescreens?
Reply #54 on: April 16, 2006, 00:58:55 AM
 
Lol - I see you guys have been having fisti-cuffs while I been away! :D

Heres the results of the testing. Tbh, Im p*ssed off with the whole thing and didnt get as far as all six tests!  (I did 4 + Dual Channel again) :lol:

Memory stick (1) in Slot 1: Ok Boot/Ok Game (Gametime 45 mins)

Memory stick (1) in Slot 2: Ok Boot/Ok Game (Gametime 45 mins)

Memory stick (1) in Slot 3: Ok Boot/CTD Game (Gametime 30 mins)

Memory stick (2) in Slot 3: Ok Boot/Ok Game (Gametime 1hr 10mins)

Hunch at this point...

Inserts Mem (1) into slot 2 with (2) in slot 3 (Dual Channel again): Ok Boot/BSOD with sound loop after 90mins.

I reckon this is fairly inconclusive and I still dont think this is a memory/slot issue.  Why would memory stick (1) in slot 3 produce a CTD and mem (2) not?...

Over to the experts again... :)
 
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Re:Whats causing the CTD/Bluescreens?
Reply #55 on: April 16, 2006, 01:00:05 AM
brummie Before I stopped using Abit boards out of a batch of 10 NF7s 4 had faulty memory controllers and I had  2 others before then.
So I do know how to diagnose the problem  ;)

Edit: Eagle what I would do if I was you is just use one of the 1 Gig sticks in the 1st slot and just run it for a few days,
 if it runs ok I would say its the boards memory controller not able to cope with more than 1 stick of Ram, but  if it still falls over it could still be a Windows prob.

Annoying problems like these can take ages to diagniose :(
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Re:Whats causing the CTD/Bluescreens?
Reply #56 on: April 16, 2006, 01:21:07 AM
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...what I would do if I was you is just use one of the 1 Gig sticks in the 1st slot and just run it for a few days,
 if it runs ok I would say its the boards memory controller not able to cope with more than 1 stick of Ram
Ah! But I ran two sticks of 512Mb in Dual thingy before this latest upgrade - and the problem was exactly the same! :)

Its a Windows thing...  Im sure of it. :)

Too bolloxed to reformat/reinstall tonight but thats the next phase as theres nothing else now I can try.
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Re:Whats causing the CTD/Bluescreens?
Reply #57 on: April 16, 2006, 01:33:49 AM
Thats why Im saying only use 1 stick rather than 2, if it runs fine with only 1 for a few days
you will know its not Windows causing the prob and save having to reinstall without being 100% sure you need to :)
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Re:Whats causing the CTD/Bluescreens?
Reply #58 on: April 16, 2006, 01:52:32 AM
Its overdue anyway so probably worth a try at least.  If anything, the fragmented files cant be helping matters. :(

Other thingss Ive considered:

Although the memory is designed to run at CAS 2, could I make it run at 2.5 or even 3?  Would that affect performance significantly?

What if I adjust the page file?  Currently:



What about sytem restore?  On or Off?

 
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Re:Whats causing the CTD/Bluescreens?
Reply #59 on: April 16, 2006, 09:59:48 AM
Cas only affects the very first access cycle so you wont notice any difference
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