nerozero00

i just bought my compuet parts and put them together and now my computer restarts randomly ranging from 1 minute after logging on and 30 mins. i have changed out the power supply for one that i know works and i have tested each stick of RAM individually and also in groups to see if htey were bad. it may be possible that they are all bad but how do i test them and is there anything else anybody can thing of that i can check for? if you need any more of my computer specs let me know and i will let you know


PS i am lucky i got this typed without it restarting on me = )

DigitalPhreak

I would say Im 95% sure its either one or all of your ram chips. You can download a program here. Its simple to use and has a gui. Follow the directions and let it run for the time period it suggests.

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nerozero00

i just ran that program and it can up with 27 errors on 2 x 512MB kingston PC 2700 DDR. Is that extremely bad or is that a normal amount? what is normal?

DigitalPhreak

Thats really bad! My ram was faulty with only like 3 errors when it ran all night. Can you say "RMA"? Normal would be to have zero errors.

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nerozero00

in other words i am screwed until i get new RAM?

Wiggy

Yep.

DigitalPhreak

That is affirmative. Or you can just live with the random restarts...

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Ket

you can also try increasing vdimm to try and iron out at least enough of the errors to stop it restarting

nerozero00

where do i increase the vdimm?

Ket

Bios