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Beavoid
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      23rd Nov 2005
OK, there are 3 RAM slots on this MOBO. If I place RAM in either slot
2 or 3 the computer doesn't load. But if I just use slot one, it
loads. Why is this? Are my other slots bad or must the RAM be placed
in sequentially? How can I tell if the second and third slots are ok?

And, finally, is it acceptable to find a few errors when memtest 86
runs? If so, what is a practial limit?

thank you!

B

 
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Mercury
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      23rd Nov 2005
We can't help unless you tell us WHICH mobo.
Try reading the manual while you wait for an answer - Asus always documents
this.

"Beavoid" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> OK, there are 3 RAM slots on this MOBO. If I place RAM in either slot
> 2 or 3 the computer doesn't load. But if I just use slot one, it
> loads. Why is this? Are my other slots bad or must the RAM be placed
> in sequentially? How can I tell if the second and third slots are ok?
>
> And, finally, is it acceptable to find a few errors when memtest 86
> runs? If so, what is a practial limit?
>
> thank you!
>
> B
>



 
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Roger Hamlett
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      23rd Nov 2005

"Beavoid" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> OK, there are 3 RAM slots on this MOBO. If I place RAM in either slot
> 2 or 3 the computer doesn't load. But if I just use slot one, it
> loads. Why is this? Are my other slots bad or must the RAM be placed
> in sequentially? How can I tell if the second and third slots are ok?

It'd help if you said what board?
Most modern boards will accept memory in any slot, in any order, but some
slightly older generation boards use the memory in the 'first' slot, to
set the memory timings, and therefore require the slots to be populated in
order.

> And, finally, is it acceptable to find a few errors when memtest 86
> runs? If so, what is a practial limit?
>
> thank you!

None.
One in perhaps 50000hours, may reflect just a cosmic ray 'hit', rather
than a physical problem (which is why ECC is more reliable), but except
for this, there should be zero memory errors.

Best Wishes


 
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DaveW
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      24th Nov 2005
Memtest should not be finding problems.

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DaveW

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"Beavoid" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> OK, there are 3 RAM slots on this MOBO. If I place RAM in either slot
> 2 or 3 the computer doesn't load. But if I just use slot one, it
> loads. Why is this? Are my other slots bad or must the RAM be placed
> in sequentially? How can I tell if the second and third slots are ok?
>
> And, finally, is it acceptable to find a few errors when memtest 86
> runs? If so, what is a practial limit?
>
> thank you!
>
> B
>



 
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