PC3200 Memory noname

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oliver

Hello ,

i ve received 512 DDR400 pc3200 memory noname , and when i ve tested
her with memtest86+ 1.5 i found 2 Error at test5 .

even if this memory seems to work fine i would like to know if it is
better to send back to the store or if i can kepp it ?

thanks
 
oliver said:
Hello ,

i ve received 512 DDR400 pc3200 memory noname , and when i ve tested
her with memtest86+ 1.5 i found 2 Error at test5 .

even if this memory seems to work fine i would like to know if it is
better to send back to the store or if i can kepp it ?

thanks
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You could very well have some bad memory, but sometimes MBs are very
fickle about RAM. I recently bought some memory that failed on my K7S5A
Pro MB and returned it. Taking the replacement RAM and trying it, I
encountered the same errors. Next I took the RAM to a neighbor and he
tested it on his MB (a different one) and it passed just fine. My
suggestion would be to try it on another MB if you have that option.

In my case the DDR was Kingston PC2700, and I was running it at the
PC2100 speed. I thought it easily should have worked since I was
running it at less than its max rating and other brands rated PC2100 had
worked on this MB.
 
Hello ,

i ve received 512 DDR400 pc3200 memory noname , and when i ve tested
her with memtest86+ 1.5 i found 2 Error at test5 .

even if this memory seems to work fine i would like to know if it is
better to send back to the store or if i can kepp it ?

thanks
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If you get memory errors take it back for a refund. It'll cause problems
sooner or later.
 
oliver said:
Hello ,

i ve received 512 DDR400 pc3200 memory noname , and when i ve tested
her with memtest86+ 1.5 i found 2 Error at test5 .

even if this memory seems to work fine i would like to know if it is
better to send back to the store or if i can kepp it ?
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Send it back. Zero errors is the only acceptable number.
Buy one of the name brands of memory, such as Crucial
(http://www.crucial.com) or Kingston (http://www.kingston.com).
Consider ECC memory if your mainboard will support it.

-- Bob Day
http://bobday.vze.com
 
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