spoonracer

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Here's what I got: PLEASE HELP!!!!

AMD Phenom II x4 3.20 GHz
2 x 2GB Corsair Ram DDR3
Biostar TA880GB+
Corsair 400w power supply
1TB Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ
Acer H2038 Monitor
HP DVD1270 DVD ROM
Microsoft Wireless 5000 keyboard and mouse
Windows 7 Ultimate

I put the PC together my self a couple months ago..since then I've been getting random, almost always different BSOD's when starting up my PC. It seems to happen more often on cold starts after hours of not turning on the pc. I am also gettin BSOD's while using windows if I am able to load it.

-I've done a clean install of windows 7 ultimate several times.
-I've run memtest through 7 passes and haven't found errors on either stick..I also tried using each memory stick individually and still came up with BSOD's
-I tried sfc /scannow several times as well as chkdsk
-I tried startup repair...sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't work.
-System restore usally lets me boot up after restart, but later I will get BSOD again. Sometimes I get the "referenced memory could not be read" error during system restore process and I have to reboot.
-I updated my bios after about 2 weeks of getting errors and also tried updating everything else of the motherboard manufac. site.
-I tried all windows updates for my hardware
-I ran the samsung hard drive diagnostic and didn't get any errors.
-I get BSOD's even without installing any software on clean installs
-I tried reseating everything on my MOBO
-I don't have an extra PC to swap out hardware with..

I don't know if I can give anymore useful info, but I have attached my dumpfiles and hopefully someone can please help me!!! I finally built this PC and haven't been able to enjoy it yet...PLEASE HELP.... SOMEONE!!
 


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OK! I think I may have solved the problem.

Being that I was ONLY getting BSOD's on Cold Starts seemed fishy.

Although I had tested the memory numerous times overnight after the computer was already warmed up without any errors. I just tested it for the first time with memtest86+ on a cold start and got over 50,000 errors within the first pass. Unless you guys suspect that is anything besides bad memory, I will go ahead and RMA it. Thanks for the help
I had already previously uninstalled kaspersky internet security 2011 using the uninstall that came with the program and had installed MSE.

So I installed it again and then tried to uninstall it using kavremover from the site you gave and that program doesn't detect kaspersky IS 2011 in safe mode or regular. So I used Kaspersky Lab Products Remover in safe mode from here Link Removed due to 404 Error It said it completed successfully.

I then installed MSE. and rebooted several times.
After another cold start, more BSOD's.

EDIT: Since I'm only getting BSOD's on COLD START...should I be testing my RAM or hard drive on that first cold start?
 


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OK! I think I may have solved the problem.

Being that I was ONLY getting BSOD's on Cold Starts seemed fishy.

Although I had tested the memory numerous times overnight after the computer was already warmed up without any errors. I just tested it for the first time with memtest86+ on a cold start and got over 50,000 errors within the first pass. Unless you guys suspect that is anything besides bad memory, I will go ahead and RMA it. Thanks for the help
 


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Before RMA, increase the RAM voltage (vdimm) in the bios settings by .1 to see if it tests stable cold. If not, try .2. If that's bad, RMA.
 


unfortunately I don't think my bios allows me to change RAM voltage. At least not that I can see or find.
 


Sure it does. Even the most basic and cheapest motherboard from years ago allows to do so. Check the manual if necessary.
 


**SOLVED** 2 Sticks of faulty RAM (2X2gb Corsair DDR3 1333mhz), which only showed errors on cold starts. Got RMA without a problem and now running fine!


Thanks for all your help!
 


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