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    [X5MSV] The rain of BSOD's

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Vital_viper, Mar 30, 2012.

  1. Vital_viper

    Vital_viper Newbie

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    Hello,

    I've got the asus X5MSV and I'm running into a lot of problems when i'm using more than 4GB of RAM.
    Whenever I add 4GB to make a total of 8GB I get random BSOD's, usually with the error code: pfn_list_corrupt.
    I've ran memtest to verify that it was not a faulty RAM-stick and even replaced it with other memory but to no avail.
    Does this sound familiar to anyone? I really need help with this.
    4GB works just fine, no BSOD's in sight... :confused:

    Thanks for any help,

    Vital
     
    Vital_viper, Mar 30, 2012
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  2. link626

    link626 Asus GL502VM, Lenovo Y580, Asus K53TA

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    you tested each stick one at a time ?

    how about swapping positions of the 2 sticks when you have both plugged in?

    can you loosen timings in bios ?

    what brands are your sticks ?
     
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  3. Vital_viper

    Vital_viper Newbie

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    Yes I did, no errors tested each stick at least 7 hours on memtest.
    Tried that, still the same results unfortunatly.
    Corsair CMSO4GX3M1A1333C9, not sure if that helps any

    I can't change timings in the BIOS nor can I change voltage or memspeed...
    Thanks for any help provided, I guess I'm best of RMA'ing the laptop?
     
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    link626 Asus GL502VM, Lenovo Y580, Asus K53TA

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    i would test one more time. each ram stick individually in each of the 2 ram slots.
    so a total of 4 tests.
    and one more extended test with both ram plugged in. See if you can get memtest error in dual channel, because I bet asus tech will run the memtest too, and if they can't detect error, they might return to you unfixed.

    after memtest, if still bsod, rma laptop for bad mobo.
     
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