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    Does Windows 7 64bit crash with 4gb of ram?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by corona7w, Jul 20, 2009.

  1. corona7w

    corona7w Notebook Consultant

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    I installed windows 7 on my laptop with 4gb of ram inserted. A day after the installation, the system went into an infinite BSOD loops. Any attempt to reinstall the OS (xp, vista, 7 all tried) result in some kind of BSOD. Then an expert came by and told me to remove 2gb of ram, which I did, and the installation went through. I'm wondering if I should reinsert all 4gb ram. Has anybody else encountered this?
     
    corona7w, Jul 20, 2009
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  2. Relativity17

    Relativity17 Notebook Evangelist

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    Bad RAM will cause BSODs. Have you tried testing one stick of RAM at a time?
     
    Relativity17, Jul 20, 2009
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  3. Han Bao Quan

    Han Bao Quan The Assassin

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    Yep, it's bad ram. Windows 7 x64 runs fine on mine.
     
    Han Bao Quan, Jul 20, 2009
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    You may tried to clean RAM and use memory checking software, if you check RAM by software and have no problem, your motherboard may have problem with memory more than 3 GB (I had heard that problem somewhere) contact your motherboard manufacture to resolve problem or try on bios update.
     
    USLaptopUser, Jul 20, 2009
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  5. corona7w

    corona7w Notebook Consultant

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    I did a memtest on my 4gb and darn i've never seen so many erros in my life. 4 min into the test and it was at 50000 errors. I'll be calling Kingston soon. Btw, does overheating kill the memory sticks?
     
    corona7w, Jul 20, 2009
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    Also, during my memtest, the computer always shut down by itself. Is that supposed to happen?
     
    corona7w, Jul 20, 2009
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    Are you on a desktop or a laptop? If a desktop, did you insert the memory in the correct order as specified on your motherboard manual?
     
    Budding, Jul 20, 2009
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    BinkNR Knock off all that evil

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    No, but this tends to happen when there are hardware problems or overheating.
     
    BinkNR, Jul 20, 2009
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    chii888 Notebook Guru

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    i have the same problems, and am curious too about overheating, because it seems i get blue screens when i m not in airconditioned places, at least i think so.
     
    chii888, Jul 22, 2009
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    hmm..nice avatar :D
     
    Airblazer, Jul 22, 2009
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